970 WMAY is proud to join with Roy Mason of Edward Jones for the 5th annual "Unite to Fight Cancer" cookout -- Friday, September 5th, 5-8 p.m. from the Edward Jones offices on West White Oaks Drive, across from TGI Fridays. We'll have live music, food and drinks, games for the kids, an auction, and you can cast your "vote" in the 970 WMAY straw poll for President -- a dollar a vote, and you can vote as many times as you like. ALL the proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society and Illinois WINGS. Listen as we broadcast live starting at 3 p.m. Friday here on 970 WMAY.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Tropical Storm Hanna cruised toward the Carolinas on Friday, forecast to hit land overnight and promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people....
DILLONVALE, Ohio (AP) -- So much for the full-on 50-state strategy. Call Barack Obama's implementation of national Democrats' coast-to-coast plan "Fifty-State Lite." Barack Obama's strategists say they will pick and choose where to spend time and money....
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) -- John McCain and Sarah Palin got a rousing welcome Friday to the final two months of the presidential campaign, stressing themes of a strong America and concern about the sinking economy. "Tough times all over America," McCain said....
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround after decades of terrorist killings, American retaliation, suspicions and insults with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's peacemaking visit Friday with Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's mercurial strongman....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Friday disputed an assertion in a new book by Bob Woodward that President Bush was slow to react to escalating attacks in Iraq, forcefully arguing that Bush's military buildup was responsible for a sharp drop in the violence....
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- "I kill for God. I listen to God," a man accused of a northwest Washington shooting rampage said Friday at a hearing where six charges of first-degree murder and four of first-degree assault were filed against him....
DALLAS (AP) -- The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo - her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said Friday....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS....
CHICAGO (AP) -- American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season....