The widow of Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was indicted Wednesday. She’s facing felony charges of misuse of charitable funds and money-laundering, stemming from what authorities have said was her husband’s theft from a village-controlled fund before his death almost five months ago. Daily Herald Reporter Lee Filas joined John to discuss the latest developments. (Listen here)
In addition to leading Republican Presidential polling and his own personal fatwa against Fox News channel, Donald Trump is also the star of a top-selling e-book on Amazon. “Trump Temptations: The Billionaire & The Bellboy,” a fictional gay-themed erotic novel written by 22-year-old Los Angeles comedian Elijah Daniel, who is, perhaps, trying to make America sexy again. (Listen here)
Governor Bruce Rauner sought to use his second State of the State address to brush past a seven-month budget stalemate. He urged the parties to work together on school funding while giving no ground on the pro-business, union-weakening wish list he’s been unable to pass. Chris Kaergard the Political Reporter for the Journal Star in Peoria joined John with reaction to the State of the State address. (Listen here)
FAiR Chicago finally got their face-to-face meeting with Rahm Emanuel about the noise problem around O’Hare and Midway. Helen Rosenberg with FAiR joined John Howell with reaction to the meeting, and told John that the meetings was less than successful. (Listen here)
John Howell is continuing his efforts to understand the convoluted process that is the Iowa Caucus. He checked in with Simon Conway from 1040 WHO in Des Moines, Iowa for an explanation of the process and what also what it’s like to be in the eye of the political hurricane. (Listen here)
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee made a bizarre grab for attention Wednesday by releasing a video expressing Huckabee’s frustration with this 2016 race to the tune of Adele’s Hello.
In an interview with Time Magazine, Megyn Kelly said that Donald Trump was a “breath of fresh air” in American politics. She also said that she asks tough questions, but is fair. That interview was conducted on Tuesday, before all hell broke loose. Last night Trump appeared on The O’Reilly Factor and once again said that he will not appear in Thursday night’s Republican debate because Megyn Kelly is moderating.
If you’re still looking for something to do with your special someone on Valentine’s Day, we have good news for you: Waffle House is offering a special Valentine’s Day mean at 140 of their restaurants around the country. Pat Warner, the Vice President of Culture for Waffle House joined John to talk about their special romantic offerings. (Listen here)
Joseph Fiennes is reportedly going to play Michael Jackson in a British made-for-TV movie. It’s about a road trip Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando took after the 9/11 attacks. They were trying to get home to LA when all of the airplanes were grounded, so they rented a car and drove. They made it all the way to Ohio.
Thursday marks the 30th Anniversary of the Challenger accident. NASA is marking the anniversary of Columbia, Challenger and Apollo 1 all that the same time, because they all happened at the end of January.
