Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Thousands of Student Veterans Haven’t Received GI Bill Payments
30 days have come and gone for 10,000 students, and 60 days for 1,000, without receiving their GI Bill stipend which has effectively for some halted their schooling and ability to pay for bills. Danie...
Nov 16, 2018
FAO Schwarz Returns to New York City
FAO Schwarz is back in New York City three years after closing their iconic 5th Avenue location. The company brand is coming back from near financial ruin. The new location is located at Rockefeller C...
Nov 16, 2018
Get Free Food on National Fast Food Day!
Yes people, today is National Fast Food Day, and to celebrate there are plenty of your favorite fast food spots offering free food. So if you’re looking to grab a quick bite for lunch or dinner,...
Nov 16, 2018
Crew Break Wall to Rescue 6 People Stuck in Chicago Skyscraper Elevator
Chicago Firefighters had to rescue six people including a pregnant woman from a skyscraper elevator. The call came in early Friday morning after the people had visited a restaurant at the 875 North Mi...
Nov 16, 2018
Grassley Favors Mueller Protection Bill Opposing McConnell
Sen. Chuck Grassley believes that a bill that would protect the Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation should be voted on by the Senate. This is in opposition to Sen. Mitch McConnell who...
Nov 16, 2018
Republican Women Didn’t Do Well In The Midterms
The 2018 midterms were a great election for women – as long as you were a Democrat. The 116th Congress will include 105 Democratic women but only 19 Republican women – ten fewer than just ...
Nov 16, 2018
Police Conduct Massive Search for Non-Existent Child
A Fort Worth, Texas man has been charged with filing a false police report after sparking a frenzied search for a child who doesn’t exist. Police say a distraught John Jerald Ratcliff, 43, went ...
Nov 16, 2018
Early season storm dumps snow across much of Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An early season snowstorm dumped up to 6 inches of snow in parts of southwestern and central Illinois, causing widespread school closures and some traffic snarls. The National...
Nov 15, 2018
Trump To Meet With CA Wildfire Victims
President Trump is planning to travel to California this weekend to see the damage caused by the wildfires still raging in the state. White House spokesperson Lindsey Walters said Trump will visit Cal...
Nov 15, 2018
Man Yells Nazi Slogans During Performance Of ‘Fiddler On The Roof’
A performance of ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ in Baltimore was interrupted by a man shouting Nazi slogans from the balcony. Witnesses say the man made a Nazi hand gesture and shouted “Heil ...
Nov 15, 2018
