John Williams

Amanda Carter, Museum Director for LaSalle County Historical Society, joined John Williams to talk about the 54th Annual Burgoo Festival on October 12 & 13 in Utica, IL.  Established in 1969, the Burgoo Festival is one of the longest-running and largest fall festivals in northern Illinois with an annual attendance of 85,000+ people!  Amanda talks about burgoo, a traditional pioneer dish, a kind of stew that gives the festival its name. 

For tickets and info, visit https://www.lasallecountyhistoricalsociety.org/burgoo.

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about the best diet for great brain health. Dawn gives us her top ten foods for your brain and Dawn also answers all of your diet and nutrition questions.

Coach Chris Holtmann at DePaul University joins John Williams to discuss this men’s basketball season. With nine new players, the coach has high expectations and is ready for the games at Wintrust Arena. He also talks about his experience coaching at Ohio State, Butler University, and the struggle of keeping good players on the team in this era of NIL.

Stephanie Bias, Communications Director for Camp Aramoni, joins John Williams to talk about Oktoberfest! Stephanie shares the local beers they’ll be offering, tours of the safari tents, and special offers that day for making reservations.

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

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week the Rascals break down the debate between JD Vance and Tim Waltz. What do the Rascals think were the major takeaways? Plus, what are the most annoying intersections in Chicago?

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about having self-discipline with your money. She also answers listeners’ questions about leaving money for children, IRAs, and more!

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.

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

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about what is not happening while interest rates go down and the latest on mortgage rates.

David hosts “Home Sweet Home Chicago” on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm on WGN Radio. You can call him at 855-56-David, or check out the Team Hochberg website.