Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Aurora fire leaves six condos ‘uninhabitable’
(AURORA) Six condominiums in west suburban Aurora were left "uninhabitable" after an attic fire Thursday afternoon. The fire in the 18-unit building in the 200 block of North Gregory Street started ab...
Jun 26, 2015
Federal judge lets accused million-dollar toy thief await trial at Northbrook home
(CHICAGO) A Northbrook woman accused of using her long black skirt to pilfer toys across America with her husband and daughter may await trial at home, a federal judge said Thursday. But Lela Bogdanov...
Jun 26, 2015
Jackie Robinson West team attorney to ask judge to force disclosure over investigation
(CHICAGO) After months of getting nowhere, the Jackie Robinson West Little League team is headed to court to try to force the disclosure of information used in the investigation that stripped the team...
Jun 25, 2015
Police: Child porn found on man’s phone after domestic battery arrest
Ricardo G. Garcia | Winthrop Harbor police (WINTHROP HARBOR) A Wisconsin man arrested for domestic battery Sunday is in even more trouble after north suburban police found numerous videos of child por...
Jun 25, 2015
Feds: West Side drug dealer had customers lined up around the corner
Customers line up for heroin in the 3700 block of West Grenshaw.| Photo in federal complaint. (CHICAGO) James Triplett had his customers lined up around the corner in broad daylight, the feds say. Not...
Jun 25, 2015
Bronzeville nursing home resident fatally shot while running errands
Christon Barlow was one of four shot at 35th and Indiana Tuesday night. | Sam Charles/Sun-Times (CHICAGO) After he came out of a week-and-a-half long coma last December, lifelong South Shore resident ...
Jun 25, 2015
WEATHER – AM sun with clouds, PM thunderstorms. High 81F.
Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS AM Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 Ray’s Note: Quiet weather tonight and comfortable. Rapid changes underway for Wednesday into Wednesday Night. Same front that went thr...
Jun 24, 2015
Man gets 47 years for murder and sexual assault of ex-girlfriend
Adam Belmont | DuPage County sheriff’s office (WHEATON) A west suburban man was sentenced to 47 years in prison Tuesday to fatally stabbing and then sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Wood...
Jun 24, 2015
Former state worker sentenced to 8 years for bribery, kickback scheme
(CHICAGO) A former chief of staff to the head of Illinois' public health department was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday in a case that involved a multimillion-dollar bribery and kickback sc...
Jun 24, 2015
Weather service confirms 9 tornadoes, including EF-3 in Coal City
(COAL CITY) At least nine tornadoes touched down during Monday's round of storms in north central Illinois, the National Weather Service has confirmed, causing severe damage and knocking out power for...
Jun 24, 2015
