Chicago's Morning Answer With Dan Proft & Amy Jacobson

0:00 - Arrest of Huesca murder suspect   9:20 - “Anti-semitism” legislation   30:10 - Pritzker and da' Bears   48:10 - William Nienburg, former trustee and new President of the Library Board of Distrustees in Downers Grove, updates Dan & Amy on the aftermath of his ouster and failure to reschedule a coffee meeting with Library trustees   01:07:57 - Weaponization of Govt Committee: Matt Gaetz vs. Rob Flaherty, dir of digital strategy, and former CMS director Andy Slavitt   01:24:56 - Bjorn Lomborg,  president of the Copenhagen Consensus think tank, on increasing development and the cost of climate policies. Check out Bjorn’s most recent book  Best Things First   01:42:13 - Alex Berenson, substack “Unreported Truths” – alexberenson.substack.com, on why he's pushing on the lab leak again and why Trump should refuse to participate in his show trial in Manhattan   01:57:03 - Matt Oakley, country musician out of South Carolina, on getting his start in the industry and showing gratitude to those who’ve served. M

0:00 - CAMPUS BEAT: Israel   12:55 - Weight-loss drug coverage for all of Jelly Belly’s state workers   28:54 - ANIMAL STORIES: Who's the bigger animal lover, Kristi or Amy?   43:59 - Monroe Co (NY) DA Sandra Doorley’s apology   01:02:16 - Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney & Contributing Editor at National Review, Andrew McCarthy: We don't know what's going to happen if Trump is convicted of a felony. Keep updated on the Trump trials with Andy @AndrewCMcCarthy   01:24:43 - Noted economist Stephen Moore reminisces about the 3% mortgage rates we had when Trump left office. Get more Steve @StephenMoore   01:40:08 - U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district, Bryan Steil, says congress needs to prevent Biden from using unconstitutional power to cancel student debt before they can dig into the funds going to Universities. Keep updated with Congressman Steil @RepBryanSteil   01:55:24 - Contributing Editor to the City Journal & former reporter and columnist at The New York Times, John Tier

0:00 - Funeral for CPD Officer Luis Huesca   15:12 - Brandon Johnsnon & JB Pritzker asked not to attend funeral    32:04 - Florida man upsets Illinois State Board of Elections   52:27 - CAMPUS BEAT: Israel   01:07:05 - In-Depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights   01:09:39 - US Senator from WI, Ron Johnson: "I'm not taking comfort in any poll until we win" Keep updated with Senator Johnson @RonJohnsonWI   01:25:47 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, believes the image of Brandon Johnson being not allowed at Officer Luis Huesca's funeral shows the dysfunction of Chicago and how far down we have gone. Get Ted’s latest wirepoints.org   01:39:42 - Drew Barrymore to Kamala: we need a mom, a Momala   01:54:49 - Fani Willis represented by empty podium in ATL Press Club debate 01:56:20 - Lionel Shriver, contributor to The Spectator and best selling author of We Need to Talk About Kevin: "The far-left in the US is just as undemocratic and vicious as the people in Hamas" Get your copy of Lionel’s new r

0:00 - Happy Birthday Dan!   12:47 - Biden the Fabulist makes an appearance on Stern   30:42 - Israel/PIT protests   50:32 - Monroe Co (NY), DA, Sandra Doorley (Dem who switched to GOP) goes home rather than stopping for speeding violation…police body cam video speaking to cop’s supervisor released   01:05:27 - Downers Grove Library   01:23:52 - Christopher Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC & editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst, predicts once we are done with this "childish idiocy from the left" the US will start building nuclear reactors to lower energy costs. Chris is also the author of  Ford Men: From Inspiration to Enterprise   01:37:59 - President of the Crime Prevention Research Center & former senior advisor for research and statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy, John Lott:  The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It   01:54:27 - Afroman’s “Hunter Got High” 01:56:47 - Seinfeld on the death of comedy or at least situational comedySee om

0:00 - Caleb Williams selected #1 by Bears   12:36 - Israel on Campus   30:41 - Alito and DOJ attorney Michael Dreeben spar on POTUS immunity   53:58 - Mark Pulliam, lawyer and writer living in east Tennessee: The Rule of Law Depends on John Eastman. Check out Mark’s blog misruleoflaw.com   01:08:06 - Noah Rothman, senior writer at National Review: Trump’s Unlikely Voter Problem. Nab your copy of Noah’s most recent book The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives’ War on Fun   01:27:09 - Hate crime hoax perpetrated on Pikesville HS (MD) principal by former AD using AI   01:44:53 - Sally Satel, M.D., psychiatrist, lecturer at the Yale University School of Medicine, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses how social justice is infecting medicine and public health . You can follow Sally on X @slsatel 02:01:16 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Another riveting Rich Guidice interview   10:36 - Speaker Mike Johnson at Columbia   27:43 - NYU business professor Scott Galloway why young people are POed: social compact breaking down   49:09 - Editor of The New Criterion, Roger Kimball:  The Trump trial is a precursor to how a republic ends. Check out the latest issue of The New Criterion  newcriterion.com   01:05:28 - Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School, William Jacobson, breaks down what you need to know about the "fake electors" indictments out of Arizona   01:21:47 - Madeleine Kearns, writer at National Review and visiting fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, fights against Biden’s Outrageous TitleIX Rewrite. Follow Maddy on X @madeleinekearns   01:36:21 - Brandon Johnson disqualifies himself   01:37:38 - Author of  The Coming Collapse of China  and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, Gordon Chang: Congressional inaction is handing the Pacific to China. Gordon is a must follow on X @GordonGCh

0:00 - McConnell on $95B aid package: problems were Tucker and Trump   13:02 - Trump after Day 2 of testimony on gag order   28:58 - Rep. Brotherly Love Spice speaks at University of Minnesota PIT rally   53:25 - Trump message on colleges   01:09:10 - Julie Kelly,  author of January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protest to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right, on Bragg's "Sham" Indictment and the real culprits of Jan 6. Make sure to check out Julie’s substack Declassified with July Kelly   01:27:54 - Noted economist Stephen Moore shares why you might want to consider moving to Santa Monica, CA. Get more Steve @StephenMoore   01:42:36 - Former United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense & contributor to the Washington Times and The American Spectator, Jed Babbin: If we go to war over Ukraine we'd be making a huge mistake. Follow Jed on X @jedbabbin 02:00:00 - Columbia University graduate, Ben Appel, is On the ground at the People’s University for Palestine (formerly Columbia). Check ou

0:00 - College Campus Protests   11:15 - CTA’s “Second Chance” program   30:47 - PIT protestors can do the impossible: generate sympathy for Alec Baldwin   44:59 - Tucker Carlson theory on Nixon/Watergate   01:00:48 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights   01:02:48 - Senior fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism, Wesley Smith: Normalizing Assisted Suicide Will Lead to a Duty to Die. Wesley is also the host of the Humanize Podcast. You can follow him on X @theWesleyJSmith   01:19:01 - Ted Dabrowski, president at Wirepoints, points to Chicago being at the bottom of the list for big cities and home growth/home value. Get Ted’s latest wirepoints.org   01:34:42 - Robert Pozen, senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a former chairman of MFS Investment Management:   What Economists Miss About Inflation.    01:46:35 - Molly Ringwald: movies that made her famous couldn’t be made today b/c “too white”   01:55:31 - Phil Oakley, veteran & event organizer, s

0:00 - Another Chicago Police officer is fatally shot while returning home from work   12:01 - No accountability for thee, no accountability for me   30:53 - weak leaders invite evil   48:58 - Liel Leibovitz, editor at large for Tablet: What you’re seeing at Columbia Univ didn’t just happen. It took years of deliberate choices by administrators, donors, and lawmakers. Follow Liel on X @liel   01:05:39 - Steven Bucci, former top Pentagon official & visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, on Ukraine Aid, China's influence in Latin America  and Joe Biden's uncle in New Guinea   01:25:22 - Bill Maher on Quiet On Set   01:44:19 - James Burnham, senior associate counsel to the president, deputy assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice, and counselor to the attorney general: No More Special Counsels. James is currently the principal at King Street Legal, PLLC. 02:02:02 - Co-Founder of GreenPeace, Patrick Moore, commemorates Earth Day with Dan &

0:00 - John Anthony filling in for Dan   13:48 - FIGHTING “furriers” in school   28:01 - We have our JURY! 12 jurors and 1 alternate   44:11 - Jim Iuorio, host of “The Futures Edge Podcast”: if the economy is good, why is the government spending like drunken sailors? Follow Jim on X for podcast updates & more @jimiuorio   59:29 - Mike Bost, U.S. representative for Illinois’s 12th congressional district, weighs in on Mike Johnson v MTG.Support Mike’s run for reelection bostforcongress.com   01:19:14 - Daniel Boland, the man behind “Recall This Fall” - an initiative that would put a recall ordinance on the fall Chicago ballot - “Our safety comes first, our citizens come first”   01:36:16 - Proud Alcoholic Eddie Arana shares stories from his book  Ice Water Please: My Life As a Proud Alcoholic And a Formula to Help One Person Stop Drinking Forever   01:49:35 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Mayorkas impeachment: Biden & Ali, greatest friends traffickers have ever had   12:56 - Jessica Jackson has a message for Ald. Maria Hadden, et al   31:37 - Drag Queen Bingo not just for DG…LaSalle Co   55:08 - Adam Mill, an attorney who specializes in labor and employment and public administration law, points out the flaws in Alvin Bragg’s Witch Trial. Find more of Adam’s writings at The Federalist, American Greatness, and The Daily Caller.   01:10:14 - Brandon Johnson Is No Father Flanagan   01:29:38 - Contributing editor at The American Conservative, Jim Pinkerton, shares how observing trends can make you money in his new book The Secret of Directional Investing: Making Money Amidst the Red-Blue Rumble. Pre Order your copy of The Secret of Directional Investing today!   01:45:11 - Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, Yinam Cohen, on Hammas, Iran and the Biden administration's sanctions 02:05:12 - Berliner resigns from NPRSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Downers Grove village board meeting – removal of Bill Nienburg   12:18 - DG Village board meeting continued    31:45 - Bill Nienburg, recently removed from the Downers Grove library board, explains why he opposed "Drag Queen Bingo" at the DG library and how this lead to his removal from the library board   49:44 - Trump trials   01:01:50 - Eric Adams says Trump jury will be fair   01:06:06 - Senior Lecturer in History & Political Science Clemson University & contributing writer for the Atlantic,  Arash Azizi:  Ordinary Iranians Don’t Want a War With Israel. Arash is also the author of  What Iranians Want: Women, Life, Freedom   01:31:05 - New NPR CEO Katherine Maher, LWV loon type   01:45:15 - James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law & Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago, Richard A Epstein:  Why further litigation is sadly necessary on Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park 02:06:28 - Paul Vallas, policy advisor for IllinoisPolicy.org, former candidate f

0:00 - Hamas shutdowns   14:24 - Trump on trial, Day One in Manhattan: scam trial   28:57 - Downers Grove village library board member clashes with its "progressive" majority   52:57 - Nashville Covenant School teacher opposes arming teachers: live & die on your knees   01:04:28 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights   01:07:25 - Kirby on Biden cash to Iran   01:22:49 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Daborwski, on what promises to be the "pronoun event" of the season in Wilmette. Get Ted’s latest wirepoints.org   01:41:17 - Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America:  Trump is wrong: abortion opponents are looking for a national leader. For more on SBA Pro-Life America visit sbaprolife.org 01:59:35 - Rick Pearson on publishing voter dataSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Scheffler: I’m ready to go at a moment’s notice   12:43 - Dexter Reed: shot in family altercation   31:22 - CNN’s Abby Philip interviews Cornel West VP candidate Melina Abdullah (former head of Pan African Studies at California State U, co-founder of BLM LA): police are slave catchers   51:45 - Trump says he will testify in hush money trial   01:08:07 - Steven Bucci, former top Pentagon official & visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies: Joe Biden doesn't have Israel's best interests at heart, only his own political interests   01:28:53 - Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School, William Jacobson, on the Cornell Unity rally he recently spoke at and the differences between Pro-Isreal & Pro-Palestine protesters. Professor Jacobson is also Founder of LegalInsurrection.com and president of the Legal Insurrection Foundation   01:44:08 - Steven Hayes, Chairman & President  of FairTax.org & Chad Hag

0:00 - OJ    13:16 - Rich Guidice   28:47 - Cierra Patterson, senior at Lower Richland HS   52:18 - CPS student who was raped several times by the Dean of students at Little Village HS   01:06:29 - Host of FOX News’ Special Report and Best Selling author, Bret Baier, is impressed by Trump's composure on the campaign trial thus far. Be sure to get Bret’s latest best sellers  To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment and The History Club: Duel Across Time   01:23:42 - President of the Family Research Council (FRC) and former Louisiana State Representative, Tony Perkins, previews his new show on the Salem Radio Network "This Week on the Hill" Tony Perkins’ “This Week on the Hill”, featuring House Speaker Mike Johnson, debuts this Sunday at 1pm on AM 560   01:37:53 - Former First Assistant State’s Attorney of Cook County, IL and Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Bob Milan, on the Dexter Reed shooting and the states attorney's office &

0:00 - Border/migrants   14:02 - Dexter Reed   30:44 - OPRF’s racism crushing its supposed beneficiaries   53:12 - Race 2 Dinner for the low, low price of $5000 you can get identitarian absolution   01:11:20 - Former Chicago Police Lieutenant in the 16th District, John Garrido: It's not a traffic stop that ended in death, it's his trying to kill police officers that ended in death. John is also President of the Garrido Stray Rescue Foundation – garridostrayrescue.org   01:31:34 - Daniel B. Klein, professor of economics at George Mason University:  ‘Misinformation’ Is the Censors’ Excuse. Professor Klein is also the author of Misinformation Is a Word We Use to Shut You Up   01:46:47 - President of the Population Research Institute and an expert on China, Steven Mosher: Communist China had a good run — but the Party is over. Check out Steven’s brand new book  The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi   Editor in Chief of Jewish News Syndicate, Jonathan Tobin:  Biden shouldn’t get away with granting a v

0:00 - Dexter Reed stop/shooting   12:15 - Dexter Reed shooting – Goudie/ABC 7 racial agitprop…the traffic stop is the problem   30:34 - WBEZ is sad   49:21 - Dan & Amy take reaction to the Dexter Reed shooting   01:06:34 - George Parry, former federal and state prosecutor & regular contributor to The American Spectator, weighs in on the Dexter Reed shooting and the Trump trials. Check out George’s blog at knowledgeisgood.net   01:26:14 - Noted economist Stephen Moore wants to get some of his loans forgiven too. Get more Steve @StephenMoore   01:39:40 - Batya Ungar-Sargon, opinion editor at Newsweek, discusses her new book  Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America’s Working Men and Women   01:53:40 - Why Dan Proft is single    01:57:51 - Sound Investigations guerilla journalism: CIA contractor Gavin O’Blennis (former FBI)…refers to Trump as “Cheeto” who “incited a riot”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fredericksburg, TX, loses mind over the solar eclipse 10:41- Dan & Amy update the response to Congressman Jackson's comments on the CFD 31:22- COVID clots 49:06- Brazilian Twitter files 1:02:38- In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 1:04:44- Executive Director of Seeking Educational Excellence and the author of Race Crazy: BLM, 1619, and the Progressive Racism Movement, Charles Love, gives the details of his Education Roundtable next Tuesday 4/16 at Project HOOD For more info & to register visit projecthood.org/events 1:25:00- President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, question why Lori Lightfoot would "stoop down" to take on the Dalton mayor investigation Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 1:39:46- Founder & CIO of Perry International Capital Partners, Jim Perry, points out inflation isn't just high it's rising 1:53:58- Danny Hurley on faith 1:57:32- Senior editor for Hot Air, Ed Morrissey, breaks down Trump's "practical" approach to the abortion debate Get Ed’s latest at HotAir.comSee

0:00 - South Carolina wins! They have a perfect season 38-0   15:53 - SC Women’s Coach Dawn Staley on men playing women’s sports   31:19 - New digs for migrants in Chicago   50:04 - SF Mayor London Breed kickoffing Weed Week   01:02:24 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, doesn't think Biden has the courage to cut off support for Israel   01:18:54 - Eitan Hersh, professor of political science at Tufts University, explains his Conservative Thought Experiment on a Liberal College Campus   01:33:46 - Trump says abortion should be decided by states   01:55:15 - Congressman Jonathan Jackson's comments on CFD: They watch the building burn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - John Anthony fills in for Dan   13:17 - Remember that Trans athlete who went viral for injuring female basketball players?   29:26 - Biden’s Border Blood Bath increases   41:39 - 15th ward alderman Ray Lopez shares his concern that no one seems to know where the migrants will go after being vacated from Gage Park. For more on Ray and his work for the 15th ward  the15thward.org   59:51 - Scott McKay, publisher of the Hayride & contributing editor at the American Spectator:  Those Bashing LSU for ‘Woke’ Loss Are in the Wrong. Check out Scott’s most recent book Racism Revenge and Ruin   01:20:15 - NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador, Kevin Simkins, breaks down everything you need to know for Monday's Solar eclipse. Keep updated with Kevin on X @KevinSimkins   01:32:52 - NY Times Best Selling author of Tucker, the biography of Tucker Carlson & contributing editor at Spectator World, Chadwick Moore: What I don’t understand about these women and their abortions. Get more Chadwick  substack.com/@chadwick