Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
CTA: Crime down 25% across transit system in 2015
(CHICAGO) Overall crime across the CTA dropped by 25 percent in 2015, officials said. In 2014, the CTA reported 4,691 criminal incidents on buses, trains, rail stations, parking garages and rail platf...
Jan 27, 2016
Teen describes shooting that killed Endia Martin
Donnell Flora | Chicago Police Lanekia Reynolds used to be good friends with the girl who shot her. (CHICAGO) They had been tight since grammar school. But in 2013, the two fought over a boy and the g...
Jan 27, 2016
TRAFFIC: Harlem Avenue, 151st Street Intersection Improvement
News Release from the Illinois Department of Transportation – Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 (CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that temporary lane reductions will...
Jan 26, 2016
UPDATE: Cargo plane slides off runway at Chicago Executive Airport
A cargo plane slid off the runway early Tuesday at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling. | Chicago Executive Airport UPDATES WITH DETAILS (WHEELING) A cargo plane from Detroit slid off a runway Tuesd...
Jan 26, 2016
Tinley Park doctor found guilty of Medicare fraud
(TINLEY PARK) A Tinley Park doctor was convicted Monday of defrauding Medicare by falsely claiming patients who were not homebound needed home visits for medical care. A federal jury found 66-year-old...
Jan 26, 2016
WEATHER – Gusty winds this morning. A few flurries are possible this afternoon. High 32F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 Some rain/snow and sleet still around early…mainly light and spotty. Then, a seasoably cool and dry weather...
Jan 26, 2016
FBI: Man robbed third Chicago bank in two weeks
Surveillance photos of the man suspected of robbing three Chicago banks within two weeks. | FBI (CHICAGO) A man suspected of robbing two Chicago banks on the same day last week struck again Monday aft...
Jan 26, 2016
Man shot by robbers in Waukegan
(WAUKEGAN) A 56-year-old man was seriously injured Friday after he was shot by two people who tried to rob him in north suburban Waukegan. About 8 p.m. Friday, officers responded to a call of a person...
Jan 26, 2016
Cuts to Largest Social Service Provider
By Nick Gale, WLS News (CHICAGO) Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, which is the largest statewide provider of social services, has announced that because of the state budget impasse, they will clo...
Jan 23, 2016
Weather: At or above average temps, rain or snow showers return Monday night
By Richard Lewelling, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) Up to 2 feet of snow from Washington DC to New York City closing the door on travel to the East Coast Hubs this weekend. We continue with ...
Jan 23, 2016
