Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Emanuel critical of Rauner’s criticism of Berrios
BY Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel is denouncing Governor Bruce Rauner for demanding the resignation of Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios. Emanuel isn’t defending Berrios s...
Dec 12, 2017
Northern Illinois trustees again vote to freeze tuition
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Northern Illinois University trustees have again voted to freeze tuition and lower fees for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year. The (DeKalb) Daily-Chronicle reports that the school...
Dec 12, 2017
Chicago suspect in train theft pleads guilty on trial date
CHICAGO (AP) - The sole suspect in a 2015 theft of guns off a Chicago train who chose to go to trial has changed his mind and pleaded guilty just as jury selection was to start. A federal judge was to...
Dec 12, 2017
Chicago beefs up transportation security after NY bomb
[van id=”us/2017/12/11/port-authority-explosion-lc-orig.cnn”] CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police spokesman say there is “no credible threat” of any attack to the city’s publ...
Dec 11, 2017
Teen charged in videotaped beating pleads to hate crime
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman involved in a beating of a mentally disabled man that was shown on Facebook Live has pleaded guilty to a hate crime and been placed on probation for four years. N...
Dec 11, 2017
‘I’m not in charge’: Illinois governor’s words may haunt bid
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner raised eyebrows, then questions about whether he misspoke after he declared “I am not in charge” of the state. Now the comment could haunt him all...
Dec 11, 2017
I-55 / LSD Interchange Construction Complete
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — A headache for Chicago commuters has come to an end. The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the completion of the I-55-Lake Shore Drive...
Dec 11, 2017
Lake-effect snowfall hits parts of Indiana, Michigan
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Lake-effect snowfall causing poor visibility and slick roads slowed travel in parts of northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan. The National Weather Service issued a winter ...
Dec 11, 2017
Emanuel pays tribute to longtime friend Claypool
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Under pressure, Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has resigned over a breach of ethics. Claypool had to go because he was starting to affect the mayor&...
Dec 08, 2017
CPS head Forrest Claypool resigns under ethical cloud
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Under immense pressure, embattled Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has finally resigned under an ethical cloud. Only a few days after the CPS Inspecto...
Dec 08, 2017
