Author Archives: Cumulus Media
Lincoln Park Zoo’s new red panda cubs turn out to be brother and sister
The red panda cubs born last month at Lincoln Park Zoo are a male and a female, which veterinarians discovered during their first physical exams last Friday. | Lincoln Park Zoo (CHICAGO) It's a boy! A...
Jul 14, 2015
Motorcyclist killed in I-94 crash near Deerfield
(DEERFIELD) A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Sunday night on Interstate 94 near north suburban Deerfield, police said. The motorcycle was traveling westbound about 11:15 p.m. on I-94 between Lake ...
Jul 13, 2015
WEATHER – Damaging winds and large hail with some storms. High 88F.
Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS Weather Forecast Monday, July13th, 2015 FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1AM MONDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 408 NWS ...
Jul 13, 2015
Second Southwest flight this week aborts takeoff at Midway
(CHICAGO) A Southwest Airlines flight had to return to the gate before takeoff at Midway International Airport Friday morning, the second time one of the airline's flights has experienced issues at th...
Jul 10, 2015
Aurora man gets 7 years for trying to meet teens for sex
Andres Alonso | Kane County state’s attorney’s office (ST. CHARLES) A west suburban man who thought he was paying for sex with two teenage girls when he was instead arrested last December ...
Jul 10, 2015
Suit: Student beat by CPS security guard at Bronzeville high school
(CHICAGO) A student at Wendell Phillips Academy High School was beaten so badly by a school security guard in April he was taken to the hospital and received stitches, according to a federal lawsuit f...
Jul 10, 2015
Lake Zurich man charged with having ‘hundreds’ of child porn videos
Jonathon C. Crouter | Lake County sheriff’s office (LAKE ZURICH) A northwest suburban Lake Zurich man was arrested Thursday morning and charged with having and reproducing hundreds of child porn...
Jul 10, 2015
FTC wants to start handing out refunds for Kevin Trudeau’s diet book
(CHICAGO) More than $30 million may be missing from Kevin Trudeau's empire. But a firm tasked by a federal judge with tracking down the TV pitchman's fortune put its hands on more than $8 million. Now...
Jul 10, 2015
Police: Man tried to abduct child from stroller in Elgin
(ELGIN) A man tried to abduct a boy from a stroller in northwest suburban Elgin Thursday evening, police said. Just before 8 p.m., a 45-year-old woman was walking with the boy in a stroller and a girl...
Jul 10, 2015
Police: Man shot to death by CPD officer on South Side
(CHICAGO) A man who pointed a gun at an officer was fatally shot by police late Thursday in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side, officials said. About 11:30 p.m., police received...
Jul 10, 2015
