Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Drug Company Hikes Price Of Overdose Antidote 600 Percent
A private drug company called Kaleo just hiked up the price of a life-saving overdose antidote – by 600 percent. The company bumped the cost of EVZIO, its nalaxone drug, from $575 up to a whoppi...
Nov 20, 2018
Trump to Stand With Saudi Arabia Despite Khashoggi Murder
President Donald Trump has released a lengthy statement today in which he defends the idea of continuing the business ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia despite a report that is likely to...
Nov 20, 2018
White says background checks need to be improved to screen out the mentally ill
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is offering special condolences to the family of Officer Jimenez and he’s talking about gun control. Jesse White be...
Nov 20, 2018
The latest: Argument at Chicago hospital erupts into deadly shooting
By AMANDA SEITZ and DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - An argument outside a Chicago hospital turned deadly when a man pulled out a gun and killed an emergency room doctor whom he knew, then ...
Nov 20, 2018
Parent allegedly wore referee uniform, swayed football game
CHICAGO (AP) - Parents of players on a Chicago high school football team have filed a lawsuit, claiming a parent of an opposing player wore a referee uniform and influenced the outcome of the game. Th...
Nov 20, 2018
Police officer and two employees were killed in Chicago hospital shooting
Chicago (CNN)- A police officer, a doctor and a pharmaceutical assistant were killed after a Monday afternoon shooting at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said. The shooting was a do...
Nov 20, 2018
Quaker Recalls Cereal Popular with Children for Possible Salmonella Contamination
Quaker has recalled one of their popular cereals because it could be contaminated with salmonella. The Food and Drug Administration has said that salmonella could have contaminated a small amount of Q...
Nov 20, 2018
Here’s The Best Time To Travel This Thanksgiving
Hitting the road for Thanksgiving? So are 54.3 million Americans according to AAA. So if you’re looking to beat the rush, here are the best times to go. If you live in one of the major cities, t...
Nov 20, 2018
Florida Sues Walgreens and CVS Over Opioid Crisis
The State of Florida is suing the Walgreens and CVS drug store chains for allegedly overselling painkillers. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the companies have been added to a state-court la...
Nov 19, 2018
The ‘Unaccounted For’ List in the ‘Camp Fire’ is Revised
It is a fluctuating number, but the latest number of people that are considered “unaccounted for” as a result of the deadly “Camp Fire” in Northern California, is around 1,000 ...
Nov 19, 2018
