Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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
Orland Park man fatally struck by semi on I-80
(NEW LENOX) A 58-year-old southwest suburban man was hit and killed by a semi on Interstate 80 during the Monday evening rush near New Lenox. Ralph O. Sharp was struck in the westbound lanes of the hi...
Apr 05, 2016
One Dead in Yellow Line Accident
By Nick Gale, WLS News (SKOKIE) One person was killed and several other injured when a CTA Yellow Line train struck a car in Skokie. The Skokie Police Department says a vehicle traveling southbound on...
Apr 04, 2016
Person killed in Yellow Line crash with vehicle in Skokie
One person was killed and several others injured when a Yellow Line train struck a car Monday morning in Skokie. | Network Video Productions (SKOKIE) One person was killed when a CTA Yellow Line train...
Apr 04, 2016
Chicago will go from snow to 60 degrees in 24 hours
(CHICAGO) Snow is not uncommon in April, but the Chicago area will see "roller coaster" weather throughout the weekend - with snow on Saturday transitioning into a sunny, warm Sunday, the Chicago Sun-...
Apr 02, 2016
CTA adding extra service for Shamrock Shuffle, weekend events
(CHICAGO) The CTA will be adding extra service over the weekend for the Shamrock Shuffle and United Center events. From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Blue and Orange Line trains will have more cars and Re...
Apr 02, 2016
