Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Motorcycle Season Shifts to Top Gear, Riders Take Steps to Ensure Safe Travel
News Release from the Illinois Department of Transportation April 18th, 2016 (SPRINGFIELD) With spring cruising in and motorcycle season shifting into top gear, Illinois riders are eager to enjoy warm...
Apr 19, 2016
Bridge Inspections on Interstate 80 over the Des Plaines River
By Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 Traffic and Transportation (CHICAGO) Lane restrictions begin Monday, April 25 on Interstate 80 over the Des Plaines River, in Joliet for required bridge inspections. The con...
Apr 19, 2016
WEATHER – Cloudy early, then showers moving in west to east. High 61F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Tuesday, April 19th, 2016 SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGS 3 DAYS OF SHOWERS TO US–STARTING TODAY…..IT HAS BEEN A VERY WARM STAR...
Apr 19, 2016
Head of Schaumburg health care company convicted of fraud
(CHICAGO) The head of a home health care company based in northwest suburban Schaumburg was convicted by a federal jury Friday night of more than 20 counts of Medicare fraud. Diana Jocelyn Gumila, 46,...
Apr 19, 2016
Man shot to death, 4 wounded while filming rap video in Gresham
Police investigate after a man was killed and four others were wounded in a shooting early Tuesday in Foster Park. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times (CHICAGO) A man was killed and four other people were injure...
Apr 19, 2016
Nearly all city outdoor lights to be upgraded
(CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office announced Sunday it plans to replace nearly all of the city's street, alley and park lights over the next four years. Calling it the "one of the largest municipal...
Apr 18, 2016
County commissioner proposes animal abuse registry ordinance
(CHICAGO) A Cook County commissioner proposed an animal abuse registry ordinance last week, aiming to prohibit convicted animal abusers from buying or adopting animals for 15 years or more after their...
Apr 18, 2016
Grill fire causes explosion in Batavia
(BATAVIA) No one was injured when a grill fire caused a small explosion Sunday afternoon in west suburban Batavia. Shortly after 3 p.m., firefighters were called for an explosion and a grill on fire i...
Apr 18, 2016
Chicago to replace most city lights with brighter lights
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago is going to get brighter. In a news release, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced plans to upgrade more than 270,000 lights on its streets, alleys and parks by replacing outdated and in...
Apr 17, 2016
No longer a convicted killer, freed man ‘didn’t think this day would come’
By Ann O’Neill, CNN (CHICAGO) The first thing Jack McCullough did as a free man was order a slice of pizza. For years, he’d practically drool every time a pizza commercial came on the tiny...
Apr 17, 2016
