John Williams

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

The Mincing Rascals this week are Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, 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, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, and political pundit Marj Halperin. This week, the Rascals start things off by discussing Chicago’s preparedness for the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Do the Rascals trust that the city and CPD will be ready to handle the DNC? On to the WNBA! Next, the Rascals discuss the Chicago Sky and the controversy surrounding their game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. What did the Rascals think about the Caitlin Clark-Chennedy Carter incident and the media / online reaction? Cate thinks that Caitlin Clark definitely flopped and needs to toughen up! This week, the Chicago City Council scrutinized Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to quickly budget federal COVID-19 relief dollars before the end-of-year deadline. How much do the Rascals care if the city rushes to spend COVID money? What to do the Rascals think of Chicago’s Plow the Sidewalks pilot program? Should the city spend money on plowing sidewalks for its residents? And finally, let’s give the Rascals 1-minute each to talk about former president Donald Trump being found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Talk to you next week from Winter’s Jazz Club!

Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins Jon Hansen to answer all of your lawn and garden questions. What’s the latest on the cicadas? For areas that have not seen them, is it too early to take off the protective netting from trees?

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins Jon Hansen to talk about the ADP jobs report, the general strength of the economy, why people are feeling financially stressed, the concern over credit card debt, and how the economy will impact interest rates.

David hosts “Home Sweet Home Chicago” on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm on WGN Radio. You can call him at 855-56-David, or check out the Team Hochberg website.

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

New England Sports Network betting analyst Sam Panayotovich joins Jon Hansen to talk about MLB banning San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for life for violating MLB’s gambling policy. Sam also discusses the Illinois General Assembly passing a spending plan that would hike the tax for sports betting companies. Will this cause gaming companies to leave the state?

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins Jon Hansen to explain why he’s fired up about the Chicago Sky and what happened during their game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever over the weekend. Eric and Jon also discuss the Johnson administration launching a ‘Plow the Sidewalks’ pilot program in four zones across the city.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins Jon Hansen to talk about what could be causing Jon’s eye twitching, his takeaways from Dr. Fauci’s testimony in front of a House panel on COVID’s origins, new research showing cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, and a new study that showed that babies that are exposed to peanuts are less likely to be allergic years later.

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

Reilly Stephens, Counsel at Liberty Justice Center, joins Jon Hansen to discuss a lawsuit the Liberty Justice Center filed that challenges the state of Illinois’ ‘dragnet surveillance’ of citizens through highway cameras known as Automated License Plate Readers that are located across Chicago expressways.