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0:00 - Chris Krock fills in for Dan 

13:19 - The Great Disintegration: Parking Scam at The Rate

25:05 -Hands off!

29:51 -50 countries have already reached out to President Trump

49:41 - Ald Brian Hopkins defends the proposed 8pm curfew as "a small step in the right direction" For more on Ald Hopkins work for the 2nd ward aldermanhopkins.com

01:09:33 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, believes Iran is the "key" to instability in the Middle East and explains what should be done until Iran is prepared to shut down the Houthis

01:25:52 - Vice President of Lending of Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial, David Hochberg, breaks down the Illinois SmartBuy program which pays off student loans for new and repeating home buyers in Illinois - “I don’t know where they get all this money to do all these programs” Buy a home or refinance with David 56david.com

01:43:33 - Richard Porter, former National Committeeman to the RNC from Illinois: Trump’s Multipronged Tariff Strategy\

02:03:12 - Paul Vallas, policy advisor for IllinoisPolicy.org, former candidate for mayor and former CEO of CPS, weighs in on the new CPS/CTU contract. Follow Paul on X @PaulVallas

0:00 - <a href="https://x.com/chriskrokshow">Chris Krock</a> fills in for Dan&nbsp;
13:19 - The Great Disintegration: <a href="https://x.com/bill4chi2027/status/1908623820656685252?s=43">Parking Scam at The Rate</a>
25:05 - <a href="https://x.com/nickshirleyy/status/1908897274580644080">Hands off!</a>
29:51 - <a href="https://x.com/collinrugg/status/1908956413881467254?s=43">50 countries have already reached out to President Trump</a>
49:41 - Ald Brian Hopkins defends the proposed 8pm curfew as "a small step in the right direction" For more on Ald Hopkins work for the 2nd ward <a href="http://aldermanhopkins.com">aldermanhopkins.com</a>
01:09:33 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation&rsquo;s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, believes Iran is the "key" to instability in the Middle East and explains what should be done until Iran is prepared to shut down the Houthis
01:25:52 - Vice President of Lending of Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial, David Hochberg, breaks down the <a href="https://www.wgem.com/2025/01/01/illinois-homebuyers-can-access-student-debt-relief-through-smartbuy-program/">Illinois SmartBuy program</a> which pays off student loans for new and repeating home buyers in Illinois - &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know where they get all this money to do all these programs&rdquo; Buy a home or refinance with David <a href="http://56david.com">56david.com</a>
01:43:33 - Richard Porter, former National Committeeman to the RNC from Illinois: <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/04/06/trumps_multiprong_tariff_strategy_152613.html">Trump&rsquo;s Multipronged Tariff Strategy\</a>
02:03:12 - Paul Vallas, policy advisor for <a href="http://illinoispolicy.org/">IllinoisPolicy.org</a>, former candidate for mayor and former CEO of CPS, weighs in on the <a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/04/01/ctu-reaches-contract-deal-with-cps/">new CPS/CTU contract</a>. Follow Paul on X <a href="https://x.com/home">@PaulVallas</a>

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