Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Manu Raju, CNN Senior Political Reporter Sen. Mark Kirk’s campaign falsely asserted on its website that the Illinois Republican was a veteran of the Iraq war, a misstatement that comes six ye...

(CHICAGO) The Cook County medical examiner’s office has identified a body found after a weekend fire in Chicago’s West Side as that of a 15-year-old high school student. Chicago police res...

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) An Aurora man has pleaded guilty to killing a DuPage County jail nurse in March 2014. Jose Loera agreed to the plea deal just as his trial was about to st...

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Eighty-nine year old Fidencio Sanchez has been pushing his treats cart around Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood for decades. A man who saw the e...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Those wanting to see the highly acclaimed play “Hamilton” can take their chances and enter a ticket lottery. Beginning September 27, A day-of-show ticke...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Female paramedics have won a victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals over the physical test in their paramedic entrance exam, but in Chicago, City Hall is not givin...

(CHICAGO) Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says mandatory de-escalating training of city’s police officers is designed to teach them how to deal with tense situations “without t...

(JOLIET) A Will County judge has convicted a Joliet man of first-degree murder for gunning down a man in an alley two years ago. Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced that 31-year...

Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A west suburban woman who helped people with their taxes is now heading to prison for using their information for other purposes. Leticia Williams-English of...

Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich Tuesday, September 20, 2016 ANY REMAINING ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM WILL END EARLY UNDER A PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY. SUNSHINE RETURNS TUESDAY AS WINDS SHIF...