Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Judge denies rooftop owners’ request to stop installation of Wrigley signs
(Chicago) In a win for the Cubs, a federal court judge on Thursday refused to grant a request by the owners of a pair of Wrigley Field rooftops to stop the team’s installation of outfield ...
Feb 19, 2015
Judge zings Cubs as rooftop owners, Ricketts family square off in court
(Chicago) The Chicago Cubs and owners of Wrigley Field rooftop bars squared off in federal court Wednesday as their long-running battle kicked up a notch. The rooftop owners want a temporary res...
Feb 18, 2015
Governor Bruce Rauner proposes a budget to a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly
(Springfield) In Springfield, the new Republican Governor Bruce Rauner has proposed a doomsday budget to a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly on his 58th birthday. No new taxe...
Feb 18, 2015
FULL TEXT: Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s Budget Address
Full text of Governor Bruce Rauner's Budget Address: Good Afternoon. President Cullerton Speaker Madigan Leader Radogno Leader Durkin Lieutenant Governor Sanguinetti Attorney General Madigan Secr...
Feb 18, 2015
Chicago Police officer accidentally shoots himself at courthouse
(BRIDGEVIEW) A Chicago Police officer was injured when his weapon accidentally went off Wednesday morning at the Bridgeview courthouse. At 9:40 a.m., an alarm malfunctioned at the Cook County co...
Feb 18, 2015
Body found as site of North Side fire demolished
(CHICAGO) A man’s body was discovered at the site of a North Side fire early Monday as workers began to demolish the home. The two-and-and-half story house in the 1900 block of West Devon c...
Feb 18, 2015
Yearlong closures looming for Jane Byrne Flyover construction
(CHICAGO) Extensive closures and reroutes to the Jane Byrne Interchange are scheduled to go into effect on March 7 for construction projects that are slated to last more than a year. The Jane Byr...
Feb 18, 2015
Three charged with shooting during Wheeling drug deal
photos from Wheeling Police (ROLLING MEADOWS) Three people are accused in a shooting that injured two people last week during a drug deal gone bad in northwest subur...
Feb 18, 2015
Suit: Lincoln Park Burger King employee peeked at woman in restroom – UPDATED
(CHICAGO) A woman is suing Burger King and an employee of the Lincoln Park restaurant, accusing the employee of sticking his head under the bathroom stall door while she was inside. The lawsuit was fi...
Feb 18, 2015
Arctic blast grips Chicago in near-record cold
(CHICAGO) A blast of dangerously frigid Arctic air is expected to keep the mercury in the single digits through Thursday, when Chicago will flirt with record low temperatures. A wind chill adviso...
Feb 18, 2015
