WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest weather updates. Listen in while Bill breaks down this unseasonably warm weather we are experiencing this holiday season and then Bill gives a holiday forecast through the New Year.

Sam Toia, President of the Illinois Restaurant Association, joins Lisa Dent on the show to discuss some of the ways restaurant and bars are combating Gen Zers not being made up of a generation of drinkers. Listen in while Sam shares some of the strategies places are using to get more patrons to go out to eat like previous generations once did.

Rick Silverman, inventor of the drug NU-9, joins Lisa Dent on the show to talk about this new promising drug that demonstrates further promise as an early intervention for Alzheimer’s disease.

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article, “Are Some of Your Best Employees Hiding Second Jobs?”

Pawan Joshi, CSO at supply chain platform e2open, joins Lisa Dent on the show to talk about how uncertainty could be the headline of the holiday season and carry over well into the new year with regards to tariffs.

Jennifer Serino, Executive Director Lake County Workforce Development, joins Lisa Dent as part of our Your Hometown: Long Grove spotlight. Serino highlights their partnership with Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce to help small businesses.

Etiquette expert and President of Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting Jodi R.R. Smith joins Lisa Dent to share some of the rudest things you can do when being a guest in someone’s home this holiday season.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

Julie Yurko, President & CEO of the Northern Illinois Food Bank, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the Northern Illinois Food Bank focuses on delivering food and healthy eating services to the Northern Illinois community and so Lisa could congratulate Julie for being named Food Bank Leader of the Year. To learn more, go to solvehungertoday.org.

The President of Rogers & Hollands, Brent Stern, joined Lisa Dent on the show to remind listeners why jewelry is the perfect present to give this holiday season.