Kristen McQueary - Chicago Tribune Columnist and Editorial Board member - joins the show to talk about the Illinois State budget crisis.

Ron Johnson - US Senator from Wisconsin - joins the show to talk about a hearing about Veteran's Affairs and also Donald Trump.

David McSweeney - Illinois State Representative from the 52nd District - joins the show to talk about his vote against Governor Rauner's veto.

Leslie Munger - Illinois State Comptroller - joins the show to talk about the state budget crisis.

The transgressions for today's show.

Howell Highlights: "Walking Man" beaten with a bat downtown, Donald Trump takes on Hillary, Mitt and Elizabeth Warren, Oberlin College wants to ban grades below "C" and a bus driver in Ottawa is caught texting while driving.

Producer Keith Conrad joins the show to give his tale from the Red Line.

Cory Fox - Attorney for FanDuel - joins the show to talk about the proposed bill for daily fantasy sports in Illinois.

Matt Murphy - Illinois State Senator from the 27th District - joins the show to talk about bills being discussed in Springfield including the daily fantasy sports bill.

Larry Kudlow - Senior Contributor for CNBC - joins the show to talk about the battle between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.