Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
South Side woman dies on flight from Japan
(CHICAGO) A 70-year-old woman died early Thursday while aboard an airplane en route from Japan to O'Hare International Airport. Patricia E. Moy, who lived in the 300 block of West 27th Street, was pro...
Mar 11, 2016
Better disguise? 9 tipsters ID alleged bank robber from photo
Surveillance photos of the man suspected of robbing a TCF Bank branch Sunday afternoon in Norwood Park. | FBI (CHICAGO) A man suspected in two Northwest Side bank robberies over the last month apparen...
Mar 11, 2016
UPDATE: Downed power lines close Galena Boulevard in Aurora crash
(AURORA) A woman was injured in a crash Thursday morning that left a stretch of Galena Boulevard temporarily closed due to downed power lines in west suburban Aurora. About 8:10 a.m., a 2012 Chevrolet...
Mar 10, 2016
CPS Sues Former CEO
By Nick Gale, WLS News (CHICAGO) Chicago Public Schools is suing former CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett, seeking $65 million in damages and losses related to a contract scam. CPS filed the lawsuit agains...
Mar 10, 2016
Aurora man convicted of sexually assaulting young child
Armando Romero-Gutierrez | Kane County state’s attorney’s office (AURORA) An west suburban man was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 12 over the course of...
Mar 10, 2016
Man charged with illegally dealing up to 60 guns in Chicago
(CHICAGO) A man has been charged with illegally possessing and dealing up to 60 firearms, at least two of which ended up in the hands of Chicago gang members. Lazaro Salas, 32, of Chicago, faces one c...
Mar 10, 2016
Congress Parkway Bridge to be closed to traffic early Friday
(CHICAGO) The Congress Parkway Bridge over the Chicago River will be closed to traffic during the early morning hours Friday for final installation and testing of new equipment. The closures will be l...
Mar 10, 2016
$150K bond for man charged with sexual abuse of teen girl in Schaumburg
(SCHAUMBURG) Bond has been set at $150,000 Wednesday for a 42-year-old man charged with having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl in northwest suburban Schaumburg. Andrew Payne, of the 1300...
Mar 10, 2016
UPDATE: Joliet police investigating double homicide
(JOLIET) Joliet police have opened a homicide investigation after a man and woman were found dead in the southwest suburb Wednesday afternoon. Michael Oram, 48, and Jamie Wills, 43, were both found de...
Mar 10, 2016
Man critically injured in Logan Square motorcycle crash
(CHICAGO) A man was critically injured in a motorcycle crash early Thursday in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The 26-year-old man fell off his motorcycle at 12:50 p.m. in the 320...
Mar 10, 2016
