Author Archives: Cumulus Media
Travel agent scammed people trying to get to Mecca, gets 9 1/2 years
(CHICAGO) They thought Rashid Minhas could help them make a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca. But now, one of the travel agent's former customers knows "a lot of people who would like to see him...
Nov 20, 2015
ICC opens formal probe of Peoples Gas project
(CHICAGO) The Illinois Commerce Commission voted Wednesday to open formal investigation into Peoples Gas' project to replace aging gas mains in Chicago, the Sun-Times is reporting. The commission said...
Nov 19, 2015
Man guilty of selling guns to Chicago gang members gets 16 year
(CHICAGO) A west suburban man was sentenced to 16 years in prison Wednesday for selling at least 80 guns to people he knew were Chicago gang members, officials said. Walter Freeman, 36, of Lisle, was ...
Nov 19, 2015
WEATHER – Partly cloudy and windy. High 44F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Thursday, November 19th, 2015 First measurable SNOW still in the forecast for Friday Night into Saturday. Accumlations look likely and could be PLOWAB...
Nov 19, 2015
Illinois Attorney General warns of IRS phone scam
(CHICAGO) Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is warning residents about phone scammers posing as IRS agents. Residents throughout Illinois have been contacted by scammers pretending to be governme...
Nov 19, 2015
CTA reinstates two express routes to improve bus speed
(CHICAGO) The Chicago Transit Board approved the reinstatement of the Ashland and Western Express routes Wednesday as part of a three-phase effort to improve the bus speed and performance on two of CT...
Nov 19, 2015
Is Chicago One Video Away From Being The Next Ferguson?
A disturbing video of the police-involved shooting death of a black teen on the Southwest Side could spark an uprising in Chicago if it is released to the public. 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot ...
Nov 19, 2015
Alderman Lay It On Thick Over Syria Resolution
By Bill Cameron, 890 WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The City Council attacked Governor Bruce Rauner’s no-Syrian refugee stance with a resolution reaffirming Chicago’s status as a Sanctuary City, bu...
Nov 19, 2015
Rahm: Nobody Likes Tickets but Speed Cams Are Working
By Bill Cameron, WLS News (CHICAGO) More than $2 million worth of bad speeding tickets have been issued according to a Chicago Tribune investigation. Some 110,000 speed camera tickets were supposedly ...
Nov 18, 2015
Alderman Vote to Welcome Syrian Refugees
By Bill Cameron (CHICAGO) Chicago already is a Sanctuary City, but to play a little politics with Gov. Bruce Rauner, who wants a temporary hold on incoming refugees, the aldermen reaffirmed it with a ...
Nov 18, 2015
