Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Driver in deadly hit-and-run of DePaul student gets eight years
(CHICAGO) Carlos Castillo was "repugnant" when he hit Rachel Gilliam with his speeding car and left her dying in the street at 3 a.m. When he escaped to Mexico, married and started a family, he "compo...
Apr 09, 2016
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert abused 4 boys, prosecutors say
By Faith Karimi, CNN Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert sexually abused at least four boys when he worked as a wrestling coach at a high school in Illinois decades ago, federal prosecutors said. In d...
Apr 09, 2016
2 sheriff’s deputies among 3 hurt in I-290 crash near Forest Park
(FOREST PARK) Two Cook County sheriff's deputies and another driver were injured in a three-vehicle crash Thursday night on the Eisenhower Expressway near west suburban Forest Park. The crash occurred...
Apr 08, 2016
WEATHER – Windy and remaining overcast this afternoon. High 41F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Friday, April 8th, 2016 Cold and blustery the rest of the work week. Wet snow could mix in at times SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 8 2016 – S...
Apr 08, 2016
Man charged in Simeon football player’s 2014 murder
Kevin Hines / Chicago Police (CHICAGO) A second man has been charged in the 2014 murder of popular Simeon High School football player Michael Flournoy, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Kevin Hines ...
Apr 08, 2016
Officials: Person fatally struck by Blue Line train on NW Side
(CHICAGO) A person was fatally struck by a Blue Line train Thursday evening on the Northwest Side, officials said. The male was struck by a northbound Blue Line train about 8:10 p.m. near the Jefferso...
Apr 08, 2016
Feds: Glenview bank robber nabbed after 4 other heists nationwide
Surveillance footage of a man who robbed a Glenview bank in July 2015. | FBI (ST. LOUIS, Mo.) A Texas man admitted to holding up a bank in north suburban Glenview last summer during a nationwide bank ...
Apr 08, 2016
CPD Bomb and Arson Unit investigating fire at U.S. Cellular Field
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police Bomb and Arson Unit detectives are investigating an early Friday fire at U.S. Cellular Field that left a firefighter injured. The fire was reported about 2:25 a.m. in a first-...
Apr 08, 2016
Glimmer of Hope in Springfield
By Bill Cameron, WLS news (CHICAGO) In the Springfield deadlock, there’s a new glimmer of hope for a possible compromise between Gov. Bruce Rauner and House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago). The...
Apr 07, 2016
New report says Hastert accused of abusing at least four
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A new report says at least four people have accused disgraced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert of sexually abusing them as teenagers, when Hastert was a ...
Apr 07, 2016
