Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

(CHICAGO) The Madison Street entrance to Union Station has been closed for repairs and inspection until further notice. Metra customers who regularly use the Madison Street entrance are advised to ent...

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Chicago State University trustees, today, will vote on a “separation agreement” for the school’s president. It has been a rough year for...

By Carma Hassan and Holly Yan, CNN Sandra Bland’s family has reached a $1.9 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit, the family’s attorney said Thursday. The settlement includes com...

(CHICAGO) The roommate of a man killed in west suburban Naperville in January 2014 was found guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in DuPage County. Grant Muren, 24, was found guilty of killing 25-...

Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Thursday, September 15, 2016 Dry into Thursday before scattered showers & t-storms on Friday… SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 15 2016 – S...

CHICAGO (AP) - A physician who treated U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk after a 2012 stroke says the Illinois Republican “has made a full cognitive recovery.” Kirk’s campaign released a letter fr...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The Chicago White Sox have announced their 2017 regular-season schedule with Opening Day on Monday, April 3 against Detroit with a 3:10 first pitch. The home opener...

(CHICAGO) Opening statements are slated for the biggest street-gang trial in recent Chicago history, offering a rare inside look at the kind of gangland activity that’s helped fuel city gun viol...

(CHICAGO) A man has been charged with murder in a Chicago apartment building fire that killed an infant, two other children and a man. Police say in a statement that 51-year-old Reginald Hester faces ...

Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) The Chicago White Sox successfully achieved the Guinness Book record for the most dogs attending a sporting event at Tuesday's 7:10 p.m. game against the Cleveland In...