Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Darien man gets 65 years for kidnapping ex, killing her boyfriend
photo courtesy of Sun Times Media (WHEATON) A former west suburban man will spend 65 years in prison for kidnapping his ex-girlfriend after fatally stabbing h...
Jan 28, 2015
Elwood railroad crossing closing Wednesday
(ELWOOD) A railroad crossing in southwest suburban Elwood is shutting down Wednesday. Walter Strawn Drive will be closed to traffic at the Union Pacific Railroad tracks just west of Illinois Rout...
Jan 28, 2015
Former city supervisor gets probation for selling confiscated cigarettes
photo courtesy Cook County Police (CHICAGO) A former city supervisor was sentenced to two years probation Tuesday after admitting he stole cigarette carto...
Jan 28, 2015
Police: Man with Taser robbed female at South Loop CTA station
Police are searching for a man who displayed a Taser before robbing a female of her cellphone at a South Loop CTA stattion last week. | Chicago Police photo (CHICAGO) P...
Jan 28, 2015
Parents wanted for Las Vegas kidnapping arrested at Lake County truck stop
photo from Lake County sheriff's office (RUSSELL) A man and a woman wanted for kidnapping two children from Las Vegas in 2006 were arrested...
Jan 28, 2015
Police: Man who prompted Geneva hospital lockdown arrested, charged
(GENEVA) A man who police say brandished a knife in a west suburban hospital was taken into police custody in northwest Indiana Tuesday night. Justin B. Patzer, 31, was arrested by the Hammond Police ...
Jan 28, 2015
Airlines cancel more than 280 flights at O’Hare
(CHICAGO) Airlines at O’Hare Airport Tuesday canceled more than 280 flights due to poor weather conditions on the East Coast, the Department of Aviation said. About 45 flights have been can...
Jan 27, 2015
Police: California man was driving with LSD, $15K
(MORRIS) A California man was charged Friday with carrying 25 hits of acid and nearly a half-ounce of pot in southwest suburban Morris. Ryan Watson, 21, was driving a 2008 Chevrolet station wagon abou...
Jan 27, 2015
Mom to send daughter to dream school after winning lottery
(BELLWOOD) A west suburban mom recently won $200,000 playing the lottery and now she says she’s going to use a portion of that money to send her daughter to her dream high school. Kim Mallett pu...
Jan 27, 2015
Explosive Charge in Race for Mayor
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Jan 26, 2015
