Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (BELLEVILLE,IL) — We are hearing from the wife of the gunman in shooting that left a top Republican congressman hospitalized and several others wounded. The wife of...

[van id=”van/batchfeed/2017/06/15/storyful_b73fcf30-51f1-11e7-82a3-d97784282da9″]& ERIN, Wis (AP) - Authorities in Wisconsin say the pilot of a small advertising blimp was seriously bu...

(CHICAGO) The association that runs the popular Powerball lottery and Mega Millions games will drop Illinois at the end of June without a budget agreement, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Concern ...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville), who was one of the people at the scene when a gunman from Illinois opened fire on Republican lawmakers, believes it was ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s chief lawyer says he agrees court oversight is the best way to ensure police reforms are done right but that the Trump administration backed away from...

CHICAGO (AP) - Enterprise CarShare has announced it will stop doing business in Chicago indefinitely due to the theft or vandalism of its vehicles. Greg Philips is brand publicity manager for St. Loui...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials say the fairgrounds in Springfield and DuQuoin will be ready for summer state fairs, but that major updates await private fundraising and a state spending p...

By Jeff Eno, Weather Channel Meteorologist Today | A stray shower possible early then gradual clearing. Hot. High close to 90 Friday | Scattered thunderstorms possible. High near 90 Saturday | Partly ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Republicans have presented what they’re calling a “compromise” budget and reform plan to end the state’s nearly three-year budget impasse. It was a fami...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Civil rights lawyers have filed a federal lawsuit against the city and they want a federal judge to oversee Chicago police conduct reforms. Mayor Emanuel backed ...