Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Armed robbers strike minutes apart on Near West Side
(Chicago) Police are warning Near West Side residents of two armed robberies that happened just minutes apart last Friday. Two suspects walked up to the victims, pulled out a handgun and demande...
Jan 20, 2015
Lottery to Mega Millions winner: ‘Call Us Immediately’
(CHICAGO) Someone still has yet to claim Friday’s $270 million Mega Millions jackpot, and lottery officials don’t want the winner to wait until after the holiday weekend to claim thei...
Jan 19, 2015
Two critical after car crashes onto frozen lagoon in Lincoln Park
Two people were seriously hurt when a car crashed on top of a frozen lagoon early Monday near Lincoln Park Zoo. / photo from Network Video Productions &n...
Jan 19, 2015
$2M fine for West Town scrap metal company for tax violations
(Chicago) A West Town scrap metal company that admitted to federal tax and currency transaction charges was ordered Thursday to pay a $2.1 million fine. Tri State Metal was charged with one coun...
Jan 15, 2015
Southwest fined $1.6 million for tarmac delays at Midway last winter
(Chicago) Federal officials Thursday fined Southwest Airlines $1.6 million for trapping passengers on the tarmac on 16 flights at Midway Airport for more than three hours last January. The fine ...
Jan 15, 2015
Police issue alert after Loop home burglaries
(Chicago) Police issued an alert after three recent burglaries in the Loop. The robberies occurred in late December and early January, where at least one person forcibly entered a home by prying...
Jan 15, 2015
Weekend weather to surpass average January high temperature
(Chicago) After an abnormally cold first half of the month, the weather will warm up this weekend and surpass typical January temperatures. The high temperature will likely reach 30 degrees on F...
Jan 15, 2015
Plows redeployed after 3 inches of snow blanket Chicago
(Chicago) More than 200 of the city’s snow plows and salt spreaders were redeployed Monday morning after about 3 three inches of snow piled up on parts of the Chicago area late Sunday. As ...
Jan 12, 2015
Ex-schools CEO Huberman getting deals from CPS-funded charters
(Chicago) After leaving city government four years ago, Ron Huberman started his own firm, which is getting business from some of the same government-financed charter-school operators he champio...
Jan 12, 2015
Police: Alcohol played a factor in fatal wrong-way crash on Eisenhower
(FOREST PARK) A Southwest Side man was killed and five other people were injured in what police say was an alcohol related wrong-way crash early Sunday on the Eisenhower Expressway near west sub...
Jan 12, 2015
