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By John Dempsey, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Illinois Republican U.S. Senator Mark Kirk says it seems to him like “crimes were committed”, in the controversy over Hillary Clinton’s han...

Last night the Bulls announced they have signed Dwayne Wade to a two year contract. Wade played 13 seasons with the Miami Heat, but is a Chicago native. Meanwhile, just hours after people learned of t...

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(CHICAGO) The city of Chicago says it has reached an agreement with Pfizer committing the drugmaker to disclosing the risks of addiction in its marketing of prescription opioid painkillers. Chicago is...

(CHICAGO) Illinois regulators are stopping a struggling insurance company from paying $31.8 million it owes the federal government in a move meant to protect the insurer’s more than 40,000 custo...

(SPRINGFIELD) A University of Illinois Springfield professor and the Illinois Audubon Society are partnering to relocate endangered birds to the state. Ten 6-week-old ospreys were being transported to...

Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Thursday, July 7, 2016 Widespread storms will stay well west this morning. A chance of an isolated t-storm in the local area with all of the ...

(WESTCHESTER) A man and a woman were found shot inside a home Tuesday night in west suburban Westchester. Officers responding about 9 p.m. to a call of shots fired near Newcastle Avenue and Devonshire...

(ROCKFORD) Gov. Bruce Rauner says Democrats removed overdue money for a project at Chicago Rockford International Airport from last week’s short-term state spending bill but they say that’...

(CHICAGO) Chicago police say they’re investigating an allegation of sexual assault against Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang. In a statement Tuesday, police said a 23-year-old female rep...