Bernie Tafoya
News Reporter at WBBM-AM (Chicago, IL)
Husband, Dad, Papa, golfer, #Cubs fan. Catholic. More Neanderthal than 97% of you. Semi-retired reporter @WBBMNewsradio. Follows appreciated.
Articles
-
1 month ago |
audacy.com | Bernie Tafoya
Lawyers for the city of Chicago are recommending settlements in two deaths that happened during police chases five years ago. City lawyers are recommending a total of $2.5 million in settlements to the families of 54-year old Ezell Ricky Island and 40-year old Mignonne Robinson. Island and Robinson were killed three days apart in 2020, when the cars they were in were hit by vehicles being chased by Chicago police for suspected traffic violations.
-
1 month ago |
audacy.com | Bernie Tafoya
Spring has arrived in the most Chicago of ways ... The first bird has been rescued after hitting a South Loop window. Chicago Bird Collision Monitors Annette Prince says an American woodcock was spotted Monday after hitting a window around 11th and Wabash in the South Loop, one of about 8,000 dead or injured birds her group will find this year during migration periods.
-
1 month ago |
audacy.com | Bernie Tafoya
(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Arlington Heights police say residents do not have to worry after someone put up a sign warning of rat poison in their neighborhood. The sign was put up in a neighborhood around Route 14 and Ridge Avenue. It warned there was rat poison and chicken bones scattered in the area, and that people should be careful to protect their dogs when out for a walk.
-
1 month ago |
audacy.com | Bernie Tafoya
(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Opening Day at River Bend Golf Club in Lisle is typically March 1, but when the last day of February gives you spring-like feels, you take advantage and open a day early. Pro shop manager Ron Schneteger said lots of golfers made tee times Friday. "It is a beautiful day and, you know, there's so many people that want to get out of the house," Schnetger said. "It's that time of the year.
-
2 months ago |
audacy.com | Bernie Tafoya
CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A proposal to allow terminally ill people to use medicine to end their lives was the topic of an Illinois Senate committee hearing Friday in Chicago. "I love my life. I don't want to die. I love my family," said Deb Robertson of the western suburbs. Yet, Robertson has a rare terminal cancer and wants to have the option of having doctors prescribe medicine that could end her life when she wants.
Journalists covering the same region
Julia Rosier
Multimedia Journalist at WICS-TV (Springfield, IL)
Reporter at News 12 Westchester
Julia Rosier primarily covers news in Springfield, Illinois, United States and surrounding areas.
Dave Hinton
Editor at The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)
Dave Hinton primarily covers news in the Central Illinois region, including cities like Terre Haute, Indiana and Champaign, Illinois, United States.
Steven Spearie
Staff Writer at The State Journal-Register
Steven Spearie primarily covers news in Springfield, Illinois, United States and surrounding areas.
Colin Feeney
Sports Writer at River Bender
Colin Feeney primarily covers news in the southwestern region of Illinois, United States, including areas around Alton and Edwardsville.
Addi Weakley
Real Time Editor at KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO)
Addi Weakley primarily covers news in Kansas City, Missouri, United States and surrounding areas.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 3K
- Tweets
- 18K
- DMs Open
- Yes
Flinching and face-saving.
https://t.co/ihwRIFTL55
Flinching and face-saving. https://t.co/qkouu1Gdxc
Love to see MAGA minds being blown as they watch protests today, especially in “red” areas. They can’t help but call names, allege protesters are “paid”, or that the “libs” had nothing better to do today. They follow a cult leader and just can’t quit him. FAFO.
