Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM

Lightfoot makes pitch for Bears to stay in Chicago
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is willing to consider upgrades to Soldier Field and the surrounding area to keep the Chicago Bears from moving to Arlington Heights. Greg Hinz of Crain’s Chicago Business d...
Cumulus Media Sep 21, 2021

Illinois schools and hospitals begin vaccine mandate
The Pritzker administration has enacted a vaccine mandate with a weekly testing option for Illinois schools and hospitals. Mark Maxwell of WCIA shares exactly who the new mandate will affect with John...
Cumulus Media Sep 21, 2021

Is it really going to take 16 billion dollars to run the City of Chicago?
WLS’ new City Hall Reporter, Mallory Vor Broker, recaps Mayor Lightfoot’s proposal. https://www.wlsam.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/353/2021/09/MVB-INTRO.mp3
Cumulus Media Sep 21, 2021

ICU beds in short supply in southern IL
Unvaccinated patients are not the only reason that hospitals in southern IL are facing a dearth of ICU beds. Arien Herrmann, manager of the Regional Hospital Coordinating Center in Region V (southern ...
Cumulus Media Sep 20, 2021

Lightfoot Delivers 2022 Budget Address
Mayor Lori Lightfoot shared her 2022 budget address at today’s city council meeting. 41st Ward Alderman Anthony Napolitano shares his thoughts on the budget and also discusses his opposition to ...
Cumulus Media Sep 20, 2021

Will America ever be safe from cyber attacks?
Is your car vulnerable to a cyber attack? Bruce St James and Judy Pielach talk to Nick Powers, Security Consultant at SpecterOps, to get some answers. https://www.wlsam.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/35...
Cumulus Media Sep 20, 2021

How the GOP performed in the CA recall
Lincoln Mitchell, professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University takes a look into the numbers of the California recall to determine how the GOP performed in certai...
Cumulus Media Sep 17, 2021

Is it illegal to record someone in a public area?
Infant Producer Miranda is always recording when Bruce and Judy are least expecting it… https://www.wlsam.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/353/2021/09/rah.mp3 https://www.instagram.com/p/CTpHSVyghul...
Cumulus Media Sep 10, 2021

Remembering former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III with U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois joins John Howell to discuss the life and legacy of former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III. Listen below.
Cumulus Media Sep 08, 2021

The Great Chicago Fire, 150 years later
The 150th anniversary of Chicago’s Great Fire is on October 8th. Author of “Chicagos Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City,” Carl Smith joins John H...
Cumulus Media Sep 08, 2021