Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Weather: Clearing skies today, more sunshine to start work week
By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) Higher temperatures remain above average for the next few days. Skies begin to clear today with plenty of sunshine to start the work week. . &nbs...
Feb 12, 2017
Bond set for Rockford man sentenced to life 22 years ago
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Relatives plan to post bond for a Rockford man sentenced to life for a murder conviction more than two decades ago but who a state appellate court has ruled is entitled to a new ...
Feb 11, 2017
5 teens face pot charges over gummy bears that sickened students
(CHICAGO) Five teenagers have been charged after investigators determined that the gummy bears that made several west suburban high school students sick last year were laced with marijuana. Students b...
Feb 11, 2017
Illinois lawmakers pitch automatic voter registration again
CHICAGO (AP) - State legislators are making another attempt at bringing automatic voter registration to Illinois. Democrats filed bills in the state House and Senate on Friday that would automatically...
Feb 11, 2017
Ike Lane Closures Saturday
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Weekend Drivers will see some delays on the Eisenhower as the Illinois Department of Transpiration inspects bridge in Itaska. IDOT plans lane closures Saturday morn...
Feb 11, 2017
WEATHER: Finally, a weekend warm up
By Ray Stagich, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) After a cold end of the workweek, expect a sizable warm up this weekend Today|Cloudy skies. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 43F. Winds NNE ...
Feb 11, 2017
Chris Kennedy on WLS: Rauner has been a “failure.”
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Chris Kennedy was on WLS Thursday morning, denouncing incumbent Republican Governor Bruce Rauner. Kennedy told “...
Feb 09, 2017
Veterans’ Affairs Departs Thompson Center
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is moving out of the Thompson Center in Chicago and down the street. The office is moving to the George W. Dunne Cook C...
Feb 08, 2017
Chris Kennedy announces run for Illinois Governor
By John Dempsey and Associated Press reports (CHICAGO) As expected, businessman Chris Kennedy is announcing a run for Illinois Governor in 2018. Kennedy is a Democrat, the son of the late Senator Robe...
Feb 08, 2017
Man charged with sending more than 1M spam emails
(CHICAGO) A man has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly sending more than a million spam emails. The indictment charges 36-year-old Michael Persaud of Scottsdale, Arizona, with 10 cou...
Feb 08, 2017
