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Foodie Friday: Pizz’Amici

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/05

Cecily Federighi, Owner of Pizz’Amici, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Pizz’Amici being one of the two Chicago restaurants named in Esquire’s Best New Restaurants list. Federighi shares the highs and lows of Pizz’Amici faced in its first year in business. You can visit Pizz’Amici at 1215 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60642.

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Charles Dickens begrudgingly performs A Christmas Carol

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/05

Blake Montgomery, the star of the one man show Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs A Christmas Carol Again. He dips into character and gives a preview of what the audience can expect at Theater Wit.

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Newsroom Story Time: 12/4/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/04

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

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Report: Which Illinois legislators are most effective?

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/04

Alan E. Wiseman, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Economy at Vanderbilt University, joins Lisa Dent to share which Illinois legislators are the most effective? The Center for Effective Lawmaking, a non-partisan think tank conducts this report for every state in the Union. Wiseman shares which Illinois legislators stand out amongst their peers.

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Report: HPV vaccine reduces cervical cancer risk by 80%

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/04

Dr. Santina Wheat, Family Medicine Physician with Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest information about HPV. Dr. Wheat shares that while HPV is an STI, the spread of it requires only skin-to-skin contact. She reports that the active HPV vaccine can now be given to several age groups. Dr. Wheat recommends that […]

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Chicago rated second worst traffic in the world

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/04

Bob Pishue, Transportation analyst at INRIX, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Chicago being rated the worst city in the United States for traffic by INRIX. Pishue shares how they gathered the data, keeping weather and geography as factors to determine the worst cities for traffic. Chicago ranks first in the United States and second overall […]

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Road Trippin’ with Lisa Dent: Ludington

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/04

Brandy Miller, Chamber President/CEO, joins Lisa Dent to share the events that Ludington has during the holiday season. Primarily a beach town, Ludington still offers plenty of opportunities for families to enjoy the great dining and arts that Ludington offers. They also have a highly rated New Year’s Eve event as well.

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Four Harvey firefighters, other city employees laid...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/04

Keith Freeman, Secretary of Harvey Firemen’s Association Local 471, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest layoffs in the Harvey Fire Department. Freeman reports that these are the second round of layoffs to the department. The latest layoffs leave the department with only 15 people on staff. Prior to the first layoffs last October, Freeman […]

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Pat Brady: Pete Hegseth will ‘not survive this’

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/04

Pat Brady, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, and a former federal and state prosecutor, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the political future of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. Brady does not believe he will remain in his position following the Pentagon’s investigation into Hegseth over the Signal Chat leaks and the […]

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Ald. William Hall: Social media shares blame for...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/04

Ald. William Hall, 6th Ward, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his proposal to hold social media companies accountable for their role in ‘teen takeovers.’ He proposes an ordinance to fine social media companies for not following their own ‘community guidelines.’ Ald. Hall expresses that social media companies are not properly policing their platform, and they […]

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Newsroom Story Time: 12/3/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/04

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

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Organizer: Capacity limit for Christkindlmarket...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/03

Mark Tompkins, President and CEO of the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the capacity limit imposed on the Christkindlmarket poses a threat to the market’s existence.

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NHS Chicago: Helping people become homeowners

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/03

Janice Crawford, Chief Credit Officer at NHS Chicago, joins Lisa Dent on Giving Tuesday to talk about NHS’ effort to help people build wealth and become knowledgeable homeowners.

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Conversations with Demetrius: Freezing temps on the way

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/03

WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest weather updates. He shares a story about his daughter predicting the snowfall more accurately than he did. Then, he gives the forecast for the rest of the week.

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Burt Odelson: Pope Leo’s childhood home designated a...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/03

Burt Odelson, Village Attorney of Dolton, joins Lisa Dent to share updates on the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV. The Village has filed an ordinance designating the childhood home of Pope Leo VIX a historical landmark.

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Teresa Murray: AI in chatbots, dairy recall expansion

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/03

Teresa Murray, a consumer watchdog with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest consumer recalls. She shares her thoughts on AI chatbots being introduced into children’s toys. And shares the latest recalls on bike helmets, dairy, and more.

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Terry Savage: Giving Tuesday, ACA costs

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/03

Terry Savage, nationally syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to highlight ‘Giving Tuesday.’ She shares some advice to people experiencing higher Medicare premiums.

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Howard Tullman: Eileen O’Neill Burke, Chicago crime

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/03

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to review Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s discussion at the City Club addressing Chicago’s success in reducing crime numbers. Then he shares a story about PAWS and animal adoption.

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Newsroom Story Time: 12/2/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/03

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

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Who is to blame for Chicago’s property tax bills?

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/02

A.D. Quig, Politics and Government Reporter for the Chicago Tribune, joins Lisa Dent to discuss where the blame lies for Chicago’s property tax increases. Quig reports the process that the city goes through when determining the property tax bills and why certain neighborhoods were given higher tax increases than others.

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