Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Chicago School ethics chief says CEO Claypool should be fired
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Inspector General for the Chicago Public Schools has reportedly advised the school board that it should fire School CEO Forrest Claypool. The Chicago Tribune...
Dec 7, 2017
UPDATE: Man charged, 3 held after shooting, wild funeral procession from city
A still from dashcam video provided by Hillside police (HILLSIDE) A Chicago man has been charged and three others are being held in connection with a series of shootings Tuesday during a funeral proce...
Dec 7, 2017
Safety campaign raises awareness of Illinois ‘Move Over’ law
SCHILLER PARK, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner joined state officials to announce a new roadway safety campaign aimed at raising awareness of an Illinois law requiring motorists to move over for stopped...
Dec 7, 2017
Illinois Democrats ask high court to hear Blagojevich appeal
CHICAGO (AP) - Nineteen Illinois Democrats have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal by imprisoned ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to help clarify the line between legal and illegal politic...
Dec 7, 2017
UPDATE: Man charged, 3 held after shooting, wild funeral procession from city
A still from dashcam video provided by Hillside police (HILLSIDE) A Chicago man has been charged and three others are being held in connection with a series of shootings Tuesday during a funeral proce...
Dec 7, 2017
Bolingbrook Officer and Three Relatives Killed in Ireland Crash
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 (BOLINGBROOK, IL ) A southwest suburban police officer and three of his relatives died in a crash, in Ireland, on Monday. Bolingbrook Police Officer Stephen Alexander wa...
Dec 6, 2017
Chicago preparing for cold weather as temps forecast to fall
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials are urging residents to be prepared as temperatures are expected to drop this week, bringing cold weather to the area. Temperatures were in the 60s on Monday in Chicag...
Dec 6, 2017
Palatine School district responds to transgender student’s lawsuit
PALATINE, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago school district facing a lawsuit over a transgender student’s use of the girls’ locker room says the allegations misrepresent the accommodations ex...
Dec 6, 2017
Bootleg alcohol in state prisons on the rise, guard says
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois budget crisis has apparently driven state prison inmates to drink. Illinois prison guard Corey Knop told lawmakers Tuesday he’s seen more bootleg alcohol at...
Dec 6, 2017
Eleven candidates file petitions to replace Gutierrez in congress.
By Jolhn Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Eleven candidates have filed nominating petitions to replace retiring Chicago Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez, who made the surprise announcement last wee...
Dec 5, 2017
