Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois is among the states leading the nation in the number of college freshmen pursuing higher education in other states. The Illinois Board of Higher Educatio...

(CHICAGO) Cook County's efforts to reduce the number of people locked up in the county jail have reaped praise and a $1.85 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporti...

By Weather Channel Meteorologist Geoff Maurer Dry with above average temperatures through Columbus Day. Today|Sunny. High 77F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight|A few clouds. Low near 60F. Winds NNE ...

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) - Northern Indiana transit police are investigating the death of a man who was sitting on rail tracks when he was struck by a South Shore passenger train. The Northern Indiana...

CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors want the maximum 15-year prison term for a young Chicago-area man who sought to join an al-Qaida-linked group fighting Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria. They requested t...

AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he doubts the state can afford to help pay for infrastructure work around the proposed Obama Presidential Center. Rauner said Thursday in Aurora he ...

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) More than 40,000 runners and even more spectators will hit Chicago streets this Sunday for the 40th annual Chicago Marathon. Security is on the minds of many....

By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore SOME 0.5″ RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE TOP OF THE WEEKEND……SUNSHINE RETURNS SUNDAY…… Today | A rainy start. Thunder possible. ...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Friday made a friendly wager on the outcome of the Major League Baseball National Le...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Transit Authority is encouraging people to use public transportation to get to this weekend’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon. CTA is adding bus and rail service to t...