Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

\ A vehicle was stolen by two armed suspects early Tuesday in the 3100 block of South Lake Shore Drive, police said. | Network Video Productions  (CHICAGO) A man was injured early Tuesday when hi...

Chicago Police investigate a shooting Monday night in the 3200 block of North Racine. | Network Video Productions  (CHICAGO) A man was critically wounded in a Lake View neighborhood shooting Mond...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A 12-year-old Naperville resident is the youngest girl to climb to the highest point in each of the lower 48 states. The Daily Herald reports that the Highpointers Club, a memb...

By Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) More than being one of the most popular music festivals in the United States, Lollapalooza advocates that it is a place where music fans can learn more about how t...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say the body camera of an officer involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old last week was not recording at the time. Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi...

(CHICAGO) Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has relieved a third officer of his police powers following a police-involved shooting that left a suspect dead. The move comes after the Cook Cou...

(CHICAGO) Health officials are puzzled about how the most basic baking ingredient - flour - became contaminated with bacteria normally found in animal feces. The tainted flour has sickened 46 people i...

(CHICAGO) A gay music director fired after he publicized his same-sex marriage engagement can continue his lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Chicago and the parish where he worked after a federal jud...

(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...

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...