Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
A Deadly Holiday in Chicago
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) How bad was the holiday violence in Chicago? Police say that an eruption of gun violence after the official end of the 4th of July weekend left nearly as ...
Jul 06, 2017
2 House Republicans still favor tax hike
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Two key Republicans in the Illinois House say they will continue supporting an income-tax increase over their governor’s veto. Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights and...
Jul 06, 2017
At least 18 horses die in Kendall County barn fire
PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A barn fire in Kendall County left at least 18 horses dead. The Chicago Tribune reports that the fire near Plainfield - about 38 miles southwest of Chicago - happened at about ...
Jul 06, 2017
Commentary: Illinois budget winners and losers
By Bill Cameron, WLS News (SPRINGFIELD) Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was the big winner because he beat Gov Rauner. He called it “an unbelievable struggle” but as his mentor the fir...
Jul 06, 2017
Illinois officials to weigh request for voter information
CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman says the board will decide next month whether to provide some information about voters to President Donald Trump’s voting commission...
Jul 06, 2017
WEATHER: Warn up today for cool front tonight
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Mark Thibodeau HEATING UP TODAY, AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BRING SOME POSSIBLE ROUGH STORMS TONIGHT, THEN DRIER AND COOLER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Today | Sunshine a...
Jul 06, 2017
Rauner asking state lege to sustain his budget veto
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (SPRINGFIELD) Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has called legislators back Thursday afternoon to vote on an override of Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of the pendin...
Jul 05, 2017
Bulls Sign Markkanen
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) The Chicago Bulls have signed forward Lauri Markkanen. Terms of the contract have not been released. Markkanen (7-0, 230) was selected seventh overall by ...
Jul 05, 2017
UPDATE: 100 shot, 13 fatally, in July 4 weekend gun violence across Chicago
(CHICAGO) Thirteen people were killed and 87 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago in a bloody Fourth of July weekend between Friday afternoon and Wednesday morning. Last year's Independence...
Jul 05, 2017
Forty-one states have refused request for voter information
By Liz Stark and Grace Hauck Forty-one states have refused the Trump administration’s request for certain voter information, according to a CNN inquiry to all 50 states. State leaders and voting...
Jul 05, 2017
