Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM
DHS Policy Change on Spending
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday rescinded a policy requiring the secretary to approve contracts over $100,000. The news followed a re-evaluation of the department's c...
Nick Gale Apr 02, 2026
Trump to Address Nation Tonight
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- President Donald J. Trump will address the nation at 8 p.m. Chicago time with what White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt calls "an important update on Iran." Yesterday, Trump ...
Nick Gale Apr 01, 2026
SCOTUS to Hear Birthright Citizenship Case
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear whether children born in the U.S., including to undocumented parents, automatically receive birthright citizenship. The fight centers on th...
Nick Gale Mar 31, 2026
Homan: ICE Will Stay at Airports for Now
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Border czar Tom Homan says ICE agents will stay at airports until enough TSA workers are back on the job. Homan adds that those TSA workers who went without pay for over a month ...
Nick Gale Mar 30, 2026
Senate Debates SAVE America Act
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Senators will debate the SAVE America Act for a fourth day today but Republicans appear to have gained no Democratic support. The bill needs 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. "I...
Nick Gale Mar 20, 2026
AI and cryptocurrency were losers in Illinois primary
The artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries spent big and lost often in this week's Illinois primaries, an early setback for technology firms that are trying to reshape the midterm elect...
Kim Gordon Mar 18, 2026
U.S. Looks for Help with Hormuz
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- President Trump says there is no "I" in team and is urging countries that rely on oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz to help secure it. "It'd be interesting to see what cou...
Nick Gale Mar 16, 2026
The price of goods in Indiana and other states could change as the penny goes away
Months after the last of the United States' 1-cent coins were pressed, some states are beginning to offer their own 2 cents on the penny problem by setting rounding guidance for cash purchases. Presid...
Kim Gordon Mar 12, 2026
Trump Briefed on Sleeper Cells
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- President Trump says he's been briefed on how many Iranian sleeper cells may be in the U.S. right now. "We've got our eye on all of them. I think," Trump said yesterday, blaming ...
Nick Gale Mar 12, 2026
Deadly tornadoes sweep through Illinois and Indiana
Major storms that whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana on Tuesday leveled homes, downed trees and power lines, and overwhelmed a 911 center south of Chicago with emergency calls, acco...
Kim Gordon Mar 11, 2026







