Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
$410 Mega Millions Ticket Sold in Arizona
A person in Arizona is waking up with a million-dollar smile, better yet a $410 million dollar smile after getting all six numbers correct in the latest Mega Millions lottery Tuesday night. The winnin...
Jun 10, 2020
Twitter and Square Make Juneteenth a Company Holiday
In another move to show support for black Americans Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has declared that Juneteenth will “forevermore” be a company holiday. In a statement, Dorsey said the...
Jun 10, 2020
The U.S. Navy to Ban Confederate Flag
The US Navy has joined the Marines and has announced that they too will ban the Confederate flag from all of its bases, ships, aircraft, and submarines. According to the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm...
Jun 10, 2020
Texas Southern Offers George Floyd’s Daughter a Full Scholarship
Texas Southern University has offered George Floyd’s daughter Gianna a full scholarship if she chooses to attend the university. Her father George was a citizen of the Third Ward and even gradua...
Jun 10, 2020
California Movie Theaters Allowed To Reopen Starting June 12th
Movie theaters in California have been given the green light to start reopening on June 12th with restrictions. The state issued guidelines on Monday that include theaters not having more than 25 perc...
Jun 09, 2020
Factory That Burned During Riots Will Leave Minneapolis
A factory that burned down during the Minneapolis riots says it won’t rebuild in the city. The owner of 7-Sigma Inc says city officials did nothing to stop the fire on the first night of protest...
Jun 09, 2020
New Jersey Lifts Stay-At-Home Order
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is finally lifting the state’s stay-at-home order that has been in place since mid-March. On Tuesday, Murphy announced that the lockdown was lifted and that gathe...
Jun 09, 2020
The Army will Consider Renaming Bases that Honor Confederate Soldiers
U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper are reportedly open to bipartisan conversations about renaming U.S. bases and installations that are named after Confederate soldi...
Jun 09, 2020
It’s Official: US is in a Recession
Despite promising unemployment figures for May, economy experts on Monday made it official: The U.S. is in the midst of a recession. The declaration, made by the National Bureau of Economic Research, ...
Jun 09, 2020
Peterson: More players plan to kneel
Redskins running back Adrian Peterson plans to take a knee this season and expects others to join him during the National Anthem. Just four years ago, you’re seeing Kaepernick taking a knee, and...
Jun 08, 2020
