Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Police Say Man Who Hit Three Girls Scouts Was Huffing Chemicals Before Crash
Police say the Wisconsin man who killed three Girl Scouts with his car was huffing chemicals before the crash. 21-year-old Colten Treu is charged with four counts of homicide after driving his vehicle...
Nov 06, 2018
Voter Turnout At Record Highs In Texas
One of the most high-profile midterm races is in Texas, between Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke. And Texans are turning out in record numbers to cast their votes. So far mo...
Nov 06, 2018
Trump Administration Wants Supreme Court To Rule On DACA
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to rule on whether it can lawfully end the DACA program. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program allows children of illegal immigrants t...
Nov 06, 2018
Trump ‘Probably Not’ Meeting With Putin Next Week
President Trump and Vladimir Putin will both be in Paris next week for an Armistice Day celebration, but Trump says the two aren’t likely to meet one-on-one. Trump told reporters that he would &...
Nov 06, 2018
Washington Paper Says Its Trump Tweet Was Due To Hack
The Washington Examiner says a tweet declaring that President Trump is “going to hell” was the result of a hack. The since-deleted tweet said “Trump is going to hell” and refer...
Nov 06, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee Releases Final Kavanaugh Report
Over the weekend, the Senate Judiciary Committee released its final report on the Brett Kavanaugh investigation, finding “no verifiable evidence” of sexual misconduct. Investigators spoke ...
Nov 06, 2018
Voter turnout is up but will it be a record number?
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM BNews (CHICAGO ) It’s almost mid-term election day and voter turnout is expected to be up. Record registration, early voting and voting by mail suggest a lot of enthusias...
Nov 05, 2018
Gab Returns Online
The messaging site used by the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter to post his anti-Semitic views before he murdered 11 Jewish worshippers has returned to the internet after disappearing for a few days. Gab,...
Nov 05, 2018
An Uber Subscription Service?
Tired of paying surge pricing on your Uber rides? The company has a plan for that. Uber is rolling out a subscription service to five cities that they hope will work well with frequent users. You can ...
Nov 05, 2018
Lowe’s Closing 51 Stores
Lowe’s is shutting down 51 stores throughout the U.S. and Canada. The home improvement chain announced the news on Monday. Some of those closing locations are underperforming. 20 stores will be ...
Nov 05, 2018
