John Williams

Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John Williams to talk about the resiliency of the market despite geopolitical uncertainty, when (or if) we might see tariffs impact the economy, and his thoughts on the Fed keeping interest rates steady.

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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. We are in a bit of hot streak lately and Lou offers up some tips to keep your house cool during the heat wave. And as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions.

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NewsNation’s national security contributor Lt. General Richard Newton joins John Williams to talk about the U.S. striking Iranian nuclear sites. Lt. General Newton explains what the strikes mean and what it means to the U.S. and stability in the Middle East.

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Wendy Reed and Adam Johnson, Partners, Just Rite IT, join John to talk about what Just Rite IT does, the various services they provide, the typical client that they work with, how company growth has helped their client flexibility, and the value of the services they provide.

Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips joins John Williams to talk about the 50th anniversary of ‘Jaws.’ Michael and John talk about their memories of when they first saw the film, the well-placed laughs in the movie, the cultural impact of the film at the time, the challenges of making the movie, and why the film still holds up today.

NewsNation Now anchor Connell McShane joins John Williams to talk about President Trump saying he will make a decision on Iran in two weeks, and the latest on the various ICE raids around the country.

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Steve Stout, historian and author of the book, “The Starved Rock Murders,” joins John to talk about Chester Weger, the man known as ‘The Starved Rock Killer,’ losing his bid to have his conviction overturned.