Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Knee Injury Forces Butler to Miss All-Star Game
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Bulls’ Jimmy Butler is expected to miss the next three to four weeks with a strained left knee. In a statement out Tuesday, the team says Butler has begun...
Feb 09, 2016
Rauner: Dems are afraid of Madigan.
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Governor Bruce Rauner admitted the reason he’s having trouble advancing his pro-business agenda in Springfield is that Democrats in the Illinois House are ...
Feb 09, 2016
Suburban store owner accused of selling fake urine
Taher Yousef / Cook County Sherrif’s Office By John Dempsey, WLS-AM news (CRESTWOOD) A suburban Chicago merchant is under arrest for allegedly selling fake urine. Cook County Sheriff Tom ...
Feb 09, 2016
UPDATE: Three family members dead in apparent murder-suicide in Oak Forest
(OAK FOREST) A man apparently killed his wife and 18-year-old son before taking his own life in the family's south suburban Oak Forest home. Officers responding to a call for a well-being check at 7:5...
Feb 09, 2016
Overloaded electrical outlet causes fire, $40K in damages at Aurora house
(AURORA) A fire that broke out because of an overloaded electrical outlet in a west suburban Aurora house late last month causes an estimated $40,000 in damages. Firefighters responding to the blaze a...
Feb 09, 2016
Three family members found dead in Oak Forest home
(OAK FOREST) Three family members were found dead in their home Monday evening in south suburban Oak Forest. Officers responding to a call for a well-being check at 7:57 p.m. in the 6600 block of Cour...
Feb 09, 2016
Two charged with attacking paramedics on South Loop Red Line platform
Robert Adams and Cherise Finley | Chicago Police Department (CHICAGO) Two people have been charged with scratching and hitting paramedics on the Harrison Street Red Line platform in the South Loop Sun...
Feb 09, 2016
Light snow to dust morning commute
Sun-Times file photo (CHICAGO) Light snowfall throughout the Chicago area could impact Tuesday's morning commute. Light snow showers began overnight and were expected to last until at least the early ...
Feb 09, 2016
Suit: Rosemont donation center might have sold man’s body parts
(ROSEMONT) A former northwest suburban body donation center that was at the center of a federal investigation last year is facing another lawsuit from a woman claiming her husband's body parts were de...
Feb 09, 2016
Metra train derails near Naperville, extensive delays expected
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS (NAPERVILLE) A Metra train derailed Monday morning on the BNSF Railway near west suburban Naperville, causing extensive delays during the morning commute. Train No. 120...
Feb 08, 2016
