Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Former astronaut Mark Kelly has already been to space, and how he’s headed to the final frontier – Congress. Kelly, a retired space shuttle commander and husband to former Arizona Congress...

One year after going out of business, Toys R Us could be primed for a comeback just in time for the 2019 holiday season. Several former Toys R Us executives have started Tru Kids Brand, and have plans...

An 18-year-old Ohio teen has defied his anti-vaxxer parents by taking his health into his own hands and getting himself vaccinated. Ethan Lindenberger shared his experience on Reddit, saying that his ...

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 ...