Segment 1: Ryan Messner, President of Long Grove’s Historic Downtown Business Association, joins John Williams to talk about all the holiday festivities the town has planned for the upcoming holidays.

Segment 2: Matt Schultz, LendingTree Chief Consumer Finance Analyst, talks with John about a new Lending Tree survey that shows Thanksgiving hosts are expected to spend an average of $487 on food, drinks and decor this year— up 13% from last year.

Segment 2: Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John Williams to talk about why the market has been dropping the last few days, the importance of understanding the market and knowing what you own, the anticipation for the results of Nvidia earnings, what will happen when job data is released following the government shutdown, if he sees inflation coming down after President Trump rolled back some tariffs, and if there is a sector he’s bullish on right now.