Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Unused tornado relief money will help fund other projects
WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A foundation that handled money for relief efforts following a 2013 tornado in central Illinois plans to use some of its leftover funds to partner with Habitat for Human...
Dec 04, 2017
Ex-mayor of Markham indicted in bribery scheme
MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted the former mayor of a poor Chicago suburb on charges he took part in a $300,000 bribery scheme involving city contractors. The Chicago Tribune rep...
Dec 04, 2017
Illinois’ 199th birthday kicks off bicentennial celebration
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is kicking off a yearlong celebration leading to the state’s bicentennial. Sunday marks the Prairie State’s 199th anniversary. Daylong events are schedule...
Dec 04, 2017
Chicago-area’s tax disappears on soda, sugary drinks
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago-area’s penny-per-ounce tax on soda and sugary drinks is no more. The Cook County Board voted 15-2 in October to end the tax, just more than two months after it ...
Dec 02, 2017
Cook County sheriff launches opioid awareness initiative
CHICAGO (AP) - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is launching an awareness campaign aimed at helping the public better understand the opioid crisis. In a news release, the sheriff says he is releasing vide...
Dec 02, 2017
Official State Beer To Be Announced
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — The official beer of the State of Illinois is going to be unveiled Sunday at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The beer is ...
Dec 02, 2017
Wheaton Metra Station Closed Another Month
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (WHEATON, IL) Trains are running as usual through the Metra stop on Front Street in Wheaton but commuter haven’t been able to wait inside the station building...
Dec 01, 2017
Ill. AG subpoenas Message Envy amid sexual assault questions
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has subpoenaed Massage Envy spas following a report that more than 180 people across the nation have filed sexual assault lawsuits and other sexua...
Dec 01, 2017
Illinois judge allows DNA evidence in ex-Marine’s case
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois judge has ruled that DNA evidence will be allowed in the upcoming trial of a former Marine accused of fatally stabbing two girls. A Lake County judge made the...
Dec 01, 2017
Indiana Senate candidate Braun fired white nationalist aide
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Senate candidate Mike Braun’s campaign says it fired a former staffer who is also affiliated with the white nationalist movement. The Republican’s campaign says...
Dec 01, 2017
