Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Prosecutors want judge to deny Schock dismissal requests
CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors are asking a judge to deny requests from former Illinois U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock to throw out his corruption case. Prosecutors say Schock’s reasons for dismissing the c...
Jun 05, 2017
Chicago-area man struck, killed after falling off party bus
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a 27-year-old suburban Chicago man was killed when he fell out of a party bus and onto an expressway before he was struck by another vehicle. Illinois State Poli...
Jun 05, 2017
WEATHER: Cooler temperatures to start the work week
By Geoff Maurer, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) After a warm end to the weekend, cooler air will settle in on Monday behind a front. Today|Partly cloudy & cooler. High 68F. Winds N...
Jun 05, 2017
Illinois first lady to kick off Executive Mansion overhaul
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois first lady Diana Rauner is holding an event to kick off major renovations at the Illinois Executive Mansion in Springfield. Rauner is board chair of a mansion associa...
Jun 03, 2017
Repairs to 160-foot Naperville tower could cost millions
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Officials in the Chicago suburb of Naperville say repairs to a 160-foot-tall tower that houses a carillon could cost $1.6 million to about $3.8 million. An assessment released ...
Jun 03, 2017
Auto Sales Slip in May
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) U.S. auto sales are down for the fifth straight month in May. Auto Analysts had forecast a small increase for the month of May but sales were down for qui...
Jun 02, 2017
Doctor: Train conductor shot in Illinois has long recovery
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A physician says an Amtrak conductor who was shot while standing on the platform of a suburban Chicago train station faces multiple surgeries and months in the hospital ...
Jun 02, 2017
Rauner blames Democrats for budget failure
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he is committed to solving the state’s budget standoff, but he blames Democrats for this week’s failure to pass a...
Jun 02, 2017
Sears says that some Kmart stores targets of security breach
NEW YORK (AP) - Sears Holdings Corp. says some of its Kmart stores were targeted by hackers, leading to unauthorized activity on some of its customers’ credit cards. The company says in a blog p...
Jun 02, 2017
Cullerton: Republicans Can Solve Budget Impasse
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Illinois Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) tells Big John and Ray on WLS that he had hoped that the House would send Gov. Bruce Rauner a budge...
Jun 01, 2017
