Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Hundreds of utility workers from Illinois to help after Irma
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Ameren Illinois officials say that more than 200 employees and contract workers are on their way to help with recovery efforts after Hurricane Irma. The storm struck Florida o...
Sep 11, 2017
City argues DOJ can’t demand sanctuary cities to cooperate with Feds
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A federal judge heard arguments, but made no ruling today on whether the Justice Dept can deny Sanctuary Cities federal law enforcement money. The Justice Dept a...
Sep 11, 2017
Lawsuit: Sheriff ignoring law limiting police on immigration
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - Attorneys for a Mexican immigrant in deportation proceedings have sued the McHenry County sheriff alleging authorities are violating a new Illinois law that limits cooperation b...
Sep 11, 2017
Illinois sends utility crews, National Guard to Florida
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago-area utility company is sending crews and contractors to Florida to help provide restoration assistance as the state braces for Hurricane Irma. ComEd says in a Saturday...
Sep 11, 2017
Oak Brook marks 9/11 with display of nearly 3,000 flags
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago community is marking the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks with a display of nearly 3,000 American flags. The Daily Herald in Arlington Heights reports t...
Sep 11, 2017
WEATHER: High pressure to keep it dry and pleasant
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Kenneth Boone. HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS THE DRY, PLEASANT CONDITIONS AROUND FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. Today|Generally sunny. High around 75F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph...
Sep 11, 2017
Ex-priest declared sexually violent, fate yet to be decided
CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has declared a former Chicago priest a sexually violent person, but whether he will be held long-term in a facility for sex offenders will be decided later. With Cook County Cir...
Sep 10, 2017
Cook County sheriff suspends, seeks fire deputies
CHICAGO (AP) - The Cook County Sheriff’s Office says an internal probe has revealed that dozens of its deputies and supervisors have been arriving to work late and leaving their posts for hours ...
Sep 10, 2017
Illinois attorney general investigating Equifax breach
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is urging residents to take precautions after credit-monitoring company Equifax said a breach exposed information about 143 million Americans. Mad...
Sep 09, 2017
Chicago-area man gets 38 years for fatally shooting wife
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 38 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting his wife as she carried their 1-year-old child last year. The (...
Sep 09, 2017
