Jon Hansen, host and executive producer of ‘The Block Club Chicago Podcast’, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Jon has details on:

Morton’s Steakhouse Building Downtown To Be Converted Into 252 Apartments: The former Millinery Mart Building, once home to the city’s hat-making industry, is the latest Downtown office building to be converted into apartments.

Dion’s Chicago Dream Brings Free Fresh Produce Locker To Chatham: The Dream Vault at the Discover call center will provide 125 area households with produce every week — the fourth location in Englewood native Dion Dawson’s program to reduce food insecurity on the South Side.

15 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Cocoa Crawl, A Winter Book Exchange And More Holiday Markets: There’s also a Latin America Posada and Health Fair, a Moth mainstage show, a Nigerian food pop-up and more.

WGN’s ‘Mr Fix It’ Lou Manfredini Has Been Chicago’s Handy Dad For Nearly 30 Years: The home improvement expert’s radio career started with a simple letter. In 2025 he’ll celebrate 30 years on-air.

President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau Steve Bernas joins Bob Sirott to talk about common scams around the Christmas season and what the FTC does with our location data. He also discusses an increase to a Social Security charge and weight loss drug online scams.

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the 65th anniversary of Second City, Mavis Staples’ birthday, Gale Sayers’ NFL record, and more.

Thought Leader Adam Lutostanski (Head of Illinois Commercial Banking at Associated Bank) is with Steve Grzanich this week to talk about the recent jobs report and what it means for Fed rate cuts. They also share credit card cost changes and business optimism going into 2025.

On December 12th, 2024, Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers:

Dr. Aileen Marty, Infectious Disease Specialist and Professor at Florida International University, joins Bob Sirott to talk about the latest health news. Dr. Marty discusses how you can prepare food safely and shares details about the different types of salmonella.

Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott to provide the latest news in entertainment. Bob and Dean talk about the heavy discount on select Taylor Swift merch, the relationships between the ‘Friends’ cast, and a celebrity breakup. They also share details about celebrity deaths and Dean’s streaming picks.

Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on:

How Former Bull Joakim Noah Is Building Community — And Preventing Violence — Through Basketball: The One City Basketball League, made up of teams formed by violence intervention groups, crowned a new champ Saturday. Noah sat down with Block Club to talk about his work in Chicago.

Quimby’s Bookstore, Wicker Park’s Indie Publishing Paradise, For Sale After More Than 3 Decades: Quimby’s, known for its wide variety of books, comics and zines, opened in Wicker Park in 1991. Its current owner has been at the helm since 1996, and is looking for a buyer to take the store into the next three decades and beyond.

Historical Roseland Church Where Obama Once Worked Set To Be Demolished. Can Neighbors Save It?: A Cook County judge has issued a stop work order for Reformation Lutheran Church as the city’s Commission on Chicago Landmarks determines whether the nearly 140-year-old church building is eligible for landmark distinction.

Karen Conti, Chicago trial attorney, joins Bob Sirott to talk about how a defense lawyer could go about defending someone accused of a crime and the basis of acquittal for Daniel Penny by a New York jury. She also explains what could happen with the TikTok ban next month.

Journalist and editor of ‘Ukrainian Freedom News’ Joseph Lindsley joins Bob Sirott from Ukraine to deliver the latest news on the Ukraine-Russia War, including an explosion at an oil refinery in Russia and Warren Buffett’s son playing a role in Ukraine. You can find more updates on Joseph’s website, ukrainianfreedomnews.com. To donate to Joseph and his team’s efforts to distribute supplies throughout Ukraine, click here. View the Ukrainian Freedom News YouTube page here.