John Williams

Pam Cronkright, newly retired teacher at Ottawa Township High School, joins John Williams to talk about her career in the classroom. Pam tells John about the relationship she had with her students, how it feels on day 1 of retirement, the challenge of teaching history and government to high school students, the importance of teaching kids to be critical thinkers, how she guides students to the facts, and the support she receives from the families of her students.

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 says the rain we’ve been having will help and we’ll see some growth when it warms up.

Steve Budzik, Managing Broker, iCandy Realty, joins John Williams to talk about the boyhood home of Pope Leo XIV and how the city of Dolton is now planning to take ownership of the home through eminent domain.

Niall Stanage, White House Columnist for The Hill, joins John Williams to talk about President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ Is Medicaid going to get touched? Niall explains what’s in the bill and the chances of this passing through Congress.

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Andy Masur of WGN Sports and Ryan Burrow, WGN News Director and host of ‘The Stadium Club‘ podcast, join John Williams to talk about new developments surrounding a possible new Bears stadium being in Arlington Heights.

Attorney Rich Lenkov, Capital Member, Downey & Lenkov, and co-host of “Legal Face-Off” on wgnradio.com, joins John Williams to talk about the Justice Department investigating Mayor Brandon Johnson for alleged racially-motivated hiring. Rich tells John if he believes Johnson’s hiring of some employees is in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Brian Gordon, President, Gordon Associates, joins John Williams to talk about long-term care insurance. Brian explains what long-term care insurance is, the most important thing to consider when looking into long-term care insurance, the best time to start a plan, what they look at when the devise a plan for you, how they work with financial advisors to make sure people are set for the future, and the average premium for policy holders.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about former President Joe Biden battling an aggressive, stage-4 prostate cancer. Dr. Kopin also talks about the FDA clearing the 1st blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, and the FDA setting new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children.

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