Author Archives: Cumulus Media
Walgreens to lay off 270 corporate employees in Chicago
(CHICAGO) Walgreens will eliminate about 370 positions from its corporate support offices - 270 of them in Chicago. The job cuts, which will not affect any stores, are part of the company's ongoing re...
Aug 18, 2015
Passenger critically injured after jumping from SUV near Antioch
(ANTIOCH TWP.) A passenger was critically injured after jumping from a moving vehicle Sunday afternoon near north suburban Antioch. About 1:30 p.m., the person opened the door and jumped from the fron...
Aug 17, 2015
Swimmer missing in Lake Michigan
The Chicago Police Marine Unit searches for a missing swimmer early Monday in Lake Michigan. | Network Video Productions (CHICAGO) Authorities are searching for a swimmer in Lake Michigan who was last...
Aug 17, 2015
WEATHER – Mostly sunny early. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 89F
Meteorologist Jeff Eno WLS-AM Forecast Monday, August 17th, 2015 Jeff’s Note: RAMPING UP THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS STARTING TONIGHT. STORMS ARE A DECENT PROPOSITION THRU MIDWEEK WITH COOLER T...
Aug 17, 2015
Emanuel cries foul against the Trib
By Bill Cameron, WLS News (CHICAGO) In an interview with Bill Cameron at City Hall this afternoon, Mayor Rahm Emanuel cried foul against the Chicago Tribune. Emanuel is upset that the Tribune's Kriste...
Aug 14, 2015
The Air and Water Show returns to Chicago this Weekend
By Nick Gale, WLS News (CHICAGO) The 57th annual Air and Water show is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on Chicago’s lakefront, between Fullerton and Oak Street beach. Photo: J. DeSalv...
Aug 14, 2015
Lincoln-Way North High School to Close
(FRANKFORT) Parents in south suburban Frankfort are reacting with sadness after the Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 school board voted Thursday night to close Lincoln-Way North High Sch...
Aug 14, 2015
1 dead in Edgebrook crash
(CHICAGO) A person was killed in an Edgebrook neighborhood crash late Thursday on the Northwest Side. About 11:20 p.m., two cars were heading eastbound in the 5200 block of West Devon when one veered ...
Aug 14, 2015
Man who spent 27 years in prison exonerated of friend’s 1980 murder
(CHICAGO) A man who spent more than two decades in prison for the 1980 slaying of his childhood friend was exonerated Thursday of criminal charges in the case. Daniel Andersen was convicted of attempt...
Aug 14, 2015
Top taxi official admits laundering vehicle title on Chicago cab
(CHICAGO) A Russian immigrant who helped operate Chicago's biggest cab company - Chicago Carriage Cab - admitted Thursday he laundered the title of a wrecked vehicle so he could illegally operate in t...
Aug 14, 2015
