Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Bill returns power to local liquor commissioners
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) - A new law signed Thursday by Gov. Bruce Rauner does away with liquor restrictions thought harmful to small business. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 prohibited...
Aug 02, 2018
Lollapalooza kicks off in Chicago with stepped-up security
CHICAGO (AP) - People attending this year’s Lollapalooza music festival in downtown Chicago are finding stricter rules and stepped-up security. The four-day event began Thursday. Headliners incl...
Aug 02, 2018
Emanuel trying to stop Obamacare rollback
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) President Trump is doing all he can to scale back Obamacare, but at City Hall Mayor Emanuel is trying to stop him. City Hall is joining a few other cities in a l...
Aug 02, 2018
McCarthy accuses Emanuel of “pay to play politics”
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the campaign for mayor, challenger and former police superintendent Garry McCarthy is accusing Mayor Emanuel of “pay-to-play politics.” McCarthy s...
Aug 02, 2018
Rauner says Madigan to blame for culture of sexual harrassment in Springfield
(CHICAGO) Gov. Rauner says it’s “the right thing to do” for Illinois St Rep. Nick Sauer to resign, but the governor blames Speaker Madigan for the culture of sexual harrassment. What...
Aug 01, 2018
Stay away from North Lake Shore Drive Thursday afternoon
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) North Lake Shore Dr. is expected to be a mess Thursday afternoon around 4 because another traffic-disrupting march is expected there, then heading across Belmont...
Aug 01, 2018
New law allows medical cannabis at schools
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (ELGIN, Ill.) — Illinois children who are qualified medical cannabis patients will now have access to their medicine on school grounds. State Sen. Cristina Castro (...
Aug 01, 2018
Formal complaint filed against Wilson for giveaways
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform has filed a formal complaint with the state against challenger Willie Wilson for giving away mo...
Aug 01, 2018
Mayoral candidate Wilson gives away money … again
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Chicago Mayoral challenger Willie Wilson was again handing out money today, this time at the Cook County Treasurer’s office mwhere it’s deadline day ...
Aug 01, 2018
Injured Chicago Cubs fan feels ‘lucky to be alive’
CHICAGO (AP) - A man, who was wearing a plastic bucket on his head when a large metal pin fell from Wrigley Field’s centerfield scoreboard during a Chicago Cubs game, says he feels lucky to be a...
Jul 31, 2018
