John Flannigan is a retired English professor from Prairie State College out of Chicago Heights, IL. He is an expert on local politics, housing and property rates. He is a long time friend of Tom “The Chief” Haugh and graduate of Notre Dame University.
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Gulf is Open and the Markets
April 9, 2026
Chief open about the Gulf Hormuz and affect on the markets and John Flannigan came in about it. They wanted know how long the cease fire will last. They finish with the early voting and mail in voting the pro and cons. Then Wayne and Andrew came to discuss mail in voting. Will Democrat’s make gain
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TOM HAUGH
Tom (‘The Chief’) Haugh earned his BA from Notre Dame University and his MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. He was an independent Market Maker on the CBOE from 1981 – 2000 and spent 17 of those years in the S&P 100 pit before serving on the Board of Directors at CBOE from 1993 – 1998. Tom was a co-host of the “Stocks and Jocks: Taking Care of Business” radio show for six years with Jon Najarian on 670AM The Score before moving the show online. Tom has made guest appearances on CNBC as a financial expert and has a weekly financial blog called “DOLLAR$ and SEN$E”.
ANDREW KREIG
The Washington, DC-based author is an investigative reporter, non-profit executive, attorney and broadcast commentator.
After an early career in journalism and law he led the Wireless Communication Association as president/CEO from 1996 to 2008 in its worldwide advocacy to create a wireless broadband industry. Later, he became a university fellow, co-hosted a weekly public affairs raid show, and founded the non-partisan Justice Integrity Project (www.justice-integrity.org) to uncover unreported and underreported stories via a new citizen action Truth Patrol.
JOHN FLANNIGAN
WAYNE MADSEN
Starting in 1997, after his military service as a U.S. Navy lieutenant assigned to Anti-Submarine Warfare duties and to the National Security Agency as a COMSEC analyst, he applied his military intelligence training to investigative journalism.
He has since written for many daily, weekly, and monthly publications including The Progressive, the Village Voice, Philadelphia Inquirer, Houston Chronicle, Allentown Morning Call, Juneau Empire, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Real Clear Politics, Danbury Newstimes, Newsday and many others.
Throughout his journalistic career, he has been a television commentator on many programs, including 60 Minutes, Russia Today, Press TV, and many others.
JIM LAWLOR
Jim Lawlor is a licensed real estate professional based in Chicago, IL with expertise in both commercial and residential mortgages. Additionally, Jim occasionally joins Stock and Jocks as a producer.