Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
State gets another credit downgrade due to pension woes
(CHICAGO) Another day, another downgrade for Illinois amid its budgetary and pension problems. S&P Global Ratings on Friday dropped the state's credit rating one notch - from BBB+ to BBB, the Chic...
Oct 04, 2016
Push to End Statute of Limitations on Child Sex Crimes
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will discuss legislation she is supporting to remove the statute of limitations for child sex abuse crimes. An abus...
Oct 04, 2016
Fan in gorilla suit runs on field during Lions-Bears game
(CHICAGO) A person dressed in a gorilla suit and a T-shirt that read “All Lives Matter” ran on the field during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Lions-Bears game at Soldier Field. The ...
Oct 03, 2016
Shooting outside Chicago train stop leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded
(CHICAGO) Chicago police say a shooting outside a Southwest Side train station has left one man dead and another injured. Police say officers responding to a fight about 7:30 a.m. Sunday found a 20-ye...
Oct 03, 2016
Who inherits a selfie? States seek to fill privacy law gaps
(SPRINGFIELD) States are passing laws dealing with how to release information from online accounts to relatives when people die. Google, Facebook and other companies have said a federal privacy law ap...
Oct 03, 2016
Police warn of robberies on Near North Side
(CHICAGO) Police are warning residents of two robberies that occurred on the Near North Side neighborhood earlier this week. In each incident, a male walked up to victims on the street, pulled out a h...
Oct 03, 2016
Illinois congresswoman attends state funeral for Peres
CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois Democratic congresswoman attended the state funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres as part of President Barack Obama’s delegation. U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky o...
Oct 01, 2016
Not throwing away my shot: Chicago docs using ‘Hamilton’ songs to fight flu
By Doug Criss, CNN A Chicago doctor’s office is using the power of the founding fathers and a cultural phenomenon to encourage you to get a flu shot this year. The Northwestern Children’s ...
Oct 01, 2016
Help For Winter Heating
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News Beginning today, low income families with young children can begin applying for winter heating assistance, The state’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program helps p...
Oct 01, 2016
Temporary Lane Closures on the Stevenson Expressway
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Transportation is warning drivers to expect delays on the Stevenson Expressway, under Pulaski Road. The Pulaski bridge needs to...
Oct 01, 2016
