Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

(Minneapolis, MN) -- Border Czar Tom Homan announced this morning that 700 agents will be withdrawn from Minnesota in exchange for illegal immigrants being held by local police.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

(CHICAGO) -- The Better Business Bureau of Chicago say the overall volume of the local top scams spiked off the charts, almost doubling year over year from 1,196 to 2,553 in the year ending on 12/31/2...

(CHICAGO) -- The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office says the death of a man found shot inside of a South Shore apartment on Saturday was a homicide. Chicago police say a person discovered 51-year-o...

(CHICAGO) -- With a vote of 22-13, the City Council Finance Committee pushed though an alternative revenue package that would increase taxes on plastic grocery bags and liquor sales and allow ads on c...