In a rare, 10-minute speech, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan ratcheted up his rhetoric against Governor Rauner, delivering a scathing address in which he accused the former private equity investor of trying to make good on an early campaign th...

The Minooka Police Department has stopped using officer body cameras after a six-month testing phase. Minooka Police Chief Justin Meyer said the issue was not with the functionality of the cameras, but that it became a burden for staff to fill the many...

House Speaker Paul Ryan will not be the Republican Party's presidential candidate, as he made clear again on Tuesday when he ruled out the possibility of accepting the nomination at the GOP convention in July. Politico Reporter Daniel Lippman joins the...

The apologies for today's show.

Today's Howell Highlights include a Utah restaurant where the owner and family are packing heat, a gym recruiting people to be less fat than others in the name of avoiding alien attacks, Hillary Clinton and Bill DeBlasio perform a potentially racist sk...

Executive Producer Keith Conrad joins the show with some audio from his trip on the Red Line.

Jonathan Hoenig - President of Capitalist Pig Asset Management - joins the show to talk about filing taxes ahead of the April 15th due date.

Bob Dold - US Representative for the 10th Congressional District - joins the show to discuss a bill aimed at reducing opiate usage and Paul Ryan's potential future endeavors.

Kristen McQueary - Chicago Tribune columnist and Editorial Board Member- joins the show to talk about Karen Lewis' new contract to remain atop the Chicago Teacher's Union.

The apologies for today's show.