Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Former President Barack Obama Takes On ‘7 Excuses Not to Vote’
Former President Barack Obama released a 5 minute video via ATTN. In the video he is responding to common reasons people give for not wanting to vote. The 7 reasons that he tackles include, I don̵...
Oct 18, 2018
U.S. Treasury Official Charged With Leaking Documents
A ‘senior adviser’ with the U.S. Treasury has been charged with leaking documents concerning the Russia investigation to media outlets. Natalie Edwards was arrested on Tuesday. Prosecutors...
Oct 18, 2018
Pritzker pumps $146M of his cash into Illinois governor bid
CHICAGO (AP) - Billionaire Democrat J.B. Pritzker is showing no reluctance to pour his own money to unseat multimillionaire Republican Bruce Rauner from the Illinois governor’s office. New state...
Oct 17, 2018
Msall: Pension liability about $1B over next three to four years
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Mayor Emanuel’s final budget proposal dumps a big problem on the next mayor. What Rahm is dumping onto the next mayor is a big pension liability. Here̵...
Oct 17, 2018
Rahm’s last budget: No new taxes
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) At City Hall today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered his last budget address to the city council. It was a legacy speech. Rahm spent forty minutes recounting the ach...
Oct 17, 2018
For the First Time in History a Woman Will Lead U.S. Army’s Largest Command
Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson will now represent 776,000 soldiers and 96,000 civilians becoming the first woman to lead the Army’s largest command. Gen. Robert B. Abrams is resigning his post to ...
Oct 17, 2018
Netflix Subscriptions Are Booming
It might seem like everyone you know already subscribes to Netflix, but somehow the streaming service keeps finding new customers. Netflix subscriptions have surged over the last three months, adding ...
Oct 16, 2018
Same-Sex Penguin Couple Has Adopted An Egg
The penguin exhibit at the Sydney Aquarium in Sydney, Australia has a new power couple – two male penguins named Sphen and Magic. The keepers say Sphen and Magic, who are both male, are constant...
Oct 16, 2018
Man Exonerated Of Murder Charges After Spending 20 Years Behind Bars
A California man finally has his freedom after spending 20 years behind bars for a wrongful murder conviction. Horace Roberts was sentenced to prison in 1998 in the death of his ex-lover, Terry Cheek....
Oct 16, 2018
NYC Went The Entire Weekend Without A Shooting
For the first time in 25 years, New York City went an entire weekend without a single shooting. NYPD says the streak lasted from Thursday into Monday, the first time that had happened since 1993. Mayo...
Oct 16, 2018
