Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
#NationalSelfieDay
By Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 News The social media timelines of your contacts may be flooded with oddly-angled photos alongside the words “#NationalSelfieDay” today. The selfie, or self-port...
Jun 21, 2016
100 New CPD Cops; 100 Guns Confiscated Over Weekend
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Coming off of a violent and deadly weekend in Chicago, nearly 100 new officers, promoted lieutenants and sergeants were officially sworn in Tuesday. Chicago Police ...
Jun 21, 2016
Push for Scientific Research to Shootings
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Four gun controls bills failed in the U.S. Senate Monday and so leading officials of the Cook County Health & Hospitals System are calling for scientific res...
Jun 21, 2016
“Hamilton” tickets go on sale in Chicago
Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Hamilton perform at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) By John Dempsey, WLS-AM ...
Jun 21, 2016
No. 11 Bus Returns, But Will It Stay
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) After getting a lot of flack from riders, the CTA Monday returned the No. 11 Lincoln Avenue bus to service. It’s been more than three years since the No. 11 b...
Jun 20, 2016
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
