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Chicago's Morning Answer is the only morning radio program in Chicago that covers all of the stories that matter, from Washington to Springfield, from politics to culture. Hosted by Dan Proft, one the sharpest political minds in Illinois, and Amy Jacobson, an award-winning journalist, Chicago's Morning Answer brings you what you need to know ever morning from 5-9am on AM 560 The Answer.

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Chicago's Morning Answer is the only morning radio program in Chicago that covers all of the stories that matter, from Washington to Springfield, from politics to culture. Hosted by Dan Proft, one the sharpest political minds in Illinois, and Amy Jacobson, an award-winning journalist, Chicago's Morning Answer brings you what you need to know ever morning from 5-9am on AM 560 The Answer.

http://560TheAnswer.com
http://morninganswerchicago.com

    May 24, 2024

    May 24, 2024

    Charles Thomas in for Amy J

    (6:14) SPORTS & POLITICS: Scheffler

    (27:17) why should POTUS act unilaterally to protect the border

    (46:38) NU’s Michael Schill opening statement

    (1:06:07) Steve Cortes, the “voice of the deplorables”, discusses his recent trip to the border and his  non-profit advocacy group League of American Workers - amworkers.com

    Check out Steve’s substack - stevecortes.substack

    (1:26:54) Rob Chadwick, retired Supervisory Special Agent and former head of the FBI’s Tactical Training Program now serving as the Director of Education and Training for U.S. Concealed Carry Association: America’s Complete Reliance on Law Enforcement No Longer A Reality

    For more on the U.S. Concealed Carry Association usconcealedcarry.com

    (1:43:53) John R Bruning,  co-author of the best selling Outlaw Platoon (with Sean Parnell) and  House to House (with David Bellavia), shares details from his new book  Fifty-Three Days on Starvation Island: The World War II Battle That Saved Marine Corps Aviation

    (1:56:34) OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!
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    • 2 hrs 28 min
    May 23, 2024

    May 23, 2024

    0:00 - KJP explains latest student debt socialization scheme

     

    10:08 - Mahomes,Reid react to Butker’s speech

     

    29:28 - “Justice-impacted individuals”

     

    49:20 - Ted Cruz interrogates NY federal district court judicial nominee Sara Netburn over case involving trans rapist

     

    01:03:08 - Tony Kinnett, investigative columnist for The Daily Signal, has found Northwestern U. May Have Broken Federal Law by Failing to Report Crimes During Anti-Israel Protests. Tony is also a nightly radio host at @93WIBC Indianapolis, follow him on X @TheTonus

     

    01:19:02 - ShotSpotter the new Sugar Tax? 

     

    01:35:47 - Julie Kelly, author of January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protest to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right, discusses Trump's classified docs case and The Audacity of Merrick Garland. Subscribe to Julie’s substack - Declassified with July Kelly - and follow her on X  @julie_kelly2

    01:57:22 - New York Post Columnist and Fox News Contributor, Michael Goodwin: Joe Biden faces potentially nightmarish June swoon with his re-election hopes fading
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    • 2 hrs 10 min
    May 22, 2024

    May 22, 2024

    0:00 - Alito flag controversy

     

    8:38 - Planet Fitness Founder & former CEO Mike Grondahl: company pretty much destroyed

     

    28:30 - Cobb County Schools (GA) Supt. Chris Ragsdale on responsibility to protect kids from sexually explicit materials

     

    47:31 - Deadly force authorized for MAL raid

     

    01:02:44 - Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, Mark Morgan, believes the outrageous number of illegal aliens crossing the border suggests the need to investigate illegal voter registration and potential voter fraud

     

    01:17:44 - Noted economist Stephen Moore remarks on the passing of torch at the WEF. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

     

    01:30:15 - Battalion Commander, FDNY (Ret.), member of the board at Tunnel to Towers Foundation, Jack Oehm, describes the work of T2T who have been helping America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families. Kick-off summer with a day of golf to benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation - Wednesday, June 19, at Makray Memorial Golf Club in Barrington - register at 560theAnswer.com 

     

    01:41:47 - Lee Co (FL) Sheriff Carmine Marceno on law & order

     

    01:50:30 - James Burnham, former senior associate counsel to the president, deputy assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice, and counselor to the attorney general, offers his opinion on Trump's trial in NYC, the details of the raid on Mar-a-Lago and Biden’s move to “shield White House tapes.” James is currently principal at King Street Legal, PLLC
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    • 2 hrs 5 min
    May 21, 2024

    May 21, 2024

    0:00 - Cohen admits on the stand to stealing from Trump

     

    12:28 - Matlock reboot

     

    30:05 - Reparations & Race Based Grants

     

    51:58 - Illegal immigrant Yaniry Pena doesn’t like Rochester, NY

     

    01:05:42 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

     

    01:08:02 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies,   and throw off this oppressive regime"

     

    01:25:11 - Ted Dabrowski, president at Wirepoints, observes the mass exodus out of Illinois. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 

     

    01:41:35 - Neil Chilson, former Chief Technologist for the FTC and currently Head of AI Policy at the Abundance Institute: AI is No Reason to Limit Political Speech. For more from Neil, check out his substack outofcontrol.substack.com

    01:58:00 - John Tamny, editor of RealClearMarkets & Director of the Center for Economic Freedom at FreedomWorks: The Operation Warp Speed Story Worsens By the Day. Grab a copy of John’s most recent book  The Money Confusion: How Illiteracy about Currencies and Inflation Sets the Stage for the Crypto Revolution
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    • 2 hrs 11 min
    May 20, 2024

    May 20, 2024

    0:00 - Sports & Politics: Scheffler addresses arrest

     

    14:09 - Kim Foxx new draft policy on searches during traffic stops

     

    31:17 - Dan & Amy take reaction to Foxx' new draft policy on traffic stops/searches

     

    53:09 - Biden’s pandering commencement speech at Morehouse: America is racist and you’re all victims

     

    01:07:40 - Editor, Chicago District Golfer magazine and former golf writer for the Chicago Sun-Times, Barry Cronin, sorts through the sordid details of Scottie Scheffler's weekend at the PGA championship in Louisville. Follow Barry on X @barrycronin

     

    01:27:37 - Former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, explains the problems he has with Kim Foxx' new policy on searches during traffic stops and Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate ShotSpotter. To help keep ShotSpotter in Chicago visit saveshotespotter.com 

     

    01:42:00 - Conservative Activist and founder of the Early Vote Action PAC, Scott Presler, describes the work he'll be doing to raise support for the GOP when he is in Chicago this week May 22-26. Keep updated with Scott while he’s in Chicago on X @ScottPresler

    01:57:06 - Mark Moyar, former Director of the Office for Civilian-Military Cooperation at the US Agency for International Development., currently serves as the William P. Harris Chair of Military History at Hillsdale College: How to drain the swamp next time. Mark’s new book Masters of Corruption: How the Federal Bureaucracy Sabotaged the Trump Presidency is available tomorrow! 
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    • 2 hrs 11 min
    May 17, 2024

    May 17, 2024

    0:00 - Cohen testimony

     

    11:33 - Mean Girls week in DC

     

    26:45 - Sports & Politics: Harrison Butker, catholic extremist? 

     

    50:25 - Ben Weingarten,  editor at large for RealClearInvestigations and senior contributor to The Federalist:  Here’s Fresh Evidence Biden’s Using Your Tax Dollars To Turn Out Democrat Votes In 2024. Get more from Ben at his substack  weingarten.substack.com

     

    01:06:47 - One way to keep Scotty Scheffler from winning the PGA 

     

    01:25:19 - Jason Hill, professor of philosophy at DePaul university and author of What Do White Americans Owe Black People: Racial Justice in the Age of Post-Oppression: “The age of nihilism is upon us” Check out Jason’s substack -  Jason Hill’s Moral Inoculation – jasondamianhill.substack.com

     

    01:42:41 - Frank Diana, principal futurist at Tata Consultancy Services: Will AI Reshape Our World Faster Than Electricity? For more from Fank frankdiana.net

     

    01:59:15 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!!
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    • 2 hrs 31 min

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