Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Dr. Tom Moran joins resident hypochondriac Wendy Snyder, in for Bob Sirott, to talk about what to look out for as free COVID vaccines become scarce, some alarming monkeypox numbers, and most surprisingly, alcohol shortens your life.

Dan Kosta, Horticulturalist at Vern Goers Greenhouse located in Hinsdale, joins Wendy Snyder, in for Bob Sirott, to guide some listeners through their gardening and helps us prepare for the coming drop in temperatures.

Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott to provide the latest news in entertainment. With the DNC in town, many celebrities have flocked to Chicago including The Daily Show team and former Northwestern Wildcat Stephen Colbert, who also highlighted Chicago events with Glen Ellyn native Sean Hayes. Dean highlights another Chicagoan with Vince Vaughn’s new series, ‘Bad Monkey’.

Journalist and editor of ‘Ukrainian Freedom News’ Joseph Lindsley joins Bob Sirott from Ukraine to deliver the latest news on the Ukraine-Russia War. Some of today’s updates include Russian false alarms meant to confuse Ukrainian air defense, one of Ukraine’s biggest stars joining the front line and the continued effects of Ukraine pushing deeper into Russia.

Chicago Sun-Times feature writer Ambar Colón joins Bob Sirott to talk about Latin Restaurant Week and what some of her favorite places are. She also shares details about the five best Latin coffee shops in the Chicagoland area.

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:

South Shore Line Exploring Safety Improvements In Hegewisch After Young Journalist Killed By Train: Grace Bentkowski, 22, was killed crossing the South Shore Line tracks in Hegewisch last month. The station’s pedestrian crossings lack signals, sounds, automatic gates or other forms of “active warnings.”

Lake Effect Brewery’s Avondale Taproom Starts Construction After Successful Fundraiser: Work has started on building out the beer garden and finishing up the electrical and plumbing work inside after the brewery raised $115,000.

Music Box Theatre Teams Up With Rebuilding Exchange To Salvage 95-Year-Old Seats: The historic theater is undergoing a renovation for its 95th anniversary, and hired Rebuilding Exchange to help preserve over 700 seats that were first installed when the theater was built nearly 100 years ago.

Cindy Pearlman, senior writer for the New York Times and entertainment columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, joins Bob Sirott to talk about the possibility of ‘Mama Mia 3,’ a new series on Apple TV+, how you can meet Gordon Ramsay, and an Ed Sheeran sighting in a London supermarket. Dean Richards also has things to do in the Chicagoland area this weekend.

Marianne Murciano, Bob Sirott’s wife and founder of Savvy-Planet, joined Bob this morning to share her tips on the best ways to avoid jet lag.

Marianne joins Bob for a weekly segment following the 8:30 am newscast. For more savvy tips, go to Savvy-Planet.Com. Share your own savvy tip: [email protected]. Follow Marianne on Twitter (@marimur), Instagram (@havanagirl), and on Facebook (SirottAndMurciano).

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 more progress of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region and what Russian media is saying about the attacks on Russian soil. 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.

On August 16th, 2024, Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: