Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Person fatally struck by Red Line train on South Side
Red Line trains were halted on the South Side early Monday after a person was fatally struck by a train. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A person was fatally struck by a Red Line train early Mon...
Sep 19, 2016
Chicago police: All patrol officers to wear body cams by ’18
(CHICAGO) The Chicago Police Department says it’ll expand the use of body cameras to include all officers on patrol within two years. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson announced the pl...
Sep 19, 2016
Commissioner Joan Murphy dies at 79, fought cancer since 2012
(CHICAGO) Cook County Commissioner Joan Murphy received her breast cancer diagnosis on a Friday in 2012 - one day before she would host more than 50 family members for a reunion, the Chicago Sun-Times...
Sep 19, 2016
WEATHER – Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High around 85F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Monday, September 19th, 2016 WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS WEEK. A QUICK-MOVING COLD FRONT WILL SPARK WIDELY SCATTERED SH...
Sep 19, 2016
Feds want 11 years for man who grew up with Sinaloa leaders’ kids
(CHICAGO) Edgar Valencia Ortega quickly rose from gopher to international money launderer inside Mexico's notorious Sinaloa drug cartel. But his attorneys say Ortega had an edge - he and his siblings ...
Sep 19, 2016
Firefighters battle blaze on sailboat in Burnham Harbor
(CHICAGO) No injuries were reported early Monday when a fire broke out on a sailboat in Burnham Harbor on the South Side. Authorities responded shortly before 3 a.m. to a report of a boat fire in Burn...
Sep 19, 2016
Rauner donates $100K to Missouri GOP candidate
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois’ governor has donated $100,000 to Missouri Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens. A state campaign finance report filed Friday shows Republican Gov. Bruce Raun...
Sep 18, 2016
Ex-Illinois legislator says woman extorted him on Facebook
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A top Republican in the Illinois House who resigned in July citing cybersecurity issues now says he engaged in “inappropriate online conversations” with a woman wh...
Sep 18, 2016
Suspect arrested in shooting of Chicago man watering lawn
CHICAGO (AP) - Police in Chicago have arrested a suspect in the robbery and shooting of a 71-year-old man who was attacked while watering his front yard. A news release from the Chicago Police Departm...
Sep 18, 2016
Sandack Resigned After Online Extortion Scheme
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Ron Sandack, the Downers Grove Republican state legislator who abruptly resigned in July, now says he was extorted after getting involved in “inappropr...
Sep 16, 2016
