Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Commissioner, Aldermen Take Issue with Chicago Treasurer
(CHICAGO) -- Melissa Conyears-Ervin is getting some pushback after saying Thursday her office will no longer invest the city's money in U.S. Treasury Bonds. Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) was the first to rais...
Nov 14, 2025
Duckworth Staffer In Hot Water
(CHICAGO) -- The Department of Homeland Security says a member of Sen. Tammy Duckworth's (D-IL) office misrepresented himself as the attorney of a detained illegal immigrant to facilitate their releas...
Nov 13, 2025
Last Penny Minted Today
(PHILADELPHIA) -- The last penny will be minted today at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. The president ordered the end of the penny as it has cost almost 4 cents per penny to mint. The mint has been st...
Nov 12, 2025
Man In Custody Accused of Firing at ICE
(CHICAGO) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says a man is now in custody for allegedly firing shots at an agent in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood over the weekend. In a social media p...
Nov 11, 2025
Flights Scaled Back
(CHICAGO) -- The FAA has ordered reduced capacity at 40 airports across the country. O'Hare and Midway could see capacity cut by up to 10-percent. Air traffic controllers and TSA officers have been un...
Nov 07, 2025
Pelosi Will Not Seek Reelection
(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California) has announced she will not seek reelection. Pelosi was first elected to Congress in 1987. She made history as the House's first female speaker in ...
Nov 06, 2025
Judge to Decide on Broadview ICE Facility
(CHICAGO) -- A judge is expected to decide today whether or not to issue a emergency restraining order with regards to conditions at the ICE facility in Broadview. In court Tuesday, detainees testifie...
Nov 05, 2025
Dick Cheney Dead at 84
(Jackson Hole, WY) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney died Monday night at the age of 84. In a statement, Cheney's family says he died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular dise...
Nov 04, 2025
Lainey Wilson to Headline State Fair Aug. 15
(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois State Fair today announced its first Grandstand act for the 2026 lineup, Lainey Wilson who will perform on the Grandstand Stage on Saturday, August 15, 2026. Wilson, ...
Nov 03, 2025
Dems Pass Transit Funding
(Springfield, IL) -- Lawmakers passed a bill early Friday morning to fill a budget shortfall for public transit. The additional funds come as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. Stat...
Oct 31, 2025
