Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
UPDATE: Police: 1 dead, 20 wounded in Halloween weekend shootings
(CHICAGO) A man was killed and at least 20 other people have been wounded in shootings across the city over Halloween weekend, police said. The fatal shooting happened late Saturday in the in the Gage...
Nov 01, 2015
WEATHER – A mix of clouds and sun. High 56F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist ray stagich WLS-AM Forecast Friday, October 30th, 2015 THE BIG LOW THAT BROUGHT 40MPH WINDS AROUND US SLOWLY LEAVING US NOW….WINDS RELAX INTO TODAY…OUR NEXT ...
Oct 30, 2015
CPD officers must cover up tattoos: judge
(CHICAGO) A Chicago police officer's tattoo is a form of personal expression that might be misinterpreted by the public, a federal judge said, tossing out the legal complaint of three officers who arg...
Oct 30, 2015
Tommy Schaefer’s cousin pleads not guilty to aiding Bali murder plot
(CHICAGO) A man accused of helping plot the sensational murder in Bali of a Chicago socialite pleaded not guilty Thursday to a federal indictment, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Robert Bibbs is a...
Oct 30, 2015
Nailah Franklin’s boyfriend says he sent her an email asking: ‘Are you alive?’
(CHICAGO) When Andre Wright didn't hear from his new girlfriend for several hours on a fall day eight years ago, he called her and left a voicemail. He didn't get a call back on Sept 18, 2007. Instead...
Oct 30, 2015
Attorney Joseph “The Shark” Lopez charged with hitting client
(CHICAGO) "The Shark" has gotten hooked. Well-known criminal defense attorney Joseph "The Shark" Lopez was charged with one count of simple battery for allegedly striking an inmate in the holding area...
Oct 30, 2015
Police: Logan Square school burglarized three times in two months
(CHICAGO) A school in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side has been burglarized three times in the last two months, prompting police to issue a community alert. St. Sylvester School, lo...
Oct 30, 2015
Yellow Line Back In Service Today
By Nick Gale, 89 WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The CTA’s Yellow Line reopens today after being shut down for more than five months. Service was halted May 17th after a Metropolitan Water Reclamation Dis...
Oct 30, 2015
Man Pleads Guilty To Terrorist Related Charges
By Nick Gale, WLS News (BOLINGBROOK, IL) A Bolingbrook man who was arrested at O’Hare trying to board a flight overseas to join ISIS pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material suppor...
Oct 29, 2015
New lanes scheduled to open on Illinois Route 390 Friday
(CHICAGO) New lanes will open in each direction on Illinois Route 390 in the northwest suburbs on Friday morning as part of the Elgin O'Hare Western Access Project. The work provides new pavement on t...
Oct 29, 2015
