John Williams

New England Sports Network betting analyst Sam Panayotovich joins John Williams to talk about what a new Sox park might look like in the South Loop, the likelihood that Devin Hester and Steve McMichael make the NFL Hall of Fame, some of the Super Bowl bets he’s most excited for, how much money will be spent on […]

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner talks with John Williams about Super Bowl snacks and what you can do to make them healthier. Dawn suggests you should eat what you crave but make it with better ingredients. You can find helpful suggestions in Dawn’s book, “The Superfood Swap.”

Jennifer Morris, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Wintrust, joins John Williams to talk about their Super Bowl ad that will appear during the big game this Sunday! Watch for it at the end of the third quarter!

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

Dr. Douglas Johnston, Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Surgical Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, and Dr. Baljash Singh Cheema, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, join John Williams to tell us what we should know about heart failure. Dr. Johnston and Dr. Cheema explain what heart failure is, the risk factors and health […]

Dr. Clyde Yancy, Chief, Division of Cardiology at Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, joins John Williams to talk about the relationship between health equity and heart care. Why is health equity so important? Dr. Yancy discusses the health disparity to heart health and how Northwestern Medicine is working to improve health equity.

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, political pundit Marj Halperin, and Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune. This week the Rascals start the show talking about last week’s 24-hour strike by the Chicago Tribune Guild. Did […]

Dr. Sadiya Khan, Magerstadt Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, joins John Williams to explain how weight loss drugs interact with the heart. Dr. Khan talks about the cardiac benefits of using weight loss drugs, who should be using the medicines, the risks involved with taking weight loss drugs, and the long and short term implications of […]

Dr. Ike Okwuosa, Director, Infiltrative & Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy Program, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, joins John Williams to give us information on heart disease. Dr. Okwuosa tells us about the most common types of heart disease, the symptoms of heart disease that you should be aware of, and the importance of early identification and treatment.

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about current mortgage rates, how the current rates are impacting homebuying, and how total credit card debt in the US jumping $50 billion to a record $1.13 trillion. David, as always, answers all of your mortgage questions. David hosts “Home Sweet Home Chicago” on […]