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.

Thom Dillon, owner of JT Medicare Solutions, joins John Williams in-studio to talk about how they help people with Medicare. Thom tells us what’s new with Medicare expenses, why insurance premiums are going up, and what you should do right now if you are on Medicare. Thom also answers all your Medicare questions. For all those looking for Thom’s assistance – they can reach out to JT Medicare Solutions at 800-227-1012 or go to JTMedicareSolutions.com.

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

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the death of Robert Redford, if JB Pritzker has compared Republicans to Nazis, and the fight over free speech since the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.

Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John Williams to talk about what he expects the Fed to do with interest rates, why the market is down today, the market continuing to break records, what he’s telling his clients right now, the importance of not overreacting to market swings, concerns over the labor market and inflation, and how many interest rate cuts we could see before the end of the year.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about why he suggests getting flu and COVID shots in different arms, when you should get your influenza vaccination, and what we know about vaccine availability in Illinois. Dr. Kopin also answers all your medical questions.

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

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. This week, Lou tells us it’s time for fall feeding of your established trees and bushes. Lou also answers questions about how to keep spiders out of your home, and the best way to clean your seatbelts.

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Attorney Rae Kaplan of Kaplan Law Firm joins John Williams to talk about new legislation for Parent Plus borrowers that could make payment plans less expensive.

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