In the second hour, Nick Shepkowski and Mark Grote were joined by Score baseball insider Bruce Levine to discuss a timeline for when star closer Craig Kimbrel will be ready to join the Cubs in game action.

Sitting in for Joe Ostrowski, Nick Shepkowski and Mark Grote discussed the Cubs' 3-1 loss to the Rockies on Thursday afternoon, a day that still featured an upbeat mood because of the team's imminent signing of closer Craig Kimbrel. The guys discussed how big of an impact that Kimbrel will make.

In the third hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by gaming law and sports betting attorney Daniel Wallach to discuss Illinois passing SB 690, the most comprehensive sports gaming bill in the country.

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Illinois state representative Bob Rita to discuss how the bill to legalize sports gambling in the state came together and what exactly the bill contains.

Joe covered the proceedings down in Springfield this past weekend and saw the passing of the sports betting bill. Joe explained everything that went down at the state capitol and answered any questions that you might have had.

In the third hour, Nick Shepkowski and Anthony Herron celebrated the Spelling Bee being back by holding a Chicago Athlete Spelling Bee of their own. What followed was an hour of laughter and bad spelling.

In the second hour, Nick Shepkowski and Anthony Herron were joined by Score host Joe Ostrowski live from Springfield to discuss the Illinois legislature's negotiations on sports gambling as the deadline awaits Friday.

Sitting in for Jor Ostrowski, Nick Shepkowski and Anthony Herron opened their show discussing the incident in which a foul ball off the bat of Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. hit and hospitalized a young girl in Houston on Wednesday evening. Should the protective netting be extended from foul pole to foul pole at MLB ballparks?

In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski discussed how the Illinois legislature is down to its final week to pass a gambling bill before adjourning for the summer. Later, attorney Daniel Wallach joined the show to discuss the provisions that he doesn't like in the proposed gambling bill and if he thinks this deal will get done.

In the third hour, Joe Ostrowski continued discussing the Cubs, including their loss to the Reds on Friday afternoon in which the Chicago bullpen faltered late.