Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
WISCONSIN: Ron Johnson holds Senate seat for GOP
(MILWAUKEE) Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson defeated former US Senator Russ Feingold, who was the heavy favorite. With 71 percent of all precincts reporting, Johnson leads with 52% of the vote compared ...
Nov 08, 2016
Duckworth winner in Illinois, Johnson wins in Wisconsin
By Eric Bradner, CNN Democrats have now picked off one of the five seats they need to wrest control of the Senate away from Republicans, and the parties are anxiously watching returns from six of the ...
Nov 08, 2016
Trader blamed for ‘Flash Crash’ due in Chicago courtroom Tuesday
(CHICAGO) A futures trader whose alleged market manipulation led to the 2010 U.S. stock market drop known as the "Flash Crash" is finally set to appear in a Chicago courtroom Tuesday, authorities say....
Nov 08, 2016
Madigan sues Volkswagen over emissions software
(CHICAGO) Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen, claiming the company violated state environmental laws by tampering with emissions controls in its diesel vehicles. The ...
Nov 08, 2016
WEATHER – Showers this morning. Partly cloudy for the afternoon. Breezy. High 59F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 WLS-AM Some Election day rain showers for Tuesday Morning and a bit cooler. Periodically warming up/cooling off the rest of the work we...
Nov 08, 2016
Ex-Cook County worker admits he embezzled from flood relief grant
(CHICAGO) A former Cook County worker admitted Monday that he swindled cash out of a $10.3 million federal grant meant to help flood victims, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Barry Croall, 47, coll...
Nov 08, 2016
Supt.: No clear violations of CPD policy in Beal shooting so far
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson on Monday watched cellphone video of the Southwest Side traffic standoff that sparked a fatal police-involved shooting, but he didn't see clear violations ...
Nov 08, 2016
Emanuel: E-Mails Were Sent Correctly
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel is responding to a Tribune story about WikiLeaks that reveal he, like Hillary Clinton, used a personal email account to communicate with gover...
Nov 07, 2016
Wikileaks emails show Chicago mayor used personal domain
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has used personal email accounts and a personal email domain to communicate with government officials and political figures. The Chicago Tribune reports that ...
Nov 07, 2016
Kirk participates in stair climb at Willis Tower
(CHICAGO) Republican U.S. Senator Mark Kirk hopes that walking up 37 floors of the Willis Tower in Chicago will send a message that he’s physically capable to handle another term in office. mark...
Nov 07, 2016
