Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Accused Ear Biter to Remain In Custody
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Bail has been denied for a Chicago man who is facing felony charges after, police say, he punched a stranger and bit off part of his ear. Donnell Young, 5...
Aug 06, 2018
Supporters say they’re step closer to Chicago term limits
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall, former Governor Pat Quinn filed his petitions at the deadline to ask Chicago voters in November if they want a limit of two terms on Chicago mayors...
Aug 06, 2018
Johnson worries Chicagoans think street violence is ‘normal’
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Are most Chicagoans REALLY concerned about street violence? Bill Cameron says even Police Supt Eddie Johnson has his doubts. Street violence happens so often, Ed...
Aug 06, 2018
Vallas proposes re-hiring detectives to combat city shootings
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Supt. Eddie Johnson are calling on people to come forward and tell police who’s responsible for the 11 murders among 74 shoot...
Aug 06, 2018
Emanuel and Johnson respond to weekend shootings
By Bill Cameron (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Supt. Eddie Johnson are making an impassioned plea for anyone who knows anything about 11 murders in 73 shootings over the week to come forward....
Aug 06, 2018
Report says 73 shot, eleven killed over violent Chicago weekend.
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Chicago Tribune is reporting that 73 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, with at least eleven of them killed. The Tribune says 40 of the victims we...
Aug 06, 2018
Mundelein teen dies after being found unresponsive at Lollapalooza
CHICAGO - A teenage boy has died after being found unresponsive on the grounds at Lollapalooza. 16-year-old Evan Kitz-Miller of Mundelein was found in the 300 block of East Randolph Street around 8 p....
Aug 06, 2018
World’s Largest Golf Outing benefits Fisher House
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (RESTON, Va.) — This year's World's Largest Golf Outing, benefiting Fisher House Foundation, is set for Monday, and player registration and charity donations are in...
Aug 04, 2018
Latest jobs report shows slowed hiring
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers slowed their hiring in July, adding 157,000 jobs. While that is a solid gain, it is below the pace they maintained in the first half o...
Aug 03, 2018
Passenger on airliner that crashed in Mexico files lawsuit
[van id=”world/2018/07/31/aeromexico-confirms-accident-mexico-durango-latest-vpx.cnn”] CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago man who was one of more than 100 survivors of a jet crash in Mexico...
Aug 03, 2018
