Author Archives: Cumulus Media
Chicago Restaurant Week Recommendations From Tribune Restaurant Critic Phil Vettel
It’s Chicago Restaurant Week this week. It’s a great time to try something new, or visit an old favorite you haven’t been to in a while. Chicago Tribune Restaurant Critic Phil Vettel...
Jan 25, 2016
Cuts to Largest Social Service Provider
By Nick Gale, WLS News (CHICAGO) Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, which is the largest statewide provider of social services, has announced that because of the state budget impasse, they will clo...
Jan 23, 2016
Weather: At or above average temps, rain or snow showers return Monday night
By Richard Lewelling, Weather Channel Meteorologist (CHICAGO) Up to 2 feet of snow from Washington DC to New York City closing the door on travel to the East Coast Hubs this weekend. We continue with ...
Jan 23, 2016
Former county deputy and clerk get probation in ticket-fixing fraud
(CHICAGO) A former Cook County sheriff's deputy and a former Cook County circuit court clerk employee were sentenced to probation Friday for their roles in a scheme to bilk a couple out of $2,000 whil...
Jan 22, 2016
Rahm Reacts to CPS Layoffs
By Bill Cameron, WLS News (CHICAGO) In the Chicago school crisis, layoffs have been officially announced this afternoon. CPS says 483 central office positions are being cut, more than 200 are actual l...
Jan 22, 2016
UPDATE: United flight slides off snowy runway at O’Hare
(CHICAGO) A United Airlines flight from San Francisco skidded off a snowy runway at O'Hare International Airport on Friday morning. United Flight 734, a B737-900 inbound from San Francisco, "ro...
Jan 22, 2016
Stop Stalling on Railroad Safety-Millions of Americans at Risk Each Day
Photo: Timothy J. Cavanagh By Timothy J. Cavanagh/ founding partner of Cavanagh Law Group in Chicago, Illinois It is time for our nation to get serious about railroad safety and stop putting millions ...
Jan 22, 2016
Adams Street Bridge will be closed to traffic for over a year starting Monday
(CHICAGO) One of the busiest West Loop bridges will be closed for reconstruction for over a year starting Monday, and commuters are being urged to plan ahead. Starting after the evening rush on Monday...
Jan 22, 2016
Big John Howell Show Notes 1-22-16
A Chicago firefighter is organizing an effort to collect 1,500 cases of water for the folks in Flint, MI. Eric Washington says that the stories out of Flint remind him of growing up on the south side ...
Jan 22, 2016
Bill Cameron On The State Takeover of CPS
Chicago Public Schools plans to announce a long-anticipated round of job cuts Friday that the district says will affect “central office and administrative staff,” not teachers. This of cou...
Jan 22, 2016
