The House easily passed a bill Thursday that would suspend the program allowing Syrian and Iraqi refugees into the U.S. until key national security agencies certify they don't pose a security risk. The vote was 289-137, with 47 Democrats joining 242 Re...

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

Matt Pais, Redeye Film Critic and friend of the 'Big' John Howell Show, joins us to discuss what is worth seeing in theaters this weekend from "The Hunger Games," "Secrets in Their Eyes," and "The Night Before". Listen for his reviews!

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's speed camera program improperly issued more than $2.4 million in fines to Chicago drivers, ticketing them when cameras were supposed to be off and when the required warning signs were confusing, obscured or missing. David Kidwell, ...

The final, violent moments of Laquan McDonald's life are poised to finally be broadcast around the world. McDonald was killed by a white police officer last year and Dean Angelo, President at Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, joins the show to discuss...

Gunmen took control of a hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday and killed at least three people and are held more than 100 hostages, multiple reports said. More than 170 guests and staff at the Radisson Blu hotel were being held by up to 12 gunmen w...

We're preparing for the eventual Snowpocalypse and our salt levels may be low. VA zoning meeting over Mosque goes bad, Donald Trump has coice words for Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul, Producer Greg Broderick is on the road checking on the city salt suppl...

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

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she strongly opposes a legislative reform act of the central bank. In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Yellen called the proposed law a "grave mistake," that would undermine F...

Several government reform groups asked Gov. Bruce Rauner to reverse course and keep an upcoming meeting with the four legislative leaders public. The groups said the governor should dispense with his plan to give each of the four leaders 10 minutes at ...