Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (CHICAGO) — Gov. JB Pritzker Thursday announced that mask will be required indoors for anyone ages two and older. It kicks in on Monday. Pritzker is also requiring tea...

By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (CHICAGO) — The Chicago Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that masks will be required in all indoor public settings. That includes bars, restaurants and gy...

By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (CHICAGO) — With COVID numbers hitting over 400 new cases per day in Chicago some are concerned that metric will keep schools closed but Dr. Allison Arwady is optimist...

By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (CHICAGO) — A federal judge has denied a request to halt construction of the Obama Presidential Center on the city’s South Side. Judge John Blakey issued the dec...

By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (CHICAGO) — Secretary of State Jesse White is asking all of his employees to get vaccinated by September 1 or undergo regular testing. The new policy comes just a day ...

By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (CHICAGO) — Gov. Pritzker Wednesday announced that the state will implement a mask mandate for school children from pre-school though 12th grade. The governor expressi...

By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (CHICAGO) — The Illinois Department of Economic Opportunity is awarding Cook County $744,600 as part of its Community Navigator Program and We Rise Together coalition ...

By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (NAPERVILLE, IL) — Naperville School District 203 is joining the growing list of schools that will require masks when classes resume this year. The decision was made a...

By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (CHICAGO) — City officials today released the latest tally from Lollapalooza 2021. The music event was held in Grant Park from July 29-August 1 from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. ...

By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (CHICAGO) — With hot temperatures in store for this weekend, the Office of Emergency Management and Communications, Department of Family & Support Services and oth...