Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Forecasters warn flooding could worsen in suburban Chicago
GURNEE, Ill. (AP) - Forecasters say flooding in north-suburban Chicago could worsen over the weekend as water flows down rivers into the state from Wisconsin. The National Weather Service says the Des...
Jul 15, 2017
WEATHER: Drier and very pleasant this weekend
By Ray Stagich, Weather Channel Meteorologist Today|Mainly sunny. High 82F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight|Clear in the evening then increasing clouds with some scattered thunderstorms after midnigh...
Jul 15, 2017
Mayor Emanuel flies off to Europe
By Bill Cameron (CHICAGO) Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is off on a junket to Europe today. First stop for the Mayor is Berlin, then on to London and Milan, primarily to recruit millennials to Chicago...
Jul 14, 2017
Chicago officials look to improve Lake Shore Drive
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois and Chicago officials are looking into ways to improve the city’s 80-year-old lakeside highway. The Chicago Tribune reports that Lake Shore Drive has undergone several ex...
Jul 14, 2017
Illinois’ strategy for digging out of debt: taking on more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois lawmakers have an ironic strategy for digging out of debt: taking on more of it. The state recently adopted its first budget in two years. Spending in the meantime ha...
Jul 14, 2017
County Board members tell Preckwinkle to cut fat
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is threatening 1100 layoffs next week because the courts have put a hold on the new county sweetened beverage tax. H...
Jul 13, 2017
White Sox trade Jose Quintana to the Cubs.
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A blockbuster trade Thursday morning involving the White Sox and the Cubs. The Sox are sending left-handed pitcher Jos Quintana to the Cubs for outfielder Eloy J...
Jul 13, 2017
Illinois employers to start withholding for new income tax
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois has officially given human resources departments the information they need to start deducting more from workers’ paychecks. The Chicago Tribune rep...
Jul 13, 2017
UPDATE: Nearly 450 flights canceled at O’Hare and Midway
(LAKE COUNTY) Widespread flooding in north suburban Lake County has closed roads and halted Metra trains after a series of scattered thunderstorms hit the area overnight into Wednesday morning. The Na...
Jul 12, 2017
UPDATE: Metra expects to run normal evening rush hour after flooding
(CHICAGO) Metra is expecting to operate normal rush hour service Wednesday evening after trains were suspended earlier on the Milwaukee District North Line because of flooding. However, there may be m...
Jul 12, 2017
