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By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he is “concerned” about news that hackers were able to break into the Illinois State Board of Elections website. ...

Gene Wilder, who regularly stole the show in such comedic gems as "The Producers," "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein," "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and "Stir Crazy," died Monday. The F...

Greg Baise, the President and CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association, is the guest of honor at the City Club of Chicago. He'll be addressing the state of the Illinois economy and the impact it...

Retired Admiral Gary Bonelli joined John and Ray. Bonelli is a former Navy SEAL who served in Vietnam, Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm and served as the commanding officer of Seal Team 5. He ...

(CHICAGO) A Metra train on the Union Pacific North Line was struck by lightning Tuesday morning in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side. Outbound train No. 309, scheduled to arrive in Kenosh...

(CHICAGO) Riders can expect delays on Metra's BNSF Line for the next three weeks as the transit agency works to replace more than 10,000 ties along nearly 23 miles of railroad. The project, which star...

(CHICAGO) A man died after being pulled from Lake Michigan Monday afternoon on the North Side. Emergency crews responded to a call of a person in the water at 2:45 p.m. in the 300 block of West Montro...

(CHICAGO) A man tried to lure an 8-year-old boy into a minivan Monday evening in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The boy was standing on the sidewalk in front of his home about 7:1...

By Adam Chappelle, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) There will be a new agency charged with investigating police wrongdoing in Chicago, under an ordinance introduced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel Monday. It’ll...

Forecast Summary Meteorologist Jeff Eno WLS-AM Forecast Tuesday, August 30, 2016 PARTS OF BOONE – DEKALB AND MCHENRY REMAIN UNDER A FLOOD WARNING AFTER HEAVY RAIN FELL ON MONDAY DEEP MOISTURE IN...