Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Police: Suicidal man arrested after standoff in Des Plaines
(DES PLAINES) A suicidal man was arrested after he barricaded himself in a home in northwest suburban Des Plaines Thursday morning, police said. At 11:23 a.m., police were called to the 1000 block of ...
Aug 19, 2016
Illinois Sending Supplies to Flood Ravaged Louisiana
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois is sending supplies down to Louisiana as residents there recover from the deadly and destructive flooding. Tim Neitzel with the Illinois Department of Cent...
Aug 18, 2016
Eddie Johnson to Fire Seven Officers
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Chicago’s Top Cop Eddie Johnson says he is recommending the Police Board fire seven officers who were on the scene the night that officer Jason VanDyke fir...
Aug 18, 2016
Woman With Cancer Beat to Death in Zion
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Police in north suburban Zion are searing for the person responsible for beating a cancer patient to death. Police say 46-year-old Shannon Vincell, of Springfield, ...
Aug 18, 2016
2016 Vote: Duckworth mocking Kirk
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) US Senate, challenger Tammy Duckworth is mocking Sen Mark Kirk for changing his mind so many times about who he’ll write-in for president. Down in Spri...
Aug 18, 2016
Cook County judge accused of letting law clerk hear cases
(CHICAGO) A Cook County judge won’t be allowed to hear cases amid allegations she let a law clerk put on a robe and preside over at least two cases. The office of Chief Judge Timothy Evans said ...
Aug 18, 2016
Latest: Illinois GOP rallies, but not much for Trump
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois Republicans sidestepped mention of their party’s presidential nominee Wednesday to focus on state races. GOP standard-bearer Donald Trump was mentioned only sparingly. U.S...
Aug 18, 2016
Chicago drafts vision for trails, swimming along 3 rivers
(CHICAGO) The city of Chicago has drafted expansive recommendations for more trails and recreational options on its three rivers. The program, called Our Great Rivers, includes detailed renderings and...
Aug 18, 2016
Carjacking suspect charged in shooting that wounded CPD officer
Charles Lawson | Chicago Police photo (CHICAGO) A 24-year-old carjacking suspect who was on probation for armed robbery has been charged in a shooting that wounded a Chicago Police officer during a hi...
Aug 18, 2016
Body found near Metra tracks by Bloomingdale Trail
(CHICAGO) A body of a man discovered near Metra tracks on Tuesday near the Bloomingdale Trail on the Northwest side was struck by a train, according to authorities. A body was first reported by Metra ...
Aug 18, 2016
