The John Howell Show Podcast

It's been over a month since the mass shooting in Willowbrook, but the last update from the police came three weeks ago. Where's the transparency? John Howell is joined by Ben Bradley, member of WGN Investigates, who shares what his team has learned and why information has been slow to come. 

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The Cubs have been on fire, but even more impressive is their recent expansion of charity efforts. Alicia Gonzalez, Executive Director of Cubs Charities, joins John Howell to share how everyone, even Sox fans, can get involved. 

For more information on Cubs Charities' programs, visit:https://www.mlb.com/cubs/community/cubs-charities/baseball-programs

To participate in the auction, visit: www.cubs.com/charityauction

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• Rick Pearson, the Chicago Tribune’s Chief Political Reporter, joins John to discuss the Netroots Nation conference.

• Ed Kilgore, longtime political observer and columnist, says we, perhaps, shouldn’t write off Ron DeSantis just yet.

• Steve Bernas, President and CEO of the BBB of Chicago and Northern Illinois, has the latest on Artificial Intelligence scams and more.

• Plus, Alex Stone talks about the heat wave hitting the nation and breaking records in Phoenix.

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A federal judge just dismissed the Madigan-related bribery charges against ComEd in Illinois. Madigan's not quite in the clear, though, as he's due to face corruption charges at trial next year. Jon Seidel of the Chicago Sun-Times joins John Howell to clear up what this means for the IL Dems' disgraced former leader, Chicagoland's electricity provider, and everyone caught in the middle. 

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In the face of a classified documents case, defamation lawsuits, and tax inquiries, Trump's mountain of legal battles grew taller after he was informed that he is the target in a probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Now, experts and the public await what happens next. ABC News Los Angeles' Legal Analyst Royal Oakes joins John Howell to break it down. 

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• Ike Ejiochi has the details on Secretary Blinken’s latest warning on the risks to National security created by unfilled State Department posts. 

• Gregory Royal Pratt from the Chicago Tribune discusses the Chicago watchdog report on Ald. Jim Gardiner’s violations of the city ethics code. 

• Jason Nathanson runs the numbers on the cost of a double strike in Hollywood. 

• Plus, a caller shares his opinion of Chris Christie, and Rachel cannot stop raving about the new “Mission Impossible” movie.

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It's all everyone's been talking about since it dropped on Hulu, but Chicago-based food writer John Kessler joins Big John Howell to tell us just how accurate 'The Bear' really is. According to Kessler, anyone who's ever worked in a restaurant will relate to something in the show.

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Chicagoan and Ides of March singer Jim Peterik collapsed in Des Plaines over the weekend. He's expected to be OK, but why'd he go down? Ron Onesti, CEO and President of Onesti Entertainment Group, joins John Howell to share an insider's point of view. 

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Marked by a fiery announcement from President Fran Drescher, SAG-AFTRA has officially gone on strike. It's the largest such demonstration from the actors' union in decades, so John Howell is joined by ABC's Entertainment Correspondent Jason Nathanson to explain what this means for the industry and what it will take for our favorite shows to come back. 

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A tweet many feel is insensitive from a North Side Alderwoman has sparked outrage between her, an Italian American action group, and a much smaller Italian American action group. Shia Kapos, author of POLITICO's Illinois Playbook, joins John Howell to help him answer these questions: should Ald. Rodriguez-Sanchez be censured, and if so, will she be? 

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