Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Kirk Goes After Artifacts Plundered By ISIS
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL.), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance, held an ad-hoc hearing Monday to discuss ...
Oct 24, 2016
Cubs Ticket Prices Skyrocket
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Cubs fans hoping to get tickets to the World Series should expect to dig deep. Jesse Lawrence, CEO of Ticket IQ, says the series could be the most expensive in base...
Oct 24, 2016
Wall collapses in vacant Wicker Park church, no injuries reported
A wall collapsed at a vacant Wicker Park church Monday morning. | Chicago Fire Department (CHICAGO) No injuries were reported Monday morning when a wall collapsed in a vacant church in Wicker P...
Oct 24, 2016
Early Voting Starts Today in Chicago
Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 It is the day that many have been waiting for – the first day of early voting in the city of Chicago. Whether it is to exercise a constitutional right as soon as possible...
Oct 24, 2016
Elk Grove ESL instructor named Illinois Teacher of the Year
(NORMAL) An English as a Second Language teacher from suburban Chicago has been named the 2017 Illinois Teacher of the Year. The Illinois State Board of Education is honoring Elk Grove High School tea...
Oct 24, 2016
Ideal rain, temperatures mean good Illinois pumpkin crop
(URBANA) University of Illinois pumpkin crop experts say that this year’s harvest looks to be much better than last year’s crop, when yield losses were predicted. Illinois plant pathologis...
Oct 24, 2016
Mundelein high school sued in connection to teen’s suicide
(MUNDELEIN) The family of a 14-year-old Illinois girl who killed herself is suing the local school district, arguing that it neglected to follow protocols that could have prevented her death. The laws...
Oct 24, 2016
Cubs beat Dodgers 5-0 to reach 1st World Series since 1945
By Andrew Seligman, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Cursed by a Billy Goat, bedeviled by Bartman and crushed by decades of disappointment, the Chicago Cubs are at long last headed back to the World Se...
Oct 23, 2016
Weather: Sunny and warmer until Tuesday showers
By Jeff Eno, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) Quiet weather thru the remainder of the weekend. Look for a warm day today. Rain will likely hold off until Tuesday. Quiet weather thru the weekend...
Oct 23, 2016
CUBS WIN! On to the World Series
(CHICAGO) The Chicago Cubs are returning to the World Series for the first time in 71 years after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 Saturday in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series. W...
Oct 22, 2016
