Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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
Navy Pier to open art exhibit with live performance in fall
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago’s Navy Pier will offer a free art exhibit with design and performance elements starting this fall. It’ll be called “Here Hear Chicago” and include live p...
Jul 03, 2017
Roads reopen, oil cleanup remains after train derailment
PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Most roads have reopened in Plainfield after a train carrying crude oil derailed about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Plainfield police say it will take several days to clean u...
Jul 02, 2017
Illinois tollway expects 8MIL vehicles over holiday
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - The extended Fourth of July weekend is expected to be one of the busiest periods of the year on Illinois’s tollway with nearly 8 million vehicles on the system. The Il...
Jul 02, 2017
WEATHER: Sunny with possible stray showers
By Geoff Maurer, Weather Channel QUIET INTO MONDAY WITH LIMITED CHANCES FOR RAIN…BETTER OPPORTUNITIES LATER ON TUESDAY Today|Sunshine and some clouds. A stray shower or thunderstor...
Jul 02, 2017
Chicago-area teens charged with giving 5-yr-old cannabis
WARRENVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Two teenage brothers have been charged with allegedly giving their 5-year-old nephew a marijuana joint after locking themselves in a bathroom at a suburban Chicago home. A DuP...
Jul 01, 2017
UPDATE: Freight train derailment near Plainfield causes crude oil spill
UPDATES WITH ROAD CLOSURES (PLAINFIELD) A freight train carrying crude oil derailed Friday in southwest suburban Plainfield. The Canadian National freight derailed as it headed south about 6:30 p.m. e...
Jul 01, 2017
No Budget Before Deadline
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Lawmaker have called it a day in the Illinois House as they fail to get a budget in ahead of the midnight deadline. On Friday, House Speaker M...
Jun 30, 2017
