Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Oldest Working Man in Texas Celebrates 101st Birthday
Some people like to retire early and collect their social security while sipping a lemonade on the front porch. Some people like to work when they are 101. Chester Hollingsworth turned 101-years-old o...
Oct 19, 2018
Michael Cohen Speaks to CNN About Supporting Democrats
CNN caught up with former Donald Trump attorney and personal “fixer” Michael Cohen as he was getting set to enter his Manhattan residence. Cohen told the outlet: “Grab your family, g...
Oct 19, 2018
Southwest Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Unwanted Game of ‘Footsie’
A Southwest flight from Los Angeles to Dallas made an emergency landing on Tuesday but it wasn’t because of mechanical trouble. The flight had to land in Albuquerque because a male passenger was...
Oct 19, 2018
Space Junk Lands on California Farm
Imagine hanging out on your farm in California and finding a piece of space junk on your property? That happened on a ranch south of Hanford, CA, about half an hour south of Fresno. While nobody is de...
Oct 19, 2018
How safe is Peter Roskam’s seat?
By SARA BURNETT, Associated Press DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - On primary Election Day in 2006, Margaret Prowell went to the polling place down the road from her new suburban Chicago home and asked for ...
Oct 19, 2018
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
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