Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Fans Kicked Out Of Sixers Preseason Game For Pro-Hong Kong Sign
The Sixers played a preseason game against China’s Guangzhou Loong Lions on Thursday, and sure enough, some Hong Kong-related drama played out. Two fans were ejected from the game for holding up...
Oct 09, 2019
Report: Billionaires Paid Lower Tax Rate Than Working Class Last Year
For the first time ever, America’s billionaires paid a lower tax rate last year than the country’s working class, according to a new report. The study, from a new book titled The Triumph o...
Oct 09, 2019
Bear Named ‘Holly’ Wins ‘Fat Bear Week’ Title
All hail Holly, the fattest bear in all the land. This week, a grizzly named Holly was declared the winner of Alaska’s annual ‘Fat Bear Week’ contest. The Katmai National Park & ...
Oct 09, 2019
Johnson & Johnson Hit With $8 Billion Jury Verdict
Johnson & Johnson will have to fork over $8-billion now that a Philadelphia jury has ruled the antipsychotic drug Risperdal can cause breast growth in men. A guy by the name of Nicholas Murray cla...
Oct 09, 2019
Painting Cows To Look Like Zebras Has A Surprising Benefit
Painting cows to look like zebras is a game-changer. Japanese scientists have discovered that the black and white surface of the painted cows’ detours flies from landing on cattle due to the dra...
Oct 09, 2019
3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize for Universe’s Evolution Work
Cosmologist James Peebles and Swiss Scientists Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz won the Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for expanding on the universe’s evolution and discovering new planets orb...
Oct 08, 2019
UAW strike delays new ‘vette
In another casualty of the United Auto Workers Union strike, the much-anticipated 2020 Corvette has been delayed. The Detroit Free Press cites “two people familiar,” reporting the strike h...
Oct 07, 2019
NJ Mayor admits stealing from youth basketball program
The Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey has admitted to stealing more than $87,000 from a youth basketball program. Well, he was the mayor. 49-year-old Frank Gilliam Jr. resigned after taking a plea de...
Oct 07, 2019
Judge in Guyger trial speaks out
The Judge in Amanda Guyger’s murder trial says she couldn’t refuse the convicted former Dallas police officer a hug. Station News 9 reports Judge Tammy Kemp said Monday that giving Guyger ...
Oct 07, 2019
Oh deer! Buck stops at hair salon
Just leave your front door open. You never know when a deer is going to crash through your window. It happened at the Be.You.Tiful Hair Salon in Long Island, New York over the weekend. A customer wait...
Oct 07, 2019
