Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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
Rauner talks about IL Board of Elections hack
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he is “concerned” about news that hackers were able to break into the Illinois State Board of Elections website. ...
Aug 30, 2016
Metra train struck by lightning on North Side
(CHICAGO) A Metra train on the Union Pacific North Line was struck by lightning Tuesday morning in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side. Outbound train No. 309, scheduled to arrive in Kenosh...
Aug 30, 2016
Metra construction to slow down BNSF trains through mid-September
(CHICAGO) Riders can expect delays on Metra's BNSF Line for the next three weeks as the transit agency works to replace more than 10,000 ties along nearly 23 miles of railroad. The project, which star...
Aug 30, 2016
Man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan on North Side
(CHICAGO) A man died after being pulled from Lake Michigan Monday afternoon on the North Side. Emergency crews responded to a call of a person in the water at 2:45 p.m. in the 300 block of West Montro...
Aug 30, 2016
