Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
UPDATE: Woman dies after falling from UIC building staircase
(CHICAGO) A woman died Friday morning after falling from a staircase at the University of Illinois at Chicago campus on the Near West Side. About 4 a.m., rescue crews responded to the Department of Po...
May 8, 2015
Gang leader sentenced to life in prison for 2010 fatal shooting
(CHICAGO) A Chicago gang leader of the Maniac Latin Disciples was sentenced to life in prison in connection with a 2010 fatal shooting. Andrew Ruiz, 34, and co-defendant Edwin Carrasquillo, 24, were p...
May 8, 2015
Teen convicted of fatal drag race back in custody after failing to show for jail
(WAUKEGAN) A north suburban teen, sentenced to periodic imprisonment for his role in a fatal street-racing crash, is back in custody after failing to appear for a court hearing and a weekend in jail, ...
May 8, 2015
Pump House sues former executive chef for taking away employees
(CHICAGO) One of Chicago's most storied restaurants is suing its former executive chef, claiming he poached numerous employees to work with him at a new enterprise that caters to celebrities and film ...
May 8, 2015
Lane closures start Friday for new Union Station Transit Center
(CHICAGO) Lane closures start Friday on Canal Street and Jackson Boulevard downtown as work begins on Union Station's new CTA bus facility. When it opens in spring 2016, the Union Station Transit Cent...
May 6, 2015
Governor Bruce Rauner pitches his turnaround agenda to Chicago City Council
(Chicago) Gov. Bruce Rauner told the City Council on Wednesday he is "eager to be your partner in a turnaround that benefits Chicago and the state," but only if Mayor Rahm Emanuel and aldermen "accept...
May 6, 2015
Suit: Northbrook company tossed sensitive medical records in dumpster
(Northbrook) A document storage company tossed sensitive medical records into an unlocked Dumpster outside its north suburban office, putting thousands of people's identities at risk, according to a l...
May 6, 2015
Construction could reduce roads to one lane in southwest suburbs
(LEMONT) A drainage and resurfacing project has caused lane reductions in the southwest suburbs slated to last until mid-July. The work will occur along Cal-Sag Road/Route 83, according to a statement...
May 6, 2015
Woman sexually assaulted in Lincoln Park
(CHICAGO) A woman was sexually assaulted early Monday in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side. The assault occurred about 1 a.m. in an apartment in the 500 block of West Arlington Place, ac...
May 6, 2015
Roadwork to reduce North Aurora Road to one lane in Naperville
(NAPERVILLE) Roadwork in west suburban Naperville will require a major traffic pattern shift on North Aurora Road starting Thursday and lasting through September. A new traffic pattern will be install...
May 6, 2015
