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!

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

Gregory Pratt, Investigative Reporter, Chicago Tribune, joins John Williams to talk about the newsroom winning a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of Operation Midway Blitz.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about what we should know about the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, and a new study that showed that an active ingredient found in popular weight-loss drugs may also help reduce alcohol use.

Julia Mueller, Staff Reporter, The Hill, joins John Williams to talk about today’s Indiana primary election and what the results could mean for the Trump administration.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele’s DUI trial, why he believes spelling bees are useless, the Chicago Tribune winning a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of Operation Midway Blitz, and the pushback he’s receiving from readers about the SAFE-T Act.

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

John Williams recaps his weekend spending time with listeners at City Kids Camp. A lot of fun, a lot of hard work, and almost 40 free throws made.

Join John Williams along with Lisa Dent for the 2026 City Kids Camp Radiothon on Friday, May 29. Click here for more information and how you can support the camp.

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. With planting season getting underway, Lou offers some helpful tips to prep your garden.

Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.