Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
$20M GoFundMe For Border Wall Being Refunded
The man who launched a GoFundMe campaign to help ‘Build the Wall’ is cancelling the campaign and refunding all donations. In an update published Friday, military veteran Brian Kolfage said...
Jan 12, 2019
Loud student basketball fan quieted by Northwestern official
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - The Northwestern University student leader who has earned the nickname “The Shrieker” for her screams during basketball games has been quieted. The high-pitche...
Jan 11, 2019
Rosenstein Plans To Remain Until Mueller Report Completed
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is leaving the Justice Department, but not until Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation is completed. It was reported earlier this week that Rosenstein woul...
Jan 11, 2019
Homeless Man Involved In GoFundMe Scandal Arrested
Another twist in the saga of a $400,000 GoFundMe scam cooked up by a New Jersey couple and a homeless Philadelphia man. Johnny Bobbit Jr., the homeless man, was arrested Wednesday after failing to sho...
Jan 10, 2019
Illinois officials urge vaccination after child dies of flu
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file) AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Health officials are urging people to get the flu shot after a 3-year-old girl died of influenza in suburban Chicago. The Kane County Health Depa...
Jan 10, 2019
Fewer Babies Are Being Born in the United States
The number of babies being born in the United States has been declining to a point where we won’t be able to replace ourselves. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the “tot...
Jan 10, 2019
Toyota Recalling Over 1M Vehicles Due to Possible Airbag Problem
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) One-point-three million vehicles. That is how many Toyota, Scion, and Lexus vehicles from the 2010 through the 2017 model years are being recalled to repl...
Jan 10, 2019
Grand Jury Indicts Former State Rep
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (WAUKEGAN, Ill.) — A former Illinois state representative has been indicted for allegedly sharing nude pictures of his ex-girlfriend on line. A Lake County grand ju...
Jan 09, 2019
40 Bird Scooters Fly the Coop
Parked in front of stores and at major intersections in cities all over the U.S., Bird rental scooters may seem like easy pickings for thieves. But someone in Missouri went about it the hard way. The ...
Jan 09, 2019
Woman’s Home Infested With Praying Mantises From Christmas Tree
The holidays brought an unwelcome present for a Virginia woman – more than a hundred praying mantises that had infested her Christmas tree. Molly Kreuze says an egg sack was hidden in the tree&#...
Jan 09, 2019
