Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
New US Attorney in Chicago says he’s never talked to Trump
CHICAGO (AP) - The new U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois says President Donald Trump never tried to speak to him before the president nominated him for the position. John R. Lausch J...
Jan 24, 2018
Toys R Us closing seven Chicago area stores
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Toy retailer Toys R Us is announcing plans to close seven stores in the Chicago area. It is part of an overall plan to close 20 percent of its U.S. stores, or...
Jan 24, 2018
Munger: To get Amazon HQ, IL needs to “get our of our own way”
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the competition among 20 cities to land the second Amazon headquarters, the Washington DC area where Jeff Bezos is building a mansion appears to be the bid to...
Jan 23, 2018
Man Wanted Revenge On Truckers
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (TIPTON, Iowa) –An Illinois man who opened fire on Interstate 80 in Iowa, is telling police he did so because he was angry about a fatal truck crash. A sheriff̵...
Jan 23, 2018
Sen. Tammy Duckworth is pregnant; would be first senator to give birth in office
By Daniella Diaz Sen. Tammy Duckworth will make history when she becomes the first sitting senator in history to give birth later this year, her office said Tuesday. The Illinois Democrat announced sh...
Jan 23, 2018
Rauner and Ives want to roll back last year’s state income tax hike
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Governor Bruce Rauner and his March 20th Republican primary challenger, State Represenative Jeanne Ives, actually agree on something big. Both Rauner and Ives wa...
Jan 23, 2018
City installs two new red light cameras on Michigan Avenue
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A critic of red light cameras in the Chicago area is blasting the City of Chicago for installing two new cameras on Michigan Avenue. Mark Wallace of the group Ci...
Jan 23, 2018
Carl Buddig to open new facility outside Chicago this spring
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (AP) - Carl Buddig & Co. says it has purchased the former Butterball facility in Montgomery outside Chicago that has been vacant since July. Officials with the Homewood-based lunc...
Jan 23, 2018
Senate vote seen as a defeat for Sen. Dick Durbin
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Democrats caved after the fierce finger pointing was beginning to look bad for their side. On the floor of the Senate, Dick Durbin had this message for the Dream...
Jan 22, 2018
Kennedy compliments Rauner, again
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Democrat candidate for Governor, Chris Kennedy, is complimenting Republican Gov Bruce Rauner AGAIN. Last week Kennedy said Rauner should at least be applauded fo...
Jan 22, 2018
