Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
2 Illinois counties declare disasters due to flooding
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Flood warnings remain for large sections of central and southern Illinois after weekend storms brought as many as 10 inches of rain. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan report...
May 02, 2017
JB Pritzker launches 1st TV ads in Dem primary for governor
Courtesy of JB for Governor CHICAGO (AP) - Billionaire businessman J.B. Pritzker is launching the first television ads of the Democratic primary for Illinois governor. Pritzker’s campaign is rel...
May 02, 2017
Durbin Undergoes Medical Procedure
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois top ranking Democrat has undergone a medical procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) will be sidelined for about a week a...
May 02, 2017
Man Who Wanted To Join al-Qaida Moves To Fire Attorneys
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) An Aurora man facing prison time or plotting to join al-Qaida wants to fire his legal team and represent himself in his upcoming sentencing hearing. In a one-page l...
May 02, 2017
Gwendolyn Brooks to be honored on 100th anniversary of birth
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Five female poets are poised to honor the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks on the 100th anniversary of her birth. Northwestern University on Thursday at its Evanston ...
May 02, 2017
Bank Surveillance Photo Leads to Arrest
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Michael Weimer is charged with robbing the TCF Bank Branch inside the Jewel-Osco store on the 35-hundred block of North Broadway on April 14. Authorities ...
May 02, 2017
Tribune Media spikes on reports of nascent bidding war
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Tribune Media are surging before the opening bell on reports that 21st Century Fox and Blackstone may make a joint takeover bid for the Chicago TV station operator. The bid w...
May 01, 2017
Police: Downward trend in shootings continues in April
(CHICAGO) The number of shootings in Chicago declined for the second month in a row in April, according to Chicago Police. Forty-five people were fatally shot in Chicago during the month, which saw 31...
May 01, 2017
Funeral will be Friday for Illinois girl who was found dead
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Visitation and a funeral are planned Friday for a 1-year-old girl who was found dead in a northern Illinois home after going missing. The Chicago Tribune reports that the family of...
May 01, 2017
Judge OKs work on Illinois highway some say threatens bee
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge says work can proceed on a suburban Chicago highway on which construction was halted because of concerns it threatened an endangered bumblebee. U.S. District Judge Sharo...
Apr 30, 2017
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