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

It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature for 2026! Are you trying to come up with some quick getaway ideas that are only a quick trip from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, we take another quick trip across the cheddar curtain and visit with Savannah Schindler, Director of Communications, Visit Beloit. Savannah tells John about Beloit’s minor league baseball team, the great options for local craft beer and wine, a new Pub & Play that offers beautiful views of the Rock River, the best places to stay when you visit, and the big events they have coming up this summer.

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about a recent talk she did about Craving Swaps, the best way to wash your fruits and vegetables, and to answer all of your health and nutrition questions.

Peter Greenberg, ‘Eye on Travel‘ host and CBS News travel editor, joins John Williams to talk about the rise in travel apprehension, if you should buy your airfare tickets now because of rising fuel prices, when he expects pricing to calm down, and why Spirit Airlines shut down.

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

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, multi-media journalist Brandon Pope, author of Brandon Pope’s Screening Room, and award-winning journalist and political pundit Marj Halperin. Today, the Rascals begin the podcast discussing the Obama Presidential Center. Tickets went on sale today. Eric is not excited about the museum, but what about the other Rascals? Yesterday, Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele was found not guilty of DUI after a crash in 2024. What do the Rascals think of the judges decision to acquit? Residents in Chatham learned that their local Walgreens will close in one month. Walgreens said violence and crime were the reason for the closing. What do the Rascals make of this decision by Walgreens? Switching to national news, the Rascals break down the latest news on the war in Iran. And what about those primary election results in Indiana? What were the biggest takeaways on a night that most Trump-backed candidates won? What about Trump’s ballroom? Attraction or distraction? Looking ahead to November, do the Rascals believe redistricting efforts across the country will impact the balance of power in Congress? And finally, it’s time for red light, yellow light, green light! What are the Rascals recommending (or not recommending) this week?

Attorney Rich Lenkov, Capital Member, Downey & Lenkov, and co-host of “Legal Face-Off” on wgnradio.com, joins John Williams to talk about Cook County Board of Review commissioner Samantha Steele being found not guilty of DUI. Rich says the prosecution did not meet the burden of proof.

We are ‘Keeping it Green’ with 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 answer all of your lawn and garden questions. Bob says the window is now open to do your seeding!

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about consumers racking up credit card debt because of high food and gas prices, and what you should know about bridge and construction loans. David answers all of your questions.

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.

Michael Strautmanis, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of The Obama Foundation, joins John Williams to talk about tickets going on sale for the Obama Presidential Center. Michael tells John some of the highlights at the museum (and many things you can do for free), the incredible art that you can see, and why it’s a milestone day for the Obama Foundation. Click here for tickets!