Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

(CHICAGO) Thirteen people were killed and at least 52 others, including a pregnant woman, were wounded in shootings across Chicago over Labor Day weekend, according to Chicago Police. The latest homic...

(SPRINGFIELD) The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is hosting an event dedicated to teaching the public about past presidential pets. The event gives the public the chance to learn abou...

By Eugene Scott, CNN Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence says he will release his tax returns next week, drawing a stark contrast with his running mate, Donald Trump, who has refused to re...

(CHICAGO) Bus riders on the South and Far South sides can expect more frequent service and extended routes, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. "The service improvements we're making, the transit impr...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has granted eight pardons and denied 118 other petitions for clemency. The Republican announced the action Friday. He granted pardons and expungements for th...

(CHICAGO) An off-duty Chicago Police officer was grazed by a bullet early Sunday and returned fire in the Bridgeport neighborhood on the South Side. The officer completed his shift shortly after 5 a.m...

By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) High pressure will keep the sunny and dry conditions around thru Labor Day. Rain chances return on Tuesday. Today|Mostly sunny, seasonal and bree...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Officials in Chicago say 35-year-old former Butler University basketball star Joel Cornette died from coronary artery disease. The Cook County medical examiner’s office told ...

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...