Google Users to Receive Settlement

Google Users to Receive Settlement

Jun 6, 2023 | nickgale

(CHICAGO) — Illinois residents who filed a claim to receive a portion of a $100 million settlement that Google agreed to last year in a biometric data privacy class-action lawsuit will get around $95 each. Anyone who appeared in a photograph on Google Photos between May 1, 2015, and April 25, 2022, while they were…

DCFS charges 9-year-old girl over $30k for unnecessary mental health service

DCFS charges 9-year-old girl over $30k for unnecessary mental health service

Jun 6, 2023 | mirandaellis

Reporter and Sunday night anchor at CBS2 Chicago Chris Tye joins the Steve Cochran Show to recap the latest about the 9-year-old girl DCFS charged for unnecessary mental health service. They discuss if the state should be using adoptive children’s inheritance for future needs and what Governor J. B. Pritzker is doing to protect the…

June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: New research provides hope for new treatment

June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: New research provides hope for new treatment

Jun 6, 2023 | mirandaellis

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kevin Most joins the Steve Cochran Show to discuss the discovery of Alzheimer’s disease, how to tell the difference between old age forgetfulness & dementia, and treatments to slow the progression of this disease.  Read all of Dr. Most’s notes below and listen every Tuesday morning…

Chicago Alderman could soon be banned from moonlighting

Chicago Alderman could soon be banned from moonlighting

Jun 5, 2023 | kgordon

40th ward Alderman Andre Vasquez proposing an ordinance that would bar city council members from holding second jobs. The measure says the job as alderperson is a full time job but it allows for attorneys to perform pro-bono work and aldermen who are also landlords to own as many as five properties. Aldermanic salaries range…

Will Jonathan Toews retire as a Chicago Blackhawk?

Will Jonathan Toews retire as a Chicago Blackhawk?

Jun 5, 2023 | mirandaellis

Feel like you’re falling behind on sports? Don’t worry Mark Giangreco joins the Steve Cohran Show to discuss why the pitch clock is a waste of time, the Chicago Bear’s move to Arlington Heights, and if it’s time for Jonathan Toews to retire.

What is lurking in Lake Michigan?

What is lurking in Lake Michigan?

Jun 5, 2023 | mirandaellis

Curator of the Vintage Tribune Kori Rumore joins the Steve Cochran Show to travel back in time to share how a World War II fighter jet, a German submarine, and a shark ended up in Lake Michigan.

Chicago Weekend: Over 50 Shot, 10 Dead

Chicago Weekend: Over 50 Shot, 10 Dead

Jun 5, 2023 | nickgale

(CHICAGO) — At least 50 people have been shot, 10 fatally, in Chicago shootings this weekend. In one shooting, surveillance video captured chaotic moments just after 1 a.m. on Sunday in the city’s Austin neighborhood where seven people were shot, one fatally. Police say it was a gathering that started out as a celebration of…

Swifties hit Soldier Field

Swifties hit Soldier Field

Jun 2, 2023 | kgordon

Superstar Taylor Swift will take over Soldier Field this weekend with three concerts Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you are heading to the concert you must have a clear bag to hold your belongings and posters and banners cannot exceed 2 feet by 2 feet. Booths to buy merchandise are set up at the Stadium…

COPA Investigating Police Involved Shooting

COPA Investigating Police Involved Shooting

Jun 2, 2023 | nickgale

(CHICAGO) — A 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people were wounded in a shooting Thursday night in Fuller Park where responding police exchanged fire with a gunman, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to the scene around 8:20 p.m. after a ShotSpotter detector picked up gunfire as a group of people shot at another…

Mike Flannery Is Signing Off After 50 Years 

Mike Flannery Is Signing Off After 50 Years 

Jun 1, 2023 | rwoodall

John Howell welcomes Mike Flannery, Political Editor of Fox-32 Chicago, to congratulate him on his retirement after 50 years of keeping the city of Chicago up-to-date on politics and to ask him, “What’s next?”

Trump vs. DeSantis 2024

Trump vs. DeSantis 2024

Jun 1, 2023 | rwoodall

After Ron DeSantis made his campaign announcement via Twitter, contention has arisen in the Republican Party as to who will come out on top as the GOP candidate. John Howell is joined by Marc Caputo, National Political Reporter, to explain how a former congressman became Republicans’ best hope to defeat Donald Trump. 

Heather Mack expected to plead guilty for helping to kill her mother

Heather Mack expected to plead guilty for helping to kill her mother

Jun 1, 2023 | kgordon

Heather Mack expected to plead guilty for conspiring to killer her mother when she is back in court on June 15th. She’s charged helping her then boyfriend Tommy Schaefer of killing 62 year old Shella Von Wiese Mack of Oak Park in Bali in 2014 and stuffing her body in a suitcase. Wiese-Mack’s body was…

Lightfoot to Harvard

Lightfoot to Harvard

Jun 1, 2023 | nickgale

(CHICAGO) — Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is headed to Harvard. This morning, Harvard announced that the university has appointed Lightfoot as a Senior Leadership Fellow for the upcoming fall term. She will teach a course in the Health, Policy and Management Department which will focus on health policy and leadership. “I learned a lot…

Is it possible to plan a budget-friendly wedding in 2023?

Is it possible to plan a budget-friendly wedding in 2023?

Jun 1, 2023 | mirandaellis

Founder of The Dowry Megan Green joins the Steve Cochran Show to talk about if a budget-friendly wedding is a reality anymore, how much the wedding industry has grown since the pandemic, and how to stay within your limits while planning your perfect ceremony. 

Rising star Laura Dellis reflects on her mid-twenties in ‘Halfway to Fifty 2’

Rising star Laura Dellis reflects on her mid-twenties in ‘Halfway to Fifty 2’

Jun 1, 2023 | mirandaellis

Laura Dellis returns to the Steve Cochran Show in spectacular fashion to talk about her latest production, ‘Halfway to Fifty 2’. Now a wisened 26-year-old, Laura shares her experience through young adulthood with her trademark humor, heart, and wit. Plus, she shares her thoughts on working the Chicago comedy scene and how to hustle when…

Choose Your Candidate: Illinois Republicans Deciding Who to Back in 2024

Choose Your Candidate: Illinois Republicans Deciding Who to Back in 2024

May 31, 2023 | rwoodall

Illinois Republicans have begun choosing which candidate to back in the 2024 Presidential Race. John Howell is joined by Greg Hinz, Political Reporter and Columnist for Crain’s Chicago Business, to report which candidates have already been endorsed by Illinois Republicans. 

Artificial Intelligence: A Threat To The Courts

Artificial Intelligence: A Threat To The Courts

May 31, 2023 | rwoodall

After an attorney was sanctioned on the basis of presenting non-existent cases generated by artificial intelligence, concerns have been raised on the usage of AI in court. John Howell welcomes Andrew Stoltmann, Chicago Attorney and Northwestern Adjunct Law Professor, to elaborate on the threat that AI has on the rule of law.

Chicago issuing cooling reminder

Chicago issuing cooling reminder

May 31, 2023 | bgogoel

The city of Chicago has released a reminder that as the temperatures climb higher, some buildings are required to protect all residents with an air conditioning unit or a cool central area. Those buildings include housing for older people, buildings with one-hundred or more apartments, and buildings taller than 80 feet. The rules go into…