Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

* The Supreme Court is passing on a key religious liberty case – for now, at least. * The case centers around whether taxpayer money can be used to fund preservation efforts at historic churches...

* San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer announced Monday that he is taking a leave of absence after video of an altercation with his wife surfaced last week. * In the video, Baer appears to be grabbing ...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — A judge has appointed a former federal prosecutor to keep tabs on the Chicago Police Department as they implement a consent decree. Maggie Hickey, who w...

SAVOY, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is looking to build a second solar farm on campus-owned land to help meet the university’s clean-energy targets. The News-Gazette reports the univer...

CHICAGO (AP) - Two brothers who told police that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett paid them $3,500 to help stage an attack on himself in Chicago say they regret their involvement in the inci...

https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/03/01112504/Bill-Prop-Taxes-Due.mp3 By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Today – March 1st – is the deadline to pay the first installment on you...

* There’s no question that work can sometimes be extremely stressful which can lead to a negative impact on a person’s mental health. * “Investing in causes like mental health days c...

https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/02/28150016/Bill-Cop-Academy.mp3 By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall, Mayor Emanuel’s controversial new police and fire academy has gain...

* A California-based power company says its equipment was likely the cause of the devastating Camp Fire that wiped out the town of Paradise, CA last year. * Pacific Gas & Electric, or PG&E has...

* Ready for your Florida story of the day? A man ended a four-hour standoff with police after he was offered a slice of pizza. * 33-year-old Evan McLemore was arrested Tuesday after barricading himsel...