Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Chicago commuter train, Amtrak passengers face continued delays
CHICAGO (AP) - Commuter and interstate train travelers in Chicago faced another day of delays due to the derailment of a Metra train this week outside the city’s Union Station. Metra says delays...
Dec 01, 2017
McCormick Place claiming improved performance
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) McCormick Place is claiming big improvements on three issues. At the City Club on Wednesday, McCormick Place CEO Lori Healey boasted it’s now a “myth...
Nov 30, 2017
Medicaid overhaul to cost more, but save more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois’ Medicaid patients will see a change in health care coverage Jan. 1. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services has signed a $60 billion deal with seven i...
Nov 30, 2017
Walker announces national ad campaign to attract workers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker is calling on the Legislature to approve nearly $7 million to pay for a national ad campaign to bring more workers into Wisconsin. Walker announced the new marke...
Nov 30, 2017
More Illinoisans buying insurance on exchange this year
CHICAGO (AP) - New federal data show that Illinois consumers are purchasing health insurance plans from the public Affordable Care Act exchange faster this year than they did last year. The Chicago Tr...
Nov 30, 2017
Handcuffs ordered for detainees accused of public indecency
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has ordered that Cook County jail detainees who have public indecency accusations against them must be handcuffed to prevent them from misbehavior. The Chicago Tribune r...
Nov 30, 2017
Ex-housing execs in Illinois face federal fraud complaint
CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - Two former officials with a southern Illinois housing authority face a 125-penalty federal civil fraud complaint accusing them of using public housing money for personal use. The U....
Nov 29, 2017
Illinois lawmaker proposes to cut budget package fee
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois lawmaker is proposing a fee cut from the state’s budget package, arguing there wasn’t enough time to fully examine it as lawmakers quickly approved a b...
Nov 29, 2017
Wealthy candidates for Illinois governor release tax returns
CHICAGO (AP) - Two wealthy businessmen seeking the Democratic nomination for Illinois governor have released partial tax returns on the same day they filed candidate petitions for the 2018 primary. J....
Nov 29, 2017
Official: Gutierrez will not seek re-election
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Chicago Congressman Luis Gutierrez on Tuesday afternoon on confirmed reports he won’t seek another term and is endorsing his friend County Commissioner Chu...
Nov 28, 2017
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