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6/28/2024: Political roundtable
Newsmakers | WPRI 12 News - June 28, 2024 15:58 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week on Newsmakers: Tim White and Ted Nesi are joined by 12 News political analyst Joe Fleming and political strategist Cara Cromwell to examine what Joe Biden's widely criticized debate performance means for the presidential race and break down the new poll of Rhode Island voters by Salve'...
Yorkville Community Unit School District 115: Home of the Foxes
Lisa Dent - June 27, 2024 23:53 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBrent Edwards, the Director of Communications of Yorkville School District 115, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the many programs they offer students in the community, and why they are an important pillar of Yorkville. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand...
Newsroom Temperature Check 06-27-24: NY deli goes viral for pickle bun sandwich, mysterious monolith appears in Colorado, and more!
Lisa Dent - June 27, 2024 23:37 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsOn today’s edition of the Newsroom Temperature Check, an Italian deli in New York is going viral on TikTok for offering one of its signature sandwiches on two pickle buns, just day after a mysterious monolith was taken down in Las Vegas, another monolith appears in Fort Collins, Colorado, and mor...
The snacks you love are made right here in Yorkville
Lisa Dent - June 27, 2024 23:16 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsGavin Kueber, the Site Director for Mars Wrigley North America joins Lisa Dent to talk about the many brands they have to offer, as well as the many new products they are revealing. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow @maryvan...
Maria Pappas on record-high property taxes for south suburban homeowners
Lisa Dent - June 27, 2024 22:45 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsCook County Treasurer Maria Pappas joins Lisa Dent to explain why many south and southwest suburbs will have to pay a lot more in property taxes, and whether there’s any relief in sight for property owners. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @k...
David Hochberg and Lou Jogmen on public safety and ‘Behind the Badge’ podcast
Lisa Dent - June 27, 2024 22:26 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg and Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen joins Lisa Dent to talk about the new Behind the Badge podcast on WGN Radio and the need to keep people informed about public safety efforts being made by local law enforcement. David Hochberg also hosts Home...
Joe Brand on Blackhawks possible No. 2 draft pick
Lisa Dent - June 27, 2024 22:13 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsChicago Blackhawks Pre and Post-game host Joe Brand joins Lisa Dent live from Las Vegas ahead of the 2024 NHL Draft to discuss who Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson might select with the No. 2 pick. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @kp...
Advocate Condell Medical Center opens human milk depot
Lisa Dent - June 27, 2024 21:55 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJequeatta Upton Smith, the Vice President of Operations at Advocate Condell Medical Center and secretary on the Board of Directors for Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the opening of its milk depot where families can donate their excess breast milk to h...
Yorkville Police Department: Enhancing the quality of life for its residents
Lisa Dent - June 27, 2024 21:38 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsGarrett Carlyle, the Deputy Chief of the Yorkville Police Department, joins Lisa Dent to talk about how they work in partnership with the community to protect life and assist neighborhoods with solving their problems on a daily basis. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFol...
200: Tanya Acker KNOWS Compassion, Compromise, Community and How to Get to the Truth
ON THE KNOWS with Randall Kenneth Jones, the NEW Jones.Show Podcast - June 27, 2024 21:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsToday we are celebrating our 200th Episode with the return of a special friend of the podcast, Judge Tanya Acker. Acker serves as one of three judges on Amazon Freevee's Tribunal Justice, created by Judge Judy Sheindlin. Acker also hosts "The Tanya Acker Show" podcast on iTunes, Google Play, S...
The first Trump-Biden debate of 2024: "They both lost"
Diane Rehm: On My Mind - June 27, 2024 21:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsLast night President Biden and former president Donald Trump took to the debate stage. Hosted by CNN, the conversation focused more on personal attacks than policy. Throughout the night, Trump rattled off strings of lies that largely went unchecked. Biden, meanwhile, sounded meanderi...
Georgians encouraged to get tested on National HIV Testing Day
Closer Look with Rose Scott - June 27, 2024 19:51 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsNational HIV Testing Day is being recognized throughout the U.S. As the nation is working to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, metro Atlanta ranks third in the nation for new HIV diagnoses. Closer Look host Rose Scott talks with guests about several HIV-related topics including, combating t...
Newsroom Temperature Check 06-26-24: Boston Market down to one left in all of Illinois, Hooters closes several underperforming locations, and more!
Lisa Dent - June 26, 2024 23:12 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsOn today’s edition of the Newsroom Temperature Check, Boston Market restaurants makes the decision to close more locations across the country leaving just one lone Illinois eatery in Melrose Park. In other restaurant news, Hooters closes more locations across the country including one in Springfi...
Rep. Krishnamoorthi on upcoming presidential debate
Lisa Dent - June 26, 2024 22:51 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsRep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL 8th-Schaumburg) joins Lisa Dent to talk about how he was able to secure $975,000 in federal funding to help build more eco-friendly houses for low-income families in his district and what voters should expect Thursday night in the first presidential debate between Pre...
Northwestern Medicine performs 1st kidney transplant on wide-awake patient
Lisa Dent - June 26, 2024 21:57 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsDr. Satish Nadig, Director of the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Transplant Center joins Lisa Dent to explain how he and other doctors at Northwestern performed the first-ever kidney transplant on a 28 year-old man with Crohn’s Disease while he was fully awake. “Better knowledge means better...
Chicago’s Deputy Mayor for Community Safety on expanding financial assistance program for gun violence victims
Lisa Dent - June 26, 2024 21:36 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsGarien Gatewood, the Deputy Mayor for Community Safety, joins Lisa Dent to explain why the city decided to expand the Emergency Supplemental Victims Fund for victims of gun violence and who would qualify for the assistance. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveB...
A family member’s plea to help locate missing Chicago woman in Bahamas
Lisa Dent - June 26, 2024 21:01 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsTraysia Conrad joins Lisa Dent to talk about efforts being made by federal and local authorities to find her aunt, Taylor Casey, who went missing in the Bahamas during a yoga retreat. 41-year-old Casey was last seen in the region June 19th. Click here if you wish to donate to efforts being made t...
The push to add protections for warehouse workers during extreme heat
Lisa Dent - June 26, 2024 20:57 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAndrew Herrera, with the Chicago Workers Collaborative, joins Lisa Dent to explain why there needs to be regulation for individuals who work in environments where they are exposed to extreme heat. Andrew also discusses what rights workers have if they are working in an unsafe space during times o...
Battleground state of Georgia gears up for first 2024 presidential debate
Closer Look with Rose Scott - June 26, 2024 20:07 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThe battleground state of Georgia is hosting the first 2024 debate between the presumptive Republican and Democratic presidential nominees. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will make their bids for a second term on Thursday night in Atlanta. WABE politics reporter R...
Meet the woman from North Aurora who collected over 6,000 cicadas
Lisa Dent - June 25, 2024 23:35 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsNorth Aurora resident Bettina Sailer joins Lisa Dent to explain why she was on a mission to collect as many cicadas as possible after missing out on the previous emergence 17 years ago. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow @mar...
Newsroom Temperature Check 06-25-24: The Empire State Building has online beef with the Chicago Bean, Hallmark Channel and Kansas City Chiefs team up for Christmas movie, and more!
Lisa Dent - June 25, 2024 23:16 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsOn today’s edition of the Newsroom Temperature Check, the Empire State Building’s X account said that the reopening of Chicago’s iconic Bean was not a big deal, the Hallmark Channel and the Kansas City Chiefs will be teaming up for a Christmas movie titled Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story, ...
Terry Savage on U.S. consumer confidence report for June
Lisa Dent - June 25, 2024 22:53 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsTerry Savage, nationally syndicated financial columnist and author, joins Lisa Dent to talk about The Confidence Board’s latest consumer confidence index report for the month of June and what it means for the economy. Terry also answers all money-related questions from WGN Radio listeners. Follow...
Capital B to host political tour in battleground states; New book follows the life of baseball great Hank Aaron
Closer Look with Rose Scott - June 25, 2024 18:42 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsKeith Reed, the editor of Capital B Atlanta, joins “Closer Look” to discuss the news outlet’s top priorities this election cycle and its Black Political Power Tour. The tour will bring together activists, experts and elected officials in battleground states across the country to discuss...
Ep : 275 - Just Ask the Press - The Rise of the New Axis of Evil
Just Ask the Question Podcast - June 25, 2024 03:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 226 ratingsIn this episode, Brian and the guys discuss various topics including the upcoming presidential debates, the new axis of evil (Russia, China, Iran, North Korea), and Steve Bannon going to prison. They analyze the potential impact of the debates on the election, the challenges faced by the moderat...
Check out the real-world ‘Sesame Street’ pop-up in Lawndale
Lisa Dent - June 25, 2024 00:16 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJonathan Kelley, the co-founder of Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, joins Lisa Dent to explain how you and your children can visit their Children’s Discovery Center that features art and stories for kids and adults. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpo...
Newsroom Temperature Check 06-24-24: Mexico celebrates Pride Month in style, the Bears finally beat the Packers, and more!
Lisa Dent - June 25, 2024 00:04 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsOn today’s edition of the Newsroom Temperature Check, the third edition of the 200 meter race took place a week ahead of Mexico City Pride, one of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ celebrations, where participants were required to wear heels not shorter than 4 inches, the Chicago Bears finally beat the ...
Is the Bears Arlington Heights stadium back in play?
Lisa Dent - June 24, 2024 23:50 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWGN Radio Sports reporter Mark Carman joins Lisa Dent to give the inside scoop on the Chicago Bears discussions with Arlington Heights and the school district board on a possible stadium deal, and whether the Bears are ready to move away from Soldier Field for good. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on T...
Rep. Quigley on Supreme Court ruling on bump stocks
Lisa Dent - June 24, 2024 23:19 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsU.S. Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL 5) joins Lisa Dent to talk about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Trump-era federal ban on bump stocks and why he feels the court’s continued dismantling of gun violence prevention efforts is so dangerous. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitt...
Addressing the need for social media ‘warning labels’
Lisa Dent - June 24, 2024 22:49 ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsRobert & Rose Bronstein join Lisa Dent to explain why social media platforms should include health warnings for younger users. The U.S. Surgeon General called on Congress to require a tobacco-style warning for visitors to social media. Rose Bronstein is the founding board member of Buckets Over B...
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