Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Another twist in the saga of a $400,000 GoFundMe scam cooked up by a New Jersey couple and a homeless Philadelphia man. Johnny Bobbit Jr., the homeless man, was arrested Wednesday after failing to sho...

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)   AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Health officials are urging people to get the flu shot after a 3-year-old girl died of influenza in suburban Chicago. The Kane County Health Depa...

The number of babies being born in the United States has been declining to a point where we won’t be able to replace ourselves. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the “tot...

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) One-point-three million vehicles. That is how many Toyota, Scion, and Lexus vehicles from the 2010 through the 2017 model years are being recalled to repl...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (WAUKEGAN, Ill.) — A former Illinois state representative has been indicted for allegedly sharing nude pictures of his ex-girlfriend on line. A Lake County grand ju...

Parked in front of stores and at major intersections in cities all over the U.S., Bird rental scooters may seem like easy pickings for thieves. But someone in Missouri went about it the hard way. The ...

The holidays brought an unwelcome present for a Virginia woman – more than a hundred praying mantises that had infested her Christmas tree. Molly Kreuze says an egg sack was hidden in the tree&#...

A California man has been arrested for allegedly trying to steal his roommate’s lottery ticket – which turned out to be worth $10 million dollars. Police say the victim bought a $30 scratc...

More than a million ex-felons in Florida can now register to vote, as the state’s new Amendment 4 goes into effect. Florida voters passed the amendment in November, allowing felons who have serv...

An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy has been relieved of his duties after a video surfaced that showed him shooting a chihuahua in the face. The video, which went viral over the weekend, shows Deputy K...