Lisa Dent

David Hochberg, Vice President of Lending for Team Hochberg at Atlantic Coast Mortgage and host of Home Sweet Home Chicago on WGN Radio, joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss the correlation to property taxes and how people voted in the midterm election, how people’s debt has affected the vote, and answer your homeowner questions.

Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the results of Tuesday’s elections. They touch on Governor Pritzker’s speech and hints to a potential presidential run as well as why he thinks the elections ended the way it did.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including the announcement that the 2026 TBOX Christmas Bar Crawl will be the last for it’s founder, Christopher “Mister” Festa, an update on Dancing with the Stars, and some funny “how to” posters at Bob’s local polling place.

Terry Savage, nationally syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how stocks will react to the election results, provide advice on pensions, and answer your financial questions!

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article.

Chief meteorologist at WGN-TV Demetrius Ivory and WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder join Lisa Dent to talk about the weather. Together, our Forecasters discuss the difference between the polar vortex in October/November and the one that occurs in December/January. They note that the higher than normal temperatures will persist through Fall.

Lisa Dent talks with Kate Lieto, Vice President of Marketing for Experience Grand Rapids, about some of the holiday events coming up in the weeks ahead. For more information, visit experiencegr.com.

Digital privacy expert with Privacy Bee Harry Maugans joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss how campaign advertisers are using people’s data to send them political ads via call, text, and social media. He also shares his thoughts on the possibility of an Election Day cyberattack and mass voter fraud. Later, Harry addresses how every age […]

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon joins Lisa Dent to stress the importance of voting while simultaneously highlight the early voting numbers which, as of the interview, were 30% above 2022’s numbers. After, she specifies where people can vote on Election Day, Tuesday, and addresses what election judges can do should any voter intimidation take place.

Dan Hampton, NFL Hall of Famer and host of the Hamp and O’B show, joins Lisa Dent to preview the Bears’ game against the Seattle Seahawks for Monday Night Football.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including the release of the trailer for the Sylvester Stallone’s biopic I Play Rocky, a vote to name the boulder that was dug up at O’Hare, and the 10 year anniversary of the Cubs winning the World Series.

Reporter for Chalkbeat Chicago Reema Amin joins Lisa Dent to discuss how, by the end of this election cycle, Chicago will have its first elected school board. She highlights the importance of not just elections as a whole, but this one specifically, as it will fundamentally change how Chicago schools will be run moving forward. […]

Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to answer your questions including what to look for in a pharmacy, if COVID tests are available for free anymore, and whether or not certain medications effect tastebuds.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including a new popcorn bucket for the Elizabeth Holmes documentary, You Can See Everything, Kevin shares his qualms with the construction on the Kennedy, and Mary asks, “what’s with” the pressure of voting early.

Ilyce Glink, of ThinkGlink.com and the Love, Money + Real Estate newsletter, joins Wendy Snyder, filling for Lisa Dent, to discuss the drop in the NASDAQ, Dow, and S&P 500 as well as how various companies had drops in their stock following the release of their earnings reports. She later explains the situation with “boomerang […]

Chef Joe Flamm joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, to highlight his cooking competition against Chef Jeff Mauro for Jewel-Osco’s JoJo’s Feast Mode charity happening Tuesday, November 17th, at Rockwell on the River.

Owner of Goebbert’s Farm in Pingree Grove Jacob Goebbert joins Lisa Dent to talk about the wrap-up of their Fall Festival as we head into the colder months as well as his time playing for the San Diego Padres. He later takes time to express his love for Pingree Grove, having seen it grow and […]

The cast of Madison Street Theater‘s Million Dollar Quartet in Oak Park join Lisa Dent to spotlight their performances happening from November 5th to the 22nd. Directing the musical is Jared Freiburg who explains how the plot is not only about the true story of the one night Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee-Lewis, and Carl […]

Host for the Blackhawks Pre- and Post-Game shows on WGN Radio Charlie Roumeliotis joins Lisa Dent to give his analysis on the team as they prepare to go up against the Detroit Red Wings, Thursday evening at 6:30pm CT. He also shares his thoughts on Patrick Kane’s return to Detroit wearing a Blackhawks sweater.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including how Miller Lite is releasing “Clinch Cans” that contain beer brewed at the same time the Brewers won the World Series, the 56th anniversary of the internet, and an HBO Max episodic remake of the Hitchcock classic, The Birds.

Jim Chilsen, Communications Director of the Citizens Utility Board, joins Lisa Dent to talk about how Peoples Gas’ parent company, WEC Energy Group, has announced their record high profits for its third quarter, noting their 43.5% price jump. This all occurs while Peoples Gas is still asking for a $144 million rate hike, which advocates […]

Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini joins the Lisa Dent Show to answer listeners’ home project questions. Today, he shares tips on draining a gas water tank, fixing cracks on the garage floor, and locating ammonia scents in the basement! Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.

Ron Brown, news anchor for WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to dish out some Brownie Points. This week he reviews Fjord as well as the romantic comedy, Wicker. They also pay their respects to actor, Sir Patrick Stewart, whose death was announced just before their conversation.

Courtney Hedderman, Senior Associate State Director of Advocacy & Outreach at AARP IL, and CEO of AgeOptions Diana Slezak join Lisa Dent to continue the conversation of having a more “age-friendly” Illinois. In their discussion, they address the importance of being able to navigate Medicare and coverage for prescription drugs as well as share their […]

Ryan Gruenenfelder, Senior Director of Advocacy & Outreach for AARP IL, and Director of the Illinois Department on Aging Mary Killough join Lisa Dent to highlight how Illinois has become the most recent state to join AARP’s network of “age-friendly” states. They discuss how the state can further provide and support older community members while […]