Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
16-year-old charged with bringing gun to Lincoln-Way West
(NEW LENOX) A 16-year-old boy has been charged with bringing a loaded handgun to a southwest suburban school Monday morning. The boy, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, was charged ...
Nov 4, 2015
Seven van thefts on Northwest Side prompt police alert
(CHICAGO) Seven car thefts in the past month on the Northwest Side have prompted police to issue a community alert. Since Oct. 8, someone has been stealing Ford and Chevy cargo vans while they were le...
Nov 4, 2015
Man found dead in Aurora pond
(AURORA) A man's body was found in a retention pond in west suburban Aurora Tuesday evening. About 4:35 p.m., Aurora police received a 911 call for a car that went into a large retention pond at Tara ...
Nov 4, 2015
Trader convicted of “spoofing” in $1.4M fraud scheme
(CHICAGO) A high-frequency trader was convicted in federal court Tuesday of disrupting commodity futures prices by "spoofing" in a $1.4 million fraud scheme. New Jersey resident Michael Coscia, 53, co...
Nov 4, 2015
Pathologist testifies Nailah Franklin was asphyxiated
Reginald Potts | Chicago Police A forensic pathologist testified Tuesday that Nailah Franklin was asphyxiated even though the thyroid cartilage and other delicate bones were intact in what was left of...
Nov 4, 2015
Reward Offered in Child Shooting Death
By Nick Gale, WLS News (CHICAGO) As police continue to investigate a nine-year-old’s death, a $17,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest. St. Sabina Parish and other...
Nov 3, 2015
Child Death Prompts Calls to End State Budget Standoff
By Bill Cameron, WLS News (CHICAGO) The death of a nine-year-old Chicago child is sparking a call to action for lawmakers to pass a budget. One group claims Gov. Bruce Rauner and the General Assembly ...
Nov 3, 2015
FBI Stepping Up Investigation into Fox Lake Officers Death
By Nick Gale, WLS News (CHICAGO) The FBI is stepping up its role in the probe of Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz’s death two months ago. The FBI is said to be mounting a comprehens...
Nov 2, 2015
Top Cop: More Minority Hires Slow Going
By Bill Cameron, WLS News The Chicago Police Department needs more cops and this morning they’ve announced a new recruiting campaign. This is not more cops like so many want, but merely filling ...
Nov 2, 2015
Report: Charges against Patrick Kane unlikely
By John Dempsey, WLS News It appears Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane may escape prosecution, concerning allegations that he raped a woman in his Hamburg, New York home in August. “Th...
Nov 2, 2015
