Daily Herald columnist and veteran statehouse reporter Kerry Lester breaks down Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of the State. A Chicagoan shares his story of how Northeastern Illinois University abused eminent domain to build dorms on his family’s property. Dan Proft and Jacob Huebert discuss the legal challenge to Illinois’ biased campaign finance laws.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Jacob Huebert

Guests: Kerry Lester, Bill Tong, James Hohman

Pat Hughes and Ted Dabrowski analyze the move by Republicans in the state legislature to potentially take control of Chicago Public Schools. Richard Vedder, economics professor and senior fellow at The Independent Institute, breaks down the reasons by dramatic increases in college tuition. Nicole Keading from the Tax Foundation discusses Illinois’ high state and local tax burden

Hosts: Pat Hughes & Ted Dabrowski

Guests: Richard Vedder, Nicole Keading

State Rep. David McSweeney talks about ways to keep manufacturers in the state of Illinois. A suburban Chicago business owner closing up shop to head out of state explains the high cost of doing business in Illinois. Rahm Emanuel wants to make purchasing cigarettes more difficult in Chicago – a policy that hurts the poor and creates a dangerous, underground market.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Pat Hughes

Guests: David McSweeney, Mario Olivi, Todd Nesbit

Aaron Renn from the City Journal joins the show to analyze Rahm Emanuel’s inevitable struggles as Chicago mayor. Reason.com’s Robby Soave talks about the protest culture on college campuses that amplified in 2015. Illinois Policy’s Austin Berg shares his stories talking to Illinois families faced with crushing property tax bills, and the power structure set in place to keep raising property taxes

Hosts: Joe Kaiser & Hilary Gowins

Guests: Aaron Renn, Robby Soave, Austin Berg

Fox Chicago Political Editor Mike Flannery, Dan Proft and Ted Dabrowski get in a heated debate over what to do with the Chicago Teacher’s Union. Lincolnshire becomes the first municipality in Illinois to become a right-to-work zone, but already faces a legal challenge. A group of Republican legislative candidates are calling for Rahm Emanuel to resign, and one of them, Mel Thillens, joins the show to explain why. Mike Madigan wants the state income tax rate to climb back to 5 percent, but the stats show that Illinoisans are taxed enough already.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Ted Dabrowski

Guests: Jacob Huebert, Mike Flannery, Mel Thillens

Rev. Gregory Livingston Seal, who leads the Coalition for a New Chicago, and WVON political commentator Maze Jackson, both strong voices in Chicago’s African-American community, react to the Laquan McDonald shooting fallout. Dan Proft has an idea of how to deal with striking Chicago teachers, and he got it from Ronald Reagan. Len Gilroy from the Reason Foundation contrasts Illinois’ tough business permission policies with more business-friendly states.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Michael Lucci

Guests: Gregory Livingston Seal, Maze Jackson, Len Gilroy

Rep. Randy Freese discusses the closed-door meeting between Gov. Rauner and legislative leaders. Dan Proft & Pat Hughes explore the possibility of a seismic policy shift in the city of Chicago with a more fiscally conservative mayor. Truth In Accounting CEO Shelia Weinberg gives an exclusive look on her organization’s report on Chicago’s fiscal health. What should we make of an impending Chicago teachers strike?

Hosts: Dan Proft & Pat Hughes

Guests: Randy Freese, Shelia Weinberg

Rebecca Friedrichs, the plantiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association that could end forced unionization across the country, gives a rare interview to Dan Proft and John Tillman about her fight. Mark Glennon, founder of WirePoints.com, offers a deep analysis of the devastatingly high property taxes in Chicago’s south suburbs. Jim Waters, president of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, gives an inside look at Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s likely implementation of right to work.

Hosts: Dan Proft & John Tillman

Guests: Rebecca Friedrichs, Mark Glennon, Jim Waters

Heather Wilhelm, columnist at RealClearPolitics.com and senior contributor at The Federalist, talks to Dan Proft and John Tillman about how the rhetoric in the Syrian refugee debate got out of hand on both sides. Chicago Tribune investigative political reporter David Kidwell shares his insights on his ongoing investigation into improper ticketing from Chicago speeding cameras. Dan and John talk about corruption in the city and Legislative Inspector General Fasial Khan’s term ending with no successor. Steve Malanga from the City Journal joins to discuss how Gov. Rauner “holds the cards” in his standoff with Mike Madigan.

Hosts: Dan Proft & John Tillman

Guests: Heather Wilhelm, David Kidwell, Steve Malanga

Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, talks about the lawsuit his organization and the Liberty Justice Center filed on behalf of six Illinois home-care and day care providers seeking to remove SEIU as their official representation. Kyle Pomerleau, director of federal projects for the Tax Foundation, breaks down each of the GOP presidential candidates’ tax plans with Dan Proft and Ted Dabrowski. The Chicago Tribune’s Richard Wronski explains why Metra fares are always increasing.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Ted Dabrowski

Guests: Mark Mix, Kyle Pomerleau, Richard Wronski