Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Emergency Landing At O’Hare
Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) An emergency landing has taken place at O’Hare airport this afternoon. A Southwest Airlines plane took off from Midway, en route to Connecticut, when t...
Jun 12, 2017
Legal team that prosecuted Drew Peterson honored
CHICAGO (AP) - The legal team that investigated and prosecuted a former suburban police officer in a murder-for-hire plot is being honored by the Illinois State Crime Commission. The commission says t...
Jun 12, 2017
France honors Illinois WWII veteran who captured 21 Germans
CHICAGO (AP) - France is honoring a suburban Chicago veteran who single-handedly captured 21 German soldiers during World War II. The Chicago Tribune reports that 92-year-old J. Herman Sitrick will re...
Jun 12, 2017
Chicago medical school launches stem cell biology center
CHICAGO (AP) - A medical school in Chicago is launching a new center to study tissue regeneration and stem cell biology. The College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago says there wil...
Jun 12, 2017
Peeking Through an Open Door Brings Bust
By Christopher Michael, WLS-AM 890 News (GARY, INDIANA) Sometimes police work takes months of investigation, talking to witnesses and laboratory tests and results. And then sometimes, police work take...
Jun 12, 2017
School teachers union voted to join public school colleagues
CHICAGO (AP) - Members of the Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff, the union representing teachers at city’s charter schools, have voted to join the Chicago Teachers Union. ChiACTS of...
Jun 12, 2017
WEATHER: Hot and gusty conditions to begin the work week
By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist THE HOT AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BEGIN THE WORK WEEK. LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY BRINGING MORE HUMID CONDI...
Jun 12, 2017
One injured in Marengo house explosion
Two homes were leveled in an explosion early Sunday in Marengo. | Network Video Productions (MARENGO) Tyler Smart was asleep in his mom's northwest suburban basement with his girlfriend early Sunday w...
Jun 11, 2017
Officials warn that expected hot weather could damage roads
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - State transportation officials are warning motorists that the expected hot weather over the next few days might cause pavement to buckle around Illinois. In a news release, th...
Jun 10, 2017
18-year-old graduate pays for college with $25K raffle win
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Luck, timing and generous friends turned into a $25,000 payday for Cicely Leonetti. The 18-year-old graduate of Rochester High School in Illinois will use the winning ticket f...
Jun 10, 2017
