Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Off-duty Chicago police sergeant fires shots at vehicle
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say an off-duty Chicago police sergeant fired shots at a vehicle after a person inside showed a gun during a verbal confrontation on the city’s northwest side. Police ...
Jan 16, 2017
Illinois Senate vows swift action on ambitious budget plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Senate leaders are hoping to move swiftly on their pledge to advance a state budget compromise by month’s end. The Democratic-controlled chamber has assigned 13...
Jan 16, 2017
Chicago Police officer charged with criminal sexual assault
Eugene Ciardullo | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) A Chicago Police officer who was employed as a security guard at a Chicago Public School has been charged with having a sexual relationship with an u...
Jan 16, 2017
Section of Northerly Island trail languishes in disrepair
(CHICAGO) A portion of the trail circling Northerly Island remains closed more than a year after waves from Lake Michigan caused erosion damage - and the Chicago Park District can't say when fixes wil...
Jan 16, 2017
Update: Chicago police use excessive force, DOJ finds
By Jason Hanna and Madison Park (CHICAGO) The Chicago Police Department has unconstitutionally engaged in a pattern of excessive and deadly force, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday,...
Jan 14, 2017
UPDATE: Evanston police sued for false arrest, dash video released
(EVANSTON) An Evanston man is suing the north suburb's police department for excessive use of force and false arrest stemming from a 2015 traffic stop in which he was pulled over for suspected car the...
Jan 14, 2017
WEATHER: Cloudy, chance of freezing rain by Sunday night
From Weather Channel Resources (CHICAGO) Cloudy skies this weekend, seasonable temperatures, a rain/freezing rain mix possible starting Sunday night into Monday. Today| Cloudy. High of 33. Tonight| Pa...
Jan 14, 2017
Police Union Head Responds to DOJ Report
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Fraternal of Police president Dean Angelo attacked the Justice Department report in an interview this afternoon with Bill Cameron for Sunday night’s ed...
Jan 13, 2017
Chicago Public Schools mandate 4 furlough days for staff
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Public Schools has mandated four unpaid furlough days this school year for its teachers and staff. In a letter sent Friday to district employees, CPS CEO Forrest Claypool bl...
Jan 13, 2017
$400M property tax increase could save CPS finances: Moody’s
(CHICAGO) The credit rating agency Moody's says a $400 million property tax increase is the most likely way for Chicago Public Schools to shore up its finances, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. "If...
Jan 13, 2017
