Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Berwyn man is 19th snow-shoveling fatality since blizzard
(Chicago) At least 19 people across the Chicago area have died from causes related to shoveling snow this season since Super Bowl weekend’s massive blizzard. The snowstorm, fifth-largest i...
Feb 09, 2015
Judge orders teen charged with attacking mayor’s son held in custody
(Chicago) A Cook County juvenile court judge ordered the teen charged with mugging Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s son be held in custody given the boy’s frequent contact with law enforcement. ...
Feb 09, 2015
Drew Peterson charged with trying to hire hitman to kill prosecutor
Drew Peterson / photo cred...
Feb 09, 2015
Two men charged after shooting, 4-hour standoff in Aurora
Montgomery police photo (MONTGOMERY) Two Aurora men have been charged after a west suburban shooting that led to a four-hour standoff with police on Friday. Kenneth F. Newso...
Feb 09, 2015
Mother claims Bellwood school employee shoved 4-year-old into locker
(BELLWOOD) A lawsuit filed Thursday claims a preschool employee shoved a 4-year-old girl into a locker last year in west suburban Bellwood. The girl’s mother filed the suit in Cook County C...
Feb 06, 2015
Man dies in Uptown apartment after apparent carbon monoxide exposure
The scene of the incident in Uptown. / Photo from NVP. (CHICAGO) A man died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday night at an apartment complex in the Uptown neighborhood on the North ...
Feb 06, 2015
‘Expect more cases’ after babies diagnosed with measles in Palatine
(PALATINE) A cluster of measles is being investigated at a Palatine daycare center, state and Cook County officials said Thursday. The cluster includes five babies less than a year old one who ha...
Feb 06, 2015
Firefighters respond to blaze at Noble Horse Theatre -UPDATE
Several carriages were burned in a fire at the Noble Horse Theatre early Friday. Sam Charles~Sun-Times Media (CHICAGO) No horses were injured in a fire at Noble Horse Theatre on the Near North Si...
Feb 06, 2015
Measles reported in Palatine
(Chicago) A cluster of measles is being investigated at a Palatine daycare center, state and Cook County officials said Thursday. The cluster includes five children under the age of one who have...
Feb 05, 2015
Four west suburban businesses cited for selling alcohol to minors
(GLENDALE HEIGHTS) Four businesses in west suburban Glendale Heights were cited for selling alcohol to minors last month. The Glendale Heights Police Department conducted a village-wide compliance che...
Feb 05, 2015
