Eric Kohn and Todd Stump dissect Rahm Emanuel's latest ad - "Hard Truths" - where he castigates (... more

Eric Kohn and Todd Stump dissect Rahm Emanuel's latest ad - "Hard Truths" - where he castigates (wait for it) politicians who profit from the system. They make it so easy sometimes. Plus, callers, the real costs of filming the umpteenth "Transformers" sequel in Illinois, the inner workings of political endorsements, and more wrapped up here in a nice, two-part package. less

Eric Kohn and Todd Stump dissect Rahm Emanuel's latest ad - "Hard Truths" - where he castigates (... more

Eric Kohn and Todd Stump dissect Rahm Emanuel's latest ad - "Hard Truths" - where he castigates (wait for it) politicians who profit from the system. They make it so easy sometimes. Plus, callers, the real costs of filming the umpteenth "Transformers" sequel in Illinois, the inner workings of political endorsements, and more wrapped up here in a nice, two-part package. less

Jeff Reed - State Program & Government Relations Director for the Milton Friedman Foundation for ... more

Jeff Reed - State Program & Government Relations Director for the Milton Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice - joins Eric to discuss National School Choice Week (January 23 - 29) and the push to give parents a choice in their children's education in neighboring Indiana as well as Florida. less

John Tillman, the CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute joins Eric Kohn to discuss the recent 67% ... more

John Tillman, the CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute joins Eric Kohn to discuss the recent 67% increase in the Illinois state income tax, the Institute's work to repeal the new taxes on Illinois families and businesses and come Illinois comes back from the precipice of complete economic collapse. less

ChicagoNOW's Emily Zanotti joins Eric Kohn to explain what's wrong with women - or more specifica... more

ChicagoNOW's Emily Zanotti joins Eric Kohn to explain what's wrong with women - or more specifically, why do women tend to vote for politicians and policies that increase the size and role of the state? less

State Street Pizza Company proprietor Todd Stump has some new competition: the federal government... more

State Street Pizza Company proprietor Todd Stump has some new competition: the federal government. Learn how the federal government exacts a price from dairy product consumers - like State Street Pizza - and dairy farmers to subsidize Dominos Pizza's business. less

How long can Eric put up with Roosevelt's ramblings about Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sarah Pal... more

How long can Eric put up with Roosevelt's ramblings about Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin's "responsibility" for the rhetorical climate and the AZ shooting and his lunacy that Obama is opposed because he's black. The answer: longer than you'd think. But it ends how you'd guess it would: "GET OFF MY PHONE!" less

Eric breaks down the 67% (!) income tax hike passed by the lame duck IL state legislature, soon t... more

Eric breaks down the 67% (!) income tax hike passed by the lame duck IL state legislature, soon to be signed by Gov. Pat Quinn. Who's ready for a Michigan-type recession? Illinois is. less

Eric puts the heinous Tucson, AZ shooting in perspective, exposing the libelous and malicious acc... more

Eric puts the heinous Tucson, AZ shooting in perspective, exposing the libelous and malicious accusation from the left that the right and Tea Partiers were responsible for the actions of Jared Loughner, and calls it out for what it really was — evil. less