Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM
AI and cryptocurrency were losers in Illinois primary
The artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries spent big and lost often in this week's Illinois primaries, an early setback for technology firms that are trying to reshape the midterm elect...
Kim Gordon Mar 18, 2026
U.S. Looks for Help with Hormuz
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- President Trump says there is no "I" in team and is urging countries that rely on oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz to help secure it. "It'd be interesting to see what cou...
Nick Gale Mar 16, 2026
The price of goods in Indiana and other states could change as the penny goes away
Months after the last of the United States' 1-cent coins were pressed, some states are beginning to offer their own 2 cents on the penny problem by setting rounding guidance for cash purchases. Presid...
Kim Gordon Mar 12, 2026
Trump Briefed on Sleeper Cells
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- President Trump says he's been briefed on how many Iranian sleeper cells may be in the U.S. right now. "We've got our eye on all of them. I think," Trump said yesterday, blaming ...
Nick Gale Mar 12, 2026
Deadly tornadoes sweep through Illinois and Indiana
Major storms that whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana on Tuesday leveled homes, downed trees and power lines, and overwhelmed a 911 center south of Chicago with emergency calls, acco...
Kim Gordon Mar 11, 2026
Six Americans Remain in Iran Custody
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- More than 36,000 Americans have secured safe passage from the Mideast since the war began but at least six Americans remain in Iranian custody. One is Kamran Hekmati, a 61-year-o...
Nick Gale Mar 10, 2026
Breaking: Kristi Noem out as Secretary of Homeland Security
President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and says he'll nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Trump made the announcement on so...
Kim Gordon Mar 05, 2026
Trump Tax Cuts Working
(Washington, D.C.) -- The IRS commissioner has revealed just how much more Americans are getting in refunds following the Working Families Tax Cuts. IRS Commissioner and CEO Frank Bisignano tells lawm...
Nick Gale Mar 05, 2026
POTUS: Iran "In For a Lot of Hurt"
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- President Donald Trump says intelligence showed Iran was poised to strike first, driving the U.S. decision to act. Standing with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump rejected ...
Nick Gale Mar 04, 2026
Iran Strikes US Embassy in Saudi Arabia
A new wave of explosions rocked Tehran early Tuesday, while Iran struck the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia with a drone as it kept hitting targets around the region. Israel's military said it launched s...
Nick Gale Mar 03, 2026







