Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Chicago museum gets $82K grant to preserve WWII submarine
CHICAGO (AP) - The National Park Service has awarded a grant to Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry to help preserve and expand access to its U-505 submarine. The park service announced the...
Jul 10, 2017
NTSB: Passenger chaos after American engine explosion, fire
CHICAGO (AP) - Passengers aboard an American Airlines 767 that suffered an engine failure and fire last year climbed over seats and pressured flight attendants to evacuate the plane as the second engi...
Jul 09, 2017
Population growth a target of Chicago zoo’s condom giveaway
CHICAGO (AP) - A group promoting biological diversity passed out condoms at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo to draw attention to the impact of human population growth on wildlife and the environment....
Jul 09, 2017
WI Home owners don’t have to let assessors in to challenge tax
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court says statutes requiring home owners to let assessors inside before they can challenge their property taxes are unconstitutional as applied to a pair of...
Jul 09, 2017
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
