Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM
China Puts Missiles In The South China Sea
The Chinese military has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of its contested islands in the South China Sea. The move is said to be more evidence that China is increasingly R...
Feb 17, 2016
Big John Howell Show Notes 2-17-16
Tech giant Apple and the FBI appeared headed for a deepening confrontation Wednesday after the company's chief pledged to fight federal demands to help mine data from an iPhone used by one of the shoo...
Feb 17, 2016
Chris Kaergard Previews Gov. Rauner’s Budget Address
When Governor Bruce Rauner presents his budget Wednesday to the Illinois General Assembly he plans to place some of his focus on restoring state aid for early childhood and K-12 education. The state h...
Feb 17, 2016
CNN’s Political Editor Mark Preston Previews South Carolina
Donald Trump holds a broad 16-point lead among those likely to vote in South Carolina’s Republican primary this Saturday, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton tops Bernie ...
Feb 17, 2016
Justice Antonin Scalia’s death quickly sparks political battle
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Justice Antonin Scalia's death immediately triggered a monumental election-year battle in Washington over whether President Barack Obama should choose a successor who could tilt the...
Feb 14, 2016
Big John Howell Show Notes 2-11-16
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina both suspended their campaigns on Wednesday. What will that mean for the Republican race moving forward? Tom Bevan the Executive Edit...
Feb 11, 2016
Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley
President Obama visited the Illinois capital Wednesday, renewing his call for healing the nation’s partisan discord and building a better electoral system. He outlined a few solutions: limiting ...
Feb 11, 2016
Chicago City Council Misses Opportunity To Fight Corruption
On Wednesday the Chicago city council voted to give Inspector General Joe Ferguson the power to investigate aldermen and their employees. He replaces Legislative Inspector General Faisal Khan, whose t...
Feb 11, 2016
America’s Newest Hero is Unhappy with her McRib
Meet Carla, America's newest hero: She posted a video on Facebook claiming she just throat punched a McDonald's employee. She asked said employee for their offer of an extra McRib for a dollar with th...
Feb 10, 2016
Big John Howell Show Notes 2-10-16
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders swept to thumping outsider victories in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. Both candidates were able to seize on the fury of grass-roots voters t...
Feb 10, 2016
