Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Evanston offers help to furloughed employees
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (EVANSTON, Ill.) — Residents of Evanston who are employed by the federal government and not receiving their paychecks may qualify for the city’s Emergency Ass...
Jan 15, 2019
Chico disavows Burke support
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor, Gery Chico is dumping on his former boss, the now charged Ald Ed Burke. Chico used to work for Burke, but repudiated him during an appeara...
Jan 15, 2019
More Salt, Sugar and Fat in School Lunches with New Rules
The dairy industry will be making a bigger impact on school lunches moving forward. This could mean more salt, sugar and fat being including in kids’ lunches. The Obama-era changes to school lun...
Jan 15, 2019
J B Pritzker sworn-in as governor
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/01/14123914/Bill-Pritzker-Inauguration.mp3 By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (SPRINGFIELD, IL) Democrat J B Pritzker is now governor of Illinois. He took the oath ...
Jan 14, 2019
Mother Claims She Drove Drunk To Teach Son “A Lesson”
Some parents when they find their kid smoking, try to teach the kid a lesson by making him light up the entire pack. As head-scratching as that might be, equally is a lesson a Kentucky woman tried to ...
Jan 14, 2019
Monday Morning Is No Longer Peak Time for Cardiac Arrest
Monday mornings used to be the peak time for people to have a heart attack. Not anymore. A new study shows that cardiac arrests are most commonly reported in the afternoon. The study also found that M...
Jan 14, 2019
Canadian Air Traffic Controllers Sending Pizza To Their US Counterparts
As air traffic controllers in the US continue to work without a paycheck thanks to the government’s partial shut down, their Canadian counterparts have stepped in to make sure those who keep the...
Jan 14, 2019
New anti-corruption idea from mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/01/14120850/Bill-McCarthy-1-14-2019.mp3 By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor and in the wake of the attempted extortion charge against...
Jan 14, 2019
After Burke charged, Emanuel proposes reforms
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing far-reaching ethics reforms for the City Council in the wake of a federal attempted-extortion charge filed this month against a powerful alderman...
Jan 14, 2019
Family Forced To Sit On Floor Of Plane During Flight
Air travel can be awful enough just from the security lineups, crowded boarding, and cramped seats. But at least you have seats for the journey to your destination. Unfortunately, that wasn’t th...
Jan 14, 2019
