Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Schools Mandating Masks
By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (NAPERVILLE, IL) — Naperville School District 203 is joining the growing list of schools that will require masks when classes resume this year. The decision was made a...
Cumulus Media Aug 03, 2021

City Releases Lolla Safety Numbers
By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (CHICAGO) — City officials today released the latest tally from Lollapalooza 2021. The music event was held in Grant Park from July 29-August 1 from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. ...
Cumulus Media Aug 02, 2021

Chicago Preps for Hot Weather
By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News (CHICAGO) — With hot temperatures in store for this weekend, the Office of Emergency Management and Communications, Department of Family & Support Services and oth...
Cumulus Media Jul 23, 2021

COPA Releases Shooting Video
(CHICAGO) — Several videos and audio clips have been released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability in the police involved shooting death of Adam Toledo, 13, in the Little Village neig...
Cumulus Media Apr 15, 2021

Trump Aide Kellyanne Conway Announces She’s Leaving The White House
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kellyanne-conway-white-house/2020/08/23/6c26e18a-e5a7-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html
Cumulus Media Aug 24, 2020

Mike Trout Rookie Card Sold for How Much?!?!
A mint-condition Mike Trout rookie card has now become the highest-selling sports card of all time, selling for $3,936,000 on Saturday! The 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfactor signed rookie...
Cumulus Media Aug 24, 2020
It’s Bananas! Zoo Creates Baby Shower Registry For Mama-To-Be Gorilla
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/20/us/audubon-zoo-pregnant-gorilla-baby-shower-registry-trnd/index.html
Cumulus Media Aug 21, 2020
Food Trucks Hit The Suburbs For Survival
Food trucks are known for visibility in urban areas. With the pandemic, many cities are seeing fewer people in offices and in town causing a dip in sales for the restaurants on wheels. Source: https:/...
Cumulus Media Aug 21, 2020
Indiana Man Eats Heroin after Arrest
At first, Indiana police officers couldn’t figure out why a suspect they arrested Wednesday began looking green around the gills — until they finally discovered his illness stemmed from so...
Cumulus Media Aug 21, 2020
Researchers Say The Odds Of Catching COVID-19 On An Airplane Are Smaller Than You Think
New research is finding that flying during the pandemic might be safer than originally thought. Experts are highlighting very few documented cases of in-flight transmission of coronavirus. Filtration ...
Cumulus Media Aug 20, 2020







