Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
VIDEO: Sights and Sounds of the GOP Convention in Cleveland – Day Two
A video from Jennifer Keiper from the night that Donald Trump officially became the Republican Party nominee.
Jul 20, 2016
Ill. delegates differ on Mrs. Trump’s possible plagiarism
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois delegates to the Republican National Convention are playing down the impact of possible plagiarism in Melania Trump’s opening night speech. One Trump delegate refused to b...
Jul 20, 2016
Donald Trump is the official GOP Presidential nominee
By Jennifer Keiper, in Cleveland, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Donald Trump's son, Donald Jr., announced the final votes his father needed to become the Republican Presidential nominee, "There's one thin...
Jul 20, 2016
Gunfire often connected to gangs hitting Chicago children
(CHICAGO) With a spike in killings and shootings this year in Chicago, statistics show more bullets are hitting children as they do normal kid things like play with sparklers, draw on the sidewalk or ...
Jul 20, 2016
WEATHER – Partly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 89F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Geoff Maurer WLS-AM Wednesday, July 20, 2016 **Excessive Heat Watch from Thursday afternoon through Friday evening with highs in the 90s and Heat Indices in the triple d...
Jul 20, 2016
Republicans officially nominate Trump for President
By Jennifer Keiper, in Cleveland, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) In the end - Donald Trump ended up with over 17-hundred delegates - winning the nomination here at the Republican National Convention. Only ...
Jul 20, 2016
Cops’ excessive force led to death of man in Brighton Park
(CHICAGO) The sister of a man who died in police custody last year has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and 14 members of the Chicago Police Department, alleging officers failed to intervene w...
Jul 20, 2016
Some Land of Lincoln policyholders to see coverage end Oct 1
(CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Insurance says individual Land of Lincoln policyholders will see their insurance coverage end Oct. 1. Earlier this month, the Insurance Department announced it wil...
Jul 20, 2016
The GOP Has It’s Nominee
[van id=”politics/2016/07/19/rnc-convention-donald-trump-clinches-nomination-sot.cnn”] By Jennifer Keiper, in Cleveland, WLS-AM 890 (CLEVELAND) Donald Trump is officially the Republ...
Jul 19, 2016
Two lanes of Lake Shore Drive to close overnight Tuesday
(CHICAGO) Two lanes of Lake Shore Drive on the South Side will be closed Tuesday night into early Wednesday for repairs to prevent buckling pavement during the intense heat expected later this week. T...
Jul 19, 2016
