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Newsroom Story Time: 10/9/25

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2025/10/09

Wendy Snyder checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

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Rep. Bill Foster: Illinoisians will be paying more...

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2025/10/09

Rep. Bill Foster, 11th District, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the government shutdown. Rep. Foster details how the resolution to the shutdown is centered around the cuts to healthcare spending in the ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ However, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Foster explains, has given the House of Representatives an extended break, delaying any possible […]

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Mayor of Broadview: ‘We know how to police ourselves’

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2025/10/09

Katrina Thompson, Mayor of Broadview, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the executive order she signed that limits the protests outside of the ICE facility in Broadview. The executive order puts a time restriction on when and where protests can be held, limiting the hours of protesting from 9 am to 6 pm. Mayor Thompson says […]

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Newsroom Story Time: 10/8/25

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2025/10/09

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

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Pat Brady: ‘I don’t know what the end game is’

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2025/10/09

Pat Brady, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, and a former federal and state prosecutor, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the presence of ICE agents at the Broadview ICE facility. Brady expresses that the news headlines are “getting more dramatic as the day goes on,” and that things are “spiraling out of control.” Trump […]

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Rep. Mike Quigley: ‘What the federal government is...

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2025/10/08

Rep. Mike Quigley, 5th District, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the effect the government shutdown, and ICE raids have had on his district. When asked about his possible candidacy for Chicago’s 2027 mayoral election, Rep. Quigley did not rule out the possibility of him being interested in being a part of Chicago’s future. However, considering […]

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Jahmal Cole checks in from North Lawndale

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2025/10/08

Jahmal Cole, founder and CEO of My Block, My Hood, My City, joins Lisa Dent to talk about his mission to live in all 77 of Chicago’s neighborhoods. After being unable to find an Airbnb in North Lawndale last month, Cole decided to stay in the community this month in order to fully experience the neighborhood […]

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Rep. Sean Casten: This government shutdown is...

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2025/10/08

Congressman Sean Casten, 6th District, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the government shutdown. Rep. Casten was sworn in as a representative during the first Trump administration while the government was in the longest shutdown in history. Rep. Casten notes that, despite the knowledge that the government was on a September 30th fiscal deadline, neither the […]

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Paul Reiser: Life, Death, and Rice Pudding

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2025/10/07

Paul Reiser, actor and comedian, joins Lisa Dent to talk about his upcoming performance at the Belushi Performance Hall on Friday, October 17th. Reiser shares how he got into stand-up comedy as an 18 year old in college, and how coming back to stand up after years of doing film felt new again. He shares […]

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Karen Conti: The states have a right to govern...

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2025/10/07

Karen Conti, Partner at Conti & Dolan, LLC, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago suing the Trump administration to block the deployment of the National Guard to the state of Illinois. An executive order signed by Mayor Johnson bars federal immigration agents and others from using city-owned […]

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Dr. Elliott: Pharmaceutical tariffs, OTC pain...

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2025/10/07

Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss several pharmaceutical stories. And, as always, he answers questions from listeners.

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Terry Savage: Price of gold, the markets and more

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2025/10/07

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins Lisa Dent to talk about the price of gold. She notes that the price of gold has continued to increase despite the stock market’s sustained growth. Then, as always, she answers questions from listeners.

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Newsroom Story Time: 10/6/25

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2025/10/06

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

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Newsroom Story Time: 10/3/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/10/03

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

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Dr. Dana Varble: Why owning a pet has become so...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/10/03

Dr. Dana Varble, chief veterinary officer for the North American Veterinary Community, joins Lisa Dent to talk about why owning a pet has become so expensive, and as always, she answers pet questions from listeners.

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Ilyce Glink: Markets, private wealth, and more

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2025/10/03

Ilyce Glink, ThinkGlink.com and the Love, Money + Real Estate newsletter, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the markets, the government shutdown preventing release of a new jobs report, and the incredible wealth held by the top one percent.

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CUB: Data centers are responsible for price of...

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2025/10/03

Jim Chilsen, Communications Director of the Citizens Utility Board, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how data centers have contributed to the continued rise in electricity bills in Illinois. Chilsen notes that electricity bills have not just increased for residents of a city like Aurora, which has 51 data centers. But households across the region have […]

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Newsroom Story Time: 10/2/25

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2025/10/03

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

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Lou’s To-Do List: Sewer lines, EVs, and more

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2025/10/02

Lou Manfredini joins Lisa Dent for Lou’s To Do List, sponsored by Perma-Seal. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.

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FAA issues a 10-day drone ban in Chicago at DHS request

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2025/10/02

Troy Walsh, owner of Drone Media Chicago, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prohibiting non-commercial drone flights over Chicago. At the request of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the FAA has a 10-day ban on all drone flights up to 400 feet over a 15-nautical-mile area. Walsh says that in […]

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