Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Jesus Sanchez (MARKHAM) A south suburban high school teacher was ordered held on a $200,000 bond Wednesday after being accused of sexually abusing a former student after offering the girl a ride home ...

(OAKBROOK TERRACE) Emergency pavement repairs will close part of Kingery Highway Thursday in west suburban Oakbrook Terrace. The closure will affect the left and center lanes of southbound Kingery (Ro...

Tythia Thigpen | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) A man was convicted Tuesday of using a baseball bat to beat a police officer who tried to stop him from beating a woman two years ago in the South Side West E...

(CHICAGO) A federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday against the Chicago Police Department and Cook County Sheriff's office by a woman who alleges officers kidnapped her daughter and extorted her into buyi...

Artist’s rendering of a planned project at Midway Airport. | Provided rendering (CHICAGO) City officials on Thursday will announce a major investment to upgrade concessions, parking and other fa...

Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Thursday, August 6th, 2015 Temperatures will run close to average for early August through the weekend. Today | Partly cloudy. High 82F. Cool...

Fire crews douse a car that caught fire after an I-80 crash early Wednesday. | Network Video Productions (BREMEN TWP.) Emergency crews rescued a man from a burning car after it crashed on Interstate 8...

(ALGONQUIN TWP.) A northwest suburban motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle crash Monday morning near Crystal Lake. About 11:10 a.m., a Yamaha motorcycle was heading eastbound on Northwest Highwa...

(CHICAGO) At least thirty-three teenagers were treated for alcohol-related illnesses at Lurie Children's Hospital during the Lollapalooza music festival, which also saw several arrests and ambulance c...

This is the section of East Burlington Road in Riverside where a car with nbo one inside was driving along the sidewalk Friday afternoon until a heads-up bank employee jumped in. | Riverside police (R...