Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
WEATHER – Showers this morning. Partly cloudy for the afternoon. Breezy. High 59F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 WLS-AM Some Election day rain showers for Tuesday Morning and a bit cooler. Periodically warming up/cooling off the rest of the work we...
Nov 08, 2016
Ex-Cook County worker admits he embezzled from flood relief grant
(CHICAGO) A former Cook County worker admitted Monday that he swindled cash out of a $10.3 million federal grant meant to help flood victims, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Barry Croall, 47, coll...
Nov 08, 2016
Supt.: No clear violations of CPD policy in Beal shooting so far
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson on Monday watched cellphone video of the Southwest Side traffic standoff that sparked a fatal police-involved shooting, but he didn't see clear violations ...
Nov 08, 2016
Emanuel: E-Mails Were Sent Correctly
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel is responding to a Tribune story about WikiLeaks that reveal he, like Hillary Clinton, used a personal email account to communicate with gover...
Nov 07, 2016
Wikileaks emails show Chicago mayor used personal domain
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has used personal email accounts and a personal email domain to communicate with government officials and political figures. The Chicago Tribune reports that ...
Nov 07, 2016
Kirk participates in stair climb at Willis Tower
(CHICAGO) Republican U.S. Senator Mark Kirk hopes that walking up 37 floors of the Willis Tower in Chicago will send a message that he’s physically capable to handle another term in office. mark...
Nov 07, 2016
Chicago buses, trains redecorated to celebrate Cubs’ victory
(CHICAGO) Chicago’s celebration of the Cubs’ World Series victory is continuing with the decking out of buses and trains with the team’s logo and colors. On Monday, the buses serving...
Nov 07, 2016
Video appears to show man pointing gun before police shoot him
(CHICAGO) Video from the scene of a police-involved shooting in Mount Greenwood this weekend appears to show a man pointing a gun in the direction of police moments before he was fatally shot by an of...
Nov 07, 2016
WEATHER – Today will be Sunny with a High of 66F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 WLS-AM HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE SUNNY, WARM AND PLEASANT CONDITIONS AROUND THROUGH MONDAY THEN AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING A...
Nov 07, 2016
Man drives away from court with suspended license, charged again
(RIVERSIDE) A 30-year-old man with suspended license was charged with speeding in a school zone just after leaving court for a similar charge on Friday in southwest suburban Riverside. At 3:30 p.m., a...
Nov 07, 2016
