U.S. Olympic beach volleyball players and AVP stars Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss join Lisa Dent to talk about their experience competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics and how you can come see them both this weekend at the AVP Chicago Open August 30th-September 1st at Oak Street Beach.

Junior Martinez, the owner of Timothy O’Toole’s Pub in Lake Villa joins Lisa Dent to talk about the many events you can experience when you visit, like Lucky Balls Bingo, and Trivia Nights. Martinez also talks about how you can book your next private event at the Lake Villa location.

Hadi Finnerty, Senior Manager of Education & Community Volunteers at the Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter, joins Lisa Dent to explain a recent study that revealed the odds of getting Alzheimer’s disease could come down to where you live.

Hersey High School football coach Joe Pardun joins Lisa Dent to talk about how you can help Team Mighty Meeks in their fight against neurofibromatosis (NF) when they participate in the Chicagoland Shine a Light NF Walk. Click here to make a donation.

Dr. Sandra Keim-Bounds, the superintendent of Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41 joins Lisa Dent to discuss how they are dedicated to enriching learning opportunities and fostering academic skills that will propel students into the future.

Michelle Nichols, the director of public observing at the Adler Planetarium, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the two Boeing Starliner astronauts that are stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) until at least February and what efforts it will take to get them back home safely.

Lake County Deputy Chief Judge Patricia S. Fix joins Lisa Dent to talk about their new courthouse comfort dog, Desi, who will offer support to victims, defendants, and jurors.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias joins Lisa Dent to explain why Illinois Flag Commission will be accepting submissions for a new state flag design. The commission will accept design ideas for consideration from the public beginning September 3rd until October 18.

On today’s edition of the Newsroom Temperature Check, a news helicopter crew in New York spotted a boy who had been reported missing but who was actually up on the roof of his building playing hooky, country star Scotty McCreery kicked a fan out of his show at the Colorado State Fair for hitting a woman, and more! The Newsroom Temperature Check is sponsored by American Weathermakers, Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing. They won’t be comfortable until you are.

Benjamin Haberthur, the executive director, and Jennifer Rooks-Lopez, the chief of planning, for the Kane County Forest Preserve join Lisa Dent to explain why the proposed dam removals on Fox River would be a benefit to the health of the waterway and return the flow to what the river is meant to be.