Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Loop L service reroutes continue
(CHICAGO) Construction on a new Loop L station that was initially scheduled to end early Monday has been extended, rerouting several lines into the Monday morning rush. Orange, Green, Pink and Brown l...
Jun 20, 2016
Communities across Illinois take up Airbnb regulation debate
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago and Airbnb have been battling over proposed regulations for the short-term rental industry in the city for months. But the debate has also been playing out more quietly in small...
Jun 20, 2016
Chicago police: Man shot after pointing gun at officer
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say an officer shot and injured a man after he pointed a gun at the officer on the city’s west side. A statement from the Chicago Police Department says officers, w...
Jun 20, 2016
WEATHER – Scattered showers and storms possible this afternoon south of the city. High 92F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ken Boone COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TODAY BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING, CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON. NICE DAY TUESDAY THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWE...
Jun 20, 2016
Sheen family trying to bring archbishop’s remains to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Relatives of Illinois-born Archbishop Fulton Sheen have taken a step they say is key in re-launching an effort to have him canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. The...
Jun 19, 2016
Chicago activists look to build on momentum of Sanders campaign
CHICAGO (AP) - Whatever happens with Bernie Sanders and the presidential race, his supporters say one thing is certain: Their movement will continue. Progressive groups looking to build on SandersR...
Jun 19, 2016
GOP group asks supporters to endorse Trump, even as its own members refuse
By Chris Moody, CNN Senior Digital Correspondent The official committee tasked with electing Republicans to the Senate wants you to endorse Donald Trump for president — even though several of it...
Jun 19, 2016
Palatine officer shoots man who tried to hit him with vehicle
(PALATINE) A Palatine police officer shot a man Thursday evening after the man allegedly tried to hit two officers with a vehicle in the northwest suburb. Officers were conducting an "active drug inve...
Jun 17, 2016
WLS-AM News wins two “Silver Dome” awards from Illinois Broadcasters Association
WLS News Director John Dempsey with WLS News anchor/reporters Jennifer Keiper and Nick Gale (SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Broadcasters Association has honored WLS-AM 890 and our News Department wi...
Jun 17, 2016
CPS employee fatally shot outside Austin elementary school
(CHICAGO) A Chicago Public Schools employee was shot to death Thursday afternoon outside an elementary school in the West Side Austin neighborhood. Denzel D. Thornton, 25, was getting into a parked ve...
Jun 17, 2016
