Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Canadian Air Traffic Controllers Sending Pizza To Their US Counterparts
As air traffic controllers in the US continue to work without a paycheck thanks to the government’s partial shut down, their Canadian counterparts have stepped in to make sure those who keep the...
Jan 14, 2019
New anti-corruption idea from mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2019/01/14120850/Bill-McCarthy-1-14-2019.mp3 By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the race for mayor and in the wake of the attempted extortion charge against...
Jan 14, 2019
After Burke charged, Emanuel proposes reforms
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing far-reaching ethics reforms for the City Council in the wake of a federal attempted-extortion charge filed this month against a powerful alderman...
Jan 14, 2019
Family Forced To Sit On Floor Of Plane During Flight
Air travel can be awful enough just from the security lineups, crowded boarding, and cramped seats. But at least you have seats for the journey to your destination. Unfortunately, that wasn’t th...
Jan 14, 2019
UPDATE: Up to 4 inches of snow expected Saturday in Chicago; south suburbs could see 6
Graphic Credit: @NWSChicago/Twitter (CHICAGO) Snow is expected to move over the Chicago region all day Saturday, potentially dropping up to 4 inches in the city and half a foot in the south suburbs an...
Jan 12, 2019
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Cancer-Free, ‘On Track’ To Return
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will miss another week of oral arguments, but is ‘on track’ to return from last month’s cancer surgery. A Court spokesperson said the 85-yea...
Jan 12, 2019
911 Records Reveal Shock Over Coma Pregnancy
A 5-minute 911 record highlights the panic and disbelief over the birth of a baby born to a 29-year-old woman in a vegetative state for 26 years. 911 audio reveals a nurse at the woman’s care fa...
Jan 12, 2019
Lawyer: R. Kelly denies all sexual misconduct allegations
By DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - An attorney for R. Kelly said Friday that the R&B star denies all allegations of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls, including thos...
Jan 12, 2019
$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
