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Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft

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

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149:35

September 11, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/09/11

0:00 - Remembering Charlie Kirk 36:58 - James A. Gagliano, retired FBI supervisory special agent and a doctoral candidate in homeland security at St. John’s University, looks at culture issues on college campuses - "They claim to be liberals but they don't want to hear your side" 57:38 - Reaction from the Left 01:18:25 - Patrick Maloney, Chicago FD Special Operations Chief – retired – shares his experience as one of the many CFD members who deployed to Ground Zero on September 12,

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146:08

September 10, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/09/10

0:30 - ICE protests in Chicago 13:22 - Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, warning residents of ICE operations 36:32 - Iryna Zarutska 01:00:14 - Campus Beat 01:14:17 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Riverside Police Chief, remembers Chicago as “the safest it’s been in over 10 years” when federal agents teamed up with CPD during the DNC.Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel 01:29:04 - Why Dan Proft is single 01:32:45 - Noted economist Stephen Moore: A vote for Mamdani is a nail in the coffin for America's

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147:31

September 9, 2025

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2025/09/09

0:30 - Trump on Iryna Zarutska, no cash bail at US Bible Museum 19:12 - Speaker Johnson clarifies "FBI informant" comment about Trump/Epstein 36:32 - 22,638 unaccompanied minors recovered by HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement 52:20 - Dave Swerski: I love Bears football 54:54 - Joe Abraham, father of Katie Abraham who was killed in a drunk driving hit-and-run car wreck caused by criminal illegal alien, believes if Illinois had "any kid of real leadership, Katie is not dead - she is sitting here with

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110:57

September 8, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/09/08

0:30 - Trump: not going to war with Chicago, you second-rate reporter 21:45 - Steven Sund, former Capitol Police Chief, on DC’s federal task force success and the untold truths of Jan. 6. Steven is also the author of Courage Under Fire: The Definitive Account from Inside the Capitol on January 6 41:22 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, makes the case for pressure on the UK to stop silencing speech and undermining

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153:04

September 05, 2025

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2025/09/05

:30- RFK Jr testimony before Senate Finance Comm 7:48- Elizabeth Warren vs. RFK 31:15-Portland as a case study for National Guard to back ICE 46:02- Former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department,Jody Weis, is shocked Pritzker & Johnson won't accept help - "This is a no-lose situation... they should welcome Trump in" 1:09- Dr. Richard Bartlett, former advisor on Gov. Perry’s healthcare task force, says RFK Jr. “spoke facts, is unbiased, and not bought.” 1:28-

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145:01

September 04, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/09/04

0:30- Epstein victims speak out 9:49-Trump reacts to Epstein victims' presser 32:37- More Epstein reaction 49:27- Senior Legal Fellow at The Heritage Foundation,John Malcolm: I live in DC. I’m glad Trump sent in the National Guard to fight crime. Follow John on X@malcolm_john Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, Frederick Hess, singles out four states that have a lot to teach the country about teaching (Illinois is not one of them) 1:09- Rick is also

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140:29

September 3, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/09/03

0:30 - Trump at SPACECOM presser on deploying National Guard to Chicago: I have an obligation 9:49 - Morning Joe's "radical" idea for Pritzker 32:37 - Pritzker at presser on imminent deployment of National Guard 58:06 - CDC walkout 01:11:28 - Adam B Coleman, founder of Wrong Speak Publishing and author of The Children We Left Behind: How Western Culture Rationalizes Family Separation & Ignores the Pain of Child Neglect, argues No, we don’t need illegal immigrants to do jobs Americans

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144:43

September 2, 2025

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2025/09/02

0:30 - BLM Brandon at Labor Day protest 10:14- Pritzker message to Noem on FTN: she is inflaming passions 33:39- MN Annunciation Catholic School church shooter 58:52- Sports & Politics 01:14:41- In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:17:53- Former Chicago Police Lieutenant John Garrido points to CPD’s long history of working with the National Guard — and says the loudest opposition comes from neighborhoods that would be least affected. John is also President of the

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150:56

August 29, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/08/29

0:30 - Minneapolis mayor: 'How many times have we been here?' 8:39 - MN US Attorney Joe Thompson: shooter hated everyone except other school shooters 27:21 - Psaki turns on the waterworks to further claims against GOP on guns 50:58 - Parents Sue OpenAI, Blame ChatGPT for Their Teen's Suicide 01:07:13 - Jonathan Alpert is a psychotherapist practicing in New York and Washington and author of “Therapy Nation,” forthcoming in 2026. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the shooting in

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142:28

August 28, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/08/28

0:30 - Principal speaks out after Minnesota Catholic school shooting 11:09 - The suspected Minneapolis shooter posted a video showing their manifesto and weapons. One had “Israel must fall,” another “Burn Israel,” and a holster read “6 million wasn’t enough.” 30:12 - Kennedy on The Five: it's not the trans part, it's that he was mentally ill 48:28 - La Shawn Ford is Illinois State Representative for the 8th district and candidate for Illinois’ 7th

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129:33

August 27, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/08/27

0:30 - BLM Brandon on Morning Joe: federal funding for more cops 14:10 - Civil rights attorney with history of suing CPD to serve as Mayor Johnson's strategy chief 23:17 - Cracker Barrel to go back to old logo after backlash 44:09 - CBS WH reporter Olivia Rinaldi "breaks" Taylor Swift engagement 57:27 - Andrew McCarthy is a Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney & Contributing Editor at National Review and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency. 01:21:32 -

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141:41

August 26, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/08/26

0:30 - Trump: "A Lot Of People Are Saying Maybe We'd Like A Dictator" 11:40 - JB & Friends presser on Trump, National Guard 52:29 - Woman breaks down over Cracker Barrel rebrand 01:08:56 - Frank’s History Minute 01:12:18 - Corey Brooks is Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church of Chicago, founder and CEO of Project H.O.O.D. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to President Trump’s plan to send the National Guard and military into Chicago. 01:32:41 - Ted Dabrowski is President at

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148:23

August 25, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/08/25

0:30 - BLM Brandon on MSNBC on National Guard 16:08 - National Guard 38:57 - Wes Moore: Baltimore doesn't need National Guard 58:43 - Ken Cuccinelli — National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative, former Virginia AG, and former DHS deputy secretary — says DOJ is well within its rights to demand voter data from Illinois and other states, and he’s surprised it hasn’t happened sooner. For more on the Election Transparency Initiative electiontransparency.org 01:15:03

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155:44

August 22, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/08/22

0:30 - NY appeals court sets aside $500M fine 16:08 - BLM Brandon's panic attacks 35:38 - Rhode Island Assistant AG Devon Hogan Flanagan arrested for trespassing 54:41 - Fitzgerald settles with NU 01:11:20 - Illinois Trucking Association Executive Director Matthew Hart on efforts to close loopholes that open the door for illegal immigrants to get commercial driver’s license. For more on the Illinois Trucking Association iltrucking.org 01:32:02 - American economist, author, professor, and

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146:09

August 21, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/08/21

0:30 - Explaining Mamdani 12:08 - Dems 34:39 - Pritzker: independent maps but only on a national level 51:36 - District 211 board meeting 01:15:32 - Rich Lowry, editor of National Review, offers Democrats advice on fixing their dismal ratings — and looks ahead to what Republicans can do once Trump is off the ballot. Rich is also the author of The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free 01:33:33 - Richard M. Reinsch, editor-in-chief of Civitas Outlook, weighs

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148:35

August 20, 2025

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2025/08/20

0:30 - Lox & Loaded gun club 13:42 - Semi driver who killed 3 in FL 36:07 - Conant volleyball District 211 (board meeting tonight) 58:56 - Tyler Grey, former SOF operator and current veterans’ mental health advocate, reveals his hard-won journey in Forged in Chaos: A Warrior’s Origin Story. For more on Tyler and his book tyleragrey.com 01:17:08 - U.S. representative from Illinois’s 15th congressional district, Mary Miller, on her bill combating Illinois law requiring

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145:50

August 19, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/08/19

0:30 - Rhode Island Assistant AG Devon Hogan Flanagan arrested for trespassing 13:56 - Brian Glenn (Real America's Voice and MTG beau), Trump on Zelensky suit 35:47 - Border/migrants/deportations 59:52 - Justin Logan, director of defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, says it's time to come to the realization that one more round of sanctions isn't going to do anything - “it is very difficult to bring Russia to its knees” Follow Justin on X @JustinTLogan 01:14:13 -

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147:30

August 18, 2025

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2025/08/18

0:30 - Trump on Air Force One before the Putin meeting: want a ceasefire, want to stop the killing 13:42 - Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Tapper...moving toward piece, admin lines on five regions 35:05 - Swalwell on MSNBC: Trump acts like Russian asset 51:30 - Catfight on CNN 56:44 - Jim Iuorio, host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints, maps out where tech and markets collide — and what September could bring. For podcast updates & more @jimiuorio

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159:22

August 15, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/08/15

0:00 - DC 11:59 - DC - Legalized Weed 33:11 - LA Mayor Karen Bass upset about ICE raid outside of their redistricting presser 45:32 - Comey 2017 testimony 54:15 - Sen. John Kennedy on the Socialists' ascendancy 01:06:35 - Hunter vs. Melania 01:10:27 - Mitch Daniels, former Purdue president and Indiana governor, breaks down the crises facing modern universities 01:31:28 - Editor in Chief of Jewish News Syndicate, Jonathan Tobin: The generational price of the false Gaza ‘genocide’

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144:41

August 14, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/08/14

0:00 - Russiagate Reckoning 11:20 - DC 31:18 - Why Dan Proft is Single 49:09 - IL mental health screening 01:11:52 - George Beebe, former director of Russia analysis at the Central Intelligence Agency and a former staff advisor to Vice President Cheney on Russia, offers what he believes Putin will try to achieve at tomorrow's summit in Alaska. George is currently Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft - quincyinst.org 01:28:13 - Collin Anderson, executive

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