Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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...
Jan 7, 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...
Jan 7, 2015
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...
Jan 7, 2015
Large fire consumes home in Norridge
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Jan 7, 2015
Woman, four police officers injured in Berwyn fire
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Jan 7, 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...
Jan 6, 2015
Governor Pat Quinn chokes up at his City Club farewell address
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Jan 6, 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...
Jan 2, 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...
Jan 2, 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 ...
Jan 2, 2015
