Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Emanuel agrees to release private emails, ending court fight
(CHICAGO) In a surprise reversal that ends a marathon legal battle, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has agreed to release a virtual "treasure trove" of his private emails and ban city employees from using their pr...
Dec 22, 2016
Jurors in Hobos gang trial begin deliberations as Christmas looms
(CHICAGO) After more than three months of testimony about drug dealing, brazen violence and cold-blooded killings, the fates of six alleged leaders of Chicago's so-called "super gang" have been handed...
Dec 22, 2016
Chicago goes 4 days without fatal shooting
(CHICAGO) For the first time in 2016, the city of Chicago has gone four full days without a fatal shooting. The last fatal shooting in the city occurred at 12:52 a.m. Sunday, when Joel Planas was shot...
Dec 22, 2016
Chicago Police officer among 4 injured in Near North Side crash
The Chicago Fire Department responded to a four-vehicle crash early Thursday at West Division and North Orleans streets. | NVP News UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS A Chicago Police officer was among f...
Dec 22, 2016
More Stevenson closures scheduled Thursday near LSD
(CHICAGO) More closures are scheduled Thursday on the Stevenson Expressway for work on the I-55/Lake Shore Drive Interchange Reconstruction Project. The inbound expressway will be reduced to one lane ...
Dec 21, 2016
Closures planned around Stevenson interchange with Lake Shore
(CHICAGO) Several lane and ramp closures will be implemented Wednesday surrounding the Stevenson Expressway interchange with Lake Shore Drive. Inbound I-55 will be reduced to a single lane from 9 a.m....
Dec 21, 2016
Judge rules City Council violated Open Meetings Act
(CHICAGO) The Chicago City Council twice violated the Open Meetings Act over the summer when activists were denied a chance to publicly comment on proposed legislation, a Cook County judge ruled Tuesd...
Dec 21, 2016
Finger pointing in Comptroller Flap
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) In state politics, Bill Cameron says there’s a new flap between the new comptroller Democrat Susanna Mendoza and the outgoing Republican comptroller sh...
Dec 20, 2016
First elephant tranquilizer charges brought in federal court here
(CHICAGO) A grand jury has indicted a Cincinnati man on charges of selling an elephant tranquilizer in Chicago, the first time someone has been charged here with selling the drug - which was mixed wit...
Dec 20, 2016
Buffalo Grove police K-9 helps recover drugs, cash from home
Buffalo Grove police K-9, Hogyn, with the drugs, drug paraphernalia items and approximately $2,600 in cash found Tuesday inside a northwest suburban home in Buffalo Grove. | Buffalo Grove police (BUFF...
Dec 20, 2016
