Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Police Board Fires Cop
By Nick Gale (CHICAGO) An off-duty Chicago police officer who fired 16 shots at the wrong car after witnessing a drive-by shooting . The Chicago Police Board voted unanimously to dismiss Officer Franc...
Feb 17, 2017
Priebus: Russia reports are ‘grossly overstated and inaccurate’
By David Wright White House chief of staff Reince Priebus issued a firm denunciation of reports that revealed contacts between high-level Trump campaign aides and Russian officials, saying top intelli...
Feb 17, 2017
Police seek to identify man found unconscious in Bucktown
Authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying this man, who was found unconscious Thursday morning in the 2100 block of West Charleston. | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) Police are asking f...
Feb 17, 2017
Video: Man accused of shooting Takiya Holmes beaten at courthouse
https://www.wlsam.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/353/2017/02/CCB-CAM1.014Sheriff1020_2017-02-15_12h37min50s858ms-HD.mp4 The 19-year-old man charged with firing the stray bullet that struck and killed 11...
Feb 17, 2017
Police: 4 dead, 1 critical after Des Plaines car wreck
Authorities investigate after a fatal car wreck in Des Plaines late Thursday. | Network Video Productions (DES PLAINES) Four people were killed and a fifth was clinging to life after a three-vehicle c...
Feb 17, 2017
WWII pilot’s family to honor O’Hare at namesake airport
CHICAGO (AP) - Family members of Navy pilot Edward “Butch” O’Hare are gathering at his namesake Chicago airport to mark the 75th anniversary of his heroic World War II mission. Chica...
Feb 17, 2017
Semi driver gets 10-year sentence for crash that killed 5
(JOLIET) A 10-year prison sentence has been given to an Indiana semi-truck driver involved in a crash that killed five people in northern Illinois two years ago. Francisco Espinal-Quiroz pleaded guilt...
Feb 17, 2017
Woman fights back when man tries to hijack car on West Side
(CHICAGO) At 2:15 p.m., the man walked up to a female in her car in the 2000 block of West Chicago Avenue, according to an alert from Chicago Police. He opened up the driver's side door and grabbed th...
Feb 17, 2017
WEATHER – Some clouds this morning will give way to generally sunny skies for the afternoon. High 61F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ken Boone WLS-AM Friday, February 17, 2017 A SPRING-LIKE WEEKEND FORECAST WITH RECORD HIGHS TODAY-SUNDAY FOR CHICAGO……. Today | Some clouds this morning will...
Feb 17, 2017
GOP Congressman: Flynn “may have lied to the FBI”
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger was on WLS Thursday morning, talking about the controversies involved President Trump’s alleged ties to Russ...
Feb 17, 2017
