Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News

Trump Says Thanks and Vows to Be Tough
By Jennifer Keiper, in Cleveland, WLS-AM 890 News (CLEVELAND) Donald Trump is officially the GOP Presidential nominee - accepting the nomination on the final night of the big Republican Convention in ...
Cumulus Media Jul 22, 2016

Donald Trump officially becomes the GOP candidate for President
By Jennifer Keiper, in Cleveland, WLS-AM 890 News (CLEVELAND) The balloons and confetti drop and VP candidate Mike Pence..and both of their families joinTrump on stage. But not before Donald Trump tal...
Cumulus Media Jul 22, 2016

Hundreds of Southwest flights canceled at Midway
By Adam Chappelle, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Thursday is going to be another rough day for travelers at Chicago’s Midway airport. Yesterday, a computer and technical issue caused more than 700 S...
Cumulus Media Jul 21, 2016

Rauner approves expansion of breast cancer screenings
(PARK RIDGE) Insurance plans and Medicaid providers in Illinois will be required to cover a new technology for breast cancer screenings under a new law approved by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. The 3D...
Cumulus Media Jul 21, 2016

2 inmates released after murder charges dropped
(CHICAGO) Two men who were imprisoned for more than 20 years for a 1993 murder have been released after charges against them were dropped. Forty-three-year-old Armando Serrano was released Wednesday f...
Cumulus Media Jul 21, 2016

A Raucous Night on the Third Night of the RNC
Jennifer Keiper, in Cleveland, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) Ted Cruz stopped short of endorsing the man he once ran against for the White House. The more Ted Cruz spoke, the more restless the crowd becam...
Cumulus Media Jul 21, 2016

Drama at the Republican National Convention
By Jennifer Keiper, in Cleveland, WLS-AM 890 News (CLEVELAND) Texas Senator Ted Cruz started by congratulating Donald Trump on becoming the GOP's nominee in the race for the White House. He went on to...
Cumulus Media Jul 21, 2016

Reilly proposes crackdown on party buses
(CHICAGO) Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) has had his fill of rowdy, raucous and lewd behavior on party buses and trolleys roaming the streets of Chicago, the Sun-Times is reporting. So much so th...
Cumulus Media Jul 21, 2016

Health Officials Warning Ahead of Heat Wave
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) With high heat and humidity in the forecast for the next few days, possibly into the weekend, conditions exist for heat related illnesses like Heat Exhaustion a...
Cumulus Media Jul 21, 2016

VIDEO: Sights and Sounds of the GOP Convention in Cleveland – Day Two
A video from Jennifer Keiper from the night that Donald Trump officially became the Republican Party nominee.
Cumulus Media Jul 20, 2016







