Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM

The Aldermen Need to “Show a Little Grace and Stop Complaining” on Their Way Out
John Howell speaks with Neil Steinberg, Chicago Sun-Times Columnist. Alderpeople need to stop whining on their way out, Steinberg says in his latest piece. During this mass exodus of Alderpersons, we ...
Cumulus Media Sep 12, 2022

Mayor Gary Grasso: “To Have No Plan to Help These Migrants Does Them a Disservice”
John Howell speaks with Mayor Gary Grasso of Burr Ridge after the unannounced busing of migrants to the village over the weekend. He is not against helping the migrants, he says, but he is pushing for...
Cumulus Media Sep 12, 2022

Do the Bears have a chance of becoming NFC Champions?
The Bears won yesterday’s game against the San Francisco 49’ers in less-than-perfect conditions. FOX 32 Sports Anchor Lou Canellis joins the Steve Cochran Show to talk about the Bears̵...
Cumulus Media Sep 12, 2022

Vintage Chicago with Kori Rumore: Oprah, National Football League, Bears first home game
Curator of the Vintage Tribune Kori Rumore and the Steve Cochran Show travel back in time to talk about Oprah giving away almost 300 cars during a taping of her namesake TV show in 2004, the professio...
Cumulus Media Sep 12, 2022

Illinois Secretary of State candidate Dan Brady wants to upgrade your DMV experience
GOP candidate Dan Brady wants to bring big changes to the DMV if he wins the Secretary of State election. He and the Steve Cochran Show talk about the driver’s license expiration date being exte...
Cumulus Media Sep 12, 2022

2022 NFL Kickoff – Junior NFL Analyst talks Bills Mafia, Chicago Bears, and Fantasy Football
NFL Season Kickoff is happening Thursday at 7:20 pm with the LA Ram v. Buffalo Bills! NFL Analyst for the Steve Cochran Show David Clauss (11 years old) talks about why the Bills are favored to win to...
Cumulus Media Sep 08, 2022

595 Fallen Officers and Their Families Honored at Memorial
John Howell speaks with Phil Cline, Former CPD Superintendent & Executive Director of the Chicago Police Memorial Fund. This week, there was a ceremony at the Gold Star Families Memorial in Chicag...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2022

Pat Quinn Considers Mayoral Run to “Step in and Rescue Our City”
John Howell speaks with Mary Ann Ahern, NBC 5 Political Reporter. Pat Quinn has said that he is mulling over a run for mayor of Chicago – Ahern and Howell discuss what this would mean for an alr...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2022

How much will you be paying at the pump this fall? Fuel analyst says prices likely won’t be much better
Fox Business contributor Phil Flynn joins the Steve Cochran Show to look at Russia’s shutdown of their pipeline to Europe and OPEC’s plan to reduce fuel production in October. Flynn says t...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2022

Will the SAFE-T Act make Illinois safer or raise crime rates across the state?
Will County State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow says there is no fast track way to do justice, but the proponents of the SAFE-T Act think otherwise. Glasgow talks with the Steve Cochran Show about why ...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2022