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 sm...

'Big' John and Keith Conrad clear up some mistakes made on the air this morning. And we at the 'Big' John Howell Show wish all of our listeners a Happy Howellween!

Matt Pais, movie critic for Redeye, joins us to discuss the weekend in film, specifically the films 'Truth,' a biopic about Dan Rather starring Robert Redford and the upcoming James Bond film, 'Specter.'

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner are turning up their heated political rhetoric against one another. The two have been in a public war of words recently, as each politician tries to get something from the other. Joining us to d...

The Bulls try to open 3-0 for the first time since their 69-13 season in 1996-97. The Pistons also have started 2-0 and, also like the Bulls, feature five players averaging in double figures. Chuck Swirsky, Radio Voice of the Chicago Bulls, joins us on...

Assassination Theater has now been extended all the way through January, a feat that surprised 'Big' John Howell and the Investigative Reporter and presenter of the show, Hillel Levin. Hillel is live in-studio with us to discuss his show and his love o...

Splintered Republicans elected Rep. Paul Ryan House speaker on Thursday, turning to the youthful but battle-tested Wisconsin lawmaker to mend the party's self-inflicted wounds and craft a conservative message to woo voters in next year's elections. Joi...

Carrerbuilder.com released a tongue-in-cheek article on the top 10 cities in the US that would survive and would be destroyed by a Zombie apocalypse and Chicago made it on the latter. 'Big' John asks if Chicago could hold it's own in a Walking Dead sit...

The Republican presidential candidates are not letting up on CNBC. Still chafing at the network's handling of Wednesday night's debate, representatives from the campaigns are planning to take their grievances to the Republican National Committee. Karin...

Happy Hallow's Eve.... Eve. This morning, 'Big' John Howell and the team talk about some Halloween shenanigans, the Republican GOP Candidates are angry with CNBC and their moderators after Wednesday's Debate, the NSA wins on phone data, a 16-year old g...