Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Rauner’s “Turnaround Agenda” being heard
By Bill Cameron, WLS News (Springfield, IL) Some of the changes on Gov. Bruce Rauner's "Turnaround Agenda" are getting legislative hearings in Springfield. Up first was trying to stop the flow of jobs...
May 27, 2015
Amtrak to install cameras to monitor locomotive and engineer actions
Photo Credit: Morguefile.com By Nick Gale, WLS News (WASHINGTON, DC) Amtrak has announced that it will begin installing inward facing cameras aboard its locomotives following the fatal crash of Amtrak...
May 26, 2015
UPDATE: 5-year-old boy mauled to death by pit bull on South Side
A 5-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pit bull Monday night on the South Side. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A 5-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pit bull Monday night in the Auburn G...
May 26, 2015
3 hurt in Evanston porch collapse
(EVANSTON) At least three people were injured when a porch collapsed Monday night in north suburban Evanston. A group of people were on a third-floor deck in the 1900 block of Darrow Avenue about 9 p....
May 26, 2015
WEATHER – Clouds with scattered thunderstorms. High around 75F.
Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 Showers and storms through mid week. SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 26 2015 – SUNRISE 522 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT MAY 27 2015 – SUNRISE 52...
May 26, 2015
Ramp work scheduled for I-55, U.S. 30 interchange in Joliet
(JOLIET) Lane closures on an exit ramp from Interstate 55 to U.S. 30 in southwest suburban Joliet start Tuesday to allow crews to do repair work. One left turn lane on the ramp from northbound I-55 to...
May 26, 2015
Officials warn of insect-related illnesses as hot weather sets in
(CHICAGO) As the weather becomes balmier, state health officials are warning Illinoisans about insect bites that could cause serious illnesses like West Nile virus or Lyme disease. The Illinois Depart...
May 26, 2015
Blue Star Museums offering free admission to active-duty military families starting Monday
(CHICAGO) More than 40 museums in the Chicago area are offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families this summer as part of the Blue Star Museums program. The program ru...
May 26, 2015
UPDATE: Man held without bond for fatal Bridgeport shooting
(CHICAGO) A man has been ordered held without bond for a shooting Thursday that killed a south suburban man and left another person wounded in the South Side Bridgeport neighborhood. Emergency personn...
May 25, 2015
What To Do Around Town on Memorial Day
6:30 a.m. - (CHICAGO) Annual Ridge Run 5K, 10K and Fun Run. Ridge Park, 9625 S. Longwood Dr. 8 a.m. - (NAPERVILLE/JOLIET) Diocese of Joliet celebrates Memorial Day Mass at several cemeteries, includin...
May 25, 2015
