Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

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

Episodes

July 11, 2025 • 158 mins

0:00 - Jayden Perkins' mom chides Pritzker in open letter

11:44 - Replacing Walter Burnett with Walter Burnett

31:42 - Epstein

54:13 - John Solomon, award-winning investigative journalist and founder of Just the News, breaks down the DOJ’s investigation into John Brennan and the decade-long effort to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency. Follow John on X @jsolomonReports

01:12:02 - NEA cuts ties with ADL

01:32:46 - Chris...

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0:00 - Feds Crash National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture

34:53 - The End of the Public Library 

55:47 - John Brennan 

01:13:40 - Patrick Wohl, author and lawyer originally from Illinois, shares details from his new book  Something Big: The True Story of the Brown’s Chicken Massacre, A Decade-Long Manhunt, and the Trials That Followed

01:34:08 - Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Ammo...

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July 9, 2025 • 144 mins
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July 8, 2025 • 146 mins

0:00 - Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan credited with saving 165 lives in TX

11:16 - Texas Floods: Politics

28:44 - Elon's new party...AMEP

53:54 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Chief of Police in Riverside, discusses the underlying issues that lead to mass shootings—like the one in River North last week—and why many of them extend beyond the reach of law enforcement alone.Be sure to follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel

01:08...

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July 7, 2025 • 148 mins

0:00 - BBB Passes

13:58 - Reaction to the BBB 

23:47 - More reaction 

35:13 - What's in the Big Beautiful Bill?

51:47 - Crossing state lines with a trunk full of questionable patriotism 

54:06 - Noted economist Stephen Moore: "It's a good time to invest in the stock market, it's a good time to invest in America and we're back baby!"

01:11 - Check out Steve’s newest book The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan ...

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July 7, 2025 • 149 mins

0:00 - Farewell to Amy J

28:20 - Mello Buckzz, "Feel Me"

34:28 - Lake Bluff youth baseball

58:09 - Founder & Principal Broker for HealthInsuranceMentors.com, C. Steven Tucker, breaks down what the BBB means for medicaid and what it actually does, and doesn’t do - "none of this fear mongering is covered in the bill"

01:16:26 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Polic...

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July 2, 2025 • 146 mins

0:00 - UPenn to uphold Trump-era protections for women's sports after Lia Thomas case review

32:11 - Alligator Alcatraz

51:37 - Rob Chadwick, retired Supervisory Special Agent and former head of the FBI’s Tactical Training Program at Quantico, now serving as Head of Personal and Public Safety at the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA), shares CrossPointe Church Shooting Insights. For more on the USCCA usconcealedcarry.co...

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July 1, 2025 • 146 mins

0:00 - dispelling the lies about "medicaid cuts"

11:46 - The Ice Cream Man

33:50 - Learning more about Zohran Mamdani

54:46 - Bob Fioretti, former alderman and recent Republican candidate for Cook County State’s Attorney, shares his work as Vice Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Anti-Human Trafficking Committee.

01:10:08 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

01:13:34 - American competitive eater from...

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June 30, 2025 • 141 mins

0:00 - 2 Firefighters Killed in Idaho Sniper Ambush

10:47 - President Trump is on a roll! 

25:13 - June is not just LGBTQ plus, plus, plus but it’s also Black Music Month

30:03 - Douglass Park shooting

50:16 - Spokesperson for the Clean Energy Choice Coalition and the CEO of Strategia Consulting - a Government affairs and crisis communications firm - Lisa Druss, brings attention to a new ordinance in Oak Park banning nat...

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June 27, 2025 • 156 mins

0:00 - The KING has made it official

31:49 - Reaction to Zohran Mamdani's victory continues

50:26 - Charles V Payne, host of Making Money - weekdays 1pm CT on FOX Business - and author of Unbreakable Investor: it's not about getting rich - it's about building the foundation for the next generation. Follow Charles on X @cvpayne

01:11:22 - Alderman for the 15th ward, Ray Lopez, on crime, curfews and the Alders chances against the Chi...

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June 26, 2025 • 150 mins

0:00 - Wealthy white liberals strike again!

13:35 - Democrats wishing to lose the ‘26 midterms should promote a 33 year-old socialist devoid of executive experience for mayor of America’s largest city and impeach a president who ended a tyrannical regime’s nuclear threat while achieving a ceasefire days later

33:23 - Who’s YOUR DADDY?

52:44 - Anita Padilla, former anchor at FOX 32, now News Director Florida&...

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June 25, 2025 • 143 mins

0:00 - You Don't Mess with the Zohran

11:56 - Who is telling the truth about the damage assessment at the 3 Nuclear Sites in Iran?

33:47 - President of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, believes Zohran Mamdani will show the nation that the left is no longer an option. Follow Kevin on X  @KevinRobertsTX

50:35 - Chief of Police in Willow Springs and former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, Garry McCarthy: In...

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June 24, 2025 • 145 mins

0:00 - Iran fights back but was it just for show?

11:19 - Someone has EGG on their face and her name is Marjorie Taylor Green!!

30:33 - Jay Trombley, member of Cross Pointe Community Church in Wayne MI and its safety team: God's hand covered and protected all of us in each step

48:14 - President of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, John Catanzara Jr., on the state of Brandon Johnson's Chicago and some words of warning to prima...

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June 23, 2025 • 145 mins

0:00 - OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAMMER

12:!1 - TRUMP MET THE MOMENT ON IRAN

32:57 - Did Trump have the AUTHORITY to attack?

55:17 - Ron Onesti, president of  the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, gives an update on the whereabouts of Chicago’s Columbus statues. For more on the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans jccia.com

01:13:57 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Cente...

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June 20, 2025 • 155 mins

0:00 - John Anthony and Michael Koolidge are filling in for Dan and Amy this morning

13:46 - Jasmine Crockett: MAGA Followers ‘Sick,’ Military Being Exploited

31:18 - Michael Letts is the founder of InVest USA. He joined John Anthony and Michael Koolidge to talk about the Trump administration investigations.

49:17 - Priscilla Rahn is the former Vice Chairman of the Colorado Republican Committee, a master educator and li...

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June 19, 2025 • 143 mins
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June 18, 2025 • 139 mins

0:00 - BLM Brandon on forthcoming ICE enforcement actions in Chicago

23:47 -  JK Rowling vs. Boy George

28:15 - Ali G on reports Texas police illegally accessed IL license plate reader data

40:12 - Ah-nold on The View

48:53 - Tucker and Ted Cruz

01:10:31 - Dems

01:24:24 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on the senate version of the Big Beautiful Bill. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:37:34 - The Dull Men's Club

01:42:44 - Actor, ...

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June 17, 2025 • 144 mins

0:00 - Joe Thompson, Acting USA in MN, with details on the assassination of MN state rep and husband

10:32 - IL pols "on the list" of MN assassin

24:02 - Trump calls out Chicago/Pritzker at G7

30:49 - Trump responds to Tucker

54:44 - SPORTS & POLITICS

01:11:56 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights

01:14:34 - Markets Specialist for Market Day Report!, Scott "the cow guy" Shellady, on how the unrest in the Middle Eas...

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June 16, 2025 • 143 mins

0:00 - Madigan gets 7.5, 2.5

13:56 - MN shooter's roommate reads text from shooter

32:54 - No Kings/No ICE

47:37 - "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name" sung at Comiskey attendant to Pope Leo address

49:45 - Joe Abraham, father of Katie Abraham who was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident involving an illegal immigrant: We have created a multi-billion dollar industry for the carteles - moving people around - and we're ok with that&...

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