Should the government be able to mandate masks in schools? Why are Naperville teachers thinking about going on strike at the beginning of the school year? Bruce and Judy talk to Dan Iverson, Naperville Teachers Union President, to find out why. If Bruce could change his career to anything, he would want to become a truck driver. Unfortunately, restaurants are going to have to become the mask police again.

Bruce and Judy try to solve the west coast's water crisis. If you catch COVID-19 while pregnant, what could happen to your baby? CEO of March of Dimes, Stacey D. Stewart, urges pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Chicago hotels are expected to lose 10,000 room nights in 2 weeks due to the delta variant. Michael Jacobson, President of the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, says they expected a long and slow recovery. Is the United States safe amid the collapse of Afghanistan? Find out why Judy isn't a Jay Culter fan.

Summer is officially over; bring out the turkey-flavored candy corn! Jason Killmeyer, former Chief of Staff of Global Defense, shares who is to blame for the fall of Afghanistan. Find out how you can float on the lake with the Chicago Fireboat Tour while the Blue Angles fly above you! Would you ever end a relationship because your significant other wouldn't get vaccinated?

Technology might be the thing to get us out of the pandemic. Pastor Phil Jackson and Dancer Elizabeth Seonwoo stop by in-studio to announce their block party this Saturday starting at 12 pm at The Firehouse Community Arts Center in Chicago! Naperville teachers are on strike right as the school year begins. Census Bureau says Chicago is growing and becoming a more diverse city!

School is back, and masks may be back for students also. Nobody is going to the gym; Bruce thinks they'll be a thing of the past soon. Jennifer Stefano joins Bruce St James and Judy Pielach to warn parents about the irreplaceable damage a second lockdown for schools would do to their students. Bruce and Judy talk about some of the worst celebrity couples. Infectious disease expert Dr. Susan Bleasdale explains why pregnant women should get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Thunderstorms and tornadoes have been hitting the Chicagoland area more than ever before. Or have they? State Climatologist Trent Ford takes a look at the data and discusses whether the recent stretch of bad weather is truly an outlier or just a byproduct of recency bias and ease of access to information

Political Analyst Pat Brady shares his expertise with Bruce and Judy on the straw purchasing of the gun used to kill Officer Ella French. Pat also sounds off on Kim Foxx for her role on the downfall of Chicago's criminal justice system

Andrea Darlas fills in for Bruce St James for the morning! Andrea, Judy, and Cheez talk about the severe storms that caused some tornados on Monday night. An Illinois State Biologist explains how deer are spreading COVID-19 to one another. Unvaccinated and vaccinated people be prepared to pay more for insurance. Find out what resolutions Judy and Andrea have broken before.

We talk about everything from This weekends movies and television to How to deal with your kids growing up and leaving with Lisa Heffernan from Grown and Flown. We talk Chicago history with the Urban Historian Sherman "Dilla" Thomas and Chicago's top doc Dr. Allison Arwady gives us a Covid update and tells us how she went undercover at Lolla just to make sure people were checking vax cards. And Chris Spagnola from The Milk Stop Cafe in La Grange tells us why Wendy Snyder has a drink named after her at his place.

ABC's Jim Ryan updates Bruce and Judy about the Olympics one last time from Tokyo. What do you normally forget to pack for vacation?

Coach Marpray Monson is making a difference in Chicago children's lives one basket at a time. Will you need a booster shot soon? Listen from an IPAC instructor on how to be a more responsible gun owner with children in the house.