It's the start of a brand new week which means a brand new morning with 'Big' John Howell! We discuss the life of Fred Thompson after dying at the age of 73, The Bears lose (Big Surprise), Paul Ryan's biggest challenge as Speaker is dealing with the smell of smoke in his office, TV station talks to flood victim in a tree, the First Amendment doesn't protect you from 'hate speech' and Keith Conrad's "Tales from the Redline". All that and more to come throughout the morning on 89 WLS!