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On July 4th a deranged gunman opened fire on the highland Park parade. Today we welcome Jenny Harjung, who attended that parade, to recount and reflect on the events she witnessed that day. Thomas DeVore, the Republican nominee for Illinois Attorney General Calls into the show. We discuss the Waukegan school district looking to go back to masking children as they return to school; The change in guidance from the State to the school districts from last year to this year; Can Governor JB Pritzker stand on his record; And fraud with workman's compensation in the Governor’s office.

Alicia O’Connell joins us in studio to talk about her local school board located in Wheaton, Illinois, who voted to keep the controversial transgender book Gender Queer in the public schools. Hear what’s in the book including the pornographic pictures, the board members justifications for keeping it on the shelves, and how the board hid the discussion behind closed doors.

Peter Breen, former Illinois State Representative, and Attorney for The Thomas More Society, joins us to talk about his case defending David Daleiden in California; as well as the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Dobb’s v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization; The impact on the law, society, the extreme laws passed in Illinois, and backlash in response to the ruling.

Ted Dabrowski the President of wirepoints.org joins us today as we talk about crime; Governor Pritzker’s 5 phases of restoring Illinois; The financial disaster that is Illinois' fiscal policy; The lie that Illinois is fiscally sound; How much will each resident have to pay to repay the federal government’s loan; As well as the failing education system

Jeanne heads to Downers Grove, Illinois where Americans for Prosperity helps pay the costs of the extreme gas prices and drops the price to $2.38 a gallon. We interview Brian Costin as he discusses with us the true cost of government. Illinois Gas Prices, Are we the highest? The never-ending emergency; from the President to the Governor, we see ourselves in a perpetual emergency and what is the reasoning behind this; The money flowing from the federal government to state government and who is this money eventually ending up? And the survey says how many people say the country is headed in the wrong direction; Foreclosure rates are up in Illinois; Major crimes in Chicago, yet they are refusing to prosecute these crimes; Listen to Jim Glasgow at a Safe Suburb event tell the hard facts on what the Illinois crime bill will actually do.

Jeanne addresses the Highland Park July 4th Parade; The shootings in Chicago over the July 4th weekend. Steve Goreham returns to the show to break down the recent Supreme Court ruling on the EPA; Steve is the Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America, a speaker and author on environmental issue; The perils of hydrogen based vehicles and power; What will be powering our electric vehicles; What is the real story of CO2; What is the biggest greenhouse gas; and the energy crisis in Europe. Cook County assessor missed out on a $1.9 million dollar property and undercharged someone how much and for how long?

Illinois just had its primary election and the results are in, Jeanne breaks down the matchup between Darren Bailey and JB Pritzker; There are some very interesting poll numbers between the two. The Governor said what for his victory speech? Political Gerrymandering; gas taxes; property taxes; crime in Chicago. An incident at the Barrington 220 school district caused some national news after a book was assigned for summer reading. Joining us is Anastasia, a Mother of a student in that district, to talk about what happened at this school board meeting that she was at; as well as the overall performance of the schools in the district as they continue to fail our children. This last week Jeanne traveled from Texas to Illinois and the sticker shock from the gas pump were appalling, and then you enter Illinois. But relief is on the way as we get a $0.02 a gallon discount on gas. But with a catch, as with most election years theatrics there is a cost to this discount and we give you the rundown of how this game is played.

Bill Graham joins us to talk about local school districts, specifically Illinois D89 and a $27 Million dollar referendum to complete routine maintenance on the facilities. As well as this school board ceding all its control to one person? Title IX in our school as pertaining to the law. Michael FiDido calls in and gives us the rundown of the housing market. The shortage in inventory; Price reduction; and the sellers market may be turning to a buyers market as interest rates begin to climb; The great outmigration of business as well as people from Chicago. Where are the hot markets for real estate? John Morrissey brings us an update on the voter integrity project being conducted. What are some of the things we have found; Can the county prove who voted on election day; how fluid are the voter data lists and how many databases do they use?

Amy Gehrke from Illinois Right to Life joins us; Waiting for the Roe v. Wade ruling to come from the Supreme Court we talk about the Pro Life movement in Illinois; How few people in Illinois know how radical the laws really are in Illinois; The ramifications other states could have on Illinois; Will this create a business boom?

Adam Andrzejewski of openthebooks.com joins us to discuss the National Institute of Health; 3rd party royalties received from grants given out back to the NIH, and payments going back to the scientists working for the NIH; are these kickbacks? Jeanne and Adam open the books on this topic. Thank you everyone for listening over these last 100 episodes.

Dusty Rhodes is the Hamilton County (Ohio) Auditor, and a lifelong Democrat. He gives his insight to how his party bears little resemblance over the years as he has been the only elected democrat in his county. He is no longer recognized in good standing by his own party as they are demanding ideological purity. Jeanne and Dusty talk multiple subjects; from the property tax assessments of poorer areas vs for affluent neighborhoods; Lockdowns; The cultural decline ignored by the Catholic Bishops and promoted by the politicians; And Dusty’s prolific social media presence that has angered his own Democrat party; And his problem with the Republican Party. Senator Ted Cruz asks questions to the justice department, Jeanne gives her take on what transpired; the Governor Whitmer case and the FBI’s involvement in this event; and more on the Jan 6th hearings. What are we expecting for our school children next year; the continuing mandates being pushed on them; and what are employees starting to do again.

Time to talk about Inflation, yes it is here and we are now at the terminal stage of failed policy and regulations. The Biden policies are a direct cause of what is happening right now. wirepoints.org breaks down the causes of inflation on the state level. Be ready, Rolling blackout warnings are here; Wall Street Journal reports the national average of gas is now at $5 a gallon; Student debt bail out used as a political carrot. Todd Vandermyde joins us. He is a former lobbyist in Springfield for gun licensers. He breaks down the new gun legislation in Washington as well as the laws passed here in Illinois; Straw purchases; Red flag laws; and The fears of Veterans suffering from PTSD avoiding treatment so they do not have their rights taken away. And we close the show out with breaking news, as Caterpillar is leaving Illinois after 100 years in state.

Jeanne talks a bit about Illinois energy and climate; Lake Michigan water levels drop to near normal levels; Rolling blackouts; Food shortages as we convert farmland to solar fields; What was the discussion just two years ago. Stuck in Cook county, Jeanne had to fill up her car with gas, you have seen the prices so you won’t be surprised at how much she spent to fill up. And what is Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s response to the high gas prices? The breakdown of gas prices here in Illinois. Early Voting has started in Illinois! Time to get out and vote, make sure your vote counts.

Illinois State Representative Dan Caulkins joins us to discuss the state of public education in Illinois, focusing on Decatur Illinois; as an article written by Ted Dabrowski from wirepoints.org breaks down the details. Our schools are denying the right of our students to learn, and it is a new civil rights issue when our students cannot read. How much are they spending per child in school? What is the excuse the schools are using to ask for more money? Where to go to find your Illinois State school report card; and The heavy burden administration plays in school costs. Is school really K-12 or do you need K-14 just to become literate in our current school system?

Allen Skillicorn is in studio with us as he brings us news from Arizona. Jeanne and Allen talk about their time in Springfield and the battles they fought in the state legislature, as well as some personal interactions with other legislators ; Why Allen left Illinois, the math behind leaving and taxes; Voter integrity in Illinois and Arizona, who is actually voting in our elections? Immigration, living in a boarder state, and the human trafficking problem. Allen makes the case for conservatives to head to red states.

University of Chicago Political Science and International Relations Professor Emeritus Charles Lipson goes in depth with Jeanne on The Russian Ukrainian War; How exactly will Ukraine overcome the Russian invasion; And American military readiness. Charles Lipson has many articles and publications that can be found at www.CharlesLipson.com . Jeanne recalls a personal story and remembers the life of Doctor Michael Hussey. The entire Ives family as well as the Breakthrough team send our prayers to the Hussey family. Charles Lipson - http://www.CharlesLipson.com #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #UChicago #podcast #news

We have a special guest today, Leslie Mendoza, the Lyons township student who was refused by the school administration to be allowed to open a Turningpoint USA chapter in her school. Leslie breaks down what is taught in class and what topics the school has forced into the classroom. An outrageous attack on a student at the hands of another student and the schools response to discipline, we get Leslie’s reaction to what happened. As her high school career comes to a close what does she think of the quality of education she received, what does the future hold for Leslie. Illinois’ oppressive taxes, what are we paying for and are we getting value out of our taxes; Should your children go to college in Illinois? The failures of our service academies towards its students; physical unfitness in the military; and crime in Millennial Park.

A brief look at the top headlines right now; COVID numbers in Illinois; Find out where Kim Foxx ranks as a prosecutor; New pilot program for law enforcement. We go on location to Glen Ellyn where Carol Davis from the Illinois Conservative Union held an election judge training seminar with Breakthrough Ideas; She talks about election integrity, being an election judge, as well as the upcoming Illinois primary election. Kelly Laschinski joins us in studio, She is a suburban Mom and former teacher. Today we take a look at Social Emotional Learning and what is it? Restorative justice and the fundamental lack of discipline in academics; How your kids are now a psychological experiment for educators.

Mayor Lightfoot and Chicagwa, why drink city water when you can buy the Mayors water. Infrastructure, Lead Pipes, Where are the federal grants? Be ready for rolling blackouts, who is warning us and why we should listen; Electrical Vehicle startup given money to produce electric cars in Illinois; Habitual criminals released by ineffective states attorneys continue to commit more crime; Man held up at gunpoint here in DuPage county, the crime is creeping out of the city; 188 shot and killed to date in Chicago, 209 total homicides. Joining us is our special guest Mary Hallan-FioRito to discuss Roe v. Wade as well as the leaked Supreme Court draft ruling; We focus on the legal and ethical aspects of this topic.

Live from Trump Tower We travel on the road to Trump Tower in Chicago to cover the official announcement of the Illinois Freedom Caucus. Joining us today are former Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina; State Representative Chris Miller; Andy Roth, president of the state Freedom Caucus Network; and Demetra DeMonte the Republican National Committeewoman for Illinois.

Join Jeanne as she discusses the major energy concerns with the President of the Heartland Institute, James Taylor; How important natural gas, coal, and nuclear are to our future. What exactly is JB’s climate crisis is caused by? Illinois is being forced to pay the price of foreign actors. Blackouts in Illinois, what is in our future. Bruno Behrend, a senior fellow with the Heartland Institute, explains what is going on in our schools. From indoctrination to furries we look at the things that have gone unchecked in our schools. Is there any hope in regaining control or changing the culture? A quick recap of what is happening in the news; The ministry of disinformation; Illinois farmers; The price of wheat and what that means; And consumer prices.

Student Debt reparations, what is the Wallstreet Journal talking about? Illinois’ hidden student loan debt forgiveness program. $1 Trillion in student loan forgiveness benefiting the wealthy; What is fueling the rising costs of college? Jeanne breaks it down with an in-depth review on Illinois higher education; attracting quality students as well as in state students; what is fueling the high costs of Illinois universities; and why are we continuing to lose our best students. Crime in the Chicago suburbs; the housing market and interest rates; And yet again Covid information and data.

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 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. #news #radio #podcast #uncensored #media #radiohost #policy

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. #Illinois #Election2022 #DarrenBailey #Republican #GOP

Session in Springfield is finally over. "Working" overnight the State legislature finally passed the budget ,pulling an all nighter, and ajourned as the sun rose over the Capitol building. Joining Jeanne Ives is State Representative Brad Halbrook, who gives us a rundown of what happened during that marathon session. #Illinois #illinoisbudget #Pritzker #Republican

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. #Illinois