Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM
Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison
There are three different proposals out there for youth employment programs in Cook County. One proposal involves a new gas tax and the others are a little more nebulous when it comes to funding. Coun...
Apr 18, 2016
Illinois State Comptroller Leslie Munger
Illinois State Comptroller Leslie Munger announced over the weekend that she won’t be paying lawmakers for the time being because of the budget battle. She says there isn’t enough money to...
Apr 18, 2016
Sox drop second in a row to Rays, lose 3 -2
Chicago White Sox’s Austin Jackson hits an RBI-single off Tampa Bay Rays starter Matt Moore during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 17, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/S...
Apr 17, 2016
Big John Howell Show Notes 4-15-16
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled over her judgment and his grasp of policy in a tense and at times personal debate here Thursday, less than a week before the pivotal New York primary. A.B. S...
Apr 17, 2016
WLS-AM 890 Exclusive: Adam LaRoche’s Efforts to Protect Children from Trafficking
Adam LaRoche is giving his first interview since he retired from the White Sox. Basically the gist is he realizes he was pretty fortunate that he was allowed to spend so much time with his son during ...
Apr 15, 2016
Big John Howell Show Notes 4-14-16
Illinois Congressman Peter Roskam has been following the budget battle in Springfield from afar and decided to send a letter to the leadership asking for some sanity. He joined John to talk about the ...
Apr 15, 2016
Big John Howell Show Notes 4-13-16
Illinois Senator Mark Kirk was one of the first Republican Senators who agreed to meet with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. Kirk joined John to talk about his meeting with Garland, and the Whit...
Apr 13, 2016
State Rep. Ron Sandack
Gov. Bruce Rauner and the four legislative leaders met face-to-face for the first time this year Tuesday. Illinois state representative Ron Sandack from the 81st district joined John with an update on...
Apr 13, 2016
White Sox Opening Day
Personalities from WLS-AM 890 joined the White Sox Opening Day festivities with live broadcasts from ChiSox Bar and Grill. Appearances from: Connor McKnight, Host of White Sox Weekly John Howell and J...
Apr 12, 2016
CNN Senior Washington Correspondent Jeff Zeleny
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are battling over which one has the better “New York state of mind.” Clinton rode the NYC subway Thursday morning slamming Sanders, who claimed he rode t...
Apr 12, 2016
