Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Illinois, Indiana fine hunters who falsify residency
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Conservation officers in Illinois and Indiana say they’ve issued more than $85,000 in fines to hunters who falsely claimed residency in either state to get a hunting per...
Jan 12, 2017
Police: Bicyclist fatally struck by car in Humboldt Park
(CHICAGO) A bicyclist was fatally struck by a car Wednesday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side, police said. At 10:38 p.m., a Chevrolet Cruze was driving north on Sacramento when...
Jan 12, 2017
2 suburban Catholic grade schools to close
(CHICAGO) A pair of south suburban Catholic grade schools will close this summer, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Wednesday. St. Joseph School in Homewood and St. Louis de Montfort School in Oak ...
Jan 12, 2017
WEATHER – Freezing Rain, Drizzle, Sleet and Snow. High 30F
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM CT 1/12/16 **Freezing Rain Advisory until 9:00 am Thursday morning.** SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 12 2017…….SUNRISE 718 AM CST SUNSE...
Jan 12, 2017
City deploys salt spreaders as forecasters warn of freezing rain
(CHICAGO) The Department of Streets and Sanitation has deployed 210 trucks to salt the city's main streets and Lake Shore Drive early Thursday as forecasters warn of freezing rain across the Chicago a...
Jan 12, 2017
Power Tool Manufacturer Looks At Naperville
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A power tool manufacturer is moving its North American Headquarters from Michigan to Naperville. Chervon North America, the company that produces the Skil tool bran...
Jan 11, 2017
Monopoly Allowing Players to Choose New Game Pieces
Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) The iconic game of Monopoly is looking to expand it’s game piece collection and is looking to the public for help choosing what the new pieces should be. I...
Jan 11, 2017
Chicago veterans museum acquires Kurt Vonnegut art prints
CHICAGO (AP) - The National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago has acquired 31 screen prints by the American writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr. The museum announced the acquisition Tuesday. An exhibit of Vonnegut a...
Jan 11, 2017
Postal service offers $25,000 reward in mail carrier robbery
CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service is offering a $25,000 reward for information about the recent armed robbery in Chicago of a mail carrier. The Chicago Sun-Times reports (http://bit.ly/2jfVqwf ) ...
Jan 11, 2017
Lipinski aide found dead after ‘domestic fight’ call
(OAK LAWN) A former state senator's daughter who worked as an aide to U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (3rd) was found dead in a home in southwest suburban Oak Lawn early Tuesday, the Chicago Sun-Times is repor...
Jan 11, 2017
