Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Oldest Pittsburgh Synagogue Victim Being Laid to Rest
She was the oldest victim of the Pittsburgh Synagogue shootings that shocked the nation. 97-year-old Rose Mallinger is being laid to rest today. The woman who had three grandchildren along with a grea...
Nov 02, 2018
Doctor Claims She Was Racially Profiled On Delta Flight
A Massachusetts doctor says she was racially profiled by a Delta flight crew who didn’t believe she was a doctor. Fatima Stanford was flying from Indianapolis to Boston when the woman sitting ne...
Nov 02, 2018
Ex-Goldman Sach Banker Pleads Guilty
A former high-ranking Goldman Sachs banker has pleaded guilty in connection with a massive Malaysian finance scandal. Tim Leissner pleaded guilty to money laundering charges tied to Malaysia’s &...
Nov 02, 2018
Death Row Inmate Chooses Electric Chair
For the first time in five years, a death row inmate is scheduled to be put to death with the electric chair. Edmund Zagorski of Tennessee, who was sentenced to death in 1984 for killing two men durin...
Nov 02, 2018
Saudi Crown Prince Called Khashoggi A ‘Dangerous Islamist’ In Call To White House
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly disparaged slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a ‘dangerous Islamist’ in a phone call to the White House just days after Khashoggi was mur...
Nov 02, 2018
White House Picks Former Fox News Correspondent For UN Ambassador
The White House reportedly wants former Fox News correspondent Heather Nauert to take over for Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Heather Nauert, who currently works for the State D...
Nov 02, 2018
A Ford performance SUV and Car Tech Talk
2019-Volvo-XC40-900 – Photo Credit – Drive Chicago and Volvo By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM Drive Chicago Ford is showing off it’s 2019 Edge ST with spokesman Craig Patterson tell...
Nov 02, 2018
Vallas offers solution to Chicago’s water issues
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Now that we know City Hall delayed full disclosure that some newly water-metered homes have elevated levels of lead, there’s big pressure for a solution. G...
Nov 02, 2018
City water: “People should not be panicked”
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall, there’s a new scare about lead in city water. City Hall claims the water still meets or exceeds EPA lead levels, but the mayor’s office...
Nov 01, 2018
Grand Jury Was Prepared To Indict Nixon
Had President Nixon not resigned from office, he would have faced a federal grand jury indictment over his role in the Watergate scandal, newly released documents show. The court documents, unsealed 4...
Nov 01, 2018
