Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Schaumburg Boomers Stadium to get $10.5M upgrade
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago baseball stadium is getting a $10.5 million makeover. The Daily Herald reports the village of Schaumburg and the local park district have approved a f...
Dec 26, 2017
Illinois school district program addresses mental health
CHICAGO (AP) - Concerns about suicides among teens nationwide and youth mental health issues have prompted officials at a school district in a northwestern suburb of Chicago to start discussing...
Dec 26, 2017
State Cutting Business Fees
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Illinois is cutting costs for new LLC’s. Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a bill into law that cuts the filing fee for a new LLC from $500 to $150. Pr...
Dec 24, 2017
Secretary of state warns about holiday drinking and driving
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is offering a holiday reminder that driving after drinking can be fatal. White’s office administers driver licenses and vehicle r...
Dec 24, 2017
Shotgun found under vehicle in O’Hare parking garage
(CHICAGO) A shotgun was found Saturday afternoon in a parking garage at O'Hare International Airport. The gun was found at 12:04 p.m. underneath a vehicle on the third level of the airport's parking g...
Dec 23, 2017
CDC: Legionaires found at Quincy Veterans Home
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (QUINCY, IL) Testing of water for Legionaires Disease by the Centers for Disease Control at the troubled Quincy Veterans Home has turned up another positive hit. CDC testi...
Dec 22, 2017
Kinzinger Confident DACA Deal Will Be Reached
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (WASHINGTON) — As lawmakers on Capitol Hill grapple with a looming budget shutdown Friday night, one Illinois congressman is confident a deal can be made on helping...
Dec 22, 2017
Father charged after boy, 5, shoots self in hand
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man has been arrested after his 5-year-old son, who was shot in the face in a 2016 drive-by shooting, accidentally shot himself in the hand with the man’s handgun. Chica...
Dec 22, 2017
State Rep Sente has advice for incoming legislators
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) An amazing ONE-THIRD of the membership of the Illinois General Assembly is leaving after next year’s elections and WLS News asked one of them what advice s...
Dec 21, 2017
Berrios defends another attack by the Tribune
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios is the target of yet another attack by the Chicago Tribune. This time the Trib says Berrios has been dragging his feet on patron...
Dec 21, 2017
