Dan Proft and Michael Lucci discuss Illinois’ budget stalemate with state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, and former state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger, R-Elgin.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Michael Lucci

Guests: Jeanne Ives, Steve Rauschenberger

Dan Proft and Michael Lucci discuss Illinois’ budget stalemate with state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, and former state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger, R-Elgin.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Michael Lucci

Guests: Jeanne Ives, Steve Rauschenberger

Dan Proft and Eric Kohn, marketing manager for the Illinois Policy Institute, talk to the plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging food truck regulations in Chicago, days after a Cook County Circuit Court judge sided with the city. They also talk to the president of a manufacturing business that left Illinois for Indiana, and is urging the soon-to-be president and vice president-elect to make needed reforms for manufacturers in the country.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Eric Kohn

Guests: Laura Pekarik, Vincent Flaska

Dan Proft and Kristen McQueary, Chicago Tribune editorial board member, recap the General Assembly’s veto session, which ended Dec. 1. They also talk to a suburban Chicago manufacturer about why Illinois’ uncompetitive workers compensation system urgently needs reform, and they discuss charter schools struggling to expand in Chicago.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Kristen McQueary

Guests: Zach Mottl​

Dan Proft and Hilary Gowins discuss Illinois’ prospects for adopting Right-to-Work policies. They also talk to an expert from the Foundation for Government Accountability about Obamacare’s negative financial – and tragically fatal – impact on Illinois.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Hilary Gowins

Guests: Jacob Huebert, Nic Horton

Dan Proft and Austin Berg talk to a labor law expert about the state’s impasse with AFSCME, its largest public sector union. They also talk to a constitutional scholar on ways taxpayers can restrict government from hiking taxes. And they discuss the new General Assembly’s upcoming vote for House Speaker.

Hosts: Dan Proft & Austin Berg

Guests: Mailee Smith, Rob Natelson

Dan Proft and Michael Lucci talk about the statehouse election results with Illinois News Network Reporter Greg Bishop. They also talk to a Will County manufacturer who describes the biggest challenges manufacturers in Illinois face, and why so many of them choose to leave for neighboring states. And Proft and Lucci discuss Illinois’ shrinking labor force, which includes many millenials fleeing the state for greener pastures. 

Hosts: Dan Proft & Michael Lucci