Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

(CHICAGO) Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that sets training standards for those who provide care to people with Alzheimer’s disease. He signed the measure into law on Monday. It outlin...

(MILWAUKEE)A Chicago-based communist revolutionary group blamed by Milwaukee’s police chief for stoking a second day of violence says that some of its members did go there to “support a re...

(CHICAGO) The terminations of three Lake County Corrections Officers for their involvement in an inmate's 2012 death have been upheld. The terminations of Corrections Officers Rodney Holmes, Robert Sc...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 (ROSEMONT) The Village of Rosemont is mourning the death of a longtime public servant. Donald E. Stephens II, who served the village for more than 43 years, died Saturday morn...

Firefighters battled a blaze in three buildings early Monday in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) Two firefighters were injured and 11 people were displace...

[van id=”us/2016/08/14/milwaukee-violence-police-shooting-young-newday.cnn”] Angry crowds took to the streets in Milwaukee on Saturday night to protest the fatal shooting of an armed man b...

Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Monday, August 15, 2016 The work week begins on a brief dry note then low pressure traveling along a stalled front to our south will bring sh...

(SANDUSKY) The federal government is handing out $2 million to cities along the Great Lakes to cut down storm water runoff and improve water quality at beaches. The money will go to 13 cities in India...

(AURORA) After nearly three years of undercover investigation, a total of 96 felony charges have been filed against 16 gang members from west suburban Aurora, authorities announced Friday. FBI agents ...

By Ray Stagich, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) After a stormy Friday, expect a much nicer weekend.   Today|Cloudy early with partial sunshine expected late. A stray shower or thunderstor...