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  • Governor hopeful Ted Dabrowski, CPS enrollment still declining, and why 5 Calls is going viral

    Governor hopeful Ted Dabrowski, CPS enrollment still declining, and why 5 Calls is going viral
    Jan 29 2026
    Tonight: J.B. Pritzker has launched his reelection campaign — we meet one of the Republicans hoping to unseat him. CPS is losing students at an alarming rate — and could look vastly different in ten years. Will more schools have to shutter? And how you can personally have a political impact — the nonprofit organization coaching voters on how to call and demand things from their elected representatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    27 min
  • City council expands sanctuary law, President Trump's message to gun owners and we speak to the reporter behind "Becoming Bovino"

    City council expands sanctuary law, President Trump's message to gun owners and we speak to the reporter behind "Becoming Bovino"
    Jan 28 2026
    Tonight: Chicago leaders propose to strengthen the sanctuary law in the wake of the killing in Minneapolis. President Trump takes a turn against guns, partially blaming Alex Pretti's concealed carry for Saturday's tragedy — how gun rights groups are reacting. And Commander Bovino, we hardly knew ye. The controversial and blustery border patrol officer is sidelined — will he return, as he's vowed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    27 min
  • Panel debates whether or not ICE is violating the Constitution, plus Fox's Mike Tobin on his Mt. Everest trek

    Panel debates whether or not ICE is violating the Constitution, plus Fox's Mike Tobin on his Mt. Everest trek
    Jan 27 2026
    Trump’s deportation operations unraveling in the Twin Cities. The President makes big changes after this weekend’s shocking killing of local ICU nurse Alex Pretti – can the city get back to normal? And a local Fox News reporter on his harrowing journey to the peak of Mt. Everest – and why he did 20 pushups when he got to the top. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    27 min
  • Experts on Year One of Trump's second term and bad timing for funding cuts for the unhoused

    Experts on Year One of Trump's second term and bad timing for funding cuts for the unhoused
    Jan 23 2026
    Tonight: A year that might feel like multiple years to some — President Trump marks his first anniversary in office for term two — and once again threatens to take away funding from Illinois. Chicago facing big cuts to funding for the homeless — just as the deep freeze settles in. What some advocates want to do about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    27 min
  • The Hemp ban and more City Hall drama, progressives look to "melt" ICE and Bret explains the problem with data on the unhoused

    The Hemp ban and more City Hall drama, progressives look to "melt" ICE and Bret explains the problem with data on the unhoused
    Jan 23 2026
    Hemp, curfews, and city salaries — Chicago City Council plows through a laundry list of business that could have huge impacts for years to com. A Chicago-area congresswoman proposes to abolish ICE — but not all Democrats are on board. Plus, the data discrepancies when it comes to the unhoused. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    27 min
  • Another Bears bid, Jack Smith testifies, and Bally's construction delays

    Another Bears bid, Jack Smith testifies, and Bally's construction delays
    Jan 23 2026
    Tonight — Indiana’s legislature makes more moves to lure the Bears across state lines — we tour the likeliest Hoosier State site with the mayor of Hammond. Special counsel Jack Smith tells Congress he believed he had evidence to convict Donald Trump for January 6th beyond a reasonable doubt. Bally’s casino playing an empty hand — its new building is behind schedule and its lease in a temporary downtown site runs out — so where will the company put its chips? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 min
  • What's up with Greenland, Lincoln Yards news, rumors about Chicago's parking meter deal and new details in the death of Officer Krystal Rivera

    What's up with Greenland, Lincoln Yards news, rumors about Chicago's parking meter deal and new details in the death of Officer Krystal Rivera
    Jan 20 2026
    Tonight: President Trump rips European countries that won’t support his desires to have the U.S. take control of Greenland — could this be a death knell for NATO? New developments in the bizarre case of a CPD officer who shot and killed his partner — the officer in question had a long disciplinary record. And could the city buy back its parking meters — sold in a fiasco nearly two decades ago? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    27 min
  • The Insurrection Act, Trump backs off on Iran, how to spot AI misinformation and Republican Senate Candidate Jeannie Evans

    The Insurrection Act, Trump backs off on Iran, how to spot AI misinformation and Republican Senate Candidate Jeannie Evans
    Jan 16 2026
    Tonight: The president threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act once again amid escalating tension in Minneapolis. Inside the uprising in Iran — will it lead to regime change? We meet a GOP candidate for Illinois Senate. And AI misinformation is taking over social media on big stories like the Minneapolis shooting and the sacking of Maduro — how to spot the fakery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    27 min