Dr. Sam Kim, Thoracic Surgeon at Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute, joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, to talk about meeting a six-year-old boy who wants to become a Thoracic Surgeon just like Dr. Kim.

15th Ward Alderman Ray Lopez joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, to discuss Mayor Johnson’s backing down from his $300 million property tax hike proposal. Alderman Lopez then shares whether or not the city council has prepared follow-up plans yet.

WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, to talk about when we might see snow in Chicago. Then Demetrius discusses the process of forecasting snow and how he and the crew at WGN-TV go about it.

Kiely Fletcher, vice provost for enrollment management at UIC, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the UIC Aspire grant that will pay for tuition and fees for incoming students who meet certain residency and income requirements.

On today’s Newsroom Temperature Check, Lisa Dent and the Newsroom share their weird news and odd stories.

April Foreman, Director of the Chicagoland area Giving Machine Program, joins Lisa Dent to discuss their giving machine and how you can help people in need! For more information, visit givingmachineschicagoland.org/.

Eli Williamson, army veteran and founder of the non-profit Leave No Veteran Behind, joins Lisa Dent to talk about his experience in the Army and why he started the organization. For more information, visit leavenoveteranbehind.org.

Sunyoung Park, associate professor of East Asian languages and cultures and gender and sexuality studies at the University of Southern California at Dornsife, joins Lisa Dent to explain what the 4B movement is, how and where it started, and more.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins Lisa Dent and Steve Bertrand to talk about racist text messages that have been sent to Black residents across the nation, including Illinois, this past week. Attorney General Raoul explains what he knows about these messages and what people should do if they receive one of these messages.

On today’s Newsroom Temperature Check, Lisa Dent and the Newsroom share their weird news and odd stories.