Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
The Latest: Illinois blast damages more than 50 buildings
CANTON, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say three properties, including a historic Opera House, have been condemned a day after a natural gas explosion in the central Illinois city of Canton that killed a uti...
Nov 18, 2016
When in Rome, Talk Politics
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Governor Bruce Rauner is on the trip to the Vatican to see Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich elevated to Cardinal. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is with the Gover...
Nov 18, 2016
Algonquin man dies after falling from balcony in Lincoln Park
(CHICAGO) A northwest suburban man died after he fell from a balcony Sunday in the North Side Lincoln Park neighborhood. Tristan Scholly, 21, fell from the balcony of a building about 2:30 a.m. in the...
Nov 18, 2016
WEATHER – Partly cloudy this morning, then windy with periods of showers this afternoon. Morning high of 64F with temps falling to near 50F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 First significant winter storm of the fall passes well north of us with possible BLIZZARD conditions in the Dakotas and Minnesot...
Nov 18, 2016
Three in custody after man stabbed to death at Hawthorne Race Course
(STICKNEY) Three people are in custody after a man was stabbed to death Wednesday evening at Hawthorne Race Course. Officers responded to a stabbing about 6 p.m. at the southwest suburban race track's...
Nov 18, 2016
CTA, Metra plans extra service for Mag Mile Festival of Lights
(CHICAGO) Additional bus and train service will be provided for the Magnificent Mile Festival of Lights this weekend. On Saturday, the Chicago Transit Authority will operate longer trains on the Blue,...
Nov 18, 2016
Will County uses drug-arrest money for Channahon police dog
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Money seized by police in illicit drug arrests has financed the purchase of a drug-sniffing dog for the Channahon Police Department. Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgo...
Nov 17, 2016
Chicago Mayor Heads to Rome
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Mayor Emanuel is off to Rome today, leading a delegation to see Pope Francis make Chicago Archbishop Cupich a Cardinal this weekend. More than 80 are on this...
Nov 17, 2016
Downstate Explosion Kills One, Injures 11
UPDATED 7:27am from Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CANTON) One person is dead and 11 people are injured after a large gas explosion in downstate Canton, about 30 miles southwest of Peoria. State police have ...
Nov 17, 2016
Head found in McKinley Park lagoon two months ago identified
(CHICAGO) The family of a woman whose severed head was found in a lagoon in McKinley Park on the South Side earlier this year is struggling to come to terms with her death. So far, only the head of 20...
Nov 17, 2016
