Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Dust off those lucky socks and prepare for a night of glorious mediocrity. The most (not-so) prestigious bowling event of the season is officially back, and it's time to prove that you don't need tale...

(CHICAGO) -- Jesse Jackson, a longtime civil rights leader and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, died Tuesday morning at the age of 84. "Our father was a servant leader - not only to our fam...

(CHICAGO) -- The Illinois Gaming Board, in coordination with the Illinois Attorney General's office, has issued more than 60 cease-and-desist letters to entities allegedly operating illegal online cas...

(Minneapolis, MN) -- Border Czar Tom Homan announced this morning that 700 agents will be withdrawn from Minnesota in exchange for illegal immigrants being held by local police. Homan says he has been...

(CHICAGO) -- Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th), a Democratic Socialist, announced his candidacy for Illinois' 4th Congressional District as an Independent candidate on Wednesday., launching a campaign ro...

(CHICAGO) -- With new tax code changes, the public must be extra careful to avoid scams when filing taxes this time. As tax season opened Monday, the Better Business Bureau warns the public about elab...

(CHICAGO) -- As Chicago remembers the 81st Anniversary of the the liberation of Jews at Auschwitz, leaders and organizations across the region are praising recent efforts by Ald. Raymond Lopez, Ald. D...

(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports that the unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in December, up +0.2 percentage point from November, and down -0.3 percentage poi...

(CHICAGO) -- An extreme cold warning is in effect until noon Friday with the windchill expected to hit -30 to -35 degrees. As arctic air moves into Illinois, AAA is urging drivers and homeowners to ta...

(Springfield, IL) -- As the Illinois House convenes in Springfield, the Illinois Freedom Caucus is warning that Illinois families cannot afford a repeat of the political theater that dominated the Spr...