Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
WEATHER – Cloudy, Breezy, Fog. High around 50F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 **…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING… A dense fog advisory is in effect Wednes...
Mar 29, 2017
Rahm: Cuts to Sanctuary Cities “A Joke”
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he thinks the Justice Department’s threat to cut law enforcement funding to Sanctuary Cities like Chicago “is a bit of a joke...
Mar 28, 2017
Paramedic among 3 hospitalized after Woodstock crash
(WOODSTOCK) A paramedic was among three people taken to the hospital early Tuesday after a crash between a semi truck and a minivan in northwest suburban Woodstock. Paramedics responded about 3:25 a.m...
Mar 28, 2017
Nail salon robbed by gunman in Naperville
Surveillance photo of the suspect who robbed a Naperville nail salon at gunpoint. | Naperville police (NAPERVILLE) A nail salon was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday evening in west suburban Naperville. ...
Mar 28, 2017
No injuries reported in Amtrak derailment south of Union Station
Crews work to get an Amtrak train back on the tracks after a derailment Monday south of Union Station. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) No injuries were reported when an Amtrak train derailed Mon...
Mar 28, 2017
Police: Man attacked woman, set Joliet house on fire
(JOLIET) A man attacked a 36-year-old woman and set a house on fire Sunday afternoon in southwest suburban Joliet, according to police. Someone called 911 just after 2 p.m. to report a woman was outsi...
Mar 27, 2017
Chicago police union: Head to meet Trump officials
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago’s police union says its head will meet members of President Donald Trump’s administration and that deadly violence in the nation’s third largest city is expect...
Mar 27, 2017
Undisclosed medical condition could affect Daley testimony
(CHICAGO) Attorneys for Richard M. Daley said a medical condition could affect the former mayor's deposition in a federal lawsuit alleging torture under former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge. Daley's ...
Mar 27, 2017
Chicago maps show drug overdoses, shootings go hand in hand
CHICAGO (AP) - Maps released by the Chicago Police Department show shootings and ambulance runs for heroin overdoses on the city’s West Side overlap almost exactly. Police analysts reviewed 2016...
Mar 26, 2017
Key Bridges Set For Repair
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that $4.2 million in state funds will be released for a City of Chicago project to repair two key bridges th...
Mar 26, 2017
