Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Shots fired at tow truck on Dan Ryan
State troopers look for shell casings on the Dan Ryan after a tow truck was shot Sunday night. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) The shots were fired about 11 p.m. while the car was inbound on I-9...
Aug 24, 2015
Worst Trading Day of 2015
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS News On Wall Street - another sell-off. The Dow, at one point, fell 526 points and moved into correction territory on intraday basis. The Dow fell more than 1,000 points this w...
Aug 21, 2015
Suit: Transgender student barred from boys’ restroom at school
(NORTH RIVERSIDE) The parents of a transgender boy have filed a petition against a west suburban elementary school district, claiming officials have discriminated against him by not allowing him to us...
Aug 21, 2015
Officials: 3-year-old dies after being pulled from Gurnee hotel pool
A 3-year-old girl was unresponsive when emergency crews pulled her from a pool at a hotel in the north suburbs Thursday night. | NVP News UPDATES WITH FATALITY A 3-year-old girl died after being pulle...
Aug 21, 2015
Iconic Chicago Weatherman Harry Volkman Dies at 89
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM (CHICAGO) Legendary Chicago Weather Forecaster Harry Volkman has died after a long illness, at the age of 89. Volkman worked in Chicago television for 45 years from 1959 throug...
Aug 21, 2015
Weekend Closures for Byrne Flyover Work Start Aug. 21
Source: Weekend Closures for Byrne Flyover Work Start Aug. 21 | Traffic Jam Jen Press Release from TravelMidwest.com and additional information from IDOT spokesperson The Illinois Department of Transp...
Aug 21, 2015
Police search for trio who robbed Aurora cellphone store at gunpoint
Surveillance photos of the three suspects who robbed the AT&T Cell Phone store in the 2300 block of North Farnsworth Avenue at gunpoint Aug. 14 in Aurora. | Aurora police (AURORA) Police are searc...
Aug 21, 2015
13 arrested, luxury cars seized as police bust Naperville gambling ring
Vu Hoang | Naperville police (NAPERVILLE) A months-long investigation into an illegal gambling ring in west suburban Naperville resulted in 13 arrests Wednesday, and the seizure by police of $25,000 i...
Aug 21, 2015
Blagojevich Takes His Fight to the U.S. Supreme Court
By Jennifer Keiper, 89 WLS-AM (CHICAGO) The full 7th Circuit Appellate Court has denied Rod Blagojevich's request for a rehearing. This, after a three-judge panel threw out some counts and his sentenc...
Aug 20, 2015
Woman sexually assaulted on DePaul campus in Lincoln Park
Police and campus Public Safety officers investigate after a woman was sexually assaulted on DePaul University’s Lincoln Park campus early Thursday. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A woman...
Aug 20, 2015
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