Jen Sabella, the Director of Strategy and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott, to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. She provides details on:

 Anti-Gentrification Ordinance To Protect Northwest Side Housing OK’d By City Council: The ordinance builds off two successful pilot programs and goes into effect upon passage and publication, likely in early October.

Want To Make An Excellent Pizza At Home? Crust Fund’s New ‘Super Pizza World’ Book Can Help: The new volume is a sequel to 2021’s popular “Pizza for Everyone,” written by John Carruthers, and features an “international bench of writers, cooks and artists to preach the gospel of great pizza for all,” the writer said.

Deadly Pulaski Road Is Getting Safety Upgrades As Southwest Siders Plea For More Improvements: The city is making safety improvements to a dangerous stretch of Pulaski Road on the Southwest Side, where neighbors have complained for months about deadly crashes.

Journalist and editor of ‘Ukrainian Freedom News’ Joseph Lindsley joins Bob Sirott from Ukraine to deliver the latest news on the Ukraine-Russia War. Despite aggressive attacks, missile strikes, and loss of life, Joseph regales us with tales of the Ukrainian citizens still doing their best to enjoy daily life and live as normally as possible.

On Thursday, September 19th, 2024, Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers:

Karen Conti, Chicago trial attorney, joins Bob Sirott for some big celebrity cases. Following the news of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ arrest on sex trafficking crimes, Bob asks Karen the big questions. Jussie Smollet makes an appeal. And Netflix may be going to court with the woman who claims Baby Reindeer was based on her life. Plus, can politicians (and presidential candidates) be held liable for slander resulting in schools and hospitals being shut down? Tune in below to find out.

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Among this week’s throwback reports, we look back at a some very enthusiastic Bears and Rolling Stones fans, the fabled 2008 no-hitter from Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano against the Houston Astros, and the launch of Vitner’s Potato Chips.

Cindy Pearlman, senior writer for the New York Times and entertainment columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, tags in for Dean Richards to join Bob Sirott and previews some upcoming streaming features from Jennifer Lopez and Heather Locklear, the latter of which had a Melrose Place cast reunion recently. Plus, Demi Moore has a striking and remarkably relevant new horror film called The Substance coming to theaters co-starring Margaret Qualley.

Chairman of the Regional Transit Authority Kirk Dillard joins Bob Sirott for a deep dive on North DuSable Lake Shore Drive and why he’s strongly lobbying for dedicated bus lanes which are currently absent from the proposed redesign plans. With tens of thousands of Chicagoans who use public transit, there is plenty to fight for and Chairman Dillard gives us the hard numbers to expect when the COVID-19 federal government aid is gone.

Journalist and editor of ‘Ukrainian Freedom News’ Joseph Lindsley joins Bob Sirott from Ukraine to deliver the latest news on the Ukraine-Russia War. Ukrainian drone forces struck one of Russia’s largest warehouses containing scores of Russian munitions and resources in an effort to reduce further missile attacks. We learn with Joseph that earthquake sensors picked up the subsequent detonation and NASA even detected the heat from the blast.

On this Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers:

Paul Nolte, Senior Wealth Advisor & Market Strategist for Murphy & Sylvest, joins Bob Sirott to discuss the potential interest rate cuts and whether those numbers will really make a noticeable change unless you’re buying bonds.