Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Gary schools emergency manager: 1 of 2 high schools to close
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The emergency manager running the financially strapped Gary Community School Corp. says one of the district’s two high schools likely will close at the end of the current aca...
Nov 02, 2017
Emanuel: What we learn from NYC terrorism
By Bill Cameron (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Chicago is taking a lesson from this latest sidewalk terrorism. “Take a look at New York," Emanuel says, "It’s not different in kind or ty...
Nov 01, 2017
Rauner public approval drops in new poll
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A new poll has some bleak news for Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. The poll from the market research company Morning Consult finds that Rauner is tied for fifth ...
Nov 01, 2017
Illinois to require veterans courts across the state in 2018
CHICAGO (AP) - A law passed last year requires every judicial circuit in Illinois to have a veterans treatment court starting Jan. 1. The Chicago Tribune reports the courts allow veterans who were hon...
Nov 01, 2017
Illinois tourism office to open expand to China, Mexico
CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois Office of Tourism is planning to expand and open offices in China and Mexico to attract foreign visitors and help boost the state’s tourism industry. The Chicago Trib...
Nov 01, 2017
WEATHER: Weekend warm up is coming
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Ray Stagich AFTER A BREEZY AND COLD FINISH TO OCTOBER A WARMUP IS COMING FOR THE FIRST WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER….. Today|Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give ...
Nov 01, 2017
Elgin Man Charge In Mothers Death
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (ELGIN, Ill.) — Murder charges have been filed against the son of a 76-year-old woman whose body was found in a lagoon in Lincoln Park over the weekend. Police say ...
Oct 31, 2017
Speaker Madigan proposes state government anti-sexual harassment training
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the Springfield sexual harassment scandal, the Illinois House is holding a hearing on proposed legislation today. Speaker Mike Madigan moved quickly to get ou...
Oct 31, 2017
Chicago man pleads not guilty to pushing man on subway track
CHICAGO (AP) - A Northwestern University neuroscience graduate has pleaded not guilty to charges he pushed another man off a Chicago subway platform and onto train tracks. Chad Estep is charged with a...
Oct 31, 2017
New flight center at Gary airport aims at corporate travel
GARY, Ind. (AP) - Officials are hoping a new $3 million flight center at the Gary/Chicago International Airport will boost its appeal for corporate flights in the Chicago area. The new Gary Jet...
Oct 31, 2017
