Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
‘Dangerous cold’ to blast through Chicago
(CHICAGO)Severe winter weather will be hitting Chicago over the next week, bringing "dangerous cold" with below zero temperatures before the wind chill, according to the National Weather Service. An a...
Jan 24, 2019
Scientists Drill Deepest Hole Ever
A group of scientists, who apparently have never seen the Godzilla movies, just drilled the deepest hole ever made by man. Researchers in Antarctica spent 63 straight hours boring into the ice with a ...
Jan 24, 2019
Study: Fried Chicken Can Kill You
A new study has linked fried chicken to a higher risk of death, particularly among post-menopausal women. The study found women who ate one serving of fried chicken had a 13% higher risk of death than...
Jan 24, 2019
The Need for “Super Poo Donors”
Claudia Campenella is a 31-year-old who works as a student support administrator, but in her free time she donates her fecal matter. “Some of my friends think it is a bit weird or disgusting, bu...
Jan 24, 2019
$25,000 Reward Money Given to Jayme Closs by Jennie-O
Jayme Closs was able to escape from her captor after being held for 88 days. Now the company that was offering reward money for her return is going to donate it to Closs. “We are overjoyed at th...
Jan 24, 2019
Military Records Show Tribal Elder in Viral Standoff Not a Vietnam Veteran
It turns out the Native American man at the center of the viral video standoff involving MAGA hat wearing catholic students is not a Vietnam Veteran. 64-year-old Nathan Phillips did spend four years i...
Jan 24, 2019
Pornhub Viewership Up in the Nation’s Capital Since the Government Shutdown Started
Pornhub has seen a 6% increase in viewership since the government shutdown began. In D.C. alone the hourly traffic on the website has increased an average 6.32% Female traffic to the site has increase...
Jan 24, 2019
At Least Five Dead, Suspect Arrested in Florida Bank Shooting
At least five people are dead and a suspect taken into custody following a shooting at a Florida bank. The 21-year-old man called 911 shortly after 12:30 p.m. saying that he had fired shots inside the...
Jan 24, 2019
Illinois offers $100 million in loans to federal workers
By JOHN O’CONNOR, AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois is offering $100 million in state funds to finance low-interest or interest-free loans to federal workers going without pa...
Jan 23, 2019
Are Biden, Harris, top Dem Contenders?
Democratic strategists are weighing on who tops the list of likely candidates to receive the endorsement of former President Barack Obama. Former Vice President Joe Biden and first time Senator Kamala...
Jan 23, 2019
