Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Recalls, drowsy driving, and a minivan review
2018-Chrysler-Pacifica-1000 Photo Courtesy of Chrysler and Drive Chicago By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM “Drive Chicago” Feds are looking into hundreds of reports of fires in vehicles ma...
Jul 20, 2018
Massive fire destroys suburban condos
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill.) –– A massive condominium complex fire has left a number of people without homes in northwest suburban Prospect Heights. The fire brok...
Jul 19, 2018
“Serial Stowaway” Fit For Trial
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — A woman dubbed the “serial stowaway” has been found by a judge to be fit for trial. Marilyn Hartman got the nickname after sneaking onto air...
Jul 18, 2018
Rauner: President should blame Russians for hacking
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner says he was “deeply troubled” by President Donald Trump’s seeming support for Russia and President Vladimir Putin in public comments. The R...
Jul 18, 2018
Chicago Diver had Rare Heart Condition
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office says it was a heart condition that led to the death of Chicago Fire Department Juan Bucio in May. The dive...
Jul 18, 2018
Durbin: Trump claim a “damage control event”
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) It didn't take long for Illinois Senator Dick Durbin to provide his take on President Trump's claim he misspoke during a news conference with Russia President Vl...
Jul 17, 2018
Crash Closes Homewood Dairy Queen
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) You’ll have to find a cone or shake somewhere other than one south suburban ice cream shop, at least for now. Two people were injured when a vehicle...
Jul 17, 2018
Illinois and Iowa investigating parasitic illnesses
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Illinois health officials have been looking into a rise in parasitic illnesses and now Iowa health officials are doing the same. It appears to be connecte...
Jul 13, 2018
Puerto Rican short update: Forest Preserve cop quits
[van id=”us/2018/07/10/illinois-man-puerto-rico-shirt-park-officer-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn”] By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the Puerto Rican flag shirt controversy, the Cook County F...
Jul 12, 2018
Duckworth: Kavanaugh puts Roe v Wade in peril
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (WASHINGTON, DC) Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth joined a press conference with other Democratic women of the senate to oppose Trump’s supreme court nomination of B...
Jul 12, 2018
