Lisa Dent

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 […]

Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the 11 counties in Illinois that want to separate and form their own state and discuss the full list of mayoral candidates.

Jonathan Buckner, spokesperson for Airbnb, joins Lisa Dent to highlight their anti-party defenses to help prevent high-risk bookings during the Halloween weekend.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including how Villanova University is exhibiting the “Pope Leo effect,” the RnB group Boyz II Men goes country, and and update on Dancing with the Stars.

Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss recent health headlines. He addresses topics including encouraging people to get their flu vaccine soon due to a mutated flu virus going around, how high volumes from earbuds and headphones can damage Gen Z’s hearing, and a nasal spray that makes […]

Dermatologist at Northwestern Medicine Dr. Alan Zhou joins Lisa Dent to highlight the new mRNA vaccine for melanoma that can be tailored to the patient and can reduce the chance of the cancer to return.

WGN-TV Morning News Anchor and Reporter, Marcus Leshock joins Lisa Dent to talk about how Six Flags Great America will be adding seat belts to the Raging Bull roller coaster following the news of someone fatally falling off of a similar roller coaster in Georgia.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including how actor Steven Graham has been excitedly talking about his time filming Heat 2, Cheerios introducing a box that can be sealed using Ziploc, and The Pitt‘s Noah Wyle being named People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2026.

Terry Savage, nationally syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how Anthropic is going public and allowing people to purchase stocks in the company while at the same time warning people about the very same A.I. it created.

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 how much ice we can expect to see on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan given this year’s track record of higher than normal temperatures. Later, they addresses whether or not […]

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

Chicago Police Department Sergeant Ambar Toledo joins Lisa Dent to highlight City of Hope Cancer Center Chicago‘s Pink for a Purpose fashion event that she will be featured in happening on Tuesday evening. The event consists of sharing the stories of City of Hope breast cancer survivors, such as Ambar, as they model new pieces […]

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including how Caleb Williams has been fined for wearing Caddix cleats, the death of the most recent voice actor to portray Bugs Bunny, Eric Bauza, and Bob shares some candy corn facts ahead of National Candy Corn Day.

Dr. Corinne Low, author of Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours, joins Lisa Dent to highlight her lecture for the Glenbard Parents Series happening Wednesday, October 28th. The talk spotlights women who are experiencing burnout from both work and home responsibilities and the importance […]

Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan and Contributing Editor at Checkbook.org, joins Lisa Dent to share tips on the best ways to save as much money as possible. Later, he addresses his concerns over the future of marketing junk food towards children as A.I. becomes more involved in the industry.

Associate professor and director of graduate studies of political science at the University of Illinois Chicago, Dr. E.J. Fagan joins Lisa Dent to discuss the legality of the Trump administration’s order to the DOJ to investigate the Alaska U.S. Senate race should incumbent Republican Senator, Dan Sullivan lose the election.

Actor, Kara Killmer, who plays Sylvie Brett on Chicago Fire, joins Lisa Dent to spotlight the new film she’s starring in, Jimmy. The film depicts the period of famed actor Jimmy Stewart’s life right before his years of military service up until his performance in the Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including how adolescents and young adults are jousting each other using Lime e-bikes, Molson-Coors is offering a customers a free beer for Game 1 of the World Series, and Mary asks, “what’s with” trunk or treating?

Dr. Dana Varble, chief veterinary officer for the North American Veterinary Community, joins Lisa Dent, to talk all things pets. Together, they address how a startup is planning to genetically engineer dogs to have them serve as “war dogs.” Later, Dr. Varble answers listeners’ pet-related questions.

Ilyce Glink, of ThinkGlink.com and the Love, Money + Real Estate newsletter, joins Lisa Dent to discuss why more people are choosing to build Accessory Dwelling Units, how it’s actually cheaper to put a down payment on a house in Illinois as opposed to some other states, and how dog walking is a surprisingly lucrative […]