Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Why would Willie Wilson run for president after losing for mayor?
Dr Willie Wilson – DrWillieWilson.com By Bill Cameron, WLS News The entertaining but losing candidate for mayor, Willie Wilson, is back. Why would Willie Wilson run for president after losing fo...
Jun 01, 2015
Dolphin calf born at Shedd Aquarium
(Chicago) Shedd Aquarium welcomed a newborn dolphin calf early Monday. About 12:10 a.m., Pacific white-sided dolphin Piquet gave birth to the healthy calf, estimated to be 3-feet in length and weighin...
Jun 01, 2015
Hello, Obu: Lincoln Park Zoo’s newborn snow monkey named after public vote
Ono, a Japanese Macaque, holds her baby Obu, who was born May 2 and named Friday after a public poll online. | Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago) World, meet Obu. The name of the first newborn at the Lincoln ...
May 31, 2015
Truck carrying thousands of gallons of fuel catches fire on I-90
A truck that had rolled over caught fire early Sunday near Rosemont. | Network Video Productions (Rosemont) A semi-truck carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel burst into flames early Sunday on Interstate 90,...
May 31, 2015
Cold and windy today, warm-up starts tomorrow
Posted by Weather Channel Meteorologist Geoff Maurer Posted 5/31/2015 4:11am Temperatures will run 15-20 degrees below average today with clouds and gusty winds from the north/northeast. Today | Mostl...
May 31, 2015
Blackhawks win 5 -3: Stanley Cup finals are next (Updated with schedule)
(Anaheim, CA) Jonathan Toews scored two goals in the opening minutes, and the Chicago Blackhawks skate into the Stanley Cup Finals with a 5-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. T...
May 30, 2015
Police: 2 killed, 15 wounded in Chicago weekend gun violence
Two men and a woman were shot in the 6900 block of South Cornell about 12:20 a.m. Saturday. | NVP News (Chicago) Two people were killed and at least 15 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago ...
May 30, 2015
Police: Altercation leads to fatal shooting in Lake View
(Chicago) A 25-year-old man was shot and killed early Saturday during an altercation with another man in the Lake View neighborhood on the North Side. The shooting happened about 2 a.m. in the 900 blo...
May 30, 2015
Strong cold front to produce windy and wet conditions today
From Weather Channel Meteorologist Geoff Maurer Posted at 4:17am A strong cold front will produce windy and wet conditions today…. **Lakeshore Flood Advisory from 1:00 pm today to 4:00 a....
May 30, 2015
Durbin “Stunned” on Hastert Indictment
By Nick Gale, WLS News (Chicago) U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says he was stunned when he heard that Hastert had been indicted. Listen to Nick Gale’s story: https://www.wlsam.com/wp-content/up...
May 29, 2015
