The John Howell Show Podcast

• Russell Lissau from the Daily Herald joins us with an update on July’s water crisis in Southern Lake County. 

• Royal Oakes, ABC News Legal Analyst, reviews the Trump Indictment and how he may challenge it. 

• Liz Garibay, executive director of the Chicago Brewseum, discusses this past weekend’s Brew Summit and explains exactly what a “Brewseum” is. 

• Plus, Jason Nathanson explains why politicians in Los Angeles are asking Taylor Swift to postpone her upcoming concerts.

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One of the country's largest music festivals, Lollapalooza is back tomorrow! With over 170 artists, though, it can be hard to decide which artists to see. Thankfully Q101's Lauren O'Neil has been to Lolla every year since 2012 and has you covered on how to get the most out of your festival experience. 

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From the Fox desk to the WLS airwaves, Mike Emanuel is back with John Howell! He's got details about the legal background between Trump and the judge overseeing (one of) his trial(s). Does it constitute a conflict of interest? They dive into everything, including some of the former president's other legal troubles, Biden in space, and DeSantis's high-profile debate request. 

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• Robert Herguth from the Sun-times brings us another chapter in the story of the Illinois Gaming Board and a Cicero diner’s gaming license. 

• Bret Gogoel, WLS Defacto Sports Director, joins the show to discuss the MLB trading deadline and what the Cubs and Sox chose to do. 

• Jay O’Brien shares what we know regarding the closed door testimony of Devon Archer yesterday afternoon.

• Steve Bernas, President & CEO of BBB of Chicago & Northern IL, discusses music festival scams and other things to look out for as Summer wraps up. 

• Plus, John Howell and Kim Gordon discuss the Trump indictment and Jack Smith’s statement on the matter.

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Amid the Trump indictment, it's easy to forget that Devon Archer, a former associate of Hunter Biden, delivered closed-door testimony to the House Oversight Committee just yesterday. Back with John Howell to jog our memories and share updates on the case is Jay O'Brien with ABC News Washington. 

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In a (not so) shocking turn of events, there's a bit of corruption again in the Illinois and the Chicagoland area. This time, the Illinois Gaming Board failed to look into testimony delivered by an alleged mobster before approving a gaming license for his Cicero diner. Breaking it all down in the Sun-Times and with John Howell is Robert Herguth. 

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• Ed Kilgore, longtime political observer and New York Magazine columnist, asks if DeSantis’ reboot will be more like McCain’s or Bush’s.

• John takes a look at Ed Sheeran’s time in Chicago, both at Soldier Field and at the Weiner Circle. 

• Derricke Dennis shares reports that there may be a possible Covid-19 resurgence in New York City. 

• Russell Lissau from the Daily Herald examines the Illinois budget halfway through the year. 

• Plus, Alex Stone has the details on Lori Vallow Daybell’s sentencing today and why some coined her the “Doomsday Mother.”

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Just ahead of election season, Russell Lissau of The Daily Herald has taken a look at funding numbers from the first half of the year for each of Illinois's two major parties. He's found that IL Democrats hold slightly more than the state's GOP. What does this mean for state politics and election outcomes? He joins John Howell to let us know. 

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Devon Archer, a former business partner of Hunter Biden, delivered a closed-door testimony in front of the House Oversight Committee. It's impossible to know exactly what he said, but ABC News Washington's Jay O'Brien joins John Howell to explain what his appearance means and how House Democrats have characterized his testimony. 

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• Dan Mihalopoulos from WBEZ has the details of PPP fraud in Cook County and the Chicago Park District.

• Bill Cameron, Host of Take 1, joins John to preview this weekend’s episode and his conversation with Senator Tammy Duckworth.

• Andy Field from ABC covers everything Congress left to do after their August recess.

• Plus, Jason Nathanson looks at this weekend in movies, both in theaters and on the home screen.

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