Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A former suburban substitute teacher, accused of sexually abusing a child, is now facing additional charges as more alleged victims come forward. Carlos B...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois’ Champaign-Urbana campus says it will only use the block letter “I” logo from now on. School officials made the announcement Monday ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Next Monday's stunning solar eclipse in the United States will generate as much science as oohs and aahs. From the discovery of helium to proving Einstein right, great science often ...

CHICAGO (AP) - California has joined several cities and counties in suing the federal government over federal public safety money that the White House has threatened to withhold amid a clash over sanc...

CHICAGO (AP) - Four Greenpeace activists accused of unfurling a banner from Trump Tower in Chicago last month to protest the president’s stance on global warming have pleaded not guilty to felon...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say applications for concealed-carry permits have been generally declining in Illinois since the program launched three years ago. The State Journal-Register repor...

By Weather Channel Meteorologist Jeff Eno Chances for rain thru Thursday. Not expecting severe weather today but storms tomorrow into Thursday could be strong. Today | Partly to mostly cloudy. A stray...

By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Illinois State Senate has voted to override Governor Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto of a school funding measure. The Senate voted 38 to 19 to override ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly have adjusted Gov. Scott Walker’s Foxconn incentives bill to tie tax credits to jobs created and create a new worker training ...

YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois judge has refused a request by Dennis Hastert to bar reporters’ cameras and recording devices from court in a May lawsuit accusing the ex-House speaker of sexu...