Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Cubs have withdrawn their offer to the aldermen for face-value World Series tickets.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
Elk Grove ESL instructor named Illinois Teacher of the Year
(NORMAL) An English as a Second Language teacher from suburban Chicago has been named the 2017 Illinois Teacher of the Year. The Illinois State Board of Education is honoring Elk Grove High School tea...
Oct 24, 2016
Ideal rain, temperatures mean good Illinois pumpkin crop
(URBANA) University of Illinois pumpkin crop experts say that this year’s harvest looks to be much better than last year’s crop, when yield losses were predicted. Illinois plant pathologis...
Oct 24, 2016
Mundelein high school sued in connection to teen’s suicide
(MUNDELEIN) The family of a 14-year-old Illinois girl who killed herself is suing the local school district, arguing that it neglected to follow protocols that could have prevented her death. The laws...
Oct 24, 2016
