Author Archives: Cumulus Media
Illinois State Comptroller Leslie Munger
Illinois State Comptroller Leslie Munger announced over the weekend that she won’t be paying lawmakers for the time being because of the budget battle. She says there isn’t enough money to...
Apr 18, 2016
Nearly all city outdoor lights to be upgraded
(CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office announced Sunday it plans to replace nearly all of the city's street, alley and park lights over the next four years. Calling it the "one of the largest municipal...
Apr 18, 2016
County commissioner proposes animal abuse registry ordinance
(CHICAGO) A Cook County commissioner proposed an animal abuse registry ordinance last week, aiming to prohibit convicted animal abusers from buying or adopting animals for 15 years or more after their...
Apr 18, 2016
Grill fire causes explosion in Batavia
(BATAVIA) No one was injured when a grill fire caused a small explosion Sunday afternoon in west suburban Batavia. Shortly after 3 p.m., firefighters were called for an explosion and a grill on fire i...
Apr 18, 2016
Chicago to replace most city lights with brighter lights
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago is going to get brighter. In a news release, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced plans to upgrade more than 270,000 lights on its streets, alleys and parks by replacing outdated and in...
Apr 17, 2016
Sox drop second in a row to Rays, lose 3 -2
Chicago White Sox’s Austin Jackson hits an RBI-single off Tampa Bay Rays starter Matt Moore during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 17, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/S...
Apr 17, 2016
No longer a convicted killer, freed man ‘didn’t think this day would come’
By Ann O’Neill, CNN (CHICAGO) The first thing Jack McCullough did as a free man was order a slice of pizza. For years, he’d practically drool every time a pizza commercial came on the tiny...
Apr 17, 2016
Big John Howell Show Notes 4-15-16
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled over her judgment and his grasp of policy in a tense and at times personal debate here Thursday, less than a week before the pivotal New York primary. A.B. S...
Apr 17, 2016
Chicago’s ‘run and hide’ airport cops could finally get their guns
By Scott Zamost and Drew Griffin, CNN (CHICAGO) Aviation police officers at Chicago’s two airports would be allowed to carry guns under an ordinance proposed in the wake of a CNN investigation. ...
Apr 17, 2016
Rays end White Sox winning streak
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer dumps a bucket of ice water on Brad Miller after the Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-2 during a baseball game Saturday, April 16, 2016, in St. Peters...
Apr 17, 2016
