Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Rezko associate gets nearly 5 years in prison
(CHICAGO) An associate of the convicted one-time political power broker Tony Rezko was sentenced to 57 months in prison Thursday for dodging more than $1 million in income taxes. Alber Najjar, also kn...
Sep 02, 2016
IPRA Boss: Proper Budgeting Would Help
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) Mayor Emanuel’s proposed police oversight ordinance has been taking a lot of heat lately and even Emanuel’s current police oversight chief has been ta...
Sep 01, 2016
Rauner rejects calling out National Guard to curb Chicago violence
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) As Chicago prepares for a potentially violent Labor Day weekend, Governor Bruce Rauner is rejecting calls to call out the National Guard in the city. Rauner says ...
Sep 01, 2016
White Sox Announce SoxFest 2017 Dates
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Chicago White Sox have announced the dates for SoxFest 2017. The 26th annual fan convention will run January 27 – 29 at the Hilton Chicago and will includ...
Aug 31, 2016
Emanuel Won’t Take Questions on New Police Oversight
Dick Wolf, TV producer (L), Rahm Emanuel, Mayor (R) By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel posted his new police oversight ordinance last night on the web, but today he fled reporte...
Aug 31, 2016
Trump headlining Republican fundraiser in Bolingbrook
By Adam Chapelle, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Donald Trump will be in town next month for a high-dollar fundraiser in suburban Bolingbrook. The cost for the September 12th event will range from $1,000 per p...
Aug 31, 2016
Threats loom over gang trial; U.S. marshals want Hobos shackled
(CHICAGO) Security threats looming over an impending street-gang trial at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse have prompted U.S. marshals to ask a judge to take the rare step of shackling alleged gang memb...
Aug 31, 2016
Rahm: Police oversight reform may have to wait
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) As the Chicago PD was seeking to fire Jason VanDyke and four other officers involved in the Laquan McDonald killing, Mayor Emanuel was telling reporters he’...
Aug 30, 2016
Wet Summer Limits Parking at Starved Rock
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) It’s been a wet summer – the wettest on record and that may hamper some Labor Day plans. We’ve seen plenty of rain in July and August making this ...
Aug 30, 2016
Quinn Offers “Clean” Remap Bill
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Now that the Illinois State Supreme Court has thrown out the independent maps referendum, former governor and veteran petition-passer Pat Quinn is proposing his ...
Aug 30, 2016
