Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM
Public Financing for Elections Allows the Little Guy to Have Meaningful Impact
Public financing for elections has had a positive impact in several cities in the US. Now, it's being proposed in Chicago. John Howell speaks with Alisa Kaplan, Executive Director of Reform for Illino...
Jan 26, 2023
What’s your food mood? Dietician Dawn Jackson Blatner shares how diet can make you happier
Registered dietician Dawn Jackson Blatner joins the Steve Cochran Show to share how food impacts your mood, the gut-brain axis, and how you could incorporate the HAPPY acronym into your daily diet to ...
Jan 25, 2023
Nothing Gets Back at Your Ex Better than…a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
For anyone scorned in love this Valentine's Day, the Brookfield Zoo may have a solution for you: naming a hissing cockroach after your ex. Tim Sullivan, Director of Behavioral Husbandry for the Chicag...
Jan 24, 2023
Assault Weapons Ban Lawsuits: Apparently, The More, The Merrier
There have been several lawsuits brought against the Assault Weapons Ban. The most frequent argument is that it is "unconstitutional," among others. Lawmakers and Sheriffs have spoken out for and agai...
Jan 24, 2023
What’s going to win Best Picture this year? Film critic Nick Digilio reacts to the Oscar nominations
Chicago film critic Nick Digilio joins the Steve Cochran Show to discuss the Oscar nominations, his predictions, and what got snubbed this year.
Jan 24, 2023
What does the debt ceiling mean? Congress 101 with Congressman Dan Lipinski
Former Congressman Dan Lipinski joins the Steve Cochran Show to discuss what the debt ceiling means, how to expel a member of Congress, and why we should be focused on the Chicago mayoral race.
Jan 24, 2023
Afraid of being tested? Northwestern’s Dr. Kevin Most answers your questions to ease cancer screening anxiety
Dr. Kevin Most, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, joins the Steve Cochran Show to talk about the importance of going...
Jan 24, 2023
Lin Brehmer of WXRT Passes Away
By Nick Gale, 890 WLS News(CHICAGO) — It’s a huge loss for Chicago music and radio fans after Lin Brehmer, longtime radio host at WXRT-FM, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. The ...
Jan 23, 2023
Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in Concert at Chicago’s Symphony Center
This Friday and Saturday, January 28-29, The Jazz and Lincoln Center Orchestra will play at Chicago’s Symphony Center. Jazz legend and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis talks with John Howell about thes...
Jan 23, 2023
Creating Safer Spaces for Bicyclists
Ben Harvey is an Avid Cyclist and Member of the Activist Group and he is beta testing RideReel, an app that asks bicyclists to upload their videos of situations they have while on the street. He joins...
Jan 19, 2023
