Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Woman’s remains found outside abandoned home in Gary
(CHICAGO) The remains of a woman's body were found outside of an abandoned home in Gary, Indiana Tuesday night. At about 7 p.m., police were investigating a foul smell coming the home in the 4000 bloc...
Sep 30, 2015
No more numbered balls or live telecasts as Illinois Lottery drawings go digital
(CHICAGO) There won't be any more ping pong balls flying up tubes to pick daily winners in the Illinois Lottery, which goes to an all-digital format later this week. Starting Thursday, Pick 3, Pick 4,...
Sep 29, 2015
UPDATE: To Combine or Not to Combine
By Bill Cameron, WLS News In state politics…one of the candidates in next year’s statewide elections is telling Bill Cameron she’s not ready to endorse one of the more popular money-...
Sep 29, 2015
DUI charges filed in Evanston crash that left U.S. Army veteran dead
(EVANSTON) A north suburban woman is facing DUI charges for a rollover crash that left a U.S. Army veteran dead early Sunday in Evanston. Monica Wallace, 42, has been charged with aggravated DUI and m...
Sep 29, 2015
Violent Monday Leaves 12 Shot
By Nick Gale, WLS News It was a violent Monday night in Chicago after four people were killed and at least eight people injured in shootings across the city. Speaking to reporters Tuesday morning, May...
Sep 29, 2015
Two killed, three wounded in shooting during Fuller Park barbecue
A woman was shot to death early Tuesday in a park in the 300 block of West 42nd Street. | Ashlee Rezin/For the Sun-Times (CHICAGO) A barbecue at a South Side park was interrupted by gunfire ear...
Sep 29, 2015
Illinois 31 in Elgin Closures
(ELGIN) South of Chicago Street in Elgin, Illinois 31 will be closed for repairs to the railroad crossing. This project is expected to begin at 7 a.m. on Monday, September 28th, 2015 with completion s...
Sep 28, 2015
$500M bond for man charged with sex assault of elderly woman in Arlington Heights
Frank Mendez | Arlington Heights Police Department UPDATES WITH BOND INFORMATION (CHICAGO) A northwest suburban man charged with sexually assaulting a 97-year-old woman last month in Arlington Heights...
Sep 28, 2015
Mount Prospect Strike Over
(MOUNT PROSPECT) It’s back to school for students in Prospect Heights after teachers there voted Sunday to bring an end to a strike that had lasted more than a week. Prospect Heights teachers pr...
Sep 28, 2015
$500K bond for Bridgeport man charged with sexual abuse at CTA station
Xavier Rodriguez | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) A Bridgeport man charged with sexually abusing a woman at the Fullerton CTA station early Friday in the Lincoln Park neighborhood has been ordered held on a...
Sep 28, 2015
