Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Mexico To Deport Arrested Caravan Migrants
About three dozen members of the Central American migrant caravan have been arrested by Mexican authorities and will be deported back to their home countries. Police say 34 people have been arrested i...
Nov 23, 2018
Woman Cooks Boyfriend, Serves Him With Rice
A Moroccan woman was arrested for allegedly killing and cooking her ex-boyfriend, then serving him for dinner. Authorities say the woman killed her man after he told her he planned to marry another wo...
Nov 22, 2018
Police to Target Illegal Use of Handicap Parking Spaces in Black Friday Sting
Shoppers in Illinois get ready! Police have a sting planned for Black Friday. The Secretary of State, Jesse White announced that police will be conducting a parking lot sting targeting people who park...
Nov 22, 2018
For Thanksgiving, Emanuel encouraging everyone to give thanks to first responders
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Emanuel continues to pay tribute to the police officer, doctor and pharmacist who lost their lives in the Mercy Hospital shooting. At a firefighters gradua...
Nov 21, 2018
McCarthy: Put criminals caught twice with illegal guns in prison for a long time
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Former Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy is talking up his solutions to crime in the wake of yesterday and today’s shootings. McCarthy says he’s n...
Nov 21, 2018
A west suburban woman is accused of biting off man’s ear
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News Kane County prosecutors say Nelida Mendoza, 59, and a man were watching TV in her Aurora home when they started arguing. They say that is when Mendoza bit off the v...
Nov 21, 2018
Chicago Police Officer on Mend After Traffic Stop Shooting
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A Chicago Police officer is recovering after being shot during a traffic stop on Chicago’s South Side late Tuesday morning. A 6th district tactical ...
Nov 20, 2018
Obama Takes Veiled Jab At Trump’s ‘Mommy Issues’
Barack Obama continues to not mention President Trump by name, but it’s pretty obvious who he’s talking about. In a speech Monday, Obama said progress in America is being held back by R...
Nov 20, 2018
Walmart Disavows Senator Over ‘Public Hanging’ Remark
Walmart is backing off their support for Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith after her controversial remarks about a ‘public hanging’. Hyde-Smith came under fire for a video where she said o...
Nov 20, 2018
Anti-Vaccination School Dealing With Chicken Pox Outbreak
A North Carolina school known as a place for anti-vaxxers is dealing with a huge outbreak of chicken pox. More than 2/3rds of the student body at The Asheville Waldorf School have not been vaccinated ...
Nov 20, 2018
