News Director Nick Gale talks with Chief Medical Officer at Chicago Department of Public Health Dr. Jennifer Seo about indoor mask mandates ending on February 28th, and our WLS roundtable. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890 ..read more

News Director Nick Gale talks mask mandates with Alderman Ray Lopez, Mallory Vor Broker with the WLS Round Table, and Lauren Cohn talks to Dr. Suzet McKinney, Director for Sterling Bay's Life Sciences Division. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890 ..read more

Pastor Cornelius Parks from Good Hope Freewill Baptist Church joins Lauren Cohn to talk homelessness issues, and what Pastor Parks’s church is doing to help. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890 ..read more

Mayor Lori Lightfoot looks to get tough on crime, and our reporter round table all on this week’s episode of Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890. Podcast available now! Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890 ..read more

CPS students appear to be fed up! Join Nick as he welcomes Nancy Griffin from the Chicago Parents Collective on this week's episode of Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890 ..read more

A new year brings new COVID restrictions in Chicago and Cook County... Nick Gale talks to Alderman Tom Tunney, owner of the Ann Sather restaurants for his perspective as a restaurant operator and alderman. The alderman is also leading the way for the memorial AIDS Garden Chicago, to be built along the Chicago lakefront at Belmont Avenue. Nick Gale reviews some important local news stories from 2021 and remembers WLS host, Rush Limbaugh who passed away in February. Lauren Cohn talks to Dr. Mary Hayden about COVID testing and how the pandemic is progressing as we enter 2021 ..read more

Connected To Chicago (12/16/2021) - Nick Gale gets an update on seasonal efforts by the Salvation Army from Xavier Montenegro, Divisional Secretary for Program at The Salvation Army. Kim Gordon has news about new scholarships and assistance for first-generation and low-income students in the city of Chicago. Jeffery Beckham Jr. the CEO of Chicago Scholars, talks about they are helping more than 5,000 students to reach their dreams of getting a college education ..read more

Connected To Chicago (12/19/21) - Wrap-up of the week in politics and news across the city and state. Lynn Sweet (Chicago Sun-Times), Heather Cherone (Chicago Tonight/WTTW-TV), Greg Hinz (Crain's Chicago), & Ray Long (Chicago Tribune) are on the reporter roundtable on this week. Topics include announced and rumored candidates looking to unseat Governor J. B. Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot's campaign against sugary drinks sold in restaurant "kids meals". Lauren Kohn talks to Rob Karr, President & CEO of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association about the seemingly increasing and unending ..read more

This week on Connected to Chicago, Nick Gale talks to Alderman Raymond Lopez (15th Ward), about crime and some recent developments in the Chicago city council. A large disturbance in the central business district last week has raised concerns for additional events involving youth groups committing thefts and violent attacks, and Ald. Lopez says it "is going to be a heavy lift to break that mentality that you can get away with literally anything in the city of Chicago." Lopez says Mayor Lightfoot's policy seems to be one that puts the responsibility to prevent these crimes on the shop owners. L ..read more

State Representative Dan Brady throws his hat into the ring for Secretary of State’s office, and our Reporter Round Table with Nick Gale on Connected to Chicago. Connected to Chicago on WLS-AM 890 ..read more