Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
WEATHER: More storms, higher temps
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore WARM AND HUMID WITH PM STORMS LATE THIS WEEK…..TEMPS EDGING UP TO THE LOW 90s…… Today | Partly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm...
Jul 19, 2017
Madigan Moves On Travel Ban
FILE – In this Aug. 21, 2014 file photo, Illinois Attorney Gen. Lisa Madigan speaks at a news conference, in Chicago. Madigan’s office has issued an opinion stating that privately transmit...
Jul 18, 2017
Former Hastert friend hopes saga almost over
CHICAGO (AP) - A former close friend of Dennis Hastert says he hopes the former U.S. House speaker’s release from prison means an end to the saga is close. Bob Evans was a coach at Yorkville Hig...
Jul 18, 2017
Hospital reopening after closure due to floods, power outage
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago hospital is reopening after being evacuated and closed last week due to power outages caused by flooding. Northwestern Medicine says in a statement that cli...
Jul 18, 2017
Madigan Takes On FCC
FILE – In this Aug. 21, 2014 file photo, Illinois Attorney Gen. Lisa Madigan speaks at a news conference, in Chicago. Madigan’s office has issued an opinion stating that privately transmit...
Jul 18, 2017
Illinois budget gives temporary fix for public universities
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A new Illinois budget will give public universities funding for the 2017-18 school year. The Chicago Tribune reports that this is the first time in two years that the state...
Jul 18, 2017
Schaumburg hires consultant to design entertainment district
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - A Chicago suburb will pay a consultant nearly $250,000 to create a master plan for an entertainment district. The Daily Herald reports that Schaumburg trustees approved the con...
Jul 18, 2017
WEATHER: Hot and humid
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Ray Stagich TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY CONTINUE TO RISE. HIGH TEMPERATURES COULD REACH 90 BY TOMORROW Today|Partly cloudy skies. High 87F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Toni...
Jul 18, 2017
llinois expands disaster proclamation; more floods possible
ALGONQUIN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has added Cook County, which includes Chicago, to a state disaster proclamation amid flooding in the north of the state, warning there could be evacua...
Jul 17, 2017
Coast Guard rescues 4 during Lake Michigan boat race
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued four people from a capsized boat on Lake Michigan during the annual Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Island, Michigan. The Coast Guard says the...
Jul 17, 2017
