Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Sears adds restructuring expert
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.) — Sears is adding a restructuring expert to its board which could signal additional actions to survive. The Hoffman Estates based company ha...
Oct 10, 2018
Anthony Weiner To Be Released From Prison Early
Looks like former congressman Anthony Weiner will be getting out of prison a little early. Weiner is currently serving a 21-month federal sentence for sexting with a 15-year-old girl. But he’s c...
Oct 09, 2018
Investigators want to know who left gator in Lake Michigan
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities don’t know who dumped a four-foot-long reptile in Lake Michigan, but they now know what kind it is. After initially believing the animal spotted Monday swimming...
Oct 09, 2018
Trump signs breastfeeding law, giving moms a clean, accessible, private room in every airport
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A brand new federal law is giving breastfeeding moms a new amenity at most of America’s airports including OHare and Midway. It's considered a big victory ...
Oct 09, 2018
Kavanaugh’s First Day On The Supreme Court
The newest Supreme Court justice spent his first day on the job Tuesday, with Brett Kavanaugh hearing his first arguments with the nation’s highest court. Kavanaugh sat at the right end of the b...
Oct 09, 2018
Trump Lifting Regulations On Ethanol
In a move that may help his popularity with farmers, President Trump is expected to relax federal regulations on ethanol-based gasoline. Sales of high-ethanol blends are currently banned in the summer...
Oct 09, 2018
Many Millenials Don’t Have A Primary Care Doctor
The latest thing that millenials are ditching? Primary care doctors, according to a new study. It found that 45% of people aged 18-29 don’t have a primary care provider, using clinics and urgent...
Oct 09, 2018
EpiPen Shortage Keeping Some Kids Out of School
Your kids may notice some of their friends staying home from school lately. The reason is simple. They don’t have an EpiPen to bring into school with them. An EpiPen could be the difference betw...
Oct 09, 2018
Hurricane Michael Now a Category 2 Storm
People living on the Florida panhandle are on high alert with the upgrading of Hurricane Michael to a Category 2 hurricane on Tuesday. Florida Governor Rick Scott is sounding the warning for residents...
Oct 09, 2018
President Trump Calls For More ‘Stop And Frisk’
During a speech to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, President Trump called for more police forces to adopt ‘stop and frisk’ policies. Speaking in Orlando on Monday, Trump...
Oct 08, 2018
