Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Supporters of a wall along the US-Mexico border gathered over the weekend outside of El Paso, Texas, to form a ‘human wall.’ The demonstrators stood along a stretch of open border in New M...

Jimmy Carter has worn many hats during his lifetime – President, humanitarian, peanut farmer – and now he can add two-time Grammy Award winner to the list. That’s right, the 94-year-...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — A crack in a steel support beam supporting a portion of Lake Shore Drive has caused the need for emergency roadwork and has closed down a portion of the...

https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/02/11144702/UPDATED-Bill-Van-Dyke-Sentence.mp3 By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Kane County States Attorney Jo...

There is new legislation in Washington state that put new restrictions on semi-automatic firearms, but some sheriffs in the state say they will not enforce the new laws until they are deemed constitut...

According to reports in The Washington Post, Amazon is reconsidering a plan to bring 25,000 jobs to a new campus in New York City, This follows whar us described as a wave of political and community o...

This rendering provided by Spectacle Entertainment depicts the new casino and 200-room hotel it is proposing to build in Gary, Ind. Indiana legislators are considering a bill that would allow the two ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration estimates Illinois faces a more-than $3 billion deficit in its next budget year. A report Friday by the Democrat indicates the June 2...

By RONALD BLUM, AP Baseball Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Major League Baseball is considering one of two matchups for its 2020 series in London: New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals or Chicago Cubs v...

https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/02/08113001/Bill-Mendoza.mp3 By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor, Susana Mendoza is on the attack against Bill Daley. Daley backed ou...