John Williams

Gabriela & Claudia Siemionkowicz join John Williams to talk about their effort to get their mom back home after she was detained by ICE and is now in prison in Kentucky. If you want to help Gabriela and Claudia, you can donate to the Go Fund Me here.

Dr. Michael Lou, hospital medicine at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, joins John to give us an update on the cyclospora outbreak. Dr. Lou tells John about how its spread, how long it takes before you notice symptoms, why it’s difficult to trace, how cyclospora is typically treated, and what you can do to protect yourself from the infection.

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Stephen Woldenberg, SVP of Sales for Learning Resources Brands, joins John to talk about how the company filed a lawsuit on Friday over Trump’s new tariffs.

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou tells John how to get rid of fog on your windows, and how long you need to water your small to medium sized bushes and trees. Lou also answers all of your home improvement questions.

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Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John to talk about the difference between income and assets, what you should know about annuities, what’s driving the market this lately, if he’s concerned about the imposing new tariffs on Canada, and if he’s still optimistic about 2026.

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Matt Dietrich, Spokesperson for the Illinois Board of Elections, joins John Williams to talk about the work that the Illinois Board of Elections does to ensure that noncitizens aren’t able to register to vote.

Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, talks to John about how the market is becoming less forgiving, why the markets are looking past tariffs, if he’s concerned about inflation, employment being historically strong, and why he believes this could be a buying opportunity.

Julia McCartha, Cinemark Public Relations, joins John Williams to talk about how many theaters they have that show Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ in 70mm IMAX, how people are traveling great distances to come to Woodridge to see the film in the IMAX format, and how the IMAX experience differs from the standard theater experience.