Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Suicide possibility raised early on in Gliniewicz investigation
(CHICAGO) The possibility that Fox Lake Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz killed himself was raised early on by one of the first officers who responded to the scene of his death, and aspects of his troubl...
Jan 05, 2016
Police: Elgin Animal Control officer bilked police explorer program of $6K
James Rog | Elgin police photo (ELGIN) A civilian Animal Control officer in the Elgin Police Explorer's program who allegedly stole more than $6,000 from the youth group has been charged, police said....
Jan 05, 2016
Police warn of residential burglaries in Lake View
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police are warning of residential burglaries in the Lake View neighborhood on the North Side. At least three burglaries have been reported since Jan. 1 where robbers pry open doors o...
Jan 05, 2016
‘Change Up Bandits’ commit fifth bank robbery
Surveillance images of the “Change Up Bandits.” | FBI (CHICAGO) The "Change Up Bandits," a pair suspected of four robberies at three Chicago-area banks since late 2014, committed a fifth h...
Jan 05, 2016
IPRA chief makes new agency appointments
(CHICAGO) Sharon Fairley, the newly appointed head of the Independent Police Review Authority, plans to expand the agency's staff and create an entirely new division that will work to create "a more p...
Jan 04, 2016
Judge finds ‘misconduct’ by city attorneys in fatal CPD shooting case
(CHICAGO) A federal judge Monday found a lawyer for the city intentionally misled the court when he failed to turn over a key recording of a police radio broadcast to attorneys for the family of a man...
Jan 04, 2016
Two charged after car hits Evanston restaurant during police chase
Authorities investigate after a car slammed into an Evanston restaurant Friday evening. | Network Video Productions (EVANSTON) Two men in a car that crashed into an Evanston restaurant during a...
Jan 04, 2016
IPRA chief Sharon Fairley to shake up senior leadership team
(CHICAGO) In an effort to boost community trust in the organization that investigates police-involved shootings in the city, the acting head of that agency said Sunday that she's restructuring her lea...
Jan 04, 2016
Lake Effect snow advisory tonight, snow showers Monday morning
By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN IN AND SW MICHIGAN THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY WHERE SOME ...
Jan 03, 2016
Fire damages Naperville business
(NAPERVILLE) No one was injured Saturday in a Naperville fire that partially damaged a west suburban business. After receiving a call from an employee that there was smoke coming from a rear storage r...
Jan 03, 2016
