Garien Gatewood, Deputy Mayor of Community Safety, joins Lisa Dent and Steve Bertrand to talk about the city’s response to the teen trends (a.k.a. teen takeovers) over this summer. After a surge in teen trends in April and May, Deputy Mayor Gatewood shares that the city has prevented ‘so many’ potential events by communicating with the organizers and working alongside the Chicago Police Department.

Manny Ramos, Investigative Reporter for Block Club Chicago’s The Watch, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the Community First Medical Center in Portage Park. Ramos details his findings in his year-long investigation into the medical center that has been plagued by problems.

Byron Andreas, President of Andreas and Sons, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the business, its beginnings, and all things concrete.

Dr. John Duffy, clinical psychologist, parenting expert, and author of Rescuing Our Sons: 8 Solutions to Our Crisis of Disaffected Teen Boys, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the mental health of school-aged-kids in the wake of the Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis.

Elizabeth Bergstrom, Pam Wenc, and Sue Hughes, from the Geneva Lake Women’s Association, join Lisa Dent to discuss their mission. The GLWA is hosting their 22nd annual luncheon. And, for their major fall event, they’re hosting the second annual Musique of the Night Gala. The GLWA, in their 61 year history, have always been community focused, last year raising over $100,000 for community charities.

Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes, 2024 Olympic Beach Volleyball silver medalists representing Canada, join Lisa Dent to break down their careers, their partnership, and their silver medal finish at the Olympics in Paris.

Bob Pearce, General Manager of Pearce’s Farm Stand, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the fourth generation farm stand. Pearce shares all the activities that the farm stand has to offer to visitors. He takes pride that all of the food grown on the farm delivers fresh produce to the community and visitors in Lake Geneva.

Ryan Brazel, Founder and President of Warriors Walk, joins Lisa Dent to discuss this year’s Warriors Walk Banquet Dinner. Brazel is a 22-year veteran who finished five deployments and has committed himself to veteran advocacy and support.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

Lou Manfredini joins Lisa Dent for Lou’s To Do List, sponsored by Perma-Seal. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.