Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Chicago’s new Apple store dimming lights due to bird deaths
CHICAGO (AP) - The new Apple store in downtown will dim its lights after complaints from wildlife groups that say its glassy facade is causing deadly bird strikes. The Chicago Tribune reports that App...
Cumulus Media Oct 30, 2017

Chicago officials: DHL to invest $10M into O’Hare facility
CHICAGO (AP) - Officials in Chicago say international shipping company DHL is putting $10 million into revamping a facility at O’Hare International Airport. Shipping company DHL chose Chicago fo...
Cumulus Media Oct 30, 2017

Former IL Governor Pat Quinn announces run for attorney general
CHICAGO (AP) - Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is joining a crowded field attempting to become the state’s next attorney general. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Quinn announced Friday his i...
Cumulus Media Oct 30, 2017

Delta: Flight carrying Oklahoma Thunder encountered bird
CHICAGO (AP) - Delta Airlines officials say a charter flight carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team from Minneapolis to Chicago apparently encountered a bird when it was landing. Th...
Cumulus Media Oct 28, 2017

Ethics Board drops fines against 3 who lobbied Chicago mayor
CHICAGO (AP) - Three people the Chicago Board of Ethics determined illegally lobbied Mayor Rahm Emanuel won’t have to pay fines for their actions. In the settlement agreements, the ethics board ...
Cumulus Media Oct 28, 2017

Barack Obama called for jury duty in Cook County
By Nicole Chavez Barack Obama has fulfilled his civic duty as president. Now comes another role as a citizen: jury duty. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans told county commissioners Friday that Oba...
Cumulus Media Oct 28, 2017

Police add patrols on Illinois roads for Halloween weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Police across Illinois are stepping up patrols this weekend in an effort to keep roadways safe as people celebrate Halloween. Illinois State Police, the Illinois Department of...
Cumulus Media Oct 28, 2017

WEATHER: Cooler – maybe some wet snow flakes in north ‘burbs
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Ray Stagich Cold front coming through means a cool weekend ahead. Today|Cloudy. Possible to see a shower or two. Maybe some snowflakes in northern ‘burbs. High 4...
Cumulus Media Oct 28, 2017

Dr. Drew Pinsky: Why America has become hooked on painkillers
By JohnDempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky was on WLS Friday morning to discuss President Trump’s new plan to fight the opioid epidemic in the United States. Pinsky told ...
Cumulus Media Oct 27, 2017

Jury to City of Chicago: Pay $44.7 Million to Cop’s Injured Friend
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A federal jury says the City of Chicago must pay Michael LaPorta almost $45 million after he was shot in the head in January 2010. It happened at his frie...
Cumulus Media Oct 27, 2017