Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Chicago beefs up transportation security after NY bomb
[van id=”us/2017/12/11/port-authority-explosion-lc-orig.cnn”] CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police spokesman say there is “no credible threat” of any attack to the city’s publ...
Dec 11, 2017
Teen charged in videotaped beating pleads to hate crime
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman involved in a beating of a mentally disabled man that was shown on Facebook Live has pleaded guilty to a hate crime and been placed on probation for four years. N...
Dec 11, 2017
‘I’m not in charge’: Illinois governor’s words may haunt bid
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner raised eyebrows, then questions about whether he misspoke after he declared “I am not in charge” of the state. Now the comment could haunt him all...
Dec 11, 2017
I-55 / LSD Interchange Construction Complete
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — A headache for Chicago commuters has come to an end. The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the completion of the I-55-Lake Shore Drive...
Dec 11, 2017
Lake-effect snowfall hits parts of Indiana, Michigan
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Lake-effect snowfall causing poor visibility and slick roads slowed travel in parts of northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan. The National Weather Service issued a winter ...
Dec 11, 2017
Emanuel pays tribute to longtime friend Claypool
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Under pressure, Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has resigned over a breach of ethics. Claypool had to go because he was starting to affect the mayor&...
Dec 8, 2017
CPS head Forrest Claypool resigns under ethical cloud
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Under immense pressure, embattled Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has finally resigned under an ethical cloud. Only a few days after the CPS Inspecto...
Dec 8, 2017
Illinois to have in-between tax rate for 2017 income
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois taxpayers will be paying an in-between rate on 2017 income as a result of the state’s tax increase. The State Journal-Register reports the Illinois Department o...
Dec 8, 2017
Hunters harvest more than 80K deer during firearm season
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Hunters harvested more than 80,000 deer during this year’s firearm season. That’s a slight increase over 2016. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said We...
Dec 8, 2017
Emanuel defends CPS head Claypool
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel is defending his embattled Chicago Public School CEO Forrest Claypool. The CPS Inspector General is reportedly recommending Claypool be fired ...
Dec 7, 2017
