Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
UPDATE: Extra-alarm fire destroys Pilsen restaurant
Fire crews work to extinguish a two-alarm fire early Wednesday at a restaurant in the 1500 block of West 18th Street. | Fire Media Affairs (CHICAGO) Firefighters spent more than three hours battling a...
Dec 02, 2015
WEATHER – Showers ending early. Windy at times. High 43F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 Last of the rain showers will be early this morning….might get a touch of snow tomorrow morning. SUNRISE AN...
Dec 01, 2015
Teenage student charged with bringing gun, ammo to Barrington High
(BARRINGTON) A northwest suburban high school student faces several felony charges for bringing an unloaded handgun and ammunition to school on Monday, prompting a lockdown, according to police. The 1...
Dec 01, 2015
UIC student charged in online shooting threat
(CHICAGO) For each of the 16 bullets that hit Laquan McDonald, Jabari R. Dean allegedly took to the Internet and promised to "execute" a white student or staff member at the University of Chicago. But...
Dec 01, 2015
Bond Set for Cop Charged With Shooting Teen
By Nick Gale, WLS News Bond has been set at $1.5 million for a Chicago Police Officer charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 17-year-old. Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged last week in th...
Nov 30, 2015
No injuries in Back of the Yards building collapse
A building collapsed early Monday in the 4800 block of South Ashland. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) No injuries were reported after a building collapsed early Monday in the Back of the Yards n...
Nov 30, 2015
WEATHER – Cloudy early with rain later today. High near 45F
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Jeff Eno WLS-AM Forecast Monday, November 30th, 2015 RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT LOOK FOR RAIN BY THE AFTERNOON TODAY INTO TONIGHT WITH A SLIGHT...
Nov 30, 2015
Chicago overnight winter parking ban begins Tuesday
A snowplow makes its way down Wacker Drive in March 2015. | Rich Hein/Sun-Times (CHICAGO) The annual Chicago overnight winter parking ban goes into effect on Tuesday, Dec. 1, and runs through March 31...
Nov 30, 2015
Arrest made in murder of Tyshawn Lee
Tyshawn Lee | Photo courtesy of Karla Lee via CBS2 (CHICAGO) An arrest has been made in the murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, officials said early Friday. The arrest was announced on Twitter early Fri...
Nov 27, 2015
Lane closures scheduled in Wood Dale for intersection reconstruction
(WOOD DALE) Lane closures on Irving Park Road in northwest suburban Wood Dale are scheduled to begin Monday for intersection reconstruction. One lane of Illinois Route 19 will be closed in each direct...
Nov 27, 2015
