Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Horford, Thomas lead Celtics over Bulls 104-87 in Game 3
By Andrew Seligman, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Al Horford had 18 points and eight rebounds, Isaiah Thomas scored 16 points, and the top-seeded Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 104-87 on Frid...
Cumulus Media Apr 21, 2017

North Suburban Man Charged in Machete Attack
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) An argument over the cost of construction work is what apparently sparked a north suburban machete attack. Juan Casanova of Round Lake Park wasn’t h...
Cumulus Media Apr 21, 2017
WEATHER – Sun and clouds mixed. High 53F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Geoff Maurer WLS Morning Forecast 4/21/17 After a cool start to the weekend, temperatures will start to rebound from Sunday into Monday… Thursday at O’Hare: ...
Cumulus Media Apr 21, 2017

Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Pocketing Bribes
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A Lynwood man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for pocketing bribes in exchange for allowing food service workers to bypass sanitation certificatio...
Cumulus Media Apr 20, 2017

Chicago aldermen want police to discuss anti-texting tools
CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago aldermen want the city’s police to look into using technology that would detect if motorists involved in injury accidents were texting while driving. Chicago City Coun...
Cumulus Media Apr 20, 2017

Arrest made in Schaumburg murder
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Schaumburg police have made an arrest in the murder of a 26-year old woman whose body was found in her apartment this past Sunday. Police have charged 29-year ol...
Cumulus Media Apr 20, 2017

2 held after word of planned shooting at Chicago-area school
SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) - Police say two students were taken into custody for allegedly making plans for a shooting at their suburban Chicago middle school. Police in Skokie say in a statement they responde...
Cumulus Media Apr 20, 2017

Suspect in custody in case of strangled Schaumburg woman
(SCHAUMBURG) A person is in custody in connection with the strangulation of a 33-year-old woman whose body was found on Sunday in a northwest suburban Schaumburg apartment. Officers went to the apartm...
Cumulus Media Apr 20, 2017

Bond Denied for Man Charged With Murder Near CTA Station
Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Bond has been denied for a Chicago man accused of shooting to death another man outside a CTA Red Line stop on the city’s South Side earlier this week....
Cumulus Media Apr 20, 2017

WEATHER – Isolated thunderstorms this morning. Partly to mostly cloudy & windy this afternoon. High 73F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Geoff Maurer WLS Morning Thursday, April 20th, 2017 Temperatures will run above average today but a cooling trend will take place from Friday into the start of the weeke...
Cumulus Media Apr 20, 2017