Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Adam Chappelle, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Two people were injured after Illinois State Police troopers fired at an armed man in a cab late Thursday night. ISP officials said troopers were conductin...

By Adam Chappelle, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) 56-year old Bonnie Liltz was sentenced to 4 years in prison earlier this summer for killing her disabled daughter, Courtney. But on Thursday, she was freed...

(CHICAGO) A north suburban man was sentenced Thursday to eight years in federal prison for distributing more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and using the proceeds to buy several luxury vehicles. Jo...

(CHICAGO) Construction work will require Howard-bound Red Line trains to run express from Sheridan to Howard during the weekend, according to Chicago Transit Authority. The work will begin 11 p.m. Fri...

(CHICAGO) The Chicago Board of Education has unanimously approved a $5.4 billion budget that will include increased property taxes. Wednesday’s vote followed protests by teachers and parents who...

(ROCKFORD) Crop experts say the recent heat and humidity that has hit Illinois is ideal for the state’s soybean and corn crops. Nikki Keltner is a program coordinator for the University of Illin...

(CHICAGO) Federal agents have joined Chicago police and fire investigators in trying to determine the cause of a suspicious fire that killed four, including three children. The Cook County medical exa...

Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Thursday, August 25, 2016 Another slow drive this morning with local heavy rain, but drier weather for the afternoon commute. Dry on Friday before ano...

Tarrill Peters Jr. | Chicago Police (CHICAGO) A Streamwood teen ran over his father three times with a car after an argument broke out at a relative's home in Chicago's North Austin neighborhood earli...

(CHICAGO) A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Metra train late Wednesday in the Northwest Side Forest Glen neighborhood, according to the transit agency. The person was struck by an inbound Milwaukee...