Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Lane closures scheduled for Sunday on Eisenhower Expressway
(CHICAGO) Lane closures are scheduled for Sunday along the Eisenhower Expressway as crews begin routine bridge inspection. Two lanes will be closed in both directions from 5:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. on I-290...
Apr 24, 2015
WEATHER – Partly cloudy. High 59F.
Meteorologist Ray Stagich Friday, April 24th, 2015 **Frost Advisory until 8 am CDT Friday*** Chilly morning. A little milder this afternoon except along the lakefront where temps may not get out of th...
Apr 24, 2015
Former State Rep. Derrick Smith Sentenced to 5 Months in Prison
(Chicago) Corrupt former State Representative Derrick Smith has been sentenced to five months in prison for taking a $7,000 cash bribe from an undercover campaign worker for a state grant. In court, S...
Apr 23, 2015
15-year-old boy charged with sexual assault on Blue Line
(CHICAGO) A 15-year-old boy who turned himself in to police has been charged as an adult with the sexual assault of a 41-year-old woman on a Blue Line train on Monday afternoon. Deshawn Isabelle faces...
Apr 23, 2015
Roadwork closes I-55 ramp in SW suburbs for two weekends
(CHANNAHON) Lanes on an Interstate 55 ramp in the southwest suburbs will be closed the next two weekends for road repairs. Construction workers will be patching roadways, among other repairs, from Fri...
Apr 23, 2015
Former state Rep. Smith’s sentencing set for Thursday
(CHICAGO) It took Derrick Smith only a year in the Illinois House of Representatives to try to line his pockets with a $7,000 cash bribe, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Now prosecutors want the d...
Apr 23, 2015
Man charged with breaking into car in Elgin
(ELGIN) A man was arrested after police caught him breaking into a car in northwest suburban Elgin early Wednesday. Officers were in the 800 block of Augusta Avenue about 2:30 a.m. when they noticed a...
Apr 23, 2015
Two Chicago Police squad cars struck during traffic pursuit
(CHICAGO) Three people were arrested late Wednesday after the vehicle they were in struck two police squad cars during a chase in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. About 11:20 p.m.,...
Apr 23, 2015
OEMC warns of traffic delays during Cardinal George funeral procession
(CHICAGO) Thursday's funeral services for the late Cardinal Francis George are expected to delay traffic as the procession heads from the Near North Side to northwest suburban Des Plaines. Street clos...
Apr 23, 2015
Woman who fell through Logan Square window during kiss sues building owner
(CHICAGO) After enjoying food and drink at a nearby establishment, a woman and her "friend" leaned in for a kiss against an empty storefront window at 2645 N. Milwaukee in Logan Square last September....
Apr 22, 2015
