Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
After Tackling Suspect, Security Guard Gets Fired
A man who allegedly punched a police officer in a Roseville, California Best Buy was tackled by a store security guard in the parking lot. Even though the guard stopped the perp, he lost his job becau...
Jan 28, 2019
Forever Stamps Get A Big Price Hike
The cost of mailing a letter just went up. Starting this week, the U.S. Postal Service raised the price of a ‘forever stamp’ from 50 cents to 55 cents. It’s only a nickel, but the te...
Jan 28, 2019
Tom Brokaw Apologizes For Comments On Hispanics
NBC anchor Tom Brokaw is apologizing after saying he believes that “Hispanics should work harder at assimilation”. The comments came during an appearance on Meet The Press Sunday, where Br...
Jan 28, 2019
Early voting in Chicago municipal election starts Tuesday
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicagoans can start casting ballots for the 14 candidates in the city’s mayoral race starting Tuesday. The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners confirms that early voti...
Jan 28, 2019
Police Officer Charged in Fatal Game of Russian Roulette
A game of reverse Russian roulette has left one St. Louis police officer dead and another facing manslaughter charges. Officer Nathan Hendren’s charges stem from last Thursday’s fatal shoo...
Jan 28, 2019
Measles Epidemic Strikes the U.S.
The governors of Washington, Oregon and Idaho have declared states of emergency as the number of measles cases in the Northwest continues to climb. So far, 31 cases have been reported, most of which a...
Jan 28, 2019
This Episode of ‘The Office’ Saved a Woman’s Life
Maybe TV isn’t such a vast wasteland after all. An Arizona man has saved a woman’s life using a CPR technique he learned from an episode of “The Office.” Tucson resident Cross ...
Jan 28, 2019
Bernie Sanders will Announce 2020 Presidential Run
Yahoo News is reporting that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will soon announce his presidential bid soon. Recent polls have shown that Sanders as a top Democratic primary candidate, especially amongst...
Jan 26, 2019
Texas Secretary of State Says 95,000 Non-Citizens Found on Voter Rolls
Texas Secretary of State David Whitley released a report Friday claiming to show voting registration by 95,000 non-U.S. citizens. Whitley’s office also claims that 58,000 of those non-U.S. citiz...
Jan 26, 2019
Experts: Decent chance Van Dyke’s sentence will be tossed
By MICHAEL TARM, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Some legal experts believe there’s a reasonable chance the prison sentence of less than seven years imposed on a white Chicago police officer las...
Jan 26, 2019
