Author Archives: Cumulus Media
A License Proposal for Ride Share Drivers
Photo Credit: Uber By Bill Cameron, WLS AM News At Chicago's City Hall…there’s a new proposal to make ride share drivers get chauffeur licenses just like cabbies have to do. Cabbies turned...
Oct 02, 2015
Naperville man sentenced to 5 years for stealing $450K from Islamic school
Inam Rahim | DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office (CHICAGO) A Naperville man was sentenced on Thursday to five years for stealing $450,000 from a west suburban mosque and school where h...
Oct 02, 2015
Emanuel: An Unyielding Mayor
By Bill Cameron, WLS News In an interview with Bill Cameron…Mayor Emanuel is unyielding about the major objection aldermen are raising against his city budget proposal. In city budget hearings t...
Oct 02, 2015
Soaring September Auto Sales
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The late Labor Day and year-end sales have helped the automakers post positive September year-over-year sales numbers. Fiat Chrysler, which is currently facin...
Oct 02, 2015
Fire officials: 18 heroin overdoses reported on West Side
(CHICAGO) Paramedics have seen a spike in heroin overdoses on the West Side since Wednesday night and have since armed themselves with more antidote, fire officials said. At least 18 people have overd...
Oct 02, 2015
WEATHER – Partly cloudy and windy. Chilly this AM with the wind. High 59F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Friday, October 2nd, 2015 Dry & windy weather continuing or the next couple of days…for now..we will keep any rain out of the forec...
Oct 02, 2015
Fox Lake Lieutenant killed with own weapon
By Nick Gale, WLS News It’s still slow going in the investigation into the death of a suburban Chicago police officer who was shot while pursuing three suspects, but a few new details were relea...
Oct 01, 2015
Roskam Won’t Seek Leadership Role
By Nick gale, WLS News (CHICAGO) An Illinois congressman thought to be in play to move up the ranks in Congress now says he won’t throw his hat in the ring. Republican Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Wheat...
Oct 01, 2015
Shooting of man in backyard in Niles called ‘isolated incident’
(NILES) A man was shot early Wednesday morning following some type of dispute in north suburban Niles, police said. Officers were called about 1:24 a.m. to a report of a person shot in the 9000 block ...
Oct 01, 2015
McHenry Teacher Strike
UPDATE AT 7:31AM (McHENRY) High schools in northwest suburban McHenry are closed Thursday as teachers begin a strike following unsuccessful contract negotiations. Picket lines were expected to go up a...
Oct 01, 2015
