Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Welington Castillo of White Sox banned 80 games for EPO test
NEW YORK (AP) - Chicago White Sox catcher Welington Castillo was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance. The commis...
May 24, 2018
Census: Chicago’s population drops third year in a row
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Census Bureau says Chicago’s population has decreased for the third consecutive year. Census estimates released Wednesday say Chicago lost about 3,800 residents last y...
May 24, 2018
Plans in the works to re-name downtown’s Balbo Dr
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Talking up re-naming Balbo for African-American civil rights icon Ida B. Wells is African-American alderman and personal friend of Barack and Michelle Obama Ald ...
May 23, 2018
Obama Center approved by a 47-1 vote
Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls his old boss, former President Barack Obama, to tell him the Presidential Center has been approved by a 47-1 vote. By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The City Counc...
May 23, 2018
Madigan asks Inspector General to investigate retaliation claims against him
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (SPRINGFIELD) Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has asked the legislative Inspector General to investigate the claim by Democratic St Rep Kelly Cassidy that Madigan has ...
May 22, 2018
Debate continues over civilian oversight of CPD
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department is now being debated and the president of the Fraternal Order of Police is taking a hard line. At the City Cl...
May 22, 2018
Illinois lawmakers weigh compromise on guns, death penalty
By JOHN O’CONNOR, AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Democratic-controlled Illinois Legislature on Monday will begin weighing Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s compromise plan t...
May 21, 2018
Vallas: Detect troubled students before they act out
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Taping “Connected to Chicago with Bill Cameron” for Sunday night at 7, Paul Vallas, the former CEO of the Chicago Public Schools who is now running f...
May 18, 2018
City planning to ban puppy mills
By Bill Camron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall, plans are in the works to eliminate a loophole in the ordinance that tries to ban puppy mills in the city. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that out...
May 18, 2018
Bond Denied for Accused Shooter of Federal Agent
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Bond has been denied for a purported Chicago gang member charged with shooting a federal agent in the face. A judge believes Ernesto Godinez is dangerous and ...
May 18, 2018
