Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
McCarthy: Change needed at the top
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — There are solutions to Chicago’s street violence but it starts with new leadership for the city, according to Garry McCarthy, the former Chicago P...
Aug 21, 2018
Duckworth wants more on Kavanaugh’s record
By Bill Cameron WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) On the Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is part of the push to get more information on the nominee. Senate Democrats want more d...
Aug 21, 2018
CPD Officers caught sleeping, receive disciplinary action after photo goes viral
Photo of two Chicago police officers sleeping in a squad car has gotten a lot of attention on social media, prompting officials to take disciplinary action. The photo has also raised questions about o...
Aug 21, 2018
Emanuel defends his support of Uber and Lyft
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel is upping his defense of Uber and Lyft as a couple of aldermen want to clamp down on them. Aldermen Burke and Beale want to limit the number o...
Aug 21, 2018
Chicago’s First Indoor Track Facility Breaks Ground
CHICAGO (CBS) - Chicago's Southside will soon be home to a brand new, indoor track. It will be the first of its kind in the city. The $28 million facility will feature a multi-level, six-lane track, s...
Aug 20, 2018
Indiana bishop to name priests removed for child sex abuse
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana bishop says he’ll publicly release the names of all the priests in his Catholic diocese who’ve been removed from the ministry following allegations they ...
Aug 17, 2018
The new Bullitt, and the role of social media in the auto industry
2018 Jaguar XF-Sportbrake By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) The Toyota Sienna got a thumbs-down on the latest passenger-side small overlap front crash test done by the Insurance Institut...
Aug 17, 2018
Sexual Misconduct Report: “Systemic deficiencies” at Chicago Public Schools
(CHICAGO) Preliminary findings are in from an independent review of how the Chicago Public Schools sexual misconduct scandal happened. It’s a scathing report. Former prosecutor Maggie Hickey say...
Aug 17, 2018
UPDATE: Boy fatally shot, another wounded at East Garfield Park basketball tournament
Police investigate a shooting about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, August 16, 2018 in the 100 block of North Central Park Ave in Chicago. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times (CHICAGO) A teenage boy was killed and anoth...
Aug 17, 2018
Friday thunderstorms will give way to sunny skies in time for Air & Water Show
(CHICAGO) While thunderstorms might dampen Friday's practice show, sunny skies and warm temperatures are in store for the 60th annual Chicago Air and Water Show this weekend. The National Weather Serv...
Aug 17, 2018
