Josh Gerstein 

Rick Pearson 

Alex Stone

Contract Rider

• Josh Gerstein, POLITICO’s Senior Legal Affairs Reporter, examines how Trump’s co-defendants are already starting to turn against him. 

• Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune’s Chief Political Correspondent, asks why President Biden spent so much time campaigning this Summer in an already blue Illinois. 

• ABC’s Alex Stone reports that Burning Man, according to attendees, was not as bad as headlines made it sound. 

• Plus, performers at the Illinois State Fair had some interesting contract riders. John reviews some of the most outrageous things that were included.

• Josh Gerstein, POLITICO’s Senior Legal Affairs Reporter, examines how Trump’s co-defendants are already starting to turn against him. 
• Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune’s Chief Political Correspondent, asks why President Biden spent so much time campaigning this Summer in an already blue Illinois. 
• ABC’s Alex Stone reports that Burning Man, according to attendees, was not as bad as headlines made it sound. 
• Plus, performers at the Illinois State Fair had some interesting contract riders. John reviews some of the most outrageous things that were included.

John Howell is a veteran Chicago radio host, avid golfer, and music aficionado who breaks down the news of the day with local tastemakers and newsmakers from 4pm-7pm weekdays on 890 WLS-AM. A voice of reason, John examines the biggest stories through a Chicago lens and shares them with a nuanced delivery.

John Howell is a veteran Chicago radio host, avid golfer, and music aficionado who breaks down the news of the day with local tastemakers and newsmakers from 4pm-7pm weekdays on 890 WLS-AM. A voice of reason, John examines the biggest stories through a Chicago lens and shares them with a nuanced delivery.

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