Illinois Senate GOP Leader John Curran joins John Williams to talk about the failure of the Illinois General Assembly to pass legislation that would give the Bears a pathway to stay in Illinois. What’s next for the Bears stadium saga?  

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

Sam Panayotovich of Fox Sports and formerly of WGN Radio joins John Williams to talk about the top sports stories making news this week including the White Sox hot start, why the team is so much better this year, the excitement of the Women’s College World Series, why he thinks the Bears have the best coach / QB combination in football, and what we should expect from the NBA Finals.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the latest on the Chicago Bears quest to build a new stadium, the heated meeting between ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley and the new executive producer of the show, and the Trump administration backing off on the ‘anti-weaponization fund.’

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

Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center and author of the The Last Ward on Substack, joins John Williams to talk about what Chicago can do to combat teen takeovers. Austin also tells John his thoughts on the Illinois General Assembly failing to come up with an agreement about the Bears stadium project.

Marge Sipla, Speed Jokes spirit animal, cataloger, and member of the Speed Jokes Committee, joins John Williams and the gang to give us her favorite Speed Jokes of May 2026! What was your favorite joke this month? Keep sending your jokes to [email protected]

Historian Clay Jenkinson and John Williams look at the Bill of Rights and discuss the strengths, weaknesses and challenges presented by this 235 year-old document.

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 Dow hitting 51,000 this week, why he’s bullish on the market right now, where investors should be putting their money, if there are any parts of the economy that has him concerned, the latest on the Trump Accounts, and what he expects from new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.

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Hector Corona, founder of City Kids Camp, along with Bob Evans, Development, City Kids Camp, join Lisa Dent and John Williams in-studio to talk about City Kids Camp during the 2026 Radiothon, the different activities and amenities that the money will go to, and later, we hear from some of the many kids that have gotten the opportunity to go!

Thanks to you and our sponsors at Republic Bank, Alpha Wealth Group and Jewel Osco, we raised $142,225 which means 237 kids are headed to City Kids Camp this summer. Thank you for helping us fill the buses and making a massive impact for these children! You can still continue to donate and fill more buses for the summer. Make your donation here.