Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Latest: Illinois GOP rallies, but not much for Trump
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois Republicans sidestepped mention of their party’s presidential nominee Wednesday to focus on state races. GOP standard-bearer Donald Trump was mentioned only sparingly. U.S...
Aug 18, 2016
Chicago drafts vision for trails, swimming along 3 rivers
(CHICAGO) The city of Chicago has drafted expansive recommendations for more trails and recreational options on its three rivers. The program, called Our Great Rivers, includes detailed renderings and...
Aug 18, 2016
Carjacking suspect charged in shooting that wounded CPD officer
Charles Lawson | Chicago Police photo (CHICAGO) A 24-year-old carjacking suspect who was on probation for armed robbery has been charged in a shooting that wounded a Chicago Police officer during a hi...
Aug 18, 2016
Body found near Metra tracks by Bloomingdale Trail
(CHICAGO) A body of a man discovered near Metra tracks on Tuesday near the Bloomingdale Trail on the Northwest side was struck by a train, according to authorities. A body was first reported by Metra ...
Aug 18, 2016
WEATHER – An area of showers and storms early, then partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms possible. High 87F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Thursday, August 18, 2016 KEEPING AND EYE ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THRU…COOLER AND DRIER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT. AND SOME TEMPS ...
Aug 18, 2016
2016 Vote: Trump up 11 points in Indiana, Bayh with comfortable lead
By Gregory Krieg, CNN New presidential battleground state polling out Wednesday shows Hillary Clinton with double-digit leads in Colorado and Virginia and effectively tied with Donald Trump in Iowa. B...
Aug 17, 2016
Hoosier Lottery says profit up 16 percent from year ago
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Hoosier Lottery says it is turning over 16 percent more in profits to state government than a year ago. Lottery officials project a $281 million profit during the 2016 budget y...
Aug 17, 2016
City Hall: Searching for new solutions for old problems
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A City Council hearing on how to reform police oversight produced one simple-sounding solution to the police-involved shooting scandal. At City Hall, the alderme...
Aug 17, 2016
Prosecutors: West Side man beaten to death after Facebook feud
( CHICAGO) A fight that started on Facebook ended with three people using a baseball bat, broom handle and wooden beam to beat a 23-year-old man to death earlier this month on the West Side, prosecuto...
Aug 16, 2016
Rahm’s Police Shakeup
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) Former interim Supt John Escalante is leaving to become police chief at Northeastern Illinois University. Deputy chief David McNaughton, who signed off on cops si...
Aug 16, 2016
