Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
January violent crime in Chicago at 16 year high.
By Bill Cameron, WLS News (CHICAGO) Despite the winter weather, Chicago violent crime has reached record numbers so far this year. In the just concluded month of January, the Police Department says th...
Feb 01, 2016
Major Iowa poll shows Trump, Clinton holding narrow leads
By David Mark and Karl de Vries, CNN (DES MOINES, IA) Donald Trump has a five-point lead on Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in what is likely to be the final major poll before the Iowa caucuses, while Hill...
Jan 31, 2016
Weather: Rainy, wintry mix possible by Tuesday morning
By Ken Boone, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) Warm temperatires will continue through the weekend. A quick-hitting low will bring a few showers our way today after some morning fog. As the low...
Jan 31, 2016
Pharmacist gets year in prison for selling fake Viagra, Cialis on NW Side
(CHICAGO) A northwest suburban pharmacist who for years offered Viagra and Cialis to men without a prescription has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for selling the fake male poten...
Jan 31, 2016
Halsted Street Bridge to Close over the Eisenhower Tonight
By Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 Traffic (CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that beginning Friday, Jan. 29, at 10 p.m. the Halsted Street over the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) br...
Jan 29, 2016
WEATHER – A mix of clouds and sun. High 33F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Friday, January 29th, 2016 WARMUP COMING FOR THE WEEKEND…..BIG STORM TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY next week bring snow to rain then back to snow. ...
Jan 29, 2016
Wisconsin man found guilty of threatening west suburban college
(WHEATON) A Wisconsin man was found guilty Thursday of posting threatening statements on Facebook against North Central College in west suburban Naperville in 2013. A jury found 23-year-old Aden Khan ...
Jan 29, 2016
FBI Chicago employee charged with sexual assault in NW Indiana
James Luttinen | Porter County sheriff’s office (CHICAGO) An employee at the FBI Chicago field office has been accused of sexual assault in northwest Indiana. James Luttinen, 33, faces a level 3...
Jan 29, 2016
Relative of Endia Martin’s alleged murderers invokes 5th Amendment
Vandetta Redwood | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) A relative of the teenage girl accused of shooting Endia Martin invoked the Fifth Amendment when she took the stand at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse Thur...
Jan 29, 2016
WEATHER – Cloudy skies. A few flurries are possible/showers. Breezy. High 37F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Thursday, January 28th, 2016 TEMPS BY THE WEEKEND WILL BE RUNNING ABOUT 15 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE…WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME LIGHT SNOW THURSDAY ...
Jan 28, 2016
