Jim Minardi

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EVP of the Trump Organization, Eric Trump, on crime in Chicago

In a wide-ranging interview on Chicago’s Morning Answer with Dan Proft, Trump Organization Executive Vice President Eric Trump weighed in

By Jim Minardi 5 Min Read

IRL Movie Club’s Annie Roney Brings Her in-person Documentary Screenings & Discussions to Illinois

For many Americans, movie night now means dimming the lights, grabbing the remote, and disappearing into the glow of a

By Jim Minardi 3 Min Read

Article III Project’s Will Chamberlain on Trump’s Portland National Guard case

In an interview on Chicago’s Morning Answer, host Dan Proft and Will Chamberlain, senior counsel at the Article III Project,

By Jim Minardi 5 Min Read

Economist Stephen Moore runs through Democrats’ shutdown wish list — “It’s lunacy!”

Economist Stephen Moore joined Chicago’s Morning Answer with Dan Proft to dissect the latest Washington standoff over health care subsidies,

By Jim Minardi 5 Min Read

Chicago Alderman Ray Lopez points out the irony: criminals get a pass, ICE gets prosecuted

In a heated discussion on Chicago’s Morning Answer with Dan Proft, 15th Ward Alderman Ray Lopez didn’t hold back his

By Jim Minardi 5 Min Read

Fmr. CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson on CPD standing down when federal agents requested help

In the wake of growing confusion over whether Chicago police were ordered to “stand down” during a chaotic confrontation between

By Jim Minardi 5 Min Read

America First Legal’s Gene Hamilton challenges the legality of Brandon Johnson’s ICE-free zones

In a wide-ranging discussion on Chicago’s Morning Answer, host Dan Proft spoke with Gene Hamilton, co-founder and president of America

By Jim Minardi 4 Min Read

Candidate for IL Governor Ted Dabrowski: Pritzker & Johnson Incentivized Illegal Immigrants

Dan Proft and guest Ted Dabrowski — the former Wirepoints president turned Republican candidate for governor — dissected what they

By Jim Minardi 3 Min Read

Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci on Peace Negotiations Between Israel and Hamas

On Chicago’s Morning Answer, host Dan Proft spoke with Steven Bucci, a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center

By Jim Minardi 4 Min Read

Spiked’s Brendan O’Neill describes “The Barbarism of the Manchester Synagogue Attack”

In the wake of a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue, British writer and political commentator Brendan O’Neill joined Chicago’s

By Jim Minardi 4 Min Read

Perry International Capital Partners’ James L. Perry on what’s moving the markets

On Chicago’s Morning Answer, host Dan Proft spoke with James L. Perry, founder and CIO of Perry International Capital Partners,

By Jim Minardi 4 Min Read

Illinois State Rep LaShawn Ford debates immigration, ICE presence, and the arrival of federal troops

In a revealing interview on Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft, Illinois State Representative LaShawn Ford delved into the contentious

By Jim Minardi 5 Min Read