Legal expert Dave Schlueter joined John to weigh in on the latest news in the Drew Peterson case. The South Carolina GOP is going to make it official and merge with the Tea Party. Scare in the Air Update: A flight attendant had to subdue a passenger who was hopped up on pot brownies.

The National Organization of Women has come out against the Tim Tebow pro-life Super Bowl ad because they claim it promotes violence against women. Brian Sullivan with the Fox Business Network joined John to talk about the economy. Jobless claims are down but the stock market is falling like a rock, what gives?

It's not quite as bad as the storm in the northeast, but we're expecting close to a foot of snow today. The parent of a high school student we talked about yesterday called in to complain about John's coverage. After the White House fish summit state and federal officials have announced a $78.5 million plan to fight the dreaded Asian Flying Carp. President Obama is calling for a health care summit to rescue the bill in Congress. John checked in with Rich Johnson from Fox News Radio with the details.

The big surprise from last night's Super Bowl wasn't the Saints win, it was the CBS promo with David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno. Mike Flannery the political editor from CBS 2 joined John to talk about Scott Lee Cohen's decision to drop out of the race for Lt. Governor.

State Senator Kirk Dillard joined John to update us on the status of the race for the GOP nomination for governor. Chris Wallace sat down with Sarah Palin just after he speech at the Tea Party convention in Nashville. Some terror analysts are saying that the Obama administration is letting a little too much information out to the public, and it could be hurting the effort against terrorism.

Todd Starnes from Fox News Radio was at Sarah Palin's speech to the Tea Party Convention in Nashville over the weekend. Plus, Dr. Steven Lowmazow is co-author of the new book "FDR's Deadly Secret."

The New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in the Super Bowl. Less than a week after winning the primary, Scott Lee Cohen has dropped out of the Lt. Governors race. Space Geek Update: The Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off early this morning on a trip to the International Space Station. A gay, mentally challenged biracial male cheerleader is claiming discrimination because he can't to the same cheerleading routines as his female counterpart. Is it a case of discrimination or just a kid with too much time on his hands?

President Obama was speaking to a group of soldiers and mispronounced "corpsman." Do you think that President Bush would have gotten away with a gaffe like that? A child in New York has been suspended from school for bringing a two-inch LEGO toy gun to class.

Bill Brady joined John to update us on the status of the race for the GOP nomination for governor. Moment of Racial Insensitivity: In honor of Black History month, the NBC cafeteria served fried chicken, collard greens, and jalapeno cornbread. Jimmy Cefalo the radio voice of the Dolphins and a two-time Super Bowl champ himself joined John to preview Sunday's game.

Scott Lee Cohen still says that he has no intention of dropping out of the race. What should Governor Pat Quinn do in this situation? Scott Rasmussen joined John to talk about his first poll on the Illinois Senate race. He currently has Mark Kirk up by six points. Chris Wallace joined John to preview his interview with Governor Sarah Palin on Sunday.

Scott Lee Cohen still says that he has no intention of dropping out of the race. He says that he wants his ex-girlfriend to talk about their little incident. Todd Starnes with Fox News Radio joined John live from day two of the Tea Party Convention in Nashville. Ask the Space Geek: Mike Scott's son just learned about the "SDO" studying the Sun. Naperville has banned people from throwing candy during parades. They are worried that kids rushing for candy might get run over.

President Obama's campaign still owes the city of Springfield $55,457. Springfield Alderman Frank Kunz thinks that it may be time to call a collection agency. A teacher at a New York City public school has been charged with turning his fourth-grade classroom into a fighting ring. The head of CBS News unequivocally denied reports Wednesday that the network is contemplating a pay cut for "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric.

There's some confusion about Rahm Emanuel's recent colorful metaphor about people with disabilities. He says the Special Olympics accepted his apology, the Special Olympics begs to differ. Liz McDonald from Fox Business Network joined John with the latest on the Toyota recall story. The mayor of Las Vegas and the governor of Nevada are angry with President Obama for telling people not to go to Vegas and gamble.

Now that Mark Kirk is your GOP nominee for the Senate, will you line up behind him? Michigan Congressman Thad McCotter weighed in on the Toyota recall and President Obama's proposed $3.8 trillion budget.

Tiger Woods is getting out of sex rehab, and his wife is flying all the way to Mississippi to pick him up. Todd Starnes with Fox News Radio joined John live from the first National Tea Party Convention in Nashville. Colin Powell says that the military should repeal ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell.” Mel Gibson may owe Dean Richards an apology after a remark that he thought was off the air.

Robert Klein will be performing at Zanies in both Chicago and Vernon Hills over the weekend. Kirk Dillard is still in the race for the GOP nod for governor. Plus, John finds it a little disconcerting that an election judge verbally told him that he had not voted for one of the races.

There were a number of surprises in yesterdays primary elections. Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady are only 500 votes apart. Illinois GOP chairman Pat Brady joined John to talk about yesterdays primary results. Tuesday there were hearings on Capitol Hill on repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Retired Air Force Lt. General Tom McInerny joined join to weigh in on the issue.

Sarah Palin is taking aim at the Obama administration. She’s calling for our old friend Rahm Emanuel to resign after he said the strategy of the Senate dems is “f—ing retarded.” Big John's Love Notes. There were a number of surprises in yesterdays primary elections. Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady are only 500 votes apart.

There were a number of surprises in yesterdays primary elections. Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady are only 500 votes apart. The close race led to some chaotic news coverage, and a few mistakes. Daily Kos has released a poll that says a majority of Republicans think that Obama is a socialist, wants the terrorists to win, and wasn’t born in the US. A California woman is offering to marry a man if he can get her health insurance.

# Christian missionaries have been arrested for trying to take children from Haiti. The Haitians claim it is kidnapping, but the missionaries say it's just a misunderstanding. # 8:15 - John got a preview of today's Illinois primaries from Greg Hinz with Crains Chicago Business. Curtis Sliwa joined us to weigh in on the terror trials in New York and the Presidents State of the Union. A California woman is offering to marry a man if he can get her health insurance.

The South Side St. Patrick's Day parade has been canceled by the city, but people on Facebook are so upset about it that they will show up anyway. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that Iran will deliver a harsh blow to "global arrogance" on February 11. John talked to former UN ambassador John Bolton about Iran and President Obama's State of the Union. The NFL has been asked to ban Pete Townshend of "The Who" from the Super Bowl halftime show over his sex arrest.

Mayor Daley has lashed out at the press again, saying he feels sorry for the media and their families because they are so heartless. Are the media heartless or are they just doing their job? Big John's Love Notes. The Air Force Academy is adding worship space for Wiccans.

The Mega Millions had a $144 million winner. Don't get too excited though, the winner came from a store in Texas. Another proud moment in Illinois politics… Roland Burris says that he has racked up $649,000 in debt. More than half a million dollars for barely a year on the job. President Obama has announced big chances to the US space program, and producer Keith Conrad is not pleased. A Facebook group against Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has published the location of his house. Should public figures be allowed to keep their personal information private?

The gay dating site ad for the Super Bowl got rejected by CBS. Pat Hughes is running against Mark Kirk for the GOP nomination in the Illinois Senate race. Big Brother Update: Your car can testify against you anytime in the future by recording your driving habits.

One Montana family believes that the U.S. is in such great danger because of President Obama's policies that they are flying the flag upside down. The GDP grew 5.7% in the 4th quarter of 2009… that means we’re in the clear, right? Wrong. Cody Willard with the Fox Business Network joined John to tell us why we're all still doomed. Jimmy Kimmell had a few choice words for Jay Leno after his interview on Oprah.