Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
$5M bond for man charged with killing 2 kids in Kankakee fire
Alex Sawyer | Kankakee police (KANKAKEE) Bond was set at $5 million Thursday for a 61-year-old man charged with murder and arson in connection with a fire that left two young boys dead earlier this mo...
May 02, 2016
Wisconsin AG asks appeals court to stay right-to-work ruling
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin’s attorney general has asked an appellate court for an emergency stay of a Dane County judge’s ruling striking down the state’s right-to-work law. Brad...
May 01, 2016
At Illinois, Smith breaks ground he’s broken before
By DAVID MERCER, Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - When he took over the Chicago Bears in 2004 and again this spring when Illinois hired him, Lovie Smith broke new ground that came with his titl...
May 01, 2016
Update: NFL ‘Draft Town’ traffic disrupted by protesters
(CHICAGO) Demonstrators wearing chains briefly blocked traffic on Lake Shore Drive on Saturday, using the NFL's "Draft Town" as a backdrop to draw attention to police brutality and massive budget cuts...
May 01, 2016
Ted Cruz’s Indiana plan: Throw everything at the wall and see what sticks
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas greets supporters during a stop of his presidential campaign, Thursday April 28, 2016 at an Elkhart, Ind. restaurant. Cruz and his vice presid...
Apr 29, 2016
Rauner: A Lot of Misinformation
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Governor Bruce Rauner brushing off his noisy critics. Noisy demonstrators are an almost daily occurrence these days, protesting Rauner on various human services,...
Apr 29, 2016
UPDATE: Tale of dog left in pillowcase was hoax; woman charged
Police initially said someone left Woodstock inside a pillowcase tied with duct tape along Route 14. Friday they said that story was a hoax. | Woodstock police (WOODSTOCK) The story of a puppy b...
Apr 29, 2016
Colleges Getting MAP Grant Funds
By Nick Gale, WLS News (SPRINGFIELD, IL) Students waiting for MAP Grants are starting to see some money. Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger on Thursday got out more than $160 million for MAP Grants. G...
Apr 29, 2016
WEATHER – Patchy fog and drizzle early, partly to mostly cloudy this afternoon. High 52F
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Geoff Maurer WLS-AM 890 Friday, April 29th, 2016 Clouds, periods of rain & NE winds will keep temperatures cool into the weekend before warmer air moves in next week...
Apr 29, 2016
South Side pastors push for school funding reform
By Adam Chappelle, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A group of South Side pastors plan to address churchgoers this Sunday to ask them to write, email, and call their state reps and senators over what they ca...
Apr 29, 2016
