Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about what the election results might mean for the housing market and interest rates. David also explains why the average age of first time homebuyers reached an all-time high, and why you don’t need 20% down to buy a home.

David hosts “Home Sweet Home Chicago” on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm on WGN Radio. You can call him at 855-56-David, or check out the Team Hochberg website.

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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the CDC expanding its COVID vaccine recommendations, James Van Der Beek revealing he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and to answer all of your medical questions.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about his ‘stress eating’ on this election day, the interesting races happening in our area, his thoughts on the city of Chicago voting for school board members, and when he believes we might know the final results of the presidential election.

Marge Sipla, Speed Jokes spirit animal, cataloger and Member of the Speed Jokes Committee, joins John and the gang to give us her favorite Speed Jokes of October! John shares some of his favorites, too! What was your favorite joke this month? And as always, John brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to [email protected].

Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO, Hope Chicago, joins John Williams in-studio to talk about the mission of Hope Chicago, the impact that they have made in such a short period of time, her belief that education is the best way to disrupt cycles of poverty, the importance of removing the financial burden of college, the biggest motivator of the program, if she believes students are ready for college, and the results of new data on scholar performance that demonstrates increases in postsecondary enrollment and persistence. Dr. Jackson also talks about if she believes the school board should be elected, the amount of money being spend on school board elections, if underperforming schools should be consolidated, the failure in the vetting process of the recently resigned school board president, if she thinks CPS leader Pedro Martinez is doing a good job, and the biggest issue facing CPS moving forward.

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 us what you should know about your furnace, his thoughts on inexpensive filters, how often we need to be changing our filters, and the best way to clean up leaves in gutters. And as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions.

Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.

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Dava Sobel, preeminent science writer, acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author, joins John Williams to discuss the new book, “The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science.” Dava talks about why she wanted to write about Marie Curie, how women impacted advancements in science, the roadblocks that Curie and other women scientists endured because of their gender, and what other women should be aware of who did extraordinary work in science.

Vice President Kamala Harris is out with an ad that reminds women that they still have a right to choose in the voting booth. John takes calls and reads texts from listeners who react to the ad.