Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Illinois House approves minimum wage hike
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House has approved a proposal that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over five years. House lawmakers voted 61 to 53 Tuesday. Democratic s...
May 31, 2017
Illinois lawmakers consider letting farmers grow hemp
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lawmakers in Springfield have been considering a bill that would allow Illinois farmers to grow industrial hemp. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports that Democrat...
May 31, 2017
Chris Sale returns to Chicago to pitch against White Sox
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM news (CHICAGO) Tuesday night is a big night at Guaranteed Rate field on the South Side. Former White Sox star pitcher Chris Sale will be on the mound for Boston, throwing again...
May 30, 2017
Medical school graduates fleeing Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) - The number of medical school graduates who stay in Illinois after graduating from the state’s public universities is plummeting. Crain’s Chicago Business reports school offi...
May 30, 2017
A Financial Crisis Means Cuts at University on Chicago’s North Side
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) No state budget means layoffs at Northeastern Illinois University. The school had a couple of temporary shutdowns earlier this year and furloughed ...
May 30, 2017
Chicago-area mayor joins Rauner push for property tax freeze
ORLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago mayor is joining Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in calling for a permanent freeze on property taxes. Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau (PEE’-cow) says he is...
May 30, 2017
U of Illinois trustees’ retreat to address free speech
URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois officials say free speech and campus culture will be the focus of the board of trustees’ annual retreat this summer. The News-Gazette reports the plans...
May 29, 2017
McHenry Man Shot, Police Investigating
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (McHenry) — Police are investigating after a 52-year-old man was shot during a home invasion early Saturday in unincorporated McHenry. The man was found shot and seriou...
May 29, 2017
Army veteran receives Bronze Star 64 years after discharge
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago veteran has finally received his Bronze Star Medal 64 years after he was discharged from the Army. Edward-Elmhurst Health said in a news release 89-year-old ...
May 29, 2017
Report: DCFS Joliet office had contest to close most cases
CHICAGO (AP) - A report says the Joliet office of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services offered $100 gift cards to workers closing the most cases just months before a missing 1-year-...
May 29, 2017
