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Ben Bradley talks legality of deploying National...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/26

Ben Bradley, WGN-TV News Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the likelihood and the legality of President Trump deploying the National Guard to Chicago. Yesterday, President Trump made suggestions that he would deploy the military to Chicago. Following public statements from many Chicago public officials, President Trump seemed to dial back […]

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Cook County Public Defender talks cashless bail

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/26

Sharone R. Mitchell Jr., Cook County Public Defender, joins Lisa to discuss President Trump’s executive order ending cashless bail. Mitchell shares the details about the cashless bail system, highlighting how it differs from the previous bail system, and how many offenders go on to commit further crimes after being let out.

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Max Armstrong: The 2025 Farm Progress Show

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/26

Former WGN agri-business broadcaster Max Armstrong joins Lisa Dent to talk about the Farm Progress Show.

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AI data centers pose a threat to Illinois drinking water

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/26

Helena Volzer, Water Policy Expert for the Alliance for the Great Lakes, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the threat that AI data centers pose to the great lakes. Volzer explains why data centers require so much water and just how much of a danger they pose.

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Dr. Hartman: Grocery shopping experience

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/26

Dr. Hermene Hartman, Chicago media pioneer and founder of N’Digo, joins Lisa Dent to discuss her latest article which recounts her experience at a grocery store.

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Ald. Sposato: Trump sending the National Guard to...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/25

38th Ward Alderman Nicholas Sposato joins Lisa Dent to discuss President Trump’s plan to send the National Guard to Chicago. Ald. Sposato calls that an “idle threat” he doesn’t believe will become reality. He suggests a more effective solution to combat the city’s crime problem would be to calculate the amount of money that would […]

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Newsroom Story Time: 8/25/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/25

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

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Peter Greenberg: TSA’s biometric scanning

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/22

Peter Greenberg, travel expert and host of Eye on Travel on WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to discuss TSA’s biometric scanning at airports. Then Greenberg answers questions from listeners.

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Kuipers Family Farm opens for the fall this weekend

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/22

Joe Kuipers, General Manager of Kuipers Family Farm, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the Kuipers Family Farm opening for the fall season this weekend, August 23rd.

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The Revelry Food & Wine Festival 2025

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/22

Chef Dominic Zumpano, Chair of Revelry Fest and Executive Chef/Co-owner of The Cotton Duck Hospitality Group: The Gallery, The Peanut Gallery, Cream Bake Shop, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the Revelry Food & Wine Festival.

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Newsroom Story Time: 8/22/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/22

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

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Ilyce Glink: Jerome Powell’s effect on the markets

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/22

Ilyce Glink, thinkglink.com and the Love, Money + Real Estate newsletter, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Jerome Powell’s latest statement concerning the interest rates. Then, Glink shares some thoughts on Cracker Barrel’s controversial rebrand.

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Does GLP-1 usage increase risk of blindness?

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/22

Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopaedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss a study that tied use of GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy to an increased risk of blindness. Dr. Elliott says that, while there isn’t a need for those using the […]

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Chicago doctors reject CDC advice, advocate for...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/22

Dr. Ravi Jhaveri, head of the Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s infectious disease division, joins Lisa Dent to urge parents to get COVID shots for their children. Dr. Jhaveri explains that RFK Jr. withdrew the recommendation for children getting COVID shots without proper procedure. Dr. Jhaveri shares the dangers of COVID-19 on children and recommends […]

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Veterans sue VA for shorting their benefits

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/22

Misha Tseytlin, Attorney with Troutman Pepper, joins Lisa Dent to discuss a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs to stop shorting up to 1.7 million veterans out of their GI Bill benefits.

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Lou’s To-Do List: Outlet converters, air purifiers,...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/21

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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CTU president disputes lack of state funding for schools

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/21

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates joins Lisa Dent to discuss Governor Pritzker saying there isn’t money “just lying around” in Springfield to fund Chicago schools. Amid a Chicago Public Schools budget proposal that plans to defer a $175 million pension payment, Gates refutes the governor’s statement saying “that answer was very unserious” and […]

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Newsroom Story Time: 8/21/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/21

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

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Newsroom Story Time 8/20/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/20

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

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Pizza City Fest being held this weekend

Lisa Dent ·

2025/08/20

Steve Dolinsky, founder/author “Pizza City” Tours, Books, Fest & Podcast; The Food Guy at Levy Restaurants; and former food reporter at NBC 5 and ABC 7 Chicago, joins Lisa Dent to talk about Pizza Fest coming up this weekend. Dolinsky previews the wide range of pizzas that people will encounter from fresh ovens cooked on-site.

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