Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) The National Safety Council has released a report saying 42 children died as a result of being left in hot cars last year–up from 39 in 2016. To kee...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) When asked about Speaker Mike Madigan and the Springfield sexual harassment scandal, Mayor Emanuel went-off on a reporter Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. The que...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Two students from the Parkland, Florida high school where 17 students were killed joined Good Kids, Mad City protesters to oppose Mayor Emanuel’s new $95 m...

By JOHN O’CONNOR, AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The powerful head of the Illinois Democratic Party appointed an all-woman panel to choose its next executive director and the state...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (SPRINGFIELD, IL) — Up to one half of our annual home energy use is consumed in heating and cooling. Steven Groner is a community and economic development educator ...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Taping “Connected to Chicago with Bill Cameron” this afternoon, candidate for mayor, Ja-Mal Green, said Mayor Emanual is so unpopular he’ll com...

Emergency crews work early Friday at the site of a multiple vehicle crash on the outbound Dan Ryan. | Chicago Fire Media  (CHICAGO) A Chicago woman is likely facing driving drunk charges after ca...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (SPRINGFIELD, IL) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a measure that will increase independence in the investigation of legislative ethics complaints in Illinois. This n...

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A reminder for some Metra commuters: A new schedule kicks in, on Monday, for those who ride Metra’s Burlington Northern Santa Fe line. Metra says the BN...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (GENEVA, IL) — An Aurora man faces a 33-year- mandatory prison sentence for sexually assaulting a child he knew over a five-year period. A Kane County jury has foun...