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SpeedPro Chicago Loop works to help veterans

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/20

Eric Lazar, owner of SpeedPro Chicago Loop and a Service-Disabled Veteran, joins Lisa Dent to discuss a roundtable SpeedPro Chicago Loop hosted that discussed the difficulties that veterans face when transitioning to normal life today. Lazar shares that some of the services Veteran Affairs supplied before the cuts brought on by DOGE are needed in veteran […]

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Food safety expert shares how food recalls work

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/20

Brian Schaneberg, Executive Director at the Institute for Food Safety and Health at Illinois Institute of Technology (IFSH), joins Lisa Dent to discuss food safety. As food recalls are becoming more regular, the Senate, in an effort to reopen the government, made cuts to federal food safety regulations. Schaneberg reports that although the United States […]

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Kevin Brasler: Avoiding scams during holiday shopping

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/20

Kevin Brasler, Executive Editor at Consumers’ Checkbook, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how shoppers can protect themselves from scams ahead of the holiday shopping season.

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Newsroom Story Time: 11/19/25

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/19

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

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How to remain calm during Thanksgiving dinner

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/19

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 remain calm during family gatherings during the holiday season.

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Road Trippin’ with Lisa Dent: Lifeway Foods

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/19

Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Lifeway Foods and their participation in the Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. Smolyansky talks her background and how her family brought Kefir to the United States.

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Pat Brady: Mayor Johnson’s head tax, Maria Pappas’...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/19

Pat Brady, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party and former federal and state prosecutor, joins Lisa Dent to discuss whether or not Maria Pappas would hold her position as Cook County Treasurer if she runs for Chicago mayor but loses. Then, he shares is thoughts about Mayor Johnson’s proposed head tax.

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Rep. Jackson: Father’s health update, Epstein files.

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/19

Rep. Jonathan Jackson, 1st District, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his dad’s health and the Epstein files. He shares that despite the overwhelming bipartisan support for releasing the Epstein files, time will tell how long that cooperation lasts. Rep. Jackson shares some skepticism on the Justice Department and their willingness to release the files without […]

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Purdue Pharma to pay $7 billion in lawsuit settlements

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/19

Mike Quinn, Plaintiff Attorney, joins Lisa Dent to discuss a judge approving OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits related to OxyContin use. Quinn shares his experience representing people and families who were affected by OxyContin abuse.

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Pat Quinn: Illinois’ property tax system is unfair

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/19

Pat Quinn, Former Governor of Illinois, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest Illinois tax property changes. Quinn spent the afternoon outside of the Cook County treasurer’s office along with other citizens showing dissatisfaction with the Illinois property tax system. He introduced a campaign to introduce a constitutional amendment to change the property tax system. […]

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Rep. Krishnamoorthi: Congress votes to release...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/19

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, 8th District, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the Epstein files. He reports his experience hearing the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein on Capitol Hill. Rep. Krishnamoorthi and other members of the House and Senate voted to release the Epstein files. He shares the timeline that will follow before the files are on the […]

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Dr. Jim Adams: Heart disease calculator, new flu...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/19

Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss various health topics: A new heart disease calculator that gives a thirty-year risk factor, a flu variant from Japan, and hand foot and mouth disease on the rise

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Newsroom Story Time: 11/18/25

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2025/11/18

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

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Terry Savage: What to do when the stock market is down

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/18

Terry Savage, nationally syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the continued stock market woes. She shares how, in the midst of stock market troubles, people should reassess where they have their money saved. And, as always, she answers questions from listeners.

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Conversations with Demetrius: Favorite movies/actors

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/18

WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest weather updates. Ivory shares some of his favorite movies and actors from this year before talking about about how many days out weather forecasts are accurate. Then, he gives the upcoming weather forecast for the rest of the week.

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Karen Conti: Indiana man shoots house cleaner at...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/18

Karen Conti, Partner at Conti & Dolan LLC, joins Lisa Dent to discuss a shooting in Indiana that saw a man charged after allegedly fatally shooting house cleaner who went to wrong address. The incident is bringing up questions about the limit of stand-your-ground in Indiana. Conti shares her thoughts on how the man charged […]

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Howard Tullman: Warning for EV industry

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/18

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article, “Beware the Coming Carnage in the Electric Vehicle Industry“

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Dr. Drew Ramsey: What we eat affects our mental health

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/18

Dr. Drew Ramsey, board-certified psychiatrist, author, and leading voice in Nutritional Psychiatry and integrative mental health, joins Lisa Dent to highlight his speaking event for the Glenbard GPS Parent Series. Dr. Ramsey shares how what we eat affects our mental health and brain health. If you’d like to attend his online lecture, you can find […]

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What an economic analyst predicts to see in the...

Lisa Dent ·

2025/11/18

Mark Hamrick, Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, joins Lisa Dent to discuss what he anticipates to appear on the the September jobs report which will be released Thursday, November 20th. Hamrick shares that the September report is a pre-shutdown report. The expectation is that the unemployment numbers remained steady, and while lackluster, the hiring numbers […]

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Newsroom Story Time: 11/17/25

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2025/11/17

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

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