Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Rauner seeking to overhaul coal-fired power plant regs
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is seeking to overhaul regulations on the last of the state’s coal-fired power plants. The Chicago Tribune reports the proposed amendments to the state ...
Oct 02, 2017
Judge rules Jason Van Dyke can keep cop lawyer Dan Herbert
Jason Van Dyke | Cook County sheriff’s office(CHICAGO) The police officer charged with the murder of Laquan McDonald can keep lawyer Dan Herbert on his case, even though Herbert had represented ...
Oct 02, 2017
Charges expected after student beaten at football game
LAKE STATION, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say charges are expected following a beating of a 14-year-old student after a northwestern Indiana high school football game that was recorded on cellphone video....
Oct 02, 2017
CPD: September shootings, murders both down from last year
(CHICAGO) Shootings for the month of September declined by 15 percent and murders were down by 10 percent compared to the same month last year, according to new statistics released by Chicago Police. ...
Oct 02, 2017
22 charged in gun, drug investigation targeting Aurora gang
AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say 22 people have been charged with gun and drug crimes following an investigation that targeted a suburban Chicago gang. Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMaho...
Oct 02, 2017
WEATHER: High pressure thru tomorrow, precip chances on Wednesday
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Geoff Maurer HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL THROUGH TUESDAY WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES RETURNING BY WEDNESDAY. Today|Partly cloudy & warmer. High 82F. Winds S at...
Oct 02, 2017
Rauner explains signing abortion bill
CHICAGO (AP) - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner says he understands the moral objections to abortion but signed into law expanded coverage for them because he believes all women should have the same healt...
Sep 30, 2017
Pearl Jam and Chicago Cubs combine in film ‘Let’s Play Two’
NEW YORK (AP) - To many fans of Pearl Jam, the band’s two-concert stand last summer at Wrigley Field in Chicago was epic. What happened a few months later at that hallowed venue was also pretty ...
Sep 30, 2017
Indiana court weighs Lake Michigan beachfront access case
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana’s highest court is weighing whether landowners along the state’s slice of Lake Michigan must allow the public access to the beach. The Indiana Supreme Court hea...
Sep 30, 2017
WEATHER: Cool weekend, then warmer next week
Meteorologist Ken Boone Cooler this weekend before warmer conditions early next week Today|Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. High 67F. Winds E at...
Sep 30, 2017
