Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Bitter cold wind chills move in northern, central Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) - The National Weather Service is warning of wind chills between -15 and -30 degrees below zero in parts of northern and central Illinois. Weather service forecasters warned of frost bite...
Dec 27, 2017
Cook County property taxpayers pre-paying their first installments
By Bill Cameron , WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The opportunity for Cook County property taxpayers to pre-pay their first installment has been wildly successful. Maria Pappas, the Cook County Treasurer...
Dec 27, 2017
Salvation Army looks to update to cashless kettles
CHICAGO (AP) - The Salvation Army in Chicago could look into accepting credit or debit cards next year, as it continues to look for ways to go cashless. The Chicago Tribune reports that the loc...
Dec 26, 2017
Rev Jackson says he manages Parkinson’s with daily therapy
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he’s relying on daily physical therapy, medication and prayer to manage Parkinson’s disease as he continues his civil rights work. The 76-year-ol...
Dec 26, 2017
Schaumburg Boomers Stadium to get $10.5M upgrade
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago baseball stadium is getting a $10.5 million makeover. The Daily Herald reports the village of Schaumburg and the local park district have approved a f...
Dec 26, 2017
Illinois school district program addresses mental health
CHICAGO (AP) - Concerns about suicides among teens nationwide and youth mental health issues have prompted officials at a school district in a northwestern suburb of Chicago to start discussing...
Dec 26, 2017
State Cutting Business Fees
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Illinois is cutting costs for new LLC’s. Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a bill into law that cuts the filing fee for a new LLC from $500 to $150. Pr...
Dec 24, 2017
Secretary of state warns about holiday drinking and driving
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is offering a holiday reminder that driving after drinking can be fatal. White’s office administers driver licenses and vehicle r...
Dec 24, 2017
Shotgun found under vehicle in O’Hare parking garage
(CHICAGO) A shotgun was found Saturday afternoon in a parking garage at O'Hare International Airport. The gun was found at 12:04 p.m. underneath a vehicle on the third level of the airport's parking g...
Dec 23, 2017
CDC: Legionaires found at Quincy Veterans Home
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (QUINCY, IL) Testing of water for Legionaires Disease by the Centers for Disease Control at the troubled Quincy Veterans Home has turned up another positive hit. CDC testi...
Dec 22, 2017
