No one had the winning numbers for the estimated $524 million Powerball jackpot — 47, 2, 63, 62, 11 and the Powerball of 17 — which means Saturday’s jackpot will be an estimated $675 million, the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. The previous largest was a Mega Millions jackpot of $656 million in 2012. If you won the lottery, would you keep going into work?
A British couple sent some DNA from their dead dog and a certified check for $100,000 to a South Korean company and got two clones of the little rascal. Everyone loves their pets and are devastated when they lose them, but would you spend $100,000 to bring them back?
North Korea said it successfully tested a powerful nuclear bomb on Wednesday, drawing threats of further sanctions even though the United States and weapons experts voiced doubts the device was as advanced as the isolated nation claimed. Fox News National Security Analyst K.T. McFarland joined John with reaction to the test. (Listen here)
Congressman Robert Dold joined John with reaction to President Obama’s executive orders on gun control, and North Korea’s nuclear test. (Listen here)
Rahm Emanuel spent many years making enemies in New York, Washington and here in Chicago. Now he seems to be paying the price for it. Author and Columnist Rick Perlstein joined John Howell to talk about whether or not Emanuel will be able to weather his current political storm. (Listen here)
Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Griffey was a 1st round draft pick, so he seemed destined for stardom from the beginning, but Piazza was a 62nd round pick. Chicago Sun-Times Sports Columnist Rick Morrissey joined John with reaction to the Hall of Fame picks and the firing of former Bears coach Lovie Smith in Tampa Bay. (Listen here)
Chinese stocks plunged on Thursday, by more than 7 percent, forcing officials for the second time this week to halt trading for the day — in this case, after just 29 minutes. CNBC Senior Contributor Larry Kudlow joined John to talk about what it will mean for us here in the US. (Listen here)
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have announced that Head Coach Lovie Smith has been relieved of his duties. Smith only lasted two seasons in Tampa Bay after he was fired by the Bears.
Fox 31 executive producer Dan Salamone will face disciplinary action for his email about women wearing hats on the air. Station General Manager Dennis Welsh says that it’s not a policy that came from his office.
A Houston car salesman’s quick thinking may have saved his life when a routine test drive took an unexpected turn when he was kidnapped. The man was beaten up and put into the trunk of a car he was trying to sell while taking a man on a test drive
A man wearing a homemade tactical-style vest and carrying an Airsoft BB gun was fatally shot on Wednesday. Zion police officers responded to a report that a suspicious person was taking photographs of two schools. The man actually led police on a chase that ended in a struggle in a Zion alley.
