Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By NIck Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Chicago White Sox begin the 2017 Cactus League season on Saturday, February 25 as the "visiting" team against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Camelback Ranch, the te...

(CHICAGO) Chicago crossed the line into the privacy of people's homes - and violated constitutional protections - by imposing sweeping regulations governing Airbnb and other home-sharing services, a f...

(CHICAGO) Democrat Brad Schneider has won back his old congressional seat, defeating Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold in a rematch for the suburban Chicago district. Schneider topped Dold on Tuesday to e...

(MILWAUKEE) Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson defeated former US Senator Russ Feingold, who was the heavy favorite. With 71 percent of all precincts reporting, Johnson leads with 52% of the vote compared ...

By Eric Bradner, CNN Democrats have now picked off one of the five seats they need to wrest control of the Senate away from Republicans, and the parties are anxiously watching returns from six of the ...

(CHICAGO) A futures trader whose alleged market manipulation led to the 2010 U.S. stock market drop known as the "Flash Crash" is finally set to appear in a Chicago courtroom Tuesday, authorities say....

(CHICAGO) Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen, claiming the company violated state environmental laws by tampering with emissions controls in its diesel vehicles. The ...

Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 WLS-AM Some Election day rain showers for Tuesday Morning and a bit cooler. Periodically warming up/cooling off the rest of the work we...

(CHICAGO) A former Cook County worker admitted Monday that he swindled cash out of a $10.3 million federal grant meant to help flood victims, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Barry Croall, 47, coll...

(CHICAGO) Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson on Monday watched cellphone video of the Southwest Side traffic standoff that sparked a fatal police-involved shooting, but he didn't see clear violations ...