Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Conservatives blast Rauner for officiating at gay wedding
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner, who is already trying to heal a rift with conservatives, has ignited new anger on the right after revelations that he ...
Jul 12, 2018
Judge accused of bringing gun into Chicago courthouse
CHICAGO (AP) - A judge is charged with carrying a concealed weapon in a prohibited area after he was caught on video dropping a gun in a Chicago courthouse. A spokesman for Chief Judge Timothy Evans&#...
Jul 11, 2018
Durbin: ‘Trump incapable of distinguishing friends from enemies’
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Senator Dick Durbin has been attacking Trump about his NATO Summit trip and his relationship with Russia president Putin. Even before Trump said in Brus...
Jul 11, 2018
Illinois lawmaker wants to legalize fireworks
By John Dempseym WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) An Illinois State lawmaker says the time has come to legalize fireworks in Illinois. State Rep. Barbara Wheeler (R) Crystal Lake, tells the Chicago Tribune Illin...
Jul 11, 2018
Trump has decided his court nominee; big reveal tonight
By CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has decided on his Supreme Court nominee, a person with knowledge of the situation revealed Monday, hours before a prime-t...
Jul 09, 2018
Politico: Rauner profits off of ICE detention center contracts
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Politico is out with a story that reveals Governor Bruce Rauner “profits off of ICE detention center contracts.” A firm that handles Rauner’s i...
Jul 09, 2018
Emanuel and McCarthy exchange barbs
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the campaign for mayor, the mayor and the police superintendent he fired are at it again. One of Garry McCarthy’s raps on Mayor Emanuel is that he micro...
Jul 09, 2018
UPDATE: FAA investigating helicopter crash near Bishop Ford: “Pilot did excellent job”
Police investigate a helicopter crash about 10 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2018 in the area of I-57 and I-94. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times (CHICAGO) Four people were seriously injured when a medical h...
Jul 08, 2018
Chief: Chicago police seize about 1 illegal gun every hour
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officers seize, on average, one illegal handgun per hour and the proliferation of guns on the streets prompted three police-involved shootings within 30 hours this week, accordi...
Jul 05, 2018
Trump courting other motorcycle companies after Harley
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says the administration is courting motorcycle companies that want to move to the U.S. after Harley-Davidson said it’s moving some assembly overseas. Har...
Jul 03, 2018
