Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Evanston man gets 8 years for drug trafficking, money laundering
(CHICAGO) A north suburban man was sentenced Thursday to eight years in federal prison for distributing more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and using the proceeds to buy several luxury vehicles. Jo...
Aug 26, 2016
Red Line trains to bypass stations for weekend track work
(CHICAGO) Construction work will require Howard-bound Red Line trains to run express from Sheridan to Howard during the weekend, according to Chicago Transit Authority. The work will begin 11 p.m. Fri...
Aug 26, 2016
Chicago Board of Education OKs $5.4B budget amid protests
(CHICAGO) The Chicago Board of Education has unanimously approved a $5.4 billion budget that will include increased property taxes. Wednesday’s vote followed protests by teachers and parents who...
Aug 25, 2016
Muggy weather in Illinois could yield bountiful harvest
(ROCKFORD) Crop experts say the recent heat and humidity that has hit Illinois is ideal for the state’s soybean and corn crops. Nikki Keltner is a program coordinator for the University of Illin...
Aug 25, 2016
ATF agents join local probe into Chicago fire that killed 4
(CHICAGO) Federal agents have joined Chicago police and fire investigators in trying to determine the cause of a suspicious fire that killed four, including three children. The Cook County medical exa...
Aug 25, 2016
WEATHER – Thunderstorms during the morning will give way to partly cloudy skies this afternoon. High 79F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Thursday, August 25, 2016 Another slow drive this morning with local heavy rain, but drier weather for the afternoon commute. Dry on Friday before ano...
Aug 25, 2016
Streamwood teen accused of running over father three times
Tarrill Peters Jr. | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) A Streamwood teen ran over his father three times with a car after an argument broke out at a relative's home in Chicago's North Austin neighborhood earli...
Aug 25, 2016
Metra: Pedestrian fatally struck by train in Forest Glen
(CHICAGO) A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Metra train late Wednesday in the Northwest Side Forest Glen neighborhood, according to the transit agency. The person was struck by an inbound Milwaukee...
Aug 25, 2016
Duckworth: Kirk ‘unhinged,’ hearings on Iran payment ‘waste’
(CHICAGO) Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth is calling U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk “unhinged” after the Illinois Republican said President Barack Obama was “acting like the drug dealer in...
Aug 24, 2016
VIDEO: Chicago police refute Trump’s claim he talked to commanders
(CHICAGO) Chicago police are debunking Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s claim that department officials told him they can reduce crime by being tougher. During a Monday interview...
Aug 24, 2016
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