(Guest schedules can change)

MONDAY FEB 8
8 am JOE BOYLE
Joe Boyle of the Southwest Newspaper discusses sports in this Joe Boyle on Sports segment every Monday
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8:20 am JOE BIRKETT
DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Burkett discusses elections and crime fighting issues.
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9:10 am DAN GREENHOUSE
Dan Greenhouse, VP of Village Profile Magazine (www.VillageProfile.com) discusses issues facing the suburban communities on this bi-weekly radio interview. Joining Dan as his guest is Jennifer Dylik, Pres/CEO of Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce.
www.shorewoodchamber.com
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TUESDAY FEB 9
8 am LAILA alHUSINNI
Dearborn Radio Talkshow Host Laila alHusinni discusses Arab, Middle East and Islamic culture in this weekly segment.
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8:25 am JOHN PRESTA
Author John Presta discusses his book "Mr. and Mrs. Grassroots: How Barack Obama, Two Book Store Owners and 300 Volunteers did It." Presta worked as a volunteer for Obama for more than 10 years. Click to get information on Presta's boo.
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8:45 am JOHN TILLMAN
Illinois Policy Institute President John Tillman discusses the IPI recent list of wasteful state spending
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WEDNESDAY FEB 10
8 am SAM BAHOUR
Palestinian businessman and activist Sam Bahour in El Bireh, Palestine talks about troubling events in the Middle East and the weakening of the Obama push for peace in the Middle east
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8:30 am ALDEN LOURY
The Chicago Reporter Editor & Publisher Alden Loury discusses issues in the news and topics addresses by this important Chicagoland news publication
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9 am TBA
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THURSDAY FEB 11
8 am BILL LIPINSKI
Former Congressman Bill Lipinski discusses Illinois election contests
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8:30 am TBA
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9 am SAM ALAME
Senior Investment counselor with New York Life and Protection and Finance discusses insurance needs and maintaining proper coverae in today's economy. www.SamAlame.com
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FRIDAY FEB 12
7 - 8 am "RADIO BALADI"
Arab American/Muslim Hour simulcast in Chicago, Dearborn, Windsor
www.RadioBaladi.com
7 am LENA MASRI
SEGMENT 1: Activist and attorney Lena Masri discusses th case of a Muslim woman forced to remove her Hijab (head covering) in a courtroom.
7:30 am KHALED ALAMEENA
SEGMENT 2: Khaled alAmeena, the editor of the popular English language newspaper in Saudi Arabia, discusses Arab World and Arab American media and the challenges they face.
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8 am TBA
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8:30 am TBA
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MONDAY FEB 15
8 am JOE BOYLE
Joe Boyle of the Southwest Newspaper discusses sports in this Joe Boyle on Sports segment every Monday
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8:30 am TBA
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9 am TBA
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TUESDAY FEB 16
8 am JAMIE SOTONOFF
Daily Herald Reporter Jamie Sotonoff discusses the race in the 17th Cook County Board district and feelings from northsiders that the South Side controls the district.
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8:30 am TBA
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9 am TBA
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WEDNESDAY FEB 17
8 am THE GREEN PARTY
WHat is it and why do its supporters continue to believe they can spark change in Illinois Politics. We'll talk with a leaders of the Illinois Green Party and its strategy for change.
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8:30 am TBA
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9 am TBA
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THURSDAY FEB 18
8 am TBA
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8:30 am TBA
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9:15 am TBA
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FRIDAY FEB 19

7 - 8 am "RADIO BALADI"
Arab American/Muslim Hour simulcast in Chicago, Dearborn, Windsor

8 am TBA
TBA
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8:30 am TBA
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MONDAY FEB 22
8 am JOE BOYLE
Joe Boyle of the Southwest Newspaper discusses sports in this Joe Boyle on Sports segment every Monday
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8:30 am TBA
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9 am TBA
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TUESDAY FEB 23
8 am TBA
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8:30 am TBA
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9 am TBA
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WEDNESDAY FEB 24
8 am ELLA GIRA
Israeli woman's rights activist, lawyer and economist Ella Gira served as Deputy Mayor of Kfar Shmaryahu and is a leader advocating for women’s rights in Israel.  She is the former Executive Director of the Israel Women’s Network (IWN), the leading feminist organization in Israel advocating for women’s rights and leading social change for women, and currently serves as a Member of the Board of the IWN and the Chair of the Friends of the IWN.  Ms. Gera is also a member of the Women’s Budget Forum, a coalition of women’s and human rights groups working together to secure a fair share of the national budget in Israel for women, and was a founding member of the Organization for the Advancement of Women’s Leadership in Israel (R.A.)
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8:30 am TBA
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9 am TBA
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THURSDAY FEB 25
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8:30 am TBA
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9:15 am TBA
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FRIDAY FEB 26

7 - 8 am "RADIO BALADI"
Arab American/Muslim Hour simulcast in Chicago, Dearborn, Windsor

8 am TBA
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8:30 am TBA
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(Not all interviews are podcast/podcasts
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THURSDAY FEB 4
9:15 am YEHUDA BERG
Yehuda Berg has been teaching Kabbalah to people around the world. He is one of the heads of the Kabbalah Center in New York and Los Angeles and just recently was awarded) GQ' s Better Man Honoree in 2009, nominated by Ashton Kutcher.Click here to order his books and get information
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FRIDAY FEB 5
8 am DAN MIHALOPOULOS
Chicago News Coop reporter Dan Mihalopoulos discusses his scoop regarding Chicago City employees who were forced to take three weeks off without pay last year to help the city balance its budget. But many aldermen did not practice what they preached in the plan to shore up city finances.
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8:30 am ADAM WOODWORTH
Oak Lawn Children's Museum director Adam Woodworth discusses the museum's successes, new programs and exhibits.

WEDNESDAY FEB 3
ELECTION ANALYSIS
8 am All Day Long analysis of the election results from political consultants, journalists, candidates and listeners
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With:

CHRIS HAGE
Media and political consultant Chris Hage discusses election results. Executive Director of the Young Republicans in Illinois (podcast)
RAY LONG
Chicago Tribune Springfield reporter Ray Long analyzes the election results. (podcast)
MONROE ANDERSON
Media and political consultant Monroe Anderson discusses election results. (podcast)
DAVID ORMSBY
Media and political consultant David Ormsby, Illinois Observer, discusses election results. (podcast)

TUESDAY FEB 2
ILLINOIS ELECTION DAY
8:10 am AARON FREEMAN
Comedian and author Aaron Freeman talks about the launch of JStreet in Chicago, the new and more progressive Jewish American lobbying organization.
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8:30 am RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI
Former Deputy State Treasurer Raja Krishnamoorthi has raised more than $1 million for his campaign for the Democratic nomination for Illinois State Comptroller. He discusses his candidacy and the issues.
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8:50 am MONROE ANDERSON
DAN PROFT
Monroe Anderson and Dan Proft reunite as pundits giving us their predictions and insights into today's Illinois state primary elections
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9:10 am PETER SILVESTRI
Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri discusses today's elections
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MONDAY FEB 1
8 am JOE BOYLE
Joe Boyle of the Southwest Newspaper discusses sports in this Joe Boyle on Sports segment every Monday

8:20 am WILLIAM KELLY
Republican candidate for Illinois Comptroller William Kelly discuses his campaign and the election issues

8:30 am ABDON PALLASCH
Chicago Sun-Times reporter Abdon Pallasch on the growing controversy surrounding Alexi Giannoulias in the race for U.S. Senate. Giannoulias' family owns Broadway bank which recently entered in to a federal consent decree, after the Giannoulias family paid themselves some $70 million or more.
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8:40 am RICKEY HENDON
Illinois Senator Rickey Hendon, candidate for lieutenant governor, discusses his campaign.
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8:50 am JOHN KASS
Chicago Tribune Columnist John Kass gives us a preview of tomorrow's primary elections and the hottest and most controversial races.
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9 am MARK THOMPSON
Republican candidate for the Cook County Board candidate Mark Thompson discusses his candidacy for the 17th District.

9:10 am DOROTHY BROWN
Circuit Clerk Dorothy Brown running for Cook County Board President against Todd Stroger, discusses her candidacy

9:20 am MARIYANA SPYROPOULOS
Mariyana Spyropoulos discusses her candidacy for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Click HERE to visit her web site.

FRIDAY JAN 29
8 am AURELIA PUCINSKI
Former Circuit Clerk and long time Chicagoland politician Aurelia Pucinski discusses her candidacy for judge. Click HERE to visit her web site.
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8:30 am RG RATCLIFFE
Houston Chronicle Reporter R.G. Ratcliffe discusses the race for Governor of Texas between Republicans and Democrats. Candidates include Farouk Shami on the Democratic side and Kay Bailey Hutchison on the Republican side, and incumbent Gov. Rick Perry. Click HERE to read a story on the race.
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THURSDAY JAN 28
8 am BILL LIPINSKI
Former Congressman Bill Lipinski discusses Illinois election contests and the battle between Dan Hynes and Pat Quinn, Todd Stroger's troubles, and reacts to President Obama's State of the Union speech.
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8:30 am LIZ GORMAN
Cook County Commissioner Liz Gorman discusses her campaign and the attacks against her. CLick HERE to visit her web site.
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8:40 am DAN PROFT
Republican candidate for Governor Dan Proft discusses his campaign and the issues in the Feb. 2 GOP Primary election. Click HERE to visit his web site.
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9 am CALLERS ON OBAMA SPEECH
Callers react to President Obama's State of the Union speech last night

WEDNESDAY JAN 27
8 am ANERA
ANERA President Bill Corcoran discusses challenges facing 1.3 million citizens in the Gaza Strip. Corcoran has been the President and CEO of ANERA since January 2007. Before joining ANERA, he had been Vice President of the Christian Children’s Fund, a $300 million nonprofit serving children and their families in 32 countries. During the 1990’s, Corcoran also supervised various development projects in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Syria. Click HERE to visit their web site.
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8:30 am NICK VALADEZ
Nick Valadez, the candidate for the Cook County Board in the 6th district who has been endorsed by every major newspaper, discusses his battle to unseat pro-tax commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy and expose the front candidacy of "candidate" John Fairman. Click HERE to visit Nick's web site
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9 am TOM CROSS
Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross discusses the momentum many Republicans are feeling going in to this election including a GOP perspective on the Quinn-Hynes battle, the election in Massachusetts, and also using the data from a recent Chicago Tribune poll discuss the shift in voters from undecided. Click HERE to visit Tom's web site
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TUESDAY JAN 26
8 am JUSTIN OBERMAN
Justin Oberman discusses his candidacy for Illinois Treasurer in the February 2 Democratic primary. His web site is www.obermanforillinois.com
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8:30 am MONROE ANDERSON
What do you want to hear President Obama say tomorrow in his State of the Union speech? Visit his web page?
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SWNEWSHERALD: Primary election lessons and losers
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