Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Video courtesy of Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO (AP) - An outspoken Holocaust denier is likely to appear on the November ballot as the Republican nominee for a Chicago-area congressional district. The Chi...

By SARA BURNETT, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Anyone who’s driven across Illinois on crumbling highways, commuted on regularly delayed Metra trains or sat for hours on congested expressways k...

By Weather Channel Meteorologist Todd Borek **MORE SNOW ON THE WAY TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY UNTIL 12AM TUESDAY. 3-5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE DURING THE PM HOURS MO...

(CHICAGO) Chicago Police detectives are investigating a viral Facebook video that apparently depicts child pornography, the department told the Chicago Sun-Times Friday night. Social media users began...

CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities are warning Cook County residents that someone is calling people claiming to be a member of the sheriff’s department and asking for money. In a news release, Sheriff T...

CHICAGO (AP) - An attorney for a white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager has subpoenaed three newspapers for their published reports. Jason Van ...

(CHICAGO) A winter storm is expected to start moving through the Chicago area Saturday afternoon, bringing up to 5 inches inches of snowfall to some parts of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. T...

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...