Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly returns to work and the Senate will likely take up legislation to require monthly reporting of overdue bills . A two-year budget stalemate betwee...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall, yet another fine has been proposed. How would you feel about getting hit with a 90 to $500 fine for walking while tweeting or using your cellphone ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has ordered flags in Illinois to be flown at half-staff in honor of a Rockford police officer who died in the line of duty. Rauner’s order starts at su...

CHICAGO (AP) - Murder charges have been filed against a woman who prosecutors say took her 6-year-old onto a commuter train to Chicago after his death last summer. A Lake County judge on Tuesday set b...

By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore THE ARCTIC EXPRESS PAYS A BRIEF VISIT TO CHICAGO TONIGHT….. Today | Cloudy early, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. Morning high of 41F wit...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Illinois First Lady Diana Rauner has announced the 2017 Holiday Card Drive for the Military. Done in partnership with the United Service Organ...

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois National Guard has opened a new aviation facility and readiness center. The $64.6 million Army Aviation Support Facility in Kankakee is more than 185,000 square feet...

ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - A Chicago suburb is finalizing a plan for future downtown development. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that Elgin officials are working on a 167-page draft before prese...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a child more than a decade ago. The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office ...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The City Council meets today and sexual harassment is on the agenda. Right now there’s a $500 to $1,000 fine for sexual harassment, but it only applies to ...