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Lisa Dent

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The Lisa Dent Podcast from Chicago"s Very Own, 720 WGN

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My Block, My Hood, My City to light 400 homes on MLK...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/26

Jahmal Cole, founder and CEO of My Block, My Hood, My City, joins Lisa Dent to talk about their effort to add Christmas lights to 400 hundred homes on Martin Luther King Drive. Cole invites people from any background to come volunteer on December 6th.

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Newsroom Story Time: 11/25/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/26

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

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Terry Savage answers questions from listeners

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/25

Terry Savage, nationally syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest stock market trends, and as always, she answers questions from listeners.

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Bill Snyder: Freezing temps, snow on the way

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/25

WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder joins Lisa Dent to talk about the weather forecast during this Thanksgiving holiday. He details possible snowfalls potentially reaching as much as 48 inches in parts of far northern Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan. Snyder calls it a “perfect recipe” for high snowfalls.

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Howard Tullman: Digital driver’s licenses

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2025/11/25

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article, “Digital Driver’s License? Apple and Illinois Get It. Your Business Should Too“

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Butterball Hotline: Offering relief for Thanksgiving...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/25

Charla Draper, Butterball Talk-line expert, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the Butterball Hotline and Charla offers some last-minute cooking tips to avoid a holiday disaster.

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Scam expert encourages talking scams at Thanksgiving

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/25

Certified fraud examiner, Professor at Governors State University, and expert on all things fraud, William Kresse joins Lisa Dent to discuss common scams that consumers are encountering. Kresse encourages people to bring up scams at Thanksgiving to help older loved ones be aware of possible scams. He emphasizes that everyone is susceptible to being scammed not matter […]

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Fritz Kaegi on property tax bill increases

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/25

E Fritz Kaegi, Cook County Assessor, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest property tax bills. Kaegi explains that the average increase that homeowners see on their bills is 700 dollars, but addresses that lower income Southside neighborhoods have seen disproportionate increases. He believes that the home owners should not be feeling burden of commercial […]

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Ald. Hopkins: Mass shooting on State Street outside...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/25

Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd Ward, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the mass shooting on State Street outside the Chicago Theatre that took place last Friday night, November 21st. Ald. Hopkins has called for an earlier curfew, believing this fatal teen takeover could have been prevented. He suggests that teens wanting to be together in large […]

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Newsroom Story Time: 11/24/25

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2025/11/25

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

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Newsroom Story Time: 11/21/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/21

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

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Dan Hampton: Caleb has to make plays downfield

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/21

Dan Hampton, NFL Hall of Famer and host of the Hamp and O’B show, joins Lisa Dent to preview the Bears Week 12 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Dr. Varble: What happens if your dog eats weed?

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/21

Dr. Dana Varble, chief veterinary officer for the North American Veterinary Community, joins Lisa Dent to discuss why dogs are getting cannabis poisoning. And, as always, she answers pet questions from listeners

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Karen Conti: SAFE-T Act, man charged in CTA burning...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/21

Karen Conti, Partner at Conti & Dolan LLC, joins Lisa Dent to discuss a judges order requiring the man charged with setting a woman on fire on the CTA blue line last week to remain in custody. Conti shares whether or not a flaw in the SAFE-T Act allowed the charged man, with 77 arrests, […]

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Louisa Chu: Two Chicago restaurants earn Michelin stars

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/21

Louisa Chu, Chicago Tribune Food Critic, joins Lisa Dent to share the latest details coming from Michelin. Two Chicago restaurants earned Michelin stars this year. Feld earned its first Michelin star while Kasama earned its second. Chu highlights what sets these restaurants apart from the others in Chicago.

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Foodie Friday: Del Sur Bakery

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/21

Justin Lerias, owner and pastry chef of Del Sur Bakery, joins Lisa Dent to talk about his Pastry Chef of the Year nomination for the Banchet Awards. Lerias shares that it had always been his dream to open a bakery and highlights some of his most popular pastries. He breaks down how his bakery was […]

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Charlie Minn: The Lane Bryant murders documentary

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/21

Charlie Minn, documentary filmmaker, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his forthcoming documentary about the Lane Bryant murders. Minn shares that the first responder to the crime scene will be featured in the film. He casts doubt that the Tinley Park police department will ever solve the crime and hopes the documentary will bring attention to the […]

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Your Hometown: Director of Golf, Ed Stevenson

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/20

Ed Stevenson, Executive Advisor and Director of Golf for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the golf preserves that are in DuPage County. He highlights The Preserve at Oak Meadows in Addison and shares the philosophy that the county of DuPage has that makes their golf preserves award winning.

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Steve Bertrand checks in from retirement

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/20

Steve Bertrand, former news anchor on WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to check in with the show one week after his retirement after 40 years of working for the station.

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David Hochberg: Toni Preckwinkle, property tax bills

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/20

David Hochberg, Vice President of Lending for Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial and host Home Sweet Home Chicago on WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent discuss his confronting President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Toni Preckwinkle. He discusses property tax bills and answers questions from listeners.

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