Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Lake County correctional officer named state’s best by sheriff’s assocation
(WAUKEGAN) A Lake County correctional officer will be honored in March after being named the best in the state by the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association. Officer Timothy Namovicz was nominated ...
Feb 12, 2015
Man sentenced to 23 years in beating death of Chicago Police officer grandmother
(CHICAGO) A man accused of fatally beating his grandmother, a Chicago Police officer, when she caught him skipping school as a teen was sentenced to 23 years in prison Tuesday. Keshawn Perkins wa...
Feb 12, 2015
Railroad work closes road for six weeks in Joliet
(JOLIET) Railroad work will begin Thursday in Joliet, closing a street in the south suburb for six weeks. Ragnor Benson Construction, LLC will be adding a third rail for the Joliet Bulk Barge and Rail...
Feb 12, 2015
2 former Burr Oak Cemetery workers found guilty of desecrating bodies
(ALSIP) Keith and Terrence Nicks crossed a line the devil wouldn’t even dare touch when they discarded human remains at the historic Burr Oak Cemetery as if it were trash, Cook County prose...
Feb 12, 2015
Up to 6 inches of snow, high winds expected in NW Indiana
(INDIANA) Snow, frigid temperatures and 45-mph winds could make for a grisly Thursday morning in parts of northwest Indiana, the National Weather Service warned. It was snowing lightly in parts o...
Feb 12, 2015
Another suburban Cook County child has measles; 11 cases confirmed in state
(PALATINE) Another suburban Cook County child has been confirmed to have measles, bringing the total to 11 people in Illinois, officials said Wednesday. Ten people who have been infected with mea...
Feb 12, 2015
Park District agrees to transfer land for Obama presidential library bid
(CHICAGO) The Obama Foundation said Wednesday the Chicago Park District’s approval to transfer land in Washington Park and Jackson Park for the Obama Presidential Library improves the city&...
Feb 12, 2015
Streets & San to begin removing ‘dibs’ on Friday
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Feb 11, 2015
Jackie Robinson West title vacated
(CHICAGO) The Jackie Robinson West Little League All-Stars are no longer the 2014 Little League National Champions. Little League International confirmed Wednesday it has vacated their title due ...
Feb 11, 2015
Man charged with stabbing woman to death on Far South Side
Chris Moore / photo from Chicago Police (CHICAGO) A man has been charged with stabbing a woman to death during a domestic incident Sunday o...
Feb 10, 2015
