Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
City moves to demolish building after firefighter dies in fall
(CHICAGO) Building inspectors on Tuesday dropped multiple code violations on the owner of a South Side building where a Chicago firefighter fell to his death Monday, and city attorneys moved to have t...
Dec 16, 2015
CPS offers contract that includes teacher raises with a caveat
(CHICAGO) Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool on Tuesday said he's offered the Chicago Teachers Union a four-year contract proposal, which would require a "short-term sacrifice" by teachers to...
Dec 16, 2015
A Task Force Asks for Input
By Bill Cameron, WLS News (CHICAGO) At the City Council police brutality hearings, Bill Cameron says the mayor has made a concession to the critics of his Task Force on Police Accountability. Too many...
Dec 15, 2015
50 illegal fish confiscated at O’Hare are being rehabilitated by Shedd
The animals now weigh close to a pound in Shedd's care over the last three months. | Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez (CHICAGO) About 50 protected fish that were confiscated from O'Hare Airport ...
Dec 15, 2015
Paying for the Need for Speed
By Bill Cameron, WLS News There’s a new idea to help move traffic faster on the expressways. How would feel about paying a toll to use a faster lane on a freeway like the Stevenson or Eisenhower...
Dec 14, 2015
Chicago Teachers Ready to Walk
By Bill Cameron, WLS News The Chicago Teachers Union has voted 96% in favor of authorizing a strike if necessary. What the strike authorization vote means is that a teachers strike could be called as ...
Dec 14, 2015
Firefighter Dies After South Side Blaze
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News One firefighter was injured battling a blaze early Monday at a factory in the 9200 block of South Baltimore. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A Chicago Fire F...
Dec 14, 2015
WEATHER – Windy with light rain early. High in the Upper 40s.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Jeff Eno WLS-AM Forecast Monday, December 14th, 2015 RIVER FLOOD WATCHES – WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT TEMPS WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE AVERAGE THRU MIDWEEK THEN...
Dec 14, 2015
Man wounded in Wrigleyville gunfight involving CPD officers
Police mark bullet casings at the scene of a shootout where police fired shots in Wrigleyville. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A 26-year-old man was wounded in a shootout that prompted two Chic...
Dec 14, 2015
3 charged with mob action after rocks thrown at Ald. Cardenas’ home
Protesters throw rocks and other objects at Ald. George Cardenas (12th) home. | Provided video (CHICAGO) Two men and a woman were charged with mob action after a Saturday night protest in which people...
Dec 14, 2015
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