Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Pawar announces candidacy for City Treasurer, vows to invest city funds in social justice
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the upcoming city elections, retiring Alderman Ameya Pawar has announced his candidacy for City Treasurer. Ald. Pawar is keeping his promise to limit himself ...
Oct 29, 2018
Passenger Jet Crashes With 189 On Board
Just minutes after taking off from Jakarta airport, a Lion Air plane carrying 189 passengers plunged into the sea on Monday. Less than three minutes into the hour-and-ten-minute flight to Pangkal Pina...
Oct 29, 2018
Trump Says Pittsburgh Shooting Has Little To Do With Gun Laws
If you’re expecting gun laws in the US to change following the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh Synagogue on Saturday, you might be holding your breath a lot longer. President Trump told reporters ...
Oct 29, 2018
President Trump brings campaign to Illinois
By Bill Camerson, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Congressman Peter Roskam did NOT attend Trump's rally in Murphysboro Saturday but two other leading Republicans did go in very carefully arranged appearances. G...
Oct 29, 2018
Children’s Toys and Baby Monitors Can Be Taken Over by Hackers, Security Services Warn
The National Cyber Security Center has issued a new guidance calling on manufacturers to ensure that baby toys and baby monitors sold to British families are secure from hackers. A baby monitor was re...
Oct 29, 2018
Michael Phelps Admits to Contemplating Suicide
He is arguably the greatest swimmer to have ever taken part in the sport and now Michael Phelps is opening up about his battles with depression. Phelps was interviewed by NBC’s Today and spoke o...
Oct 26, 2018
Mother Intentionally Drowns Baby, Says She Regretted Her Decision
Sad news out of Arizona after a mother intentionally drowned her four-week-old baby in a bathtub. When police obtained a warrant to search her cell phone, they found the 19-year-old mother, Jenna Folw...
Oct 26, 2018
U.S. Economy Grows Faster Than Expected
There is news today that further bolsters the argument of a growing economy around the country. Third quarter GDP numbers show that the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.5%. The 3.5% number beat...
Oct 26, 2018
Queen Elizabeth’s Last Living Corgi Has Died
More heartache for Queen Elizabeth today as reports say the final living corgi of the Queen as died at Windsor Castle. ‘Whisper’ was taken in by the Queen in 2016 following the death of he...
Oct 26, 2018
Trump Blames ‘Bomb Stuff’ for Slowing GOP Momentum in Midterms
On a morning where two more suspicious packages were confiscated by the police and federal authorities, President Trump took to Twitter to lament “bomb stuff” as early voting gets underway...
Oct 26, 2018
