Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about how this flu season has compared to previous years, the importance of getting a flu shot ever year, how concerned we need to be about bird flu, his thoughts on the coronavirus found in bats in China, when you should get a shingles vaccine, and if you will need an updated measles booster shot. Dr. Kopin also answers all of your medical questions.

State Senator Linda Holmes (D-Aurora) joins John Williams to talk about a new piece of legislation that would allow a mentally capable adult who is terminally ill the option of ending their own life. Senator Holmes explains the details of the legislation, how the law would work if passed, who would administer the medication, and why this issue is so personal for her.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the 5 things he accomplished last week, his thoughts on the Medical Aid in Dying legislation working its way through the Illinois General Assembly, how the state handles government corruption, and the cuts being made to the federal government by DOGE.

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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 says now is the time to start working on your vegetable garden indoors. It’s fun for the whole family! Lou also answers all of your home improvement questions.

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

WGN Radio News Director and Olympic correspondent Ryan Burrow joins John Williams to talk about the launch of his new WGN podcast series, “Interrupting the Next Mass Shooting.”

NewsNation Now anchor Connell McShane joins John Williams to talk about President Trump saying he will get rid of New York congestion pricing and the latest on DOGE and Elon Musk’s effort to make cuts to the federal government.

Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about CEO confidence hitting a high, consumer sentiment dropping, if he thinks inflation will go higher, what has been causing the market to move lower the last few days, why the overall market performance is still something to be excited about, what he expects from Fed policy this year, his thoughts on the DOGE Dividend concept, and what will impact the market the most this year.

Journalist and author Andrew Buss, joins John Williams to discuss his new book “I Am McLovin: How Superbad Became the Biggest Comedy Hit of its Generation.” Andrew talks about why he decided to write about ‘Superbad,’ what the movie means to him, how director Judd Apatow helped launch the careers of many of the actors in the film, how Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin) was cast, and how all the different elements came together to make a comedy classic.