Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Rauner says Democrats are failing to compromise
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says it is time for Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly to compromise if the state budget crisis is going to end. Rauner to...
Jun 23, 2017
Judge refuses to release Mexican official pending US trial
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago has refused to release a former commander of a Mexican intelligence unit charged with trading secrets to a drug cartel. The judge said at a hearing Thursday t...
Jun 23, 2017
Obama Presidential Center could include playground, sledding
CHICAGO (AP) - Former President Barack Obama’s presidential center could include a playground, performance lawn and a sledding hill. The landscape architect designing the 20-acre site in ...
Jun 23, 2017
$9.5 million settlement in police excessive force case
CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago has agreed to pay $9.5 million to a man who was severely injured when he struck his head on the pavement after being shocked with a Taser by a police officer. The Ch...
Jun 23, 2017
J.D. Power Ranks Vehicles Customers Say Offer Best Quality
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News Kia has claimed the top spot in a survey of new vehicle quality for the second straight year with 72 problems reported per 100 vehicles. Genesis, a luxury brand own...
Jun 22, 2017
Initial hearing set in major Chicago police reforms lawsuit
CHICAGO (AP) - An initial hearing is scheduled in a major lawsuit that seeks to force Chicago into implementing police reforms under close court supervision. The hearing Wednesday in Chicago is...
Jun 22, 2017
Illini plan performance center, not stadium renovations
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman says plans for a $132 million renovation at Memorial Stadium are on hold and instead the school will break ground next year on a stand-al...
Jun 22, 2017
Small food makers wonder about Amazon-Whole Foods impact
NEW YORK (AP) - Some small and mid-sized food companies are wondering how Amazon’s planned purchase of Whole Foods might affect them. The unknowns include whether Amazon might change the grocery...
Jun 22, 2017
Illinois Republican leader says Dems should force Madigan to compromise
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) As Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield today to try and solve the budget crisis, the head of the House Republicans is calling on Democrats to pressure the H...
Jun 21, 2017
Governor urges lawmakers to end ‘unnecessary’ budget impasse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner is urging lawmakers to end the “unnecessary” budget crisis that’s gripped Illinois for two years. The first-term Republican delivered a bri...
Jun 21, 2017
