Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Video of Ald Ed Burke “electioneering” emerges in his re-election campaign
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In disgraced Ald. Ed Burke’s campaign for re-election, Bill Cameron says Congressman Chuy Garcia today screened a video of Burke supposedly electioneering ...
Feb 05, 2019
Smollett told police attackers knew he was on ‘Empire’
CHICAGO (AP) - “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett told Chicago police that his attackers seemed to know who he was before they beat him and tied a rope around his neck. The detail about the Ja...
Feb 05, 2019
Cubs family patriarch apologizes for controversial emails
CHICAGO (AP) - The patriarch of the family behind the Chicago Cubs has apologized after an online media outlet published emails in which he took part in racist comments and conspiracy theories. Some o...
Feb 05, 2019
‘Ice storm’ to descend on Chicago area Tuesday evening
National Weather Service (CHICAGO) An ice storm is expected to move through the Chicago area Tuesday evening, threatening to drop almost a half inch of ice and make travel nearly impossible on untreat...
Feb 05, 2019
South Suburban High School Student Dies in Hit and Run
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO RIDGE) A 15-year old Richards high School student was walking along Central Avenue near 107th Monday morning when she was struck by the driver of a car who...
Feb 04, 2019
FAA: Chicago’s O’Hare airport was busiest in US last year
CHICAGO (AP) - O’Hare International Airport in Chicago was the busiest airport in the U.S. last year, surpassing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for the first time in four years...
Feb 04, 2019
University of Illinois football, men’s basketball, move to WLS this fall
Photo courtesy of University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Feb. 4, 2019) - The University of Illinois announced today that WLS-AM 890 is the university's newest radio affiliate and will carry all footb...
Feb 04, 2019
Colorado Senate Passes Bill To Swap Electoral College For Popular Vote
Colorado has moved a step closer to changing how the state casts its votes for the president after passing a bill along party lines last Tuesday. Currently, The Centennial State’s nine Electoral...
Feb 04, 2019
7-Year-Old Tortured, Killed for Not Memorizing Bible Verses
A Wisconsin couple and their teenage son have been arrested in the death of a 7-year-old boy, who police say was punished by the family for failing to memorize Bible verses. Timothy and Tina Hauschult...
Feb 04, 2019
Some Kids Are Using Too Much Toothpaste
You might want to monitor how much toothpaste your kids are using. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning on Friday saying almost 40 percent of kids aged 3 to 6 years old use m...
Feb 04, 2019
