Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
$100K bond for Aurora man accused of fondling woman’s foot
(WHEATON) Bond was set at $100,000 Wednesday for a 44-year-old Aurora man accused of fondling a woman's foot at a west suburban Warrenville library last year. Omar Carlton, of the 1000 block of 5th Av...
May 05, 2016
Emanuel to Court: Throw Out Lucas Museum Lawsuit
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel is going to court to try to save the Lucas Museum for Chicago. Emanuel is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to throw out the Friends of the Par...
May 04, 2016
Bicyclist struck by SUV, critically injured in Bridgeport
(CHICAGO) A man was critically injured Monday afternoon when he was struck by an SUV in the Bridgeport neighborhood on the South Side. Joshua Thomas, 26, was driving a 2000 Dodge Durango in the 3500 b...
May 04, 2016
Bison Viewing in Wilmington
By Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 News (WILMINGTON) A special event is being held on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmingon, Illinois to view the 23 bison cows that arri...
May 04, 2016
Bicycles Now Allowed on Amtrak Hiawatha Trains
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Passengers are now allowed by Amtrak to take bicycles aboard Hiawatha trains running between Milwaukee and Chicago. The Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday that the service permitting b...
May 04, 2016
Waukesha Slender Man Case Being Appealed
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - One of the two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill a classmate to appease a fictional horror character called Slender Man is appealing a judge’s decision that keeps h...
May 04, 2016
Woman Shot near Wisconsin Dells Dies
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Officials say an Illinois woman shot in a drive-by shooting on a Wisconsin interstate has been declared brain dead and is only being kept on life support to preserve her org...
May 04, 2016
WEATHER – A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible through the day. High 51F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 Some rain next hour or so. Ending NW-SE, then Chilly Northerly lake breezes Wednesday. A big warm up later this week...
May 04, 2016
Geneva woman charged with stealing more than $100K from clinic
Martha P. Strauss | St. Charles police (ST. CHARLES) A 52-year-old Geneva woman was arrested and charged Tuesday with stealing more than $100,000 from a veterinary clinic in west suburban St. Charles....
May 04, 2016
Man pulled from Chicago River on North Side
(CHICAGO) A man was pulled from the Chicago River Tuesday morning on the North Side. When Chicago Fire Department personnel and the Chicago Police Marine Unit responded to the north branch of the rive...
May 03, 2016
