Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Weather: Rain lingers today, sunshine by tomorrow afternoon
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Ray Stagich Mild to warm October weather continues today. Some rain and storms willlinger this mroning. A few storms could be strong and gusty. Blustery and cooler Sun...
Oct 14, 2017
DOJ loses Chicago Sanctuary City case
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Justice Department has lost its Sanctuary Cities case in a Chicago courtroom that applies to the entire nation. Judge Harry Leinenweber, a Reagan appointee, ...
Oct 13, 2017
UPDATE: Armed homeowner confronts armed intruder outside home in NW Indiana
A deputy walks a burglary suspect into the entrance of the LaPorte County Sheriff's detective bureau. following a manhunt in a rural area south of Westville Friday morning. | LaPorte County Sheriff...
Oct 13, 2017
Michigan Legislature votes to ban local food, beverage taxes
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan municipalities would be prohibited from levying local taxes on food and beverages under a bill advancing to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk for his expected signature. No ...
Oct 13, 2017
Rauner’s opioid task force begins statewide listening tour
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Members of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s new Opioid Prevention and Intervention Task Force are touring Illinois to gather information about the opioid epidemic in the hopes of bri...
Oct 13, 2017
Winnebago County sheriff laying off 64 reserve deputies
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The sheriff in northern Illinois’ Winnebago County says budget cuts mean he will lay off 64 reserve deputies on Oct. 20. The Rockford Register Star reports that Sheriff Gar...
Oct 13, 2017
WEATHER: Front rolls in causing showers tonight and tomorrow morning
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore NEXT FRONT ARRIVES FOR THE WEEKEND WITH RAIN SATURDAY….. Today | Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 74F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight |S...
Oct 13, 2017
Tim Anderson Rises Above in 2017
By Cat Garcia Despite Tim Anderson's trials and tribulations over the past two seasons - both on and off the field - the White Sox see the situation as having gotten exactly what they signed up...
Oct 12, 2017
Pawar dropping out of Governor’s race
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) One of the seven Democrats running for governor – Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar – is dropping out. Why and what may be ahead for the alderman from Bil...
Oct 12, 2017
John Kelly: I’m not quitting today
[van id=”politics/2017/10/12/john-kelly-not-quitting-press-briefing-sot.cnn”] By Noah Gray White House chief of staff John Kelly, making a rare appearance before reporters Thursday, reject...
Oct 12, 2017
