Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
More than 400 flights canceled as snow falls across Chicago
Snow started falling across Chicago late Sunday. | Network Video Productions UPDATES WITH ADDITIONAL DETAILS (CHICAGO) More than 400 flights have been canceled as Chicago prepares for up to 5 inches o...
Mar 13, 2017
Thousands join in Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend events
CHICAGO (AP) - Thousands of people are turning out for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Chicago this weekend. The Chicago River was dyed a bright green color on Saturday, kicking off festivitie...
Mar 11, 2017
Illinois congressman voices objections to men purchasing prenatal care
By Julia Manchester Republican Rep. John Shimkus is under fire after comments he made Wednesday about prenatal requirements in the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. During a 27-hour debate...
Mar 11, 2017
Police Looking For Impaired Drivers This Weekend
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding those looking to take part in the St. Patricks Day festivities in Chicago this weekend to designate a driver,...
Mar 11, 2017
Revision shows Illinois job gains, not losses, in December
CHICAGO (AP) - Revised employment figures for Illinois show that the state didn’t lose thousands of jobs in December after all. The Illinois Department of Employment Security had announced in Ja...
Mar 11, 2017
WEATHER: Winter returns this weekend
By Scott Lawrimore, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) Winter returns to Chicago this weekend, and even some accumulating snow early next week. Today|Sunshine and clouds mixed. High near 30F. Win...
Mar 11, 2017
Vaccination Clinic In Response To Mumps Outbreak
Graphical representation of mumps virus | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (BARRINGTON) In response to the mumps outbreak at Barrington High School, the Health Depa...
Mar 10, 2017
1 killed, 2 injured in downtown crash near Grant Park
Firefighters work to extricate victims from a car that crashed early Friday at Balbo and Lake Shore Drive. | Network Video Productions One person was killed and two were seriously injured when a car s...
Mar 10, 2017
Illinois Senate Democrats decry lack of help on budget cuts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Senate Democrats are critiquing the budget-cutting prowess of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s cabinet. Committee chairmen decried Thursday the performance of agency heads w...
Mar 10, 2017
Chicago receives $5M to provide vaccines to low-income kids
CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago is receiving more than $5 million in federal funding to provide vaccines to children from low-income families. U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced T...
Mar 10, 2017
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