Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Police: Pedestrian fatally struck by car on Eisenhower
A man was fatally struck by a vehicle Monday night on the Eisenhower Expressway in Maywood. | Network Video Productions (MAYWOOD) A man was fatally struck by a car Monday night on the Eisenhower Expre...
Jun 7, 2016
First Human Case Of West Nile Reported
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois has confirmed its first human case of the West Nile virus fro the year. Normally human cases don’t stop popping up until late July or August. The fir...
Jun 6, 2016
Chet Coppock: Ali was “very much a Chicagoan.”
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Longtime Chicago broadcaster Chet Coppock is remembering the late Muhammad Ali, who died this past Friday at the age of 74. Coppock knew Ali and interview him se...
Jun 6, 2016
Bill Aims to Improve Response to Sex Assault Victims
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) While many were focused on the state’s lack of a budget and last minute attempts to come up with a compromise, legislators were also busy passing other bills ...
Jun 4, 2016
Prosecutors: Duo made $790K off illegal Lombard diet drug scheme
(LOMBARD) The owner of a weight-loss center teamed up with a physician in an illegal appetite suppressant scheme that netted them $790,000 over about two years in west suburban Lombard. Naperville res...
Jun 4, 2016
Headline: CPD cancels Violence Reduction Iniative
By Adam Chapelle, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) In a year where Chicago’s murder count appears to be reaching decades-old highs, there’s a curious decision from the Chicago Police Department. ...
Jun 4, 2016
WEATHER – Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. High 82F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ken Boone WLS-AM 890 Friday, June 3, 2016 **Pleasant weather Today, showers and storms Saturday, then a nice finish to the weekend on Sunday.** Today | Sunshine and a fe...
Jun 3, 2016
Body of boy recovered from the Kankakee River
From the Associated Press (WILMINGTON) The body of a 12-year-old boy who on Memorial Day disappeared in a strong Kankakee River current near a dam south of Chicago has been found. The body of Eder Arr...
Jun 2, 2016
Van Dyke Hearing Today
From the Associated Press (CHICAGO) A hearing is set to take place in the case of a white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times. Officer Jason Van Dyke is charged with first-degree...
Jun 2, 2016
WEATHER – Sunny. High 79F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Thursday, June 2, 2016 After dry weather into Friday, a front should produce some rain on Saturday before a drier and slightly cooler end to the weeke...
Jun 2, 2016
