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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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162:27

Catholic Bishops Weigh In on Immigration

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/11/14

0:30 - Catholic Bishops on Immigration 01:00:33 - 15th Ward Alderman Ray Lopez explains his immigration amnesty proposal which he presented in a letter to President Trump. For more on Ray’s proposal and his work for the 15th ward @RaymondALopez 01:18:56 - Scott McKay, publisher of TheHayride.com & Senior Editor at The American Spectator: Obamacare is a time bomb intended to explode the private medical care system. Check out Scott’s new book Blockbusters, which is available at Amazon

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151:26

You’ll Get Nothing and Like It

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/11/13

0:30 - You’ll get nothing and like it 15:57 - Epstein Emails 39:22 - Operation Midway Blitz 01:04:48 - Illegal Uber Drivers 01:20:07 - RNC Co-Chair KC Crosbie on the end of the shutdown — Democrats got nothing, and Trump made it clear: America First. Follow KC on X @kc4gop 01:41:18 - Paul Vallas — former Chicago mayoral candidate and CPS CEO, now a policy advisor at the Illinois Policy Institute and columnist for the Chicago Contrarian — on the public safety crisis facing our

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150:20

Dumpster Diving Democrats

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/11/12

0:30 - Dumpster Diving Democrats 38:29 - ICE whistles 59:43 - Sounds Like a Civil War 01:16:25 - Former Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel warns of a surge in attacks on officers — fueled by reckless rhetoric from the left. Chief Weitezel is on substack now! substack.com/@chieftomweitzelret 01:38:09 - Economist Stephen Moore shares his travel tips — from dodging canceled flights to escaping Chicago’s sky-high hotel taxes. Get more Steve @StephenMoore 01:55:58 - What did

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147:39

Honoring Those Who Served

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/11/11

0:30 - Trump on preventing shutdown rerun after Jan. 30 14:21 - Sunny Hostin rant: Dems caved, Schumer should be done 35:50 - AZ judge caught urinating in public and her husband gets arrested over it 59:22 - Cornell Law Professor William Jacobson on Trump’s plans to sue the BBC and the other major legal fights making headlines. Professor Jacobson is also founder of LegalInsurrection.com and president of the Legal Insurrection Foundation 01:15:16 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington

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147:41

What’s the point of Illinois Republicans?

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/11/10

0:30 - Deal on shutdown 17:57 - What is the point of the ILGOP? 38:24 - J6 58:22 - Ken Blackwell, former mayor of Cincinnati - also served as deputy undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: My race isn’t your political forecast. Follow Ken on X @kenblackwell 01:14:52 - The Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci takes a closer look at Putin, Orbán, and Petro. 01:34:39 - The maybes and the wannabes 01:55:39 - US Senator from WI, Ron Johnson: Democrats are

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161:07

Can Tom Dreesen Save Harvey?

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/11/07

0:30 - Ken Griffin at American Business Forum 20:25 - Megan Kelly says it's ok to talk about Tucker now 39:40 - Shutdown: Flights 47:03 - On bureaucracy 55:50 - Illinois State Representative Bill Hauter (R-87) shares his frustration over the “Terminally Ill Patients” bill and the early-morning vote that pushed it through.For more on Rep Hauter's work for district 87 rephauter.com 01:13:24 - Actor and comedian Tom Dreesen on growing up in Harvey, race relations and working with Frank

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151:41

ICE's Communications Issue

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/11/06

0:30 - Day care center arrest 18:14 - Air traffic reductions 40:04 - Megyn Kelly on GOP getting its act together 01:03:19 - Senior Advisor for DHS/CBP Office of the Commissioner & former Chief of U.S. Border Patrol & Acting Director of ICE, Ron Vitiello, pushes back on media portrayals of ICE and CBP 01:22:40 - William Jacobson, Clinical Professor of Law at Cornell and Director of the Securities Law Clinic, says Trump’s tariff case is stronger than the media gives it credit for —

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148:49

A No Surprises Election Night

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/11/05

0:30 - Results 14:26 - Mamdani victory speech 38:25 - Dems call for violence 01:03:19 - Trump defends ICE: ‘I think they haven’t gone far enough’ 01:23:10 - Dr. Zuhdi Jasser — president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy and former U.S. Navy lieutenant commander — on what Mamdani’s NYC win means for the rest of the country. Dr Jasser is also running for congress in Arizona’s 4th district z4az.com 01:44:17 - Noted economist Stephen Moore -

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137:51

Trump: Vote Cuomo for NYC Mayor

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/11/04

0:30 - Trump: You Must Vote for Cuomo 13:30 - JB's potty mouth 35:59 - Mark Levin at RJC on Tucker, et al 57:53 - Ben Shapiro on Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes...most important thing going on in America 01:13:38 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights 01:16:12 - Sports & Politics 01:33:29 - Mark Glennon, founder of Wirepoints, breaks down the recently passed Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act and the absurdities of Illinois’ green energy policy. For more from Mark

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144:59

Priztker Tells Trump To F-OFF

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/11/03

State Sen. Chapin Rose last Friday morning on what Veto Session begot Bridgeport Evanston Cleta Mitchell, election attorney and founder of the Election Integrity Network, explains the “Arctic Frost” investigation — and how she became a target.Follow Cleta on X @CletaMitchell Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, breaks down the geopolitical takeaways from Trump’s 60 Minutes interview. SNL NYC mayoral debate

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166:26

The Nuclear Option

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/10/31

0:30 - Kat the Commie for Congress bounces from podcast But for Trump Nuclear Option Why Dan Proft is Single Chadwick Moore, NY Times bestselling author of Tucker and Senior Reporter at the New York Post, has a message for NYC voters: Mamdani hates America, but nobody’s more New York than Curtis Sliwa. Get more from Chadwick at substack.com/@chadwickmoore Priscilla West, researcher for Peter Schweizer’s Government Accountability Institute and a chapter chair of Moms for Liberty, on

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146:11

EBT of TikTok

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/10/30

0:30 - Kat the Commie on her indictment over ICE interference 14:23 - OPRF equity director 30:35 - More Oak Park… 34:36 - Sen. John Kennedy on the shutdown 59:38 - The Nazis have taken Milford, CT 01:08:26 - Animal Stories 01:13:35 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on the rate drop, the markets, and Trump’s high-stakes meeting with Xi. Get more Steve @StephenMoore 01:31:19 - Ike Muzikowski, principal of Chicago Hope Academy — on creating strength, building hope, and why mental

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148:55

The Autopen Presidency

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/10/29

0:30 - House Oversight Committee Autopen Probe 17:24 - Border/migrants/deportations 37:24 - Leftists Celebrating Political Violence 01:02:29 - Andrew McCarthy, former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney and National Review contributing editor, on the Biden autopen investigation — and what it could mean for his executive actions. Follow Andy on X @AndrewCMcCarthy 01:21:04 - Christine Rosen, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, on The Dangers of Trans and where the movement’s

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149:07

Trump TROLLS and the Media Takes the Bait (Again)

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/10/28

0:30 - Trump on running for third term 12:24 - Coles Co Board member and his wife killed in DUI crash caused by illegal 36:30 - Pritzker with Nicole Wallace: no Dem has compared Trump to Hitler 59:37 - Shutdown 01:15:13 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:18:24 - Gordon Chang, author of Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, argues that the fundamental differences between the U.S. and China are too great for any trade deal to last

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147:31

Gavin Newsom's Horatio Alger Story

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/10/27

0:30 - KJP on any regrets? 15:28 - Newsom 34:45 - Deerfield HS Privilege Test 59:59 - As prices climb and paychecks shrink, “The Cow Guy” Scott Shellady warns: America’s middle class is slipping away. 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 01:18:46 - Heritage Foundation fellow Steven Bucci on Trump’s use of force against Venezuelan drug boats — is it legal, and

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162:46

Trump Is Coming For The WNBA

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/10/24

0:30 - Karoline Leavitt's White House History Lesson 15:54 - CA truck driver who killed 3 35:42 - Pritzker EO creating IL Accountability Commission 01:00:29 - Kash Patel on gambling ring arrests 01:20:07 - Retired FBI special agent and legal attaché, Thomas Baker, walks us through the NBA and Mafia gambling bust. Thomas is also the author of The Fall of the FBI: How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy 01:39:40 - Executive Director at the Center for Immigration Studies, Mark

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138:06

Can Curtis Sliwa Save NYC?

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/10/23

0:30 - Darren Bailey 3:38 - Hugh Hewitt 7:12 - Curtis Sliwa 29:31 - Abraham vs. Abraham on Katie 55:48 - Rev. Gary Graf, pastor of Our Lady of the Heights in Chicago Heights, currently on a pilgrimage from Dolton, Illinois to New York City, calls for a more compassionate response to immigration. Follow Father Gary on his walk to the Statue of Liberty stepupspeakout.org 01:09:21 - Call to Prayer in Dearborn, MI 01:33:09 - Chief Political Analyst at The Liberal Patriot, Michael Baharaeen, on The

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150:02

The Curious Misadventures of Mr. Bailey

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/10/22

0:30 - Pritzker at Economic Club of Chicago 14:47 - Cupich message to illegal immigrants 38:07 - The Curious Misadventures of Mr. Bailey 01:04:09 - Believe it or not 01:15:26 - Senior Counsel at the Article III Project, Will Chamberlain, goes through the docket from Bolton, Brennan & Comey to circuits 7, 9 and the Supreme Court. For more on the Article III Project article3project.org 01:34:28 - Trading, tariffs and turkey with the Capitalist Pig’s Jonathan Hoenig. Get more from Jonathan at

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147:00

City of Harvey is BROKE!

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/10/21

0:30 - Harvey 16:41 - Arresting ICE agents 39:25 - The Great Feminization 01:01:03 - KJP "I saw him every day" 01:13:02 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:16:34 - Peter Berkowitz, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department, explains how The Next Phases of Trump Gaza Plan Get Harder. Get more of Peter’s writings at PeterBerkowitz.com and his new book Explaining Israel: The Jewish State, the Middle East, and

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148:50

No Kings Rally 2.0

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/10/20

0:30 - "No Kings" 11:36 - No Kings rally in Grant Park 37:49 - Woman attacked in Chicago after getting off at LaSalle Blue Line stop 57:15 - Host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints, Jim Iuorio, on America’s uneasy relationship with China. For podcast updates & more @jimiuorio 01:16:40 - Former Pentagon official and Heritage Foundation fellow Steven Bucci breaks down the latest from Israel, Ukraine, and Venezuela 01:36:45 - Stacy Davis Gates

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