Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
39 Years after Rebirth, Midway gets Another Overhaul
By Christopher Michael, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) It was 1978 when Midway airport was nearly a ghost town. Few major flights and a lot of smaller planes. The two terminals were quiet, parking was free...
May 25, 2017
A third of older Latinos have tapped into retirement savings
By Maria Ines Zamudo, For The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A poll says older Latinos are more likely than older whites or older blacks to say they’ve withdrawn or borrowed money from a retire...
May 25, 2017
Mayor seeks to revoke liquor license of club after shooting
DOLTON, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago mayor says he’ll move forward with trying to revoke the liquor license of a nightclub where five people were seriously injured in a shooting earlier this m...
May 25, 2017
United CEO likely to face investor questions about dragging
By David Koenig & Don Babwin, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz is likely to face questions from shareholders Wednesday about the rough removal of a passenger from a ...
May 24, 2017
Judge lets lawsuit by Muslim mistaken for terrorist proceed
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge says a Muslim woman has made plausible claims that Chicago police violated her rights by mistakenly identifying her last year as a potential “lone wolf” terr...
May 24, 2017
Chicago education officials considering borrowing plans
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Public Schools wants to borrow up to $500 million for the new fiscal year, in addition to nearly $400 million in short-term loans to finish out this year and make a pension paym...
May 24, 2017
Chicago area school to send new diplomas after finding error
OSWEGO, Ill. (AP) - Officials in a suburban Chicago school district say they’re issuing hundreds of new diplomas after an incorrect signature was discovered on diplomas handed out over the weeke...
May 24, 2017
Senate Dems trim list of services to be taxed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Senate Democrats are paring back on the services that would be subject for the first time to the Illinois sales tax. The Revenue Committee discussed changes Tuesday to a reven...
May 23, 2017
CTU: No Confidence In CPS CEO
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — The Chicago Teachers Union has given Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool a vote of no confidence. To no one’s surprise, the vote was ov...
May 23, 2017
State Settles With Target Over Data Breach
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Attorney General Lisa Madigan Tuesday announced that Illinois led 47 states and the District of Columbia in reaching an $18.5 million settlement with th...
May 23, 2017
