Today on The Ray Stevens Show, retired Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel responds to Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s claim that police are “executing” people, discussing the implications for law enforcement and public safety. Chandra Hendren, Heritage Action state director for Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas, examines the growing push by states and communities to place moratoriums on data centers amid concerns surrounding artificial intelligence, energy use and development. Illinois and several local governments have taken steps to pause or review data-center expansion, including an eight-month moratorium approved by Lake County. Ssg. Randall Case, U.S. Army (Ret.) and member of American Legion Post 489 in Yorkville, discusses the “Light the Flame” campaign to restore and sustain Yorkville’s veterans’ monument. Finally, Mike Emanuel, Fox News chief Washington correspondent, looks back on 30 years of Fox News and nearly three decades in Washington. Ray Stevens Show 8.17.26.docx (…

Key Segments:

• Chief Tom Weitzel: Tammy Duckworth’s claim that police are “executing” people
• Chandra Hendren: AI, data centers and the growing push for moratoriums
• Ssg. Randall Case: “Light the Flame” campaign for Yorkville’s veterans’ monument
• Mike Emanuel: 30 years of Fox News and nearly 30 years in Washington
• Ron White Giveaway: Two tickets to The Chicago Theatre, Nov. 8
• Bailey/Delmar Live: Two-ticket giveaway for Oct. 14