Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Former IL Governor Pat Quinn announces run for attorney general
CHICAGO (AP) - Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is joining a crowded field attempting to become the state’s next attorney general. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Quinn announced Friday his i...
Oct 30, 2017
Delta: Flight carrying Oklahoma Thunder encountered bird
CHICAGO (AP) - Delta Airlines officials say a charter flight carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team from Minneapolis to Chicago apparently encountered a bird when it was landing. Th...
Oct 28, 2017
Ethics Board drops fines against 3 who lobbied Chicago mayor
CHICAGO (AP) - Three people the Chicago Board of Ethics determined illegally lobbied Mayor Rahm Emanuel won’t have to pay fines for their actions. In the settlement agreements, the ethics board ...
Oct 28, 2017
Barack Obama called for jury duty in Cook County
By Nicole Chavez Barack Obama has fulfilled his civic duty as president. Now comes another role as a citizen: jury duty. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans told county commissioners Friday that Oba...
Oct 28, 2017
Police add patrols on Illinois roads for Halloween weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Police across Illinois are stepping up patrols this weekend in an effort to keep roadways safe as people celebrate Halloween. Illinois State Police, the Illinois Department of...
Oct 28, 2017
WEATHER: Cooler – maybe some wet snow flakes in north ‘burbs
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Ray Stagich Cold front coming through means a cool weekend ahead. Today|Cloudy. Possible to see a shower or two. Maybe some snowflakes in northern ‘burbs. High 4...
Oct 28, 2017
Dr. Drew Pinsky: Why America has become hooked on painkillers
By JohnDempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky was on WLS Friday morning to discuss President Trump’s new plan to fight the opioid epidemic in the United States. Pinsky told ...
Oct 27, 2017
Jury to City of Chicago: Pay $44.7 Million to Cop’s Injured Friend
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A federal jury says the City of Chicago must pay Michael LaPorta almost $45 million after he was shot in the head in January 2010. It happened at his frie...
Oct 27, 2017
Jury awards man shot in head by Chicago cop’s gun $44.7M
(CHICAGO) A federal jury on Thursday awarded a Chicago man $44.7 million after he was shot in the head with a bullet from the gun of his then-friend, a Chicago cop with a checkered history, the Chicag...
Oct 27, 2017
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
