Chicago Tribune food critic Louisa Chu joins Lisa Dent to share her latest restaurant review. Chu reviews the Mexican seafood restaurant Mariscos San Pedro at the historic Thalia Hall in the Pilsen neighborhood. Chu describes the mouth-watering dishes offered and details their process in making their breakfast tacos.

Lisa checks in with the newsroom to share their stories. Mary shares her What’s With?, Kevin shares an article that says men are more romantic then women, and Steve shares that Gen Z may get more romantic with co-workers than previous generations.

Patrick Dolan, employment lawyer at Conti & Dolan, LLC, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the 75,000 federal workers that are accepting President Trump’s buyout as the offer expires. Those that accepted the buyout make up just over three percent of the federal workforce. The two discuss what might happen for those federal employees that didn’t accept the buyout.

NewsNation reporter Natasha Zouves joins Lisa Dent to talk about the upcoming NewsNation special report, Area 51: Classified Cancer, a story that details Area 51 veterans getting tumors from working around radiation. You see more here and watch her full report this Saturday at 6pm CT on NewsNation.

Lisa checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories. Lauren Lapka, filling in for Steve, shares the wishes of a 104 year old woman who wanted to experience being arrested. Mary gives us the statistics of ‘ghosting’ and where Chicago falls on the list. Then, Kevin shares some of the blockbuster names performing in Ann Arbor at Michigan stadium.

Brooke Mickey, president of the Illini Solar Car team, joins Lisa Dent to talk about their car, Calypso, which is on display at The 2025 Chicago Auto Show. The car took two years of work to complete its 1,500 mile trek fueled by solar power.

Ben Bradley, WGN-TV investigative reporter, joins Lisa Dent to analyze the jury’s decision in the Madigan trial. After a long deliberation process, the jury found Michael Madigan guilty of ten counts in a split verdict. Bradley breaks down the impact for one of the most powerful Illinois politicians over the last four decades.

Relationship experts Stacey & Paul Martino joins Lisa Dent to share the secrets to lasting, fulfilling relationships. Co-authors of several books including their new title, The Missing Piece: A Proven Method to Single-Handedly Transform Your Relationship and Create Harmony in Your Home, that comes out on paperback February 18th, Stacey and Paul give some of the nuggets of knowledge that are in the book.

Dr. Santina Wheat, family medicine physician at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the recent bird flu case in a dairy worker in Nevada. The worker was infected with a strain of bird flu that is different from the one spreading across the United States over the last year.

Lisa checks in with the newsroom to get their stories. Mary shares the results of an interesting survey. Kevin talks about a man with some interesting contraband. And Steve indulges us with a story about an indulgent opossum.