Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Cook County sheriff launches opioid awareness initiative
CHICAGO (AP) - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is launching an awareness campaign aimed at helping the public better understand the opioid crisis. In a news release, the sheriff says he is releasing vide...
Dec 02, 2017
Official State Beer To Be Announced
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — The official beer of the State of Illinois is going to be unveiled Sunday at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The beer is ...
Dec 02, 2017
Wheaton Metra Station Closed Another Month
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (WHEATON, IL) Trains are running as usual through the Metra stop on Front Street in Wheaton but commuter haven’t been able to wait inside the station building...
Dec 01, 2017
Ill. AG subpoenas Message Envy amid sexual assault questions
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has subpoenaed Massage Envy spas following a report that more than 180 people across the nation have filed sexual assault lawsuits and other sexua...
Dec 01, 2017
Illinois judge allows DNA evidence in ex-Marine’s case
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois judge has ruled that DNA evidence will be allowed in the upcoming trial of a former Marine accused of fatally stabbing two girls. A Lake County judge made the...
Dec 01, 2017
Indiana Senate candidate Braun fired white nationalist aide
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Senate candidate Mike Braun’s campaign says it fired a former staffer who is also affiliated with the white nationalist movement. The Republican’s campaign says...
Dec 01, 2017
Chicago commuter train, Amtrak passengers face continued delays
CHICAGO (AP) - Commuter and interstate train travelers in Chicago faced another day of delays due to the derailment of a Metra train this week outside the city’s Union Station. Metra says delays...
Dec 01, 2017
McCormick Place claiming improved performance
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) McCormick Place is claiming big improvements on three issues. At the City Club on Wednesday, McCormick Place CEO Lori Healey boasted it’s now a “myth...
Nov 30, 2017
Medicaid overhaul to cost more, but save more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois’ Medicaid patients will see a change in health care coverage Jan. 1. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services has signed a $60 billion deal with seven i...
Nov 30, 2017
Walker announces national ad campaign to attract workers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker is calling on the Legislature to approve nearly $7 million to pay for a national ad campaign to bring more workers into Wisconsin. Walker announced the new marke...
Nov 30, 2017
