Wheaton College has suspended a tenured professor for saying that Christians and Muslims worship the same God. She is also wearing a hijab for Advent, as a show of solidarity with Muslims in the wake of the San Bernardino shooting and subsequent anti-Muslim sentiment. The school says it was her statement on Christians and Muslims worshiping the same God that they object to, not the hijab.
On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen announced that they are raising interest raise for the first time since 2006. Rates had been at zero because of the Great Recession, so this is a sign that the economy is finally beginning to improve. Brian Battle the Director for Performance Trust Capital Partners joined John Howell with reaction to the decision. (Listen here)
Gene Cernan was a Naval Aviator, and in 1962 he was picked as a member of the third group of NASA Astronauts. He flew in space on Gemini 9, Apollo 10 and he commanded Apollo 17. He was the last human being on the Moon. He joined John Howell to talk about the new movie “The Last Man On The Moon” which is screening this weekend at the Adler Planetarium. (Listen here)
An Iowa man saw two panhandlers with signs begging for money for food, so he offered them a job at his business. They refused, so he joined them, holding up a sign warning people that they shouldn’t give the two men money because he offered them a job and they refused. He says he has no problem with panhandlers, he just wants to make sure that passersby are giving money to people who really need the help.
Chicago movie theaters are telling overly enthusiastic fans not to bring lightsabers or anything that looks like a weapon with them to the movie. Also, no one will be allowed to wear masks or face paint either.
Trade the treadmills and elliptical machines for swinging swords and medieval wrestling. One gym on the North Side is doing just that with big results. Forteza Fitness and Martial Arts is taking old fighting tactics and putting them to a brand new use.
In a viral video that racked up over a million views in less than a day, an irritated metal worker takes on the 9/11 Truthers who argue that there must be a conspiracy because “jet fuel can’t melt steel beams.”
Remember the teen who killed four people in a drunk driving accident and used the “affluenza” defense, saying he didn’t know people were held accountable for their actions if they were rich? There’s a warrant out for his arrest because he failed to check in with his probation office.
