Lisa Dent

Partner at Leonard Trial Lawyers, Michael Leonard joins Lisa Dent to shed light on the situation regarding Bally’s hiring the law firm of former Mayor Lori Lightfoot and discuss whether or not this is a conflict of interest.

In honor of the 250 years since the United States’ conception, Lisa will be chatting about some of the beautiful natural parks that help preserve the landscape and wildlife of this country. In this iteration, she highlights the closest national park to Chicago. That being Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana. The acting Superintendent of the park, Leo Lestino joins her in this task as he describes visitors being able to walk through dunes ranging from 50 years old to 5,000 years old, such as the ones on The Dune Succession Trail located in the West Beach area. Later, he advises listeners on how they can enjoy the full park experience without inadvertently disrupting the ecosystem. If you would like to visit the Indiana Dunes, they have a fee-free weekend starting Friday for the 4th of July.

Ron Brown, news anchor for WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to dish out some Brownie Points. This week he reviews The Invite, The Death of Robin Hood, and Supergirl

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including a continuation of the Bob Dylan conversation, the true crime documentary regarding JonBenét Ramsey, and Heat being featured in an episode of The Bear.

Dr. Michael Ziffra, psychiatrist at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how extreme heat affects those who are neurodivergent and how hot weather affects stress and anxiety as a whole. While intense heat inherently causes people to be come more irritable and run down, certain medications only make the experience worse. Some possess side effects that make users more sensitive to heat and others halt sweat production which is a main cooling method for humans. Whether someone is taking a medication or not, Dr. Ziffra stresses that we all have empathy for one another as we are all experiencing this heat together.

Jahmal Cole, founder and CEO of My Block, My Hood, My City, joins Lisa Dent to talk about his mission to live in all 77 of Chicago’s neighborhoods. This month he’s in Pilsen and he updates listeners on his upcoming plans and shares how you can support his journey.

Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the mayoral race and incumbent Mayor Brandon Johnson’s chance to win a second term. He emphasizes, however, that with the sheer number of candidates running, including those who have yet to officially announce their runs, everyone has relatively the same chance to win the race. He adds the caveat that those who already have acquired a following or have a network of connections, such as Secretary Alexi Giannoulias and Treasurer Maria Pappas, have an edge so far.

Alderman of the 17th Ward David Moore joins Lisa Dent to talk about his Keep Chicago Clean Campaign officially launched on Friday, June 26th. With so much garbage being thrown onto the streets, he discusses his plan to post PSA’s and signs throughout the city to encourage residents to properly dispose of their trash. He highlights an aspect of the campaign that allows residents to call 311 if they need tools and cleaning supplies. If you’re interested in helping Chicago stay clean, the 17th Ward holds a cleaning event every fourth Saturday of the month.

Burt Odelson, Attorney for the City of Markham, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the recent Supreme Court rulings and what he can gather of the Justices political leanings based on their votes. He touches on the rulings regarding birthright citizenship and transgender athletes. Later, he highlights their ruling which removes the cap of how much a person can donate to a political party. Burt predicts that this will allow the rich to influence which candidates get chosen to run for various offices even more so than they already do now.

Demetrius Ivory, Chief Meteorologist at WGN-TV, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the weather. Before that, he highlights his and Tom Skilling’s appearances in The Bear and gives the listeners a peek at some dialogue that was omitted from the show. Later, WGN-TV weather producer, Bill Snyder hops in on the conversation to discuss the extreme heat over the course of the week as well as brag about who won the most recent bet between him and Demetrius.