Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Rauner donates $100K to Missouri GOP candidate
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois’ governor has donated $100,000 to Missouri Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens. A state campaign finance report filed Friday shows Republican Gov. Bruce Raun...
Sep 18, 2016
Ex-Illinois legislator says woman extorted him on Facebook
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A top Republican in the Illinois House who resigned in July citing cybersecurity issues now says he engaged in “inappropriate online conversations” with a woman wh...
Sep 18, 2016
Suspect arrested in shooting of Chicago man watering lawn
CHICAGO (AP) - Police in Chicago have arrested a suspect in the robbery and shooting of a 71-year-old man who was attacked while watering his front yard. A news release from the Chicago Police Departm...
Sep 18, 2016
Sandack Resigned After Online Extortion Scheme
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Ron Sandack, the Downers Grove Republican state legislator who abruptly resigned in July, now says he was extorted after getting involved in “inappropr...
Sep 16, 2016
Dry ice is Chicago’s newest weapon against rats
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The City of Chicago has a new strategy to kill rats. USA Today reports the city Department of Streets and Sanitation has been dropping chunks of dry ice, which i...
Sep 16, 2016
O’Hare finally gets TSA PreCheck Enrollment Center
(CHICAGO) One of the nation's busiest airports finally has a TSA PreCheck Enrollment Center open. The newly opened center at O'Hare International Airport is in the baggage claim area on the lower leve...
Sep 15, 2016
Madison Street entrance to Union Station closed
(CHICAGO) The Madison Street entrance to Union Station has been closed for repairs and inspection until further notice. Metra customers who regularly use the Madison Street entrance are advised to ent...
Sep 15, 2016
Chicago State University in for a New President
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Chicago State University trustees, today, will vote on a “separation agreement” for the school’s president. It has been a rough year for...
Sep 15, 2016
Sandra Bland’s family settles for $1.9M in wrongful death suit
By Carma Hassan and Holly Yan, CNN Sandra Bland’s family has reached a $1.9 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit, the family’s attorney said Thursday. The settlement includes com...
Sep 15, 2016
Man found guilty of killing roommate in Naperville
(CHICAGO) The roommate of a man killed in west suburban Naperville in January 2014 was found guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in DuPage County. Grant Muren, 24, was found guilty of killing 25-...
Sep 15, 2016
