Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At a “Back to School Bash,” Mayor Emanuel today was “celebrating” a new achievement for the Chicago Public Schools. Rahm says “more...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News In the race for mayor, challenger Paul Vallas says “the verdict is already in” for the upcoming trial of Officer Jason Van Dyke for the infamous killing of Laq...

By BILL BARROW, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Democrats are bullish about their prospects in the November midterms, and are peeking around the corner at a 2020 rematch with President Donald Trump. B...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Suburban Republican Congressman Peter Roskam and his Democratic challenger Sean Casten debated the issues this afternoon for the Tribune Editorial Board and Bill...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall, the preacher behind the planned Labor Day march at O'Hare says he’s going to try to block traffic in two directions. A good time not to try t...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — There are solutions to Chicago’s street violence but it starts with new leadership for the city, according to Garry McCarthy, the former Chicago P...

By Bill Cameron WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) On the Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is part of the push to get more information on the nominee. Senate Democrats want more d...

Photo of two Chicago police officers sleeping in a squad car has gotten a lot of attention on social media, prompting officials to take disciplinary action. The photo has also raised questions about o...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel is upping his defense of Uber and Lyft as a couple of aldermen want to clamp down on them. Aldermen Burke and Beale want to limit the number o...

CHICAGO (CBS) - Chicago's Southside will soon be home to a brand new, indoor track. It will be the first of its kind in the city. The $28 million facility will feature a multi-level, six-lane track, s...