Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Former Social Security Administration Employee Gets 5 Years for Securing Himself by Fraud
By Christopher Michael, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — A former employee of the Social Security Administration in Chicago has been given a 5 year prison sentence for fraud. He was sentenced for put...
Jul 08, 2017
WEATHER: Sunny Saturday, chance for rain later on Sunday
By Kenneth Boone, Weather Channel Meteorologist PLEASANT WEATHER TODAY…STRAY THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY…BETTER CHANCES FOR MONDAY Today|A few clouds from time to time. High ...
Jul 08, 2017
Drury calls Pritzker “unelectable”
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for governor, Democratic candidate and North Shore St Rep Scott Drury tells WLS' Bill Cameron that billionaire J B Pritzker is “unelectable....
Jul 07, 2017
Justice Dept questions cities on following immigration law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is questioning whether some so-called sanctuary cities are responding honestly when asked whether they follow the law on sharing the immigration status of resi...
Jul 07, 2017
Attorneys in ‘Slender Man’ case want sequestered jury
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - Attorneys for one of two teens accused of stabbing a girl 19 times to impress a fictional online character called “Slender Man” want jurors sequestered during ...
Jul 07, 2017
VIDEO: Flyer with loose dog yelling at flight attendant
ATLANTA (AP) - A disruptive passenger was removed from an Atlanta-to-Chicago flight after yelling at a flight attendant while letting her dog run through the cabin. Passenger Michael Nash posted video...
Jul 07, 2017
WEATHER: Chance of storms today, sunny tomorrow
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore SOME STRONG OR SEVERE T-STORMS POSSIBLE INTO FRIDAY…… Today | Partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High 81F. Winds NNW at...
Jul 07, 2017
Continuing Coverage: Illinois has a budget!
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois House of Representatives has completed override action on Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of the Democrats budget. Without a vote to spare, D...
Jul 06, 2017
Illinois House OKs budget, ends historic impasse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) The Illinois House has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes of a budget package. The action Thursday gives Illinois its first annual spending plan since 2015. The ...
Jul 06, 2017
Budget vote delay: State capitol locked down
CHICAGO (AP) - Emergency workers wearing protective gear have entered Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office inside the Illinois Capitol after a report of hazardous material that’s prompted authoritie...
Jul 06, 2017
