US Para Track & Field athlete, Decatur native, and DePaul University alum Noelle Malkamaki joins John Williams and Ryan Burrow to talk about competing against non-disabled athletes growing up and at DePaul, when she fell in love with track and field, how she came to start competing in the Para games, what she’s doing to getting ready for the Paralympic trials in July, the way NIL has changed the terrain of college athletics, who her biggest competition will be at the trials, and the difficulty coming to terms with being a disabled athlete.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the controversy surrounding U.S. Track & Field star Athing Mu not qualifying for the Paris Olympics, his thoughts on the sentence given to former Alderman Ed Burke, and what he’s looking forward to in the debate between President Biden and Donald Trump.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about how the heat can impact your brain health, why you need to be smart when dealing with extreme temperatures, how thinner stools might be a sign of colon cancer, how closely we should be paying attention to bird flu, and why you shouldn’t drink raw milk. Dr. Kopin also answers your medical questions.

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Former U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-Rhode Island) joins John Williams to talk about his mission tackling the mental health crisis in the U.S. Patrick discusses his struggle with addiction, why we need to bring more attention to addiction, suicide, and mental health treatment, and the need for more vigorous advocacy. Patrick’s latest book is “Profiles in Mental Health Courage.” Mr. Kennedy will be speaking at a City Club of Chicago event tomorrow at 12pm. Find more information here.

Corey Brooks, Founder and Senior Pastor at New Beginnings Church of Chicago and the Founder and CEO of Project H.O.O.D, joins John Williams to talk about the latest on his opportunity center in Woodlawn, how the financing on the project is going, what he hopes to accomplish with the opportunity center once it’s finished, where they are seeing the most impact from their work, the violence that continues to plague parts of the city, and why he believes the curfew should be lowered.

Robert Bruno, professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the co-author of the 2016 book “A Fight for the Soul of Public Education: The Story of the Chicago Teachers Strike,” joins John Williams to talk about the contract negotiations between CPS and CTU. Professor Bruno is optimistic about these negotiations and thinks the chances for another strike is minimal.

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Illinois State Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) joins John Williams to talk about why he’s filed two bills to prohibit elected officials from displaying the American flag upside down on government property.

Jesse Marks, Deputy Director of Athletics & Assistant Vice President (Development), Northwestern University, joins John Williams and WGN Radio Sports Director Dave Eanet to talk about the temporary field the university is building for the Northwestern football team while Ryan Field is being rebuilt. Jesse and Dave are really excited to watch the team play about 50 feet away from Lake Michigan.