Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM

Tourists Overwhelm Iconic Destinations: The Rising Crisis of Over-Tourism
Washington Post travel reporter Natalie Compton joins Scott Childers on The Ray Stevens Show to discuss the growing issue of over-tourism, its effects on local communities, and how travelers can avoid...
Cumulus Media Aug 09, 2024

The White Sox are looking for a new manager
The Chicago White Sox fired manager Pedro Grifol on Thursday, two days after the team ended a 21-game losing streak that tied the American League record.Chicago began the day 28-89, on pace to finish ...
Cumulus Media Aug 08, 2024

Is the Chicago Police Department Ready for the Democratic National Convention?
Tune in to The Ray Stevens Show as Scott Childers speaks with Garry McCarthy, Chief of Police in Willow Springs and former CPD Superintendent, about CPD’s preparations for the DNC, managing the ...
Cumulus Media Aug 06, 2024

Are You ‘Maximizing Value’ with Workplace Jargon or Just Getting ‘Lost in the Weeds’?
Scott Childers, filling in for Ray Stevens on WLS-AM 890, welcomes Julie Bauke, Chief Career Happiness Officer at The Bauke Group, to talk about the effects of workplace jargon on your career, Gen Z...
Cumulus Media Aug 06, 2024

Are You ‘Maximizing Value’ with Workplace Jargon or Just Getting ‘Lost in the Weeds’?
Chief Career Happiness Officer at The Bauke Group Julie Bauke joins Scott Childers, filling in for Ray Stevens on WLS-AM 890, to discuss whether using workplace jargon will help or hurt your career, w...
Cumulus Media Aug 06, 2024

Investigation Reveals Cook County Assessor Misclassified Hundreds of Properties
A joint investigation by Illinois Answers and the Chicago Tribune uncovered that the Cook County Tax Assessor’s Office overlooked $444 million in value from 620 properties last year. Scott Child...
Cumulus Media Aug 06, 2024

Defusing the Middle East Powder Keg: Is Peace Possible?
International Relations Professor Nicholas Grossman joins Scott Childers, filling in for Ray Stevens on WLS AM 890, to discuss how the targeting of two senior militant leaders in Middle Eastern capita...
Cumulus Media Aug 06, 2024

A new station opens on the CTA Green line just before the DNC
A new CTA “L” station is open up just in time for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Mayor Johnson at the ribbon cutting today at Damen Green line station at the intersection o...
Cumulus Media Aug 05, 2024
The U.S. and Russia agree to a historic prisoner swap
The United States and Russia have made their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history. Moscow on Thursday released U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich and Michigan corporate security executive Paul W...
Cumulus Media Aug 01, 2024

Hannah Dasher and Adam Hood Set to Ignite the Stage at Carols Pub Tonight
Catch country stars Hannah Dasher and Adam Hood with Ray Stevens and Nick Gale on WLS AM 890 as they discuss their 90’s musical influences, their sources of happiness in the industry, and what i...
Cumulus Media Aug 01, 2024






