Lisa Dent

Mayor of Arlington Heights Jim Tinaglia joins the Lisa Dent Show to share his thoughts on the Bears moving to Hammond, Indiana. He expresses disappointment in the news as he describes the last four years of trying to get Arlington Heights to be the Bears’ new home. Despite his disappointment, he maintains hope that the Bears still have a future in the village.

Teresa Murray, a consumer watchdog with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), joins Lisa Dent to discuss the recall of Up & Up baby wipes, the 72 and 120-count of the 125mg Gas-X Extra Strength Softgel pills, and moringa leaf powder.

Nobody appreciates live music like our very own Lisa Dent. So it was especially great for her to learn more about Grand Rapids’ Acrisure Amphitheater, newly opened to kick off the summer! Find out more from Lisa’s conversation with Experience Grand Rapids’ VP of Marketing Kate Leito, and go to ExperienceGR.com to plan your trip.

Activist, Feminist, Chair of the 24th District Council for Chicago’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, and Author of J is for Justice!: An Activism Alphabet, Veronica Arreola joins Lisa Dent to discuss how her book became one of the most banned books throughout school districts in the United States. In addition to breaking down why she believes her book was banned, Veronica highlights how her daughter’s questions growing up were the inspiration for her book.

Kevin Brasler, Executive Editor at Consumers’ Checkbook, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how shopping at outlet stores might not be saving people as much money as they think. Later, he addresses when someone should fix an appliance versus when they should buy a new one altogether.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including a girl who turned $1,800 into confetti, the movie, Backrooms is close to reaching $200 million globally, and Mary’s skunk saga.

Scott Kaufman, the Community Initiatives Supervisor, and Jarrett Burton, Coordinator of the Dupage Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC), speak with Lisa to discuss the launch of the Dupage Naloxone Program. They highlight the initiative designed to distribute and make available Opioid-related overdose medication to schools, libraries, emergency services, and residents of Illinois.

Former Chicago Bull Will Perdue joins Lisa Dent to share his thoughts on his former teammate Stacey King who died on Sunday at the age of 59. He not only highlights Stacey as a player, but emphasizes his personality, humor, and energy that made him so well loved on and off the court.

Governor Mike Braun of Indiana joins the Lisa Dent Show to talk about the Bears’ potential move to Hammond. He addresses the conversations he had with the McCaskeys as well as some of the preparations he’s been making to start building a new stadium.

Argie Karafotias, co-founder of Touchdown Arlington, a group of local Arlington Heights residents and business owners advocating for the Bears to settle down in their village, joins the Lisa Dent Show to talk about the Bears’ reported move to Hammond, Indiana. He expresses disappointment in the news, but maintains hope that Arlington Heights still has a chance to be the new home of the Bears.