Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John to talk about the strong market performance so far this year, what he anticipates for interest rates this year, the positive economic news coming out recently, and what you should know about new 2026 tax rules.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the amount of flu cases they are seeing at the hospital, the importance of getting your flu shot, other ways you can help protect yourself from illness like getting enough sleep, and the promising early results for Wegovy’s weight loss pill.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about his beautiful tribute to his father, Jens, who recently passed away. Eric also talks about ex-mayor Lori Lightfoot’s credit card debt, and Ben Johnson’s behavior after the Bears victory over the Green Bay Packers.

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The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou, once again, explains what you need to know about recycling single use batteries. Lou also says there is still some household cleanup that you can take advantage of before it gets really cold again.

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NewsNation Now anchor Connell McShane joins John Williams to give us the latest news about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis.

John Roberson, Executive Vice President of the Obama Presidential Center, joins John Williams to talk about what makes the Obama Presidential Center unique, what he considers to be the centerpiece of the presidential center, and what we should know about the 150 full-time positions they are currently hiring for.

Sam Panayotovich, Fox Sports Betting Analyst, and co-host of the sports betting show, ‘Chicken Dinner’ joins John Williams to talk break down what we need to know about the big Bears v. Packers playoff game this weekend. Why are the Packers still favored to win the game? Sam tells us some of his favorite bets for the match-up and offers his prediction on who will win the game. Sam also gives us his Super Bowl prediction and to share his thoughts on the College Football Playoff.

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