Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Tal Kopan, CNN The hack of Illinois voter data first reported earlier this week was smaller than previously thought, according to an update from state officials. Some information of roughly 90,000 ...

    By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News For years, Rahm Emanuel has resisted pressure to add more cops to the police dept budget because it’s so expensive. Now, in this summer’s terribl...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) The countdown to Cuba has begun after the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the company final approval to launch service to Havana from two of its hubs ...

Today | Some clouds this morning will give way to generally sunny skies for the afternoon. High 73F. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight | Clear skies. Low 57F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow | A m...

(CHICAGO) Chicago ticked past a pair of grim milestones as August passed into September. Chicago Police said 90 people were murdered in the city in August. A few hours into Sept. 1, the total number o...

(CHICAGO) The upcoming Labor Day weekend is expected to be mostly sunny, and one of the most heavily traveled weekends in Chicago and surrounding areas. The holiday weekend is expected have highs near...

(CHICAGO) An associate of the convicted one-time political power broker Tony Rezko was sentenced to 57 months in prison Thursday for dodging more than $1 million in income taxes. Alber Najjar, also kn...

By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) Mayor Emanuel’s proposed police oversight ordinance has been taking a lot of heat lately and even Emanuel’s current police oversight chief has been ta...

By John Dempsey, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) As Chicago prepares for a potentially violent Labor Day weekend, Governor Bruce Rauner is rejecting calls to call out the National Guard in the city. Rauner says ...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Chicago White Sox have announced the dates for SoxFest 2017. The 26th annual fan convention will run January 27 – 29 at the Hilton Chicago and will includ...