Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

WEATHER – A mix of clouds and sun. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 89F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Wednesday, September 7, 2016 IT FEELS LIKE SUMMER THIS WEEK……COOLING DOWN TOWARD THE WEEKEND (BACK TO AVERAGE)…….Some...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2016

Cops: Man sexually assaulted child in Albany Park store
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a child in a store in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side Monday night. The man, thought to be between 25 and 40,...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2016

Duckworth: More Money For Cops
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D- Hoffman Estates) is calling for new federal spending on police on a variety of ways. “I think that we should have more federa...
Cumulus Media Sep 06, 2016

Chicago passes 512 murders for 2016 after deadly Labor Day weekend
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) After another violent Labor Day weekend in Chicago, the city has now recorded 512 murders for 2016, more murders than in all of 2015. 65 people were shot ove...
Cumulus Media Sep 06, 2016

Metra Electric line moving again after power outage
(CHICAGO) Metra Electric trains were running again after a power outage halted the line just outside of Chicago on the South Side Tuesday morning. Metra was notified of the outage at 8:20 a.m. after i...
Cumulus Media Sep 06, 2016

Woman charged with planning to rob Grayslake credit union
(GRAYSLAKE) A woman was charged with trying to rob a credit union in north suburban Grayslake last week after authorities recorded her planning the heist with a friend. Yvette Pedrero, 23, was charged...
Cumulus Media Sep 06, 2016

Police: 13 killed, 52 wounded in Labor Day weekend shootings
(CHICAGO) Thirteen people were killed and at least 52 others, including a pregnant woman, were wounded in shootings across Chicago over Labor Day weekend, according to Chicago Police. The latest homic...
Cumulus Media Sep 06, 2016

Lincoln museum to host ‘Pets in the White House’ event
(SPRINGFIELD) The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is hosting an event dedicated to teaching the public about past presidential pets. The event gives the public the chance to learn abou...
Cumulus Media Sep 06, 2016

Mike Pence: I’ll release tax returns next week
By Eugene Scott, CNN Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence says he will release his tax returns next week, drawing a stark contrast with his running mate, Donald Trump, who has refused to re...
Cumulus Media Sep 04, 2016

CTA announces more frequent, extended bus service on South Side
(CHICAGO) Bus riders on the South and Far South sides can expect more frequent service and extended routes, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. "The service improvements we're making, the transit impr...
Cumulus Media Sep 04, 2016