On Wednesday, Dennis Hastert, once the third most powerful elected leader in the country, acknowledged he sexually abused several boys he coached on the Yorkville High School wrestling team in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ultimately sentenced to 15 months in prison with a $250,000 fine. WLS City Hall Reporter Bill Cameron was in the courtroom and talked about Hastert’s shocking fall from grace. (Listen here)
In the wake of the Hastert case, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is calling on lawmakers to eliminate the statute of limitations for child sex crimes. She has the support of organizations fighting to stop abuse, including the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
On top of everything else, Dennis Hastert may be removed from the wrestling hall of fame. Incidentally, the wrestling hall of fame includes George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and actor Kirk Douglas.
Ted Cruz formally named Carly Fiorina as his vice presidential running mate Wednesday — a last-ditch move to regain momentum after being mathematically eliminated from winning the GOP presidential nomination outright. Rich Lowry the Editor for National Review and a Fox News Contributor joined John with reaction to the move. (Listen here)
The NFL Draft is kicking off in Grant Park later today. The Bears will pick 11th.
Parents in Portland are concerned because a guy in a clown magazine keeps waving at kids at a nearby elementary school. He lives in a homeless RV camp. They want to tell him to get in his mouse and get the hell out of there, but he isn’t doing anything illegal. He’s just waving and looking creepy.
