Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

By Todd Borek, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS THE AREA HOT AND DRY SATURDAY BEFORE A FRONT ARRIVES LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS...

(CHICAGO) A couple was arguing on a CTA Red Line train Thursday when the man suddenly stabbed his girlfriend repeatedly, killing her, police said Thursday. Jessica Hampton, 25, was stabbed in the neck...

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) The Illinois Legislature plans to reconvene next week as the state approaches a second year without a budget. Senate President John Cullerton told members Thursday they should retu...

(CHICAGO) A woman has been stabbed to death on a Chicago L train in what police say may have been a domestic dispute. First Deputy Superintendent John Escalante said Thursday that witnesses said they ...

(CHICAGO) A struggling Illinois health insurance co-op is suing the federal government, claiming it’s being shortchanged of $72.8 million in promised payments under the Affordable Care Act. Chic...

(CHICAGO) Chicago police have advised officers to be on the lookout for Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor after receiving a report she threatened to jump from a bridge. Police spokesman Of...

Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast 6/24/16 Nice warm up coming with a chance of thunder on Sunday. SUNRISE AND SUNSET JUNE 24 2016 – SUNRISE 517 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT ...

(CHICAGO) At least eight tornadoes touched down during a series of powerful storms Wednesday evening across north-central and northeast Illinois, according to the National Weather Service. That number...

(CHICAGO) An Illinois State Police trooper was acquitted Wednesday of felony charges that he shot into his ex-girlfriend's Southwest Side home two years ago, though a judge found him guilty of a lesse...

By Paul Armstrong, CNN   While the British people voted convincingly to leave the European Union, a deeply polarized country has emerged.  More than 30 million people from England, Scotland,...