Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Man charged with stealing $150K from Edgewater condo association
(CHICAGO) A property manager is facing federal charges for allegedly pocketing more than $150,000 in illegal fees from a condominium association in the North Side Edgewater neighborhood. Alan P. Gold,...
Nov 15, 2016
WEATHER – A mix of clouds and sun. High 58F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Tuesday, November 15 Ray’s Note: A mild week ahead. Back to more standard November cold by the weekend. It could be in the 70s by Thurs...
Nov 15, 2016
Rauner paid $50M in 2015 taxes, earned nearly $200M
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has released his 2015 tax returns showing he earned nearly $200 million and paid about $50 million in federal and state income taxes. The for...
Nov 13, 2016
WEATHER: Sunny, cool, pleasant
From Weather Channel sources (CHICAGO) A pleasant Sunday and start to the work week . Today I Sunny with a few clouds passing thru in the afternoon.High of 57. Low of 41. Monday | A mix of sunshine an...
Nov 13, 2016
Chicago chief to meet monthly with black student protesters
By Don Babwin, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago’s police chief has agreed to hold monthly meetings with a group of black high school students who had planned a demonstration protesting an...
Nov 12, 2016
Duckworth, Kirk hold meeting after contentious campaign
CHICAGO (AP) - Democratic Senator-elect Tammy Duckworth and defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Mark Kirk met at a Chicago delicatessen in a public effort to move past an intense election campaign. The...
Nov 12, 2016
Metra exceeds goal for on-time trains in October
(CHICAGO) Metra hit its monthly on-time performance goal with record numbers for October. During October, 97.4 percent of trains were on time, which exceeded the average of 95.7 percent for the past f...
Nov 12, 2016
CTA breaks record with 1.1 million L riders for Cubs parade
CTA photo (CHICAGO) More than 1.1 million Cubs fans took CTA trains took get to the World Series parade and rally last week, setting a single-day record for L passengers. The new high rail mark of 1,1...
Nov 11, 2016
Protest threat prompts high school to cancel Friday classes
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago Catholic high school has canceled classes after a protest was announced targeting the institution for alleged racial slurs following demonstrations over a police-involved shoo...
Nov 11, 2016
Grubhub CEO repudiates Donald Trump in email to workers
CHICAGO (AP) - The co-founder of the Chicago-based food delivery service Grubhub is making clear his disdain for President-elect Donald Trump. CEO Matt Maloney wrote in an email to his workers that th...
Nov 11, 2016
