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Chicago's Morning Answer is the only morning radio program in Chicago that covers all of the stories that matter, from Washington to Springfield, from politics to culture. Hosted by Dan Proft, one the sharpest political minds in Illinois, Chicago's Morning Answer brings you what you need to know every morning from 5-9am (CT) on AM 560 The Answer. http://560TheAnswer.com http://morninganswerchicago.com

Chicago's Morning Answer is the only morning radio program in Chicago that covers all of the stories that matter, from Washington to Springfield, from politics to culture. Hosted by Dan Proft, one the sharpest political minds in Illinois, Chicago's Morning Answer brings you what you need to know every morning from 5-9am (CT) on AM 560 The Answer. http://560TheAnswer.com http://morninganswerchicago.com

Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft is heard each weekday morning from 5 to 9am (CT) on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago.

Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft is heard each weekday morning from 5 to 9am (CT) on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago.

George Washington U's Jonathan Turley shares details from his new book "Rage and the Republic"

0:30 -Bears stadium deal

13:27 - Anna Paulina Luna on Special Forces guy who bet on capturing Maduro

36:15 -Fired USAID Workers on the Job Hunt

01:00:35 -Gabriel Elefteriu, co-founder of AstroAnalytica and senior fellow for Space Power at the Council on Geostrategy in London, shares Three military lessons from the Iran war

01:19:57 - Mayor of Hammond, IN, Thomas McDermott, says his city is still very much in play to land the Chicago Bears

01:35:53 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on the proposed federal bailout of Spirit Airlines - “are you saying you don’t want an Amtrak for the skies?” Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:53:24 - Editor-in-Chief of The Federalist, Mollie Hemingway, discusses her new book  Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution

02:09:28 - Open Mic Friday!

0:30 - <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-bears-stadium-news-arlington-heights-fans-cheer-megaprojects-bill-passes-illinois-house/18951163/">Bears stadium deal</a>
13:27 - <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2047491970273059292">Anna Paulina Luna on Special Forces guy who bet on capturing Maduro</a>
36:15 - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/politics/usaid-former-employees.html?smid=nytcore-android-share">Fired USAID Workers on the Job Hunt</a>
01:00:35 - Gabriel Elefteriu, co-founder of AstroAnalytica and senior fellow for Space Power at the Council on Geostrategy in London, shares<a href="https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/04/three-military-lessons-from-the-iran-war/"> Three military lessons from the Iran war</a>
01:19:57 - Mayor of Hammond, IN, Thomas McDermott, says his city is still very much in play to land the Chicago Bears
01:35:53 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on the proposed federal bailout of Spirit Airlines - &ldquo;are you saying you don&rsquo;t want an Amtrak for the skies?&rdquo; Get more Steve <a href="https://x.com/StephenMoore">@StephenMoore</a>
01:53:24 - Editor-in-Chief of The Federalist, Mollie Hemingway, discusses her new book &nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alito-Justice-Reshaped-Restored-Constitution/dp/1541607139">Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution</a>
02:09:28 -&nbsp;Open Mic Friday!

Bears Megaproject Bill Advances

0:30 - The Gormans speak

14:11 -CA Gov race

35:39 -Hasan Piker on NYT's "The Opinions" podcast: pro-piracy, need to get back to committing cool crimes

59:13 - National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative & former Virginia Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, points to four constitutional challenges to Virginia’s redistricting referendum and predicts that it will get tossed out as early as next month 

01:16:07 - Clinical Professor of Law at Cornell & founder of LegalInsurrection.com, William Jacobson:I've been covering and calling out the SPLC scam since 2010. Follow Professor Jacobson on X @wajacobson

01:35:29 - MAHA on the Hill

01:52:12 - Former First Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump KT McFarland on the path to victory in Iran: We have all the options we need. KT is also the author of Revolution:Trump,Washington and We the People

02:09:36 -Jason Smith, professor of national security strategy at the National War College and Fleet Seminar Program instructor with the Naval War College on America's Unsettled Grand Strategy

0:30 - <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/04/22/parents_of_slain_loyola_student_call_for_accountability_this_was_preventable.html">The Gormans speak</a>
14:11 - <a href="https://x.com/SteveHiltonx/status/2047146609222316416">CA Gov race</a>
35:39 - <a href="https://x.com/BridgetPhetasy/status/2047124346657788238">Hasan Piker on NYT's "The Opinions" podcast: pro-piracy, need to get back to committing cool crimes</a>
59:13 - National Chairman of the <a href="https://electiontransparency.org/">Election Transparency Initiative</a> &amp; former Virginia Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, points to <a href="https://electiontransparency.org/2026/04/22/virginia-redistricting-legal-challenges-cuccinelli/">four constitutional challenges to Virginia&rsquo;s redistricting referendum</a> and predicts that it will get tossed out as early as next month&nbsp;
01:16:07 - Clinical Professor of Law at Cornell &amp; founder of <a href="http://legalinsurrection.com">LegalInsurrection.com</a>, William Jacobson: <a href="https://x.com/wajacobson/status/2046741863055376557">I've been covering and calling out the SPLC scam since 2010</a>. Follow Professor Jacobson on X <a href="https://x.com/wajacobson">@wajacobson</a>
01:35:29 - <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2046969770789007543">MAHA on the Hill</a>
01:52:12 - Former First Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump KT McFarland on the path to victory in Iran: We have all the options we need. KT is also the author of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Trump-Washington-We-People/dp/1642934046"> Revolution:Trump,Washington and We the People</a>
02:09:36 - Jason Smith, professor of national security strategy at the National War College and Fleet Seminar Program instructor with the Naval War College on <a href="https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2026/04/16/americas_unsettled_grand_strategy_1176992.html">America's Unsettled Grand Strategy</a>

The Gorman Family Speaks

0:30 -SPLC

34:59 -IRAN

58:11 - Markets specialist Scott “the Cow Guy” Shellady of Market Day Report! says the U.S. economy remains strong and expects gas prices to return to normal. Check out Scott’s Market Day Report! – 10:30am CT to 1pm CT- and The Cow Guy Close – 1pm CT to 1:30pm CT – both at RFD-TV

01:15:23 - Center of the American Experiment President and Powerline contributor John Hinderaker says he was surprised by how close the Virginia redistricting vote turned out. Get John’s latest at powerlineblog.com

01:31:12 -Older Americans are hoarding America's Potential

01:50:39 -Kelley Beaucar Vlahos of Responsible Statecraft joins for a spirited debate on the path to ending the U.S. war with Iran. Follow Kelley on X @KelleyBVlahos

02:11:08 - CEO and founder of American Energy Institute, Jason Isaac, celebrates Earth Day ‘26: The planet is still doing great. It’s the climate cult that’s broken. For more on the American Energy Institute americanenergyinstitute.com

0:30 - <a href="https://x.com/DAGToddBlanche/status/2046725845750882357">SPLC</a>
34:59 - <a href="https://x.com/DrJStrategy/status/2046004147271376918">IRAN</a>
58:11 - Markets specialist Scott &ldquo;the Cow Guy&rdquo; Shellady of Market Day Report! says the U.S. economy remains strong and expects gas prices to return to normal. Check out Scott&rsquo;s Market Day Report! &ndash; 10:30am CT to 1pm CT- and The Cow Guy Close &ndash; 1pm CT to 1:30pm CT &ndash; both at <a href="https://www.rfdtv.com/">RFD-TV</a>
01:15:23 - Center of the American Experiment President and Powerline contributor John Hinderaker says he was surprised by how close the Virginia redistricting vote turned out. Get John&rsquo;s latest at <a href="http://powerlineblog.com">powerlineblog.com</a>
01:31:12 - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/opinion/ageism-gerontacracy-america.html">Older Americans are hoarding America's Potential</a>
01:50:39 - Kelley Beaucar Vlahos of Responsible Statecraft joins for a spirited debate on the path to ending the U.S. war with Iran. Follow Kelley on X <a href="https://x.com/KelleyBVlahos">@KelleyBVlahos</a>
02:11:08 -&nbsp;CEO and founder of American Energy Institute, Jason Isaac, celebrates Earth Day &lsquo;26: <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4535893/earth-day-planet-doing-great-climate-cult-broken/">The planet is still doing great. It&rsquo;s the climate cult that&rsquo;s broken</a>. For more on the American Energy Institute <a href="http://americanenergyinstitute.com">americanenergyinstitute.com</a>

George Washington U's Jonathan Turley shares details from his new book "Rage and the Republic"

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