Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Arlington Heights Superintendent Honored
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Dr. David R. Schuler of High School District 214 has been named the 2018 National Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of Sc...
Cumulus Media Feb 17, 2018

Police: Gun accidentally fires at downtown Chicago hotel
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say two women suffered graze wounds when a gun accidentally went off at a downtown Chicago hotel. The Chicago Tribune reports the shooting happened Friday morning at the ...
Cumulus Media Feb 16, 2018

Visitation Today for Chicago Police Commander
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Visitation will be held today for the Chicago Police Commander who was killed during a struggle with a suspect, in the Loop, earlier this week. Today̵...
Cumulus Media Feb 16, 2018

Jury Finds Cook County Judge Guilty
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) — A Cook County judge has been found guilty of mail and bank fraud in a real estate scheme. The feds accused Judge Jessica O'Brien of pocketing $325,000 and l...
Cumulus Media Feb 15, 2018

Students, alumni challenge legacy preference at top colleges
By COLLIN BINKLEY and JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - Students and alumni at some of the nation’s top universities are urging their schools to reconsider admissions policies t...
Cumulus Media Feb 15, 2018

Rauner wants $1 billion tax cut with pension fix
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner says a $1 billion tax cut should be the top priority for this year’s legislative session. The Republican said Wednesday it could be achieved by changin...
Cumulus Media Feb 15, 2018

Chicago Mourns Slaying Of Police Commander; ‘A Gut Punch To The City’
Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul Bauer gave up his life in service to the city, and his brothers and sisters in blue were paying tribute to their longtime friend Wednesday morning, a day after ...
Cumulus Media Feb 15, 2018

Duckworth wants to change Senate rules to make motherhood easier
By Andrew Dunn The woman primed to become the first sitting senator to give birth in office wants to change Senate rules to better accommodate future mothers. In an interview that aired Wednesday on P...
Cumulus Media Feb 15, 2018

2 more Legionnaires’ disease cases found at veterans home
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - Two more confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease were found among residents of a veterans home in western Illinois where the illness has been linked to the deaths of 13 peop...
Cumulus Media Feb 14, 2018

Madigan defends conduct in sex-harassment review
CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on Democratic campaign worker’s complaint of sexual harassment by a supervisor. House Speaker Michael Madigan denies that a long-time campaign worker wouldn’t hav...
Cumulus Media Feb 14, 2018