Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Weather: Overcast today, possible snow showers Wednesday morning
By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist Tuesday | Overcast. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph. Tuesday night | Cloudy. Low around 25F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. W...
Dec 29, 2015
Swastikas spray-painted on Riverside home on Christmas Day
Riverside police are investigating after swastikas were painted on a new home on Christmas Day. | Riverside police (RIVERSIDE) Police are investigating after swastikas were painted on a brand-new home...
Dec 28, 2015
UPDATE: Officials: 2 dead, 3 injured when Metra train strikes vehicle
UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL FATALITY, PER METRA Two people died and three others were injured when a Metra train struck a vehicle Monday afternoon near the Chicago border with southwest suburban Hometown,...
Dec 28, 2015
Police: Waukegan man who said he wants to join ISIS faces drug charges
Hakeem K. Shaifer | Lake County sheriff’s office (WAUKEGAN) A north suburban man who wore a bulletproof vest to the Lake County Courthouse last week is behind bars after allegedly claimin...
Dec 28, 2015
Winter storm warnings continue north of I-88 to state line
By Todd Borek, Weather Channel meteoorologist WINTER STORM WARNINGS UNTIL 9PM FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALONG AND NORTH OF I-88 UP TO THE STATE LINE. LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT Tonight |...
Dec 28, 2015
UPDATE: More than 1,100 flights canceled as wintry mix hits Chicago
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (CHICAGO) More than 1,100 flights have been canceled at O'Hare and Midway as a wintry mix of sleet, freezing rain, light snow and high winds hit the Chicago area Monday. A...
Dec 28, 2015
Mother files lawsuit against Chicago police in 2014 Christmas shooting of son
(CHICAGO) A woman filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago and several Chicago Police officers Thursday, alleging the officers who killed her son on Christmas 2014 used excessive force and conspire...
Dec 27, 2015
Weather: Colder temps and freezing rain to start the week
By Kenneth Boone, Weather Channel Meteorologist Posted 4:25pm 12/26/2015 (CHICAGO) Winter weather and colder temperatures ahead for the start of the week. Note these advisories: FLASH FLOOD WATCH THRU...
Dec 26, 2015
Update: $4 million bond for man charged with wife’s cold case murder
Donnie Rudd | Cook County sheriff’s office (CHICAGO) Bond was set at $4 million on Christmas Eve for a 73-year-old man charged with beating his young wife to death before staging it to lo...
Dec 26, 2015
UPDATE: $250K bond for man charged with stealing Christmas presents
Alston Rodriguez | Chicago Police Department mug shot (CHICAGO) Bond was set at $250,000 on Christmas Day for an Evanston man charged with stealing presents in several West Ridge neighborhood burglari...
Dec 26, 2015
