Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Twenty-Five Years in Prison for Murder of Teenager
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A Southwest Side man has been given 25 years in prison for killing a teenager at a birthday party. 40-year old Adan Montano pleaded guilty to stabbing 18-...
Mar 15, 2017
People in CPD custody may have access to lawyers sooner
(CHICAGO) People held in custody by the Chicago Police may have access to a free lawyer well before they appear in front of a judge under an administrative order announced Tuesday by Cook County Chief...
Mar 15, 2017
Lake-effect system dumps nearly 8 inches of snow on Chicago
(CHICAGO) After two days of pummeling by a lake-effect system, nearly 8 inches of snow had piled up in Chicago by Tuesday evening. A lake-effect snow warning remains in effect until 10 a.m. Wednesday ...
Mar 15, 2017
Grandmother denied guardianship of Heather Mack’s baby
(CHICAGO) A Cook County judge on Tuesday denied custody of Heather Mack's child to the baby's paternal grandmother, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Judge Susan Kennedy Sullivan ruled that without ...
Mar 15, 2017
Feds: Solomon helped ‘lay the foundation’ for BBB to head CPS
(CHICAGO) Federal prosecutors say that the mastermind of the contracting scandal that ousted Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett helped "lay the foundation" for her to take power so she'd ...
Mar 15, 2017
ACLU to ex-US attorney: Wrong about Chicago stop and frisk
CHICAGO (AP) - The ACLU of Illinois has criticized Chicago’s just-retired U.S. attorney for partly blaming a spike in city homicides on a 2015 agreement between the ACLU and police to curtail st...
Mar 14, 2017
Small Business Optimistic
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A new report shows that small business optimism remained at one of its highest readings in 43 years. Despite waiting to see how legislation shakes out regarding a n...
Mar 14, 2017
35 vehicles involved in chain-reaction Kennedy crashes; 7 injured
Emergency crews respond to a massive pileup on the Kennedy Expressway late Monday near Division. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) Seven people were taken to the hospital late Monday after 35 vehi...
Mar 14, 2017
BGA goes back to court to gain access to Emanuel’s private emails
(CHICAGO) The massive document dump that saw Mayor Rahm Emanuel release 2,700 of his private emails after trying to conceal them wasn't enough to satisfy the Better Government Association. On Monday, ...
Mar 14, 2017
Eastbound I-80 reopens after jack-knifed semis close lanes
(JOLIET) Two jack-knifed semi trucks temporarily closed all eastbound lanes of I-80 early Tuesday in southwest suburban Joliet. The semis jack-knifed about 3:25 a.m. on eastbound I-80 just east of the...
Mar 14, 2017
