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:

Cannabis Dispensary Across From Wrigley Field Gets Final Approval From City Council: Entourage Holdings cleared its final zoning hurdle Friday, paving the way for the team to open after years of delays and neighborhood negotiations.

Proposed Crosstown Bike Trail Gains Traction But Needs Anti-Gentrification Measures, Some Say: Thursday’s virtual town hall was the first of many to discuss the proposed 3.2-mile trail that would run through Old Irving Park, Irving Park, Portage Park, Kilbourn Park, Belmont Cragin and Hermosa.

Chicago Offers Free Virtual Therapy To Students, But Some Have Concerns: A group of student privacy and mental health advocates are raising flags about the district’s contract with a for-profit company, arguing it may violate an Illinois student privacy law.

Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott to provide the latest news in entertainment. Bob and Dean discuss the weekend box office numbers, the Pope’s A-List guests at the Vatican, and why Dennis DeYoung slams the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They also talk about the 35th anniversary of “Home Alone,” a Sebastian Maniscalco spoof on SNL, and “The Beatles Anthology” series to stream on Disney+.

On November 17th, 2025, Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers:

Marianne Murciano, Bob Sirott’s wife and founder of Savvy-Planet, joins Bob to talk about how you should react to and handle unruly airline passengers. She also mentions one of her famous Thanksgiving sides.

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Choose Chicago’s Director of Corporate Communications Isaac Reichman joins Bob Sirott to talk about some of his favorite restaurants in Chicago’s Theater District, like The Berghoff and The Dearborn, and more. He also shares some restaurants that will be open on Thanksgiving, like Hawksmoor and Cafe Robey, as well as Thanksgiving Day Afternoon Lunch Cruises.

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:

3 Friends Visit Every CTA ‘L’ Stop In 9 Hours In Effort To Set Guinness World Record: The trio wore Chicago flags as capes and fought snowfall Monday to reach their ambitious goal from the Guinness Book of World Records.

After Army Corps Abandons Lakefront Dump Expansion, City Commits To Replacing It With Park: Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed using $500,000 from a $1 billion TIF “surplus” to plan a park on the site where an Army Corps dump for polluted sediment will soon close, officials said.

To learn more about Derrick Rose’s move back to Chicago, click on the headline: Derrick Rose Moves Back To Chicago In Retirement: ‘I Love Chi. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly’

Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott to provide the latest news in entertainment. Bob and Dean share details about the man who grabbed Ariana Grande on the red carpet, Bad Bunny’s Latin Grammy awards, and the “Dawson’s Creek” star that needs cancer treatment. They also talk about things to do this weekend, including the “Sound of Music” singalong at the Music Box Theater, and Dean’s movie reviews.

On November 14th, 2025, Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers:

WGN Radio’s afternoon news anchor Steve Bertrand joins Bob Sirott and Andy Masur to talk about some of the highlights of his career and his forty years at WGN Radio. He also jokes about what he’ll do for the first day of his retirement and how he would like to end his time at the station.

Columnist and film critic Richard Roeper joins Bob Sirott to talk about “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” coming to Chicago and their experiences hosting New Year’s Eve events. They also discuss movies and TV shows that are set in Chicago but filmed somewhere else, as well as some of their favorites.