John Williams

Tom Dempsey, Washington D.C. correspondent, NewsNation, joins John Williams to give us the big takeaways from President Biden’s NATO press conference yesterday.

Attorney Rich Lenkov, Capital Member, Downey & Lenkov, and co-host of “Legal Face-Off” on wgnradio.com, joins John Williams to catch us up on the bribery trial of New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, and Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ trial.

Enjoy this edition of “The Best of Speed Jokes.” What was your favorite joke of the week? Keep sending your jokes to [email protected]!

State Representative Bob Morgan (D-Deerfield) joins John Williams to talk about Governor Pritzker signing the Healthcare Protection Act into law. Rep. Morgan explains how this new law will reform health coverage in Illinois, how it will impact people’s healthcare, what this new law covers, and how this law will no longer allow insurers to stand in the way of the health care you need.

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about why you should eat more fiber for younger cells, the benefits of beans, and to answer all of your health and nutrition questions.

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

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. This week, the Rascals begin by discussing whether or not Joe Biden will step down from candidacy. Can anyone besides Biden actually run? Then they switch gears by talking about a potential redesign of the Magnificent Mile. To close things off, the group discusses the ramifications of finding out that a number of current and former Chicago police officers may be involved with the ‘Oath Keepers,’ who are notorious for their participation in the January 6th storming of the Capitol. Is there any validity to these claims?

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the importance of remaining calm when the market fluctuates. Additionally, she answers a number of questions from WGN Radio listeners.

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. Can anything be done to prevent fungus from growing in your yard? What about bagworms? Listen and find out!

Peter Greenberg, ‘Eye on Travel‘ host and CBS News travel editor, joins John Williams to discuss how safe air travel really is and what to make of its coverage in the media.