Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Teenager charged with shooting 7-year-old boy in Morgan Park
(CHICAGO) A 16-year-old boy has been charged with shooting a 7-year-old bystander Wednesday afternoon in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side. The teenager, whose identity was not releas...
May 22, 2015
Crash on Dan Ryan leaves motorcyclist in serious condition
(CHICAGO) A motorcyclist is in serious condition following a crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway Thursday night. About 11:20 p.m., a vehicle and motorcycle collided in the northbound lanes near 69th Stre...
May 22, 2015
20 months for ex-CTA mechanic who sold explosives to undercover agent
A former Chicago Transit Authority bus mechanic who thought he was selling a homemade "bunker buster" explosive to a convicted felon aiming to blow up a rival drug dealer's car was sentenced Thursday ...
May 21, 2015
Lincoln Park Zoo wants help naming new baby snow monkey
Japanese macaque Ono and her baby boy, who was born May 2. | Todd Rosenberg Photography 2015 The Lincoln Park Zoo has opened online voting to choose the name for its newest addition, a baby sno...
May 21, 2015
Cancer charities defrauded donors out of $187 million, feds allege
(CHICAGO) Four cancer charities bilked $187 million from donors who thought their money was going to help patients, but instead went for personal amenities such as cruises, jet ski outings and luxury ...
May 20, 2015
UPDATE: Holiday travel volume highest in 10 years, as airports expect 1.6M in Chicago
(CHICAGO) More than 37.2 million Americans will be taking to the roads or skies this Memorial Day weekend, a 4.7 percent increase from last year and the highest total in 10 years, according to the ann...
May 20, 2015
Facebook video shows Chicago Police officer asleep on job
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police have launched an investigation after a police officer seemed to be sleeping on the job on the Southwest Side in a video posted to Facebook, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting....
May 20, 2015
Police: Men tried to lure two girls into van in Lincoln Park
(CHICAGO) Two men tried to lure two girls into a van in the Lincoln Park neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, police said. About 4:20 p.m., two men who were in a van in the 300 block of West Webster motion...
May 20, 2015
UPDATE: Downtown derailment causing extensive Metra Electric delays
(CHICAGO) South suburban commuters might want to rethink their travel plans as an early Wednesday derailment downtown is causing "extensive" delays for Metra Electric District trains during the Wednes...
May 20, 2015
WEATHER – Overcast. Passing sprinkles and showers. High 48F.
Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM 4:00AM CT Forecast Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 Ray’s Note: Looks like a cool and quiet weather pattern (lake breezes) in place through Wednesday. Latest computer m...
May 20, 2015
