Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Arrest made in Illinois State Fair stabbing
(CHICAGO) Illinois State Police say a 17-year-old girl has been arrested in the weekend stabbing of a 16-year-old girl at the Illinois State Fair. A statement from the agency says the stabbing occurre...
Aug 22, 2016
Prosecutors seek 30-year sentence for ex-Illinois guardsman
(CHICAGO) Prosecutors want a judge to impose a maximum 30-year prison sentence on a former Illinois National Guard soldier, calling his plot to attack a U.S. military facility “a contemptible be...
Aug 22, 2016
Illinois latest state to expand domestic workers’ rights
(CHICAGO) Illinois has become the latest state to grant legal protections to nannies, house keepers and in-home caregivers with a domestic workers “bill of rights.” The Illinois rules were...
Aug 22, 2016
Chicago cops round up 100 in gang sweep
(CHICAGO) Chicago Police rounded up 100 people in a sweep targeting gang members in the city's most violent neighborhoods, Police Supt. Eddie Johnson announced Friday at police headquarters. Arrests b...
Aug 21, 2016
Terrorism suspect testifies he’s mentally fit to stand trial
CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago man facing terrorism charges for allegedly trying to set off a bomb in 2012 told a judge he is sane, although he contends the government is going to behead him becaus...
Aug 21, 2016
WEATHER: Sunny and cooler start to the week
By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) In wake of a cold front, expect a cooler, breezy end to the weekend with dry conditions extending through Tuesday. Today|Sun and clouds with a sl...
Aug 21, 2016
New Illinois law addresses financial exploitation of elderly
BENTON, Ill. (AP) Illinois State Rep. Gary Forby says legislation that Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law will extend statutes of limitations on crimes that financially exploit the elderly. Forb...
Aug 20, 2016
Five Notre Dame football players arrested on drug, gun charges
ROCHESTER, Ind. (AP) - Five Notre Dame football players have been arrested after Indiana State Police say a trooper found marijuana and a loaded handgun in their car. A state police statement says the...
Aug 20, 2016
Lottery Bringing Back Wheel of Fortune Tickets
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Lottery is bringing back an old favorite. Officials have announced that the Wheel of Fortune instant game is coming back into rotation. The game co...
Aug 20, 2016
After 18 years in Lincoln Park, Molly the Amur tiger is put down
After 18 years at Lincoln Park Zoo, Molly the Amur tiger was euthanized this week as her health went downhill from advanced age. | Lincoln Park Zoo (CHICAGO) A popular, longtime resident of Linc...
Aug 20, 2016
