Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Department of Energy Secretly Shipped Plutonium Across the United States
The Department of Energy has revealed that it moved a half metric ton of weapons-grade plutonium from South Carolina to Nevada, despite objections from Nevada lawmakers. The DoE declassified the infor...
Jan 31, 2019
Would You Fly More Often if Your Kids were Free?
Would you fly more often if your kids flew for free? Frontier Airlines is offering just that. It’s part of the company’s ‘Discount Den’ program which does have a $59.99 annual ...
Jan 31, 2019
Alzheimer’s Patient, 84, Dumped by Hospital Outside Locked Care Facility
An 84-year-old Alzheimer’s patient in Long Beach, CA was locked out of her care facility after leaving the hospital. Clothed in a bathrobe, Savina Genoese Zerbi is seen banging on the door of th...
Jan 31, 2019
Study Links E-Cigarettes To Heart Attacks, Strokes
Electronic cigarettes, or ‘E-cigs’, are generally thought of as a healthier alternative to smoking. But a new study links vaping to a higher risk of heart attack or stroke. The study says ...
Jan 30, 2019
How To Keep Your Pets Safe In The Polar Vortex
With below-zero temperaturs across much of the nation, it’s important that we not just keep ourselves warm, but our furry friends as well. Experts say pets need to stay indoors and should only g...
Jan 30, 2019
1,500 flights, trains canceled as subzero temps hit Illinois
[van id=”weather/2014/11/11/orig-what-is-a-polar-vortex-jennifer-gray-npr.cnn”] CHICAGO (AP) - More than 1,500 flights are canceled at Chicago’s airports as plummeting double-digit s...
Jan 30, 2019
Foxconn changes focus of massive Wisconsin project
By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Foxconn Technology Group said Wednesday it is shifting the focus of its planned $10 billion Wisconsin campus away from blue-collar manufact...
Jan 30, 2019
Major iPhone FaceTime Bug Lets You Hear Audio Before Caller Answers
If you use FaceTime on your Apple device, you may want to disable the app or at least cover your camera with tape until there’s a patch for a newly discovered bug. 9to5Mac uncovered the issue, w...
Jan 29, 2019
‘Empire’ Cast Member Is Attacked In Chicago
[van id=”entertainment/2019/01/29/actor-jussie-smollett-attacked-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn”] By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Jussie Smollet plays Jamal Lyon on Empire who, like Smol...
Jan 29, 2019
Washington State Issues State of Emergency Over Measles Outbreak
Washington State has issued a state of emergency after the Center for Disease Control confirmed dozens of cases of measles, with the number rising to 35 on Monday. Citing an “extreme public heal...
Jan 29, 2019
