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 tells us that the rain we received early in the week helped, but grass is still growing, so continue to water your trees and shrubs and start cutting your grass shorter.

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Attics are typically responsible for the most loss of energy in the home. John Williams talks to Roy Spencer from Perma-Seal about how to make your home more comfortable and how to save money doing so.

Award-winning actor Harry Lennix joins John Williams to talk about his role in Goodman Theatre‘s production of “Inherit the Wind,” playing through October 20th. Harry talks about the story of “Inherit the Wind,” the interesting conversation about evolution that the story brings up, the incredible cast and crew involved in the production, how relevant the story remains today, the way he likes to “chew up the scenery,” and the lines he loves to say during the performance.

Professor James Robinson, The Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies; Institute Director, The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts, joins John Williams to talk about winning the prestigious Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences. Professor Robinson tells John that he hadn’t really thought about winning the Nobel Prize, the reason he believes he won the prize, what his work establishes, why economic inclusion is so important, and how well he thinks the United States is mirroring his theories.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the importance of getting your flu and COVID vaccines, how telehealth has evolved the last few years, what to know about weight loss medications, and his thoughts on Vice President Kamala Harris’ medical report.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about former President Trump’s bizarre rally in Pennsylvania last night, if former Trump’s political messages are resonating with undecided voters, and what he thinks of the decision by the Sun-Times to cut its weather coverage. And what should newspapers be focused on with their coverage?

 Craig Bolanos, Co-Founder and CEO of Wealth Management Group, joins John to talk about the ‘magnificent’ bull market, how long he thinks this bull market might continue, his thoughts on Walgreens closing stores, the changing retail behavior, and crude oil prices settling down.

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Attorney Rae Kaplan of Kaplan Law Firm joins John Williams to tell a story about how she helped a client eliminate $426,000 of student loan debt. Rae tells you what you should know about a new rule for public service loan forgiveness.