Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
$10K reward offered for Bolingbrook woman missing for 20 years
Rachel Marie Mellon in 1996 (left) and an age processed image of her in 2016 (right) | Crime Stoppers of Bolingbrook (BOLINGBROOK) A $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to t...
Oct 12, 2016
Duckworth: End Corporate Tax Loopholes To Pay For College
By Bill Cameron (CHICAGO) In the Senate campaign, Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth was at UIC Wednesday proposing a solution for the big issue of college affordability. Tammy Duckworth wants to m...
Oct 12, 2016
Emanuel wants to Increase Parking Fees in Wrigleyville for 2017
WLS-AM Staff Story (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing an increase in the cost of Wrigleyville street parking as part of his 2017 city budget. The plan is to raise the cost of metered parking to...
Oct 12, 2016
Lawyers for discredited cop’s wife argue charges too vague
(WAUKEGAN) An attorney says he will argue the charges filed against the widow of a discredited suburban Chicago police officer are so vague they are unconstitutional. Melodie Gliniewicz was indicted m...
Oct 12, 2016
FROST ADVISORY through Thursday morning
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE from the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO Information from the 3:57 a.m. report, Wednesday, Oct. 12 FIRST FROST LIKELY TONIGHT IN AND AROUND ROCKFORD AND BELVIDERE WINNE...
Oct 12, 2016
Natural gas explosion injures 2 workers in suburban Chicago
(ROMEOVILLE) Authorities say a natural gas explosion and fire at a townhouse complex in suburban Chicago has injured two utility workers. The explosion in Romeoville was reported Tuesday evening. Auth...
Oct 12, 2016
Woman dies after being run over by her own vehicle in Melrose Park
(MELROSE PARK) A 26-year-old woman died about 12 hours after she was run over by her own vehicle in what police are calling a "tragic accident" early Friday in west suburban Melrose Park. The victim w...
Oct 12, 2016
Poll: Â Nearly half of Illinoisans would like to leave the state.
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A new poll says nearly half of Illinois registered voters would like to leave the state. The poll from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinoi...
Oct 11, 2016
Firefighter hurt, residents displaced in Evanston fire
Crews battle a fire Monday afternoon in the 800 block of Sherman Avenue in Evanston. | Evanston Fire Department (EVANSTON) A firefighter was injured and multiple families were displaced in a fire Mond...
Oct 11, 2016
Parents hold pro-teacher rally on Mayor Emanuel’s street
(CHICAGO) On the eve of a possible Chicago Public Schools teacher strike, two dozen or so CPS parents and their kids took to the leafy North Side street where Mayor Rahm Emmanuel lives, and demanded h...
Oct 11, 2016
