Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Gymnastics Coach Charged with Prairie Path Attack
By Catherine Catalane, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Bond has been set at $200,000 for a west suburban gymnastics coach who is charged with attacking a woman who was jogging on a nature trail in DuPage Co...
Apr 26, 2017
Police: Man found dead at scene of HazMat situation in Hyde Park
(CHICAGO) A man was found dead at the scene of a hazardous materials situation in a Hyde Park neighborhood apartment building early Wednesday on the South Side, police said. Paramedics responded about...
Apr 26, 2017
New home buyers will pay for that new Canadian lumber tariff
By Chris Isidore Who’s really going to end up paying for the new Trump tax on Canadian lumber? New home buyers in the U.S. The Trump administration announced Monday plans to impose duties of up ...
Apr 26, 2017
IDOT Announces Roadwork Projects in Berwyn, Lyons, Summit, Stickney, Riverside and many more areas
Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM Traffic and Transportation (CHICAGO) Illinois Department of Transportation announced more roadwork projects this week that will continue over multiple weeks, and in some cases, eve...
Apr 26, 2017
Congressman Roskam hopes for no government shutdown
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) West Suburban Republican Congressman Peter Roskam was on WLS Tuesday morning, expressing confidence there will not be a government shutdown at the end of the wee...
Apr 25, 2017
Motorcyclist critically hurt in Aurora crash
(AURORA) A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash Tuesday morning in west suburban Aurora. The crash, which involved the motorcycle and an SUV, happened about 5:40 a.m. at Ogden Avenue and Com...
Apr 25, 2017
Chicagoans Reduce Waste “Significantly” with Checkout Bag Tax
(CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that Chicagoans significantly reduced the average number of disposable bags used per shopping trip in the first month of the Checkout Bag Tax, demonstratin...
Apr 25, 2017
Former President Obama in Chicago
[van id=”politics/2017/04/24/president-obama-university-of-chicago-sot.cnn”] By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) In his first public appearance since leaving the White House, former...
Apr 24, 2017
Lawyer: Doctor dragged from flight plans to file lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) - A lawyer for the Kentucky doctor who was dragged from a United Express flight says it’s too late for the airline’s CEO to apologize face-to-face and that his client intends...
Apr 24, 2017
Happy 75th Birthday, Richard M. Daley!
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) Today is a red-letter day for former Mayor Richard Daley. Bill Cameron says it’s a milestone birthday for him. Richard M. Daley is 75-years-old today, a goo...
Apr 24, 2017
