Author Archives: Cumulus Media

Judge Urges Speed In Lucas Museum Case
By Nick Gale, WLS News (CHICAGO) A federal judge is pushing Chicago attorneys to move faster when it comes to the fight over the George Lucas museum. A judge says the attorneys must move faster...
Cumulus Media Mar 09, 2016

Killer Gets Life in Prison
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Reginald Potts has been sentenced to life in prison for killing ex-girlfriend, Nailah Franklin, and dumping her naked body in Calumet City in 2007. Potts ...
Cumulus Media Mar 08, 2016

Prosecutors: Gang Member Planned Child’s Death
By Nick Gale, WLS News (CHICAGO) A 33-year-old Chicago man has been charged with the November 2 murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee. Calling it one of the worst offenses she has seen in her 30-plus years...
Cumulus Media Mar 08, 2016
Vote Results: Hawaii, Michigan, Mississippi, Idaho
Cumulus Media Mar 08, 2016

More State Budget Impasse finger-pointing
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Another day, and another round of name-calling in the Springfield budget impasse. In this episode, Governor Rauner called in reporters to accuse Speak...
Cumulus Media Mar 08, 2016

Trump is “Intemperate and Unstable”
By John Dempsey, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts is elaborating on why his conservative family is spending millions of dollars to help prevent Donald Trump from becoming ...
Cumulus Media Mar 08, 2016

UPDATE: Breaking: Major West Side Fire
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Chicago fire fighters are battling a major fire at a flea market building in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. Flames have caused much of the roof to collaps...
Cumulus Media Mar 08, 2016

Big John Howell Show Notes 3-8-16
Thousands of people have signed a petition to get the University of Illinois-Chicago to cancel Donald Trump's rally at the school pavilion Friday. As of Monday morning, nearly 43,000 people had signed...
Cumulus Media Mar 08, 2016

Illinois State Rep. David Harris
Chicagoans would be represented by an elected - not appointed - School Board, under a measure that won overwhelming approval Thursday in the Illinois House. The seven-member Board of Education is curr...
Cumulus Media Mar 08, 2016

Sun-Times Sports Columnist Rick Morrissey
Lovie Smith is returning to the state of Illinois, joining the Fighting Illini as their new coach. Illinois announced that it has given Smith a six-year, $21 million deal to run its football program. ...
Cumulus Media Mar 08, 2016







