News from 2020
'You should have been Trump's communications director,' Bannon tells AM 560 host Cortes
By Staff reports
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon spent at least part of his segment as Steve Cortes’ first official guest on his new AM 560 Radio show reminding the host that he may have actually missed his first calling.
Proft takes over on-air for former U.S. Rep. Walsh
By Staff reports
Local talk radio host and conservative activist Dan Proft is headed for an even larger stage.
Dr. Willie Wilson’s reparations proposal faces cost, other obstacles in City Council
By Staff reports
Chicago businessman Dr. Willie Wilson faces a long, tough list of obstacles to his proposed city ordinance awarding reparations to Chicagoans who descended from slaves. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, whom Wilson endorsed for mayor in March after she defeated him in the Democratic Primary, has reportedly refused to even discuss the plan.
Flanders: Medicaid expansion, telemedicine aren't perfect solutions for Wisconsin
By April Bamburg
Will Flanders, Ph.D at the Institute for Law and Liberty in Wisconsin, spoke with Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson of AM 560 The Answer about Wisconsin’s approach to handling the novel coronavirus outbreak.When Illinois Gov. J.B.
Northridge Preparatory School headmaster explains the school's distance learning plans
By April Bamburg
At Northridge Preparatory School, headmaster Niall Fagan has created a schedule that’s unique, compared to what school looks like for the boys who attend grades 6-12 at the Catholic prep school in Niles, Ill.Before spring break, students were given homework, and that was that.
Caterer Houston Loper outlines his suggestions to help business owners affected by the COVID-19 crisis
By April Bamburg
After penning an open letter to the federal government and publishing it on The Federalist, Houston Loper, owner of HL Catering in Raleigh, N.C., spoke with Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson of AM 560 The Answer about his suggestions to lawmakers regarding their plans for economic stimulus and recovery.
Cortes urges government to take bold action within days to avoid economic depression due to COVID-19
By April Bamburg
Radio host Steve Cortes spoke to his audience on March 20 with a message of hope about the current COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery to come, but he urged listeners and lawmakers to act big as they respond to the current medical and economic crisis.
Talk show host Steve Cortes calls Lori LIghtfoot's Lakefront Trail closure an 'oppressive power play'
By April Bamburg
Talk show host Steve Cortes joined Dennis Praeger’s show to discuss Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s COVID-19-based closure of iconic Lakefront Trail and how the pandemic might affect the structure of higher education.