Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Rahm Emanuel to publish book on ‘Why Mayors Run the World’
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is adding a new title to his resume: Author. Book publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Tuesday it will publish a book by Emanuel on governing at a time of R...
Sep 19, 2018
ISP request after construction worker is killed
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois State Police are making a request after the death last weekend of a construction worker on Interstate-294. Frank Caputo was a flagger and was working...
Sep 19, 2018
Jury sees video of white Chicago officer shooting black teen
By DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors on Monday showed jurors video of a white Chicago police officer opening fire on black teenager Laquan McDonald, saying the 2014 fatal shootin...
Sep 17, 2018
Bill Daley says he’s running for Chicago mayor in 2019
CHICAGO (AP) - Another Daley wants to be mayor of Chicago. Former White House chief of staff William “Bill” Daley said Monday he’s running for the seat previously held by his brother...
Sep 17, 2018
Van Dyke trial to stay in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has decided that the murder trial of a Chicago police officer charged in the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager should not be moved out of the city. Cook County Judge Vince...
Sep 17, 2018
Another Daley to run for Mayor
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor, Bill Daley – brother of former Mayor Richard Daley – has decided to run for mayor. Bill Daley was chief of staff to President ...
Sep 14, 2018
McCarthy: VanDyke should take stand in his own defense
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Taping “Connected to Chicago” for Sunday night at 7 here on WLS, former police superintendent -n ow candidate for mayor Garry McCarthy says Officer J...
Sep 14, 2018
Gutierrez: Trump’s Puerto Rican tweets “delusional”
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Chicago Congressman Luis Gutierrez is denouncing Trump for his latest Puerto Rican tweets. Gutierrez, who says Trump ought to resign or be impeached, took to the...
Sep 13, 2018
Tempers flare over horse-drawn carriage ban proposal
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall this afternoon, a four-hour-long city council hearing on banning horse-drawn carriages degenerated into an emotional clash about Chicago street viol...
Sep 12, 2018
Quinn’s mayoral term limits referendum shot down
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Chicago Electoral Board has voted unanimously to keep former Governor Pat Quinn’s mayoral term limits referendum off the November ballot. Pat QuinnR...
Sep 12, 2018
