Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Up to 6 inches of snow, high winds expected in NW Indiana
(INDIANA) Snow, frigid temperatures and 45-mph winds could make for a grisly Thursday morning in parts of northwest Indiana, the National Weather Service warned. It was snowing lightly in parts o...
Feb 12, 2015
Another suburban Cook County child has measles; 11 cases confirmed in state
(PALATINE) Another suburban Cook County child has been confirmed to have measles, bringing the total to 11 people in Illinois, officials said Wednesday. Ten people who have been infected with mea...
Feb 12, 2015
Park District agrees to transfer land for Obama presidential library bid
(CHICAGO) The Obama Foundation said Wednesday the Chicago Park District’s approval to transfer land in Washington Park and Jackson Park for the Obama Presidential Library improves the city&...
Feb 12, 2015
Streets & San to begin removing ‘dibs’ on Friday
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Feb 11, 2015
Jackie Robinson West title vacated
(CHICAGO) The Jackie Robinson West Little League All-Stars are no longer the 2014 Little League National Champions. Little League International confirmed Wednesday it has vacated their title due ...
Feb 11, 2015
Man charged with stabbing woman to death on Far South Side
Chris Moore / photo from Chicago Police (CHICAGO) A man has been charged with stabbing a woman to death during a domestic incident Sunday o...
Feb 10, 2015
Alderman JoAnn Thompson has died
(CHICAGO) Ald. JoAnn Thompson (16th) has died, a source confirmed Tuesday morning. Thompson, 58, had been hospitalized recently with heart-related ailment and had undergone surgery, the Chicago S...
Feb 10, 2015
Man with multiple gunshot, stab wounds found dead in apartment
Police investigate after a man was found dead with multiple gunshot and stab wounds in a Near West Side apartment Monday night. | photo from Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A man was found de...
Feb 10, 2015
Three more measles cases in Illinois confirmed
(COOK COUNTY) Three additional cases of measles have been confirmed in Illinois, bringing the total to 9 this year, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Monday. Eight of those confirmed ...
Feb 10, 2015
Feds side with Sara Lee workers subjected to racist taunts
(CHICAGO) The Feds have sided with employees of a now-shuttered Sara Lee plant, finding managers at the Texas facility subjected African-American workers to racist taunts while assigning them to ...
Feb 10, 2015
