Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Sunny start to week, cooler with rain Tuesday
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Geoff Maurer Dry with above average temperatures through Columbus Day. Today|Sunny. High 77F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight|A few clouds. Low near 60F. Winds NNE ...
Oct 9, 2017
Indiana man sitting on tracks is killed by commuter train
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - Northern Indiana transit police are investigating the death of a man who was sitting on rail tracks when he was struck by a South Shore passenger train. The Northern Indiana...
Oct 7, 2017
Prosecutors seek maximum sentence in Chicago terrorism case
CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors want the maximum 15-year prison term for a young Chicago-area man who sought to join an al-Qaida-linked group fighting Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria. They requested t...
Oct 7, 2017
Rauner expresses doubt on state funds for Obama library
AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he doubts the state can afford to help pay for infrastructure work around the proposed Obama Presidential Center. Rauner said Thursday in Aurora he ...
Oct 7, 2017
Chicago Marathon Security Questioned after Las Vegas Shooting
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) More than 40,000 runners and even more spectators will hit Chicago streets this Sunday for the 40th annual Chicago Marathon. Security is on the minds of many....
Oct 7, 2017
WEATHER: Rainy start, Sunny end
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore SOME 0.5″ RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE TOP OF THE WEEKEND……SUNSHINE RETURNS SUNDAY…… Today | A rainy start. Thunder possible. ...
Oct 7, 2017
Rahm, DC Mayor, Place NLDS Bet
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Friday made a friendly wager on the outcome of the Major League Baseball National Le...
Oct 6, 2017
Transit agency adding service for Chicago Marathon weekend
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Transit Authority is encouraging people to use public transportation to get to this weekend’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon. CTA is adding bus and rail service to t...
Oct 5, 2017
Preckwinkle: Pop tax needed to balance budget
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle used to say she was “confident” her pop tax will survive a vote next Tuesday to try to repeal it. Now, a...
Oct 5, 2017
University of Chicago gets $75 million from married alumni
CHICAGO (AP) - Two graduates of the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business have made a $75 million gift to the school. The university says the Booth School will name its academic high ...
Oct 5, 2017
