Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
WEATHER: High pressure continues to dominate
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Ray Stagich AN AREA OF CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE, KEEPING THE DRY, COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS AROUND . Today|Some sun in the morning with increasing clo...
Aug 09, 2017
Funeral Set for Man Found Dead in Chicago Apartment
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) The family of Trenton James Cornell-Duranleau says they had to find a larger funeral venue for Saturday’s service in Lennon, Michigan due to the ...
Aug 08, 2017
Rauner complains of Lege spin in school aid controversy
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Still no state school aid has been approved, but state legislators are doing maneuvers. Democrats are aiming at overriding Governor Bruce Rauner’s partial ...
Aug 08, 2017
Report proposes steps to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is recommending a mixture of technologies including loud noises and water jets at a crucial site in Illinois to prevent Asian carp from rea...
Aug 08, 2017
27 people arrested, more than 200 hospitalized over four days of Lollapalooza
(CHICAGO) Twenty-seven people were arrested over the four days of the Lollapalooza music festival, while more than 200 were taken to hospitals by paramedics this past weekend in Grant Park. A total of...
Aug 08, 2017
Former Northwestern Professor To Return to Chicago to Face Murder Charge
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (Dublin, CA) Fighting back tears, former Northwestern Professor Wyndham Lathem appears in a California courtroom and waives extradition. “Dr. Lathem will be h...
Aug 08, 2017
CPS To Lay Off 900
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Chicago Public Schools has announced that more than 900 employees will be laid off. That includes 356 teachers and 600 staff members. In a statement, CP...
Aug 08, 2017
Illinois preparing to make roads safe for solar eclipse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Department of Transportation officials say efforts are underway to make sure traffic keeps moving and roadways are safe during the upcoming solar eclipse. The Carbond...
Aug 08, 2017
WEATHER: Dry and comfortable thru tomorrow
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Todd Borek AN AREA OF CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH MIDWEEK KEEPING THE DRY, COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS AROUND . Today|Plentiful sunshine. Highs in the low ...
Aug 08, 2017
Former Bear Jay Cutler will play football again.
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Former Bear Quarterback Jay Cutler’s retirement from football did not last long. Cutler announced earlier this year he was going to become an analyst with ...
Aug 07, 2017
