Author Archives: Cumulus Media
Pizza delivery driver shot in head with pellet gun in robbery attempt
(BATAVIA) Batavia police are searching for a man who shot a pizza delivery driver in the head with a pellet gun during an attempted robbery late Wednesday in the western suburb. The 51-year-old driver...
Dec 17, 2015
“Jingle Bell” Jen DeSalvo Sings Holiday Carols for the John Howell Show
Santa Claus is Coming To Town “Jingle Bell Jen” starts off the John Howell Show Christmas Carol Series with the Bing Crosby version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Donde Esta Santa Claus...
Dec 16, 2015
WEATHER – Cloudy and Windy. High 51F.
Forecast Summary Meteorologist Ray Stagich WLS-AM Forecast Wednesday, December 16th, 2015 Mild through the end of the week. some rain showers possible on Wednesday. Much colder Thursday through the we...
Dec 16, 2015
Vice Lord ‘prince’ convicted in federal court
(CHICAGO) Another high-ranking member of the Imperial Vice Lords has been convicted by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Elaine Bucklo convicted Joseph "Little Joe" Faulkner and Otis "O" Sykes afte...
Dec 16, 2015
Ex-Field Museum employee charged in seven-year swindle
(CHICAGO) The feds have charged a former longtime Field Museum employee days after it was revealed that the museum had been swindled out of more than $900,000 in cash over seven years. Caryn Benson, 3...
Dec 16, 2015
City moves to demolish building after firefighter dies in fall
(CHICAGO) Building inspectors on Tuesday dropped multiple code violations on the owner of a South Side building where a Chicago firefighter fell to his death Monday, and city attorneys moved to have t...
Dec 16, 2015
CPS offers contract that includes teacher raises with a caveat
(CHICAGO) Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool on Tuesday said he's offered the Chicago Teachers Union a four-year contract proposal, which would require a "short-term sacrifice" by teachers to...
Dec 16, 2015
Big John Howell Show Notes Tuesday 12-15-15
The GOP Presidential candidates will face off tonight for the last time before the end of the year. Karin Caifa joined John Howell from Las Vegas with pre-game coverage of tonight’s GOP Presiden...
Dec 16, 2015
A Task Force Asks for Input
By Bill Cameron, WLS News (CHICAGO) At the City Council police brutality hearings, Bill Cameron says the mayor has made a concession to the critics of his Task Force on Police Accountability. Too many...
Dec 15, 2015
50 illegal fish confiscated at O’Hare are being rehabilitated by Shedd
The animals now weigh close to a pound in Shedd's care over the last three months. | Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez (CHICAGO) About 50 protected fish that were confiscated from O'Hare Airport ...
Dec 15, 2015
