Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about how to stay safe during this hot weather and what we are learning about weigh-loss drugs.

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to [email protected]

Dr. Paul Allegretti, emergency room physician at Provident Hospital, joins John Williams to offer tips on how to stay safe during oppressive heat.

Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins John Williams to talk about what you can do to protect your lawn in this extreme heat.

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to [email protected]

John Williams shares a loving tribute to his dad for Father’s Day.

Enjoy this edition of “The Best of Speed Jokes.” What was your favorite joke of the week? Keep sending your jokes to [email protected]!

This week’s Mincing Rascals was recorded in front of a live audience at Winter’s Jazz Club on Wednesday, June, 12, 2024. The Mincing Rascals for this special live show are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and political pundit Marj Halperin! The Rascals take on a number of topics including if former Alderman Ed Burke should serve prison time, why some alderman want an 8 pm curfew for downtown Chicago, how everyone feels about the Donald Trump and Hunter Biden verdicts, the Supreme Court audio and the journalistic ethics of secretly recording interviews, if Caitlin Clark deserves to be on the Olympic team, and why some are hoping the White Sox break the record for futility. Did you miss out on attending the event? That’s okay, because we have all the photos here!

Daryl Pass, Senior Manager of Recovery Support Services, Kenneth Young Center, joins John Williams to talk about why people use Kenneth Young’s services, their robust clinical team, how business is going right now, the amazing counselors and therapists that work at the center, how the system of care has changed over the years, how recovery looks different to everyone, and what to know about the harm reduction products like Narcan that are available.

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner talks with John Williams about the 19 specific fruits and vegetables most associated with decreasing disease risk. Dawn also answers all your health and nutrition questions.