Category Archives: WLS-AM 890 Local News
Gates, Jobs, restricted kids’ use of tech
There’s a new warning about technology use and it references a couple of tech giants who shielded their own children from some of the same products that they wanted you to gobble up. The book, t...
Cumulus Media Sep 30, 2019
Eagles/Packers game arrest count
29 and 8. No, that wasn’t the number of penalties on the field but how many fans were ejected and arrested in the stands during Thursday night’s Eagles/Packers game. Oh, and another dude g...
Cumulus Media Sep 27, 2019
Medicare scam cost taxpayers up to $2B
We, taxpayers, were all just scammed out of as much as $2 billion – the fed says. Those involved in an elaborate Medicare fraud scheme were charged this week, the Associated Press Reports. Patie...
Cumulus Media Sep 27, 2019
Texas Pastor Accused Of Sexually Abusing 13-Year-Old Girl
A Texas paster is behind bars for alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl. The victim, who came forward in June, claims she was sexually assaulted on multiple occasions by 65-year-old Paul Christop...
Cumulus Media Sep 27, 2019
Deal struck, Spiderman stays in MCU
Spiderman isn’t going anywhere. The web-slinging, high-flying, teen super hero film series is staying in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Over the past couple of months there has been talk of a sp...
Cumulus Media Sep 27, 2019

Chicago Teachers Prepare To Strike
Chicago teachers are planning to walk off the job if a new union deal isn’t in place by next month. On Thursday, the Chicago Teachers Union voted overwhelmingly to authorize a mid-October strike...
Cumulus Media Sep 27, 2019
Scientists Say Newly-Discovered Worm Has Three Sexes
Scientists have discovered a new species of worm they say has three different sexes – among other unusual traits. Called ‘Nematodes’, the worms live in California’s Mono Lake, ...
Cumulus Media Sep 27, 2019
Sixth Graders Accused Of Holding Down Down Black Classmate, Cutting Off Her Dreadlocks
A group of sixth-grade boys at a private school in Virginia are accused of holding down a black classmate and cutting off her dreadlocks. The alleged victim, 12-year-old Amari Allen, says three white ...
Cumulus Media Sep 27, 2019
White Woman Caught Screaming ‘If The Law Didn’t Say I Couldn’t Kill The N*****s They’d All Be Dead’
It seems as though freedom of speech isn’t always good. Heather Patton decided it would be a good idea to say if the law didn’t say she couldn’t kill n*****s they would all be dead. ...
Cumulus Media Sep 26, 2019
Man Who Harassed A Woman Wearing A Puerto Rico Flag Shirt Convicted Of Hate Crime
An Illinois man who was caught on video harassing a woman wearing a Puerto Rico flag t-shirt at a public park has been convicted of a hate crime. The video went viral last summer, in which 63-year-old...
Cumulus Media Sep 26, 2019