Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Teen charged with murder for allegedly avenging brother’s beating
Elizabeth Diaz | Cook County sheriff’s office (CHICAGO) In retaliation for a gang beating, a 15-year-old boy riding by in an SUV fatally shot a 20-year-old on his bike on a Northwest Side street...
Oct 18, 2016
Nearly 90 percent complaints against police false or lacking evidence
CHICAGO (AP) - A newspaper’s analysis of five decades of Chicago Police Department data shows a small number of officers had racked up more than 100 complaints each and that an extremely small n...
Oct 16, 2016
Montero delivers in grand style in Cubs win
CHICAGO (AP) - Miguel Montero launched a tie-breaking, pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning to spark the Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS. Montero connected...
Oct 16, 2016
In Illinois, health insurance price increases now official
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinoisans who buy insurance on the health care law’s marketplace face steep price increases for next year. That’s been predicted for some time. Now it’s official. Th...
Oct 16, 2016
WEATHER: Showers should clear out by NLCS game time
By Ken Boone, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) Scattered showers and thunderstorms will end early. Warmer temperatures for the start of the work week. The next front with showers and coo...
Oct 16, 2016
Judge says he’ll rule next month on lawsuit against Hastert
YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Kendall County judge says he will issue a written decision in 45 days on whether a lawsuit filed against former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert by a sexual abuse victim shou...
Oct 15, 2016
Ron Johnson pitches himself as counterweight to a President Clinton
By Theodore Schleifer, CNN Sen. Ron Johnson, suddenly surging in a re-election race where had been assumed all but dead by national Republicans, offered Friday what could be a closing message for Repu...
Oct 15, 2016
Another Chain To Stay Closed On Thanksgiving
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Another retail chain says no to opening on Thanksgiving Day. Office Depot is the latest chain to announce that its stores will be closed. That includes OfficeMa...
Oct 14, 2016
Lane and ramp closures begin Friday on Lake Shore Drive and I-55
(CHICAGO) Overnight lane and ramp closures will take place on northbound Lake Shore Drive and the Stevenson Expressway this Friday. The right lane on northbound Lake Shore Drive will be closed from 1-...
Oct 13, 2016
Movement on Proposed Railroad, Would Help With Chicago Congestion
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The is some forward movement on a proposed rail line from Indiana to Wisconsin. The 287 mile line is aimed at relieving freight rail congestion in Chicago. The fede...
Oct 13, 2016
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