Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Oak Lawn man dies after Metra train strikes SUV
(OAK LAWN) Authorities say a suburban Chicago man has died after the SUV he was driving was struck by a Metra SouthWest Service train. Metra spokesman Tom Miller says the collision occurred about 7:40...
Aug 09, 2016
Quinn skips Nov. ballot for term limit measure
APNewsbreak (CHICAGO) Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says a voter referendum aimed at imposing term limits on Chicago’s mayor and creating a consumer advocacy position won’t make the Novem...
Aug 09, 2016
Judge may cut ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s prison term
(CHICAGO) A federal judge will decide today whether to cut the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY’-uh-vich), who went to prison in 2012. Blagojevich was co...
Aug 09, 2016
WEATHER – Sun and clouds mixed. High 88F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Morning Forecast Tuesday, August 9, 2016 SUMMERTIME HEAT AND HUMIDITY RETURNING BY MIDWEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFF TO OUR EAST. THE HEAT INDEX IS ...
Aug 09, 2016
Man injured when ceiling collapses in Des Plaines
Authorities investigate Sunday evening after a ceiling collapsed in an apartment building in the 10000 block of Linda Lane in Des Plaines. | Network Video Productions (DES PLAINES) A man was injured w...
Aug 08, 2016
Mayor: Chicago playground project ahead of schedule
(CHICAGO) Chicago officials say a program to renovate hundreds of playgrounds in the city will be completed by the end of the year, one year ahead of schedule. Mayor Rahm Emanuel made the announcement...
Aug 08, 2016
Dozens of protesters in Chicago block streets, traffic
(CHICAGO) Dozens of people have gathered in Chicago for a protest over the police shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old. The protesters gathered Sunday evening in Millennium Park then began marchin...
Aug 08, 2016
WEATHER – Mostly sunny. High around 85F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Todd Borek Monday, August 8, 2016 STAYING DRY AND PLEASANT THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE THINGS HEAT BACK UP AGAIN STARTING TUESDAY. Monday | Mostly sunny. High around 85F. Low ...
Aug 08, 2016
Paul O’Neal video sparks more protests in Chicago
(CHICAGO) Newly released police video of the events leading up to the death of 18-year-old Paul O'Neal sparked another night of protests Sunday in Chicago that wound through the Loop and north onto th...
Aug 08, 2016
Cops: K-9 unit leads officers to armed robber in St. Charles
(ST. CHARLES) A K-9 unit led St. Charles police officers to the 18-year-old man who held up a 7-Eleven store at gunpoint early Sunday, according to police in the northwest suburb. The robbery happened...
Aug 08, 2016
