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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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Ancient canoes found in Wisconsin lake

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/02

Tamara Thomsen, Maritime Archaeologist for the State Historic Preservation Office at the Wisconsin Historical Society, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the ancient canoes found in Lake Mendota in Wisconsin. Thomsen shares that the people who left them behind were likely a common ancestor of the Ho Chunk tribe. She explains that the canoes were likely […]

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Newsroom Story Time: 12/1/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/01

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

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Dr. Sterling Elliott: Ask a pharmacist

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/01

Dr. Sterling Elliott, Clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopaedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss all things pharmaceuticals. Dr. Elliott answers questions about the latest medication news and, and as always, answers questions from listeners.

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Tim Joyce: Thursday could be 6 degrees

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/01

Tim Joyce, Meteorologist and WGN Weekend Morning News weather anchor, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the snow storm that hit Illinois. Joyce shares which area got hit the worst and gives the forecast for the rest of the week.

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Jahmal Cole checks in from Brighton Park

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/01

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. This month, he’s in Brighton Park, and he updates listeners on his upcoming plans and shares how you can support his journey.

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Dan Hampton: No excuses. We’ve got to win

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/26

Dan Hampton, NFL Hall of Famer and host of the Hamp and O’B show, joins Lisa Dent to preview the Bears Week 13 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Newsroom Story Time: 11/26/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/26

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

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Ald. O’Shea: 17th annual Beverly Hills Turkey Trot

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/26

19th Ward Alderman Matt O’Shea joins Lisa Dent to share that this year’s Beverly Turkey Trot is this Saturday, November 29th. He invites families to burn off the calories from their Thanksgiving dinners. To sign up, you can register in person before the run. If you’re not a runner, there is also a 5k walk.

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Niro Feliciano: How to avoid politics at Thanksgiving

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/26

Niro Feliciano, Psychotherapist and author of All is Calmish: How to feel less frantic and more festive during the holidays, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how to navigate Thanksgiving dinner with your family. She shares ways to avoid politics, keep a positive attitude, and knowing when to walk away.

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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

Lisa Dent ·

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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