Donald Trump went at Hillary Clinton on Monday. He accused the Democratic frontunner of lying about ISIS featuring him in a recruitment video while commenting in crude terms about her loss to then-candidate Obama in 2008.
A grand jury decided Monday that no felony crime was committed by the sheriff’s office or jailers in the treatment of Sandra Bland, a black Naperville woman who died last summer in a Southeast Texas county jail.
Chris Kaergard the assignment editor for the Peoria Journal Star joined John Howell to talk about the chances of redistricting reform in Illinois in 2016. (Listen here)
CPD had a recruitment expo over the weekend. You’d think with all of the negative publicity they’ve had in recent weeks, they’d have trouble drumming up an interest. After all, would you want to be a police officer with such a spotlight on you all of the time? Interestingly, they had hundreds of people there, with most saying that they want to be “one of the good officers” and help turn things around for the CPD. Chicago Police FOP President Dean Angelo joined John Howell to talk about the state of the Chicago Police after a tumultuous year. (Listen here)
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham dropped out of the Republican Presidential race on Monday. Daily Caller Senior Contributor Matt Lewis talked with John about the mark that Graham made on the race, and also whether or not Donald Trump can win the Republican nomination and eventually the general election. (Listen here)
Matt has a new book “Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots)” which hits stores on January 26th.
Governor Bruce Rauner says that we shouldn’t expect any movement on the state budget until at least February. Daily Herald columnist and senior writer Kerry Lester joined John to recap the epic, year-long budget battle in Springfield. (Listen here)
Remember the Red Moon Theater? They are the people who came up with the idea for the ill-fated Chicago Fire Festival. They’re now going out of business.
