What the heck is going on in Oregon? A reporter in Oregon, Jennifer Dowling, joined Big John from the scene.

Julie Ahern is a teacher in Waukegan. She has turned to crowdfunding because of the budget issues in her district. She joined Big John this morning to talk about how that is going.

Governor Rauner came on the Big John Howell Show this morning. He talked about a number of issues, including all the flooding happening in the disastrous southern part of the state.

Keith Conrad jumps on the air to help 'Big' John clear up some misconceptions from this morning's show.

With their loss to the Detroit Lions, the Bears finished the season in last place in the NFC North at 6-10, a one-game improvement over last year. Dionne Miller, Sports Reporter for ABC 7, joins 'Big' John to discuss the game and what the future holds ...

The furor over recent Chicago police shootings has legislators considering whether voters should be allowed to recall Mayor Rahm Emanuel or future officials who hold his post. Jay Wachtel, Criminal Justice lecturer at Cal State Fulerton, joins the show...

Stephen Moore, regular Monday morning guest and Chief Economist for the Heritage Foundation, joins 'Big' John in discussing President Obama's speech later today on the issue of gun control after a recent string of gun violence in the news from Chicago ...

The Chicago police officer who shot a 19-year-old man and a 55-year-old mother of five told investigators he didn't see the woman until after she'd been accidentally shot, according to a law enforcement source. Joining the show to discuss the use of de...

The whole gang has returned from the holidays and are ready to tackle the week. Some of today's highlights, 'Big' John and the team talk about Divorce Monday, Rand Paul burns Cruz on "Meet the Press" and we look to the phone lines and let the listeners...

Rob and Jill respond to another hilarious installment of apologies from Executive Producer Keith Conrad. Apologies include Angela Merkel, George Lucas, and the entire cast and crew of the television show M*A*S*H.