Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois’ state climatologist says January weather was colder and drier than normal in the state without much snow. Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel said Friday that...

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal appeals court in Chicago says a woman found not guilty of killing her husband by reason of insanity can’t collect his pension benefits. The ruling by the 7th U.S. Circui...

By Anne D’Innocenzio, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Sears Holdings Corp. says it has secured loans for a total of $210 million as the ailing retailer continues to prop up its business. The Ho...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The election for Chicago mayor is a year away, but former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas is sounding like he’ll challenge Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Paul ...

By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Starting today it is costing more money to ride Metra. The Metra Board passed a fare increase this past November and it officially went into effect today. It mea...

CHICAGO (AP) - Scientists at Chicago’s Field Museum are studying a piece of the meteor that broke apart earlier this month over Michigan. The meteorite, the size of a peach pit, arrived Wednesda...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say Walgreens has agreed to pay more than $2 million to three Northern California counties to settle a lawsuit alleging the Illinois-based company was selling expir...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Board of Elections has ruled Illinois state Sen. Ira Silverstein’s petition for placement on the Democratic primary ballot is one signature short of the requirement. A...

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is launching a website to allow the public to weigh in on reforms they’d like to see the Chicago Police Department make. Madigan says in a n...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A Catholic priest who was arrested in southern Illinois on child pornography charges is now free on bond. The Belleville News-Democrat reports the sister of the Rev. Gerald R. ...