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Newsroom Story Time: 12/18/25

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2025/12/18

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

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Toy Box Connection: Getting toys to children in need

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/18

Michelle Maxia, Director of Toy Box Connection, joins Lisa Dent to talk about Toy Box Connection’s mission to help families in need get their children toys for Christmas. Toy Box Connection is the connection between families and businesses who have new or used toys and works to get them to the children that need them […]

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CUB: Data centers should be required to generate own...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/18

Sarah Moskowitz, executive director of the Citizens Utility Board, joins Lisa Dent to discuss AI data centers, Illinois electricity and more. Moskowitz reports that unless something is done to “reign in this unchecked data center growth,” our electricity bills could increase drastically over the next five years.

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Meet the team raising money for their classmates with...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/18

Laura Dignani, DREAM Team Advisor and Camila, DREAM Team Student Member, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the DREAM team raising money for their classmates with parents in immigration detention. Camila shares first-hand experience of seeing her classmates’ parents taken, and the effect it has on those kids. She shares the goal of the DREAM team, […]

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Pat Brady: Rob Reiner’s death, Georgia run-off election

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2025/12/17

Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, and former federal and state prosecutor, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the death of Rob Reiner and President Trump’s public response to it on Truth Social. Then, Brady shares the results of the Georgia run-off election, indicating that Democrats have won […]

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Newsroom Story Time: 12/17/25

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2025/12/17

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

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Terry Savage: Identity theft

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/17

Terry Savage, nationally syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss her latest column addressing identity theft. She breaks down the steps people should take when they discover their accounts have been compromised and are at risk of identity theft. And, as always, she answers questions from listeners.

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Wendy Davis’ search to find her missing father

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/17

Wendy Davis joins to show to review the information surrounding the disappearance of her father, Dan Davis, on November 25th. Click for Instagram video. Click for more from Block Club Chicago.

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Dr. Jim Adams: ‘Medical aid in dying’ bill, medical...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/17

Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss several health topics. Dr. Adams addresses the medication used in the newly-passed ‘medical aid in dying’ bill. He shares the latest information about medical cannabis, and how 2025 has been a year of unraveling progress in health.

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Newsroom Story Time: 12/16/25

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2025/12/17

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

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Howard Tullman: Why you can’t save your way to success

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/16

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article, “Saving Your Way to Success: Why You Can’t Do It.”

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Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg: CPD...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/16

Deborah Witzburg, Chicago Inspector General, joins Lisa Dent to discuss investigations into CPD misconduct. Witzburg calls the for the city of Chicago to have a “robust and transparent and predictable” police disciplinary system that instills trust in both the public and the police department. The “staggeringly complex disciplinary system” Witzburg explains, renders it opaque, both […]

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Five things we learned about Alzheimer’s in 2025

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/16

MaryGrace Sharp, Program Manager, Alzheimer’s Association, Illinois Chapter, joins Lisa Dent to share the five things we have learned about Alzheimer’s in 2025. Sharp reviews lifestyle changes that promote brain health, the first blood test for Alzheimer’s, a newly approved at-home option, and more.

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Why can’t people say ‘I love you?’

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/15

Hilary Jacobs Hendel, clinical social worker and author, joins Lisa Dent to share why some people cant say “I love you.”

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Newsroom Story Time: 12/15/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/15

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

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WGN listener shares journey with chronic illness and...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/15

WGN Radio listener Wendy Nicholson joins Lisa Dent to share her own experiences with chronic illness and support for Illinois’ newly-passed ‘Right to Die’ bill. She answers questions from listeners concerning her condition and perspective.

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Cold, flu, Covid: How to tell the difference

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/15

Dr. Stephen Jumic, Hospital Medicine Specialist at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, joins Lisa Dent to share the differences between the common cold, the flu, and COVID-19. Dr. Jumic explains the symptoms, and how they differ, of the common cold, influenza, and COVID-19. He details when people should take lingering symptoms seriously, urging vigilance to avoid […]

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How to stay safe in frigid weather

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/12

Dr. Trevor Lewis, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine of Cook County Health, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how people can take care of themselves during extreme cold weather. Dr. Lewis reviews the symptoms and warning signs of hypothermia and frost bite.

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Newsroom Story Time: 12/12/25

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2025/12/12

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

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Dan Hampton: It’ll be a cold one

Lisa Dent ·

2025/12/12

Dan Hampton, NFL Hall of Famer and host of the Hamp and O’B show, joins Lisa Dent to preview the Bears Week 14 matchup against the Cleveland Browns.

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