Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas joins Lisa Dent to talk about the $22 million in automatic refunds that will be distributed to owners who overpaid last year’s property tax bill. Property owners can check here to see if they have an automatic refund coming.

Jerome Block, a partner at Levy Konigsberg LLP, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the two lawsuits that were filed against Cook County and the State of Illinois for alleged sexual abuse at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.

Spencer Block, public information officer and postal inspector with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Chicago office, joins Lisa Dent to explain why there needs to be more protections in place to keep postal workers safe following the tragic shooting of Octavia Redmond who was killed in the West Pullman neighborhood.

On today’s edition of the Newsroom Temperature Check, Celine Dion will perform Friday at the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, a TikTok video has gone viral after a man proposes to his girlfriend on a beach, only to lose the engagement ring in the ocean, and more! The Newsroom Temperature Check is sponsored by American Weathermakers, Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing. They won’t be comfortable until you are.

Terry Savage, nationally syndicated financial columnist and author, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the upcoming second-quarter earning season and how those quarterly earnings have an impact on the economy. Terry also answers all other money-related questions from WGN Radio listeners.

Matthew Hatzl, Lead Physical Therapist with Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to explain how virtual physical therapy can be as effective as in-person therapy. You can find more information by reaching out to Northwestern Medicine online or by calling 630-933-1500.

“Better knowledge means better health for you and your family. Turn to Northwestern Medicine at nm.org/healthbeatnews for health tips, research and more.”

WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory joins Lisa Dent to give this week’s weather forecast and tells us about a huge warmup coming to the Chicagoland area this weekend. Demetrius also tells us how tornadoes are measured.

Howard Tullman, general managing partner for G2T3V, LLC and for the Chicago High Tech Investors, LLC,  joins Lisa Dent to talk about his latest article in INC Magazine that explains why investors are giving up on AI startups, after dumping millions of dollars on the technology.

Chaz Ebert, the CEO of Ebert Digital LLC, joins Lisa Dent to explain why she’s calling on elected officials to pledge their commitment to bringing a more respectful dialogue among political leaders and with the public.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL 8th-Schaumburg) joins Lisa Dent to explain why many elected democrats quickly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the party’s nomination for President of the United States following President Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 race.