John Williams

Matthew McLoughlin, Campaign Coordinator, Illinois Network For Pretrial Justice, joins John Williams to talk about the shooting of two CPD officers by and why a judge didn’t detain the alleged shooter for the previous crimes he committed.

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 you should never cut more than one-third of grass blade when you are mowing. With the grass really growing, Bob suggests maybe mowing the lawn twice a week.

Elder law attorney Kerry Peck joins John Williams to answer all your questions about elder law, trusts, wills, and elder abuse. Kerry says that it’s imperative to do your end-of-life planning while you are still capable and competent.

Attorney Rich Lenkov, Capital Member, Downey & Lenkov, and co-host of “Legal Face-Off” on wgnradio.com, joins John Williams to talk about former FBI Director James Comey being indicted over a photo of seashells that officials said threatened President Donald Trump.

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

Doc10 co-founders Paula Froehle and Steve Cohen joins John Williams to talk about what makes this film festival so special, where they find the films that are shown at the festival, the kinds of films they look for, and some of the highlights of the festival this year. For tickets and more information click here.

Ben Bradley, WGN-TV news anchor and investigative reporter, joins John Williams to tell us what we have learned about Alphanso Talley, the Chicago man who is a suspect in Saturday’s shooting at Swedish Hospital that killed CPD officer John Bartholomew.

Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the stock market still hitting all-time highs, the economy looking strong overall, consumer confidence ticking higher while consumer sentiment dragging, the health of the labor market right now, how he is feeling about the Iran war and its impact on the markets and economy, and what he’s telling clients who want to get retired and stay retired.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about a new study shows the health benefits and health risks of an afternoon nap, rectal cancer rates rising for people in their 30’s and 40’s, and why he wouldn’t solely rely on a blood test to check for Alzheimer’s risk.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the New York Times list of the 30 Best American Living Songwriters, why he believes they should end the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the controversy surrounding a joke Jimmy Kimmel’s told last week that has caused members of the Trump administration to call for his firing, and why the suspect in the shooting of two Chicago police officers was not already in jail.