Lisa Dent

Assistant Collections Manager in the Bird Division at the Field Museum and the Field Museum’s Director of the Chicago Peregrine Program Mary Hennen joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, to share the love story of how Josephine, their female peregrine falcon with no mate, was introduced to a new male falcon named after the late Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick. Being friends with Tony, Wendy knew that this was the perfect tribute to him as he was incredibly fond of birds, dogs, and the White Sox alike. As the conversation progresses, Mary provides information on this species of bird that many people don’t know reside in the city.

Executive Director of Share Food Share Love Food Pantry in Brookfield John Dumas joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, to spotlight his organization and how it encourages gardeners to donate their surplus produce any day between the hours of 6am and 10pm. After, he explains the history and process that led the food pantry to have a comfortable, grocery-like atmosphere to allow customers a more relaxed experience. John later addresses the effect that the cuts to SNAP benefits has on his food pantry and how people can support him as well as other pantries.

Ilyce Glink, of ThinkGlink.com and the Love, Money + Real Estate newsletter, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, to discuss the current national average for gas prices and Americans’ reaction to it. She later addresses why July feels so expensive compared to other months.

Jonathan Jones, Director of Marketing for Visit Lake County, joins Lisa Dent to discuss all of the summer activities just waiting to be experienced in Lake County. He highlights some of the artists people can see at Ravinia Festival, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chance the Rapper, Ricky Martin, and more! While Lake County also offers attractions such as the Great Wolf Lodge and Hurricane Harbor, Jonathan also would like to spotlight Visit Lake County’s Summer sweepstakes to win four tickets to Six Flags Great America.

Lou Manfredini hops on the show with Lisa to answer listeners’ home project questions. Today, he shares tips on remedying air pressure changes in your home as well as how to better prepared for storms to hit your house. He also discusses how Base Power launched a battery backup system that ComEd customers have installed in their backyard.

Perry and Jason Moy, Father-Son owners of Plum Garden Restaurant, join Lisa Dent to share how this restaurant came to be in McHenry. Perry recounts the story of his mother, Connie, moving from China to the United States and working at the restaurants of various family members, all with the hope to make her mark and own a restaurant herself. This dream saw itself come true in 1965 when Connie took Perry and his siblings to McHenry where they were welcomed immediately with a restaurant to call there own, dubbing it the Plum Garden. Ownership has since passed to Perry in 1972 and later to his eldest son, Jason in 2018. As the newest owner, Jason plans to maintain the connection between past and present that Plum Garden represents. While bringing the restaurant into the newer age, he wants to keep the love Plum Garden exudes for McHenry as well as his grandmother’s wish to give back to the community that embraced them.

Retail shop owner and retail incubator graduate of the Riverwalk Shoppes Carol Chrisman joins Lisa Dent to spotlight both of her businesses and how they contribute to the personality and history of McHenry. Together, they discuss the incubator’s process of allowing business owners to set up a temporary shop along the Riverwalk and test selling their products to the city’s market while, at the same time, gaining more business acumen. If the business is showing signs of success, they’re encouraged to open a full shop in McHenry. This graduation process not only allowed Carol to open the women’s clothing store, Black Orchid Boutique, but allowed her to revitalize her skateboard shop that closed in 2011, The Trend Cellar. After explaining the history of the original Trend Cellar, Carol highlights some of the other businesses people should visit when they explore McHenry.

Ron Brown, news anchor for WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to dish out some Brownie Points. After weeks of build up, Ron finally gets the opportunity to share his review of the Anthony Bourdain biopic, Tony, coming to theaters Friday, August 7th. Later, he gives his thoughts on the pickleball-themed comedy, The Dink.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including Kevin’s most recent Moment in Heat-story, the country music stars that oppose AI data centers, and a story of a man in Montana who walked 10 miles down a mountain after impaling himself on his hiking stick.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including the sequel series of Clueless coming to Paramount+, a Shohei Ohtani trading card that sold for $11 million, and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new cooking show.