Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Chicago officials take 17 party bus companies off the road
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials are taking 17 party bus companies off the road after months of complaints about public drunkenness, shooting incidents and even gang activity. On Monday, city official...
Aug 01, 2017
Man pleads guilty to tossing dogs from top of parking garage
OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago is beginning a six-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to throwing two small dogs from the roof of a five-story hospital parking garage. The (Tinley Par...
Aug 01, 2017
Chicago Alderman wants to punish parents for kids gun crimes.
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A Southwest side alderman wants to punish parents when their children commit gun crimes. 15th ward Alderman Raymond Lopez told “The Big John and Ramblin...
Jul 31, 2017
Chicago River site’s sale to help pay for police, fire training campus
(CHICAGO) The $95 million public safety training campus in West Garfield Park that will replace Chicago's police and fire training academies will be bankrolled in part by proceeds from the sale of a v...
Jul 31, 2017
Illinois health experts warn of unsafe solar eclipse viewing
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Illinois public health experts are asking residents to take safety precautions before next month’s solar eclipse. Illinois Department of Public Health director Nir...
Jul 31, 2017
Illinois officials warning not to reuse sandbags after flood
ALGONQUIN, Ill. (AP) - Sandbags have been provided by local government to Illinois counties that have been affected by recent floods. The Daily Herald reports that sandbags are cheap to make thanks to...
Jul 31, 2017
Wisconsin Governor Walker pitches Foxconn benefits
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker is taking to the air to tout news that global electronics giant Foxconn plans to invest $10 billion on a new manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin. The Frida...
Jul 30, 2017
Dangerous swim conditions reported along Lake Michigan
CHICAGO (AP) - The National Weather Service is warning of dangerous swimming conditions along Lake Michigan’s shores in Illinois and Indiana. The weather service said Saturday that there are cha...
Jul 30, 2017
Cook County’s soda tax to begin Wednesday
CHICAGO (AP) - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says the proposed tax on sweetened beverages sold in the Chicago area will go into effect Wednesday. The tax was cleared for implementation ...
Jul 30, 2017
Indiana Michigan Power seeks nearly 20 percent rate hike
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana Michigan Power has asked state utility regulators to approve a nearly 20 percent rate hike for its Indiana customers. The company’s request to the Indiana Utility...
Jul 30, 2017
