Dr. Sterling Elliott, Clinical Pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to highlight various factors that play into the extreme price of prescription drugs in the U.S.

Lisa Dent is joined by Attorney Burt Odelson to discuss the importance of voter turnout on election day, and why he believes that 2024 will be a safe and fair election. Then, Lisa chats with WGN TV Political Analyst Paul Lisnek about when we will see the results, and what to make of the recent Iowa polls.

Media pioneer and founder of N’Digo Dr. Hermene Hartman joins Lisa Dent to talk about her personal relationship with Quincy Jones, who passed away last night at the age of 91. Additionally, she gives her prediction on the upcoming election.

Karen Conti, Partner at Conti & Dolan LLC, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the Madigan corruption trial, and highlight the fact that there is a difference between what is “immoral” and what is actually against the law. Additionally, she shares her thoughts on the former campaign employee who sparked the #MeToo movement taking the stand and its importance to the trial.

Chicago native Chef Lamar Moore is collaborating with Kinzie Chophouse. As part of their ongoing guest chef series, Chef Moore will be collaborating with the Kinzie Chophouse staff on November 14th. Guests can experience Chef Moore’s premiere cooking, featuring a prix fixe four course menu when they make a reservation.

Lisa Dent welcomes Dave Plier and his fiancé Erica McDonald to talk about getting engaged last week, a second time around for them both, and a slight age difference that Dave refuses to recognize.

Dr. Dana Varble, chief veterinary officer for the North American Veterinary Community, joins Lisa Dent to talk about navigating the difficulties that pet owners face during their end-of-life treatment. Dr. Varble then answers caller and text questions about any and every pet need.

Encouraging Illinois citizens to vote in this years election, Pat Quinn, Former Governor of Illinois, joins Lisa Dent to discuss a referendum on this year’s ballot. Three non-binding ballot measures appear on this year’s ballot, and Quinn reviews the proposed 3% income tax on incomes over one million as a means to dedicate funds to property tax relief.

Ilyce Glink, CEO of Best Money Moves financial wellness company, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the October jobs report. A volatile month of hurricanes and union strikes saw only 12,000 jobs created. Glink then reviews the new rule requiring airlines to give an automatic refund for cancelled flights and how the housing market is still struggling from the housing deficit.

On today’s edition of the Newsroom Temperature Check, Lisa and the crew share their daily stories about right-to-repair rules for restaurants, the richest dead celebrities, and a fake Halloween parade in Dublin. Newsroom Temperature Check is sponsored by American Weathermakers, Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing. They won’t be comfortable until you are.