Author Archives: Cumulus Media
Police Investigating Bolingbrook Shooting Deaths
Photo Credit; MorgueFile.com By ick Gale, WLS News Bolingbrook High School was under a soft lockdown this morning after a shooting nearby left two people dead. According to Bolingbrook High Sch...
Oct 26, 2015
City water department employee shot while working in Gresham
(CHICAGO) A Chicago Department of Water Management employee was shot while on the job Friday morning in the South Side Gresham neighborhood. The 28-year-old man was shot in the face about 8 a.m. in th...
Oct 23, 2015
One Alderman Calling Uber’s Bluff
Photo Credit: Uber By Bill Cameron, 89 WLS-AM News As ridesharing company Uber is busy collecting signatures for a petition opposing a city plan to require drivers to have chauffeur licenses before th...
Oct 23, 2015
Another Politician Heads to the Slammer
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A former Illinois lawmaker, convicted of bribery and attempted extortion, has to report to prison today. In June 2014, former Illinois State Representative De...
Oct 23, 2015
Popular Spanish-language TV host found guilty of molesting girls
Elpidio “Juan” Contreras | Cook County Sheriff’s office (CHICAGO) The producer of a popular local Spanish-language music cable television show was convicted Thursday of molesting fou...
Oct 23, 2015
UPDATE: FBI offers reward for ‘North Center Bandit’
The FBI is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the “North Center Bandit.” | FBI UPDATES WITH FBI INFO (CHICAGO) The FBI announced Thursday a reward of up to $5,000 f...
Oct 23, 2015
McHenry and Boone Counties warn about ‘gypsy’ scams
(WOODSTOCK) The McHenry County and Boone County sheriff's offices are warning residents to watch out for "gypsy" scams after two victims' houses were ransacked in similar incidents last week. The firs...
Oct 23, 2015
No injuries reported in partial building collapse at West Loop construction site
(CHICAGO) No one was injured when a section of a concrete wall collapsed Thursday afternoon at a building under construction in the West Loop. Firefighters responded to a call of a building collapse a...
Oct 23, 2015
Suit: Elmhurst man alleges unlawful search by Chicago Police
(CHICAGO) A federal lawsuit filed Thursday claims Chicago Police officers unlawfully searched a man cleaning out his car in an Uptown neighborhood parking lot last year. Gregory Murray, 55, claims tha...
Oct 23, 2015
Government groups partner to recover cash and assets for businesses
(CHICAGO) Two government groups will partner together to facilitate the return of recovered cash, such as unpaid commissions, and assets to retailers across the state. The state's I-Cash program and t...
Oct 23, 2015
