Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Headline: CTA bus hits, injures mother and 3 children
(CHICAGO) 3 young children were injured when they were hit by a CTA bus Monday morning. The crash happened around 9:00 Monday morning near the 3600 block of N. Halsted Street in the city’s East ...
Jul 25, 2016
Durbin: DNC email scandal is “inside baseball.”
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is reacting to the Democratic National Committee email hacking scandal involving outgoing party chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz....
Jul 25, 2016
Illinois residents sue Snapchat over face-scanning technology
(CHICAGO) Snapchat selfies are all fun and games until someone files a lawsuit. Two Illinois men are suing the mobile app company, accusing it of violating a state law on biometrics. Cook County resid...
Jul 25, 2016
Cops: Man with machete targeting women in ‘high-risk activities’
(CHICAGO) A man attacked a woman with a machete after she got into his minivan early Sunday in West Humboldt Park, and Chicago Police say he might be targeting other women engaging in "high-risk activ...
Jul 25, 2016
Strong storms knock over canopy on Blue Line ramp near UIC
Crews work early Monday to remove a piece of canopy on a ramp to the Illinois Medical District Blue Line station platform that was knocked over by a severe storm Sunday night. | Network Video Producti...
Jul 25, 2016
State attorneys ask for stay in voter ID case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - State attorneys have asked a federal judge to stay a ruling allowing people to vote without photo identification pending an appeal. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman in Milwaukee i...
Jul 24, 2016
Illinois Supreme Court to consider remap ballot measure
CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to quickly consider a case challenging the constitutionality of a ballot measure that could change the way Illinois draws political boundaries. The...
Jul 24, 2016
UPDATE: 4K still without power after Saturday night storms
(CHICAGO) About 4,400 homes remain without power Sunday after powerful storms pounded the area following a third day of stifling heat and humidity. The storms tapered off about 10 p.m. Saturday as the...
Jul 24, 2016
13-year-old charged with making threats to north suburban schools
(CHICAGO) A 13-year-old north suburban boy accused of making false threats of violence to a number of schools last spring also had evidence of elder abuse on his cell phone, according to police. The b...
Jul 22, 2016
Lake Street Bridge to close for maintenance this weekend
(CHICAGO) The Lake Street Bridge over the Chicago River will be closed for maintenance work this weekend in the Loop. The bridge will be closed to pedestrian and vehicle traffic starting at 2 a.m. Sat...
Jul 22, 2016
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