Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Chicago Cop Sentenced For Clerk Beating
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A former Chicago police officer was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for a 2012 videotaped beating of a convenience store clerk. Aldo Brown was found guil...
Mar 02, 2016
Alvarez defends performance
By John Dempsey, WLS News (CHICAGO) Cook County States Attorney Anita Alvarez is defending her record in an interview on “The Big John Howell Show”, on WLS. Alvarez is contending with crit...
Mar 02, 2016
WEATHER – Sunny to partly cloudy. High 33F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 MUCH Colder weather this morning….and cold air staying in place through the end of the work week. A seperate...
Mar 02, 2016
Lake Shore Drive lane closures begin Wednesday on South Side
An artist’s rendering of the bridge being built over Lake Shore Drive at 35th Street. | City of Chicago (CHICAGO) Temporary lane closures on Lake Shore Drive will begin Wednesday on the S...
Mar 02, 2016
Chicago real estate developer convicted of fraud
(CHICAGO) The president of a prominent Chicago real estate company best known for developing Block 37 in the Loop has been convicted on fraud charges related to the redevelopment of the old Goldblatt'...
Mar 02, 2016
Police: Woman fatally struck by vehicle in Avalon Park
(CHICAGO) A 45-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday night in the Avalon Park neighborhood on the South Side, according to Chicago Police. She was crossing the street in the 8100 b...
Mar 02, 2016
Harvey alderman charged with two misdemeanors
Harvey Ald. Lamont Brown is a convicted felon | (LB International) (HARVEY) A south suburban alderman who is already a convicted felon is now facing new misdemeanor charges after an altercation at a g...
Mar 01, 2016
WEATHER – Snow with sleet and freezing rain with gusty winds. Some sleet may mix in. High near 30F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 1-3″ of snow and ice expected this morning…creating slippery travel! SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 1 2016 ...
Mar 01, 2016
Freezing rain, snow to hit Chicago area by Tuesday morning
(CHICAGO) Freezing rain will spread across the Chicago area Monday night and turn into snow by Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Beginning about 9 p.m., a winter storm warnin...
Mar 01, 2016
UPDATE: $100K bond for man charged with impersonating police officer
( Charles Wade | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) Charles Wade, 26, was charged with false impersonation of a police officer and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon with body armor, both felonies, according t...
Mar 01, 2016
