Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Delay in Grand Jury Police Probe
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Plans for a grand jury to consider charges against Chicago police in the Laquan McDonald case have been been put on hold as the special prosecutor says she needs mo...
Sep 26, 2016
Chicago teachers approve a strike
(CHICAGO) Members of the Chicago teachers union have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike. The union says 95 percent of it’s members voted to walk off the job in balloting that took place la...
Sep 26, 2016
Police: Bicyclist fatally struck by truck in North Center
(CHICAGO) A bicyclist was fatally struck by a truck Monday morning in the North Center neighborhood, according to Chicago Police. The small flatbed truck was heading north on Damen and took a right tu...
Sep 26, 2016
WEATHER – Some early showers and clouds then sunny and windy conditions for the afternoon. High 67.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Jeff Eno Monday, September 26, 2016 WLS-AM 890 Forecast SOME EARLY SHOWERS LEFTOVER AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST…DRIER AIR SETTLES IN FOR THE REST OF TODAY ...
Sep 26, 2016
Man fatally shot while walking near Millennium Park downtown
(CHICAGO) A 54-year-old man from the western suburbs has died after being shot in the head Saturday night near Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago downtown. Peter Fabbri was pronounced de...
Sep 26, 2016
CPD announces next 7 districts to receive body cameras
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police announced Sunday that the next seven police districts to be outfitted with body cameras for officers will be the Englewood, Harrison, Chicago Lawn, Grand Crossing, Grand Centr...
Sep 26, 2016
South Chicago suburbs try to curb video gambling businesses
OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) - Several southern Chicago suburbs are enacting new rules to curb the spread of video gambling businesses. The Daily Southtown (http://trib.in/2cUY5Jq ) reports that data from the ...
Sep 25, 2016
Chicago businessman gets two-year prison sentence in fraud scheme
(CHICAGO) A Chicago businessmen who admitted to a fraud scheme involving two state agencies was sentenced Friday to 24 months in prison, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. At his sentencing in U.S. D...
Sep 25, 2016
VIDEO: Ricketts, Adelson families compare Clinton to Nixon in super PAC ad
By Theodore Schleifer, CNN The super PAC funded by two major Republican donors, the Adelson and Ricketts families, is beginning its first advertising push since it relaunched with a searing new spot c...
Sep 25, 2016
Eddie Johnson with Big John and Ray: More cops just “a piece of the puzzle.”
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson was on WLS this morning, talking about Mayor Emanuel’s multi-faceted crime-fighting strategy. Johnson told R...
Sep 23, 2016
