Tom Weitzel, Retired Chief of the Riverside Police Department, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. This year, the names of 345 officers killed in the line of duty are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC. Illinois was the fourth-highest state for law enforcement fatalities in 2024. To contribute to the fund, you can click here.

Craig Bolanos, Co-Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partner, joins Jon Hansen to discuss the latest ruling from the Federal Reserve not lowering interest rates. Bolanos thinks that despite the improvement on inflation, there is still some hesitancy to cut the interest rates until there is still more economic stability.

Laura Rost, National Coordinator for Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA, joins Lisa Dent to discuss No Mow Monday, a movement to help create a larger environment for pollinators and wildlife in the spring. Rost shares what people can do outside of mowing to help wildlife flourish.

Sulafa Zidani, Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the virality of the memes centered around Pope Leo XIV. The Chicago-born pope has been made the subject of memes based on Chicago culture.

WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory joins Lisa Dent to discuss Menards rebates, his current wager with weather producer Bill Snyder, and why Minnesota’s weather is so erratic. Then, Ivory shares the upcoming forecast and the likely temps for Memorial Day.

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins Lisa Dent to discuss her time in Washington D.C. learning about cyber-scams and AI. She previews her upcoming column addressing internet scams and the quantity of devices connected to the internet; the total now exceeds more than the number of people on the planet.

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

Alison LaCroix, Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law and associate member of the Department of History at the University of Chicago Law School, joins Lisa Dent to discuss habeas corpus. LaCroix explains that as one of the foundational rights in the American Constitution, the suspension of habeas corpus would mean that due process is not required for anyone detained in the United States.

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Tullman’s latest article that talks about Menard’s rebate change.

Dr. Emma Barber, a gynecologic oncologist with the Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the first FDA-approved at-home HPV test. More than 99 percent of cervical cancer is caused by HPV. The at-home test will give women a chance they haven’t previously had to get on top of their cervical health.