Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (SPRINGFIELD) — State government is now entering its third year without a budget and because of that, the state’s credit rating has taken an immediate hit....

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) City Hall’s Inspector General Joe Ferguson is out with a new audit of the city’s collective bargaining agreements and this one reveals an very ge...

By Ray Stagich, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) A mostly dry stretch of weather through Thursday. A few more showers and storms look possible Friday into the 1st weekend of June….. Warmi...

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) White Sox play-by-play announcer Ken “Hawk” Harrelson has been in the broadcast booth for more than 30 years. His final year will be the 2018 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Legislature has overwhelmingly endorsed a plan to automatically register qualified voters. The proposal would register eligible individuals automatically when the...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House has approved a proposal that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over five years. House lawmakers voted 61 to 53 Tuesday. Democratic s...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lawmakers in Springfield have been considering a bill that would allow Illinois farmers to grow industrial hemp. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports that Democrat...

By John Dempsey, WLS-AM news (CHICAGO) Tuesday night is a big night at Guaranteed Rate field on the South Side. Former White Sox star pitcher Chris Sale will be on the mound for Boston, throwing again...

CHICAGO (AP) - The number of medical school graduates who stay in Illinois after graduating from the state’s public universities is plummeting. Crain’s Chicago Business reports school offi...

  By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) No state budget means layoffs at Northeastern Illinois University. The school had a couple of temporary shutdowns earlier this year and furloughed ...