WGN - The Roe Conn Podcast

WGN-TV Meteorologist Tom Skilling joins The Roe Conn Show (John Landecker filling-in for Roe) to give this week’s forecast. Also, will we see an end to this heatwave? Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

David Arquette, who’s known to everyone as Dwight “Dewey” Riley from the “Scream” franchise, joins The Roe Conn Show to talk one-on-one with columnist and film critic for The Chicago Sun-Times Richard Roeper about his new film “You Cannot Kill David Arquette”. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 […]

Jock Hedblade, Executive Director at Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, joins The Roe Conn Show to discuss the Living Lincoln Topiary Monument, which will be unveiled, Saturday, August 29th. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Pioneering journalist and 41 year veteran of covering the White House, Ann Compton joins The Roe Conn Show to analyze this year’s Democratic National Convention, what the upcoming Republican National Convention may look like, and how the COVID-19 pandemic will change the future of conventions. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow […]

Nationally recognized expert on personal finance, the economy, and markets, Terry Savage joins Roe Conn to discuss a program aimed at helping people pay their rent and why Tesla stock continues to soar. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be sure to follow […]

Robert J. Jones, Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, joins The Roe Conn Show to explain how their new saliva-based COVID-19 test, that just received emergency authorization from the Food & Drug Administration, works. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be […]

Former Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey joins Roe Conn to discuss how the National Guard could be utilized to protect Chicago’s economic center. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Co-Founder of MarketRebellion.com & CNBC analyst, Jon “Dr. J” Najarian joins Roe Conn to talk about the driving factors behind the shortest ‘bear market’ in U.S. history. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Patrick Quinn, parenting expert for Brainly.com, joins The Roe Conn Show to give WGN Radio listeners tips they can use as kids prepare to go back to classes this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be sure to […]

Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider (D-10) joins Roe Conn to discuss his concerns over U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy’s handling of the USPS in an election year and why he’s calling for a criminal investigation into the Postmaster General. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And […]

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart joins Roe Conn to talk about changes he’s implementing to the electronic monitoring system to include GPS-enabled monitoring bracelets. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Northwestern Medicine’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jim Adams joins Roe Conn to talk about the importance of flu shots during the COVID-19 pandemic, how rapid saliva tests work, and what a safe return to in-person schooling should entail. “Better knowledge means better health for you and your family. Turn to Northwestern Medicine at nm.org/healthbeatnews for […]

Six time gold medal hockey star & NBC sportscaster, Chicago’s very own Kendall Coyne Schofield joins Roe Conn to prepare for the Chicago Blackhawks forcing a Game 5 in their NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow […]

WGN-TV Meteorologist Tom Skilling joins The Roe Conn Show to give this week’s mild forecast, and whether or not we will see rain this weekend. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Religious sister with the Mission of Our Lady of Angels in Chicago’s West Humboldt Park, Sr. Stephanie Baliga joins Roe Conn to talk about her attempt to set an amateur world record for running a marathon on a treadmill, all to raise money for Chicago’s less fortunate. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on […]

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-16) joins Roe Conn to talk about his efforts to counter the “QAnon” movement and associated conspiracy theories that are derailing national discourse. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Retired appellate judge Sheila O’Brien joins Roe Conn to talk about why she chose to file petition for a special prosecutor investigation into Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and what she thinks of Special Prosecutor Dan Webb’s report on the case. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 […]

Mack Julion, President of The National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 11 & NCAL Trustee, joins The Roe Conn Show to explain why the coronavirus pandemic may have contributed in you not receiving your mail as frequently as you like. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal […]

Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Dr. Kevin Most joins Roe Conn to look at new research on how marijuana could interact with your prescription medications. “Better knowledge means better health for you and your family. Turn to Northwestern Medicine at nm.org/healthbeatnews for health tips, research and more.” Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show […]

Richard Roeper, columnist and film critic for The Chicago Sun-Times, joins The Roe Conn Show to review this week’s film releases: “Lovecraft Country”– Highly anticipated HBO series about an African-American war veteran from Chicago who travels across the country in the 1950s in search of his father—and encounters a number of monsters, from racist cops […]

President & CEO of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association Rob Karr joins Roe Conn to express his concerns over a new mask enforcement measure enacted by Gov. J.B. Pritzker that would fine businesses from $75 to $2,500 for not enforcing mask rules upon patrons. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn […]

The President of the Englewood Political Task Force, Darryl Smith, joins Roe Conn to discuss why residents of Englewood are upset over protesters coming in to their neighborhood to cause conflict with police. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be sure to follow […]

Northwestern Medicine’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jim Adams joins The Roe Conn Show to explain getting a flu shot this year is very important as the COVID-19 pandemic continue to spread throughout the country. Also, did Russia really come up with a vaccine for the coronavirus? “Better knowledge means better health for you and your […]

Republican National Committeeman from IL representing the ‘Trump 2020’ campaign, Richard Porter joins Roe Conn to discuss Joe Biden chosing Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada and member of the ‘Biden2020’ campaign, Bruce Heyman joins Roe Conn to discuss why Joe Biden chose Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Judge Pat O’Brien (R) joins The Roe Conn Show to explain why he’s running against Kim Foxx for Cook County State’s Attorney in the November election, and why he thinks there needs to be tougher prosecution against looters. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @maryvandevelde […]

Kimberly Bares, President and CEO of The Magnificent Mile Association, joins The Roe Conn Show to explain what steps downtown businesses will take after criminal mobs looted the area. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720Follow @kgfrankenthal And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Michelle Durpetti, third generation operator of Gene & Georgetti in River North, joins The Roe Conn Show to discuss how her business is rebuilding for a second time after being ransacked by looters. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720Follow @kgfrankenthal And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Chicago Tribune investigative reporter Gary Marx joins The Roe Conn Show to explain why Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office dropped charges against 29.9% of felony defendants during the first three years of her term, and whether or not it’s now having an effect on the rising violent crime in the city. Follow your […]

2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins joins The Roe Conn Show to explain what needs to be done in his ward, and around the city after overnight looting left businesses downtown in shambles. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720Follow @kgfrankenthal And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Should businesses be fined for customers not following rules? Sam Toia, President of the Illinois Restaurant Association, joins Roe Conn to discuss the new safety precautions announced in Governor Pritzker’s press conference today. “99 percent of the restaurants are doing everything right. They are extremely health focused,” Toia says. If a customer goes into a […]

Former Chicago Blackhawk Reid Simpson chats with Roe Conn and Richard Roeper about the documentary “Red Penguin”. Simpson discusses what life was like as an NHL player in Russia when hockey became the biggest game in town. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720Follow @LaurenLapkaFollow @kgfrankenthalFollow @TheRoeConnShow And be […]

Richard Roeper joins Roe Conn to discuss things on your weekend watch list including “Mulan” on Disney Plus and “The Tax Collector,” which opens at iPic Theaters in Bolingbrook today and in South Barrington on Friday. The “Tax Collector” is an American crime thriller starring Bobby Soto, Cynthia Carmona, George Lopez and Shia LaBeouf. It […]

Tim Carey, President and General Manager of Hawthorne Race Course, joins Roe Conn to discuss the expansion of the horse track to become a full sports book and casino. “It’s been a 15 year battle and we finally got it done.” Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720Follow @kgfrankenthalFollow […]

Rosa Escareno, Chicago Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Commissioner joins Roe Conn to discuss the development of the COVID-19 task force. As Chicago sees a slow increase in coronavirus cases, Escareno says “gatherings are now becoming a problem.” The task force is researching commercial and residential spaces that are holding parties big enough to be […]

Ja’Mal Green, civil rights organizer and activist, joins Roe Conn to discuss Chicago’s violence following the shooting of FBG Duck. Green says that there is a growing threat of gang wars online following the rapper’s death. “A lot of kids are caught in the crossfire.” Green made a public service announcement on Facebook encouraging Chicago […]

Roe sits down with Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown about gun crime on the rise and repeat offenders back on the street. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720Follow @kgfrankenthalFollow @TheRoeConnShow And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins chats with Roe Conn about Tuesday’s shooting in the city’s Gold Cost neighborhood that left local rapper FBG Duck dead and two other people injured. Hopkins says detectives are working hard and have good leads. “The people who did this didn’t care. It should frighten all of us that we […]

House Minority Leader Jim Durkin joins Roe Conn to discuss why he feels Governor Pritzker is overstepping his executive authority with proposed COVID-19 rules and regulations. Durkin says he is “worried that this is a repeat of what the Governor tried to do a few months ago.” He explains that Pritzker is trying to create […]

State Rep. LaShawn Ford wants to end history classes in Illinois public schools until other voices are included. “When you spend your money on something, you get what you pay for. When parents spend money for kids to be educated, it should be done properly,” Ford says. Ford was previously a social studies teacher and […]

Indeed Hiring Lab Research Director Nick Bunker chats with Roe Conn about why Chicago jobs are worse than the national average. Bunker says the good news is that it’s not Chicago-specific, but rather an issue for large metro areas like Chicago. Downtown Chicago has lots of retail and food services, which for some people are […]

Justin Lombardo, Chief Learning Officer of Chicago Archdiocese, chats with Roe Conn about the Chicago Archdiocese’s plan to reopen schools this fall, while Chicago Public Schools are opting to use remote learning. Lombardo says their schools in the city and suburbs received feedback from the Chicago Department of Public Health, medical experts that specialize in […]