Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Police: Body of Toddler Found in Deplorable Home
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (JOLIET) After a massive search for 1 year old Semaj Crosby, the focus Wednesday night turned to a home on Louis Road in Joliet Township. It’s where she disap...
Apr 27, 2017
Suburban Chicago relatives sentenced in health care scam
CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago chiropractor, as well as his father and his brother have been sentenced to prison in a phony-billing scheme that cheated insurers out of nearly $11 million. A Wednesd...
Apr 27, 2017
Judge refuses to toss lawsuit by man who spent decades in prison
(CHICAGO) A federal judge Wednesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the city by a man who spent 22 years in prison as a result of a wrongful conviction for the slaying of a 6-year-old boy...
Apr 27, 2017
Missing 1-year-old Joliet girl found dead
Semaj Crosby, 1, was found dead Wednesday in Joliet. | Will County sheriff’s office (JOLIET) A missing baby girl who vanished Tuesday evening from her far southwest suburban home was found dead ...
Apr 27, 2017
Prosecutors: Fatal I-88 Shooting was Road Rage
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) For over three miles a tow truck driver and a semi driver were heading Eastbound on I-88 before shots were fired at the semi driver. “Witnesses obse...
Apr 27, 2017
Person fatally struck by Metra train in Woodstock
(WOODSTOCK) A person was fatally struck by a Metra train early Thursday in northwest west suburban Woodstock. Outbound train No. 601 struck the person at 2:02 a.m. just south of the Woodstock station ...
Apr 27, 2017
WEATHER – Cloudy and windy at times with occasional rain mainly in the morning. Temperatures falling into the 50s
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Thursday, April 27th, 2017 An active weather pattern tonight into the weekend. Time most likely to stay dry Thursday Night into Early Friday Morning. ...
Apr 27, 2017
Gymnastics Coach Charged with Prairie Path Attack
By Catherine Catalane, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Bond has been set at $200,000 for a west suburban gymnastics coach who is charged with attacking a woman who was jogging on a nature trail in DuPage Co...
Apr 26, 2017
Police: Man found dead at scene of HazMat situation in Hyde Park
(CHICAGO) A man was found dead at the scene of a hazardous materials situation in a Hyde Park neighborhood apartment building early Wednesday on the South Side, police said. Paramedics responded about...
Apr 26, 2017
New home buyers will pay for that new Canadian lumber tariff
By Chris Isidore Who’s really going to end up paying for the new Trump tax on Canadian lumber? New home buyers in the U.S. The Trump administration announced Monday plans to impose duties of up ...
Apr 26, 2017
