The Real Story with Jeanne Ives and Amy Jacobson

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Episode 106 - Illinois Post Dobbs Jul 19, 2022

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Peter Breen, former Illinois State Representative, and Attorney for The Thomas More Society, joins us to talk about his case defending David Daleiden in California; as well as the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Dobb’s v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization; The impact on the law, society, the extreme laws passed in Illinois, and backlash in response to the ruling.

Episode 105 - Crime, Economics, and Failing Schools Jul 16, 2022

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Ted Dabrowski the President of wirepoints.org joins us today as we talk about crime; Governor Pritzker’s 5 phases of restoring Illinois; The financial disaster that is Illinois' fiscal policy; The lie that Illinois is fiscally sound; How much will each resident has to pay to repay the federal government’s loan; As well as the failing education system.

Episode 104 - $2.38 a Gallon Jul 14, 2022

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Jeanne heads to Downers Grove, Illinois where Americans for Prosperity helps pay the costs of the extreme gas prices and drops the price to $2.38 a gallon. We interview Brian Costin as he discusses with us the true cost of government.

Illinois Gas Prices, Are we the highest? The never-ending emergency; from the President to the Governor, we see ourselves in a perpetual emergency, and what is the reasoning behind this; The money flowing from the federal government to the state government and where is this money eventually ending up?

And the survey says how many people say the country is headed in the wrong direction; Foreclosure rates are up in Illinois; Major crimes in Chicago, yet they are refusing to prosecute these crimes; Listen to Jim Glasgow at a Safe Suburbs event tell the hard facts on what the Illinois crime bill will actually do.

Episode 103 - Highland Park, Environmental Discussions, and Missed Property Tax Jul 08, 2022

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Jeanne addresses the Highland Park July 4th Parade; The shootings in Chicago over the July 4th weekend.

Steve Goreham returns to the show to break down the recent Supreme Court ruling on the EPA; Steve is the Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America, a speaker and author on the environmental issue; The perils of hydrogen-based vehicles and power; What will be powering our electric vehicles; What is the real story of CO2; What is the biggest greenhouse gas; and the energy crisis in Europe.

Cook County assessor missed out on a $1.9 million dollar property and undercharged someone how much and for how long?

Episode 102 - Throwing the Book at School Districts Jul 02, 2022

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Illinois just had its primary election and the results are in, Jeanne breaks down the matchup between Darren Bailey and JB Pritzker; There are some very interesting poll numbers between the two. The Governor said what for his victory speech? Political Gerrymandering; gas taxes; property taxes; crime in Chicago.

An incident at the Barrington 220 school district caused some national news after a book was assigned for summer reading. Joining us is Anastasia, a Mother of a student in that district, to talk about what happened at this school board meeting that she was at; as well as the overall performance of the schools in the district as they continue to fail our children.

This last week Jeanne traveled from Texas to Illinois and the sticker shock from the gas pump was appalling, and then you enter Illinois. But relief is on the way as we get a $0.02 a gallon discount on gas. But with a catch, as with most election years theatrics, there is a cost to this discount and we give you the rundown of how this game is played.

Episode 101 - Citizenry is not a Spectator Sport Jun 24, 2022

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Bill Graham joins us to talk about local school districts, specifically Illinois D89 and a $27 Million dollar referendum to complete routine maintenance on the facilities. As well as this school board ceding all its control to one person? Title IX in our school as pertaining to the law.

Michael FiDido calls in and gives us the rundown of the housing market. The shortage in inventory; Price reduction; and the seller's market may be turning into a buyers market as interest rates begin to climb; The great outmigration of business as well as people from Chicago. Where are the hot markets for real estate?

John Morrissey brings us an update on the voter integrity project being conducted. What are some of the things we have found; Can the county prove who voted on election day; how fluid are the voter data lists and how many databases do they use?

The Primary Election is June 28th in llinois, make sure you vote!

Episode 100 - Jeanne Celebrates Her 100th Episode Jun 23, 2022

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Amy Gehrke from Illinois Right to Life joins us; Waiting for the Roe v. Wade ruling to come from the Supreme Court we talk about the Pro-Life movement in Illinois; How few people in Illinois know how radical the laws really are in Illinois; The ramifications other states could have on Illinois; Will this create a business boom? Adam Andrzejewski of openthebooks.com joins us to discuss the National Institute of Health; 3rd party royalties received from grants given out back to the NIH, and payments going back to the scientists working for the NIH; are these kickbacks? Jeanne and Adam open the books on this topic.

Thank you everyone for listening over these last 100 episodes.

Episode 099 - Today's Democrats Bear Little Resemblance to the Party of Truman Jun 20, 2022

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Dusty Rhodes is the Hamilton County (Ohio) Auditor, and a lifelong Democrat. He gives his insight into how his party bears little resemblance over the years as he has been the only elected Democrat in his county. He is no longer recognized in good standing by his own party as they are demanding ideological purity. Jeanne and Dusty talk about multiple subjects; from the property tax assessments of poorer areas vs for affluent neighborhoods; Lockdowns; The cultural decline ignored by the Catholic Bishops and promoted by the politicians; And Dusty’s prolific social media presence that has angered his own Democrat party; And his problem with the Republican Party.

Senator Ted Cruz asks questions to the justice department; Jeanne gives her take on what transpired; the Governor Whitmer case and the FBI’s involvement in this event; and more on the Jan 6th hearings.

What are we expecting for our school children next year; the continuing mandates being pushed on them; and what are employees starting to do again.

Episode 098 - Caterpillar to Leave Illinois for a More Prosperous State Jun 15, 2022

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Time to talk about Inflation, yes it is here and we are now at the terminal stage of failed policy and regulations. The Biden policies are a direct cause of what is happening right now. wirepoints.org breaks down the causes of inflation at the state level. Be ready, Rolling blackout warnings are here; Wall Street Journal reports the national average of gas is now at $5 a gallon; Student debt bailout used as a political carrot.

Todd Vandermyde joins us. He is a former lobbyist in Springfield for gun licensers. He breaks down the new gun legislation in Washington as well as the laws passed here in Illinois; Straw purchases; Red flag laws; and The fears of Veterans suffering from PTSD avoiding treatment so they do not have their rights taken away.

We close the show out with breaking news, as Caterpillar is leaving Illinois after 100 years in the state.

Episode 097 - The Senator Says “Let them buy Teslas” Jun 10, 2022

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Jeanne talks a bit about Illinois energy and climate; Lake Michigan water levels drop to near-normal levels; Rolling blackouts; Food shortages as we convert farmland to solar fields; What was the discussion just two years ago.

Stuck in Cook county, Jeanne had to fill up her car with gas, you have seen the prices so you won’t be surprised at how much she spent to fill up. And what is Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s response to the high gas prices? The breakdown of gas prices here in Illinois.

Early Voting has started in Illinois! Time to get out and vote, make sure your vote counts.

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