Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports that the unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in December, up +0.2 percentage point from November, and down -0.3 percentage poi...

(CHICAGO) -- An extreme cold warning is in effect until noon Friday with the windchill expected to hit -30 to -35 degrees. As arctic air moves into Illinois, AAA is urging drivers and homeowners to ta...

(Springfield, IL) -- As the Illinois House convenes in Springfield, the Illinois Freedom Caucus is warning that Illinois families cannot afford a repeat of the political theater that dominated the Spr...

(CHICAGO) -- The Better Business Bureau of Chicago say the overall volume of the local top scams spiked off the charts, almost doubling year over year from 1,196 to 2,553 in the year ending on 12/31/2...

(CHICAGO) -- The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office says the death of a man found shot inside of a South Shore apartment on Saturday was a homicide. Chicago police say a person discovered 51-year-o...

(CHICAGO) -- With a vote of 22-13, the City Council Finance Committee pushed though an alternative revenue package that would increase taxes on plastic grocery bags and liquor sales and allow ads on c...

(CHICAGO) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson and a handful of aldermen met face to face at City Hall on Monday afternoon but after just 30 minutes the meeting ended with no forward movement on a budget. Alderme...

(CHICAGO) -- As the city creeps closer to the end of the year and a budget deadline looming, aldermen have tweaked an alternative budget with hopes of winning over Mayor Brandon Johnson. Ald. Gil Vill...

(Seattle, WA) -- Iran and Egypt have complained after FIFA scheduled a World Cup match between the two nations in Seattle that will coincide with the city's gay pride festival. Seattle's "PrideFest 20...

(CHICAGO) --Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council are still far apart on reaching an agreement on a spending plan for next year. Much of the disagreement focuses on the mayor's plan to collect $2...