Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
WEATHER – Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 80F.
Forecast Summary WLS Weather by Ray Stagich Wednesday August 12, 2015 400AM CT Dry air stays in place for a couple more days with a possible round of storms Thursday night. Hotter by the end of the we...
Aug 12, 2015
‘The plaintiff in this case is Michael Jordan’: Bulls great in fed court
(CHICAGO) Michael Jordan threw his star power behind his legal feud with Dominick's on Tuesday, spending hours at Chicago's federal courthouse with potential jurors who could decide how much the groce...
Aug 12, 2015
CTA ordering 125 new buses as part of fleet modernization plan
(CHICAGO) The Chicago Transit Authority will buy 125 new buses as part of an effort to modernize its fleet and improve service. The new bus order will be tacked on to an existing contract the CTA awar...
Aug 11, 2015
Suspect taken into custody after Elgin incident
(ELGIN) A suspect is in custody after an apparent barricade situation Monday morning in northwest suburban Elgin. Officers responded to an incident in the 1000 block of Dundee Road before 7 a.m. and s...
Aug 10, 2015
Elderly man dies after Northbrook crash
(CHICAGO) An elderly north suburban man died Friday night of injuries he suffered in a crash last week in Northbrook. Seymour Laurie, 88, was pronounced dead at 10:45 p.m. at Advocate Lutheran General...
Aug 10, 2015
Ald. David Moore punched on South Side street
(CHICAGO) Ald. David Moore (17th) was punched while trying to disperse prostitutes on a block of his ward early Sunday in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. Moore was driving home from...
Aug 10, 2015
Bomb threat at Wrigley Field unfounded
(CHICAGO) Media, staff, players and some remaining fans were evacuated from Wrigley Field on Sunday evening as Chicago Police investigated a bomb threat an hour after the game between the Cubs and the...
Aug 10, 2015
Man shot in both feet in River North
Glass is shattered at a River North bus stop near where a man was shot late Sunday. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A 26-year-old man was shot in both feet late Sunday in River North. About 11:4...
Aug 10, 2015
WEATHER – Patchy Fog Early. Isolated Thunderstorm this Morning. Scattered Showers and Storms this Afternoon. High 83F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS Forecast Monday, August 10th, 2015 Cloudy with patchy dense fog early today. The morning commute could be difficult due to the fog. A chance for isolated...
Aug 10, 2015
St. Charles man indicted for $1.9M union fraud scheme at SW Side companies
(CHICAGO) A west suburban man, former president of a Southwest Side construction company, has been indicted for defrauding $1.9 million from his employees' union benefit funds. Yashvant C. Patel, 59, ...
Aug 07, 2015
