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The current version of the gambling expansion bill would give the city unparalleled control over the process. Is it a good idea to give Mayor Rahm Emanuel that kind of power? Governor Quinn signed into law Saturday new legislation that allows judges to impose harsher penalties on people who use social media or other methods of electronic communication to organize mob attacks. Former Congressman Joe Walsh the host of the Joe Walsh Show weeknights 7-9 on AM 560 The Answer joined John and Amy to talk about the investigation into the allegations against the IRS. Plus, a Northwestern University student was rejected for a “diversity and inclusion post” in student government because he is a white, heterosexual male.

Rep. Aaron Schock from the 18th Congressional District joined John and Amy to talk about the investigation into allegations that the IRS targeted groups that opposed President Obama. Cleveland Police officers have released a video talking about their rescue of the three missing girls. A California town will go ahead with sentencing a man who has already died so that his victim could have closure. Plus, the state Senate approved the medical marijuana bill on Friday. It already passed the House last month, so now it goes to Governor Quinn. He says he’s “open minded." Do you think the state should allow it?

Governor Quinn signed into law Saturday new legislation that allows judges to impose harsher penalties on people who use social media or other methods of electronic communication to organize mob attacks. Do you think the law will do anything to solve the problem? Fox News National Security Analyst K.T. McFarland joined John and Amy with reaction to North Korea's latest missile launches over the weekend. Plus, parents of the Sandy Hook school shooting are in Illinois advocating for limits on magazines.

Proving that it's not just Chicago with our flash mobs violence, around 50 youths were involved in the riots early Monday in the suburb of Husby, west of Stockholm, Sweden. The Top 5 @ 5. High school students in Kentucky are outraged after some of their classmates were banned from graduation after the released crickets into their school as a prank. Plus, John thinks that White House official Dan Pfieffer may be on the "Susan Rice" career path after making the Sunday talk show rounds.

John and Amy talked about the latest revelations from the Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro through his attorney that he still loves the 6-year-old daughter that he fathered with one of his victims and wants to be able see the child again. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart joined the show to talk about his concealed carry proposal.

John and Amy talked about the developing IRS scandal and the problems with political groups attaining non-profit status. Wealthy parents are now hiring the disabled to get their children to the front of the line at Disney parks. Eric Holder placed the blame on his deputy for the AP snooping scandal.

John and Amy talked about this email document dump from the White House late yesterday afternoon on the Benghazi scandal. They also talked about the note left by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the boat where we was found. They spoke with Bill Gertz about the Benghazi email dump and the Chinese anti-satellite weaponry.

Columbia University is attempting to alter a scholarship that can be offered only to Caucasians from Iowa. A 29-year-old mother who suffers from depression and anxiety says she placed a public ad offering to give her 3-year-old son up for adoption because she was off her meds.

Alderman Bob Fioretti joined John and Amy to discuss the proposed stadium project for DePaul at McCormick Place. Cook County jail inmates will be playing chess via Skype with their Russian counterparts. Rondald Kessler, author of "Secrets of the FBI" joined the show to talk about the restrictions on the FBI to investigate the Boston bombers.

Pat Camden from the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police joined John and Amy to talk about the efforts by street gangs to target law enforcement members. A white family in Baton Rogue is attacked for being in the "wrong neighborhood", but the perpetrators aren't charged with a hate crime. John and Amy talked about the NTSB recommendation to lower the threshold for blood alcohol content for prosecuting drunk driving.

A deadly blast in Benghazi turns out to have been caused by fisherman's explosives, not terrorism. Students at a Missouri high school are fighting for their right to wear the confederate flag in honor of a classmate who passed away. China’s military on Monday conducted the first test of a new ground-launched anti-satellite missile that was fired into space and disguised as a space-exploration rocket

Rep. Danny Davis talked to John and Amy about the upcoming committee hearings in the House Ways and Committee surrounding the IRS scandal. Julian Bond appeared on MSNBC and called the Tea Party the Taliban of American politics, Steve Cochran joined John and Amy to talk about all the scandals facing the Obama administration. A caregiver shot a intruder who forced entry into his grandmother's home in Michigan

John and Amy talked about the scandal surrounding Benghazi and who should be held accountable. A woman was removed from a plane after an emergency landing because she refuse to stop singing.

The IRS has revealed that it had been applying additional scrutiny to conservative groups since 2011 and the acting director of the agency knew of these actions since early 2012. Denise Cattoni, founder and co-state coordinator, joined the show to talk about how this scandal has impacted tea party groups in Illinois. The federal government has been killing bald eagles with wind turbines.

The Justice Department revealed that it has been collecting the phone records of the Associated Press. John thinks it's hypocritical of the media to object to something that happens to ordinary Americans every day. Amy defends the media's right to cover the news without government intrusion. Hillary and Bill Clinton will not be supporting former Rep. Anthony Weiner in his future political career, even though his wife was an advisor to Hillary in the State Department. President Obama defended his administration's response to the Benghazi attacks during a press conference yesterday.

Guy Benson, political editor of Townhall.com, joined the show to talk about the DOJ's snooping on the AP. A BBC weekend DJ had a little too much to drink on her last day on the air. Caitlin Huey-Burns of RealClearPolitics talked about the effort by Republicans in the House to once again vote to repeal Obamacare. Mike North talked about the Bulls loss to the Miami Heat and the news that Mayor Emanuel wants to build a stadium for DePaul at McCormick Place.

Political consultant Thom Serfain talked about the search for the new chairman of the Illinois GOP. Chris Wallace had a bizarre interview with Mark Sanford on FOX News Sunday this weekend. Energy analyst Phil Flynn talked about the price of gas in Chicago and why it's so high.

Alderman Brendan Reilly talked about his disagreement with Mayor Rahm Emmanuel over the Chicago parking meter deal. Amy talked about a Mother's Day card she received from her son that contained many grammatical errors.

Jason Rasso, former IRS special agent, discussed the revelations that the IRS had been applying additional scrutiny to conservative groups in the application process for non-profit status. A South Carolina high school teacher removed from the classroom when he stomped on an American flag while discussing freedom is being paid $85,000 to avoid a legal challenge. Bill Kristol has criticized Karl Rove's SuperPAC for releasing an ad targeting Hillary Clinton for her involvement in the Benghazi scandal. One scientist believes that your genes, rather than upbringing, determine whether you will become a criminal.

A Chicago police officer is being hailed as a hero for rushing into a burning building and saving a woman and her five children on Saturday morning. A Georgia student has been suspended for posting his principal's mugshot on Instagram. The brothers of accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro appeared on CNN over the weekend and threw him under the bus.

A judge has ordered a Montana hospital to pay $60,000 to a man who was wrongly diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and told he had just a few months to live. He quit his job, pre-paid for a funeral, contemplated suicide and literally lived every day like it was going to be his last. Plus, Michael Medved joined John and Amy to talk about the House Benghazi hearing and also had a review of The Great Gatsby.

Dustin Walker the Editor at Real Clear Defense joined John and Amy to talk about why the Pentagon to send Special Ops soldiers to Benghazi during the attack. Cleveland City Councilman Matt Zone joined John and Amy to talk about his experience meeting kidnapping victim Gina DeJesus and her family, the arraignment of Ariel Castro and the possibility that he could get the death penalty.

Cleveland kidnapping rescuer Charles Ramsey is still all over TV coverage of the investigation. Now he says that he doesn't want the reward, and thinks it should be given to the victim. Should he be called a "hero" or did he just do the right thing? Former US Ambassador John Bolton joined John and Amy with reaction to this week's House hearing on the attack in Benghazi, Libya. Plus, a new poll says that Jimmy Carter is America's most trusted politician.

Nearly half (49%) of U.S. parents admit they’ve taken money from their children's savings accounts, and 51% said they didn’t even feel guilty about it. The Top 5 @ 5. Authorities in Florida say that a 20-year old man was trying to run from the law only to be attacked by an alligator. He was found being treated for multiple puncture wounds to the face, arm and armpit area. Plus, Amy is upset after she was able to buy Wrigley's caffeinated gum despite the fact that they took it off of the market.

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby about what Dzhokhar Tsarnaev means for the debate over the death penalty in the United States. June 6th is our Honor Flight Chicago at Bolingbrook Golf Club. Ariel Castro, charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape, will be arraigned Thursday. Authorities say they have "found no facts to link" Onil and Pedro Castro to the kidnappings. Plus, Mary Pettinato joined John and Amy to talk about the work that Honor Flight Chicago does.