Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

(CHICAGO) A Cook County public guardian is suing a state contractor for negligence on behalf of two children who were sexually abused by a caregiver the agency was supposed to monitor. The lawsuit, fi...

Yarisma Martinez | Cook County sheriff’s office (CHICAGO) An 18-year-old Back of the Yards woman faces weapons charges after she was stopped by Chicago Police as she pushed a baby stroller with ...

Ernelle Oliver | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) A 58-year-old nurse robbed the same South Loop Osco twice before she was arrested making a third attempt on Monday, prosecutors said. Ernelle Oliver, of south...

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...

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...

(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...

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. ...

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...

(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...

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...