Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Race central to Chicago case, even if jury doesn’t hear it
By DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - In front of jurors in the trial of a white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting of a black teenager, race is hardly mentioned at al...
Sep 22, 2018
Preckwinkle jumps into Chicago Mayor’s race
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor, Cook County Board President and County Democratic chairwoman Toni Preckwinklem has officially declared her candidacy at a Hyde Park hotel ...
Sep 20, 2018
Rahm: FOP ‘wrong’ to defend Jon Burge
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The death of infamous police commander Jon Burge has Mayor Emanuel talking about the past and future of police conduct. Emanuel says the Fraternal Order of Polic...
Sep 20, 2018
Students injured in lightning strike
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (ROUND LAKE HEIGHTS, Ill.) — Three children had to be hospitalized this morning after they were injured after a lightning strike in north suburban Round Lake Height...
Sep 20, 2018
Chicago City Council approves another tax hike
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Chicago City Council has approved yet another tax hike. This time it’s a big tax increase proposed by Mayor Emanuel and passed by the aldermen in a sin...
Sep 20, 2018
Illinois governor hopefuls to meet for 1st debate
CHICAGO (AP) - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrat J.B. Pritzker are meeting for their first debate of the Illinois governor’s race. Rauner is trying to win a second term against Pritzker,...
Sep 20, 2018
Testimony by cops big part of Van Dyke trial
By DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago police officers clearly do not want to be in court testifying against a colleague accused of murder, with one of them so uncomfortable he cou...
Sep 19, 2018
Rahm Emanuel to publish book on ‘Why Mayors Run the World’
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is adding a new title to his resume: Author. Book publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Tuesday it will publish a book by Emanuel on governing at a time of R...
Sep 19, 2018
ISP request after construction worker is killed
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois State Police are making a request after the death last weekend of a construction worker on Interstate-294. Frank Caputo was a flagger and was working...
Sep 19, 2018
Jury sees video of white Chicago officer shooting black teen
By DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors on Monday showed jurors video of a white Chicago police officer opening fire on black teenager Laquan McDonald, saying the 2014 fatal shootin...
Sep 17, 2018
