The John Howell Show Podcast

Ramblin’ Ray, in for John Howell, speaks with Alderman Ray Lopez. Today, Ald. Lopez is out collecting signatures for the upcoming mayoral election, and he called in from the sidewalk to chat about his excitement around the election and the positive changes he’d like to make in the city if elected mayor.  

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Chicago White Sox Head Team Physician and Bulls Team Physician Dr. Nikhil Verma jumps on with Ramblin' Ray to discuss how limiting contact and teaching proper technique can help your child avoid injury while playing football this Fall.

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Ramblin’ Ray, in for John Howell, speaks with Rep. La Shawn Ford. All people, Representative Ford says, want the same thing: to feel safe in their communities. They discuss how we need to empower both law enforcement and the community to do good, to protect our citizens, and create this safe environment. 

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Ramblin’ Ray, in for John Howell, is joined by Alderman Anthony Napolitano of Chicago’s 41st Ward. They discuss the violence we’ve seen in the city, the contributing factors, and what is being done to combat this. 

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Ramblin’ Ray, in for Big John Howell, speaks with Armando Chacon, President of the West Central Association. They discuss the drifting and street racing that happened in the West Loop over the weekend and what is being done to crack down on that and other criminal behavior in the area. 

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*Joe Cahill of Crain's Chicago shares how Illinois is falling behind in the race for an Electronic Vehicle battery factory.

*John details how a Texas judge ruled a law preventing 18-21 year-olds from carrying handguns in public is unconstitutional.

*Reporter Bob Chiarito runs through the most important parts of the R. Kelly trial as it approaches its halfway point.

*Dr. Murphy Westwood at the Morton Arboretum discusses the Illinois trees that are at threat of extinction.

*Plus, Grant DePorter previews the upcoming Green Tie Ball, benefitting Chicago Gateway Green. 

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DuPage voters can vote in any of 263 polling places in DuPage County. Jean Kaczmarek, DuPage County Clerk, discusses the options that voters will have in the upcoming midterms elections.

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Former CEO of Chicago Public Schools & Candidate for Mayor joins the John Howell Show to discuss proposed plans to protect the CTA with dogs, and the questionable claims of fiscal discipline from Mayor Lightfoot.

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*Jerry Nowicki of Capitol News Illinois recaps the battle between Darren Baily and JB Pritzker at an IL agricultural forum.

*Derricke Dennis has the details on a Missouri school district that is reinstated corporal punishment, including spanking.

*Callers share some of the antics from their childhoods that caused them to be spanked or paddled in school.

*Katalin Rodriguez Ogren of the West Loop Community Organization talks about the troubling kidnap attempt in West Loop.

*Plus, Steve Cochran jumps on with John, and it quickly divulges into a lesson on aging gracefully in radio.

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Dr. Matthew Pressman, Assistant Professor of Journalism at Seton Hall University, joins the John Howell Show to talk about why we're seeing an increase in vulgarity in politics across the nation.

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