Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
AG Madigan Sues Sterigenics
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A lawsuit has been filed against Sterigenics alleging the company is violating state pollution laws. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and DuPage County St...
Oct 30, 2018
Shots Fired At Republican Campaign Office
Police in Florida are investigating after someone fired shots at a Republican campaign office in South Daytona. Police say multiple shots were fired sometime between Sunday afternoon and Monday mornin...
Oct 30, 2018
SD Inmate Cracks Joke in Last Words Prior to Execution
56-year-old inmate Rodney Berget was executed in South Dakota this week after killing an officer in an attempted escape in 2011. This is the first execution in the state since 2012. It was Ronald R...
Oct 30, 2018
Advertisement Seeking “Caucasian” Santa Taken Down
Not exactly sure how this even got approved but an advertisement seeking “Caucasian mature age men” to play the role of Santa in the land down under has been taken down following online ou...
Oct 30, 2018
Voters’ Experiences Vary from State to State
The experience that voters have at the polls depends on the state that they are voting in and what direction that state leans politically. There are political scientists that believe that making the v...
Oct 30, 2018
Pence’s Campaign Prayer from “Christian Rabbi” Causes Negative Reaction
At a campaign rally for Lena Epstein in Michigan, Vice President Mike Pence had Messianic Rabbi Loren Jacobs say a prayer for the 11 people killed at a synagogue in Pennsylvania. Jacobs began his pray...
Oct 30, 2018
Police Find Giant Inflatable Colon That Went Missing
One of the most bizarre thefts of the year has finally been solved, as Kansas City police located a giant inflatable colon that was stolen off a truck. The 10-foot-high inflatable colon is used by the...
Oct 30, 2018
AG candidates debate, defend contributions
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The top Illinois Attorney General candidates, Democrat Kwame Raoul and Republican Erica Harold, debated on channel 11 Monday night. The Attorney General's office...
Oct 30, 2018
Charges filed against second suspect of burglary crew
Photo Credit: Izalis Morales, Riverside Police Darvis Dennis – Photo Credit Riverside Police By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Charges have been filed against the second member of a ...
Oct 30, 2018
Mail Bombing Suspect Makes First Court Appearance
The man accused of mailing at least 14 pipe bombs to Democratic politicians and other public figures made his first court appearance on Monday in Miami. 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc was formally charged wi...
Oct 30, 2018
