Paul Vallas of the Illinois Policy Institute joins Bret Gogoel on Springfield's Morning News to discuss state economy, Pedro Martinez, the Chicago School Board budget circumstance, and more!

North Side Baseball's Managing Editor Matt Trueblood chats with Bret Gogoel about the Cubs, Sammy Sosa, the steroid era, why Sosa was treated differently than other sluggers from that era, and much more!

POLITICO's Anthony Adragna talks with Bret Gogoel about the possible impending government shutdown, how Congress can get the government functioning again, and much more!