Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Chicago Police Officer on Mend After Traffic Stop Shooting
By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A Chicago Police officer is recovering after being shot during a traffic stop on Chicago’s South Side late Tuesday morning. A 6th district tactical ...
Nov 20, 2018
Obama Takes Veiled Jab At Trump’s ‘Mommy Issues’
Barack Obama continues to not mention President Trump by name, but it’s pretty obvious who he’s talking about. In a speech Monday, Obama said progress in America is being held back by R...
Nov 20, 2018
Walmart Disavows Senator Over ‘Public Hanging’ Remark
Walmart is backing off their support for Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith after her controversial remarks about a ‘public hanging’. Hyde-Smith came under fire for a video where she said o...
Nov 20, 2018
Anti-Vaccination School Dealing With Chicken Pox Outbreak
A North Carolina school known as a place for anti-vaxxers is dealing with a huge outbreak of chicken pox. More than 2/3rds of the student body at The Asheville Waldorf School have not been vaccinated ...
Nov 20, 2018
Drug Company Hikes Price Of Overdose Antidote 600 Percent
A private drug company called Kaleo just hiked up the price of a life-saving overdose antidote – by 600 percent. The company bumped the cost of EVZIO, its nalaxone drug, from $575 up to a whoppi...
Nov 20, 2018
Trump to Stand With Saudi Arabia Despite Khashoggi Murder
President Donald Trump has released a lengthy statement today in which he defends the idea of continuing the business ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia despite a report that is likely to...
Nov 20, 2018
White says background checks need to be improved to screen out the mentally ill
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is offering special condolences to the family of Officer Jimenez and he’s talking about gun control. Jesse White be...
Nov 20, 2018
The latest: Argument at Chicago hospital erupts into deadly shooting
By AMANDA SEITZ and DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - An argument outside a Chicago hospital turned deadly when a man pulled out a gun and killed an emergency room doctor whom he knew, then ...
Nov 20, 2018
Parent allegedly wore referee uniform, swayed football game
CHICAGO (AP) - Parents of players on a Chicago high school football team have filed a lawsuit, claiming a parent of an opposing player wore a referee uniform and influenced the outcome of the game. Th...
Nov 20, 2018
Police officer and two employees were killed in Chicago hospital shooting
Chicago (CNN)- A police officer, a doctor and a pharmaceutical assistant were killed after a Monday afternoon shooting at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said. The shooting was a do...
Nov 20, 2018
