Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
$50M lawsuit filed against former Chicago priest
CHICAGO (AP) - A lawsuit seeking more than $50 million in damages has been filed against the Archdiocese of Chicago and a former priest who was convicted of child molestation. The lawsuit filed Thursd...
Oct 09, 2017
Greater number of students leaving Illinois for college
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois is among the states leading the nation in the number of college freshmen pursuing higher education in other states. The Illinois Board of Higher Educatio...
Oct 09, 2017
Cook County gets $1.85 million grant for criminal justice reform
(CHICAGO) Cook County's efforts to reduce the number of people locked up in the county jail have reaped praise and a $1.85 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporti...
Oct 09, 2017
Sunny start to week, cooler with rain Tuesday
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Geoff Maurer Dry with above average temperatures through Columbus Day. Today|Sunny. High 77F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight|A few clouds. Low near 60F. Winds NNE ...
Oct 09, 2017
Indiana man sitting on tracks is killed by commuter train
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - Northern Indiana transit police are investigating the death of a man who was sitting on rail tracks when he was struck by a South Shore passenger train. The Northern Indiana...
Oct 07, 2017
Prosecutors seek maximum sentence in Chicago terrorism case
CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors want the maximum 15-year prison term for a young Chicago-area man who sought to join an al-Qaida-linked group fighting Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria. They requested t...
Oct 07, 2017
Rauner expresses doubt on state funds for Obama library
AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he doubts the state can afford to help pay for infrastructure work around the proposed Obama Presidential Center. Rauner said Thursday in Aurora he ...
Oct 07, 2017
Chicago Marathon Security Questioned after Las Vegas Shooting
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) More than 40,000 runners and even more spectators will hit Chicago streets this Sunday for the 40th annual Chicago Marathon. Security is on the minds of many....
Oct 07, 2017
WEATHER: Rainy start, Sunny end
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore SOME 0.5″ RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE TOP OF THE WEEKEND……SUNSHINE RETURNS SUNDAY…… Today | A rainy start. Thunder possible. ...
Oct 07, 2017
Rahm, DC Mayor, Place NLDS Bet
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Friday made a friendly wager on the outcome of the Major League Baseball National Le...
Oct 06, 2017
