Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By SARAH ZIMMERMAN, Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is working to better protect itself from hacking ahead of the state’s March primary, the state’s top elections offici...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House has approved a revised plan to access federal Medicaid money for hospitals. The plan OK’d Wednesday would provide $3.5 billion in state and federal mo...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Why is Mayor Emanuel willing to “move forward” with O'Hare expansion without American Airlines onboard? According To WLS's Bill Cameron, the power pl...

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...