Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
State Sues Check Into Cash
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against Check Into Cash of Illinois, LLC, a subsidiary of national retailer Check Into Cash Inc., for ...
Oct 26, 2017
Man wanted for entering homes, stealing car in Park Ridge
(PARK RIDGE) Authorities are looking for a man who stole a car after breaking into at least two homes Tuesday night in northwest suburban Park Ridge. Officers were first called about 8 p.m. to the 800...
Oct 26, 2017
Duckworth says sexual harassment everywhere, including Congress
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In an interview with Bill Cameron, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) talks about sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. Duckworth tells Cameron she thinks sexual harras...
Oct 26, 2017
Ex-Highland Park mayor announces bid for attorney general
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - A former suburban Chicago mayor is the latest Democrat to announce a 2018 bid for Illinois attorney general. Nancy Rotering said Thursday she would be a “powerful advo...
Oct 26, 2017
Walgreens to shutter 600 stores as part of Rite Aid deal
(CHICAGO) Walgreens plans to close about 600 drugstores as it completes a $4.38 billion deal to buy nearly 2,000 from rival Rite Aid. Company spokesman Michael Polzin said Wednesday that most of the c...
Oct 26, 2017
Notre Dame alum donates $100M to school in unrestricted gift
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A University of Notre Dame graduate is donating $100 million to the university, in the largest unrestricted philanthropic gift the school has ever received. Notre Dame’s ...
Oct 26, 2017
WEATHER: Cool tonight, then getting colder
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore FRONTS DROP DOWN FROM CANADA THIS WEEK IN CHICAGO……COOL THE NEXT SEVERAL EVENINGS AND THEN EVEN COLDER THIS WEEKEND…… Today|Sun...
Oct 26, 2017
Rauner wins on a right to work vote
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Governor Bruce Rauner has won a rare victory today in the legislature. Speaker Madigan fell one vote short of beating Rauner. A right to work bill was the issue....
Oct 25, 2017
Illinois panel to propose plan for adult education, literacy
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Community College Board has put together a group to study the future of post-secondary education. The Statewide Task Force on the Future of Adult Education and Li...
Oct 25, 2017
Open letter alleges sexual harassment in Illinois politics
CHICAGO (AP) - An open letter alleging widespread sexual harassment in Illinois politics and urging women and their allies to come forward is circulating around the state Capitol. More than 130 people...
Oct 25, 2017
