Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
UPDATE: Joliet house where Semaj Crosby was found dead burns down
(JOLIET TOWNSHIP) The Joliet Township house where 16-month-old Semaj Crosby was found dead last month burned down Saturday morning, the day after the toddler's funeral. Authorities were called for rep...
May 07, 2017
Pope’s representative to US to help honor Catholic Charities
CHICAGO (AP) - The representative of Pope Francis in the U.S. will give the homily at a special Mass to mark the 100th anniversary of Catholic Charities in the Chicago archdiocese. Archbishop Christop...
May 07, 2017
WEATHER: Frost start, then sunny, breezy and cool
Today |Areas of frost early, then sunny, breezy and cool. High 58F. Cooler near the Lake. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Sunday night|A mostly clear sky. Low 37F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Monday|Interval...
May 07, 2017
Illinois automatic-voter registration gets Senate approval
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois senators have overwhelmingly endorsed an automatic-voter registration plan two years in the making. The measure would automatically register qualified voters when the...
May 06, 2017
Man charged with stealing 24 iPads from Crystal Lake school
Carlos Lucas | Crystal Lake police(CRYSTAL LAKE) A 30-year-old man who confessed to stealing 24 Apple iPads from a northwest suburban Crystal Lake school is facing felony charges. Carlos J. Lucas was ...
May 06, 2017
Jay Cutler retires, will become FOX Football Analyst
John Dempsey, WLS-AM 890 News Former Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler is going to be trading his helmet for broadcast headphones. Cutler is announcing his retirement and will be joining FOX Sports as a fo...
May 05, 2017
Chicago Man Free After Arson and Murder Charges Vacated
Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) – Adam Gray was 14 years old when he was convicted of setting an apartment fire on Chicago’s Southwest Side that killed two elderly people. In 19...
May 05, 2017
Meat Recall from Pennsylvania Hits Illinois
This 2006 colorized scanning electron micrograph image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the O157:H7 strain of the E. coli bacteria. On Wednesday, May 26, 2016, U....
May 05, 2017
Feisty Healthcare Debate, House Passes Bill
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (WASHINGTON, DC) In Washington Thursday, the House passed what some call TrumpCare, a bill to replace ObamaCare. The debate was feisty, especially with some Illinois D...
May 04, 2017
Evans Testifies On United Fiasco
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans, testified to a Senate sub-committee Thursday about the United Airlines fiasco. U.S. Sen. T...
May 04, 2017
