Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Overnight lane closures begin for bridge painting near Tri-State, Jane Addams interchange
(ROSEMONT) Two weeks of overnight lane closures begin Tuesday on the Tri-State Tollway near Rosemont as crews prepare for a bridge painting project. One southbound lane of the Tri-State (I-294) betwee...
Apr 28, 2015
Cubs fan hospitalized after being struck by flying bat at Wrigley
(CHICAGO) A Cubs fan was hospitalized after he was struck by a bat during Monday night's ballgame at Wrigley Field. The bat "inadvertently flew into the stands" during the 7th inning and struck a fan,...
Apr 28, 2015
Man charged with DUI for crash that killed 3-year-old boy
(CICERO) A Cicero man has been charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance in connection with a crash in 2013 that killed a 3-year-old boy in the Archer Heights neighborhood on ...
Apr 28, 2015
Man charged with peeping in women’s windows in Riverside
Ronald J. Wortel | Riverside police (CHICAGO) A man has been charged with peeping in women's windows and watching them get ready for bed earlier this month in west suburban Riverside. Ronald J....
Apr 28, 2015
Roadwork to reduce Route 59 to one lane in Naperville, Aurora
(NAPERVILLE) Roadwork on Illinois Route 59 will require a major traffic pattern shift in the west suburbs starting Wednesday and lasting through September. The new traffic pattern will be installed on...
Apr 28, 2015
Feds went to Chinatown looking for food — and fraud
(CHICAGO) First, federal agents dined at several of celebrity chef Tony Hu's Chinatown restaurants. Then they returned in October with a warrant - hoping to feast on evidence of tax fraud, according t...
Apr 28, 2015
Man robs Loop bank
(CHICAGO) A man robbed a Loop bank branch Thursday afternoon. About 2: 30 p.m., the man walked into the bank in the 0 - 100 block of South Lasalle Street and spoke with a teller, before running away w...
Apr 24, 2015
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
