Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Chicago Police officer accidentally shoots himself at courthouse
(BRIDGEVIEW) A Chicago Police officer was injured when his weapon accidentally went off Wednesday morning at the Bridgeview courthouse. At 9:40 a.m., an alarm malfunctioned at the Cook County co...
Feb 18, 2015
Body found as site of North Side fire demolished
(CHICAGO) A man’s body was discovered at the site of a North Side fire early Monday as workers began to demolish the home. The two-and-and-half story house in the 1900 block of West Devon c...
Feb 18, 2015
Yearlong closures looming for Jane Byrne Flyover construction
(CHICAGO) Extensive closures and reroutes to the Jane Byrne Interchange are scheduled to go into effect on March 7 for construction projects that are slated to last more than a year. The Jane Byr...
Feb 18, 2015
Three charged with shooting during Wheeling drug deal
photos from Wheeling Police (ROLLING MEADOWS) Three people are accused in a shooting that injured two people last week during a drug deal gone bad in northwest subur...
Feb 18, 2015
Suit: Lincoln Park Burger King employee peeked at woman in restroom – UPDATED
(CHICAGO) A woman is suing Burger King and an employee of the Lincoln Park restaurant, accusing the employee of sticking his head under the bathroom stall door while she was inside. The lawsuit was fi...
Feb 18, 2015
Arctic blast grips Chicago in near-record cold
(CHICAGO) A blast of dangerously frigid Arctic air is expected to keep the mercury in the single digits through Thursday, when Chicago will flirt with record low temperatures. A wind chill adviso...
Feb 18, 2015
Police: Elgin man threatened neighbor with gun
Paul Sandoval | photo from Elgin police (ELGIN) A northwest suburban Elgin man is charged with threatening his neighbor with a gun over a noise complaint Mond...
Feb 17, 2015
Man killed in North Side fire
(CHICAGO) A man hurt in a North Side fire Sunday succumbed to his injuries, fire officials said. The man — described only as an adult — died Monday of injuries he sustained in a fire ...
Feb 17, 2015
Man charged with running drug operation at Oak Park home
(OAK PARK) Three people are facing charges after police traced a west suburban drug operation back to an Oak Park home on Friday. Two Oak Park residents and a Chicago man were arrested at 6 a.m. at a ...
Feb 16, 2015
Chicago-born man to be inducted into Astronaut Hall of Fame
John H. Grunsfeld, Ph.D / photo from NASA website (CHICAGO) A retired NASA astronaut who was born in Chicago and worked on the Hubble Telescope will be inducted into th...
Feb 16, 2015
