Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Illinois governor’s mansion restoration funds near $15M goal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The campaign to restore the governor’s mansion in Illinois is getting close to its $15 million goal less than two years after private fundraising began as an alternative...
Apr 22, 2017
Senators: United Airlines too slow to provide answers
By Theodore Schleifer The bipartisan group of senators seeking answers after a passenger was forcibly dragged from a United Airlines flight now say the airline is dragging its feet. The Senate ...
Apr 22, 2017
$3M award in suit against drug company over man’s suicide
CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago woman has been awarded $3 million in a lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company she blamed for her husband’s suicide. Wendy Dolin’s husband, Stewart, step...
Apr 22, 2017
WEATHER: A cool and breezy weekend
By Scott Lawrimore, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGAO) Cool and breezy weather to start the weekend, but a warming trend starts next week. Today|Mostly cloudy skies. High 53F. Winds NE at 10 to ...
Apr 22, 2017
Charges Filed in Chesterton Murder
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A Hobart, Indiana man is charged with killing his co-worker outside of their Chesterton bar. Nicole Gland, a bartender at the Upper Deck Lounge, was found...
Apr 21, 2017
Horford, Thomas lead Celtics over Bulls 104-87 in Game 3
By Andrew Seligman, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Al Horford had 18 points and eight rebounds, Isaiah Thomas scored 16 points, and the top-seeded Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 104-87 on Frid...
Apr 21, 2017
North Suburban Man Charged in Machete Attack
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) An argument over the cost of construction work is what apparently sparked a north suburban machete attack. Juan Casanova of Round Lake Park wasn’t h...
Apr 21, 2017
WEATHER – Sun and clouds mixed. High 53F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Geoff Maurer WLS Morning Forecast 4/21/17 After a cool start to the weekend, temperatures will start to rebound from Sunday into Monday… Thursday at O’Hare: ...
Apr 21, 2017
Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Pocketing Bribes
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A Lynwood man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for pocketing bribes in exchange for allowing food service workers to bypass sanitation certificatio...
Apr 20, 2017
Chicago aldermen want police to discuss anti-texting tools
CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago aldermen want the city’s police to look into using technology that would detect if motorists involved in injury accidents were texting while driving. Chicago City Coun...
Apr 20, 2017
