Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Plainfield Students Plan Walkout
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — High school students in Plainfield will get detention if they participate in a walkout planned for next week. Emma Simpson, a student at Plainfield Nort...
Mar 09, 2018
Indiana man charged in beating deaths of 2 stolen dogs
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say a northwestern Indiana man stole two pugs from a home and beat them to death in a rural area. Twenty-three-year-old Anthony Priestas of Hammond was arrested Tue...
Mar 09, 2018
Bernie Sanders endorses Newman over US Rep Lipinski
CHICAGO (AP) - Sen. Bernie Sanders has endorsed Marie Newman in the Democratic primary for the Chicago-area seat held by U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski. Sanders said Thursday Newman “has made it clear s...
Mar 09, 2018
Ives, Biss Talk Property Taxes
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — The Republican gubernatorial challenger and one of the Democrats vying for the governor’s office seem to agree on one thing. Property taxes are to...
Mar 08, 2018
Friday Court Appearance for Suspect in Police Commander’s Death
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The man accused of killing Chicago Police Commander Paul Bauer will make another court appearance on Friday. Shomari Legghette is charged with first-degree mu...
Mar 08, 2018
Michigan student charged with killing parents moved to jail
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) - A 19-year-old student accused of killing his parents at Central Michigan University has been transferred to jail from a hospital. Records show that James Davis Jr. was mov...
Mar 08, 2018
Man charged for ramming into Illinois airport terminal
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A man who tried to ram a stolen vehicle into a central Illinois airport terminal says he was worried about an impending zombie apocalypse. Justin Deemie, 27, was indicted Tuesday o...
Mar 08, 2018
Ald. Burke marks 50 years in Chicago politics
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) City Council Finance Chairman, Ald. Ed Burke, marked 50 years in Chicago politics with a speech this afternoon at the City Club. Just about everybody who depends...
Mar 07, 2018
Rauner and Emanuel spar over guns at ribbon cutting ceremony
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Emanuel and Governor Rauner appeared together this morning for a ribbon cutting for AT&T’s renovated Call Center on the North Side. The ma...
Mar 07, 2018
Audit reveals budget office goof costing state $2.5M
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (SPRINGFIELD) A new state audit is revealing an embarrassing failure by Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration. Some are saying it stems from the very incompetence R...
Mar 07, 2018
