Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

(CHICAGO) -- Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar is being remembered as a politician that could work with both sides of the political isle. Edgar passed away Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. H...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(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 ...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(CHICAGO) -- There is a warning about unhealthy drinking water in a handful of towns in the south suburbs and it has prompted one mayor to take action. High nitrate levels have made it unsafe to drink...