Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Wind chill advisory issued through Thursday as cold wave descends on city
(Chicago) Chicagoans bundled up and most area classes were canceled Wednesday as bitter cold hit the area, and there’s no immediate end in sight. A wind chill Warning has been canceled and...
Cumulus Media Jan 07, 2015

Large fire consumes home in Norridge
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Cumulus Media Jan 07, 2015

Woman, four police officers injured in Berwyn fire
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Cumulus Media Jan 07, 2015

CPS cancels class Wednesday as wind chill warning issued
(Chicago) Class is canceled Wednesday for Chicago Public Schools students as the city faces bitter cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills on the anniversary of last year’s polar vorte...
Cumulus Media Jan 06, 2015

Governor Pat Quinn chokes up at his City Club farewell address
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Cumulus Media Jan 06, 2015

Cops: Man driving nearly three times speed limit charged with DUI
(RIVERSIDE) A man driving 99 mph in a 35 mph zone after leaving a New Year celebration in west suburban Riverside has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, police said. Miguel A. O...
Cumulus Media Jan 02, 2015

Nine shot in Chicago on New Year’s Day
(Chicago) At least nine people were hurt in city shootings New Year’s Day, including a 14-year-old girl. Most recently, two males were shot in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northw...
Cumulus Media Jan 02, 2015

Two more cold deaths reported in Cook County
(Chicago) A Blue Island man and a Delaware woman are the 10th and 11th cold-related deaths reported this season in Cook County, according to county officials. A Delaware woman who died in south ...
Cumulus Media Jan 02, 2015

Extra-alarm fire burning in South Loop
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Cumulus Media Dec 31, 2014

Building collapse reported at Morton Salt on North Side
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Cumulus Media Dec 30, 2014