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

Dr. Hermene Hartman, Chicago media pioneer and founder of N’Digo, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Pope Leo XIV. Dr. Hartman calls him a true ‘South-sider’ and discusses the Pope’s Creole background.

Peter Greenberg, travel expert and host of Eye on Travel on WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to share the details around the blackout in Newark, New Jersey. Greenberg shares what the process will be to fix the issue, and how it’s affecting air traffic controllers. Then, Greenberg shares his thoughts on the US travel advisory to Russia

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

Eloise Bertrand joins Lisa Dent to surprise Steve Bertrand. After working at WGN for over 40 years, Steve’s mother has never been on air.

Jeff Tabels, Director of Business Engagement/Farmer’s Market Manager, joins Lisa Dent to share the Lincoln Square Farmers Market. The market runs twice a week from May to October with over 50 vendors that are local to Chicago. Located at 4513 N Lincoln Ave. In the parking lot on the east side of Lincoln Ave just north of Sunnyside Ave, you can find it open on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Chef Rich Wang from Minyoli joins Lisa Dent to share the Taiwanese wheat noodles that are a cultural rarity in Chicago. Chef Wang worked at multiple Michelin star restaurants before opening Minyoli. Minoyli celebrates its one year anniversary after Chef Wang opened it last May.

Jon Schumacher, Bureau Chief of Construction at Illinois Department of Transportation, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the coming ramp closures on the Kennedy Expressway. Starting May 19th, two ramps per week will be closed for a approximately a week.

Dr. Gertrude Lyons, parenting coach, podcast host, TEDx speaker, and author of Rewrite the Mother Code: From Sacrifice to Stardust – A Cosmic Approach to Motherhood, joins Lisa Dent to discuss motherhood. Dr. Lyons shares the Mother Code, a combination of culture, family, and our surroundings, and how they inform how we mother.

NewsNation Correspondent Robert Sherman joins Lisa Dent to share his experience being in Vatican City when Pope Leo XIV emerged on the loggia overlooking St. Peter’s Square. Sherman details the reaction from people in Rome after the chimney of the Sistine Chapel released white smoke.