Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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
Burbank construction company faces $80K in OSHA fines
(EVANSTON) A southwest suburban construction company is facing more than $80,000 in fines for failing to protect employees from falls and silica hazards while remodeling a home in August, according to...
Dec 07, 2016
Johnson Says Repeat Gun Offenders Reason For Spike In Crime
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson is explaining why the city is experiencing a spike in crime. At the City Club, Supt. Johnson said the reason for Chicago’...
Dec 06, 2016
Chris Sale Heads to Boston, White Sox Get Haul
The day after the 2016 season had ended, the White Sox called a press conference to announce Ricky Renteria as their new field manager. General Manager Rick Hahn was there to introduce Renteria and, i...
Dec 06, 2016
