The Real Story with Jeanne Ives and Amy Jacobson

The Red Wave begins in Virginia, where parents reminded politicians exactly who works for who; Another Day, Another Guilty Illinois Politician; Better late than never, Ted Wheeler announces a plan to rehire police; and an admin in Indiana's largest school district reveals 'what we mean when we tell you that we aren't teaching [CRT] (Yes, they're lying to you).

Democrats try and fail to mischaracterize Glenn Youngkin supporters as white supremacists;  Biden admin sidesteps the question of US commitment to defend Taiwan; Energy policy expert, Steve Goreham, weighs in on Biden's COP26 performance and promises; Insane liberal activists crash a wedding Kyrsten Sinema is attending; Pilot sends the left into a collective meltdown.

He's gone (for now)! Adam Kinzinger announces his retirement from the US House after Illinois Democrats gerrymander him into an impossible race; Reviewing the first week of Veto Session in Springfield; How bad do you have to be the patsy for the Biden Administration? Lori Lightfoot Booed On Stage at the Plumbers' Unions, and the Biden Administration presents a depressing vision for women.

The Lebanese Government is being taken over by Hezbollah. Samy Gemayel, President of Lebanon's Kataeb Party, resigned from Parliament following the Port of Beirut bombing and has been leading the sovereign opposition to the corruption in his government. Gemayal and his wife are in the United States on a tour to build international relationships and support for his party. We were honored to have the opportunity to sit down with him to discuss the conditions in Lebanon and the necessity of a strong American presence in the world. 

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Governor Pritzker's Tyranny Continues; The NSBA is forced to admit that labeling parents "domestic terrorists" was just a tad much; Illinois' Congressional Maps are out and we are thrilled to no longer be represented by Sean Casten; Dr. Fauci's is a professional-grade ghoul; and a review of the 1987 Dead Kennedy's track that predicted the dystopia in which we find ourselves today.

A court takes control of Illinois' legislative maps, signaling the slow, but steady unraveling of ILDems; Pro-Mandate Parents lose it on school board members, FOIA-Ed emails reveal; our supply chain is falling apart, Vickie Reilly, founder of Reilly International, shares her insights; and In-And-Out Burger isn't falling for the big government narrative that they are responsible for policing their customers' vax status. The pushback continues.

The most sought-after lawyer in Illinois, Tom Devore, joins the show to talk about his work in the fight against Governor Pritzker's tyranny. Pilots, Police and Parents on the frontlines of the debate over mandatory Covid vaccination; The Supply Chain Disruption is reaching crisis level and the US Secretary of Transportation is on extended paternity leave ("Out of the Office" is starting to look like a Biden Administration crisis strategy); What do JB Pritzker's Tax Returns tell us; and Illinois #5 in the nation for .... ghost sightings? 

Evita Duffy joins the show with a report on Chicago's effort to coerce students' physical and ideological submission. Partisan congressional maps and repealing Illinois' Healthcare Right of Conscience Act and parental notification of abortion are just a few of the Democrat's rumored agenda items as the ILGS heads back to Springfield for Veto Session; District 200 rolls out Comprehensive Sex Ed and 'Portrait of Graduate,' but do they have anything to say about the National School Board Association's attempt to characterize parents as domestic terrorists?; And Lori Lightfoot flinches in the battle over vaccinations with the FOP.

Southwest Airlines cancels 1800 flights; Chicago business owners say the city's crime rates are forcing them out of the city; Jim Acosta's latest hot take; Nancy Pelosi's Audience with the Pope and OpentheBooks.com founder Adam Andrewski joins the show to talk about the sky-rocketing federal payroll and his efforts to bring about more transparency in government.

In this episode of 'In the Spotlight,' Jeanne and Kathleen recount the DuPage County Auditor's race recount, fact-check Politifact, and expose the local government emails that hint at the beginnings of a political machine in the suburbs.