Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Blue Star Museums offering free admission to active-duty military families starting Monday
(CHICAGO) More than 40 museums in the Chicago area are offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families this summer as part of the Blue Star Museums program. The program ru...
May 26, 2015
UPDATE: Man held without bond for fatal Bridgeport shooting
(CHICAGO) A man has been ordered held without bond for a shooting Thursday that killed a south suburban man and left another person wounded in the South Side Bridgeport neighborhood. Emergency personn...
May 25, 2015
What To Do Around Town on Memorial Day
6:30 a.m. - (CHICAGO) Annual Ridge Run 5K, 10K and Fun Run. Ridge Park, 9625 S. Longwood Dr. 8 a.m. - (NAPERVILLE/JOLIET) Diocese of Joliet celebrates Memorial Day Mass at several cemeteries, includin...
May 25, 2015
Man searches for dog stolen in West Loop: ‘This doesn’t make sense’
(CHICAGO) A man has offered a $5,000 reward for the return of his dog Barnaby, who he said was stolen from his West Loop apartment last week. Adam Johnston, 30, who lives by himself in the apartment n...
May 25, 2015
UPDATE: Man charged with fatally stabbing, beating mother
(CHICAGO) A 26-year-old man has been charged with fatally stabbing and beating his mother during a domestic-related incident Wednesday night in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the Southwest Side. M...
May 22, 2015
WEATHER – Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds. High 64F.
Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Friday, May 22nd, 2015 Ray’s Note: Nice crisp finish to the week and warmer/wet weather returns to Chicago for the late holiday weekend. SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 2...
May 22, 2015
Brothers file lawsuit after Proviso West cafeteria monitor charged with sexually assaulting students
Two brothers, both students at a west suburban high school, have filed a lawsuit against the district and board of education, alleging they were both molested by a cafeteria monitor who has since been...
May 22, 2015
Woman suing Southwest Airlines after slipping out of wheelchair at Midway Airport
(CHICAGO) A woman who slipped out of a wheelchair being pushed by a Southwest Airlines employee at Chicago Midway International Airport in May has filed a lawsuit against the airline and the city of C...
May 22, 2015
Judge tries to shut down Trudeau fight over taxes
(CHICAGO) A judge sought to end the snit Thursday between TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau and a receiver put in charge of Trudeau's assets nearly two years ago, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Trudeau, ...
May 22, 2015
Suit: Driver talked on cellphone while taxi dragged woman in the Loop
(CHICAGO) A woman was dragged by a taxi in the Loop in April while the driver talked on his cellphone, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. Anne Brandt filed the negligence lawsuit in Cook County Ci...
May 22, 2015
