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Ed Stevenson, Executive Advisor and Director of Golf for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the golf preserves that are in DuPage County. He highlights The Preserve at Oak Meadows in Addison and shares the philosophy that the county of DuPage has that makes their golf preserves award winning.
Steve Bertrand, former news anchor on WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to check in with the show one week after his retirement after 40 years of working for the station.
David Hochberg, Vice President of Lending for Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial and host Home Sweet Home Chicago on WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent discuss his confronting President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Toni Preckwinkle. He discusses property tax bills and answers questions from listeners.
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors moved Thursday to dismiss charges against a woman who was shot several times by a Border Patrol agent last month during the federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area. Prosecutors had accused Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ruiz, 21, of using their vehicles to strike and box in Border Patrol [...]
Susan Cargill, Director of Addison Center for the Arts, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the the Addison Center for the Arts. Cargill shares some of the events and art shows that the center hosts, featuring artists from Addison's high school and elementary schools.
Kimberly Bares, CEO, Magnificent Mile Association, tells John Williams to tell us everything we need to know about this year’s Magnificent Mile Lights Festival! Kimberly also talks about the economic impact and what it means for the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois.
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.
Ilyce Glink, ThinkGlink.com and the Love, Money + Real Estate newsletter, joins Lisa Dent to talk about homebuyers. Glink shares that the median age for a first time homebuyer is 40 years old. She gives her perspective on the idea of 50-year-mortgage and compares its total cost when compared to a 30-year-mortgage, expressing doubt that [...]
Michael Joseph Madigan, the long-serving Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, was disbarred in November following his conviction on federal criminal offences of bribery and conspiracy involving ComEd.
Joe Maranowicz, Village Manager for Addison, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the Village of Addison. He highlights some of the events that the villages hosts, teasing their holiday events. Maranowicz explains how his role as Village Manager differs from the mayor, working directly with public works, police and fire departments, and directly with residents [...]
Paul Lisnek, Political Analyst for WGN-TV, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the controversy surrounding Chuy Garcia's retirement announcement. Lisnek reports why those in congress and the public space have criticism for Garcia's retirement.
Judy Socha, who has organized the Addison blood bank for over 50 years, joins John Williams to talk about her personal connection to blood drives, the importance of people donating blood, why she continues her mission to help bring in blood, the wonderful people that she has met on her journey, the amount of blood they [...]
It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some holiday vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, we head north and visit with the always delightful Stephanie Klett, President [...]
Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about the three things she's going to add to her Thanksgiving routine, how to add color to your Thanksgiving meal, the most important tip to enjoy a healthy Thanksgiving, and how to R.E.S.E.T. your health the next day and beyond!
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 [...]
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.
Mayor of Addison Tom Hundley joins Bob Sirott to talk about how long his family has lived there and a few public works projects in progress. He also shares details about upcoming holiday events and some of their best restaurants.
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