Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Former mayor Richard Daley could testify in police torture case
(CHICAGO) Former Mayor Richard M. Daley is set be questioned under oath about police torture by disgraced Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge and his "midnight crew" of detectives, a long-running scandal t...
Dec 20, 2016
WEATHER – Cold and still blustery this morning. Gusty winds in the morning. High 27F
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Tuesday, December 20, 2016 RAY’S NOTE: STAYING COLD THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE TEMPERATURES MODERATE TODAY…Fairly mild….t...
Dec 20, 2016
Alleged Hobo leader’s attorney: Case ‘was always a fraud’
(CHICAGO) The notion that Gregory "Bowlegs" Chester once led the deadly Hobos "super gang" was "manufactured from the very beginning" because he wouldn't go along with a police officer's shake-down, h...
Dec 20, 2016
Axelrod: Investigate Russian Hack
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) There continues to be a call by some Democrats and Republicans to investigate the hacking of the election by Russia. One Illinois based political analyst thinks no ...
Dec 19, 2016
Social mediation: Politicians bypass press, control message
IVAN MORENO, Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Donald Trump’s tweets, Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Facebook Live events and a video used by North Dakota’s new Governor illustra...
Dec 18, 2016
IDOT Testing Drones
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Transportation is hoping drone’s can help the state keep tabs on the state’s road and highway infrastructure. IDOT purchased ...
Dec 18, 2016
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6AM SUNDAY
By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY. SNOW OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY TONIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF I-88 AND I-29...
Dec 18, 2016
WIND CHILL ADVISORY: Sunday starts cold, then gets much colder
By Jeff Eno, Weather Channel Meteorologist WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY FOR VALUES CLOSE TO 25 BELOW Sunday | Early clouds with some patchy blowing snow then sunny and cold. Temps fall to 5 to 10 be...
Dec 18, 2016
Deaths from synthetic opioids up 72%, CDC says
By Debra Goldschmidt Death rates from synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, increased 72.2% from 2014 to 2015, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The new report confirms t...
Dec 17, 2016
UPDATE: More than 300 flights cancelled at O’Hare, Midway Saturday
(CHICAGO) More than 300 flights were cancelled Saturday morning as a winter weather advisory remained in effect throughout the Chicago area. As of 10:50 a.m. Saturday, 296 flights were canceled...
Dec 17, 2016
