Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Sanders Campaign Raises $1 Million in 3 1/2 Hours
It looks like Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is already off to an encouraging start. Just three-and-a-half hours after announcing his candidacy on Tuesday’s Good Morning America , t...
Feb 20, 2019
Obama Center hits a snag​
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A federal judge is allowing the lawsuit against using part of Jackson Park for the Obama Center to proceed. Bill Cameron says it’s about a suit against cit...
Feb 19, 2019
Klobuchar Says She’s a “Tough Boss”, Defends Work Record
On Monday Sen. Amy Klobuchar was questioned at a CNN town hall about former staffers calling her “difficult, demanding and even abusive” at times. Previously as an attorney and now as a Se...
Feb 19, 2019
He Survived Two Nights in a Blizzard Only to Learn He Has Stage 4 Cancer
A man who survived two nights in the near impossible conditions of a blizzard has learned that he has stage 4 kidney cancer while recovering from frostbite. William Mendoza was driving in North Dakota...
Feb 19, 2019
Mendoza and Daley clash at Mayoral forum
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/02/19082730/Bill-Daley-Mendoza-Clash.mp3 By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor, Bill Daley and Susana Mendoza tangled Monday night duri...
Feb 19, 2019
Sailor From Iconic V-J Day Kiss Photo Dies At 95
A sailor whose celebratory kiss at the end of World War II was captured in one of the most iconic photos in U.S. history has died at the age of 95. A LIFE magazine photographer snapped the famous phot...
Feb 18, 2019
Aurora Shooting Victim’s Final Text
Josh Pinkard was one of five people killed Friday by a gunman in Aurora, Illinois. Amid the chaos, he was able to send a text to his wife, Terra. “I love you, I’ve been shot at work,”...
Feb 18, 2019
Alaska Ready to Send Troops to US-Mexico Border
While the Governors of California and New Mexico have pulled National Guard troops from the US-Mexico border amid criticism of the White House – another state, farther north, says its troops sta...
Feb 18, 2019
Tom Ricketts apologizes for distraction of father’s emails
By JANIE McCAULEY, AP Baseball Writer MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts apologized to the team’s players and coaching staff at spring training on Monday for any distraction c...
Feb 18, 2019
Man Receives $980k Tax Refund – After Making $18k in Earnings
A Florida man received a $980,000 tax refund — after reporting only $18,497 in earnings. But he didn’t get to keep it. Ramon Christopher Blanchett is facing criminal charges for falsifying...
Feb 18, 2019
