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Happy Fat Tuesday! It’s also Paczki Day. Anna & Steve Bertrand share their recommendations on the best bakeries around town to get the mouth-watering paczkis. Why aren’t Jussie Smollett‘s new charges double jeopardy? (At 8:09) Attorney Karen Conti of Conti Law joins Anna over the phone to explain a couple of legal cases in the news from Jussie Smollett to the latest news with Harvey Weinstein and Vanessa Bryant filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that operated the helicopter […]

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Anna Davlantes Full Show for Monday, February 24th: Actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty to six felony charges of disorderly conduct on Monday after he was indicted by a grand jury in Chicago earlier this month. (At 0:00) Anna and Steve Bertrand share their thoughts on the case and the Harvey Weinstein verdict. A winter storm could drop more than 6 inches of snow on Chicago starting tomorrow morning. (At 4:41) WGN TV’s Demetrius Ivory checks in with us for […]

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Anna Davlantes Full Show for Friday, February 21:  Happy Fri-Yay! It’s going to be a warm weekend! (At 7:52) Chicago Tribune’s Rick Pearson joins us with his reaction to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address. He also breaks down the pros and cons of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed graduated income tax and shares his thoughts on what’s next for Rod Blagojevich. (At 29:05) WGN Radio Host Dave Plier joins Anna to talk about his new show ‘The Sinatra Hours’ and highlights some […]

Anna Davlantes Show for Thursday, February 20th:  On Tuesday, President Donald Trump freed former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich eight years into his 14-year corruption sentence. He was first interviewed by WGN-TV’s Julie Unruh in Denver’s airport and then flew back to the city with ABC Chicago’s Chuck Goudie. Goudie joined the show to talk about what he learned on his trip and what he thinks is next for Blagojevich. He’s back for Cop Talk. Former Police Sergeant Pete Koconis joins […]

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Anna Davlantes Full Show for Wednesday, February 19th: Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich held his first news conference since being released from federal prison by President Trump. He didn’t take any questions, but he did take quite some time talking to the press. (At 0:00) Anna, Steve Bertrand, and WGN’s very own Walter Jacobson gave their initial reactions to the press conference at the top of the show. (At 12:12) Then, National Political Correspondent of POLITICO Natasha Korecki shared her […]