Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
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
A Facebook Bug Could Have Exposed Photos You Didn’t Want Shared
It’s another potential black eye for Facebook today with news that a bug could have affected up to 6.8 million users and photos they didn’t want shared. You know those photos you have on y...
Dec 14, 2018
Judge denies retrial motion in Van Dyke case
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Judge Vincent Gaughan Friday denied retrial motions for former police officer Jason Van Dyke. Attorney Daniel Herbert first asked the judge for a judgem...
Dec 14, 2018
Department of Education to Erase $150 Million in Student Debt
If you took out a student loan to attend a for-profit college or university, you may be getting the best Christmas present of all this year. The Department of Education will be erasing $150 million wo...
Dec 14, 2018
Pritzker: Emanuel’s pension plan is not “viable”
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In an interview with Bill Cameron, Governor-elect J B Pritzker says Mayor Emanuel’s pension rescue idea is not “viable.” https://cdn.socast.io/...
Dec 14, 2018
Man Finds His Father’s Remains In The Basement 57 Years Later
Michael Carroll thought his father had abandoned him as a baby. Instead, it turns out his dad had been buried in the basement the whole time. Carroll and his sons came across skeletal human remains in...
Dec 13, 2018
Barack Obama Honored With RFK Human Rights Award
On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama was presented with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights ‘Ripple Of Hope’ Award, an honor given to people who “have demonstrated a commitment...
Dec 13, 2018
Why Did Miss USA Mock Miss Vietnam and Miss Cambodia?
Miss USA is in some hot water after making some controversial comments made on the Instagram Live feed of Miss Colombia. In the footage that has found its way online, Sarah Rose Summers can be heard m...
Dec 13, 2018
Gas Tax Hike, Some Mayors On The Fence
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Some suburban mayors say they were wrongly identified as being in support of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed gas tax hike. Dave Bennett, the...
Dec 13, 2018
