Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Blagojevich set to appeal before U.S. Supreme Court
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Lawyers for disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich are planning to file a petition with the United States Supreme Court on Thursday, asking the high ...
Nov 2, 2017
Mixed Bag As Automakers Post Latest Sales Numbers
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) We still love the SUV and bought a lot of them last month, “Again, we saw small SUVs – the growth continues. They came in about 22% of the ind...
Nov 2, 2017
Billionaire gives $125M to U of Chicago economic department
CHICAGO (AP) - Billionaire businessman Ken Griffin is donating $125 million to the University of Chicago’s Department of Economics. The university announced Griffin’s gift Wednesday, sayin...
Nov 2, 2017
Gary schools emergency manager: 1 of 2 high schools to close
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The emergency manager running the financially strapped Gary Community School Corp. says one of the district’s two high schools likely will close at the end of the current aca...
Nov 2, 2017
Emanuel: What we learn from NYC terrorism
By Bill Cameron (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Chicago is taking a lesson from this latest sidewalk terrorism. “Take a look at New York," Emanuel says, "It’s not different in kind or ty...
Nov 1, 2017
Rauner public approval drops in new poll
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A new poll has some bleak news for Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. The poll from the market research company Morning Consult finds that Rauner is tied for fifth ...
Nov 1, 2017
Illinois to require veterans courts across the state in 2018
CHICAGO (AP) - A law passed last year requires every judicial circuit in Illinois to have a veterans treatment court starting Jan. 1. The Chicago Tribune reports the courts allow veterans who were hon...
Nov 1, 2017
Illinois tourism office to open expand to China, Mexico
CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois Office of Tourism is planning to expand and open offices in China and Mexico to attract foreign visitors and help boost the state’s tourism industry. The Chicago Trib...
Nov 1, 2017
WEATHER: Weekend warm up is coming
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Ray Stagich AFTER A BREEZY AND COLD FINISH TO OCTOBER A WARMUP IS COMING FOR THE FIRST WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER….. Today|Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give ...
Nov 1, 2017
Elgin Man Charge In Mothers Death
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (ELGIN, Ill.) — Murder charges have been filed against the son of a 76-year-old woman whose body was found in a lagoon in Lincoln Park over the weekend. Police say ...
Oct 31, 2017
