Dean Richards, Dave Schwan and Tony DeNardis start the show talking about the most recent wave of snowfall in Chicago and how it affects the roads.

City of Chicago Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Cole Stallard joins Dean to talk about the the condition of the city streets after the snow.

For today’s Far Flung Forecast, Dave takes us out to Ojibwa, Wisconsin.

Dr. Santina Wheat, Program Director, McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency Northwestern Medicine, Delnor Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s health update. They talk about vaccines for Hepatitis B, dementia and HPV.

WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder joins Dean to give updates on the snowfall and compares this December to those in years past.

Dean kicks off his This Week in Theatre with an interview with two-time Tony Award nominee Megan Hilty to discuss A Merry Little Christmas with Megan Hilty, with Music Director Matt Cusson. The show will be running Dec. 12 and 13 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater. For more information, visit Steppenwolf.

On Dec. 13, Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years old. To celebrate his birthday, Dean is joined by the executive producer of the Dick Van Dyke 100th Celebration, Mike Trinklein. For more information on the celebration, visit Fathom Entertainment.

On this week’s Food Time, Dean talks all things Christmas cookie, where he shares the recipe for a traditional Greek holiday cookie, Melomakarona.