Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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
UPDATE: Illinois inmate shot in standoff was treated for eating shoe
GENEVA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say an inmate who took nurses hostage at a suburban Chicago hospital was being treated for eating plastic off a jail uniform sandal. Police fatally shot Tywon M. Salter...
May 17, 2017
IL Senate calls new votes on grand bargain bills
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has scheduled a do-over for some pieces of legislation that are part of the so-called grand bargain budget compromise. Democrats who control the Senate on ...
May 17, 2017
WEATHER: Warm temperatures to continue
By Mark Thibodeau, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) A couple more warm days ahead before a brief late week cool down. Warming up again this weekend. The Weather pattern looks like mid May in Ch...
May 17, 2017
UPDATE: Amtrak employee shot at Naperville station will be OK; suspect caught
(NAPERVILLE) An Amtrak employee was shot Tuesday afternoon at a station in west suburban Naperville that Amtrak shares with Metra. The 45-year-old Amtrak conductor was shot about 4:45 p.m. at the Nape...
May 16, 2017
Girl Dies After Being Pulled From Lake Michigan
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A girl around 12 or 13 years old was on a small rocky beach near the 7700 block of North Eastlake Terrace, late this morning, when she decided to go into ...
May 16, 2017
