Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Ex-Chicago building inspector who took $300 bribe gets probation
(CHICAGO) An ex-Chicago building inspector caught on tape brazenly demanding and taking a $300 bribe walked away from his sentencing hearing Tuesday with two years of probation and six months of home ...
Mar 29, 2017
Illinois comptroller appeals ruling ordering lawmaker pay
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois comptroller has appealed a Cook County judge’s ruling that state lawmakers must be paid on time despite their failure to pass a budget. Comptroller Susana M...
Mar 29, 2017
Bucket Boys Compromise At City Hall
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At Chicago City Hall, there appears to be compromise to avoid banning the noisiest street performers like the bucket boys from Michigan Ave. Downtown Alderman Br...
Mar 29, 2017
Charges Filed in Two Chicago Area Bank Robberies
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Charges have been filed in a couple of robberies: One in the city and the other in the suburbs. Feds say John Ballard, 30, faces one count of bank robbery...
Mar 29, 2017
Suit: DCFS contractor failed to monitor kids abused by caregiver Posted on March 28, 2017 at 10:31 pm by Sun Times Wire
(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...
Mar 29, 2017
Cops stop woman with stroller full of guns in Back of the Yards
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 ...
Mar 29, 2017
Nurse robbed South Loop pharmacy twice, arrested on 3rd attempt
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...
Mar 29, 2017
WEATHER – Cloudy, Breezy, Fog. High around 50F.
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...
Mar 29, 2017
Rahm: Cuts to Sanctuary Cities “A Joke”
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...
Mar 28, 2017
Paramedic among 3 hospitalized after Woodstock crash
(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...
Mar 28, 2017
