Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Officials: 1 killed, 2 seriously injured in Kennedy crash near Loop
A serious crash involving a truck left a car mangled on the Kennedy Expressway early Wednesday. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A person was killed and two others were seriously injured in a cra...
Jun 24, 2015
Motorcyclist killed in crash into house in northwest Indiana
(PORTAGE, Ind.) A 43-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a tree and a house early Saturday in northwest Indiana. Jeramy McWhirter crashed his motorcycle in the 5200 block of Lark Avenue i...
Jun 23, 2015
Woman critically injured in fall from Lincoln Park balcony
(CHICAGO) A 23-year-old woman is in critical condition after falling from a second-story balcony early Thursday near DePaul University's Lincoln Park campus on the North Side. Police mark off the stre...
Jun 18, 2015
Emanuel defends Soldier Field rally for Blackhawks after free tickets snapped up
(CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday defended his decision to hold what he promised would be a civic celebration "worthy of a dynasty" for the Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks at a lakefront stadi...
Jun 18, 2015
Man pulled from river in third Naperville water rescue in two days
(NAPERVILLE) Emergency crews rescued a man from the rain-swollen DuPage River in Naperville Wednesday night, the third such incident in two days. Someone called 9-1-1 at 7:48 p.m. to report a person c...
Jun 18, 2015
WEATHER- Cloudy skies early showers and storms then partial clearing. High 81F.
Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Thursday, June 18th, 2015 Ray’s Note: Scattered showers/t-storms are possible overnight into Thursday morning. Should trend drier after that…possibly throu...
Jun 18, 2015
SUV with woman, two children inside crashes into Aurora pond
(AURORA) An SUV with a woman and two children inside crashed, then went into a retention pond early Wednesday in west suburban Aurora. The driver of the SUV was speeding out of a parking lot on Edgela...
Jun 17, 2015
Cicero man gets 24 years in prison for sexually assaulting 8-year-old girl
(JOLIET) A west suburban man who fled to Mexico after being charged with sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl will be spending the next 24 years in prison after he returned to the United States and ...
Jun 17, 2015
Metra increasing service for Stanley Cup parade, rally
(CHICAGO) Metra will be offering a special one-day only $5 unlimited ride ticket to accommodate fans heading downtown Thursday for the Blackhawks parade and rally. The special ticket will be available...
Jun 17, 2015
Three rescued after raft flips on DuPage River near Naperville Riverwalk
(NAPERVILLE) Three people were rescued Tuesday after their raft flipped on the DuPage River near the Naperville Riverwalk in the western suburb. Two passersby called 911 just before 4:15 p.m. after th...
Jun 17, 2015
