Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At today’s City Council meeting, Mayor rAHM Emanuel officially unveiled his road map to new revenues for the city’s enormous pension liabilities. As ...

You know what’s a good way to make sure your announcement will be unpopular? Include the words “banning puppies”. That’s what Delta Airlines is doing, changing its rules on sup...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor, Garry McCarthy says there ought to be a criminal prosecution for the cover-up of the infamous Laquan McDonald video. McCarthy got fired by...

We have an important recall to inform you of today. The USDA has announced that nearly 30,000 pounds of Jimmy Dean sausage links are being recalled. The sausages in question are being recalled because...

46-year-old Ed Dentel had no history of heart issues. His Apple Watch gave him a rude awakening. Last Thursday, Dentel updated his watch and downloaded the electrocardiogram app. He said, “The a...

  CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago park district has fired its police chief more than a month after being accused of taking video of sexual encounters with women and posting them o...

A former Nixon administration lawyer says he believes President Donald Trump will soon face impeachment. John Dean, who served time behind bars for his involvement in the Watergate scandal, offered hi...

By Peter Bolger, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall, a CANDIDATE suppression story. DePaul freshman David Krupa is a 19 year old who wants to be alderman of the 13th ward. He’s filed his nominat...

Just three years ago, Ramsey Carpenter-Bearse was competing for the title of Miss America, having been crowned Miss Kentucky a year earlier. Now she’s back in the spotlight after being arrested ...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (WHEATON, Ill.) — A former Downers Grove banker was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for stealing from elderly customers. The judge handed down the minimum ...