Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Rauner talks about IL Board of Elections hack
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he is “concerned” about news that hackers were able to break into the Illinois State Board of Elections website. ...
Aug 30, 2016
Metra train struck by lightning on North Side
(CHICAGO) A Metra train on the Union Pacific North Line was struck by lightning Tuesday morning in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side. Outbound train No. 309, scheduled to arrive in Kenosh...
Aug 30, 2016
Metra construction to slow down BNSF trains through mid-September
(CHICAGO) Riders can expect delays on Metra's BNSF Line for the next three weeks as the transit agency works to replace more than 10,000 ties along nearly 23 miles of railroad. The project, which star...
Aug 30, 2016
Man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan on North Side
(CHICAGO) A man died after being pulled from Lake Michigan Monday afternoon on the North Side. Emergency crews responded to a call of a person in the water at 2:45 p.m. in the 300 block of West Montro...
Aug 30, 2016
Man tried to lure 8-year-old boy into minivan in Irving Park
(CHICAGO) A man tried to lure an 8-year-old boy into a minivan Monday evening in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The boy was standing on the sidewalk in front of his home about 7:1...
Aug 30, 2016
Emanuel introduces ordinance to replace IPRA
By Adam Chappelle, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) There will be a new agency charged with investigating police wrongdoing in Chicago, under an ordinance introduced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel Monday. It’ll...
Aug 30, 2016
WEATHER – Cloudy with fog early and scattered thunderstorms developing later. High 83F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Jeff Eno WLS-AM Forecast Tuesday, August 30, 2016 PARTS OF BOONE – DEKALB AND MCHENRY REMAIN UNDER A FLOOD WARNING AFTER HEAVY RAIN FELL ON MONDAY DEEP MOISTURE IN...
Aug 30, 2016
Sexual assault charges filed against Harvey school board member
(CHICAGO) A board member of the school district in south suburban Harvey was charged with sexually assaulting a woman in the city's municipal center last week. Tyrone Rogers, 59, faces one count of ag...
Aug 30, 2016
Rahm: Police Dropped Ball Regarding Rhymefest
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Emanuel says there will be discipline for the police officer who allegedly disrespected Chicago rapper and songwriter Rhymefest as he was trying to ...
Aug 29, 2016
Former City Hall insider gets 10 years in red-light camera scam
(CHICAGO) A former City Hall insider who rigged Chicago's red-light camera program to favor crooked business executives from Arizona was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for his crime, the Chica...
Aug 29, 2016
