Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Businessman Get 7 1/2 Years for Federal Tax Evasion
It’s often said that death and taxes are the only certainties in life. One man is finding out how true that can be. Federal prosecutors say that an Old Saybrook, Connecticut man has been sentenc...
Nov 28, 2018
Storm still impacting power
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) — Thousands of people remain without power after the winter storm that swept through Sunday night into Monday morning. ComEd customers are still in the da...
Nov 27, 2018
Trump Threatens To Pull GM Subsidies Over Layoffs
On Tuesday, President Trump threatens to pull all government subsidies from General Motors, in response to layoffs announced by the auto maker earlier this week. Trump tweeted that he was “very ...
Nov 27, 2018
The NRA Is Losing Money
The National Rifle Association is losing money, reporting a $55 million dropoff in income last year. The Daily Beast reports that contributions were down about $27 million and dues down $35 million in...
Nov 27, 2018
Trump Might Slap Tariffs On Iphones
President Trump is planning to increase tariffs on Chinese-made products, and that might include your brand new iPhone. Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he will ‘maybe’ impose a tar...
Nov 27, 2018
Quitting Alcohol Can Actually Be Deadly
Everyone knows about the dangers of alcohol abuse. But it turns out that quitting drinking can sometimes be deadly as well. According to the CDC, hundreds of people in the U.S. die every year from alc...
Nov 27, 2018
Most Nations Not Meeting Climate Goals
According to a new UN report, most countries are falling well short of the climate change goals spelled out in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. The agree,emt calls for a 2 degree Celsius reduction in...
Nov 27, 2018
Church sex scandal: Cardinal Cupich promises change
(CHICAGO) Cardinal Cupich is vowing REAL change in the Catholic church’s pursuit of pedophile priests. Pope Francis has given Cupich a leadership role for a Vatican meeting on reforms in Februar...
Nov 27, 2018
Early voting brings an absurdity to April runoff elections
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/353/2018/11/26123757/Bill-EarlyVotingAbsurdity.mp3 When they were writing the new early voting statute in Springfield, Jim Allen at the Chicago Board of Elections says...
Nov 27, 2018
Migrant Woman Injured After Falling Off Border Wall
A 26-year-old Guatemalan migrant was injured trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border over the weekend. According to border patrol agents near San Diego, the woman fell onto pieces of rebar and barbed w...
Nov 27, 2018
