Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
City inspector nabbed by feds, charged with demanding $300 bribe
(CHICAGO) Chicago building inspector Roberto Uribe just wanted "some appreciation" from a local property owner, the feds say. "And that appreciation is gonna be $300," Uribe allegedly told the owner. ...
Apr 06, 2016
WEATHER – Rain/Thunder and wind early…then remaining cloudy with showers mid ot late AM and in the afternoon. High 54F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 More like mid March the next several days. Raw and chilly with even some snow flakes possible at times… SUNR...
Apr 06, 2016
O’Hare-bound Blue Line trains to bypass Addison for 3 weeks
(CHICAGO) Northbound CTA Blue Line trains will not stop at the Addison station on the Northwest Side for the next three weeks. O'Hare-bound trains began bypassing the Addison station at 9 p.m. Tuesday...
Apr 06, 2016
UPDATE: Worker killed, three injured when beam falls in Des Plaines
(DES PLAINES) OSHA is investigating after one worker was killed and three others injured when a 45-ton steel beam fell at a construction site under a Jane Addams Memorial Tollway bridge early Tuesday ...
Apr 06, 2016
Police: Scammers posed as Woodstock employees to seek donations
(WOODSTOCK) Police in northwest suburban Woodstock are investigating scammers who have recently posed as city employees to solicit charitable donations from local businesses. The first scam occurred F...
Apr 06, 2016
Emergency Closure on Touhy Avenue
By Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 Traffic and Transit (DES PLAINES) A fatal construction accident early Tuesday morning on Touhy Avenue at the Jane Addams Expressway has caused major traffic issues throughou...
Apr 05, 2016
WEATHER – Sunny to partly cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 47F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 Temperature swings this week. Colder weather wins out for the end of week. Even a few April snow flakes possible. SUNRISE AND...
Apr 05, 2016
$25M verdict winner to plead guilty to gun charge in ’15 shooting
Thaddeus Jimenez | Cook County sheriff’s office (CHICAGO) Thaddeus "TJ" Jimenez - who was awarded $25 million from the city of Chicago for an overturned murder conviction and became a Lamborghin...
Apr 05, 2016
Teen boy faces gun, drug charges after St. Charles traffic stop
(ST. CHARLES) A 17-year-old boy is facing weapon and drug charges after a traffic stop Sunday night in west suburban St. Charles. An officer stopped a red Hyundai Sonata for speeding in the 1000 block...
Apr 05, 2016
Fiery Crash Leads to Arrest
A car that sped away from a traffic stop early Tuesday was involved in a fiery crash in the 6600 block of South Ashland. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A driver was taken into custody ea...
Apr 05, 2016
