Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Wolf Road closing in Orland Park for Metra crossing repairs
(ORLAND PARK) Wolf Road will be fully closed at the Metra railroad crossing in southwest suburban Orland Park beginning Wednesday. The closure between Southwest Highway and 179th Street will start Wed...
Apr 19, 2017
Trial begins in 2010 murder of CPD officer David Blake
Bernard Williams | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) Chicago Police SWAT Team officer David Blake was murdered by the troubled teenage brother of his girlfriend in a quiet South Side neighborhood, Cook County ...
Apr 19, 2017
WEATHER – Scattered thunderstorms developing. Morning highs in the mid to upper 60s
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Wednesday, April 19th, 2017 A FRONT APPROACHES CHICAGO TODAY WITH SHOWERS AND T-STORMS…..SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE LATER TODAY. THEN COOLER LA...
Apr 19, 2017
Future of Chicago’s aviation security force uncertain
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the dragging of a dentist off a United Airlines flight by airport security officers show they shouldn’t be allowed to carry guns. Emanuel on Monday...
Apr 18, 2017
Chicago’s summer film series returns with 14-feature lineup
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago’s Millennium Park Summer Film Series will return this year with longtime favorites like “Caddyshack” and award-winning new hits including “La La Land....
Apr 18, 2017
City hit with 2 more cop misconduct suits after sentences tossed
(CHICAGO) Two men filed lawsuits against the city on Monday after being released from prison in separate cases that unraveled when evidence surfaced indicating they had been framed by Chicago Police o...
Apr 18, 2017
Chicago EPA Office to Close, Durbin Vows Action
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) There could be a plan in the works to strip Chicago of the regional EPA office. It’s an idea that isn’t sitting well with Illinois lawmakers. The Sun-Tim...
Apr 18, 2017
WEATHER Partly cloudy. Breezy and milder. High around 75F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 89 2002 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40...
Apr 18, 2017
Rahm Speaks On United Fiasco
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel this afternoon took questions for the first time about last week’s United Airlines fiasco, but the mayor was conspicuous about not sayin...
Apr 17, 2017
Push For Auto Insurance Equality
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Some state senators are renewing their push to end what they say is discrimination in the auto insurance industry. Legislation has been introduced in the past, but ...
Apr 17, 2017
