Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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
Prosecutors want judge to allow Gliniewicz emails, texts
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors in northern Illinois are asking a judge to reconsider a key ruling regarding the upcoming trial of the wife of a former Fox Lake Police lieutenant who killed himself....
Jun 10, 2017
WEATHER: Heat ridge builds with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s.
By Ray Stagich, WLS-AM Meteorologist Ray Stagich EXPECTING A STRING OF CONSECUTIVE 90+ DEGREE DAYS THIS WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. WHILE THE CURRENT FORECAST DOES NOT HAVE HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING ...
Jun 10, 2017
Emanuel, Cubs are feuding over security at Wrigley
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Cubs are feuding over security at Wrigley Field. First the Cubs wanted the Mayor to close Clark and Addison around the ballpark on gam...
Jun 09, 2017
Crown Point Man Faces Nearly 100 Counts of Animal Cruelty
By Christopher Michael, WLS-AM 890 News (CROWN POINT, INDIANA) Most of us have heard the term “Puppy Mill”, but many of us don’t know for sure what they are. A Crown Point, Indiana m...
Jun 09, 2017
Movie Filming to Close Some Downtown Streets
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) The filming of the movie “Rampage” may require 15-minute street closures between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Chicago Dep...
Jun 09, 2017
