Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Whooping Cough Reported in Lake County
By Nick Gale, WLS News (LAKE COUNTY, IL) A case of Whooping Cough has parents on alert in Lake County. Warren Township High School officials say a student has contracted whooping cough and alerted par...
Jan 19, 2016
UPDATE: Skull fragments found in Fuller Park human, likely scientific specimens
(CHICAGO) Thirteen skull fragments discovered a home in the South Side Fuller Park neighborhood are human and were likely donated to science "long ago," according to the Cook County medical examiner's...
Jan 19, 2016
20 black firefighters hired after lawsuit were not medically cleared; two died off-duty
(CHICAGO) At least 20 of the 111 black firefighters hired by the Chicago Fire Department after a marathon discrimination lawsuit had not been medically cleared by a department physician before startin...
Jan 19, 2016
City may Landmark historic West Side Church
(CHICAGO) Landmark status may be coming for a church on Chicago’s West Side where Martin Luther King Jr. preached several times in the late 1950’s and 60’s. Mayor Rahm Emanuel says t...
Jan 19, 2016
No one hurt when vehicle crashes into pole, splits in half on SW Side
(CHICAGO) No one was injured when a vehicle crashed into a pole and split in half Tuesday morning in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The single-vehicle crash happened at 23rd an...
Jan 19, 2016
WEATHER – Mainly sunny to start, then a few afternoon clouds. High 16F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 Ray’s Note: COLD AIR MASS STAYS IN PLACE INTO TUESDAY…CLOSER TO A SEASONAL FEEL WEDNESDAY…SOME ...
Jan 19, 2016
WEATHER – Dangerously cold temperatures. Sunny. High near 10F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Monday, January 18th, 2016 Ray’s Note: Dangerously cold temperatures through Monday as gusty winds combined with an arctic airmass cont...
Jan 18, 2016
CTA poised for massive expansion of electric bus fleet
(CHICAGO) The CTA is primed for a major expansion of its electric bus experiment now that it can use an $8.1 million federal grant to buy as many as 27 zero-emission "green machines," the Chicago Sun-...
Jan 18, 2016
2 found dead in Northwest Side apartment
Police investigate the Northwest Side apartment building where two people were found dead Sunday night. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) Two people were found dead in an Old Irving Park neighborh...
Jan 18, 2016
Winning $700K Lucky Day Lotto ticket sold in Willowbrook
(WILLOWBROOK) Someone in southwest suburban Willowbrook is $700,000 richer, but the winning lottery ticket sold this week has yet to be claimed. The Lucky Day Lotto ticket was purchased at Quick Mart,...
Jan 18, 2016
