Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Top Chicago cop: Possibly policy violation in shooting
(CHICAGO) Chicago’s police superintendent says video he’s viewed of a fatal police shooting of an 18-year-old suspect last week suggests the officers may have violated department policy. E...
Aug 01, 2016
WEATHER – Lots of sunshine. High 81F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Monday, August 1, 2016 AUGUST WILL BEGIN ON A DRY AND SEASONAL NOTE BUT THE NEXT ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ARRIVE BY TUESDAY SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGU...
Aug 01, 2016
Cops: Shoplifters swiping designer purses from shops off Mag Mile
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police are warning high-end retailers of a group of shoplifters targeting designer handbags at shops along the Magnificent Mile. Groups of between two and four people have run off wi...
Aug 01, 2016
Gov. Rauner signs bill reducing pot penalties in Illinois
By Ivan Moreno SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that makes marijuana possession in small amounts punishable only with fines and no jail time. The governor&#...
Jul 31, 2016
UPDATE: 2 Chicago cops ‘relieved of police powers’ after fatal shooting
(CHICAGO) Two Chicago Police officers have been "relieved of their police powers" after fatally shooting an 18-year-old man when he tried to speed away from a traffic stop in the South Shore neighborh...
Jul 30, 2016
Passing Thunderstorms Did Not Stop Day One of Lollapalooza
By Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) The first day of Lollapalooza has concluded and according to organizers, despite the periods of rain, it was a successful day. The sky over Lollapalooza at 10...
Jul 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton Makes History
By Jennifer Keiper, in Philadelphia, WLS-AM 890 (PHILADELPHIA) Hillary Clinton has become the first woman to accept a major-party nomination for president. As the balloons and confetti fell, Hillary C...
Jul 29, 2016
WEATHER – Areas of patchy fog early. Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms. High 77F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Friday, July 29, 2016 Cooling off a little for the weekend. Heating up again next week. A few storms possible along the way. SUNRISE AND SUNS...
Jul 29, 2016
CPD Lt. Glenn Evans sues city, claiming bias in IPRA probe
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police Lt. Glenn Evans claims a bitter former colleague at the Independent Police Review Authority, and political pressure to look tough on "dirty" cops, led to his indictment last y...
Jul 29, 2016
Drew Peterson sentencing set for Friday in murder-for-hire case
(CHICAGO) Three years ago, moments before he was sentenced to 38 years in prison, Drew Peterson shook a Will County courtroom with a loud, angry and defiant exclamation: "I did not kill Kathleen!" The...
Jul 29, 2016
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