Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Chicago trader gets 1 year for stealing trade secrets from employer
(CHICAGO) A Chicago trader has been sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison for stealing trade secrets from his former employer to start his own competing firm. David J. Newman, 34, pleaded ...
Jun 06, 2017
A first: All respond to gene therapy in a blood cancer study
By Marilyn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Doctors are reporting unprecedented success from a new kind of cell and gene therapy for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that’s on t...
Jun 06, 2017
Emanuel guardedly supportive of Trump’s air traffic privatization plans
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) President Trump wants to privatize air traffic control and Bill Cameron says Mayor Emanuel who oversees OHare and Midway is guardedly supportive. When asked how ...
Jun 06, 2017
Rockford starts second year of water-loss reduction program
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Rockford has 1.3 billion gallons of water it cannot account for each year. The Rockford Register Star reports that city workers will embark this week on the second year of a prog...
Jun 06, 2017
Chicago man charged in slaying of long-time acquaintance
DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) - A Chicago man has been charged with murder in the slaying of a 35-year-acquaintance authorities say he’d known since they were in third grade. The Chicago Tribune report...
Jun 06, 2017
WEATHER: Sunshine thru Thursday, maybe a little rain by Friday
By Jeff Eno, Weather Channel Meteorologist **A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED.** Today | Sunny. High low t...
Jun 06, 2017
Latest Blago Appeal Denied
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — A federal appeals court has turned down a request from imprisoned ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich to rehear his argument that his sentence is too lengthy. ...
Jun 05, 2017
Senators set up committee to vet US attorney candidates
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois’ two Democratic U.S. senators are taking steps to ensure they have a voice in choosing the state’s new U.S. attorneys. President Donald Trump’s administration...
Jun 05, 2017
Woodstock seeks public input on square redevelopment
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) - Woodstock officials are seeking public opinions about redeveloping the historic city square. The (Crystal Lake) Northwest Herald reports that the city is compiling a plan for th...
Jun 05, 2017
Research: Lake Michigan shore erosion could be accelerating
CHICAGO (AP) - Erosion along shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago’s northern suburbs has been an issue for decades, but new research indicates it could be accelerating. The Chicago Tribune reports...
Jun 05, 2017
