The John Howell Show Podcast

The Chicago City Council is slated to vote on improvements to bike safety, including using traffic cameras to ticket people who block bike lanes. Alderman Matt Martin from Chicago’s 47th Ward joins John Howell to discuss the proposed ordinances and why they’d be helpful to cyclists and pedestrians alike.

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*Jerry Nowicki, Bureau Chief for Capitol News Illinois, has the details on Pritzker’s $60 million park grant announcement. 

*Jason Nathanson, ABC News Entertainment Correspondent, has the details on “Creed III” and what else to watch this weekend. 

*Chicago Media Personality Andrea Darlas joins the show to promote upcoming episodes of “Show & Tell” on WLS. 

*Plus, Hannah Meisel has the story of Madigan’s former besties preparing for trial.

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The House Ethics Committee has opened a broad investigation in to Rep. George Santos. Along with multiple lies about his background and questions about his campaign finances, there are new stories developing about additional trouble he’s been in. Andy Field joins John Howell to discuss.

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How did special interest donations and endorsements affect the Aldermanic and Mayoral races? John Howell is joined by the Chicago Tribune’s A.D. Quig for her analysis.

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*Geoffrey Cubbage from the Better Gov Association takes a look at how the City Council spends their time during meetings. 

*Brad Garrett, ABC News Crime & Terrorism Analyst, shares his take on the origin of COVID and the FBI’s belief it was released by accident. 

*Neil Steinberg from the Sun-times says it’s easier to win when you pick your voters - gerrymandering in Chicago.

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John Howell is joined by Marni Pyke, who reports on transportation and politics for the Daily Herald. They discuss the upcoming construction on the Kennedy that will last several years. The last time the Kennedy was under such construction was in 1994.

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“Havana Syndrome,” consisting of unexplained neurological symptoms, has 1500 documented cases across 96 countries. After a review by the U.S. Intelligence Community, they say it is “very unlikely” caused by a foreign adversary. This is not going over well with many who believe this was a targeted attack or have seen its effects. John Howell speaks with Dave Packer, ABC News New York, about the intelligence review.

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*Mike Emanuel, Fox News Chief Washington Correspondent, runs down the biggest National political stories. 

*Jason Meisner from the Chicago Tribune has the details on Madigan’s lawyers asking for the wiretaps to be tossed. 

*Politico contributor Joshua Zeitz says that the new House “Weaponization Committee” may be seriously misfiring.

*Plus, John has the biggest stories from last night’s mayoral race, and Bret Gogoel tells tales from the Vallas HQ gathering.

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The jury in the Murdaugh trial visited the crime scene this morning to observe the scene, and then closing arguments commenced. Derricke Dennis, ABC News Correspondent, New York, joins John Howell with the latest on the trial.

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Brandon Johnson & Paul Vallas will continue on in the Mayoral runoff, but what about the seven other candidates? John Howell speaks with Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune Chief Political Reporter for the Chicago Tribune, about what’s next.

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