Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM

NU Hazing: Concerns Were Raised, say Attorneys
(CHICAGO) — As attorneys continue to field complaints from former Northwestern athletes over allegations of hazing and abuse, one law firm has learned that concerns expressed by those athletes w...
Cumulus Media Jul 20, 2023

A man in custody after shooting up an ambulance in Logan Square
A suspect is in custody after Chicago police said he shot at an ambulance with a 79 year old patient inside. It happened after the suspect allegedly became angry after the ambulance did not get out of...
Cumulus Media Jul 20, 2023

Fostering Hope: How one man escaped abuse and poverty against all the odds
Born in an abusive household in Uganda Peter Mutabazi joins the Steve Cochran Show to discuss his motivation to foster more than 34 children, the importance of having a mentor early in life, and why k...
Cumulus Media Jul 20, 2023

The University of Illinois Chancellor Robert J. Jones gearing up for the new school year
Chancellor of the University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Robert J. Jones joins the Steve Cochran Show to discuss how the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admission will impact the ...
Cumulus Media Jul 20, 2023

POLITICO's Josh Gerstein joins John with the latest on the Trump documents trial. Mark Guarino, journalist and author of "Country & Midwestern," shares stories about his book and an event tomorrow...
Cumulus Media Jul 19, 2023

Why Haven’t We Heard More About the Willowbrook Mass Shooting?
It’s been over a month since the mass shooting in Willowbrook, but the last update from the police came three weeks ago. Where’s the transparency? John Howell is joined by Ben Bradley, mem...
Cumulus Media Jul 19, 2023

The Cubs have been on fire, but even more impressive is their recent expansion of charity efforts. Alicia Gonzalez, Executive Director of Cubs Charities, joins John Howell to share how everyone, even ...
Cumulus Media Jul 19, 2023

The Illinois Supreme Court rules the cash bail provision in the SAFE-T act is constitutional
The state Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a state law ending cash bail and ordered implementation in mid-September, giving Illinois one of the more expansive bail overhauls na...
Cumulus Media Jul 18, 2023

COPA Can’t Find Alleged Victim
(CHICAGO) — Leaders of the city’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability say they have been unable to identify any victim in their investigation of allegations that at least one officer ...
Cumulus Media Jul 18, 2023

Cash Bail to be Eliminated, Court Rules
(Springfield, IL) — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a state law eliminating cash bail. The states high court ruled today that eliminating cash bail for defendants awaiting trial does not v...
Cumulus Media Jul 18, 2023