• Oprah is shooting her season premiere today on Michigan Avenue. Will it disrupt your commute?
• A suburban man was booted from a Southwest Airlines flight because they believed that he was too fat to fit into the seats. Is that fair or targeting more ample flyers?
• President Obama will be giving his speech to school kids today. The text of the speech has already been released. The speech doesn't seem to fit the material they gave to teachers last week, so do you believe that this is originally what he planned to talk about or was it changed after the uproar?
• Unemployment is now up to 9.7%. More and more signs point to a jobless recovery once the recession does end. John and Cisco broke down the dire economic news with Stuart Varney from the Fox Business Network.
• Gun of the Day Update: Speaking of economic fear, survivalists are on rise with the economy still sputtering.
• Mike Gallagher is working on the biggest petition ever delievered, you can sign at FreeOurHealthCareNow.com.
• Anne Kavangh from Fox 32 joined John and Cisco to talk about her post-prison interview with Betty Loren-Maltese.
• A southside Chicago baseball player after he shot his coach over the weekend. The suspect is a pitcher and was upset about being taken out of a game. 
• Michigan Avenue is closed for the Oprah love fest later today. Do you have a problem with the city allowing her to close part of downtown?
• President Obama will be giving his speech to school kids today. John and Cisco talked about the speech with Clarence Page from the Chicago Tribune.

• President Obama will speak to school kids next week, but there's already a video that's being shown in some classrooms that has angered some parents:

• Obama is going to address a joint session of Congress to pitch heath care reform. Obviously all of the networks will cover it. Do you think that the high profile speech will help or hurt his cause? Cisco talked to Mike Majchrowitz with Fox News Radio.
• John Kass in the Tribune suggests that the city should pass an ordinance banning body odor on public transportation in order to get the olympics. What other behavior would you want the city to ban?
• John Fund from the Wall Street Journal joined Cisco this morning to talk about what President Obama hopes to accomplish with his speech to a joint session of Congress next week.
• Gun of the Day Update: Pawn Shop Manager Shoots Would-be Robber.
• President Barack Obama is hosting a dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, after he refused to hold any events for the National Day of Prayer. Does it seem like Obama is only recognizing Islamic leaders and holidays.
• Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica will be starting a show on WIND Sunday nights at 9pm. He joined Cisco with a preview.
• Bank of America wouldn't let Steve Valdez in Tampa cash a check without a thumbprint. That's a pretty typical requirement, but the problem was that Steve has no arms.

This morning the topic of fannypacks came up and John denied ever wearing one in his life. Here we have photographic proof that he has:

• Illinois police are planning a drunken driving crackdown. They'll have state attorneys there to issue warrants on the spot. Is this a smart move for safety or the ever-growing police state?
• John and Cisco Health Desk: AOL has come up with the most disturbing survey in the history of surveys: Apparently more than one out of five people around you right now is wearing dirty underwear, one in three didn’t shower today and most are professed nose-pickers.
• Some people in California refused to evacuate during the wildfires because they wanted to save their homes. Now they are screaming for help. Is there a point where you are intentionally putting yourself in harms way and the authorities should stop rescuing you?
• Jeff Sharlet joined John and Cisco to talk about his book "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power"
• An Evergreen Park man was arrested Monday for trying to sneak weapons into the Daley Center. His explanation was that he just wore the wrong belt.
• Michigan avenue is going to be closed for two days so that Oprah can tape her TV show. Oprah shooting here is good for the city, but is it right for her to be able to shut down part of the city or just a demonstration of her ego running wild?
• Illinois football coach Ron Zook joined John and Cisco to preview the upcoming football season.
• President Obama is going to address the school children of America on Sept. 8th. It’s the first time that has ever happened. They’ve even sent out bullet points for teachers. Are you worried about health care reform being pitched to youngsters?
• George Will says it’s time to leave Afghanistan and fight the war on terror from affar. Is it time to leave? John and Cisco checked in with Bill Gertz, Defense and national security reporter for The Washington Times.

• Lost in a story about Obama advisor David Axelrod going out in Washington was the fact that Axelrod has a Secret Service detail. When did White House advisors get Secret Service protection?
• The federal government has agreed to pay about $9.5 million for the remaining land needed to complete the Flight 93 National Memorial. Obviously it is important to remember what happened on 9/11, but is it worth spending millions of dollars for a memorial?
• Mike Majchrowitz from Fox News Radio joined John and Cisco to talk about the unfolding drama surrounding Ted Kennedy's seat in the US Senate.
• George Will has a column this week saying that the US should withdraw from Afghanistan. Do you think we should stick it out in Afghanistan or go ahead and leave?
• Two people were kicked out of a concert at Ravinia in Highland Park for dancing too exuberantly. Are they declaring war on youngsters?
• Gun of the Day Update: A woman who was sick and tired of planes flying too close to her house so she allegedly went onto the runway and fired a shot, forcing a plane to abort its landing.
• A slew of taxes are going up on the first of September. Would you be willing to drive to Indiana or Wisconsin to save money?
• Could the GOP be headed for double-digit gains in Congress in 2010? Polls and history seem to be going in their favor. John and Cisco checked in with Josh Kraushaar from The Politico.
• T-shirts promoting a high school band have been recalled because of concerns about the shirt’s evolution theme. Are they promoting evolution or are people being too sensitive.
• Fred Barnes is the Executive Editor at The Weekly Standard. He joined John and Cisco to talk health care, and recap a less than stellar month of August for President Obama.

• A knife-wielding homeless man shot dead by police in front of the ABC building on State Street.
• A Florida dad wanted his son to make an impression on the first day of school, so he took him to school in a helicopter. Would that make the kid look cool or turn him into a total outcast?
• Mike Huckabee is headlining a conference on Electromagnetic Pulse attacks. Is that too fringe or is he just building his foreign policy chops for a future White House run.
• Buried in the ObamaCare bill is a clause that allows the government to access your IRS records to see if your income makes you inelligable for any free care. Does the government comparing notes with the IRS make you worried?
• Peggy Luther from Fern Creek, Kentucky tried to buy a brand new Ford Focus in the Cash for Clunkers program, but there was a hold up with the government rebate and the dealership won't give her the new car. She has had to buy insurance and make payments on the car, but they won't give it to her.
• CBS 2 had a story about a viral video that warns about the dangers of texting while driving. The only problem is that they were shouting at motorists on the expressway. Isn't that just as much of a distraction?
• Some democrats are trying to capitalize on the death of Ted Kennedy by attaching his name to the health care bill. Are they in danger of creating another situation like the Wellstone memorial? John and Cisco talked to David Mark, Senior Editor for Politico.com.
• Despite the fact that they ran an hour long special about the health care plan, ABC along with NBC are refusing to run an ad that is critical of ObamaCare.
• Michael Medved also joined John and Cisco to review , and he also weighed in the health care debate in the wake of the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy.

CBS 2 ran a story on the dangers of texting last night. In addition to yelling at people on the expressway, perhaps causing more distractions than texting, they referenced this British PSA:

• South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer is calling for Mark Sanford to resign. Sanford held a press conference to say that he is sticking around. Are you able to look past a politicians personal foibles and focus just on their on the job work?
• Loyola University criminal justice student Darrius Whitehorn got an unwelcome lesson in the workings of the legal system by spending a week behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. It turned out that he was a victim of identity theft.
• Congressman Willie Herger held a health care townhall meeting yesterday. The right-wingers are now coming armed with material worthy of a late night talk show.
• Some are telling the state gaming board that installing 45,000 video gambling machines across the state is a bad move. John and Cisco talked to Andy Shaw from the Better Government Association.
• Gun of the Day Update: Concealed Carry Works in Detroit.
• School is starting and that means parents are having to wrestle with dress codes. Parents in Richmond, Indiana believe their schools dress code is too restrictive. It prohibits students from wearing clothes with any distinguishing marks on them, including logos, stripes, plaid or floral prints.
• Sen. Robert Byrd has called for the health care bill to be renamed in honor of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.Will Ted Kennedy's death be enough to push blue dog democrats into voting for ObamaCare? John and Cisco talked to Brad Blakeman, a GOP strategist and former Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush.
• Cops in Tinley Park are in a bit of hot water for writing tickets for cars that don't have Tinley Park stickers. The problem is that the cars aren't from Tinley Park to begin with.
• With Attorney General Eric Holder investigating the CIA, is the Obama administration declaring war on our own spies? John and Cisco talked to Jed Babbin of Human Events.

Some highly suspect photo editing judgment is landing Microsoft in hot water. In a photo on its U.S. Web site, an apparent stock photograph features three businesspeople--one white, one black, and one Asian. Microsoft's Polish subsidiary uses the same photo--except a white head is superimposed in place of the black person's head that appears on the U.S. site. The hand in both photos is the same.

• Mass. Senator Ted Kennedy died overnight at the age of 77. What do you think Kennedy will be remembered for the most?
• John McCain held a townhall meeting on health care yesterday. While it was more civilized than some of the others, there were some heated moments and McCain even got booed for saying that President Obama respects the Constitution.
• The Arkansas mom who was trying to sell naming rights to her baby has lost out for a fifth time. It turned out that the winner was a morning radio producer and it was just a stunt.
• The death of Mass. Senator Ted Kennedy creates a problem in the Senate. The Dems no longer have 60 votes, and there is some question about the rules for picking a replacement. John and Cisco talked about the implications with Jeff Birnbaum, political analyst from the Washington Times.
• The CIA is being investigated by the Attorney General Holder. Brian Ross with ABC had a report on the portions of the CIA reports that are still being kept classified.
• The Obama administration raised their 2010 deficit estimate to $1.5 trillion. How long can this deficit spending continue? John and Cisco crunched the numbers with Fox Business Network stocks editor Liz MacDonald.
• Cicero Update: The employee who filed a lawsuit alleging Town President Larry Dominick sexually harassed and assaulted her was arrested by Cicero police Tuesday morning after getting into an altercation with another town employee.
• Mayor Daley acknowledged Tuesday what Chicago alderman and motorists have known for months: City Hall botched the privatization of Chicago's parking meters.
• Governor Quinn has a campaign finance bill on his desk that he has to act on this week. Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross believes that the bill is not strict enough, and Quinn should veto it.

• Moments of Racial Insensitivity: Down in Springfield plans are in the works to require city workers to take diversity and sensitivity training after two nooses were found hanging at city facilities. Plus, Northern Ireland has banned racially insensitive phrases such as "gentlemen's agreement", "black mark" and "whiter than white" have been banned by dozens of quangos over fears they may cause offence.
• There were rumors yesterday that Bernie Madoff may have terminal cancer, would it be fair to release him the way they did the Lockerbie bomber?
• Attorney General Eric Holder is going to investigate abuses at the CIA. Are you worried that this may demoralize the intelligence community?
• Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton believes that releasing the Lockerbie bomber was a big mistake. John and Cisco also asked him to weigh in on the announcement about the CIA investigation.
• Gun of the Day Update: A store owner traded shots with a would-be robber, not surprisingly he dropped the money. Plus, an Illinois Hummer dealership was having some problems making money, so now they are selling guns along with their cars.
• Michael Jackson's doctor now faces charges because he kept giving him drugs. Has the doctor/patient relationship changed to the point where they will prescribe anything the patient wants as long as they pay for it? John and Cisco talked to Fox News Medical Contributor Dr. Marc Siegel about the changing relationship between doctors and patients.
• Since Cash for Clunkers was successful, now the feds are releasing $300 million for new kitchen appliances. What industry will be up for a bailout next?
• Congressman Mark Kirk had the first townhall meeting on healthcare in the Chicago area yesterday.

• Senator Arlen Specter tried out his comedy routine over the weekend. It turned out that he told exactly the same material from two years ago, except he changed all of the Dems to Repubs.
• Congressman Mark Kirk will be holding the first townhall meeting on health care later this afternoon in Arlington Heights. What question would you want to ask?
• Opposition for ObamaCare has come up with a unique way of courting the younger vote: Free food and beer.
• Cash for Clunkers is coming to a close at the end of the day today. So how did it do? John and Cisco talked to David Silver, research analyst with Wall Street Strategies.
• The White House took time over the weekend to explain the President's use of the phrase "Wee-weed up" to describe ObamaCare opponents. Do you think that the President should be using that sort of immature language?
• On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace had a copy of the list that they use to council patients at VA hospitals. Is it philosophically dangerous for the government to council people on how they want to end their lives?
• Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge has ruffled some feathers among former Bush officials by suggesting that he as pressured to raise the terror threat level for political reasons. John and Cisco got the latest on the story from Andy Barr, a reporter with The Politico.
• President Obama is taking a vacation in Martha's Vineyard this week. It's costing somewhere in the neighborhood of $50,000 for the week. John and Cisco checked in with Rich Johnson from Fox News Radio who is traveling with the first family.Do you think that President Obama's trip to Martha's Vineyard makes him look a little elitist rather than the man of the people he portrays himself to be?