Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Bicyclist killed in Gary crash identified
(GARY, Ind.) A bicyclist who was struck and killed last week in a hit-and-run crash in northwest Indiana has been identified. Alexander Buchanan was riding a bicycle when he was struck by a vehicle in...
Jun 11, 2015
Man stabbed, critically wounded near Art Institute
(CHICAGO) A 57-year-old man was critically wounded in a stabbing near the Art Institute Wednesday afternoon. About 4:43 p.m., the man was stabbed in the neck in the 100 block of East Monroe, police sa...
Jun 11, 2015
2 men charged after 111 guns stolen from South Side rail yard
(CHICAGO) Two men were hit with federal gun charges in connection with the theft of 111 weapons from a cargo train resting overnight in a South Side rail yard earlier this year. Alexander Peebles and ...
Jun 11, 2015
WEATHER – Severe Storms Possible. High 76F.
Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Thursday, June 11th, 2015 Ray’s Note: First 90+ day since July 22nd yesterday! Severe weather from Thursday into Friday. Temps now staying more seasonable. SUNRI...
Jun 11, 2015
Business owner charged with selling lampshades with fake Blackhawks logos
Copyright 2015 Sun-Times Media, LLC. All rights reserved. (ELK GROVE VILLAGE) A northwest suburban business owner has been charged with selling unlicensed sports merchandise, including thousands of la...
Jun 10, 2015
Museum bows to pressure – will remove Hastert car
By John Dempsey, WLS News The fall from grace continues for Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert. Hastert has pleaded not guilty to Federal charges of failing to follow government bank reporting g...
Jun 10, 2015
Man sentenced to 67 years in prison for murdering woman, daughter
(CHICAGO) A South Side man was sentenced to 67 years in prison Tuesday for brutally stabbing a woman and her daughter to death, the Sun-Times is reporting. Thadeus Ridley pleaded guilty to killing Che...
Jun 10, 2015
Police warn of armed robberies in Irving Park
(CHICAGO) Police are cautioning residents of the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side after two recent armed robberies were reported on the same block. Both robberies occurred in the 4300 bl...
Jun 10, 2015
Explosives found in Berkeley home, destroyed in nearby quarry
(BERKELEY) Live explosives were found in a home Monday in west suburban Berkeley, authorities said. Crews from Berkeley and the Cook County Sheriff's Bomb Disposal Unit responded to a Berkeley home so...
Jun 10, 2015
Man missing from West Loop since May
(CHICAGO) A man who relocated to Chicago from Texas has been missing from the West Loop since May. Barry Balduf | Chicago Police photo Barry Balduf, 58, was last seen May 21 at his place of employment...
Jun 10, 2015
