Author Archives: Cumulus Media

Man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan
(CHICAGO) A man died Thursday evening after he was pulled from the waters of Lake Michigan near the 31st Street Beach on the South Side, police said. Rescue crews responded about 8:30 p.m. for the swi...
Cumulus Media Jul 12, 2016

Public-private project to improve truck access to Joliet hub
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says state and local governments are partnering with a private company to relieve traffic congestion and provide easier access to a major commercial tran...
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2016

Attorneys to make sentencing recommendations for Blagojevich
CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys face a midnight deadline for motions regarding the sentence they’d like former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to receive when his c...
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2016

UPDATE: Extra-alarm fire reported at Far South Side scrapyard
(CHICAGO) Firefighters are battling a large fire that led to a HazMat situation at a Far South Side scrapyard Monday afternoon. Crews are at the scene of the scrapyard fire at 3033 E. 106th St., accor...
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2016

UPDATE: Naked man stole truck in Gold Coast, jumped into lake
(CHICAGO) A naked man caused a disturbance Monday morning when he stole a landscaping truck from the Gold Coast neighborhood, crashed it on Lake Shore Drive, then jumped in Lake Michigan. Officers res...
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2016

Kris Bryant’s thoughts on facing Chris Sale at the All-Star Game
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2016

Howell in :60 – Monday, July 11
There were protests all over the country over the weekend, including here in Chicago, where it disrupted John’s travel plans. Meanwhile, Paul Nehlen is launching a challenge against Paul Ryan. H...
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2016

Police: Woman killed in crash on Bishop Ford Freeway
A woman was killed and three other people were injured in a single-vehicle crash early Monday on the Bishop Ford Freeway. | Network Video Productions (SOUTH HOLLAND) A woman was killed in a sin...
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2016

Trial set for ex-Wrigley rooftop exec accused of bilking Cubs
(CHICAGO) Marc Hamid's lawyers say the Chicago Cubs have a "reason to be angry" at the former Wrigleyville rooftop owner, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The one-time Skybox on Sheffield executive play...
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2016

Two arrested in downtown protests
(CHICAGO) Two people were arrested Sunday as about 100 protesters demonstrated in the Loop against the police shootings of African-American men in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and outside St. Paul, Minneso...
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2016







