Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

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...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall, there’s another homeless controversy brewing. Too much crime around a homeless encampment on Lower Wacker at Wabash say the police. So City H...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Former Governor Pat Quinn says House Speaker Mike Madigan should step down as state party chairman and Mayor Emanuel shouldn’t be allowed to run for a thir...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the CPS sex abuse scandal, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is resisting calls for an independent investigation. Just as he did before he caved to a Justice Dept investigat...

CHICAGO (AP) - Northwestern will play Wisconsin at Wrigley Field in 2020. The Wildcats and Chicago Cubs announced Tuesday the Big Ten schools will meet at the Friendly Confines on Nov. 7, 2020. Northw...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the Rod Blagojevich story, the imprisoned ex-governor’s attorney has again filed the paperwork requesting Blago’s 14 year sentence be commuted to ...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the Chicago Public Schools sexual predator scandal, CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson is firing back at Mayor Emanuel’s challengers. Rahm’s challengers a...

CHICAGO (AP) - A priest has told the young sons of a Chicago Fire Department diver that their father lived his life in service and was willing to risk his life for others. The tribute came during a fu...