Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The death of infamous police commander Jon Burge has Mayor Emanuel talking about the past and future of police conduct. Emanuel says the Fraternal Order of Polic...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (ROUND LAKE HEIGHTS, Ill.) — Three children had to be hospitalized this morning after they were injured after a lightning strike in north suburban Round Lake Height...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Chicago City Council has approved yet another tax hike. This time it’s a big tax increase proposed by Mayor Emanuel and passed by the aldermen in a sin...

CHICAGO (AP) - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrat J.B. Pritzker are meeting for their first debate of the Illinois governor’s race. Rauner is trying to win a second term against Pritzker,...

By DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago police officers clearly do not want to be in court testifying against a colleague accused of murder, with one of them so uncomfortable he cou...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is adding a new title to his resume: Author. Book publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Tuesday it will publish a book by Emanuel on governing at a time of R...

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois State Police are making a request after the death last weekend of a construction worker on Interstate-294. Frank Caputo was a flagger and was working...

By DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors on Monday showed jurors video of a white Chicago police officer opening fire on black teenager Laquan McDonald, saying the 2014 fatal shootin...

CHICAGO (AP) - Another Daley wants to be mayor of Chicago. Former White House chief of staff William “Bill” Daley said Monday he’s running for the seat previously held by his brother...

CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has decided that the murder trial of a Chicago police officer charged in the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager should not be moved out of the city. Cook County Judge Vince...