Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM

Oak Lawn wants Chuck E. Cheese to provide additional security
Chuck E. Cheese, the chain of family-friendly arcade and pizza joints, bills itself as a place where “a kid can be a kid.” The restaurant has had a reputation for attracting a “prett...
Cumulus Media Sep 26, 2016

Big John and Ray: Severed Head Discovered in McKinley Park
A severed human head was found in a bag in McKinley Park lagoon over the weekend. They have not yet identified the victim but CPD Chief Eddie Johnson says they appear to be African-American.
Cumulus Media Sep 26, 2016

Golfing great Arnold Palmer dead at 87
By Madison Park, CNN [van id=”sports/2016/09/26/arnold-palmer-golf-pkg-obit.cnn”] Arnold Palmer, known as “the King” for his transformative legacy in golf, has died at the age ...
Cumulus Media Sep 26, 2016

Chicago mayor seeks community help in speech
Mayor Rahm Emanuel talked up 500 cops but not how to pay for them Thursday night, and also got controversial when he said the violence is not the gangbanger’s fault. He also got emotional when t...
Cumulus Media Sep 23, 2016

Jury Awards Over $250K To Former Dollar General Cashier Who Drank Orange Juice
Linda K. Atkins worked at a Dollar General store in Tennessee, that was until she was fired for drinking a bottle of orange juice to treat her diabetic condition while on her shift. Atkins felt a hypo...
Cumulus Media Sep 22, 2016

Dear God, Thank You for making Tim Anderson
(CHICAGO) Ten-year-old Catholic school student, Danny Saracini, came home from one of his first days of school with an important homework assignment. He was asked to write down the things he was most ...
Cumulus Media Sep 22, 2016

NYC Bombing Responses: Andrew Cuomo vs. Donald Trump
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s response to NYC Bomber Trump’s Response to the NYC bomber
Cumulus Media Sep 20, 2016

Sing Me A Story; Connecting Kids with Songwriters at Riot Fest
By Jen DeSalvo, WLS-AM 890 News “The one thing all kids have, regardless of circumstance, is imagination,” Austin Atteberry told John and Ray Friday morning. Atteberry is the Executive Dir...
Cumulus Media Sep 16, 2016

9-16-16 – John and Ray In 60
The Cubs clinched the National League Central Division on Thursday night after the Cardinals lost their game against the San Francisco Giants. Meanwhile, Donald Trump surprised the “Dr. Oz Show&...
Cumulus Media Sep 16, 2016

Challenger of fired clerk seeking judgeship bumped from race
Video from ABC 7 (CHICAGO) Plans by a woman to wage a write-in campaign against a former law clerk who allegedly impersonated a Cook County judge has been derailed by the Chicago Board of Elections. M...
Cumulus Media Sep 14, 2016