Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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
Illinois officials help police acquire drug antidote
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Law enforcement in Springfield are benefiting from local public officials’ efforts to give them easier access to an opioid overdose antidote. The State Journal-Re...
Jun 21, 2017
No Bond for a Man Accused of Killing Toddler Daughter
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Bond has been denied for a Chicago man who is charged with killing his 3-year old daughter in the Little Village neighborhood early Sunday. Eduardo...
Jun 21, 2017
New suburban Chicago train station to open in 2018
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Construction is underway on a suburban train station that’ll be the first new stop on the Chicago-to-Joliet Heritage Corridor Line since 1984. The (Joliet) Herald-News re...
Jun 20, 2017
Police say team may account for Chicago-area gun thefts
CHICAGO (AP) - Police southwest of Chicago say they are searching for what could be a team of gun thieves who sometimes use cars to smash their way into businesses. WLS-TV reports that burglars have s...
Jun 20, 2017
Judge: Texts Not Allowed In Fox Lake Trial
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (WAUKEGAN, Ill.) — Prosecutors say they will appeal after a judge Monday ruled that prosecutors can not present as evidence text messages and emails in the case of ...
Jun 20, 2017
County gives break to drivers who didn’t pay parking tickets
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Lake County is offering a break to motorists who let the deadline to pay their traffic tickets come and go. People who’ve received parking tickets in the northeastern Illin...
Jun 20, 2017
WEATHER: More clouds, t-showers later today
By Scott Lawrimore, Weather Channel Meteorologist S AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL KEEP ISOLATED T-SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST TODAY ….A NEW FRONT ARRIVES THURSDAY….. Today | Partly cloudy early f...
Jun 20, 2017
Chicago Congressmen make Endorsements for Governor
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for governor, a couple of Chicago congressmen gave endorsements today. Billionaire candidate JB Pritzker has been bashing President Trump on immigrat...
Jun 19, 2017
