Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Wisconsin business group announces Foxconn coalition
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state’s largest business group is announcing a new coalition to help bring a Foxconn Technology Group plant to southeastern Wisconsin. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commer...
Cumulus Media Aug 27, 2017

Justices to settle dispute over prisoners’ legal bills
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has agreed to resolve a dispute among lower courts over how much prisoners must pay their lawyers when they win civil rights lawsuits against their jailers. The jus...
Cumulus Media Aug 27, 2017

Judge tosses suits over ‘100 percent Parmesan’ claims
CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has dismissed lawsuits that allege labels touting “100 percent grated Parmesan” are deceptive because the products include non-cheese ingredients. Judge Gary Feinerm...
Cumulus Media Aug 27, 2017

Illinois auto museum to feature limo once owned by Trump
VOLO, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois auto museum’s latest acquisition is a 1988 Cadillac limousine once owned by President Donald Trump. Director Brian Grams says the Volo Auto Museum isn’...
Cumulus Media Aug 26, 2017

Trump administration opposes Chicago request for injunction
CHICAGO (AP) - The Department of Justice has objected to Chicago’s request for a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from withholding public safety grants from so-called sanc...
Cumulus Media Aug 26, 2017

WEATHER: Rain chances increase late Sunday
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Jeff Eno Dry and onthe cool side Today, but a cold front will bring storms tomorrow. Today | Partly sunny. High mid to upper 70s Tomorrow | Thunderstorms developing in...
Cumulus Media Aug 26, 2017

35th Annual Triathlon This Weekend
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Nearly 10,000 elite, amateur and youth triathletes will descend upon Chicago's lakefront Saturday, August 26th and Sunday, August 27th to compete in the...
Cumulus Media Aug 25, 2017

Durbin calls for tax breaks to help U.S. companies compete
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Cumulus Media Aug 25, 2017

Indiana professor collects glasses to save for 2024 eclipse
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A college professor in northeast Indiana is collecting solar eclipse glasses in preparation for the total solar eclipse in 2024. Christer Watson is a physics professor and obse...
Cumulus Media Aug 25, 2017

Jury Finds Against City In Bus Shelter Collapse
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — It’s the largest personal injury verdict in Cook County and the woman at the center of the case speaks out. Tierney Darden, 26, spoke publicly for...
Cumulus Media Aug 24, 2017