Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Rauner urges Illinois Senate to keep working on budget deal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s urged Republican state senators to keep negotiating for a budget compromise that’s “a good deal for taxpayers.” Th...
Mar 07, 2017
Supervised Release Ends For Jesse Jackson Jr.
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Chicago) was given a 30 month prison sentence followed by 36 months of supervised release for spending $750,000 in campaign ca...
Mar 07, 2017
All Clear After Bomb Threat On North Side
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A private Jewish school on Chicago’s North Side was evacuated this morning after a bomb threat. Officials say a bomb threat was called into the Chicago Jewish...
Mar 07, 2017
Questions swirl about LaQuan Cops fundraiser
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Chicago Tribune is reporting that some Chicago Police Officers were planning on holding a fundraiser later this month, to support four officers accused of ly...
Mar 07, 2017
Latest: Rapper gives $1M to Chicago schools, blasts governor
CHICAGO (AP) - Grammy-winning artist Chance the Rapper is calling on Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to use executive powers to better fund Chicago Public Schools and has donated $1 million to a foundation...
Mar 07, 2017
Student loan troubles growing among Illinois consumer woes
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says student borrowers dealing with mounting loan debt are making up a greater number of consumer complaints to her office. Madigan released her a...
Mar 06, 2017
Emanuel on New Immigration Ban
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel is reacting to President Donald Trump’s revised immigrant screening order. Mayor Emanuel is out of town, but none the less, out w...
Mar 06, 2017
State Treasurer Seeks Clarity to Protect Med Pot Patients
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) State Treasurer Michael Frerichs says President Donald Trump's administration needs to plainly say if it intends to crack down on the medical marijuana industry in ...
Mar 06, 2017
Granite City Works employee dies after rail yard incident
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) - Officials say a Granite City Works employee has died following an incident in the steel plant’s rail yard. The Belleville News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/2lvR5tD )...
Mar 06, 2017
Synagogue hate crime suspect an educated, suburban accountant
Stuart Wright | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) Stuart Wright has two tattoos. On his left arm is the phrase "Jesus Is Love," according to police. On his right shoulder, a swastika. Wright, 31, was charged w...
Mar 06, 2017
