Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Have travel plans? Prepare for cold rain and snow
CHICAGO (AP) - A blanket of snow will cover the Great Lakes and the Northeast ahead of an expected dip into Arctic-cold temperatures. The wintry weather mostly moved out of the Plains overnight, pushi...
Dec 11, 2016
More than 1,000 flights cancelled as 8 inches of snow expected
(CHICAGO) More than 1,000 flights have been cancelled as Chicago prepares for up to 8 inches of snow by Sunday night. Early Sunday, 1,181 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport and 163 ...
Dec 11, 2016
Winter Storm Warning – 6 to 10 inches of snow possible
By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist **WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. MOST AREAS COULD EXPERIENCE 6-10″ OF SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS TIME WITH LO...
Dec 11, 2016
UPDATE: Pilot dead after small plane crashes in Marengo
Network Video Productions(MARENGO) A man was killed in a plane crash overnight in northwest suburban Marengo. Fire crews were dispatched at 7:29 a.m. after someone spotted the wreckage of a single-eng...
Dec 10, 2016
Elderly Vet Beaten and Robbed
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) As World War II Navy vet Josephine Regnier was waiting to be picked up for a dentist appointment, she was attacked outside of a building in the 5100 block...
Dec 09, 2016
Faceoff between federal prosecutor, alleged Hobo begins
(CHICAGO) One month into the federal racketeering trial of the Hobos "super gang," there was a delay in testimony because Gregory "Bowlegs" Chester needed to see a doctor - to check his body for contr...
Dec 09, 2016
No Red Line trains on South Side due to medical emergency
(CHICAGO) CTA Red Line Service is suspended Thursday morning on the South Side due to a medical emergency on the tracks. Service was suspended between Garfield and 95th at 8:20 a.m., according to the ...
Dec 08, 2016
WEATHER – Cloudy and windy with a few snow showers scattered about the area this morning. High near 25F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Thursday, December 8, 2016 Cold air holds on into the weekend. Another storm system moving in from the plains could bring accumulating snow to Chicago...
Dec 08, 2016
Chicago’s top cop wants “better job of parenting” in minority communities
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is battling a surging crime rate in Chicago that has the city topping 700 homicides for the first time in nearly ...
Dec 07, 2016
Family: $2,000 reward for info in shooting of rapper on I-290
(CHICAGO) Johnathon Ortiz rapped under the stage name "John Doe," but he was on his way to being anything but anonymous. Two months ago, Ortiz was a year into working on his music career full time. Th...
Dec 07, 2016
