Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Advertisement Seeking “Caucasian” Santa Taken Down
Not exactly sure how this even got approved but an advertisement seeking “Caucasian mature age men” to play the role of Santa in the land down under has been taken down following online ou...
Oct 30, 2018
Voters’ Experiences Vary from State to State
The experience that voters have at the polls depends on the state that they are voting in and what direction that state leans politically. There are political scientists that believe that making the v...
Oct 30, 2018
Pence’s Campaign Prayer from “Christian Rabbi” Causes Negative Reaction
At a campaign rally for Lena Epstein in Michigan, Vice President Mike Pence had Messianic Rabbi Loren Jacobs say a prayer for the 11 people killed at a synagogue in Pennsylvania. Jacobs began his pray...
Oct 30, 2018
Police Find Giant Inflatable Colon That Went Missing
One of the most bizarre thefts of the year has finally been solved, as Kansas City police located a giant inflatable colon that was stolen off a truck. The 10-foot-high inflatable colon is used by the...
Oct 30, 2018
AG candidates debate, defend contributions
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) The top Illinois Attorney General candidates, Democrat Kwame Raoul and Republican Erica Harold, debated on channel 11 Monday night. The Attorney General's office...
Oct 30, 2018
Charges filed against second suspect of burglary crew
Photo Credit: Izalis Morales, Riverside Police Darvis Dennis – Photo Credit Riverside Police By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Charges have been filed against the second member of a ...
Oct 30, 2018
Mail Bombing Suspect Makes First Court Appearance
The man accused of mailing at least 14 pipe bombs to Democratic politicians and other public figures made his first court appearance on Monday in Miami. 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc was formally charged wi...
Oct 30, 2018
Pawar announces candidacy for City Treasurer, vows to invest city funds in social justice
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) In the upcoming city elections, retiring Alderman Ameya Pawar has announced his candidacy for City Treasurer. Ald. Pawar is keeping his promise to limit himself ...
Oct 29, 2018
Passenger Jet Crashes With 189 On Board
Just minutes after taking off from Jakarta airport, a Lion Air plane carrying 189 passengers plunged into the sea on Monday. Less than three minutes into the hour-and-ten-minute flight to Pangkal Pina...
Oct 29, 2018
Trump Says Pittsburgh Shooting Has Little To Do With Gun Laws
If you’re expecting gun laws in the US to change following the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh Synagogue on Saturday, you might be holding your breath a lot longer. President Trump told reporters ...
Oct 29, 2018
