Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Transit agency adding service for Chicago Marathon weekend
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Transit Authority is encouraging people to use public transportation to get to this weekend’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon. CTA is adding bus and rail service to t...
Oct 05, 2017
Preckwinkle: Pop tax needed to balance budget
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle used to say she was “confident” her pop tax will survive a vote next Tuesday to try to repeal it. Now, a...
Oct 05, 2017
University of Chicago gets $75 million from married alumni
CHICAGO (AP) - Two graduates of the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business have made a $75 million gift to the school. The university says the Booth School will name its academic high ...
Oct 05, 2017
WEATHER: Cool and wet thru Saturday
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Ray Stagich Today|Partly cloudy early. Scattered thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. High 71F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Tonight|Showe...
Oct 05, 2017
Ride share fees hikes in the works
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Grab your wallet! Ride-share fee hikes appear to be in the works. Right now, Uber & Lyft pay five bucks for every trip to and from OHare, Midway, McCormick P...
Oct 04, 2017
Post pop tax: Where will the money come from?
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Now that the penny per ounce county pop tax is scheduled to go away Dec 1st, Bill Cameron says county commissioners now have to find $200M to replace it. Bridget...
Oct 04, 2017
‘Making a Murderer’ defendant Avery denied new trial
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin man convicted in the killing of a woman that was the focus of the hit Netflix series “Making a Murderer” has been denied a request for a new trial. Steven ...
Oct 04, 2017
Probe finds Chicago police overtime not closely monitored
CHICAGO (AP) - An investigation shows that the Chicago Police Department has failed to closely monitor the way it handles officer overtime. In a report released Tuesday, the office of Inspector Genera...
Oct 04, 2017
University of Illinois to receive Roger Ebert memorabilia
URBANA, Ill. (AP) - Movie-related memorabilia collected during late film critic Roger Ebert’s tenure at the Chicago Sun-Times will become part of a University of Illinois collection. The ...
Oct 04, 2017
WEATHER: After long dry spell, rain sticks around thru weekend
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore Today|Thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy late. High 74F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Tonight|A mostly clear sky. Low 54F...
Oct 04, 2017
