Ted Nielsen, Owner/President/CEO of Nielsen Enterprises, joins John Williams to talk about being in the Snowmobile Hall of Fame, how business has been going recently, the popularity of Lake Villa, what Lake Villa means to his business, and why he calls Lake Villa “Hometown USA.” Ted also shares some stories about his friend and WGN legend, the great Bob Collins.

It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, we head across the cheddar curtain once again and visit beautiful Racine County! Cari Greving, Executive Director of Visit Racine County, tells John how quickly you can get to Racine County from the Chicago area, who typically comes to Racine for a trip, the restaurants and other dining options available, their big Oktoberfest event happening in late September, where you can stay when you visit (they are also big on day trips!), and all of the other great things you can do in the area this fall.

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about added sugar in peanut butter, the importance of reading food labels, why one dietician is speaking up about ultra-processed foods, what you should really know about processed and ultra-processed foods, and why you should be eating baby carrots. Dawn also answers your nutrition questions.

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week, the Rascals start the podcast talking about Cate’s magnificent tie! And also, the DNC. How do the Rascals feel the city of Chicago handled the convention? What were the highlights? The missteps? The Rascals break it all down. During the convention, Tim Walz’s son Gus became emotional seeing his father on stage and the hosts of a local right-wing radio station are coming under fire for mocking him. Now, one of the hosts has resigned her position as the coach of the boys and girls volleyball teams at a local high school. Do the Rascals believe the hosts should be fired from their radio jobs? The first Harris-Trump debate is set to take place on Sept. 10th, but there is still uncertainty about the debate rules concerning microphones, notes, and a live audience. What rules do the Rascals believe should carry over from the first debate? And finally, the White Sox are still really bad.

Elder law attorney Kerry Peck joins John Williams to answer all your questions about elder law, trusts, wills, and elder abuse. Kerry discusses a recent study that shows in the years prior to an Alzheimer’s disease or other memory disorder diagnosis, credit scores begin to weaken and payment delinquency begins to increase. If you have a question or concern, visit peckritchey.com or call 312.201.0900.

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 explains what you can do to help your flowers that have been impacted by heat stress.

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

Michelle Nichols, Director of Public Observing, The Adler Planetarium, joins John Williams to talk about the astronauts stuck on the International Space Station, NASA deciding to bring back the astronauts next February with a SpaceX capsule, and the private SpaceX mission that is scheduled to launch tomorrow.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the amount of COVID he’s seeing right now, how the COVID vaccine lessens your risk for Long COVID, if kids should be getting a COVID vaccine, when you should get the new COVID vaccine, and Dr. Anthony Fauci contracting West Nile virus. Dr. Kopin also answers all of your medical questions.