Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
GOP leader Kevin McCarthy: We hope to vote Friday
By Eli Watkins House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy pledged Thursday afternoon House Republicans will have enough votes to pass a bill repealing and replacing part of Obamacare. His comments to CNN...
Mar 23, 2017
New Charges In McDonald Shooting
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Prosecutors have added on 16 new counts to the first-degree murder charges against a Chicago Police officer accused of shooting a teenager 16 times. A new indictmen...
Mar 23, 2017
Where do Chicago-area Congress members stand on Obamacare replacement?
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A crucial vote is set for tonight in the United States House on the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. The Chicago Tribune says al...
Mar 23, 2017
Chicago Father Charged in Death of 2nd Child
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A Chicago man charged with his 3-year-old son’s death now also faces charges in his 4-month-old daughter’s death. Cook County prosecutors char...
Mar 23, 2017
Aurora house fire displaces 4, causes $25K in damages
(AURORA) A fire at a west suburban Aurora home left four people displaced Sunday night and caused an estimated $25,000 in damages. A neighbor called 911 shortly after 10 p.m. after seeing flames comin...
Mar 23, 2017
Skeletal remains found in Waukegan woods
(WAUKEGAN) Police are investigating after skeletal remains were found on Wednesday in a wooded area in north suburban Waukegan. Officers were called about 4:30 p.m. to a wooded area near 10th Street a...
Mar 23, 2017
Suburban immigration lawyer gets 15 months for asylum scam
(CHICAGO) Robert Dekelaita cheated the immigration system like "a well-oiled machine," the feds say. When he found a client seeking asylum in the United States, typically from Iraq, the suburban attor...
Mar 23, 2017
Bills to legalize marijuana introduced in General Assembly
(CHICAGO) Separate pieces of legislation aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana use in Illinois were submitted to the state general assembly Wednesday. State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, filed a...
Mar 23, 2017
WEATHER – Becoming Cloudy. High 49F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM 890 Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 …A WARM FRONT BRINGS RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND A MUCH WARMER DAY FRIDAY…RAIN MAY RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND* ...
Mar 23, 2017
Rauner seeks prison tower cameras
John O’Connor, AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to replace guards in prison watchtowers with security cameras. It’s an effort to cut dow...
Mar 22, 2017
