Lisa Dent

Victoria Myhre, special events coordinator for the Village of Bensenville, joins Lisa Dent to highlight their upcoming events, including their weekly concerts every Wednesday and the DMV pop-up on Thursday, September 17th. She goes on to describe her own happiness with her time in Bensenville, noting how she was interested in the area long before moving to it and how she has loved the village all the more since becoming part of the community.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including an update on Kevin’s toilet tale, William Shatner’s new album in collaboration with Brad Paisley, and the crew speculates who could play Ozzy Osbourne in his biopic.

Lou Manfredini hops on the show with Lisa to answer listeners’ home project questions. Today, he shares tips on fixing severe shower leaks, how to properly apply caulk to the rim of a bathtub, and the Base Power battery backup.

Following the death of Dolly Parton on August 21st, Lisa Dent expresses her thoughts on the country legend whose life’s work, whether it be through music or philanthropy, touched so many people. Lisa shares stories of her conversation’s with Dolly, detailing the originality in her writing and her spontaneity as a whole. Later, host of the the Naughty but Nice podcast, Rob Shuter, joins Lisa to further elaborate on the generational impact Dolly has made across the globe.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including Governor Pritzker’s signing of an e-bike regulation bill, a lack of funding for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, and Michael Jordan will not be returning to NBC’s NBA coverage.

Suzanne Hoffman, president of the Illinois State Genealogical Society, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the closing of the National Archives at Chicago and the subsequent dispersal of information. She stresses the consequences when we no longer have access to this information, and encourages listeners to speak up in these situations.

Government finance and accountability reporter with the Illinois Answers Project Alex Nitkin joins Lisa Dent to discuss his report showing how data centers by O’Hare have won almost $100 million in local tax breaks. He addresses the two most common forms of tax breaks that come in the forms of appeals and incentives.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including woman who ran a 5k after giving birth two weeks prior, two NFL players who were cut and are now trying to play for LSU, and Australians are taking a stance against songs completely made with AI.

Terry Savage, nationally-syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how according to the Federal Trade Commission, people were scammed out of $3.5 billion in the year 2025. What makes these situations worse, is how scam victims won’t speak up about the crime for fear of embarrassment. Later, Terry takes financial questions from listeners.

Chief Meteorologist at WGN-TV, Demetrius Ivory, and WGN-TV weather producer, Bill Snyder join Lisa Dent to talk about the weather. Together, The Forecasters discuss the difference in reported tornado sightings across state boundaries. Later, they address whether or not we will hit 90 degrees again this season.