Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
New Tone in Rauner’s Budget Address
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (SPRINGFIELD) Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered his annual budget address to the legislature and the governor was sounding a little different in the deadlock. Rauner told state ...
Feb 17, 2016
Aurora firefighters rescue golden retriever from frozen pond
Houdini warms up after being rescued from a frozen pond Tuesday night. | Aurora fire department (AURORA) Aurora firefighters rescued a dog that had fallen into a frozen pond Tuesday night after a 911 ...
Feb 17, 2016
Police: 4 people robbing pedestrians in Pilsen, University Village
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police are warning residents in the Pilsen and University Village neighborhoods about a group of four males robbing people on the street. The group of four males robbed two people in...
Feb 17, 2016
Man accused of threatening U of C may leave home, judge rules
(CHICAGO) A federal judge loosened restrictions Tuesday on a South Side man accused last year of threatening to shoot several people at the University of Chicago. U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan E. Cox ru...
Feb 17, 2016
Woman killed in Morton Grove hit-and-run crash
(MORTON GROVE) A person was killed in an apparent hit-and-run crash early Tuesday morning in north suburban Morton Grove. The woman was hit by a vehicle on Golf Road near Waukegan Road in Morton Grove...
Feb 16, 2016
Protestors blocking traffic outside ICE office on Congress Parkway
(CHICAGO) Protestors are blocking traffic on Congress Parkway downtown outside the Regional Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office. The group, led by Organized Communities Against Deportatio...
Feb 16, 2016
Chicago, Evergreen Park want CSX fined for blocking railroad crossings
(EVERGREEN PARK) Relief may be on the way for Southwest Side residents forced to endure interminable and potentially dangerous waits at railroad crossings, some of them located near hospitals, the Chi...
Feb 16, 2016
More than a dozen puppies saved in Back of the Yards home fire
(CHICAGO) Fire crews responding to a fire to a Back of the Yards neighborhood home on the South Side rescued about 20 puppies Monday afternoon. At 1:25 p.m., fire fighters responded to a home fire in ...
Feb 16, 2016
WLS WEATHER – Mostly cloudy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High 38F.
Forecast Summary Tuesday, February 16th, 2016 Seasonably cool for now. Milder by the end of the work week. 50s for highs by Friday. Looks like a fairly quiet weather pattern. Today | Mostly cloudy. A ...
Feb 16, 2016
Person shot in Uptown
A male was injured in a shooting early Tuesday in the 4600 block of North Sheridan. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A person was shot early Tuesday in the Uptown neighborhood on the North Side. ...
Feb 16, 2016
