Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Millennium Ice Skating Rink & Maggie Daley Ice Ribbon to Open
By Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Warm weather has postponed the opening of the Maggie Daley ice ribbon this season, though it is slated to begin operations next week when the weather temperatures...
Cumulus Media Nov 16, 2016

FBI warns Cubs fans to be on lookout for fake memorabilia
(CHICAGO) The FBI is warning Chicago sports fans - and in particular, Cubs fans - to be on the lookout for counterfeit memorabilia ahead of the holiday season. "Following the great season the Chicago ...
Cumulus Media Nov 15, 2016
Vrdolyak indicted on income tax evasion, impeding IRS
(CHICAGO) Onetime powerhouse Chicago alderman Edward R. Vrdolyak, who went to prison after pleading guilty to a high-profile financial scam in 2008, has been indicted on charges of impeding the IRS an...
Cumulus Media Nov 15, 2016

Officials detail ‘targeted enforcement’ efforts over weekend
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police officials say there was a drop in the number of shootings and homicides over the past weekend after dozens of officers flooded three areas of the city. Police Superintend...
Cumulus Media Nov 15, 2016

Chicago Drug Dealer Sentenced for Attempted Murder
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A Chicago drug dealer has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for trying to kill a federal informant. Kelsey Jones sold crack and heroin on Chicago’...
Cumulus Media Nov 15, 2016

18 passengers sue after fiery engine failure at O’Hare
The National Transportation Safety Board released this photo of the pieces it recovered from a high-pressure turbine disk that fractured inside the engine of an American Airlines jet that was about to...
Cumulus Media Nov 15, 2016

Work starts Tuesday on new bridge from Jane Addams to Cumberland
(CHICAGO) Construction will start Tuesday on a new flyover bridge connecting the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway to Cumberland Avenue on the Northwest Side. The bridge will connect eastbound I-90 to Cumb...
Cumulus Media Nov 15, 2016

Man charged with stealing $150K from Edgewater condo association
(CHICAGO) A property manager is facing federal charges for allegedly pocketing more than $150,000 in illegal fees from a condominium association in the North Side Edgewater neighborhood. Alan P. Gold,...
Cumulus Media Nov 15, 2016

WEATHER – A mix of clouds and sun. High 58F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Tuesday, November 15 Ray’s Note: A mild week ahead. Back to more standard November cold by the weekend. It could be in the 70s by Thurs...
Cumulus Media Nov 15, 2016

Rauner paid $50M in 2015 taxes, earned nearly $200M
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has released his 2015 tax returns showing he earned nearly $200 million and paid about $50 million in federal and state income taxes. The for...
Cumulus Media Nov 13, 2016