Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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
The race for Mayor: Gutierrez out, Preckwinkle “interested”
Photo by Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In a busy day in the race for mayor, one big name says he’s not running and another will only say she’s “int...
Sep 12, 2018
State yanks Lincoln Towing license
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — The Illinois Commerce Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to make Lincoln Towing walk the plank as they revoked the company’s state license, ef...
Sep 12, 2018
Chicago sets up Universal Income Task Force
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he will form a task force that will consider implementing the so-called "universal basic income" program in the city. The program would make monthly payments to a numbe...
Sep 12, 2018
Preckwinkle coy about run for Mayor
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor of Chicago, Cook County Board President and party chair Toni Preckwinkle won’t take reporters questions until tomorrow afternoon afte...
Sep 11, 2018
Special Olympian sings anthem at Wrigley Field, and raises money for Special Olympics
A Special Olympian took center stage at Wrigley Field Monday night. Stefan Xidas sang the national anthem ahead of the Cubs game against the Brewers. Stefan Xidas sang the national anthem on #A...
Sep 11, 2018
