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WGN-TV reporter Erik Runge joins Anna to talk break down President Trump’s visit to Kenosha. Erik talks about President Trump touring the city, his meeting with law enforcement and the reaction from Jacob Blake’s family to Trump’s visit.

Albert Ramon, chief meteorologist for NewsNation, joins Anna to talk about his excitement for the debut of NewsNation on WGN America tonight at 7 pm CT. Albert discusses what type of weather stories he will be covering and the advantage of having resources all over the country. You can find out how you can watch […]

15th Ward Alderman Ray Lopez joins Anna to talk about what needs to be done as Chicago faces an estimated 1.2 billion dollar budget deficit for 2021.

Alison Joseph of the Small Heroes Foundation joins Anna to talk about how her family has been impacted by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and how you can help find a cure for the disease by taking the Get Yolked Challenge.

With the tragic news that actor Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer over the weekend, Anna talks about how it pushed her into making an appointment for a colonoscopy. WGN-TV’s Ben Bradley talks about his experience suffering from Crohn’s Disease and having to get colonoscopies since he was a youth. Dr. Steve Salzman tells us […]

Kirsten Book, psychiatric nurse practitioner at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, joins Anna to talk about how we can create, communicate and maintain healthy boundaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Writer, public speaker, humanitarian and former Chicago Bear player Sam Acho joins Anna to talk about his upcoming book, “Let the World See You,” how he and a group of other athletes converted an Austin liquor store to a food mart, how professional sports teams are reacting to the shooting of Jacob Blake, Brian Urlacher’s […]

2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins joins Anna to talk about Chicago’s recent public safety drill, the protests planned for this weekend, what we can expect from the next Chicago budget and Mayor Lightfoot saying the city can’t afford to take over ComEd.

Ryan Baker, weekday Morning News anchor at CBS 2, joins Anna to talk about how the sports world is reacting to the police shooting of Jacob Blake.