Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Boeing sales decline despite late buying spree
By Jon Ostrower It’s getting harder out there for a jet salesman. Boeing raked in 668 orders in 2016, down 13% from 2015. The full-year order tally, released Friday, fell from the 768 new orders...
Cumulus Media Jan 08, 2017

WEATHER: Very cold today, warming trend starts tomorrow
By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) Frigid temperatures continue today, but moderate to start the work week. Today|Sunshine and some clouds. High 21F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Mond...
Cumulus Media Jan 08, 2017

Thousands brave cold for tickets to Obama farewell speech
CHICAGO (AP) - Thousands of people have lined up in frigid temperatures hoping for tickets to President Barack Obama’s farewell speech in his hometown of Chicago. Tickets are being handed out Sa...
Cumulus Media Jan 07, 2017

UPDATE: Murder suspect fatally shot by police on Metra train in Deerfield
Authorities investigate after a shooting on a Metra train late Friday in Deerfield. | Network Video Productions (DEERFIELD) The suspect in a murder Thursday evening in Evergreen Park was fatally...
Cumulus Media Jan 07, 2017

Top Cop Eddie Johnson: Video torture incident “horrific, sickening, disgusting.”
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson was on WLS Friday morning, talking about the case of the four people accused in the torture of a mentally disabled ma...
Cumulus Media Jan 06, 2017

Source says former IN Sen. Coats is spy chief pick
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump will appoint former Indiana Senator Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence. The pick could be announced later this week, according to a person br...
Cumulus Media Jan 06, 2017

Chicago Mayor Responds to Torture Video
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A Facebook video shows an 18 year old from Crystal Lake, at times bound and gagged. He’s forced to kiss the floor, then – Chicago police say R...
Cumulus Media Jan 06, 2017

Labor Department to Release December Jobs Report
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Employers are expected to add roughly 170,000 jobs in the government’s December jobs report, which comes out later this morning. While December 2016...
Cumulus Media Jan 06, 2017

WEATHER: Arctic blast continues thru the weekend
By RayStagich, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) The arctic blast which arrived Wednesday will stick around bringing us dry and cold air, and dangerous wind chills for the rest of week. Today|Cl...
Cumulus Media Jan 06, 2017

White House calls Chicago beating an ‘outrage’
CHICAGO (AP) - White House press secretary Josh Earnest says the beating of a mentally disabled man that was broadcast live on Facebook demonstrates “a level of depravity that is an outrage to a...
Cumulus Media Jan 05, 2017