Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Will Ives support Rauner in General Election?
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) So, where do Jeanne Ives supporters go in the November election Bill Cameron? On election eve, Jeanne Ives told me she’d support Bruce Rauner if he wins th...
Mar 21, 2018
Rauner pledges to unite Republicans after defeating Ives in Republican primary
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner is pledging to unite the fractured Republican party after winning his bitter primary battle with conservative State Rep...
Mar 21, 2018
Want to avoid the flu while flying? Try a window seat
By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Worried about catching a cold or the flu on an airplane? Get a window seat, and don’t leave it until the flight is over. That’s what some ...
Mar 20, 2018
Couple dies after crash into suburban Chicago retention pond
NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a husband and wife died after their car plunged into a retention pond in Chicago’s southwestern suburbs. Emergency crews were called to the scene in a New ...
Mar 20, 2018
Amazon advance team to tour Chicago this week.
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Numerous media reports say an advance team from Amazon will be in Chicago this week to tour various potential sites for the company’s much-touted second he...
Mar 19, 2018
Holcomb signs bill to replenish eroded NW Indiana beaches
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A new Indiana law will require companies that dredge sand along the state’s Lake Michigan shoreline to use it to replenish eroded beaches. Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the legisl...
Mar 19, 2018
Illinois lawmaker seeks to abolish townships to lower taxes
CHICAGO (AP) - A state lawmaker says Illinois needs to consolidate some of its roughly 7,000 units of government to reduce local property taxes, and he thinks eliminating townships would be a good sta...
Mar 19, 2018
City of Chicago increasing security at Millennium Park
CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago is increasing security at the lakefront Millennium Park this summer. City officials say starting May 19 there will be a security perimeter and bag check for all conc...
Mar 19, 2018
Kennedy and Ives trade barbs over religion
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Taping “Connected to Chicago with Bill Cameron” for Sunday night at 7, Democratic candidate for governor Chris Kennedy was controversial talking abou...
Mar 16, 2018
Downers Students To Receive Detention
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — It looks like some 1,100 students at Downers Grove North and South High Schools will have to serve detention for walking out of school on Wednesd...
Mar 16, 2018
