Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, and Kevin Powell talk with Blackhawks host Charlie Roumeliotis about the team trading Nick Foligno to the Minnesota Wild where he’ll join his brother, some of the other moves made by the Blackhawks as today’s trade deadline approached, and if the rebuild is over and deals will begin to payoff.

Louisa Chu, Chicago Tribune Food Critic, joins Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, to give her reviews of Great Lake in Andersonville and Forty Acres Fresh Market in the Austin neighborhood. Louisa highlights Great Lake’s unique style of pizza, the high demand for Forty Acres’ fried chicken and a popular breakfast sandwich which has both a meat and vegetarian option.

Arlene Okun, founder of the Sock Monkey Museum, joins Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, to discuss the history of sock monkeys and the interactive museum in Long Grove. Arlene also shares her sock monkey story and previews some of the events for National Sock Monkey Day on March 7th.

Peter Greenberg, travel expert and host of Eye on Travel on WGN Radio, joins Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, to discuss new airline routes for the summer, a hidden cell phone feature for outdoor travel, and how to figure out the true cost of a vacation before traveling.

Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including a video for the new McDonald’s Big Arch Burger that went viral for the wrong reasons.

Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

Lou Manfredini joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, in his weekly segment, Lou’s To Do List. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.

Author, international security expert, and DePaul University history professor Dr. Thomas Mockaitis joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, to discuss the ongoing war with Iran. “It’s become very clear,” Dr. Mockaitis explains, “the administration was not prepared for this.” He goes on to explain how Iran was prepared for a potential large scale attack. The attacks on Iran demonstrate that US intelligence was outdated, citing a school being struck, killing over a hundred children.

Dane Neal, filling in for Lisa Dent, checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including a bowling ball heist.

Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, and former federal and state prosecutor, joins Dane Neal, filling in for Lisa Dent, to talk about the continued war with Iran.