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

Doc10 co-founders Paula Froehle and Steve Cohen joins John Williams to talk about what makes this film festival so special, where they find the films that are shown at the festival, the kinds of films they look for, and some of the highlights of the festival this year. For tickets and more information click here.

Ben Bradley, WGN-TV news anchor and investigative reporter, joins John Williams to tell us what we have learned about Alphanso Talley, the Chicago man who is a suspect in Saturday’s shooting at Swedish Hospital that killed CPD officer John Bartholomew.

Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the stock market still hitting all-time highs, the economy looking strong overall, consumer confidence ticking higher while consumer sentiment dragging, the health of the labor market right now, how he is feeling about the Iran war and its impact on the markets and economy, and what he’s telling clients who want to get retired and stay retired.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about a new study shows the health benefits and health risks of an afternoon nap, rectal cancer rates rising for people in their 30’s and 40’s, and why he wouldn’t solely rely on a blood test to check for Alzheimer’s risk.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the New York Times list of the 30 Best American Living Songwriters, why he believes they should end the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the controversy surrounding a joke Jimmy Kimmel’s told last week that has caused members of the Trump administration to call for his firing, and why the suspect in the shooting of two Chicago police officers was not already in jail.

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. Lou tells John what you should know if you are thinking about a new roof and to offer tips on the best way to tackle your exterior cleaning. And as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions.

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Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John on the Noon Business Lunch to talk about the unpredictability of the market, how the market has rallied the past month, why the market seems impervious to turmoil, the advice he’s giving to clients right now, and why he thinks Kevin Warsh is a great pick for the next Fed Chair.

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Local farmer John Andermann, President of the Will County Farm Bureau, joins John Williams to talk about how this spring planting season is going right now. John tells us how the weather is impacting the season and how the war has impacted the business.