Dean, Dave, Andy, and Jim ring in the holiday season with the annual show at Treetime in Lake Barrington! The crew is joined by the casts of White Christmas from the Marriott Theatre and Million Dollar Quartet from the Paramount Aurora Theatre. Along with performances from LiV Warfield and Christopher Kale Jones! Throughout the show, Dean […]

Dean, Dave, and Andy start this week off by talking about the warmer weather that is coming this week and Halloween! Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s health update. With football season in full swing, Dr. Silver talks about concussions and their […]

Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s health update. With football season in full swing, Dr. Silver talks about concussions and their impact later in life.

Dean, Dave, and Andy are reunited this week and catch up on what everyone was doing last week. Dr. Kevin Most joins Dean to share how retirement has been, catch up with the crew, what he is up to now, and more. Joey Morelli, owner of Max’s Deli in Highland Park, joins Dean to talk about […]

Dean is joined by Sylvia Snowden and Kevin Wells filling in for Dave Schwan and Andy Masur. Jay Fontanetta, Director, and Danny Parrott, Dracula, from Brightside Theatre’s production of Dracula, join Dean to discuss the show’s opening and what people should expect when they see it. For more information visit brightsidetheatre.com Mimi Plauche, Chicago Film […]

Dean, Dave, and Andy are all back together this week! Frank Ferrante, actor, comedian, and director, joins Dean to catch up and talk about his current show in Indiana. Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s health update. Dr. Silver begins by talking about […]

Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s health update. Dr. Silver begins by talking about breast cancer, what you need to know about it from prevention to treatment, and the strides that have been made in the fight against breast cancer.

Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Steve Dale, filling in for, Dean Richards for this week’s health update. Dr. Silver begins by talking about bird flu and what you need to know about it. The Dr. Silver discusses the latest with COVID and vaccines.

Dean, Dave, and Andy start this week by reading Schwanie’s bio on the WGN Radio website. Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s health update. Dr. Silver begins by discussing a new at-home flu vaccine and higher flu deaths in children that is […]

Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean Richards for this week’s health update. Dr. Silver begins by discussing a new at-home flu vaccine and higher flu deaths in children that is preventable with vaccination.

Dean, Dave, and Andy open the show with chats about a Sunday morning show flag, the space program, and more! On this weekends health update, Dean talks to Dr. Robert Liem to talk about September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Liem shares the latest information on how the fight against Childhood cancer is going […]

Northwestern Medicine doctor on ways to prevent getting sick from salmonella.

Dean, Dave, and Andy start this week talking about the Bears first game of the season, The Taste of Chicago, and the traffic closures due to a busy weekend in the city. Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s health update. A salmonella outbreak linked […]

Dean, Dave, and Andy start this week talking about Bike the Drive and the use of GPS and physical maps. Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s health update. Dr. Silver begins by giving tips on biking and exercise. Then Dr. Silver gives a […]

Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean Richards for this week’s health update. Dr. Silver begins by giving tips on biking and exercise. Then Dr. Silver gives a vaccine update and when to get vaccines.

Dean, Dave, and Andy discuss the traffic closures due to a triathlon. Dr. Jeremy Silver, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean to talk about the latest health news about COVID vaccines, Mpox, and mite bites. Dean pays tribute to the late Phil Donahue by revisiting an interview the two […]

Dean, Dave, and Andy discuss the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week. Writer/Actor Mitchell Bisschop joins Dean Richards to discuss his show, Royko: The Toughest Man In Chicago at Chopin Theatre in Chicago. The show runs from September 5th to the 29th for tickets and more information visit chicagomitch.com/royko. Dean’s A-list interview this week is with […]

Dean, Dave, and Andy start this week talking about the Air and Water show! Dr. Phyllis Zee chief of Sleep Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s health update. Dr. Zee shares why it is important to get good sleep and tips on how to achieve that. Dean’s A-List interviews are with […]

Dr. Phyllis Zee, Chief of Sleep Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s health update. Dr. Zee shares why it is important to get good sleep and tips on how to achieve that.

Dean, Dave, and Andy are all back together this week! Dr. Victoria Weston,MD Emergency Medicine Physician and Director of Immediate Care in Gurnee, joins Dean for this week’s health update. Dr. Weston begins by talking about what you need to know about ALS and the fight against it. Then Dr. Weston talks about COVID and […]

Dr. Victoria Weston, MD Emergency Medicine Physician and Director of Immediate Care in Gurnee, joins Dean for this week’s health update. Dr. Weston begins by talking about what you need to know about ALS and the fight against it. Then Dr. Weston talks about COVID and how to fight long COVID.

Dean and Dave are joined by Joe Brand this week who fills in for Andy Masur. Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s health update. Dr. Silver begins by talking about President Joe Biden getting COVID and what we should know about the […]

Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s health update. Dr. Silver begins by talking about President Joe Biden getting COVID and what we should know about the new variant. Later on Dr. Silver answers listener questions.

 Pictures from today’s Far Flung Forecast from Dave Schwan. The two outdoor shots are at the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee.  It is the same building where the Scopes “Monkey Trial” was held in July, 1925.  The interior shots are the courtroom where the trial took place.  As an aside, it was so hot during […]