Author Archives: Cumulus Media
New report says Hastert accused of abusing at least four
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A new report says at least four people have accused disgraced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert of sexually abusing them as teenagers, when Hastert was a ...
Apr 07, 2016
White Sox, Cubs both using metal detectors for fans
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News. (CHICAGO) If you are headed to the White Sox or Cubs home openers in the next few days, be sure to leave yourself extra time. For the first time, both teams are using met...
Apr 06, 2016
Durbin to Meet With Garland
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A handful of Republicans have met with President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland and now U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) will meet with him thi...
Apr 06, 2016
Rollins homers in 9th to lift White Sox past Athletics 5-4
(OAKLAND, Calif.) Jimmy Rollins hit a tiebreaking homer off closer Sean Doolittle with two outs in the ninth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Tuesday night. A native ...
Apr 06, 2016
City inspector nabbed by feds, charged with demanding $300 bribe
(CHICAGO) Chicago building inspector Roberto Uribe just wanted "some appreciation" from a local property owner, the feds say. "And that appreciation is gonna be $300," Uribe allegedly told the owner. ...
Apr 06, 2016
WEATHER – Rain/Thunder and wind early…then remaining cloudy with showers mid ot late AM and in the afternoon. High 54F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 More like mid March the next several days. Raw and chilly with even some snow flakes possible at times… SUNR...
Apr 06, 2016
O’Hare-bound Blue Line trains to bypass Addison for 3 weeks
(CHICAGO) Northbound CTA Blue Line trains will not stop at the Addison station on the Northwest Side for the next three weeks. O'Hare-bound trains began bypassing the Addison station at 9 p.m. Tuesday...
Apr 06, 2016
UPDATE: Worker killed, three injured when beam falls in Des Plaines
(DES PLAINES) OSHA is investigating after one worker was killed and three others injured when a 45-ton steel beam fell at a construction site under a Jane Addams Memorial Tollway bridge early Tuesday ...
Apr 06, 2016
Police: Scammers posed as Woodstock employees to seek donations
(WOODSTOCK) Police in northwest suburban Woodstock are investigating scammers who have recently posed as city employees to solicit charitable donations from local businesses. The first scam occurred F...
Apr 06, 2016
Emergency Closure on Touhy Avenue
By Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 Traffic and Transit (DES PLAINES) A fatal construction accident early Tuesday morning on Touhy Avenue at the Jane Addams Expressway has caused major traffic issues throughou...
Apr 05, 2016
