Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Police warn of Lake View armed robberies
(CHICAGO) Police are cautioning residents of the Lake View neighborhood after two armed robberies were reported in the same area within hours of each other. According to an alert from Area North detec...
Feb 24, 2016
Police: Person killed in Stevenson Expressway crash
A car collided with a semi truck early Wednesday in the outbound lanes of I-55 near La Grange Road. | Network Video Productions (HODGKINS) A person was killed when their car collided with a semi truck...
Feb 24, 2016
Not so fast, Spring: Heavy snow, high winds coming soon to Chicago
(CHICAGO) A winter storm could bring up to 7 inches of snow and 45 mph winds to the Chicago area between Wednesday and Thursday mornings, according to a winter storm warning posted by the National Wea...
Feb 24, 2016
UPDATE: Driver found shot to death in cab in Lincoln Square
(CHICAGO) A veteran taxi driver was found shot to death inside his cab Monday morning in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the North Side. Kamil Shamji, 59, was found unresponsive with a gunshot woun...
Feb 24, 2016
Elgin woman charged with punching man, stealing his phone
Julieta Moncada | Elgin police (ELGIN) An Elgin woman has been charged with repeatedly punching a man in the face and stealing his cellphone Sunday afternoon in the northwest suburb. Investigators wer...
Feb 23, 2016
Driver found shot to death inside cab in Lincoln Square
(CHICAGO) A taxi driver was found shot to death inside his cab Monday morning in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the North Side. The 59-year-old was discovered unresponsive with a gunshot wound to ...
Feb 23, 2016
WEATHER – Sunshine and clouds mixed. Gusty winds tonight. High 44F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM CT Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016 AFTER A QUIET START TO THE WORKWEEK, BIG CHANGES COMING OUR WAY AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TREK FROM TEXAS ...
Feb 23, 2016
Man charged with stabbing ex-girlfriend during domestic dispute in Aurora
(AURORA) A man has been charged with attempted murder for stabbing his ex-girlfriend during a domestic dispute Saturday afternoon in west suburban Aurora. Steven J. Karpinski, 40, was charged with att...
Feb 23, 2016
Kirk: Let Obama Pick SCOTUS Nominee
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) is breaking from his party, saying President Barack Obama should choose a nominee to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scali...
Feb 22, 2016
Kirk: Fire VA Mental Health Director
By Nick Gale, WLS News (CHICAGO) U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has called on the VA to fire its mental health director. Kirk has sent a letter to VA Secretary Bob McDonald Monday saying Dr. Mary Schohn should l...
Feb 22, 2016
