Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Mendoza claims victory in mayoral petition challenge.
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor, Susana Mendoza is claiming victory over Toni Preckwinkle’s challenge to her petition signatures. Nothing official from the Board of ...
Dec 19, 2018
Chelsea Clinton Is Writing A Book About Endangered Animals
Former White House kid Chelsea Clinton is carving out a new career as a children’s book author, and her next book will deal with endangered animals. On Monday, Clinton tweeted that her next book...
Dec 18, 2018
Martha McSally Appointed To John McCain’s Senate Seat
Arizona Rep. Martha McSally narrowly lost her Senate race to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema. But now McSally is headed to the Senate anyway – at least until 2020. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is appoint...
Dec 18, 2018
Energy Drinks Could Make You More Susceptible to Stroke
You might think twice when grabbing for a can of energy drink the next time you are in need of a quick jolt. Experts say that consuming energy drinks could make you five times more likely to suffer a ...
Dec 18, 2018
100-Year-Old Woman Says To Keep On Partying
A woman who just turned 100-years-old says one of her keys to a long life is partying. Jamiran Ali from Ontario, Canada loves to be on the dance floor. It’s one of her favorite past times. She s...
Dec 18, 2018
Ives unloads on Rauner, Madigan and a possible gas tax hike.
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) St. Rep Jeanne Ives – the conservative who almost knocked off Gov Rauner in the Republican primary – is unloading today on several topics. Ives is wa...
Dec 18, 2018
Tinley Park eyes regulating short-term home rentals
TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) - Officials in a south suburb of Chicago are studying ways to regulate short-term house rentals after a party at one featured drummers, bagpipes and a horse paraded down the str...
Dec 17, 2018
Hillary Clinton Pens Letter To 8-Year-Old Who Lost Class President Bid
When Hillary Clinton learned about an 8-year-old girl who lost her bid for class president, the former candidate penned a letter of encouragement to the third grader. Martha Kennedy Morales, who has b...
Dec 17, 2018
New Jersey Bans Circuses Featuring Animals
Residents of New Jersey have seen their last performing elephant. In a landmark move, the state has banned all circuses, carnivals, petting zoos and fairs that feature exotic animals. It’s the f...
Dec 17, 2018
These Were the Worst Passwords for the Fifth Straight Year
It doesn’t matter how many times they are selected as the worst, people keep going back to the well of these two particular predictable passwords. ‘123456’ and ‘Password’...
Dec 14, 2018
