Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Six treated for nausea aboard United flight leaving O’Hare
(Chicago) Six people were treated after the cabin lost pressure aboard a United flight Tuesday morning at O’Hare International Airport. United Flight 1218 from Chicago to Denver returned t...
Feb 03, 2015
CPS cancels class Monday after 5th-largest snowstorm in city history
(CHICAGO) The first blizzard of the season buried Chicago under more than a foot-and-a-half of snow and prompted a flurry of cancellations Monday — among them classes at Chicago Public Scho...
Feb 02, 2015
Blizzard could leave more than a foot of snow in Chicago by Monday
(Chicago) With an upcoming blizzard and up to 15 inches of snow expected, the National Weather Service is asking Chicago area residents not to travel during Super Bowl Sunday. “Driving wil...
Feb 01, 2015
Police chase lands Water Dept employees in South Side trench
(CHICAGO) A vehicle being chased by police caused two Water Department employees to fall into a trench in the South Deering neighborhood early Friday. The two employees, a man and woman, fell int...
Jan 30, 2015
Lake Bluff roofer charged with stealing $9,000 deposit
(LAKE BLUFF) A roofing contractor in north suburban Lake Bluff has been charged with theft for allegedly taking a $9,000 deposit for a job he never did. Robert J. Madro, 57, entered into a contract in...
Jan 30, 2015
It’s Round Two of nuns versus strippers in western suburbs
(MELROSE PARK) Warning: This story contains a reference to “high-friction bodily interactions for money.” Or as the not-gonna-take-anymore nuns of Melrose Park also call it in their l...
Jan 30, 2015
State police investigate shots fired on Stevenson Expressway
(CHICAGO) State police are investigating after a woman’s car was struck by a bullet early Friday while she was driving on the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) on the South Side. The car was shot...
Jan 30, 2015
Over 6 inches of snow expected Saturday night, Super Bowl Sunday
(Chicago) A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the entire Chicagoland area with forecasts now calling for more than 8 inches to fall over much of region starting Saturday night with the pote...
Jan 30, 2015
Police warn of series of violent assaults on women in South Loop
(Chicago) Police are warning women of recent series of violent assaults and robberies in the South Loop. In each incident, at least one man approached a woman from behind, pushed or punched her ...
Jan 28, 2015
Road rage leads to shots fired at Chicago man
(LAKE STATION, Ind.) A ride through northwest Indiana almost turned deadly for a Chicago man after some mutual road rage turned into gunshots being fired at him on I-80/94. What Indiana State Po...
Jan 28, 2015
