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According to polls, young Chicagoans (aged 18-24) aren't showing up to vote. Lynn Sweet, Reporter for the Chicago Sun-times, shares some of the possible reasons why. Sweet and John Howell also discuss...

Jim Ryan, ABC News Correspondent in Nashville, shares the latest details on yesterday's tragic shooting . Bret Gogoel, WLS de-facto Sports Director, has a spring training report, live from Arizon...

John Howell is joined by the Chicago Tribune's award-winning journalist, Rick Kogan. As baseball season approaches, they discuss the best moments in the sport, Ira Berkow's latest book, and a piece Ko...

Johnson & Vallas are working hard on the campaign trail, and over the weekend, they both had to address some contentious issues. Signs have been placed around the city combining Vallas & Trump...

Kori Rumore, researcher extraordinaire from the Chicago Tribune, joins the Steve Cochran Show to remember the 20th anniversary of the impromptu destruction of Meigs Field. She shares the story behind ...

*Peter Hancock from Capitol News Illinois discusses a new bill that narrowly passed the Illinois Senate amongst misinformation and threats of violence. *Dave Packer, ABC News Correspondent New Yo...

All week long, jurors in the ComEd bribery trial have been hearing wiretaps of Madigan interacting with many top level officials. Jon Seidel, Chicago Sun-times Federal Courts Reporter, has been coveri...

John Howell is joined by Carey Pinkowski, Executive Race Director for the Chicago Marathon and the Shamrock Shuffle. Pinkowski gives us all the details for Sunday's race, including which event you can...

The Tiktok hearing kicked off with some harsh words, and ABC's Mike Dobuski has the details.*Russell Lissau from the Daily Herald shares what a Des Plaines District 62 board member said about banning ...

How close is this mayoral race, really? New polls are showing that the race between Johnson & Vallas is tight. John Howell is joined by Mike Flannery, Political Editor at FOX Chicago and host of F...