Author Archives: Cumulus Media
The Official Rules of the Big John Howell Show GOP Presidential Debate Drinking Game
One drink every time a candidate says "ISIS," "Islamic State" or "Islamic extremism." Shot every time Donald Trump says the words "Amazing" "Fantastic" "Trust Me" or "It's called management" Take a sw...
Dec 15, 2015
Paying for the Need for Speed
By Bill Cameron, WLS News There’s a new idea to help move traffic faster on the expressways. How would feel about paying a toll to use a faster lane on a freeway like the Stevenson or Eisenhower...
Dec 14, 2015
Chicago Teachers Ready to Walk
By Bill Cameron, WLS News The Chicago Teachers Union has voted 96% in favor of authorizing a strike if necessary. What the strike authorization vote means is that a teachers strike could be called as ...
Dec 14, 2015
Firefighter Dies After South Side Blaze
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News One firefighter was injured battling a blaze early Monday at a factory in the 9200 block of South Baltimore. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A Chicago Fire F...
Dec 14, 2015
Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush Announces Candidacy on SNL
This week's Saturday Night Live opened with former star Will Ferrell returning to play former President George W. Bush in the cold open. “Dubya” announced that he will seek the 2016 Republ...
Dec 14, 2015
WEATHER – Windy with light rain early. High in the Upper 40s.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Jeff Eno WLS-AM Forecast Monday, December 14th, 2015 RIVER FLOOD WATCHES – WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT TEMPS WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE AVERAGE THRU MIDWEEK THEN...
Dec 14, 2015
Man wounded in Wrigleyville gunfight involving CPD officers
Police mark bullet casings at the scene of a shootout where police fired shots in Wrigleyville. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A 26-year-old man was wounded in a shootout that prompted two Chic...
Dec 14, 2015
3 charged with mob action after rocks thrown at Ald. Cardenas’ home
Protesters throw rocks and other objects at Ald. George Cardenas (12th) home. | Provided video (CHICAGO) Two men and a woman were charged with mob action after a Saturday night protest in which people...
Dec 14, 2015
NIU sophomore, ‘great student,’ shot to death on the South Side
Police found a man shot to death in a car in the 9200 block of Emerald late Friday. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) A 19-year-old Northern Illinois University student was shot to death Friday ni...
Dec 14, 2015
College of DuPage board chair quits abruptly
(CHICAGO) The chairman of the College of DuPage board of trustees, who has led reform efforts at the school, abruptly resigned Sunday in a letter to faculty and students, citing only "personal reasons...
Dec 14, 2015
