Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Stanley Friedman, dead at 94, finally won vet’s benefits 67 years after WWII
(CHICAGO) It took 11 times the length of World War II for Army veteran Stanley Friedman to win his battle with the V.A., the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. After 67 years of nightmares and bouts...
Mar 02, 2015
Burglars targeting electronics, jewelry in North Side homes
(Chicago) Police issued a community alert Thursday warning North Side residents of a string of recent burglaries in the Lincoln Square and West Ridge neighborhoods. At least one burglar breaks i...
Feb 26, 2015
Man found dead in woods in NW Indiana
(GARY, Ind.) Authorities are trying to identify a body found in a wooded area in northwest Indiana on Wednesday evening. Lake County, Ind., coroner’s investigators were called about 5:20 p.m. af...
Feb 26, 2015
$25K bond for Indiana man arrested with loaded gun at O’Hare
(CHICAGO) Bond was set at $25,000 on Wednesday for a southern Indiana man arrested for having a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday morning. Brian ...
Feb 26, 2015
Update – Lake-effect snow to linger through early evening
A plow downtown during Wednesday night's snowfall. | Network Video Productions (Chicago) The lake-effect snow that has already dropped more than 5 inches o...
Feb 26, 2015
Officials: One killed when Metra strikes vehicle in Woodstock
(WOODSTOCK) One person was killed when a Metra train struck a vehicle in far northwest suburban Woodstock Wednesday afternoon, officials said. About 5 p.m., Woodstock fire crews responded to a train c...
Feb 26, 2015
BGA asking comptroller’s office to turn over state employment records
(CHICAGO) A Freedom of Information Act request for a list of state employees ordered not to be fired during Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition was unjustly denied, a newly filed lawsuit alleges...
Feb 26, 2015
15th case of measles confirmed in Cook County – UPDATE
(CHICAGO) An adult in suburban Cook County has tested positive for measles, state and county health officials said Wednesday. There have now been 15 cases of measles in Illinois, all in Cook Coun...
Feb 25, 2015
Teen who shot himself charged with shooting at car full of people
(CHICAGO) A teenager has been charged with shooting at a vehicle full of people he mistook for rival gang members, but instead injuring himself Sunday morning on the South Side. The 17-year-old b...
Feb 24, 2015
Ernie Banks had just $16K when he died, caretaker
(CHICAGO) Ernie Banks had assets of just $16,000 when he died last month, according to a lawyer for the caregiver at the center of the bitter dispute over the Cubs’ legend’s will, the...
Feb 24, 2015
