Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

CHICAGO (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is set to appear on stage with a federal appellate judge in Chicago. Ginsburg and Ann Claire Williams will hold a conversation at Chicago’...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has tapped nearly $700 million in existing funds to make the first payment to colleges and universities they’ve received in seven months. Comptroller Susana Men...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb says he is “incredibly stoked” to announce a list of infrastructure projects that will get funding over the next five years. The Republican go...

By Kenneth Boone, Weather Channel Meteorologist   Windy and wet weather diminishes as work week begins. Temps expected to rise. Today|Cloudy early, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. High 77...

(CHICAGO) Several Chicago-area medical professionals are facing charges as part of the largest health care fraud enforcement action in Department of Justice history. More than 400 defendants were char...

  By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Governor Bruce Rauner has issued a state disaster proclamation for Lake, McHenry and Kane counties to ensure continued state support to...

GURNEE, Ill. (AP) - Forecasters say flooding in north-suburban Chicago could worsen over the weekend as water flows down rivers into the state from Wisconsin. The National Weather Service says the Des...

By Ray Stagich, Weather Channel Meteorologist Today|Mainly sunny. High 82F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight|Clear in the evening then increasing clouds with some scattered thunderstorms after midnigh...

By Bill Cameron (CHICAGO) Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is off on a junket to Europe today. First stop for the Mayor is Berlin, then on to London and Milan, primarily to recruit millennials to Chicago...

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois and Chicago officials are looking into ways to improve the city’s 80-year-old lakeside highway. The Chicago Tribune reports that Lake Shore Drive has undergone several ex...