Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
IDOT to suspend construction closures for holiday weekend travel
(CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Transportation will reopen lanes that were closed for construction across the state to expedite travel over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Lanes will be reopene...
May 26, 2017
Chicago firm will run $1 billion overhaul of Union Station
CHICAGO (AP) - Officials in Chicago have chosen a real estate firm to run a $1 billion overhaul of Union Station. Chicago-based Riverside Investment & Development is calling redevelopment of the i...
May 26, 2017
Chicago Ferris wheel hits 1M riders shy of 1-year birthday
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago’s Centennial Wheel is one - in a million. The Chicago Tribune reports that the Ferris wheel on Navy Pier - the city’s Lake Michigan landmark - reached one million ri...
May 26, 2017
Another Diesel Emissions Lawsuit
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (DETROIT) General Motors is the latest automaker to face allegations of cheating on diesel emissions tests. A lawsuit, filed in Detroit federal court, allege...
May 26, 2017
Illinois sheriff halts plans for immigrant detention center
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois sheriff has halted plans for a federal immigrant detention center inside a county jail. The Rockford Register Star reports Thursday that Winnebago County Sher...
May 26, 2017
Repeat Gun Offenders Bill Advances in Springfield
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) The repeat gun offenders bill which has already passed the Illinois Senate has advanced to the floor of the Illinois House. The idea is to keep repeat gun of...
May 26, 2017
WEATHER: Weekend NOT a washout, and a little warmer
By Mark Thibodeau, Weather Channel Meteorologist Not a total washout weekend but some scattered showers and a few storms possible at times. Warming up a little bit….. Today | Cloudy early. Scatt...
May 26, 2017
Training Underway To Replace IPRA
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Training is underway for the new civilian board that will replace the Independent Police Review Authority. Forty-five investigators are part of the six-...
May 25, 2017
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
