Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Judge spares ‘People’s Attorney’ Warren Ballentine from prison, gives him 3 years probation
(CHICAGO) On the eve of his October trial, former Soul 106.3 personality Warren Ballentine told Facebook followers he was looking forward to "Vindication week." Ballentine just didn't realize how long...
Jul 08, 2015
Oswego middle school student killed in downstate ATV crash
(NOKOMIS, Ill.) A 12-year-old west suburban girl died after she and her father were involved in an ATV crash in downstate Illinois on the Fourth of July. About 6:50 p.m. Saturday, Isabella S. Erickson...
Jul 08, 2015
WEATHER – Overcast. Showers this Evening. High 68F.
Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Wednesday, July 8th. 2015 Ray’s Note: On the cool side again for Wednesday. Gradually warming up THU with very warm and humid conditions in place by the weekend....
Jul 08, 2015
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Skokie
(SKOKIE) A batch of mosquitoes collected last week in north suburban Skokie tested positive for West Nile virus. Photo: CDC No human cases of the disease have been reported, according to the Skokie He...
Jul 07, 2015
New road and bridge construction projects
Sun-Times file photo (CHICAGO) With construction season in full swing, several new road projects are scheduled to start Monday (yesterday) - including 27 new bridge rehabilitation projects across the ...
Jul 07, 2015
Man charged with Streeterville shooting after Navy Pier fireworks
Marquell D. Barnes | Cook County sheriff’s office A man charged with shooting another man Saturday night in Streeterville, less than an hour after the Fourth of July fireworks display at Navy Pi...
Jul 07, 2015
Bullet that killed boy was meant for father, McCarthy says
(CHICAGO) The bullet that fatally wounded 7-year-old Amari Brown on the Fourth of July was meant for his father, Chicago's top cop said Sunday. Antonio Brown, a ranking gang member with 45 previous ar...
Jul 06, 2015
WEATHER – A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High near 90°F.
Meteorologist Jeff Eno WLS-AM Monday, July 6th, 2015 A HOT START TO THE WORK WEEK AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT MAY BRING SOME ROUGH WEATHER TONIGHT. A BIG COOL DOWN TOMORROW Today | More sun than clouds...
Jul 06, 2015
Former Sacred Heart doctor convicted of one count in kickback scheme
(CHICAGO) A doctor caught up in the federal investigation of a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme at the now-shuttered Sacred Heart Hospital on Chicago's West Side was convicted Thursday of taking a kic...
Jul 04, 2015
Six year sentence for Chicago Ponzi schemer who stole $9 million
(CHICAGO) Neal Goyal went so far in his masquerade as a hedge fund manager that he set up computer monitors as props to help him pretend to trade the money investors entrusted him with. But Goyal wasn...
Jul 03, 2015
