0:00 - Ramblin’ Ray’s NYE Party

9:10 - SAFE T Act to take effect next week 

13:04 - The RR feel good story of the day!

26:18 - Neighborhood improvement or the fast track to gentrification

32:08 - Country music star, Neal McCoy, on getting his start working with Charlie Pride to being mentioned as Blake Shelton’s replacement on The Voice. Check out Neal on Facebook facebook.com/nealmccoymusic

45:50 - Gov Pritzker weighs in on the Southwest situation

48:03 - CEO/founder of OpenTheBooks.com, Adam Andrzejewski, questions how $7.2 Billion In U.S. Subsidies Can’t Keep Southwest In The Air For Christmas

01:02:34 - Oh yeah!

01:06:49 - Chef KC, from Foxfire restaurant group, shares how to optimize your NYE plans. For more on Chef KC’s restaurants visit foxfiregeneva.com

01:19:35 - What are your New Year’s traditions? 

01:22:50 - Robert Mark, former senior editor at Flying magazine and Publisher of Jetwhine.com, the Southwest issues making news today are part of a larger problem problem plaguing Southwest for decades

01:36:27 - Thank God no more drunk Anderson Cooper!

01:41:22 - 15th Ward Alderman Ray Lopez: “Nothing changes when you keep making excuses” For more on Ray’s work for the 15th ward the15thward.org

01:53:30 - Netflix and chill…

01:57:37 - Ron Onesti, president of  the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans and owner of The Arcada and Des Plaines Theaters, has some great ideas that’ll make you rethink your NYE plans. Give Ron a follow on Twitter @RonOnesti

02:07:03 - Kathy Hart, formerly of the Mix, wants you to check out her new podcast “Off the air with Kathy & Ray”

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