Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

(Gary, IN) -- Residents in Northwest Indiana will have a chance to weigh in on a proposed electric rate hike. NIPSCO is proposing a 20-percent rate hike which would add an extra $32 per month to a cus...

(CHICAGO) -- The Chicago White Sox Charities have launched their new Diamond Impact Awards that provide multiple $125,000 gifts to local non-profits. "The 2025 Diamond Impact Awards allow us to deepen...

The project to renovate the children's garden at the Garfield Park Conservatory is back on track and expected to break ground Friday morning. The new Elizabeth Morse Genius Children's Garden, first an...

The annual Christkindlmarket opens today for the holiday season. The 28th annual Christmas event, bringing food, music and gifts in a German style market bazaar opens at Daley Plaza and it's third yea...

A Wisconsin man thought to have drowned is alive in Eastern Europe. Ryan Borgwardt, a husband and father of three who authorities said faked his own death in Green Lake, Wisconsin lake and fled the co...

The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival and Parade will return for the 33rd year this Saturday. This year's holiday event will feature a new Chicago River lighting spectacle and the tallest ball...

(SPRINGFIELD) -- The Illinois Conservation Foundation has introduced its 2024 state park series ornament, showcasing the Devil's Standtable formation at Giant City State Park. Giant City, with its dra...

A semi truck driver was seriously hurt after a tanker truck he was driving, rolled over Thursday morning. The accident happened around 3:30 a.m. on the ramp from northbound Mannheim Road to the inboun...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago will be presenting their popular Holiday Magic once again this year. Celebrating its 43rd year, Holiday Magic returns with giant illuminated animals, a dazzling tunnel show and ...

A 6-month-old boy was grazed in the cheek by gunfire that also killed a man as they drove Wednesday morning in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood, officials said. Around 10:45 a.m., a 35-year-old man a...