Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Prosectutors: mail carrier was delivering marijuana, too
CHICAGO (AP) - A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier is in jail after authorities discovered he was allegedly delivering a lot more than letters and magazines on his Chicago route. The Chicago Tribune re...
Jun 26, 2017
Illinois officials urge fireworks safety as July 4th nears
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials are asking the public to let trained and licensed experts handle fireworks as the Fourth of July holiday approaches. The Illinois Department of Natural Reso...
Jun 26, 2017
Illinois could be 1st state with ‘junk’ credit due to budget
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois is on track to become the first U.S. state to have its credit rating downgraded to “junk” status, which would deepen its multibillion-dollar deficit and cost taxpay...
Jun 26, 2017
Obama Foundation seeks library construction management firms
CHICAGO (AP) - The Obama Foundation is looking for firms interesting in managing construction for the planned presidential library in Chicago. The manager will join existing teams and help with...
Jun 26, 2017
WEATHER: Cool start to the work week
By Weather Channel Meteorologist Jeff Eno LIMITED CHANCES FOR RAIN TODAY AS TEMPS REMAIN ABOUT 10 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE…SUNNY TUESDAY THEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR RAIN RETURN MIDWEEK Today | Early sun...
Jun 26, 2017
WEATHER: Cooler temps to end weekend, start work week
By Mark Thibodeau, Weather Channel Meteorologist Temperatures through the rest of the weekend and into the early part of the work week will trend almost 10 degrees below average. But a warm up is expe...
Jun 25, 2017
Coroner: Colorado man drowned in Graylake
GRAYSLAKE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in northern Illinois say a Colorado man drowned after bystanders couldn’t save him when he was having trouble swimming in a lake. The Lake County Coroner’...
Jun 24, 2017
Chicago to host North American climate summit this fall
CHICAGO (AP) - The mayor of Chicago says the city will host a climate summit for North American cities this fall. Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday said Chicago would partner on the summit with the Glob...
Jun 24, 2017
Rauner says Democrats are failing to compromise
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says it is time for Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly to compromise if the state budget crisis is going to end. Rauner to...
Jun 23, 2017
Judge refuses to release Mexican official pending US trial
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge in Chicago has refused to release a former commander of a Mexican intelligence unit charged with trading secrets to a drug cartel. The judge said at a hearing Thursday t...
Jun 23, 2017
