Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Illinois Senate delays votes on sticky ‘grand bargain’ bills
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has adjourned without taking action on remaining items from the “grand bargain” budget compromise. Democrats who run the chamber had said they ...
May 19, 2017
Potential Charter School Strike
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — A charter school in Chicago is threatening a strike. If teachers at Passages Charter School were to walk off the job, the school would be the first char...
May 19, 2017
WEATHER: Much cooler, possible rainy start to weekend
By Scott Lawrimore, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) MUCH COOLER weather coming today…no more 80s for a while…. Today | Cloudy with occasional showers for the afternoon. High 52F. (...
May 19, 2017
Notre Dame students plan walkout during Pence speech
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A University of Notre Dame student says he and some others plan to protest Vice President Mike Pence’s Sunday commencement address at the school by walking out on the spe...
May 18, 2017
CPD Introduces New Use-Of-Force Policy
By Christopher Michael, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Some important changes are coming to the Chicago Police Department. The CPD is going to implement a new use of force policy. Police Superintendent Edd...
May 18, 2017
Rauner aide says he opposes Democrats’ school funding plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s chief education adviser says the governor won’t support an overhaul of Illinois’ school-funding formula if it benefits Chicago...
May 18, 2017
Trump interviews 4 candidates for post of FBI director
By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Four potential candidates to lead the FBI - including former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman - met with President Donald Trump and Attorney Gen...
May 18, 2017
Rubber Stamp Aldermen Becoming More Independent
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — The Chicago City Council is a little less of a rubber stamp for Mayor Rahm Emanuel than it used to be, according to new research from former independ...
May 17, 2017
Illinois Republican calls for special prosecutor to investigate Trump
Bu John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) For the first time, an Illinois Republican Congressman is calling for the appointment of a special prosecutor or independent commission to look into alleged ties...
May 17, 2017
State Senator Wants Taxpayers to Pay for Political Campaigns
By Christopher Michael, WLS-AM 890 News (SPRINGFIELD) Illinois is a state in a deficit. A huge deficit. Service providers to the state are waiting well over a year to be paid for their services and pr...
May 17, 2017
