John Williams

Calling all Parrot Heads! From October 8th until November 1st, Music Theater Works presents ‘Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville’ ! Director and choreographer Brenda Didier joins John Williams to talk about the show, which is described as an “uplifting, joyful, and highly participatory experience.” Listen to learn more about it!

Get your tickets at MusicTheaterWorks.com!

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to [email protected]. Joining John and Andy for this special edition of Speed Jokes is Tom and Lora Dubin, who won a charity auction that supported the Museum of Broadcast Communications!

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, and award-winning journalist and political pundit Marj Halperin. The Rascals begin the podcast with White Sox Fever! Next, the Rascals break down President Trump’s controversial comments about the war in Iran, and saying, ‘let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.’ Speaking of President Trump and controversy, the Rascals talk about the taxpayer-funded promotional ads that Trump now says will be paid for by his Super PAC. A lot of new details are emerging about the Cornell gang rape allegations. The Rascals discuss the latest. Another national story that continues to make news is the botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike. Where are the Rascals on the death penalty? And the Rascals wrap up the podcast with red light, yellow light, green light! What are the Rascals recommending (or somewhat recommending) this week?

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. 

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about mortgage rates hitting a fresh 3-year high, and what that rate will do to home sales, and why we need to concerned about credit card delinquency and high foreclosure rates. And as always, 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.

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

Tony LaPalio, Founder / CEO, Senior Tech Support, joins John to talk about the invaluable services they provide, why he started the business, how they help older adults use technology, what they typically do for their clients, the counties they serve in the area, the high number of repeat customers they help, and their plans for expansion down the road.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the magical White Sox season, the Chicago City Council finance committee approving a $260M police misconduct settlement, Chicago’s declining crime rates, and why he doesn’t think candidates who are running for two offices are ‘double-dipping.’

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about how concerned we should be about a potential case of pneumonic plague in Russia after a laboratory worker who studied the disease died. Dr. Kopin also talks about how long you should stay isolated if you have the flu, and to encourage everyone to get your influenza vaccine.

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