Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
$1 million winning lottery ticket sold in Rosemont
(ROSEMONT) A northwest suburban store sold a $1 million winning Powerball ticket in Saturday night’s drawing. The winner, who has not yet come forward, bought the winning ticket at Mike’s ...
Feb 24, 2015
Bridge work to close LSD ramp to Stevenson on Tuesday
(Chicago) A ramp from Lake Shore Drive to the Stevenson Expressway will be closed during the morning rush Tuesday for bridge repairs. The closure of the ramp from northbound Lake Shore to southb...
Feb 24, 2015
10 students injured in school bus crash in Montgomery
(MONTGOMERY) Ten students were taken to hospitals after an accident involving a school bus Friday morning in west suburban Montgomery. The crash happened about 8:15 a.m. at the intersection of M...
Feb 20, 2015
Cold weather, suburban derailment cause Metra headaches
(CHICAGO) Frigid temperatures and a minor derailment in southwest suburban Joliet were causing problems during the Friday morning rush for Metra commuters. Outbound Union Pacific Metra train 303 ...
Feb 20, 2015
Update: Suspect in NW Indiana barricade situation apparently shot himself
(GRIFFITH, Ind.) A man who barricaded himself in a northwest Indiana home with a 6-year-old girl early Friday apparently shot himself to death, authorities said. Police were called to a h...
Feb 20, 2015
Friday temperatures may hit double digits after brutal Thursday
(CHICAGO) Temperatures on Friday will seem like a treat compared to Thursday’s bitterly cold temperatures, which broke two records in Chicago that had stood for more than 79 years. The temp...
Feb 20, 2015
Police: Man shot and killed in Logan Square drive-by
Authorities investigate after a Logan Square drive-by shooting late Thursday. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A man was killed in a Logan Square neighborhood drive-by shooting on the North ...
Feb 20, 2015
Merrillville pair sentenced for extorting $27K from undocumented immigrant
(MERRILLVILLE) Two northwest Indiana residents have been sentenced to prison for an elaborate, year-long extortion scheme in which they preyed on a man living in the United States illegally. Geov...
Feb 20, 2015
Suit: Developmentally disabled student sexually assaulted at Chicago school
(CHICAGO) The mother of a developmentally disabled boy is suing the Chicago Board of Education, claiming her son was sexually assaulted by another student who school officials knew had been invol...
Feb 20, 2015
WWE ringside doctor files lawsuit against Colt Cabana, CM Punk
(CHICAGO) A north suburban doctor who was blasted on a professional wrestler’s podcast — accused of ignoring a life-threatening cyst on another wrestler’s back and prescribing a...
Feb 20, 2015
