Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

CHICAGO (AP) Chicago police and federal agents are collaborating in an initiative to stem the flow of illegal guns in the city as part of efforts to curb rampant violence. President Donald Trump tweet...

By Weather Channel Meteorologist Ray Stagich   STORMY WEATHER POSSIBLE WITH A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TONIGHT   Today|Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms. High 82F. Winds WSW at 10 to...

FARMER CITY, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say an Illinois State Police trooper has died and his canine partner was injured following a crash involving a semi-truck along Interstate 74. State police say in ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Severe storms brought up to 6 inches of rain to parts of northern Illinois in less than four hours, causing flash flooding in some areas. The National Weather Service office in R...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (SPRINGFIELD) Without a budget deal in Springfield today, state road construction could be shutting down. 25,000 workers on 900 road projects would be affected. Todd Maisc...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A new coalition of reputable good government groups delivered petitions to the offices of Mayor Rahm Emanuel the city council, asking that the next Chicago polic...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - A member of the DeKalb County Board is suing Northern Illinois University’s Board of Trustees in an effort to void a $600,000 severance payment to the school’s departin...

By Weather Channel Meteorologist Scott Lawrimore STORMY WEATHER POSSIBLE THRU THE DAY AND A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TONIGHT Today | Cloudy skies during the morning hours followed by thunderstorms in the...

By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Bloomington Republican State Senator Bill Brady is blasting Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying Madigan wants to “obstruct” progress tow...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (WASHINGTON) — The World Series Champion Chicago Cubs have made a stop at the White House. It was the second stop at the White House for the Cubs, having already vi...