John Williams

Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the surge in home sales, the anticipation of two more rate cuts this year, why it’s going to be a good time for investors, the expected rise in unemployment numbers, and why leaning into AI could be good for your portfolio.

Joel Stein, journalist, author, and cultural pundit, joins John Williams to talk about his recent piece in the New York Times about AI company Anthropic settling a class-action suit that awarded $1.5 billion to authors. Joel also shares his thoughts on the return of Jimmy Kimmel to late night.

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. Bob encourages you to keep watering those lawns.

Steve Phillipos, President of Chevrolet of Homewood & Ford of Homewood, tells John everything we need to know about federal tax credits for electric vehicles that are expiring on Tuesday, September 30th. Steve also talks to John about the upcoming Chicago Drives Electric Show coming up in October.

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WGN Radio News Director Ryan Burrow joins John Williams to recap his trip to South Korea as part of a two-week journalism fellowship. Ryan talks to John about the impact of tariffs on the South Korean economy, the South Korean workers recently detained by ICE in Georgia, what people in South Korea think of North Korea and China, and the rise of K-Culture.

Dr. Sindhu Aderson, Central Region Medical Director of Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care, joins John Williams to talk about why people sometimes come back from a trip with a cold, why you should get a flu shot if you are over 60, what to know about RSV this year, and who will be able to get a COVID shot under current guidelines.

Dr. Larry Gray, associate professor of pediatrics in the division of developmental and behavioral pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, joins John Williams to talk about the Trump administration linking autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy. Dr. Gray talks about the rates of autism being extraordinarily high, how we determine if someone is autistic, what are the factors that cause autism, what he knows about autism rates and the Amish community, and if taking Tylenol during pregnancy increases the risk of autism.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the controversy surrounding a Chicago ordinance that would allow dogs inside restaurants, the latest on the return of Jimmy Kimmel after a brief suspension, and if teachers should be punished for posting political commentary on social media.

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