Lisa Dent

Ron Brown, news anchor for WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to dish out some Brownie Points. This week he reviews Primetime, the film centered around the reality show To Catch a Predator and its host, Chris Hansen. Later, Ron gives his review on The Weight starring Ethan Hawke.

Schiller Park Village Trustee Joan Golembiewski joins Lisa Dent to express her love for the village and highlight the 37 years that she’s lived there. She shares that her daughters used to go to Leyden High School back in 1989 and how life comes full circle as her grandson now attends the very same school.

Superintendent of School District 81 in Schiller Park Melissa Kartsimas joins Lisa Dent to about how the Schiller Park schools encourage the growth, learning, and success of its 1,300 students. Later, she highlights the district’s “High-Five Fridays” which bring the village’s police, firefighters, and even its mayor to the schools every Friday morning in order to give students high-fives as they head to class.

Melissa Pratt, internationally-certified child passenger safety technician and founder of Safe in the Seat, joins Lisa on Child Passenger Safety Week to discuss the do’s and don’ts when looking for and installing a car seat, as well as the ages a child should still be using one.

Lisa Dent, checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories, including the announcement of Ebon Moss-Bachrach joining the cast of Heat 2, Dolly Parton is set to be posthumously featured on the final track of U2’s newest album, and an update on Collin’s phone usage since he started using a Brick.

Join Lisa Dent as she and the rest afternoon crew chat about A. and the many facets that make up this increasingly divisive topic. Make sure to voice your opinion as we delve into the AI discourse, once a week, and try to have a truly human conversation.

Lou Manfredini joins the show from the Cubs game to answer listeners’ home project questions. Today, he shares tips on spraying plants for bugs before taking them back inside, replacing damp floors, and fixing the garage door after accidentally backing into it. Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.

President and CEO of Special Olympics Illinois Pete Beale-DelVecchio and Special Olympics athlete Sophia Snow join Lisa Dent to highlight the 18th annual O’Hare Plane Pull event happening Saturday, September 26th from 8:30am to 1:00pm at O’Hare International Airport.

Alderman of the 29th Ward Chris Taliaferro joins Lisa Dent to share his thoughts on Tuesday’s rollout of the new OEMC 911 dispatch system. He expresses his, other alders’, and OEMC employees’ concerns that the new system could potentially drop calls and inadvertently slow down response time. He does highlight however, that while the new system is being tested, they have their legacy system waiting in the wings as a backup.

Lisa Dent, checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories, including the introduction of a Nerds Gummy Cluster grilled cheese to the UBS Arena, the remembrance of Ray Charles on his birthday, and a 72-year-old in Ohio was charged with attaching a tracker to a delivery truck for the sole purpose of getting Pokémon cards.