Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
WEATHER: Dry start, humid later, storms on Monday
By Ray Stagich, Weather Channel Meteorogist (CHICAGO) As the workweek finished, the weekend begins; somewhat cooler. Warmth and humidity should start to build Sunday into next week. Some storm ...
Jul 16, 2016
Feral cats being sold for $200 have special skill
[van id=”health/2016/07/14/cats-rat-pest-control-chicago-orig-mss.cnn”] A cat shelter in Chicago is selling groups of feral cats for up to $600 to combat Chicago’s rat problem, which...
Jul 15, 2016
Emanuel, Durbin announce O’Hare expansion project
(CHICAGO) O'Hare is getting another multi-billion dollar facelift. Mayor Emanuel and Senator Dick Durbin announced Friday a planned expansion of International Terminal 5 and a complete teardown...
Jul 15, 2016
Republicans file request for state auditor general’s removal
(CHICAGO) Republicans pushing Auditor General Frank Mautino to step aside over probes into his campaign spending as a former lawmaker have filed a resolution aimed at removing him from office. The inv...
Jul 14, 2016
Shaky finances putting Chicago State accreditation at risk
(CHICAGO) The Higher Learning Commission has informed Chicago State University its precarious financial state has placed its accreditation in jeopardy. The university has been hard hit by the budget s...
Jul 13, 2016
Illinois moves to shut down failing insurance co-op
(CHICAGO) Illinois regulators are moving to shut down a struggling health insurance co-op with 49,000 Illinois policyholders. Illinois Department of Insurance officials announced Tuesday they are seek...
Jul 13, 2016
Prosecutors want Blagojevich to serve full original sentence
(CHICAGO) Federal prosecutors have recommended that a judge impose the same 14-year prison sentence on Rod Blagojevich at his August resentencing that the imprisoned governor received at his original ...
Jul 13, 2016
German company Vetter plans Des Plaines, Illinois, facility
(SPRINGFIELD) Illinois officials have announced a German company is planning a $320 million production facility in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines (dehz-PLAYNZ’). Vetter provides manufacturing...
Jul 13, 2016
WEATHER – Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A few storms may be severe. High 88F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Rain & storm chances increasing Wednesday afternoon and evening ahead of a plains cold front. Some storms could ...
Jul 13, 2016
Cook County Jail inmate diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease
(CHICAGO) An inmate at the Cook County Jail was diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, prompting the jail to move other inmates on his tier "until further notice." The inmate was hospitalized July 6 wi...
Jul 13, 2016
