Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Brothers file lawsuit after Proviso West cafeteria monitor charged with sexually assaulting students
Two brothers, both students at a west suburban high school, have filed a lawsuit against the district and board of education, alleging they were both molested by a cafeteria monitor who has since been...
May 22, 2015
Woman suing Southwest Airlines after slipping out of wheelchair at Midway Airport
(CHICAGO) A woman who slipped out of a wheelchair being pushed by a Southwest Airlines employee at Chicago Midway International Airport in May has filed a lawsuit against the airline and the city of C...
May 22, 2015
Judge tries to shut down Trudeau fight over taxes
(CHICAGO) A judge sought to end the snit Thursday between TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau and a receiver put in charge of Trudeau's assets nearly two years ago, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Trudeau, ...
May 22, 2015
Suit: Driver talked on cellphone while taxi dragged woman in the Loop
(CHICAGO) A woman was dragged by a taxi in the Loop in April while the driver talked on his cellphone, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. Anne Brandt filed the negligence lawsuit in Cook County Ci...
May 22, 2015
Teenager charged with shooting 7-year-old boy in Morgan Park
(CHICAGO) A 16-year-old boy has been charged with shooting a 7-year-old bystander Wednesday afternoon in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side. The teenager, whose identity was not releas...
May 22, 2015
Crash on Dan Ryan leaves motorcyclist in serious condition
(CHICAGO) A motorcyclist is in serious condition following a crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway Thursday night. About 11:20 p.m., a vehicle and motorcycle collided in the northbound lanes near 69th Stre...
May 22, 2015
20 months for ex-CTA mechanic who sold explosives to undercover agent
A former Chicago Transit Authority bus mechanic who thought he was selling a homemade "bunker buster" explosive to a convicted felon aiming to blow up a rival drug dealer's car was sentenced Thursday ...
May 21, 2015
Lincoln Park Zoo wants help naming new baby snow monkey
Japanese macaque Ono and her baby boy, who was born May 2. | Todd Rosenberg Photography 2015 The Lincoln Park Zoo has opened online voting to choose the name for its newest addition, a baby sno...
May 21, 2015
Cancer charities defrauded donors out of $187 million, feds allege
(CHICAGO) Four cancer charities bilked $187 million from donors who thought their money was going to help patients, but instead went for personal amenities such as cruises, jet ski outings and luxury ...
May 20, 2015
UPDATE: Holiday travel volume highest in 10 years, as airports expect 1.6M in Chicago
(CHICAGO) More than 37.2 million Americans will be taking to the roads or skies this Memorial Day weekend, a 4.7 percent increase from last year and the highest total in 10 years, according to the ann...
May 20, 2015
