Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Candidate Drury’s name can remain on ballot during appeal
CHICAGO (AP) - A judge says attorney general candidate Scott Drury’s name can remain on ballots for the March 20 primary while a decision to remove his name from the ballot is being appealed. A ...
Feb 6, 2018
Some Early Voting Delayed
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Early voting could be delayed because of candidate ballot challenges across parts of the Chicago area. Early voting is supposed to kick off on Thursday ...
Feb 6, 2018
After closing record schools, Chicago’s new plan draws fury
By SOPHIA TAREEN and DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Five years after the largest mass closure of public schools in an American city, Chicago is forging ahead with a plan to shutter four m...
Feb 6, 2018
Snowfall Monday could make driving conditions difficult
CHICAGO (AP) - The National Weather Service says snowfall in Chicago and other parts of northern Illinois could create hazardous conditions on roads heading into the workweek. Up to five inches of sno...
Feb 5, 2018
Holocaust denier could be GOP nominee for Congress
Video courtesy of Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO (AP) - An outspoken Holocaust denier is likely to appear on the November ballot as the Republican nominee for a Chicago-area congressional district. The Chi...
Feb 5, 2018
How Illinois governor candidates would fix transportation
By SARA BURNETT, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Anyone who’s driven across Illinois on crumbling highways, commuted on regularly delayed Metra trains or sat for hours on congested expressways k...
Feb 5, 2018
Winter Weather Advisory starts at noon – 3 to 5 inches of snow possible
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Todd Borek **MORE SNOW ON THE WAY TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY UNTIL 12AM TUESDAY. 3-5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE DURING THE PM HOURS MO...
Feb 5, 2018
Chicago Police investigating viral Facebook video of apparent child pornography
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police detectives are investigating a viral Facebook video that apparently depicts child pornography, the department told the Chicago Sun-Times Friday night. Social media users began...
Feb 4, 2018
Cook County sheriff warns of phone scam
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities are warning Cook County residents that someone is calling people claiming to be a member of the sheriff’s department and asking for money. In a news release, Sheriff T...
Feb 4, 2018
Van Dyke attorney seek news reports in change of venue plan
CHICAGO (AP) - An attorney for a white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager has subpoenaed three newspapers for their published reports. Jason Van ...
Feb 3, 2018
