Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Ex-Adidas Executive Guilty in College Hoops Bribery Scheme
On Wednesday, former Adidas executive James Gatto was found guilty of wire fraud by a jury in Manhattan federal court. Gatto was found to have taken part in a scheme to bribe high school basketball pl...
Oct 24, 2018
Suspicious Packages Sent to Barack Obama and The Clintons
The feds are investigating suspicious packages sent to former president Barack Obama, former president Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton. Law enforcement told The New York Times that an ̶...
Oct 24, 2018
Sheriff Dart says jail reforms have gone too far
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The number of inmates in Cook County Jail is down by a few thousand, but Sheriff Tom Dart has some regrets about the the reforms that made it possible. Letting n...
Oct 24, 2018
AG Madigan urging protection for military members
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) - Attorney General Lisa Madigan Tuesday joined a coalition of 32 attorneys general in calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Acting Director Mi...
Oct 24, 2018
Turkey’s President Wants Trial Over Khashoggi Murder
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is demanding that the killer or killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi be brought to justice… in Turkey. Erdogan made a speech to parliament on Tuesday. In ...
Oct 23, 2018
City Clerk proposes a four month city vehicle sticker option
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) From City Hall, some news you can use, City Clerk Anna Valencia is proposing a four-month city vehicle sticker option. Not everybody can afford to pay for an ann...
Oct 23, 2018
2018 Vote: Roskam, Casten trade barbs over Trump
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the nationally-watched 6th Congressional District race between Republican incumbent Peter Roskam and his Democratic challenger Sean Casten, the two debated Mo...
Oct 23, 2018
Sniff Seal On Products Allow Shoppers To Smell What’s Inside Without Opening
Remember scratch and sniff? Well it’s back and it could change how we shop. Want to know what an item smells like before you buy it, but feel bad about tearing open the box? Shop owners too feel...
Oct 23, 2018
Microplastics Are Everywhere, Even in Human Waste
A recent study shows that eight individuals in eight different countries tested positive for having microplastics in their stool samples. There were up to nine different variations of plastic found in...
Oct 23, 2018
Report: John Kelly And Corey Lewandowski Almost Fought In The White House
A New York Times report claims that White House chief of staff John Kelly got into a ‘physical altercation’ with former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski inside the White House. It ...
Oct 23, 2018
