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0:30 – Minnesota Fraud 

37:30 - CPS School Board approves property tax hike 

01:00:17 - Brandon Johnson changes tune on curfews for NYE 

01:14:35 - Retired Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel urges people to avoid the Loop and downtown for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel

01:33:29 - Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon breaks down Brandon Johnson’s budget mess, fraud allegations in Minneapolis, and the future of Gov. Tim Walz

01:53:10 - Andy Poliakoff, Executive Director of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA), applauds the Department of Transportation’s nationwide crackdown on commercial driver’s license mills and noncompliant training programs

02:11:46 - RIP White Eagle

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0:30 - Somali Fraud in Minnesota 

36:59 - SCOTUS & National Guard in Chicago

57:01 - NARCAN in Illinois Public Libraries 

01:16:15 - Steven Bucci of The Heritage Foundation breaks down the strategic ties between Venezuela and Cuba — and where Russia–Ukraine peace talks stand.

01:35:20 - Powerline’s John Hinderaker on Minnesota’s sprawling fraud scheme — and the political fallout for Tim Walz. Check out John’s latest at powerlineblog.com

01:55:04 - City leaders admit CPD costs are rising — yet police budget cuts are still being floated.

02:08:30 - Happy Kwanza

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0:30 - Bari Weiss pulled 60 min segment 

36:34 - Will BLM Brandon veto the City Council budget?

01:16:00 - Will the Bears follow in the Chiefs’ footsteps?

01:38:16 - Founder of Wirepoints Mark Glennon: Illinois Is Forcing Ideology on Its Employees. Follow Mark at his substack substack.com/@markglennon

01:55:54 - More Crime on the CTA

02:09:00 - Senior Editor for The Spectator’s US edition, Neal Pollack: Nicki Minaj 2028?

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0:30 - TP USA AmericaFest

38:05 - Chicago City Council passes budget 

57:33 - The Gary Bears?!?

01:16:15 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, weighs in on Venezuela, the Russia–Ukraine talks — and even Saturday night’s Bears game.

01:33:33 - Retired FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence agent Eric O’Neill on the Brown University shooter manhunt — and insights from his new book Spies, Lies, and Cybercrime.

01:51:26 - FTA rejects CTA Safety Plan 02:07:46 - The Gary Bears?!? - Part II

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0:30 - Brown/MIT: They got their guy 

31:57 - Immigration angle

56:48 - Retired FBI supervisory special agent James Gagliano faults Brown University’s lack of functioning cameras for delaying the shooter investigation and the death of an MIT professor days later.

01:14:57 - Writer and photographer Chris Arnade, currently walking around the world, asks why Americans are unhappy — even in the most successful country in human history. Chris is also the author of  Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America and his substack Chris Arnade Walks the World

01:32:42 - Senior fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism, Wesley J Smith: Illinois Swallows the Hemlock of Assisted Suicide. Follow Wesley on X @theWesleyJSmith

01:47:29 - Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy and co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement, on why strong vetting is essential to protecting American values from radical Islamism. Dr Jasser is running for congress in Arizona’s 4th district - z4az.com

02:07:34 - 2025’s Final Open Mic Friday!

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0:30 - Trump's Prime Time Christmas Address to the Nation

40:05 - Sports & Politics

01:03:27 - Former Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau reacts after a judge trims the village’s lawsuit he calls an attempt to silence him. 

01:23:25 - Best Protest Song of 2025 - Round 1

01:50:17 - 15th ward Alderman Ray Lopez breaks down the budget battle at city hall. For more on Ray’s work for the 15th ward - the15thward.org

02:04:09 - Jeffrey A. Tucker, founder of the Brownstone Institute and senior economics columnist for the Epoch Times, critiques Trump’s prime-time address — and discusses a generation shaped by DEI policies. Check out Jeffrey’s most recent book Spirits of America: On the Semiquincentennial

02:24:14 -  Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Jed Babbin on Venezuela and the tense Russia/Ukraine peace negotiations. Follow Jed on X @JedBabbin

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0:30 - Brown U presser update

15:35 - JD Vance responds to Susie Wiles calling him "conspiracy theorist" in Vanity Fair profile

34:22 - FBI didn't believe it had probable cause for the Mar-a-Lago raid

54:35 - Robert Gomez, Beat Kitchen owner, losing Riverwalk site

01:13:44 - Stephen Moore: ignore the distorted unemployment number — skilled workers are still in demand, and good-paying jobs are out there. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:29:26 - Paul Jacobs of Food for the Poor reminds us that with just one week until Christmas, some of the most meaningful gifts are the ones that change a life — providing food, safe water, and hope to children across Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 1,000 children are still waiting. Give today at 560TheAnswer.com.

01:47:05 - Chicago Bears great Matt Forte on faith, purpose, and the lessons behind his new book Stay in the Game: Making the Most of Every Season. Matt is also co-host of the Sports Spectrum Podcast – sportsspectrum.com and founder of The What’s Your Forté Foundation –  whatsyourfortefoundation.org

02:08:52 - Thomas Baker, retired FBI special agent, on the Brown University shooter manhunt and the legal controversy surrounding Mar-a-Lago. Thomas is also the author of The Fall of the FBI: How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy

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0:30 - Trump defends Truth Social post on Reiner

20:23 - VT Rep. Becca Balint rips Trump on House floor over Truth Social post on Reiner

37:31 - Providence Police Chief Oscar Lopez won't disclose what shooter allegedly yelled upon opening fire

01:01:18 - Liel Leibovitz, editor at large for Tablet, on the mass shootings at Bondi Beach and Brown University: “Every single one of the left's core values destroyed in one fell swoop” Liel also hosts the Rootless podcast

01:16:39 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 

01:20:17 - Casey Mulligan, Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the Small Business Administration, breaks down the economics of Obamacare, calling it “a sack of broken promises.”

01:38:05 - Founder of Wirepoints Mark Glennon calls for a culture change in Chicago’s approach to crime, saying too many repeat offenders are being left on the streets. Check out Mark’s substack - substack.com/@markglennon

01:54:01 - Rev. Robert A. Sirico, co-founder and President Emeritus of the Acton Institute, checks the morality of Illinois new right to die law and the silence from the west on Jimmy Lai

02:07:41 - Cook County judges given new guidelines for dealing with cross-dressers, homosexuals in court

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0:30 - A day of terror

13:14 - Aussie Hanukkah Bondi Beach shooting

36:33 - Brown U shooting

54:25 - Assisted suicide

01:15:46 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, unpacks the ISIS killing of Americans in Syria, the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker bound for Cuba, and Nicolás Maduro’s strange—and telling—reaction to the tanker seizure at a rally in Venezuela.

01:34:22 - Ronald D. Vitiello, Senior DHS/CBP Advisor and former ICE leader, highlights the dangers of mass asylum under Biden — calling out a Democratic-run immigration system lacking integrity.

01:51:34 - Theodore Dalrymple, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal, questions immigration, terrorism, and whether the BBC can still be trusted. Theodore is the author of many books, including Buried But Not Quite Dead: Forgotten Writers of Père Lachaise

02:10:18 - FBI veteran and Unabomber profiler James Fitzgerald on the chilling Reiner murders and the nationwide hunt for the Brown University shooter. James is also co-host the “Cold Red” podcast coldredpodcast.com

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