Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Oak Park to get 13 Divvy Bike-Sharing Stations
Compiled by Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 Traffic and Transportation (CHICAGO) The bike sharing system, Divvy, is making it’s way west of the city to Oak Park this summer. Formerly, the program servic...
May 23, 2016
Three killed, one injured in Kankakee crash
(KANKAKEE) Three people were killed and another person was injured in a single-vehicle crash Monday morning in downstate Kankakee. Kankakee County sheriff's police found the crash about 5 a.m. at Rout...
May 23, 2016
Opening statements launch Peterson murder-for-hire trial
CHESTER, Ill. (AP) - Opening statements are to begin in the murder-for-hire trial of Drew Peterson, the former suburban Chicago police officer accused of plotting to kill the state’s attorney wh...
May 23, 2016
Firefighter hurt, 8 displaced in Wrigleyville blaze
A firefighter was hurt and eight people were displaced by a Wrigleyville fire early Friday. | Fire Media Affairs (CHICAGO) A fire in the Wrigleyville neighborhood early Friday left a firefighter was h...
May 20, 2016
Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming cloudy during the afternoon. High 67F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Friday, May 20th, 2016 High pressure will result in dry conditions and warmer temperatures into the weekend. E/NE winds will keep temperature...
May 20, 2016
Harvey mayor fined $10K for ‘fraudulent bond offerings’
(HARVEY) Harvey Mayor Eric J. Kellogg has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine and never again participate in a municipal bond offering to settle civil fraud charges stemming from a hotel development scheme. ...
May 20, 2016
Man wounded in shooting on Dan Ryan
A man was shot while driving on the Dan Ryan late Thursday. It was the third shooting on a Chicago expressway in less than a week. | NVP News (CHICAGO) A man was shot on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the...
May 20, 2016
Oak Lawn man lands on FBI’s Most Wanted list
By Adam Chappelle, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A 28-year old suburban Chicago man has been added to the FBI’s Most Wanted list. Luis Macedo is charged in a brutal 2009 killing on the city’s ...
May 19, 2016
WEATHER – Abundant sunshine. High 68F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Thursday, May 19th, 2016 A DRY SEASONAL FEEL THRU SATURDAY ALTHOUGH TEMPS ALONG THE LAKE WILL RUN ABOUT 10 DEGREES COOLER…WARMING UP THRU THE WE...
May 19, 2016
No bond for third suspect charged with Tyshawn Lee’s murder
(CHICAGO) The alleged getaway driver connected to the fatal shooting of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee was ordered held without bail on Wednesday, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Kevin Edwards was the thi...
May 19, 2016
