Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Mayor Proposes Additional Tobacco Taxes
By Bill Cameron, WLS News (CHICAGO) Mayor Emanuel is asking aldermen to raise taxes again. This time it’s another 90 cents on a cigar, $1.80 per ounce on smokeless tobacco and $6.60 per ounce of...
Jan 11, 2016
Red Light Camera scandal figure finally going to trial
By John Dempsey, WLS News (CHICAGO) A former City of Chicago Department of Transportation official goes on trial today in Chicago Federal Court, charged with accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars...
Jan 11, 2016
Seven firefighters injured fighting Rogers Park blaze
(CHICAGO) Seven firefighters were injured battling an extra-alarm fire that broke out Monday morning in a Rogers Park neighborhood apartment building on the North Side. Crews responded to the blaze at...
Jan 11, 2016
Former U.S. Attorney to probe Chicago Law Department
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) One week after a Federal Judge found that a top ranking City of Chicago attorney withheld evidence in a police shooting trial, the city is hiring former U.S....
Jan 11, 2016
Orange Line trains sharing track in both directions between two stops
(CHICAGO) CTA Orange Line trains are sharing a track in both directions between the Pulaski and Kedzie stops on the Southwest Side. Trains began sharing a track in both directions between the two stat...
Jan 11, 2016
Car and Truck of Year
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) The winners for top car and truck of the year are not the Detroit Big 3. The Chevy Malibu, Honda Civic, and Mazda MX-5 Miata had pedal to the metal in the...
Jan 11, 2016
Winter Weather Advisory: 2 to 5″ of snow possible
By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) As a strong area of low pressure passes to our southeast tonight, snowy conditions will linger through parts of the overnight. The snow continues...
Jan 09, 2016
FAFSA Application Time
By Nick Gale (CHICAGO) It's that time of the year again when those getting ready to enter college, or are returning for another year, file their application for federal student aid. According to the I...
Jan 09, 2016
Lake Shore Drive Full Closures Every Night This Week
By Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM News and Traffic (CHICAGO) More construction is to begin on Lake Shore Drive Sunday night, and this time it is at the Stevenson interchange. A view of Lake Shore Drive at the I-...
Jan 09, 2016
Man killed, 2 wounded in shooting in Emanuel’s neighborhood
(CHICAGO) A man was killed and two others were wounded Friday night in a shooting in the Ravenswood neighborhood, about half a mile from Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home. An argument broke out about 7:30 p.m...
Jan 09, 2016
