The John Howell Show Podcast

John discusses the movement in Southern Illinois to split away from the Northern part of the state (which includes Chicago.) The “New Illinois” movement would like to “create a new state” rather than “secede.” There are many obstacles in the Constitution and National Law. John discusses the article from the Center Square on the ins and outs of the movement.   

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*John plays a clip from Dave Chappelle, who tells an SNL audience the moment that Trump became a political star.

*A GOP Governor and a GOP Senator have different techniques of saying Trump can't be the party leader moving forward.

*Retired Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel details how we can start correcting the gun violence facing Chicago youth.

*Bill Scher discusses his piece in POLITICO Mag looking at how to primary Joe Biden, despite how difficult it will be.

*Plus, national political reporter Salena Zito breaks down how John Fetterman ended up besting Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania.

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Former Illinois governor Pat Quinn talks to John about how Chicago is the only one of the ten largest cities in America that doesn't have mayoral term limits.  He believes the people should have a say in how long their mayor can occupy office especially when the mayor claims to be in favor of term limits. Quinn also weighs in on whether he thinks mayor Lightfoot is a liability. 

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82nd District State Representative Jim Durkin will not be on the ballet for Illinois House GOP leader.  John asks Jim what the Republican party needs to do in order to get back on track as well as how candidates can have a fair chance in the primary elections. 

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*Derricke Dennis from ABC News sheds some light on what in the world is happening at Twitter. 

*Chicago Magazine’s Robert Reed joins the show to discuss his piece on the issues a new Bears stadium may bring to Arlington Heights. 

*Andrea Darlas, host of Show and Tell here on WLS, talks about her latest episode and her chat with musician and poet, Patti Smith. 

*Plus, Mallory Vor Broker, WLS City Hall Reporter, has the latest stories out of Chicago City Hall.

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ABC 7’s Dionne Miller joins the John Howell show to preview this weekend’s Bears game against the Detroit Lions. She also reviews how the Bears have been progressing, last weekend’s exciting game, and the evolution of Justin Fields.  

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Alexi Giannoulias, IL Secretary of State Elect, joins the John Howell show. They discuss Giannoulias’ win, the state of politics today, and plans for the Secretary of State office. Giannoulias also speaks on the launch of the Rev Up Illinois website, a place for IL residents to give their input as to what they want to see in our state. That, and more, on the podcast.   

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*David Greising, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Better Government Association, joins to discuss their new, investigative journalism website, Illinois Answers.

*ABC’s Alex Stone has the latest from Arizona, where they are still counting votes with no clear winners in sight. 

*Ray Long from the Chicago Tribune reviews the big super majority win for Chris Welch. 

*Plus, John discusses Chuy Garcia’s mayoral candidacy announcement, as well as the proposed advisory referendums slated for next year’s election.

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With the possibility of oppositional parties in different chambers, what will happen in Congress? Editor-At-Large for Roll Call, John T. Bennett joins the John Howell Show to discuss what we could see from Congress in the new year after the results of the 2022 Midterm elections.

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Darren Bailey's run for Governor of Illinois has ended, but he's not moving away from politics. Mark Maxwell, Political Editor for KSDK News, gives John the details about what may be up next for State Senator Bailey.

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