Author Archives: Cumulus Media
Emanuel: Focus on State Lawmakers for Education Funding
By Bill Cameron, WLS News (CHICAGO) The Chicago Teachers Union is “leaning against” going on strike later this month, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel is glad to hear it. Emanuel says he welcomes ta...
May 02, 2016
Reciting Prince During a Sportscast; a Fire-able Offense
In case you missed it on the John Howell Morning Show, the crew discussed a story focused on Dan Phillips, a sportscaster for Nashville's WZTV. Dan Phillips, a sportscaster in Nashville, was terminate...
May 02, 2016
WEATHER – A mix of clouds and sun. Slight chance of a shower. High low to mid 50s
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Jeff Eno WLS-AM Tuesday, May 2nd, 2016 Jeff’s Note: Cool start to the first work week of May. Seasonal Feel Tuesday, then cool through Midweek. Much warmer by Frid...
May 02, 2016
Obamas close to selecting architects for presidential center
(WASHINGTON) President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle's selection of an architect for their Obama Center in Chicago now is only weeks away, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned, with the first coup...
May 02, 2016
Navy Pier to get a hotel
(CHICAGO) Add hotel destination to the list of identities Navy Pier has taken on since Chicago's famous lakefront attraction was built 100 years ago. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Sunday that construct...
May 02, 2016
Woman hired for home care services sold cocaine
Heather A. Niemotka and Randy T. Pafford | Riverside police (BERWYN) A woman was arrested Thursday and charged with selling cocaine out of a west suburban Berwyn apartment, whose resident had hired th...
May 02, 2016
$5M bond for man charged with killing 2 kids in Kankakee fire
Alex Sawyer | Kankakee police (KANKAKEE) Bond was set at $5 million Thursday for a 61-year-old man charged with murder and arson in connection with a fire that left two young boys dead earlier this mo...
May 02, 2016
Wisconsin AG asks appeals court to stay right-to-work ruling
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin’s attorney general has asked an appellate court for an emergency stay of a Dane County judge’s ruling striking down the state’s right-to-work law. Brad...
May 01, 2016
Sale stays unbeaten as White Sox beat Orioles 7-1 for split
Chicago White Sox starter Chris Sale pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, April 15, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius) By David Gins...
May 01, 2016
At Illinois, Smith breaks ground he’s broken before
By DAVID MERCER, Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - When he took over the Chicago Bears in 2004 and again this spring when Illinois hired him, Lovie Smith broke new ground that came with his titl...
May 01, 2016
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