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.

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

Mikayla Pittman, Manager of Nationwide Lung Cancer Screening for the American Lung Association, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the rise of lung cancer in those who have never smoked.

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas joins Lisa Dent to discuss Pope Leo XIV being from Chicago. Pappas explains the finding of a report showing that Cook County’s property tax appeal process shifted $1.91 billion in taxes from businesses onto homeowners over the last three years, and the effects that it had on lower income neighborhoods. Then, she hints that she will announce her candidacy for mayor.

Renee Davis, Executive Director of Green City Market, joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, to share Lincoln Park’s Farmers Market opening for the 2025 season. Davis highlights the market’s new vendors and just how important the market is for independent vendors.  

Katie Horwitz Martinez, Evanston Farmers Market Manager, joins Lisa Dent to share Evanston’s grand opening of this year’s Farmers Market. Martinez shares where the local produce is coming from, and the specifics of what people can find from over 70 vendors this year. They feature hot foods and drinks, specialty cheeses, and more!