Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM
Aldermen Pen Letter Over City Council Safety
(CHICAGO) -- A contingent of 23 Chicago Alderman have written to the police superintendent and the city's corporation counsel asking for a review of security at city council meetings. The letter comes...
Nick Gale Sep 12, 2025
Local Reaction on Charlie Kirk's Assassination
(CHICAGO) -- Local reaction has been coming in after the assassination of political commentator and head of Turning Point, Charlie Kirk. Gary Rabine, a one time gubernatorial hopeful in Illinois, help...
Nick Gale Sep 11, 2025
ICE Operations Continue, Three Arrested Tuesday
(CHICAGO) -- ICE operations continued Tuesday with agents announcing the arrest of three illegal immigrants with gang ties. Meanwhile, protests snarled downtown traffic Tuesday afternoon after a rally...
Nick Gale Sep 10, 2025
Nurses to Rally Over VA Staffing
(CHICAGO) -- VA nurses will hold a rally Friday in Chicago as part of a nationwide action to demand a fully funded and fully staffed VA. The rally follows the release of this year's OIG report, which ...
Nick Gale Sep 09, 2025
Gubernatorial Hopeful List Grows
(CHICAGO) -- Add another name to the list of those looking to unseat Gov. JB Pritzker. Antioch Mayor Scott Gartner posted to social media over the weekend that he is "strongly considering" a run for g...
Nick Gale Sep 08, 2025
List of Gubernatorial Candidates Grows
(CHICAGO) -- Add another name to the list of those vying to unseat Gov. JB Pritzker. The president of Wirepoints.org, a nonpartisan fiscal commentary website, is jumping into the race. "I haven't offi...
Nick Gale Sep 04, 2025
IDOT Reopens Ramps, Kennedy Construction Continues
(CHICAGO) -- Wednesday morning saw the reopening of three major ramps on the outbound side of the Kennedy. The reopening of the ramps at Kimball, Addison and Pulaski means that all lanes of outbound t...
Nick Gale Sep 03, 2025
President Trump confirming federal intervention is headed to Chicago
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to Chicago and Baltimore, despite local officials in both places opposing such moves. Asked by reporters in...
Kim Gordon Sep 02, 2025

Deadly Chicago Weekend, Trump to Respond
(CHICAGO) -- After a violent weekend in Chicago that saw at least 54 people shot, seven fatally, Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson continue to deny federal help. This as President Don...
Nick Gale Sep 02, 2025
The Great Lakes Naval Base confirms it will be used as part of a crackdown on violence and immigration in Chicago
The Trump administration asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in the nat...
Kim Gordon Aug 28, 2025