Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Police Accountability at City Hall (AUDIO)
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) At City Hall, the chief of the new Civilian Office of Police Accountability is assembling a group of community advisers who, she says, aren’t “ye...
Oct 26, 2016
BGA President praises Cubs for withdrawing Aldermanic ticket offer
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The head of the Better Government Association says the Chicago Cubs did the right thing, in withdrawing their offer to sell World Series tickets at Wrigley Field...
Oct 25, 2016
Metra UP-NW trains delayed after vehicle gets stuck on tracks
(ARLINGTON HEIGHTS) Multiple trains on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line are running behind schedule Tuesday morning after a vehicle got stuck on the tracks in northwest suburban Arlington Heights....
Oct 25, 2016
WEATHER – Cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. High near 55F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ken Boone WLS-AM Tuesday, October 25, 2016 A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FOR WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING RAIN CHANCES THE NEXT 2 DAYS. Today | Cloudy. Slight chance of a rain sh...
Oct 25, 2016
County Pushes For Reduced Bail For Poor
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) There’s a new push underway to let poor people accused of non-violent crimes to be let out on bail at little or no cost. The idea is to save taxpayers mill...
Oct 24, 2016
Cubs Withdraw Ticket Offer For Alderman
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Cubs have withdrawn their offer to the aldermen for face-value World Series tickets. The problem is that the face-value ticket offer violated the ban on gift...
Oct 24, 2016
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
