Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Investigators want to know who left gator in Lake Michigan
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities don’t know who dumped a four-foot-long reptile in Lake Michigan, but they now know what kind it is. After initially believing the animal spotted Monday swimming...
Oct 9, 2018
Trump signs breastfeeding law, giving moms a clean, accessible, private room in every airport
By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News (CHICAGO) A brand new federal law is giving breastfeeding moms a new amenity at most of America’s airports including OHare and Midway. It's considered a big victory ...
Oct 9, 2018
Kavanaugh’s First Day On The Supreme Court
The newest Supreme Court justice spent his first day on the job Tuesday, with Brett Kavanaugh hearing his first arguments with the nation’s highest court. Kavanaugh sat at the right end of the b...
Oct 9, 2018
Trump Lifting Regulations On Ethanol
In a move that may help his popularity with farmers, President Trump is expected to relax federal regulations on ethanol-based gasoline. Sales of high-ethanol blends are currently banned in the summer...
Oct 9, 2018
Many Millenials Don’t Have A Primary Care Doctor
The latest thing that millenials are ditching? Primary care doctors, according to a new study. It found that 45% of people aged 18-29 don’t have a primary care provider, using clinics and urgent...
Oct 9, 2018
EpiPen Shortage Keeping Some Kids Out of School
Your kids may notice some of their friends staying home from school lately. The reason is simple. They don’t have an EpiPen to bring into school with them. An EpiPen could be the difference betw...
Oct 9, 2018
Hurricane Michael Now a Category 2 Storm
People living on the Florida panhandle are on high alert with the upgrading of Hurricane Michael to a Category 2 hurricane on Tuesday. Florida Governor Rick Scott is sounding the warning for residents...
Oct 9, 2018
President Trump Calls For More ‘Stop And Frisk’
During a speech to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, President Trump called for more police forces to adopt ‘stop and frisk’ policies. Speaking in Orlando on Monday, Trump...
Oct 8, 2018
CNN reporter apologizes for old tweets
CNN reporter Kaitlin Collins has apologized for some old homophobic tweets that re-surfaced over the weekend. The tweets go back to Collins’ college days. One uses a homophobic slur, while the o...
Oct 8, 2018
Trump blasts ‘terrible’ Chicago crime, but figures are down
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump says he’s directed his attorney general to “help straighten out the terrible shooting wave” in Chicago. Trump told officers at the Interna...
Oct 8, 2018
