The Lisa Dent Podcast from 720 WGN
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Jeff Nydegger with Jeff Buys Your House joins Lisa Dent to check in and share his background and the operations of his company. After leaving the military, he began buying houses in 2007. Today, Jeff…
Deborah Witzburg, Chicago Inspector General, joins Lisa Dent to discuss her belief that the Chicago City Council must protect her position from political influence. An ordinance that is set to be vot…
Lisa Dent welcomes Dale Duda, Founder and Market Manager of the Northbrook Farmers Market Association, to talk about her story founding the market and bringing the market to Northbrook. Duda shares w…
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Lou Manfredini joins Lisa Dent in his new weekly segment, Ask Lou, where he answers your questions about all things home repair.
Tom Weitzel, retired Chief of the Riverside Police Department, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the ‘Teen Takeover’ in Glen Ellyn that resulted in the neighborhood pool closing early.
Steve Gavers, founder of the Gavers Community Cancer Foundation, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the foundation’s fundraising event. Gavers is a cancer survivor himself and has become dedicated in raising…
Tom Appel, Publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, joins Lisa Dent to discuss why car insurance has gotten so expensive.
Tricia Menke, Events and Outreach Coordinator at the Illinois Railway Museum, joins Lisa Dent to share who’s visiting the Illinois Railway Museum. Thomas the Tank Engine is coming back for the 25th y…
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Sol Ashbach, Co-Owner of Wolf & Company, joins Lisa Dent to share Bucktown’s new restaurant. Ashbach shares that it is more than a singular restaurant. It’s a gathering place where they provide every…
Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his most recent article, ‘Succeeding on Substack Is Harder Than It…
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins Lisa Dent to discuss how Social Security is being affected by the ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ And, as always, Savage answers question…
Baljash Cheema, MD, medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Human Longevity Clinic, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the impact that our body’s age has on our health. Dr. Cheema shares some of the co…
U.S. Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL 16) joins Lisa Dent to discuss The Big Beautiful Bill. Rep. LaHood shares some of the reasons as to why he voted ‘yes’ for the bill and how he says it will help wo…
Dr. Susan McConnell, founder of Let It Be Us, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Let It Be Us and their effort to help get children-in-waiting adopted by families. McConnell shares some information about ado…
Jordan Engerman, Vice President of Partnerships at Choose Chicago, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Choose Chicago’s first digital pass to 25 pizza places across Chicago. Each participating pizza restauran…
Troy Kimmel, South Central Texas meteorologist/emergency management incident response meteorologist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the National Weather Service in Texas following the major floods over t…