Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Nurses claim they were fired for reporting misconduct at Evanston clinic
(EVANSTON) Two nurses are claiming they were fired from a north suburban mental health clinic after they unveiled illegal conduct. Saundria Gray and Vanessa Iverson filed a lawsuit Monday against...
Feb 24, 2015
UIC student charged with sexual assault while re-creating ’50 Shades of Grey’
Mohammad Hossain | Cook County sheriff's office (CHICAGO) A University of Illinois at Chicago student was ordered held on $500,000 bail Monday...
Feb 24, 2015
Evanston man facing drug charges over cannabis delivery
Michael H. Perrine | Evanston police (EVANSTON) A north suburban man was arrested Friday after a package containing more than 14 pounds of cannabis was delivered to ...
Feb 24, 2015
State scores high in college completion: report
(ILLINOIS) Illinois won impressive scores in a report to be published Tuesday on college-completion rates, ranking among only a dozen states where more than 70 percent of students at four-year pu...
Feb 24, 2015
Major work to start March 7 on Jane Byrne Interchange; project to last 16 months
(CHICAGO) Drivers approaching the Jane Byrne Interchange — now one of the nation’s worst bottlenecks — will face a spaghetti bowl of detours and reduced lanes for more than a ye...
Feb 24, 2015
$1 million winning lottery ticket sold in Rosemont
(ROSEMONT) A northwest suburban store sold a $1 million winning Powerball ticket in Saturday night’s drawing. The winner, who has not yet come forward, bought the winning ticket at Mike’s ...
Feb 24, 2015
Bridge work to close LSD ramp to Stevenson on Tuesday
(Chicago) A ramp from Lake Shore Drive to the Stevenson Expressway will be closed during the morning rush Tuesday for bridge repairs. The closure of the ramp from northbound Lake Shore to southb...
Feb 24, 2015
10 students injured in school bus crash in Montgomery
(MONTGOMERY) Ten students were taken to hospitals after an accident involving a school bus Friday morning in west suburban Montgomery. The crash happened about 8:15 a.m. at the intersection of M...
Feb 20, 2015
Cold weather, suburban derailment cause Metra headaches
(CHICAGO) Frigid temperatures and a minor derailment in southwest suburban Joliet were causing problems during the Friday morning rush for Metra commuters. Outbound Union Pacific Metra train 303 ...
Feb 20, 2015
Update: Suspect in NW Indiana barricade situation apparently shot himself
(GRIFFITH, Ind.) A man who barricaded himself in a northwest Indiana home with a 6-year-old girl early Friday apparently shot himself to death, authorities said. Police were called to a h...
Feb 20, 2015
