The Real Story with Jeanne Ives and Amy Jacobson

Author and former teacher Laurie Higgins joins us to discuss the current cultural issues in our schools.  From CRT to policies being forced into schools. While our kids are failing to achieve grade-level skills what are schools focusing on? How schools now define “Safety”; Hijacking classroom time for political purposes;  Courts rule on professors' free speech and religious freedoms. 

The Powers that Power Illinois; Energy bills and their consequences;  Shutting down natural gas in Illinois? Be Ready for power prices to increase in Illinois and rolling blackouts.

How much money has been raised by politicians? The top 10 Congressional fundraisers. Illinois Democrat congressional candidates are in lockstep with Nancy Pelosi;  Illinois’s gas tax and the election-year tax schemes that attempt to electioneer with tax gimmicks;  The sticker JB wants on the gas pumps.

Tax day was April 18th, what is Savers Credit, the claim of lower taxes in neighboring states of Illinois? SALT deductions and how it impacts Illinois high taxes,  What did the Supreme Court rule of the SALT deduction lawsuit?

What is happening with our universities?  The University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana is admitting students but are the top students in Illinois getting a fair shot at attending our in-state universities? Does two plus two equal four in the academic world, maybe our students are better off going out of state for college.

The media is in control of what we think, or at least that is what they think; Elon Musk taking over Twitter;  Local media not reporting the facts; Ohio University Professor refuses to use a student’s pronoun, guess what happened.  

Where is Illinois headed in 2022?  Jeanne sits down with State Senator Darren Bailey to talk about the State of Illinois; what has been going on in Springfield; current policies and how they impact the people of Illinois; keeping our communities safe; The cost of living and inflation; And a firsthand account of how important farming is to our economy here in Illinois.

After a late-night and into the early morning marathon session, Illinois State Representative Brad Halbrook breaks down the 3000 page last-minute budget. Increased spending, largest budget ever, the false assumption of revenue, and Covid relief funds.   Tax relief in Illinois, it must be an election year. The false claims State Senator Laura Elleman is pushing to say that she has supported police when her voting record says different.  Another pay raise for Illinois politicians.

A comprehensive study of how states reacted to the Covid crisis, what state got it right and where did Illinois stand?; How the statistics tell the real story rather than what the authorities are telling us.

Questioning authority, From the Spectator an article written by Peter Wood we look at how this has given the rise to wokeness. Authority of the woke corporate, Covid, Scientific, and Military. What has the next generation learned from this authority?  

We welcome Our Ukrainian expert, Col. Roman Golash, as he joins the show to give us an update on the war in Ukraine. The world is shocked to see Ukraine mounting such a fierce defense; the brutality of Putin and Russia; the dismal morale plaguing the Russian Army.

Illinois and the 3000-page budget; The special interests behind the budget; The Super Majority and how it shapes the budget and policy in Springfield.

Immigration and the troubles on the southern border; The numbers are a huge problem and how Governor Abbott plans to address this unprecedented level of border crossings; The ending of title 42.

Democrats now claim they are in favor of funding law enforcement, it must be election season;  What was in the criminal reform bill and how this Democrat sponsored bill has hurt our police and safety; What are the real numbers on crime; The repercussions of the SAFE-T act.

We welcome Illinois State Representative Blaine Wilhour as he gives us a rundown on the closing days of the 2022 Illinois legislative session;  Has opportunity been destroyed in Illinois?; Title IX debate on the house floor as questions upset Democrats; Big budgets and pay raises again.

In the Chicago Sun-Times, Arnie Duncan writes what Chicago really thinks of police, Is mayor Lightfoot trying to buy the vote with giveaways?  Is JB Pritzker trying to buy the vote with tax dollars and rebates? WBEZ Chicago breaks the Vendor Assistance Program business model and how much they have made from Illinois not paying bills on time.

Recorded Live 03/25/2022

It is hard to believe that the Illinois state legislature is almost done for the year,  so what is going on in Springfield.   How much did Illinois really borrow in COVID relief funds?  How did the state legislators try to solve the unemployment insurance fiasco?  What is the deal with Illinois Economic Border zones? How much will the Lisle township referendum cost you when the tax levy is increased?

The Chicago Tribune breaks down the Illinois Student bailout and Jeanne explains what this bill does.

We dive right into the facts behind Florida’s “Anti-child grooming” Bill; at Edison Middle School here is CUSD200 what is going on with the Panthers in Black; And a concerned mothers comments at the CUSD200 school board meeting.

Joining us is Steve Goreham, author of “The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Climatism: Mankind and Climate Change Mania”;  We discuss rising gas prices, climate predictions from 30 years ago, the high demand for hydrocarbon energy, industries shutting down due to the energy crisis, as well as the German and European Union dependency on Russian oil and natural gas.

Retired Colonel Roman Goulash talks about his parents who fought the Germans and the Soviets in the 1940s for the Ukrainian resistance;  The history of resistance and determination of the Ukrainian people;  The current status of the Russo/Ukrainian war;  Putin’s irrational actions; and the destruction and reawakening of the Ukrainian language.

 Our good friend Iurii Shuvara, Ukrainian born and new Citizen of the United States of America, joins the discussion;  He explains how he became an American citizen, and his deep ties to Ukraine;  With his family still in Ukraine Iurii helps us get an understanding of what life is like under the siege of Russian forces.