Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
India, Russia Make Missile Deal Despite U.S. Warnings
India and Russia quietly struck an arms deal on Friday that could lead to consequences from Washington. India made a deal to buy S-400 surface-to-air missile systems during a summit between Vladimir P...
Oct 06, 2018
President Of Interpol Missing After Trip To China
Meng Hongwei, the president of the international law enforcement organization Interpol, has gone missing during a trip to his native China. Officials say Meng arrived in China on a flight from Lyon, F...
Oct 06, 2018
Blasey Ford’s Attorneys Calls FBI Investigation A ‘Sham’
Brett Kavanaugh will likely be confirmed to the Supreme Court on Saturday, but Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers are still speaking out. On Friday, Ford’s attorneys called the FBI’s on...
Oct 06, 2018
A ‘Sex Robot Brothel’ Won’t Be Opening in Houston
A battle to keep an “adult sex robot” brothel from opening in Houston has taken a new twist with a move by the city council to change their zoning rules. The Houston Chronicle reports that...
Oct 05, 2018
Collins Announces Support for Kavanaugh Nomination
During a 45 minute speech in front of a quiet audience on the Senate floor, Maine Senator Susan Collins announced that she would vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Collins meticulo...
Oct 05, 2018
LaCroix Accused Of Putting Insecticide In Its Sparkling Water
A new lawsuit is accusing the makers of LaCroix sparkling water of using artificial ingredients, including a chemical used in cockroach insecticide. The lawsuit centers around LaCroix’s use of t...
Oct 05, 2018
McCarthy and others react to Van Dyke verdict
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) Bill Cameron has the round up reaction from local politicians to the Van Dyke verdict. At City Hall, Emanuel and his police supt Eddie Johnson issued a statement...
Oct 05, 2018
Neil deGrasse Tyson Talks about Trump’s ‘Space Force’
While some have scoffed at the idea of President Trump and his proposed “Space Force,” astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is thinking about it in more logical terms. Tyson defended the ide...
Oct 05, 2018
Jobless Rate Hits 48-Year Low
The impact of Hurricane Florence was felt in today’s report from the Labor Department with the jobless rate continuing to fall as well. Nonfarm payrolls rose 134,000 after a 270,000 gain the pri...
Oct 05, 2018
Collins Won’t Announce Vote Until This Afternoon
Maine Senator Susan Collins is one of the critical swing votes when it comes to the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. Later today, she will state her intentions when it comes to her vote. T...
Oct 05, 2018
