Marianne Murciano, Bob Sirott’s wife and founder of Savvy-Planet, joined Bob this morning to share some mindfulness tips to stay on top of “end of summer blues”, otherwise known as seasonal affective disorder.

Chicago radio personality, prominent voiceover artist, and host of the Barguments podcast Dan Levy joins Bob Sirott for some slices of pizza sure to make you salivate! We also get a deep dive into his ‘five course meal’ consisting of 5 spots to try around Chicago. You can also catch Dan right here on Mondays for his Food Fight segment with John Records Landecker!

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:

Wrigley Field Ballhawks An Endangered Species With Video Boards, Larger Bleachers: ‘There’s Not Enough Balls’: Only a handful of “truly crazy” ballhawks still regularly take to Waveland Avenue since the Cubs moved back Wrigley’s fences and obstructed the view. But one rookie has brought the hawks a new tool: A drone.

Old Town Park, Former Home Of Cooley High, To Get A $4 Million Overhaul With Dog-Friendly Area: The park will feature a walking path, playground, adult fitness area and designated dog-friendly area — something that has been lacking on the North Side.

Big News for Six Corners on Northwest Side: After Months Of Delays, Six Corners Peoples Gas Development Finally Gets City Approval: The project, in the works for five years, was held up in the zoning committee for months because of a labor dispute, the developer said. Construction will likely begin next year.

Journalist and editor of ‘Ukrainian Freedom News’ Joseph Lindsley joins Bob Sirott from Ukraine to deliver the latest news on the Ukraine-Russia War, however, in lieu of the latest headlines, we get a different kind of update from Joseph. We get a report following his daily run in Odesa, which was the latest target of a Russian bombardment.

On Friday, September, 20th, Steve Grzanich has today’s potential market drivers:

Situated just a few minutes north of the Loop at 1155 North Wells Street, Disco Pancakes isn’t just a haven for breakfast, it’s a lifestyle. Co-owned by siblings Crystal and Matthew McCahill with Ronnie Ruffalo of Hashbrowns Café fame, this lively joint turns up the disco on Fridays and Saturdays from 10pm to 2am!

Enjoy this gallery courtesy of WGN’s own photographer extraordinaire, Julian Saldierna

• Located on the southwest corner of Wells and Division, Disco Pancake is a fine addition to the repertoire of restaurants in the Old Town area of Chicago
• Dad’s Corn Pancakes
• Breakfast Burrito covered with cheese and avocado with some delectable mild salsa
• Waffle Burger, and yes, the bun is made entirely of hash browns
• Lemon Blueberry Pancakes with a creamy garnish of blueberries and lemon peel held together by a very groovy toothpick
• Chef Pascual Rodriguez from Disco Pancake delivered some of Disco Pancake’s signature selections to the WGN Radio studios
• You’ll know you’re at Disco Pancakes when you see the shiny Rolls Royce in front

The WGN Radio morning show was treated to Lemon Blueberry Pancakes, Waffle Burger, Breakfast Burrito (which pairs perfectly with warm salsa), and ‘Dad’s Corn Pancakes’, a special recipe paying homage to Crystal’s favorite specialty pancakes her dad used to make. Tune in below for Bob’s feature and stop by Disco Pancake for some disco and deliciousness

Vice President of Lending for Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial and host of WGN’s “Home Sweet Home Chicago” David Hochberg joins Bob Sirott to hash out the key points to take away from Federal Reserve Chairman Powell’s press conference. David walks us through some strong financial advice to keep in mind with the shift in interest rates and how soon consumers and investors should see changes.

Diamond Young (Assistant Vice President, Foreign Exchange at Associated Bank) joins Steve Grzanich in an Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation to discuss how the Fed rate cuts matter to world markets, as well as how rate cuts are affecting currencies around the globe.

Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott to provide the latest news in entertainment. SNL returns with the starting lineup to kickoff their 50th season! Chicago native Kathryn Hahn talks with Dean about her new Disney+ series. We also have some news on new material from Ellen Degeneres, Oprah pulls the plug on her documentary, and Sean “P-Diddy” Combs is denied bail, goes straight to jail and does not collect $200.

President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois Steve Bernas joins Bob Sirott with your regularly scheduled scam and spam alert. With more homes being burglarized, many homeowners are opting to protect their homes through Google Maps with a feature that allows them to blur their home. Plus, the BBB is seeing a number of fake surveys, AI voice scams and phishing scams in the form of malicious text messages.