Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Kaya Yurieff Cities are already eager to be the new home for Amazon’s second headquarters. Amazon on Thursday announced plans to open a second headquarters in North America. Dubbed “HQ2...

By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) South Suburban Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger was on WLS Thursday morning, expressing bewilderment at President Trump’s decision to bypass Republica...

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner plans his administration’s first international trade mission with an eight-day visit to Japan and China. Rauner’s office on Wednesday said the tri...

[van id=”van/batchfeed/2017/09/05/storyful_a2c96c20-925e-11e7-a362-3dd5431950e2″] NEW YORK (AP) - Fifteen statesm including Illinois, and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit in N...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois police officer has delivered his son in a hotel parking lot. The Rockford Register Star reports Rockford officer James Nachampassack was on duty early Sunday morning ...

By Weather Channel Meteorologist Mark Thibodeau Today|Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 69F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight|Mostly cloudy skies. Low 53F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow|Morning cl...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined with 15 attorneys general to file a lawsuit to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) grantees. ...

CHICAGO (AP) - A 2006 donation from Illinois gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker to ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s re-election is raising questions. The Chicago Tribune reports Pritzker and his wif...

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Dozens of dogs and cats left homeless by Hurricane Harvey arrived in Waukegan Monday to receive medical care and await adoption. GreaterGood.org financed the flight from a Texas ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Chicago students “have nothing to worry about” as President Donald Trump’s administration said it will wind down a program protecting young imm...