Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
WEATHER – Clouds and Blustery Cold. High 37F
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM 890 Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017 *COLD TEMPS INTO WEDNESDAY…A FRONT BRINGS RAIN THURSDAY AND A MUCH WARMER DAY FRIDAY…RAIN MAY RETURN OVER ...
Mar 22, 2017
Suit: Chicago’s destruction of 911 recordings violates state law
(CHICAGO) A lawsuit filed Tuesday by a group of Chicago-area civil rights lawyers alleges the city's policy of destroying 911 call recordings after 30 days violates state law. The suit, filed in Cook ...
Mar 22, 2017
Chicago Man Guilty On Illegal Gun Charges
By Nick Gale (CHICAGO) A convicted felon from Chicago pleaded guilty today to federal firearm offenses, admitting that he brokered more than 70 illegal gun transactions. John Thomas , 33, also known a...
Mar 21, 2017
Former Bulls GM Krause Dead At 77
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Former Bulls GM Jerry Krause has passed away. The Chicago native was there for all of the Bull’s six NBA Championships in the 1990’s. He retired from th...
Mar 21, 2017
No injuries in ‘small explosion’ at Andersonville art studio
(CHICAGO) No one was injured in an explosion and fire Tuesday morning at an art studio in the North Side Andersonville neighborhood. A small explosion occurred at 6:33 a.m. in a first-floor art studio...
Mar 21, 2017
Suburban Man Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Child
Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A man from southwest suburban Sugar Grove faces 18 to 90 years in prison after being convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a foster child. Police say the fos...
Mar 21, 2017
Boy, 16, dies following gym class at Oswego East High School
(CHICAGO) A 16-year-old boy died Friday afternoon following gym class at southwest suburban Oswego East High School. Around 1:30 p.m. Friday, the Kane County coroner's office was contacted by Rush-Cop...
Mar 21, 2017
Feds: $1M stolen from Field Museum funded luxury cars, jewelry
(CHICAGO) Federal prosecutors say the woman who stole nearly $1 million from the Field Museum while working there for a decade used the money to buy expensive clothing, watches, handbags and to drive ...
Mar 21, 2017
Chicago triples ‘grace period’ for red-light cameras
(CHICAGO) Chicago motorists caught on camera blowing through red lights will have triple the "grace period" before being slapped with $100 tickets, under a change made Monday that could reduce the num...
Mar 21, 2017
Trump-backing Cleveland pastor cancels Tuesday ‘summit’
(CHICAGO) Cleveland-area pastor Darrell Scott abruptly canceled a planned meeting Tuesday with "street leaders" eager to bring an end to violence in Chicago with the help of President Donald Trump. Sc...
Mar 21, 2017
