Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A south suburban Republican congressman is reacting to the massacre at a Texas church that left 26 people dead. Channahon Congressman Adam Kinzinger told “...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The head of Wisconsin’s economic development agency says the full board will be allowed to review a proposed $3 billion contract with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn Technolo...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan officials say they’ve received hundreds of entries in a contest seeking new ideas for keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Gov. Rick Snyder announced the Gre...

PEOTONE, Ill. (AP) - A humane society in suburban Chicago suddenly finds itself caring for 47 dogs that were found in an area house by authorities. NBC 5 in Chicago reports that the dogs were rescued ...

  ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - The Rockford Art Museum isn’t horsing around. The (Rockford) Register Star reports that Richard and Lon Behr have donated a 8-foot-tall, 800 pound horse made from sc...

Experts say the number of deer vs. car collisions rises in October because it is deer mating season. In 2016, the Missouri Highway Patrol says six people died in deer-vehicle accidents, saying deer ar...

  TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) - An investigation has determined that a suburban Chicago mayor was “borderline reckless,” but shouldn’t be criminally prosecuted for directing a party ...

By Weather Channel Meteorologist Todd Borek A WET END TO THE WEEKEND WITH COOLER, DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE WORK WEEK. DID YOU SET YOUR CLOCK BACK ONE HOUR OVERNIGHT AS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME EN...

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - Bond has been set at $1 million for a Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting a resident of a developmental center outside Chicago. The Rev. Richard Jacklin has been...

By Kathy Voltmer, WLS AM 890 News (CHICAGO) It was the day iPhone fans have long been waiting for, the day that the new iPhone X goes on sale. Hundreds of people lined up at the new Apple Store on Mic...