Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Bodies Found In Search of Two Teens
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In northern Indiana, police say foul play is suspected after two bodies were found along a creek. The bodies were found during a search for Liberty German and Abiga...
Feb 14, 2017
Chicago’s Navy Pier Ferris wheel free on Valentine’s Day
(CHICAGO) Flowers, chocolates and romantic dinners all cost money, but on Valentine’s Day a ride on the Ferris wheel at Chicago’s Navy Pier is free. The Chicago Tribune reports that on Tue...
Feb 14, 2017
Police: 2 dead in Maywood crash
(MAYWOOD) Two people were killed in a crash early Tuesday in west suburban Maywood, police said. The crash happened about 3:40 a.m. in the 1100 block of South 9th Avenue, according to Maywood Police O...
Feb 14, 2017
Iowa Man Charged with Trying to Meet Illinois Teen for Sex
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Police in Bridgeview, Illinois arrested an Iowa truck driver after, they say, he drove to their town expecting to meet a 13-year-old girl for a date. The ...
Feb 14, 2017
Metra: Pedestrian struck by train near Long Lake
(LAKE COUNTY) A person was struck by a Metra train on the Milwaukee District North line late Monday near the Long Lake station in the northwest suburbs. Outbound train No. 2155, scheduled to arrive in...
Feb 14, 2017
Girls still critical two days after separate shootings
(CHICAGO) Yolanda Scott used to flinch at the sound of gunfire. "I'm not even afraid no more," the 29-year-old, shaking with rage and frustration, told the Chicago Sun-Times. "That's crazy. Who gets a...
Feb 14, 2017
How to Avoid the Stevenson and Lake Shore Drive Construction Getting to the Chicago Auto Show
Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM Traffic & Transportation (CHICAGO) Beginning in 2015, the I-55 (Stevenson) interchange at Lake Shore Drive has been undergoing a massive reconstruction which includes several r...
Feb 13, 2017
Course offers help for teen drivers with attention disorder
(CHICAGO) Chicago-area students with attention deficit disorder are getting special attention when they learn to drive. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports a Chicago-based group called Behind...
Feb 13, 2017
Woman killed by cops faced drug charges, bankruptcy, foreclosure
(CHICAGO) In the years leading up to her death Friday night, Michele Robey was no stranger to some aspects of the judicial system, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. In 2012, while unemployed and rec...
Feb 13, 2017
SWAT incident near Buckingham Fountain ends peacefully
(CHICAGO) An incident on Lake Shore Drive Sunday night has ended peacefully after a SWAT team was called to the area near Buckingham Fountain. The SWAT team was sent about 5 p.m. to the 500 block of S...
Feb 13, 2017
