Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
In state budget impasse, drivers may be hurt the most
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Do you wonder why so many state highways are so poorly maintained? Illinois is 45th among the 50 states when it comes to federal aid for roads. Here’s why ...
Jun 13, 2017
WEATHER: Hot and humid
By Scott Lawrimore, Weather Channel Meteorologist HOT WEATHER CONTINUES…… POSSIBLE MORNING SHOWERS, HUMIDITY TO STAY. POOR AIR QUALITY WILL BE AN ISSUE AGAIN. Today|Mostly cloudy with scat...
Jun 13, 2017
Police: Chicago girl stabbed during fight between mom, man
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police they are investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl who was stabbed during a fight between a man and the child’s mother Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said M...
Jun 12, 2017
In state budget fight, the Mayor takes another show at the Governor
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Another day, another round of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel dumping on Governor Bruce Rauner. This time, it’s the mayor arguing the governor is too gre...
Jun 12, 2017
Assessor Joe Berrios fires back at the Trib
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Chicago Tribune has been crusading against Cook County Assessor Bill Berrios for supposedly running a property tax assessment system that favors the rich who...
Jun 12, 2017
Emergency Landing At O’Hare
Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) An emergency landing has taken place at O’Hare airport this afternoon. A Southwest Airlines plane took off from Midway, en route to Connecticut, when t...
Jun 12, 2017
Legal team that prosecuted Drew Peterson honored
CHICAGO (AP) - The legal team that investigated and prosecuted a former suburban police officer in a murder-for-hire plot is being honored by the Illinois State Crime Commission. The commission says t...
Jun 12, 2017
France honors Illinois WWII veteran who captured 21 Germans
CHICAGO (AP) - France is honoring a suburban Chicago veteran who single-handedly captured 21 German soldiers during World War II. The Chicago Tribune reports that 92-year-old J. Herman Sitrick will re...
Jun 12, 2017
Chicago medical school launches stem cell biology center
CHICAGO (AP) - A medical school in Chicago is launching a new center to study tissue regeneration and stem cell biology. The College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago says there wil...
Jun 12, 2017
Peeking Through an Open Door Brings Bust
By Christopher Michael, WLS-AM 890 News (GARY, INDIANA) Sometimes police work takes months of investigation, talking to witnesses and laboratory tests and results. And then sometimes, police work take...
Jun 12, 2017
