Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
New suburban Chicago train station to open in 2018
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Construction is underway on a suburban train station that’ll be the first new stop on the Chicago-to-Joliet Heritage Corridor Line since 1984. The (Joliet) Herald-News re...
Jun 20, 2017
Police say team may account for Chicago-area gun thefts
CHICAGO (AP) - Police southwest of Chicago say they are searching for what could be a team of gun thieves who sometimes use cars to smash their way into businesses. WLS-TV reports that burglars have s...
Jun 20, 2017
Judge: Texts Not Allowed In Fox Lake Trial
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (WAUKEGAN, Ill.) — Prosecutors say they will appeal after a judge Monday ruled that prosecutors can not present as evidence text messages and emails in the case of ...
Jun 20, 2017
County gives break to drivers who didn’t pay parking tickets
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Lake County is offering a break to motorists who let the deadline to pay their traffic tickets come and go. People who’ve received parking tickets in the northeastern Illin...
Jun 20, 2017
WEATHER: More clouds, t-showers later today
By Scott Lawrimore, Weather Channel Meteorologist S AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL KEEP ISOLATED T-SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST TODAY ….A NEW FRONT ARRIVES THURSDAY….. Today | Partly cloudy early f...
Jun 20, 2017
Chicago Congressmen make Endorsements for Governor
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for governor, a couple of Chicago congressmen gave endorsements today. Billionaire candidate JB Pritzker has been bashing President Trump on immigrat...
Jun 19, 2017
Online health portal, ‘done quickly,’ gives Ill. headaches
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Officials from Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration say they’re working out bugs on a $94 million online portal that allows state employees to choose health...
Jun 19, 2017
Animal activists, authorities seek tips in coyote deaths
BARRINGTON HILLS, Ill. (AP) - Animal activists and conservation officers are seeking information about the deaths of several coyote pups in a northwestern suburb of Chicago. The Lake County News-Sun r...
Jun 19, 2017
3 charged in shooting at Chicago playground; 2 girls injured
CHICAGO (AP) - An 18-year-old and two juveniles have been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting that wounded two girls during a school picnic at a Chicago playground. The Chicago...
Jun 19, 2017
Official warns Illinois finances in ‘massive crisis mode’
CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois official responsible for paying the state’s bills is warning that new court orders mean her office must pay out more each month than Illinois receives in revenue. Com...
Jun 19, 2017
