Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Hundreds march through city to protest police-involved deaths
(Chicago) Hundreds of people took to the streets of Chicago on Thursday night, protesting recent high-profile police-involved incidents — including the New York grand jury’s decision...
Dec 05, 2014
Man shot to death on I-80/94 may be linked to second shooting
(HAMMOND, Ind.) The death of a man shot Thursday night while driving on the Borman Expressway in northwest Indiana may be linked to the fatal shooting of another man found dead in a car nearby. Indian...
Dec 05, 2014
99-year-old woman is Cook County’s seventh cold-related death
(Chicago) A 99-year-old woman who died of cold exposure Wednesday in the South Side Auburn Gresham neighborhood is Cook County’s seventh cold-related death of the season. Modsite Dearing w...
Dec 05, 2014
Ex-chief of staff to Alderman Brookins pleads guilty to taking bribe
(Chicago) A former chief of staff to Ald. Howard Brookins pleaded guilty Thursday to taking a $7,500 cash bribe from an undercover FBI informant at a 2013 Christmas party at the alderman’s...
Dec 04, 2014
Loop fashion retailer burglarized for second time in two months
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Dec 04, 2014
City Council votes 44-5 to raise Chicago’s minimum wage
(Chicago) The aldermen have voted 44-5 to approve Mayor Emanuel's proposal to raise Chicago's minimum wage to $10 an hour in July and then up in stages to $13 an hour in 2019. With the...
Dec 02, 2014
