Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM

$200 billion in federal bailouts for Illinois goes nowhere
According to Wirepoints, the governor is taking credit when he deserves little to none. Mark Glennon and the Steve Cochran Show talk about where the COVID bailout money went, what issues Illinois shou...
Cumulus Media Oct 19, 2022

Can Progressives Oust Lightfoot and Also Win the Mayor’s Office?
John Howell speaks with Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune reporter covering Mayor Lightfoot and City Hall. Pratt speaks on Chicago progressives and their distaste for Mayor Lightfoot, as well as their ch...
Cumulus Media Oct 17, 2022

Has President Biden overstepped his authority with student loan forgiveness
Student loan attorney Rae Kaplan joins the Steve Cochran Show to talk about if President Biden overstepped his authority with the student loan forgiveness program, how to avoid scams, and do current c...
Cumulus Media Oct 17, 2022

Dr. Jamieson Webster: Teens are “Responding to Something Very Real in Society” That Isn’t Working
John Howell speaks with Dr. Jamieson Webster, Clinical Psychologist and Professor at the New School for Social Research in NYC. They discuss the mental health crisis amongst America's teens and the 54...
Cumulus Media Oct 14, 2022

New Charges Filed Against Mike Madigan and AT&T Illinois
John Howell is joined by Jon Seidel, Chicago Sun-Times Federal Courts Reporter. New charges have been filed against Mike Madigan due to alleged activity with AT&T Illinois. Seidel and Howell discu...
Cumulus Media Oct 14, 2022

Legendary Blackhawks defenseman Chris Chelios on the return of hockey season
Chris Chelios, voted one of the 100 greatest hockey players of all time, joins Steve and Jane to talk about his predictions for the 2022-2023 NHL season, his thoughts on the future of the Blackhawks, ...
Cumulus Media Oct 14, 2022

Breast Cancer Awareness Month – This is Pam Paziotopoulos’ story
Corporate attorney, Breast Cancer Survivor, and domestic violence advocate Pam Paziotopoulos joins the Steve Cochran Show to talk about how her family and friends supported her throughout her entire d...
Cumulus Media Oct 14, 2022

What is Going on in the State’s Attorney’s Office?
There has been a high staff turnover rate at the State's Attorney office, with 235 Assistant State's Attorneys leaving in the past 15 months. Kim Foxx has faced a lot of criticism during it all. John ...
Cumulus Media Oct 13, 2022

Holding the Powerful Accountable is “Not a Partisan Argument, It is a Rules Argument”
John Howell speaks with Maya Steinitz, Law professor at the University of Iowa and the author of "The Case for an International Court of Civil Justice." They speak about her recent piece in the Washin...
Cumulus Media Oct 13, 2022

Doug Bandow: Are We Prepared to Defend Everywhere On Earth? The Answer Has to Be “No.”
John Howell is joined once again by Doug Bandow, Senior fellow at the Cato Institute, specializing in foreign policy and civil liberties. Rep. Kinzinger stated today that he believed it was time for A...
Cumulus Media Oct 11, 2022