Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
You can pre-order the iPhone XR starting today
Today is the day that Apple begins pre-orders for the more affordable iPhone XR. The XR has the same software and chip as the new XS and XS Max, but has minor differences in camera, display, memory, a...
Oct 19, 2018
Walmart, Whole Foods & Trader Joe’s Salads Recalled
Another day another recall. This time Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and Walmart are issuing a recall on a few salads and wraps with corn in them. The companies say that the products may be at risk f...
Oct 18, 2018
Broadview Man Sentenced On Gun Charge
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) –– A convicted felon has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun in the western suburbs. ...
Oct 18, 2018
Saudi Uncertainty Causes Stock Market Drop
It looks like the White House’s decision to drop out of a Saudi economic conference is causing a drop on Wall Street. The Dow dropped 400 points after it was announced that Treasury Secretary St...
Oct 18, 2018
IL Unemployment Rate Unchanged From August
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday that the unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent in September and nonfarm payrolls increased b...
Oct 18, 2018
The New ‘World’s Thinnest Phone’ Fits Into Business Card Case
So many smartphones are going for bigger. How about one that’s the size of a business card? The “Card-Phone” made by Kyocera will be available in Japan next month. It’s being c...
Oct 18, 2018
According to CDC, Nearly 100 Sick from Salmonella in Raw Chicken
Chicken can be a great source of protein. What you don’t want in your chicken is salmonella. According to the CDC, nearly 100 people in 29 states have acquired a drug-resistant salmonella from r...
Oct 18, 2018
FLA Man Sentenced For Plot To Bomb Target Stores
An Ocala, Florida man has been sentenced to 40 years behind bars for a plot to bomb Target stores. Prosecutors say Mark Charles Barnett had crafted at least 10 homemade bombs hidden inside boxes of pa...
Oct 18, 2018
Former USA Gymnastics President Allegedly Tampers with Evidence, Gets Arrested
Steve Penny, former CEO of USA Gymnastics, had his family vacation to their Tennessee cabin end abruptly after getting arrested by U.S. Marshals. Penny had no clue that he had been indicted in Texas o...
Oct 18, 2018
Senate Republicans Might Try To Repeal Obamacare Again
Senate leader Mitch McConnell says Senate Republicans might take another stab at repealing Obamacare – if they’re still in control after the midterms. McConnell says he’d love to ...
Oct 18, 2018
