Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Amazon advance team to tour Chicago this week.
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Numerous media reports say an advance team from Amazon will be in Chicago this week to tour various potential sites for the company’s much-touted second he...
Mar 19, 2018
Holcomb signs bill to replenish eroded NW Indiana beaches
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A new Indiana law will require companies that dredge sand along the state’s Lake Michigan shoreline to use it to replenish eroded beaches. Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the legisl...
Mar 19, 2018
Illinois lawmaker seeks to abolish townships to lower taxes
CHICAGO (AP) - A state lawmaker says Illinois needs to consolidate some of its roughly 7,000 units of government to reduce local property taxes, and he thinks eliminating townships would be a good sta...
Mar 19, 2018
City of Chicago increasing security at Millennium Park
CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago is increasing security at the lakefront Millennium Park this summer. City officials say starting May 19 there will be a security perimeter and bag check for all conc...
Mar 19, 2018
Kennedy and Ives trade barbs over religion
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Taping “Connected to Chicago with Bill Cameron” for Sunday night at 7, Democratic candidate for governor Chris Kennedy was controversial talking abou...
Mar 16, 2018
Downers Students To Receive Detention
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — It looks like some 1,100 students at Downers Grove North and South High Schools will have to serve detention for walking out of school on Wednesd...
Mar 16, 2018
Biss compares Pritzker and Kennedy to Trump
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Illinois Primary is Tuesday and in the race for governor, Democrat Daniel Biss is using one of Chris Kennedy’s lines against him, and against front-run...
Mar 16, 2018
American Airlines approves O’Hare expansion deal
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The City Council Aviation Committee has approved the first step toward the $8.5 billion OHare Expansion. American Airlines briefly opposed the expansion, but cav...
Mar 15, 2018
Rauner announces plan for Quincy Vets Home
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (SPRINGFIELD, IL) Governor Bruce Rauner has announced a new game plan to attack the Legionaries issues at Quincy Veterans Home. Short term, Rauner wants to buy the vacant ...
Mar 15, 2018
Berrios gets a second challenger
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the very competitive race for Cook County Assessor, embattled Assessor and party chairman Joe Berrios has gotten some good news. The good news for Berrios is ...
Mar 15, 2018
