Wgn - The Roe Conn Podcast

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!

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 shod 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 […]

WGN-TV Meteorologist Tom Skilling joins The Roe Conn Show to give you this week’s forecast. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720Follow @kgfrankenthalFollow @TheRoeConnShow And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Dr. John Duffy chats with Roe Conn about students’ mental health, why panic attacks are on the rise during the pandemic and how many parents are considering homeschooling kids in the Fall. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter: Follow @RoeConn Follow @kpowell720Follow @kgfrankenthalFollow @TheRoeConnShow And be sure to follow Roe on Facebook!

Election attorney Burt Odelson joins Roe Conn to discuss the options for Illinois residents voting by mail for the 2020 Presidential election. Odelson says Illinois previously used to have an excuse system for mail-in voters. Individuals that voted in the last few elections will automatically receive an application in the mail. Voters can submit via […]

University of Illinois Extension Educator of Horticulture Richard Henschel joins the Roe Conn show to discuss the mysterious seeds illegally sent from China. 14 different species of seeds have been sent to thousands of people via the U.S. Postal Service. Henschel says the seeds may seem innocent and represent ordinary plants often grown in home […]

Northwestern Medicine’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jim Adams chats with Roe Conn about COVID-19 updates. Northwestern is part of a national trial and is in need of five thousand volunteers. Adams said anyone 18-65 is encouraged to sign up. More information is posted on Northwestern’s website. “Better knowledge means better health for you and your […]

David Greenstein, PHD Lecturer of Special Collections and University Archives for The Richard J. Daley Library at the University of Chicago, chats with Roe Conn about a new two year oral history project chronicling leadership of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. The project includes 45 videotaped interviews with political advisors, chiefs of staff, family […]