Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
No bond for man who broke judge’s window with snowball
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man has been ordered held without bond for using a snowball to shatter a window at a judge’s home. Felony charges of criminal damage to property and threatening a...
Feb 22, 2018
More Democrats want probe into misconduct at Madigan offices
CHICAGO (AP) - A growing number of Illinois Democrats are calling for an independent investigation into longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan’s political and state operations, after a second wo...
Feb 21, 2018
Ives attacks Rauner’s leadership over new Quincy Home Legionnaires case
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for governor, Republican challenger Jeanne Ives is on the attack against Bruce Rauner over the discovery of another case of Legionaries disease at th...
Feb 21, 2018
Bauer Widow Thanks Chicago
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) One week ago, a Chicago Police Commander was shot to death while trying to help tactical officers capture a suspect on the run. The widow of Commander Paul Ba...
Feb 21, 2018
NTSB issues safety recommendations to FAA
CHICAGO (AP) - The National Transportation Safety Board recently finished its investigation of a 2016 burning airplane incident at an Illinois airport and has issued its recommendations to the Federal...
Feb 21, 2018
 Mueller charges lawyer with lying about interaction with Rick Gates
By Katelyn Polantz and Marshall Cohen Special counsel Robert Mueller has filed a charge against a lawyer for lying to investigators about his interaction with former Trump campaign aide Rick Ga...
Feb 20, 2018
Is Madigan vulnerable?
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The growing harassment scandal swirling around all-powerful Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has some wondering if the longest-servicing Speaker in the nation...
Feb 20, 2018
Madigan cuts ties with second operative, citing “inappropriate behavior.”
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is cutting loose one of his political operatives for the second time in the past week, because of what Madigan calls "inap...
Feb 20, 2018
Police: Attack on couple part of son’s murder-for-hire plot
GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (AP) - A 23-year-old from suburban Chicago has been charged with hiring another man to kill his parents. The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a call ear...
Feb 20, 2018
His heart in Florida, Rizzo rejoins Cubs after mournful trip
By JANIE McCAULEY, AP Baseball Writer MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Anthony Rizzo’s parents were among the first homeowners in Parkland, Florida. The Chicago Cubs first baseman has watched his tight-knit c...
Feb 20, 2018
