Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Ill. AG subpoenas Message Envy amid sexual assault questions
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has subpoenaed Massage Envy spas following a report that more than 180 people across the nation have filed sexual assault lawsuits and other sexua...
Dec 1, 2017
Illinois judge allows DNA evidence in ex-Marine’s case
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois judge has ruled that DNA evidence will be allowed in the upcoming trial of a former Marine accused of fatally stabbing two girls. A Lake County judge made the...
Dec 1, 2017
Indiana Senate candidate Braun fired white nationalist aide
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Senate candidate Mike Braun’s campaign says it fired a former staffer who is also affiliated with the white nationalist movement. The Republican’s campaign says...
Dec 1, 2017
Chicago commuter train, Amtrak passengers face continued delays
CHICAGO (AP) - Commuter and interstate train travelers in Chicago faced another day of delays due to the derailment of a Metra train this week outside the city’s Union Station. Metra says delays...
Dec 1, 2017
McCormick Place claiming improved performance
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) McCormick Place is claiming big improvements on three issues. At the City Club on Wednesday, McCormick Place CEO Lori Healey boasted it’s now a “myth...
Nov 30, 2017
Medicaid overhaul to cost more, but save more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois’ Medicaid patients will see a change in health care coverage Jan. 1. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services has signed a $60 billion deal with seven i...
Nov 30, 2017
Walker announces national ad campaign to attract workers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker is calling on the Legislature to approve nearly $7 million to pay for a national ad campaign to bring more workers into Wisconsin. Walker announced the new marke...
Nov 30, 2017
More Illinoisans buying insurance on exchange this year
CHICAGO (AP) - New federal data show that Illinois consumers are purchasing health insurance plans from the public Affordable Care Act exchange faster this year than they did last year. The Chicago Tr...
Nov 30, 2017
Handcuffs ordered for detainees accused of public indecency
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has ordered that Cook County jail detainees who have public indecency accusations against them must be handcuffed to prevent them from misbehavior. The Chicago Tribune r...
Nov 30, 2017
Ex-housing execs in Illinois face federal fraud complaint
CAIRO, Ill. (AP) - Two former officials with a southern Illinois housing authority face a 125-penalty federal civil fraud complaint accusing them of using public housing money for personal use. The U....
Nov 29, 2017
