Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
2 held without bail after fatal shooting of 3 Chicago men
CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago men are being held without bond in connection with a shooting that left three people dead. Cook County prosecutors say Timothy Gordon and Jayton Dorsey on Friday sprayed the...
Jul 05, 2017
FBI vehicle stolen in Chicago found
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say they have found an FBI vehicle that was stolen in Chicago when an agent left it running at gasoline station. In a statement, Special Agent John Althen said the white 201...
Jul 05, 2017
U of Illinois to host conference on college student hunger
URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois will hold a conference focusing on the problem of hunger in college students. Agricultural engineering professor Prasanta Kalita organized the effort to ...
Jul 05, 2017
WEATHER: Rain chances increase today, but dry again this weekend
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore (CHICAGO) After a relatively dry holiday weekend, chances for rain increase today. Today | Partly cloudy skies. High 86F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. To...
Jul 05, 2017
Illinois Senate takes no action on budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate adjourned on Monday without taking action on House-approved legislation to break the nation’s longest budget standoff since the Great Depression. The...
Jul 04, 2017
Theatrical producer Libby Adler Mages dies
CHICAGO (AP) - Famed Chicago-based theatrical producer Libby Adler Mages has died at the age of 93. Daughter Wendy Mages says her mother died of a heart attack Sunday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital...
Jul 04, 2017
July 4th Weather: Sunshine, possible stray shower
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Mark Thibodeau ISOLATED SHOWERS TODAY, RAIN CHANCES INCREASE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY…… 4th of July | Sunshine and clouds mixed. A stray shower or thundersto...
Jul 04, 2017
State Rep Calling It Quits Over Madigan – Rauner Feud
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Another Republican is stepping down in the state legislature and he is laying the blame on the ongoing feud between Republican Gov. Bruce Raun...
Jul 03, 2017
No body cameras for Rockford, Winnebago County police
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Law enforcement leaders in Winnebago County and Rockford say police-worn body cameras may reduce use-of-force incidents and citizen complaints, but officers won’t be...
Jul 03, 2017
South Shore trains changing weekday schedules in July
CHICAGO (AP) - The commuter rail line that links northern Indiana and Chicago is changing its weekday departure times for trains leaving Chicago’s Millennium Station. The changes taking e...
Jul 03, 2017
