Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Dreaded property taxes due today
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/03/01112504/Bill-Prop-Taxes-Due.mp3 By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Today – March 1st – is the deadline to pay the first installment on you...
Mar 01, 2019
Should Sick Leave Include Mental Health Days?
* There’s no question that work can sometimes be extremely stressful which can lead to a negative impact on a person’s mental health. * “Investing in causes like mental health days c...
Mar 01, 2019
New cop academy advances at City Hall
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/02/28150016/Bill-Cop-Academy.mp3 By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall, Mayor Emanuel’s controversial new police and fire academy has gain...
Feb 28, 2019
Power Company Says Its Equipment Likely Caused Devastating CA Wildfire
* A California-based power company says its equipment was likely the cause of the devastating Camp Fire that wiped out the town of Paradise, CA last year. * Pacific Gas & Electric, or PG&E has...
Feb 28, 2019
Florida Man Ends Police Standoff For A Slice Of Pizza
* Ready for your Florida story of the day? A man ended a four-hour standoff with police after he was offered a slice of pizza. * 33-year-old Evan McLemore was arrested Tuesday after barricading himsel...
Feb 28, 2019
Adults Over 45 Might Need To Get Another Measles Vaccine
* Think you’re safe from a measles outbreak because you were vaccinated as a kid? Think again – if you’re over the age of 45 you might need to get vaccinated again. * Doctors say old...
Feb 28, 2019
Pritzker not alarmed by threat to state bond rating
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/02/28135804/Bill-Pritzker-SP.mp3 By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) One of the big bond houses is threatening to lower its credit rating for the State of ...
Feb 28, 2019
Snowplow Driver Finds Car Buried In Snow With Woman Trapped Inside
* A snowplow driver in South Lake Tahoe, CA was surprised to find a car buried underneath the snow on his route. He was even more surprised to find a woman inside. * Officials say the snowplow acciden...
Feb 28, 2019
Judge Blocks Texas From Purging Voter Rolls
* A federal judge is blocking Texas officials from purging nearly 100,000 names for the state voter rolls. * The judge said Texas Secretary of State David Whitley “created a mess” when he ...
Feb 28, 2019
Border Wall Prototypes Coming Down
* More than $3M was spent to build them and now they’re being torn down. Crews are scheduled to begin tearing down US-Mexico border wall prototypes today. * “At this point, we have learned...
Feb 27, 2019
