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Your help is urgently needed! After an alarming drop in scheduled donations, the American Red Cross Blood Donors are ask...
06/12/2026

Your help is urgently needed! After an alarming drop in scheduled donations, the American Red Cross Blood Donors are asking donors of all blood types to hurry in to give to help keep the blood and platelet supply strong this summer. Every donation is crucial! Please book: https://rcblood.org/donate

A new trend has been taking over social media. Costumed people chasing CTA trains. It started as a fun bit but now grew ...
06/12/2026

A new trend has been taking over social media. Costumed people chasing CTA trains. It started as a fun bit but now grew to several dozens of people going on these runs. Would you join in on the action? What costume would you wear?

Charlie Clerk, better known as on social media, has three rules when making his "Catch That Trai...

06/11/2026

Everyday heroes have a special place at WLS!

Honor the bravery and devotion of first responders and military members by adding your patch to the Hero Wall of Fame on the Ray Stevens Show.

Send your patch to 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive and tune in each morning to hear a salute to your service.

The WLS 890 Hero Wall of Fame is made possible by the Illinois House Republican Caucus

Ready for the World Cup? Chicago has lots of watch parties and events throughout the city. Where will you be watching th...
06/11/2026

Ready for the World Cup? Chicago has lots of watch parties and events throughout the city. Where will you be watching the matches?

The FIFA World Cup 2026 is here. Even though Chicago isn't a host city, there are still plenty of ways to get ...

Over 100,000 tickets were sold for the massive event last week. Grant Park was full of Pokémon and people trying to catc...
06/10/2026

Over 100,000 tickets were sold for the massive event last week. Grant Park was full of Pokémon and people trying to catch them all!

If you attended Pokmon Go Fest in Grant Park over the weekend, you were not alone. The event was a such a huge...

It's a last ditch effort to keep the Bears in Illinois. Is there still a chance or is it a lost cause at this point?
06/10/2026

It's a last ditch effort to keep the Bears in Illinois. Is there still a chance or is it a lost cause at this point?

The Bears stadium saga just got yet another twist. An Illinois lawmaker said he has a new plan to keep the tea...

Scheduled donations to the American Red Cross Blood Donors have dropped significantly in recent weeks. Donors of all blo...
06/09/2026

Scheduled donations to the American Red Cross Blood Donors have dropped significantly in recent weeks. Donors of all blood types are urgently needed right now. Please give: https://rcblood.org/donate

Chicago Park District announced that public pools will be opening in a few weeks. Just in time for us to cool off from t...
06/09/2026

Chicago Park District announced that public pools will be opening in a few weeks. Just in time for us to cool off from this heat. What's your favorite place to swim in the city?

Get ready to make a splash. Touting its successful recruitment of a full complement of more than 700 lifeguard...

The animals at Brookfield Zoo are ready for the World Cup! Check out the video of them playing "soccer" to get in the sp...
06/09/2026

The animals at Brookfield Zoo are ready for the World Cup! Check out the video of them playing "soccer" to get in the spirit. Who do you think the tiger is rooting for this summer?

If you think you've got soccer fever ahead of the World Cup, wait until you see who's playing at Brookfield Zo...

06/08/2026

The Big 890 is celebrating 250 years of American freedom with a full weekend of fun July 3–5, and the return of racing at Chicagoland Speedway is front and center.

Enter at the link below for your chance to lock in your seat and be part of this special comeback.

https://www.wlsam.com/2026/04/27/the-ray-stevens-250/

Big thanks to your Chicagoland Toyota Dealers - Toyota. Let’s go places.

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