Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs joins Karen Conti to talk about returning a Purple Heart to the family of a WWII vet. Michael also talks about how to claim lost money from your family. For more information visit icash.illinoistreasurer.gov.
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The 58th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act
Matt Topic, partner at Loevy and Loevy, joins Karen Conti in honor of the 58th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act. Marc explains the importance of the act and how he used it to obtain the video in the Laquan McDonald case.
Kevin Donaldson, a retired police officer, joins Karen Conti to talk about his book “Man Are You Crazy” about job stress, PTSD, and more that police officers face.
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The effect of the accused Highland Park shooter not...
Attorney Antonio Romanucci, who is representing the Highland Park shooting victims, joins Karen Conti to talk about the accused shooter’s refusal to change his plea this week.
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Former New York Police Officers team up to start a...
Dr. Adam Lankford, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama, joins Karen Conti to talk about who becomes a mass shooter and why it is such a problem in the United States.
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An in-depth look at this week’s ruling on barring...
Dr. Bernadette Meyler, a Law professor at Stanford, joins Karen Conti to talk about this week’s Supreme Court decision to bar domestic violence perpetrators from possessing firearms and how this decision might affect the constitutionality of the law used to convict Hunter Biden. Significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth
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Significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and...
Christina Shutt, Director of the Lincoln Library and Museum, joins Karen Conti to explain the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth.
Attorney Spencer Sheehan joins Karen Conti to talk about the recent class action brought against Cold Stone Creamery alleging that their pistachio ice cream does not contain pistachios.
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The case against a former DCFS investigator relating...
Patrick Kenneally, McHenry State’s Attorney, joins Karen Conti to talk about this week’s sentencing and the unprecedented prosecution and conviction against a former DCFS investigator relating to the death of 5-year-old AJ Freund.
John Maher, funeral director and estate planning lawyer, joins Karen Conti to talk about a Nebraska woman who was found alive in the funeral home and the 80 families in Central Illinois who are suing a funeral home because the ashes they received were not those of their family members.
Dawn Boettger, Family Therapist, joins Karen Conti to talk about parental alienation in light of the child of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter filing to change her name to remove Pitt’s name. “Parental alienation” is the systemic bad-mouthing of one parent by the other to destroy the relationship with the children.
Dr. Stephen Halbrook, one of the country’s foremost 2nd Amendment experts, joins Karen Conti to talk about the Hunter Biden gun trial. Is the law that is being used to prosecute him unconstitutional?
Louis Rago, President of the Italian American Human Relations Foundation, joins Karen Conti to talk about the Christopher Columbus statues and the status of their removal.
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What rights do women have with in vitro fertilization
Nidhi Desai, reproductive rights attorney, joins Karen Conti to talk about in vitro fertilization and what rights women have. Later on, Nidhi talks about adoption and how that process works.
Andie Kramer, lawyer, gender bias expert, and author of Beyond Bias: The PATH to End Gender Inequality at Work, joins Karen Conti to talk about mothers in the workplace in honor of today being Mother’s Day.
Judge Grace Dickler, former presiding judge of Domestic Relations Court in Cook County, joins Karen Conti to talk about how women are treated in family law court regarding children.