Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By MICHAEL TARM, AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Growing sympathy for defense arguments, seeming confusion within the team of federal prosecutors and a disgruntled judge are among the signs tha...

By JOHN O’CONNOR, AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan released a list Tuesday of nine complaints of sexual harassment, retaliation or discriminati...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) American Airlines has come out AGAINST the city’s $8.5 billion OHare expansion plan, but Mayor Emanuel is brushing American off. American claims the mayor ...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich was in Springfield Wednesday to talk about efforts to end gun violence. But Cupich may have been aiming his mess...

CHICAGO (AP) - Sixteen inmates have been indicted on mob action charges after authorities say they were involved in a fight at a Chicago jail. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced the charges Monday...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago’s animal shelter has been ordered to develop a written policy on animal euthanasia and to follow basic standards for the humane treatment of impounded dangerous animals. T...

[van id=”us/2018/02/27/ar-15s-up-close-tuchman-dnt-ac.cnn”] WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A group holding a sportsman’s show this weekend at the DuPage County Fairgrounds has agreed not to ra...

By ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has reached an informal deal with Chicago-based Boeing to provide the next generation presidential aircraft, the White House s...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the immigration reform fight, Chicago Congressman Luis Gutierrez is playing the race card today. Gutierrez says he wants to wortk with Republicans on immigrat...

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago City Council committee has approved a $20 million payout to the families of two men who were killed when a drunken off-duty police officer slammed into their car nine years ag...