Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Plows redeployed after 3 inches of snow blanket Chicago
(Chicago) More than 200 of the city’s snow plows and salt spreaders were redeployed Monday morning after about 3 three inches of snow piled up on parts of the Chicago area late Sunday. As ...
Cumulus Media Jan 12, 2015

Ex-schools CEO Huberman getting deals from CPS-funded charters
(Chicago) After leaving city government four years ago, Ron Huberman started his own firm, which is getting business from some of the same government-financed charter-school operators he champio...
Cumulus Media Jan 12, 2015

Police: Alcohol played a factor in fatal wrong-way crash on Eisenhower
(FOREST PARK) A Southwest Side man was killed and five other people were injured in what police say was an alcohol related wrong-way crash early Sunday on the Eisenhower Expressway near west sub...
Cumulus Media Jan 12, 2015

1 dead, 5 wounded in weekend shootings
(Chicago) A man was killed and at least five other people have been wounded in separate shootings on the South and West sides since Friday night. The fatal shooting happened about 10:40 p.m. Fri...
Cumulus Media Jan 12, 2015

FBI seeks details on ‘Skinny Jeans Bandit’
Surveillance photo of the suspet who robbed a Fifth Third Bank branch Dec. 8 in Cary. | photo from the FBI (CROWN POINT, Ind.) Federal authorities...
Cumulus Media Jan 10, 2015

Broken water main, leak affecting Metra lines at Union Station
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Cumulus Media Jan 10, 2015

Rooftop owners’ suit accuses Cubs of bad faith in Wrigley redevelopment
(Chicago) The Chicago Cubs played hardball with Wrigley Field rooftop owners — blocking the historic ballpark views of owners who refused to sell up, while clearing the sightlines from roo...
Cumulus Media Jan 09, 2015

Seven burglaries reported in Northwest Side neighborhoods
(Chicago) Police are warning residents in the Jefferson Park and Portage Park neighborhoods on the Northwest Side about a series of seven recent home burglaries. All of the burglaries happened i...
Cumulus Media Jan 07, 2015

Chicago Bears player arrested for DUI in Georgia
(GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga.) A Chicago Bears player is facing felony charges after he was arrested for driving under the influence early Wednesday in Georgia, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Cornerback...
Cumulus Media Jan 07, 2015

Joliet tax preparer pleads guilty to filing hundreds of false returns
(JOLIET) A southwest suburban tax preparer pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing hundreds of false federal income tax returns for clients and causing the IRS to lose more than $5.3 million. Jeffrey Shelb...
Cumulus Media Jan 07, 2015