Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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
Kinzinger: If true, Trump leaking is “highly irregular and highly problematic”
By JohnDempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) South Suburban Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger is criticizing President Donald Trump, after numerous media reports that Trump gave classified information to...
May 16, 2017
Tronc in talks with Wrapports to acquire Chicago Sun-Times
CHICAGO (AP) - A for sale sign has been put on the Chicago Sun-Times, and the company that operates rival Chicago Tribune has announced it is interested in owning the newspaper. Chicago-based Wrapport...
May 16, 2017
Obama Foundation reports $13M in donations in 2016
CHICAGO (AP) - Tax documents show the foundation that’ll construct and oversee the Obama Presidential Center received around $13 million in contributions last year. The Chicago Sun-Times reports...
May 15, 2017
UIC releases lengthy report on racial inequality in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - A University of Illinois at Chicago report examines “pervasive” racial inequalities in the city when it comes to housing, economics, criminal justice and health care. The 18...
May 15, 2017
Soto Placed On 60-Day DL
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (ANAHEIM, CA) — Prior to tonight's game at the Los Angeles Angels, the Chicago White Sox purchased the contract of right-handed pitcher Gregory Infante from Class AAA C...
May 15, 2017
