Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 (PARK RIDGE)A final autopsy has revealed that the death of a 7-year-old Park Ridge girl back in June was the result of a congenital heart defect. Katherine Babich collapsed at...

By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 (CHICAGO) In an effort at shared sacrifice, Chicago Public Schools is asking teachers to pay more for their pensions. It’s a teachers contract similar to one that Chicag...

(CHICAGO) The wife of Rod Blagojevich is asking a federal judge for leniency ahead of a ruling on whether to reduce the 14-year prison term of the former Illinois governor. In a letter to U.S. Distric...

(CHICAGO) A man who unsuccessfully challenged Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in the Democratic primary has filed a lawsuit accusing the longtime political powerbroker of fraud and seeking to &...

(OAK LAWN) Authorities say a suburban Chicago man has died after the SUV he was driving was struck by a Metra SouthWest Service train. Metra spokesman Tom Miller says the collision occurred about 7:40...

APNewsbreak (CHICAGO) Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says a voter referendum aimed at imposing term limits on Chicago’s mayor and creating a consumer advocacy position won’t make the Novem...

(CHICAGO) A federal judge will decide today whether to cut the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY’-uh-vich), who went to prison in 2012. Blagojevich was co...

Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Morning Forecast Tuesday, August 9, 2016 SUMMERTIME HEAT AND HUMIDITY RETURNING BY MIDWEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFF TO OUR EAST. THE HEAT INDEX IS ...

Authorities investigate Sunday evening after a ceiling collapsed in an apartment building in the 10000 block of Linda Lane in Des Plaines. | Network Video Productions (DES PLAINES) A man was injured w...

(CHICAGO) Chicago officials say a program to renovate hundreds of playgrounds in the city will be completed by the end of the year, one year ahead of schedule. Mayor Rahm Emanuel made the announcement...