Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Parking Relief for Pickup Truck Drivers in Flossmoor
Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (FLOSSMOOR )In 1975, the village of Flossmoor banned pickup truck parking in driveways. In 1989, it allowed the trucks if they were parked in garages. Now, the Flossmo...
Jan 09, 2019
Madigan cheers House for budget perseverance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has concluded the legislative session by thanking lawmakers for persevering through an “epic struggle” over the budge...
Jan 08, 2019
Lightfoot calls Toni Preckwinkle, Gery Chico, Bill Daley and Susana Mendoza “cockroaches”
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/01/08140208/Bill-Lightfoot-Cockroaches.mp3 By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor, Bill Cameron says Lori Lightfoot is calling Toni Prec...
Jan 08, 2019
Lincoln Yards soccer stadium looks to be a NO go
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/01/08112534/Bill-No-Soccer-Stadium.mp3 By Bill cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall, the new soccer stadium planned for the big Lincoln Yards developme...
Jan 08, 2019
Illinois House OKs plan to abolish Tollway board
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House has approved a measure that would allow the incoming governor to replace the members of the Illinois Tollway board. The House voted 100-6 Tuesday to allow D...
Jan 08, 2019
Final payday for TSA screeners, Duckworth sounds alarm
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Today is the final payday for TSA screeners at the airports and Democratic Sen Tammy Duckworth is sounding an alarm. TSA screeners understandably want to get pai...
Jan 07, 2019
Pritzker seeks pay hike to lure cabinet talent
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The House Executive Committee has approved a plan pushed by the incoming governor to increase salaries he can offer his cabinet. The committee voted unanimously Monday to incr...
Jan 07, 2019
E-Cigarette Battery Causes Fire On American Airlines Flight
Are flaming e-cigarettes the new exploding cell phones? An overheating battery on a passenger’s e-cigarette caused a small fire on an American Airlines jet late on Friday. None of the 138 passen...
Jan 07, 2019
After 2 Delays, Death Row Inmate Kills Himself
A Nevada death row inmate whose execution was postponed twice has killed himself in prison. Scott Dozier, 48, was found dead of an apparent hanging Saturday in his cell at the Ely maximum security pri...
Jan 07, 2019
Engagement Ring Lost on New Year’s Eve Found in Times Square Sewer
After ringing in the New Year the wrong way, a couple who attended this year’s Times Square celebration has been reunited with their lost engagement ring. After an alert New York police officer ...
Jan 07, 2019
