Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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
Kinzinger Confident DACA Deal Will Be Reached
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (WASHINGTON) — As lawmakers on Capitol Hill grapple with a looming budget shutdown Friday night, one Illinois congressman is confident a deal can be made on helping...
Dec 22, 2017
Father charged after boy, 5, shoots self in hand
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man has been arrested after his 5-year-old son, who was shot in the face in a 2016 drive-by shooting, accidentally shot himself in the hand with the man’s handgun. Chica...
Dec 22, 2017
