Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Prosecutors: Gang Member Planned Child’s Death
By Nick Gale, WLS News (CHICAGO) A 33-year-old Chicago man has been charged with the November 2 murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee. Calling it one of the worst offenses she has seen in her 30-plus years...
Mar 08, 2016
More State Budget Impasse finger-pointing
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Another day, and another round of name-calling in the Springfield budget impasse. In this episode, Governor Rauner called in reporters to accuse Speak...
Mar 08, 2016
Trump is “Intemperate and Unstable”
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts is elaborating on why his conservative family is spending millions of dollars to help prevent Donald Trump from becoming ...
Mar 08, 2016
UPDATE: Breaking: Major West Side Fire
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Chicago fire fighters are battling a major fire at a flea market building in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. Flames have caused much of the roof to collaps...
Mar 08, 2016
CPD identifies alleged Tyshawn Lee shooter
(CHICAGO) A man already in the Cook County Jail on a gun case has been charged with the execution-style murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee - and Chicago Police have identified him as the person who pull...
Mar 08, 2016
5 cats rescued from Jefferson Park house fire
Paramedics gave this cat oxygen after it and four other cats were rescued from a house fire Monday evening in the Jefferson Park neighborhood. | Fire Media Affairs (CHICAGO) Firefighters rescued five ...
Mar 08, 2016
Rahm on Obama Endorsement of Dunkin Rival
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) President Barack Obama has endorsed State Rep. Ken Dunkin’s (D-Chicago) opponent, Juliana Stratton, in the Democratic primaries. Bill Cameron has Mayor Ema...
Mar 07, 2016
Updated: U.S. Investigators criticize Veterans Affairs over scandal
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Federal investigators have found that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General failed to properly investigate claims of wrongdoing by the V-A, c...
Mar 07, 2016
Delay in process to find new Chicago Police Superintendent
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) There is a delay in the process to release a list of finalists to replace Garry McCarthy as Chicago Police Superintendent. The Chicago Police Board had hoped to ...
Mar 07, 2016
Off-duty IUN police officer stabbed at Far South Side auto pound
(CHICAGO) An off-duty university police officer from Indiana was stabbed in the head early Monday while working security at an auto pound in the South Deering neighborhood on the Far South Side. Param...
Mar 07, 2016
