Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore SOME STRONG OR SEVERE T-STORMS POSSIBLE INTO FRIDAY…… Today | Partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High 81F. Winds NNW at...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois House of Representatives has completed override action on Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of the Democrats budget. Without a vote to spare, D...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) The Illinois House has voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes of a budget package. The action Thursday gives Illinois its first annual spending plan since 2015. The ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Emergency workers wearing protective gear have entered Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office inside the Illinois Capitol after a report of hazardous material that’s prompted authoritie...

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) How bad was the holiday violence in Chicago? Police say that an eruption of gun violence after the official end of the 4th of July weekend left nearly as ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Two key Republicans in the Illinois House say they will continue supporting an income-tax increase over their governor’s veto. Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights and...

PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A barn fire in Kendall County left at least 18 horses dead. The Chicago Tribune reports that the fire near Plainfield - about 38 miles southwest of Chicago - happened at about ...

By Bill Cameron, WLS News (SPRINGFIELD) Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was the big winner because he beat Gov Rauner. He called it “an unbelievable struggle” but as his mentor the fir...

CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman says the board will decide next month whether to provide some information about voters to President Donald Trump’s voting commission...

By Weather Channel Meteorologist Mark Thibodeau HEATING UP TODAY, AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BRING SOME POSSIBLE ROUGH STORMS TONIGHT, THEN DRIER AND COOLER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Today | Sunshine a...