Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

At least five people are dead and a suspect taken into custody following a shooting at a Florida bank. The 21-year-old man called 911 shortly after 12:30 p.m. saying that he had fired shots inside the...

By JOHN O’CONNOR, AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is offering $100 million in state funds to finance low-interest or interest-free loans to federal workers going without pa...

Democratic strategists are weighing on who tops the list of likely candidates to receive the endorsement of former President Barack Obama. Former Vice President Joe Biden and first time Senator Kamala...

An Arizona lawmaker has a plan to fund the border wall – by making Arizonians pay to watch online porn. The idea comes from Republican State Senator Gail Griffin, who has introduced a bill that ...

Rep. Mike Hill of Florida has presented a bill that would make abortions illegal in the state if there is a fetal heartbeat present. Hill said he is proposing the bill “because it will save live...

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court allowed a White House-ordered military transgender ban to proceed while its legality is challenged in court. The ban was first announced in 2017 but had been blocked by f...

Fox News host Bret Baier and his family are ‘banged up, but alive’ after a ‘major’ car crash Monday morning in Montana. Baier was on a ski trip in Montana with his family when ...

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) The near west side warehouse that was converted into a studio rented by singer R. Kelly can only be used between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and only as a recording...

The internet is freaking out over pictures of a frozen-over Niagara Falls. Severe cold in the Northeast has frozen over parts of the world-famous waterfall, leading to some beautiful photos being shar...

By SARA BURNETT, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Activists and others who were disappointed by the outcome of two historic cases involving the killing of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a white Chic...