Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Police: Skimming device found on ATM in Joliet
(JOLIET) Police are asking for the public's help in finding the person who installed a skimmer on an ATM last month in southwest suburban Joliet. The skimming device was in place on an ATM at a gas st...
Mar 16, 2017
Off-duty cop barricades self as CPD boosts mental health support
Chicago Police block roads near the 6500 block of North Onarga, where a SWAT team responded to a barricade situation Tuesday night. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) An off-duty Chicago Police off...
Mar 16, 2017
WEATHER – Sunny with a High of 38°F. Tonight, Overcast with Showers.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich Thursday, March 16, 2017 WLS-AM COLD TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THURSDAY WITH SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS MOVING IN THURSDAY NIGHT…RAIN SHOWERS EA...
Mar 16, 2017
Hobo gang member tied to 5 deaths gets two life sentences
(CHICAGO) Eddie Moss Jr.'s father asked him not to leave the house on Dec. 14, 2007. But Moss stepped outside his family home near 57th and Shields anyway - and walked straight into the path of Byron ...
Mar 16, 2017
No injuries reported in freight train derailment in Lake Forest
(LAKE FOREST) A freight train derailed early Wednesday in north suburban Lake Forest. At least 10 cars from the Union Pacific train derailed about 3:10 a.m. near Route 41 and West Deerpath Road, accor...
Mar 15, 2017
Twenty-Five Years in Prison for Murder of Teenager
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A Southwest Side man has been given 25 years in prison for killing a teenager at a birthday party. 40-year old Adan Montano pleaded guilty to stabbing 18-...
Mar 15, 2017
People in CPD custody may have access to lawyers sooner
(CHICAGO) People held in custody by the Chicago Police may have access to a free lawyer well before they appear in front of a judge under an administrative order announced Tuesday by Cook County Chief...
Mar 15, 2017
Lake-effect system dumps nearly 8 inches of snow on Chicago
(CHICAGO) After two days of pummeling by a lake-effect system, nearly 8 inches of snow had piled up in Chicago by Tuesday evening. A lake-effect snow warning remains in effect until 10 a.m. Wednesday ...
Mar 15, 2017
Grandmother denied guardianship of Heather Mack’s baby
(CHICAGO) A Cook County judge on Tuesday denied custody of Heather Mack's child to the baby's paternal grandmother, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Judge Susan Kennedy Sullivan ruled that without ...
Mar 15, 2017
Feds: Solomon helped ‘lay the foundation’ for BBB to head CPS
(CHICAGO) Federal prosecutors say that the mastermind of the contracting scandal that ousted Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett helped "lay the foundation" for her to take power so she'd ...
Mar 15, 2017
