The John Howell Show Podcast

• Steven Portnoy from ABC joins John with details on obtained DM’s from Trump’s Twitter.

• Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer, provides insight on Governor Pritzker’s new property tax equity legislation, introduced on Friday. 

• Jason Nathanson from ABC provides an entertainment report on Baldwin, Bernstein & Barbie.

• Steve Dolinsky, The Creator of Pizza City Fest, lets us know what to expect for this years annual Pizza City Fest.

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John Howell connects with Mike Emanuel, Fox News Chief Washinton Correspondent, to discuss the possibility of Donald Trump withdrawing from the presidential race following his 4th indictment, the criticism over Biden’s Maui response and movement from a Ukrainian cargo ship. 

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This week, the PGA Tour heads to Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia, IL, to host the BMW Championship. Vince Pelligrino, Senior Vice President of Tournaments for the Western Golf Association and Evans Scholars Foundation, joins John Howell to discuss what to keep an eye out for during the BMW Championship to provide details about the Evans Scholarship, an effort to award full tuition and college scholarships to high-achieving caddies with limited financial means

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• Brian Clark from ABC joins us with details on Michael Oher’s lawsuit to end his conservatorship. 

• Keith Naughton, co-founder of Silent Majority Strategies, wonders if Biden’s lack of strategy on Ukraine could put Trump back in the White House. 

• Alex Isenstadt from POLITICO details a clash between Trump supporters and DeSantis super PAC officials at a Des Moines dive bar. 

• Plus, Steve Bernas, President and CEO of the BBB of Chicago and Northern IL, has tips on how to safely donate to Maui.

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Although millions of people follow professional football every week, not many know when it originated. Believe it or not, football had been around for 75 years before the first Super Bowl was ever played. Gregg Ficery, Author of Gridiron Legacy: Football's Missing Origin, joins John Howell to discuss professional football's early history and the game's early pioneers that propelled the professional game forward.

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Donald Trump and 18 of his associates were charged with attempting to overturn his election defeat in the state of Georgia. Royal Oakes, ABC News Legal Analyst, joins John to discuss what are the next legal steps for Trump's 4th indictment.

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• Jeremy Gorner from the Chicago Tribune joins the show from Springfield to review some of the 40 bills Pritzker signed into law late last week. 

• ABC’s Alex Stone joins the show from Maui to discuss the continued devastation from the fires. 

• Craig Klatzco, owner of the Bunny Hutch, is celebrating the Hutch’s induction into the Hot Dog Hall of Fame tomorrow. 

• Plus, Mark Denzler from the IL Manufacturers’ Association shares his thoughts on some of the new laws in Illinois and how they impact workers in the state. 

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Brandon Johnson has selected Larry Snelling to serve as the next Chicago Police Superintendent. Sam Charles, who covers the CPD for the Chicago Tribune, joins John Howell to review Snelling's history with the department & his reception amongst other officers. 

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Fulton County, Georgia has presented a potential 4th indictment of Trump based on his alleged efforts to interfere in the vote counting within the state. ABC's Steven Portnoy joins John Howell live from Atlanta to discuss what we know about the Georgia election case. 

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• The AG has elevated the Hunter Biden prosecutor to Special Counsel, and Andy Field joins with the details.

• WTTW’s Paris Schutz dives into the numbers of fentanyl driven opioid overdoses in Cook County last year - and what can be done to drive this down.

• ABC’s Steven Portnoy explains why a judge said that Trump’s 1st Amendment Rights were “not absolute.”

• And the great Bill Cameron shares his thoughts on the goings on in Chicago, as well as previewing his latest episode of Take 1 WLS.

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