Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
UPDATE: 11 cold deaths reported in Cook County so far this season
(CHICAGO) A man found dead on the South Side and a woman found dead in west suburban Berwyn are Cook County's 10th and 11th cold deaths of the season. A man was found at Ashland and Archer avenues and...
Jan 18, 2018
2 Illinois governor candidates spend $26M in last 3 months
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The November election race for Illinois governor cost $28 million just for the last three months of 2017. Campaign finance disclosure reports filed this week show that $9 of e...
Jan 18, 2018
Judge orders intractable pain onto marijuana treatment list
CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has ordered the state of Illinois to expand the qualifying conditions for medical marijuana use to include intractable pain. The order issued Tuesday by Cook County Circuit Judg...
Jan 18, 2018
Deadline to redeem unclaimed $1 million lottery ticket nears
STONE PARK, Ill. (AP) - A $1 million Powerball prize purchased in a Chicago suburb could soon be a stone-cold bust. Illinois Lottery this week urged players to check old tickets because the deadline f...
Jan 18, 2018
ICE Director: Sancutary City politicos should be charged with crimes
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) While the Trump-Durbin immigration fight has been capturing the headlines lately, there’s another Trump administration immigration fight with Mayor Emanuel...
Jan 18, 2018
Second Case Of Measles Confirmed
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a second confirmed case of measles. This case of measles is unrelated to the case IDPH reported on...
Jan 17, 2018
McDonald’s sets recycling goals for 2025
NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald’s says it aims to use all recycled or other environmentally friendly materials for its soda cups, Happy Meal boxes and other packaging by 2025. The world’s biggest...
Jan 17, 2018
Greyhound driver in pursuit could face charges
RACINE, Wis. (AP) - Officials say the driver of a Greyhound bus that failed to pull over as deputies pursued the vehicle for 17 miles in Racine County could face criminal charges. Authorities w...
Jan 17, 2018
Chicago Settles Airport Shelter Case
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A Chicago area dancer, who was paralyzed after an O’hare bus shelter collapsed on her, reaches a settlement with the City of Chicago. Tierney Darden...
Jan 16, 2018
Durbin asserts Trump said ‘****hole countries,’ disputes Republicans’ account
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the back and forth between Senator Dick Durbin and President Donald Trump over the s-hole countries controversy, Illinois senior senator tried to get Homeland...
Jan 16, 2018
