Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Police: Downward trend in shootings continues in April
(CHICAGO) The number of shootings in Chicago declined for the second month in a row in April, according to Chicago Police. Forty-five people were fatally shot in Chicago during the month, which saw 31...
May 01, 2017
Funeral will be Friday for Illinois girl who was found dead
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Visitation and a funeral are planned Friday for a 1-year-old girl who was found dead in a northern Illinois home after going missing. The Chicago Tribune reports that the family of...
May 01, 2017
Judge OKs work on Illinois highway some say threatens bee
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge says work can proceed on a suburban Chicago highway on which construction was halted because of concerns it threatened an endangered bumblebee. U.S. District Judge Sharo...
Apr 30, 2017
Judge bars winner of Markham mayor’s race from taking office
CHICAGO (AP) - The winner of a suburban Chicago mayoral race has been barred by a judge from taking the oath of office because he is a convicted felon. Cook County Circuit Judge David Atkins on Friday...
Apr 30, 2017
UPDATE: Prosecutors: Nurse copied sexual images found on patient’s phone
Mark Luis | DuPage County sheriff’s office (WINFIELD) A former nurse at a west suburban hospital found sexual photographs on a patient's cellphone and illegally sent copies of those images to hi...
Apr 30, 2017
A downsizing Macy’s aims to sell off floors above Walnut Room
(CHICAGO) A downsizing Macy's is looking to sell off half the floors in their iconic State Street building in Chicago's Loop. "Of course, the Walnut Room will remain as it is a cherished tradition," s...
Apr 30, 2017
WEATHER: Flash flood watch continues, up to 4″ of rainfall possible
By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7AM MONDAY. COULD SEE UP TO 4″ OF RAINFALL THROUGH THIS TIME. Today|Rain. Thunderstorms possible…...
Apr 30, 2017
UPDATE: DCFS visited Joliet home 33 hours before baby found dead there
(CHICAGO) At 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was at the home of 16-month-old Semaj Crosby, investigating a child-neglect allegation, but saw "no obvious haza...
Apr 29, 2017
WEATHER: Heavy rain, 2 – 3 inches possible
By Ken Boone, WLS-AM Meteorologist (CHICAGO) A significant spring storm system could bring some very heavy rainfall to parts of North and Central Illinois Saturday Evening through late Sunday Night. S...
Apr 29, 2017
UPDATE: Former CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett gets 4 1/2 years in prison
(CHICAGO) Former CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett was sentenced Friday to 4 1/2 years in prison for her role in a contract-rigging scandal that rocked the Chicago Public Schools. "I was the CEO, not Gary ...
Apr 28, 2017
