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Lisa Dent

The Lisa Dent Podcast from 720 WGN

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373
Years Active
2025
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Pat Tillman Foundation Leadership Summit this weekend

Pat Tillman Foundation Leadership Summit this weekend

Dr. Katherine Steele, CEO of the Pat Tillman Foundation, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the foundation’s event this weekend. As a part of their three day event, the foundation will build park benches and…

Thu 17 Jul 2025
Argyle Night Market returns for its 11th season

Argyle Night Market returns for its 11th season

Greg Carroll, Director of Partnerships & Events for the Uptown Chamber of Commerce, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the Argyle Night Market returning. Businesses in Uptown, hit hard by the pandemic, faced…

Thu 17 Jul 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 7/16/25

Newsroom Story Time: 7/16/25

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

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Thu 17 Jul 2025
Ald. Hopkins reacts to City Council failing to override Mayor Johnson’s veto of snap curfew

Ald. Hopkins reacts to City Council failing to override Mayor Johnson’s veto of snap curfew

2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins joins Lisa Dent to discuss Chicago City Council not getting the votes required to override Mayor Johnson’s veto of the ‘snap curfew.’

Thu 17 Jul 2025
Illinois is changing prison health care providers

Illinois is changing prison health care providers

Jenny Vollen-Katz, the executive director of the independent prison monitor the John Howard Association, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the state of Illinois changing its prison health care provider.

Wed 16 Jul 2025
Peter Greenberg checks in from NY to talk travel

Peter Greenberg checks in from NY to talk travel

Peter Greenberg, ‘Eye on Travel‘ host and CBS News travel editor, joins Lisa Dent from New York to talk about the new number one destination to travel in the US. Greenberg then shares some traveling…

Wed 16 Jul 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 7/15/25

Newsroom Story Time: 7/15/25

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

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Wed 16 Jul 2025
Terry Savage on 2026 Social Security COLA and rising Medicare costs

Terry Savage on 2026 Social Security COLA and rising Medicare costs

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins Lisa Dent to discuss the 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which is forecasted to rise by 2.6% due to infl…

Wed 16 Jul 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Chicago’s progress, youth jobs, and public safety

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Chicago’s progress, youth jobs, and public safety

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins Lisa Dent to weigh in on Ald. Walter Burnett Jr.’s suggestion that his son replace him upon retirement and reflects on what leadership means for Chicago’s next gen…

Wed 16 Jul 2025
Conversations with Demetrius: Why sensitive groups should be cautious this week

Conversations with Demetrius: Why sensitive groups should be cautious this week

WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory joins Lisa Dent to discuss why ground-level ozone is especially dangerous during the summer months. With air quality currently listed as unhealthy for sensi…

Wed 16 Jul 2025
Ald. Silvana Tabares previews Chicago Alders vs. Chicago Police baseball game at Kerry Wood Cubs Field

Ald. Silvana Tabares previews Chicago Alders vs. Chicago Police baseball game at Kerry Wood Cubs Field

Alderwoman Silvana Tabares of the 23rd Ward joins Lisa Dent to talk about the upcoming charity baseball game taking place Sunday, July 20, at Kerry Wood Cubs Field. The game will feature a friendly s…

Wed 16 Jul 2025
Howard Tullman: What eBay reveals about building innovation that truly matters

Howard Tullman: What eBay reveals about building innovation that truly matters

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his most recent article, ‘The 1 Crucial Innovation Lesson Every Bu…

Wed 16 Jul 2025
Ilyce Glink: Jobs, financial stress, and more

Ilyce Glink: Jobs, financial stress, and more

Ilyce Glink, CEO of Best Money Moves financial wellness company, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the difficulty for Americans that are trying to find jobs. Then, she talks about some statistics that show …

Wed 16 Jul 2025
Dr. Dana Varble: World’s friendliest animal, flea treatments, and more

Dr. Dana Varble: World’s friendliest animal, flea treatments, and more

Dr. Dana Varble, Chief Veterinary Officer for the North American Veterinary Community, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the world’s friendliest animal, a new 12 month flea treatment for dogs, and always…

Tue 15 Jul 2025
Dr. Hartman: ‘I will not go into a massive crowd anymore’

Dr. Hartman: ‘I will not go into a massive crowd anymore’

Dr. Hermene Hartman, Chicago media pioneer and founder of N’Digo, joins Lisa Dent to discuss a shooting at a church in Kentucky, the devastating fallout of the Fourth Of July Texas floods, and the po…

Tue 15 Jul 2025
True Crime shows are causing more students to study Forensic Psychology

True Crime shows are causing more students to study Forensic Psychology

Ana Belmonte, Psy.D. is the division chair for the forensic psychology department at The Chicago School, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the ‘CSI effect.’ The rise in popularity of crime shows ,Ana Belmon…

Mon 14 Jul 2025
Myles Rowe: The first African American INDY NXT winner

Myles Rowe: The first African American INDY NXT winner

Myles Rowe, American motorsports racing driver, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his historic INDY NXT race win over the weekend. Rowe shares his beginnings in racing, how he worked his way up to winning i…

Mon 14 Jul 2025
Why is State Farm raising homeowners insurance rates in Illinois?

Why is State Farm raising homeowners insurance rates in Illinois?

Abe Scarr, Director of Illinois PIRG & the Illinois PIRG Education Fund, joins Lisa Dent to discuss State Farm raising homeowners’ insurance rates in Illinois by 27% this summer, citing rising costs …

Mon 14 Jul 2025
Miami city officials cancelled an election, could it happen in Chicago?

Miami city officials cancelled an election, could it happen in Chicago?

Max Bever, Director of Public Information, Chicago Board of Elections, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how Miami’s city commission, in a 3-2 vote, changed the city’s election bylaws to push the municipal …

Mon 14 Jul 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 7/14/25

Newsroom Story Time: 7/14/25

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

Recent Posts

Mon 14 Jul 2025
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