John Williams

Sam Panayotovich, Fox Sports Betting Analyst and co-host of the sports betting show “Chicken Dinner,” joins John Williams to talk about the Final Four basketball games, how far he thinks Illinois can go in the tourney, and what to make of the Sox and Cubs this year.

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, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, and Steve Bertrand, host of the ‘Steve Bertrand on Books‘ podcast. This week, the Rascals start the podcast discussing the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on President Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship. Why is this issue so important to President Trump? And what do the Rascals think of President Trump sitting in on the arguments? Speaking of President Trump, his effort to put his name on things continues. What do the Rascals think of naming things for politicians who are still alive? The Rascals also debate if President Trump will try to cancel or delegitimize the midterm elections. And will the Democrats rally behind a singular message? Next, the Rascals discuss the murder of Loyola student Sheridan Gorman. Is it fair to say that Gorman would still be alive if Trump was in office rather than Joe Biden? Sports is also on the mind this week as MLB has incorporated ABS (automated ball-strike system) into games. Are the Rascals on board with the new technology? Also, Eric suggests 7 things that would improve the game basketball.

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about mortgage rates nearing 7%, what you should do if you are buying a home with defects, and that more than half of home listings are sitting unsold for 60+ days. David also answers all of your questions!

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.

We are ‘Keeping it Green’ with Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, who joins John Williams to answer all of your lawn and garden questions. Bob reminds us to be careful about planting seeds right now.

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 March 2026! What was your favorite joke this month? Keep sending your jokes to [email protected]

Criminal defense attorney Damon Cheronis joins John Williams to talk about the DUI arrest of Tiger Woods.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about his list of 7 proposed rule changes for basketball, the local media coverage of the murder of Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman, and his thoughts on the DUI arrest of Tiger Woods.

Michelle Nichols, Director of Public Observing, The Adler Planetarium, joins John Williams to talk about the launch of Artemis II for a flight around the moon. Michelle explains why they are doing this particular mission, how big and powerful the rocket is, how long NASA has been working on this particular rocket, what the astronauts onboard the rocket hope to learn, and the hope to have humans land on the moon with Artemis IV in 2028.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about how careful doctors are about prescribing pain medication to patients, and what to know about a the new ‘Cicada’ COVID variant. Dr. Kopin also answers all of your medical questions.