Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Commuter rail agency proposing fare hikes, service cuts
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago’s commuter rail agency is considering hiking fares by up to 20 percent and cutting weekend service. Metra officials say higher costs for staffing and material and cuts in ...
Sep 15, 2017
JPMorgan Chase investing $40M in Chicago neighborhoods
CHICAGO (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. says it plans to invest $40 million over three years in neighborhoods on Chicago’s South and West Sides to create economic opportunity. Bank officials sai...
Sep 15, 2017
WEATHER:Sunny and much warmer
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore Today | Sunny. High near 85F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight|Clear skies. Low near 65F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Saturday|Sunshine. Highs in the upp...
Sep 15, 2017
Murder Suspect is Returned to Chicago
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A man arrested in Mexico has been returned to the Chicago area to face charges that he killed his ex-wife. Nancy Bustos, 36, was found dead in 2011, in th...
Sep 14, 2017
Skunks on Chicago suburb’s most wanted list
VERNON HILLS, Ill. (AP) - For skunks roaming free in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills these are the best of times and the worst of times. Thanks to mild weather that allowed more skunks to survive t...
Sep 14, 2017
Lake County (IL) raising minimum tobacco age to 21
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois county is to become the first in the state to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to 21 years. The Waukegan News-Sun ...
Sep 14, 2017
“Fiesty” Debate At City Hall On Pop Tax
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) No vote was taken today on the proposal to repeal the Cook County penny per ounce pop tax, but there was plenty of public testimony for and against it. Nearly th...
Sep 13, 2017
Developer Tries To Lure Amazon
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Could Amazon locate a proposed headquarters on the site of the old Finkl Steel site? One developer is trying to lure them that way. Sterling Bay today r...
Sep 13, 2017
A Poor Getaway Plan Lands Armed Robbery Suspects Behind Bars
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (LAKE BLUFF) The Verizon Store on Waukegan Road in Lake Bluff was robbed at gunpoint Friday afternoon. Lake Bluff police say two suspects tied up the store clerks a...
Sep 13, 2017
City of Kenosha says out of Foxconn hunt
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The city of Kenosha says it’s no longer in the hunt to land a Foxconn plant. Mayor John Antaramian wrote to Gov. Scott Walker on Monday that the legislative bill being considere...
Sep 13, 2017
