Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the Chicago Cubs by the owners of rooftop clubs adjacent to Wrigley Field. A three-judge pan...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois National Guard says it’s sending seven airmen and a C-130 cargo plane to help with the response to Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The guard says the members of the 1...

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed the attorney for the state’s child welfare agency as his top legal adviser. Rauner named Lise Spacapan as general counsel for his office o...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has undergone a successful kidney transplant operation that lasted for several hours. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi (gooh-YEHL’-me...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Police across the state say they’ll be out in force this Labor Day weekend, and they’re urging motorists not to drink and drive. Illinois State Police, the Illinoi...

By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore Today|Sun and a few passing clouds. High 69F. Winds ENE at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight|Clear. Low 53F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Tomorrow|Abundant sunshine. ...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Landmark state school funding legislation was signed into law this afternoon by Governor Rauner here in Chicago at Ebinger Elementary School. With the stroke of ...

By Bil lCameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is making another big buy of advertising in support of Cook County’s new and controversial penny-per-ounce tax on s...

CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will head a community economic development organization created to ensure neighborhoods will benefit from the planned Obama Presidential Cent...

NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois hospital says a data breach exposed patient information of as many as 9,000 people. Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox also says there’s no evidence that shows...