Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
ACLU to ex-US attorney: Wrong about Chicago stop and frisk
CHICAGO (AP) - The ACLU of Illinois has criticized Chicago’s just-retired U.S. attorney for partly blaming a spike in city homicides on a 2015 agreement between the ACLU and police to curtail st...
Mar 14, 2017
Small Business Optimistic
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A new report shows that small business optimism remained at one of its highest readings in 43 years. Despite waiting to see how legislation shakes out regarding a n...
Mar 14, 2017
35 vehicles involved in chain-reaction Kennedy crashes; 7 injured
Emergency crews respond to a massive pileup on the Kennedy Expressway late Monday near Division. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) Seven people were taken to the hospital late Monday after 35 vehi...
Mar 14, 2017
BGA goes back to court to gain access to Emanuel’s private emails
(CHICAGO) The massive document dump that saw Mayor Rahm Emanuel release 2,700 of his private emails after trying to conceal them wasn't enough to satisfy the Better Government Association. On Monday, ...
Mar 14, 2017
Eastbound I-80 reopens after jack-knifed semis close lanes
(JOLIET) Two jack-knifed semi trucks temporarily closed all eastbound lanes of I-80 early Tuesday in southwest suburban Joliet. The semis jack-knifed about 3:25 a.m. on eastbound I-80 just east of the...
Mar 14, 2017
10 inches of snow possible as lake-effect system moves in
(CHICAGO) Mother Nature is making a mid-March push to turn an unseasonably warm, dry winter in Chicago into something a little more seasonable. Up to 10 inches of snow could pile up by midday Tuesday ...
Mar 14, 2017
WEATHER – Windy & cold with snow continuing. High near 25F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Geoff Maurer Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 **A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT TODAY FOR COOK, DUPAGE AND LAKE COUNTIES IN IL. AND LAKE COUNTY IN I...
Mar 14, 2017
Lawmaker unveils plan to hike Illinois minimum wage to $15
CHICAGO (AP) - A state lawmaker from Chicago has announced a plan to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 by 2022. Democratic Rep. Will Guzzardi told reporters Monday he’ll file legislation...
Mar 13, 2017
More than 500 flights canceled as snow falls across Chicago
(CHICAGO) More than 500 flights have been canceled as Chicago prepares for up to 4 inches of snow by Monday afternoon. As of 6 a.m. Monday, 411 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport an...
Mar 13, 2017
Dad shot girls, wife and himself: St. Charles police
(ST. CHARLES) In a 911 call, Randall Coffland told a dispatcher he had shot his twin daughters, his wife and was going to shoot himself, St. Charles police said Sunday. Two 9 mm handguns were found in...
Mar 13, 2017
