Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

(CHICAGO) -- As Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares to introduce his proposal to close a $1.15 billion budget shortfall, several City Hall sources are saying that Johnson will propose a corporate head tax ...

(CHICAGO) -- Bob Fioretti is expected to announce his intention to run for Illinois Attorney General. The announcement is expected this afternoon. Fioretti, a former Chicago Alderman (2nd Ward), has m...

(CHICAGO) -- Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM, a beloved member of the Loyola University Chicago community and iconic chaplain to the Loyola men's basketball team, died on October 9, 2025, at the age ...

(CHICAGO) -- Sources say disgraced former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. will launch a run to return to his former congressional seat. Several Chicago media outlets are reporting that a colleague confi...

(Elwood, IL) -- National Guard troops from Texas have arrived. Gov. JB Pritzker confirming Tuesday night that National Guard members from Texas have arrived at a facility in Elwood. Most of the troops...

(CHICAGO) -- Chicago has once again been crowned the Best Big City in the U.S. in the Cond Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards. This is the ninth consecutive year Chicago has claimed this title, a st...

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, and Chris Southwood, President of the Illinois State FOP lodge, were shocked and appalled at reports coming out...

(CHICAGO) -- The Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres Thursday at Wrigley Field in the National League Wild Card Series. They took the series 2-1. The Cubs will now go on to face the Milwaukee Brewe...

(CHICAGO) -- The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is encouraging eligible families to apply for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program to support income eligible househo...

(CHICAGO) -- The Cook County Department of Public Health has confirmed the third suburban Cook County measles case this year. The case was identified in an adult whose vaccination status is unknown. P...