John Williams

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about Trump’s tax bill and the increase in the SALT cap, where mortgage interest rates are right now, the relationship betwe…

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

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about some insurance companies making changes to weight loss drug coverage, a smal…

Local farmer John Andermann of the Will County Farm Bureau joins John Williams to talk about how the crops are looking, the need for more rain on some farms, the flooding that happened during the spr…

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 June 2025! Did John like any of Marge’s choic…

Ashleigh Fields, Breaking News Reporter, The Hill, joins John Williams to tell us everything we need to know about the status of President Trump’s tax bill.

John Bates, Curator and Section Head, Life Sciences, The Field Museum, joins John Williams to talk about the changes made to McCormick Place in Chicago that has kept migrating birds from hitting wind…

Mike Hobin, broker with Dream Town Real Estate, joins John Williams to talk about creating another puzzle for the New York Times crossword.

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou says you can keep your lawn and garden looking great by installing a water t…

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

Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the stock market reaching all-time highs, why he believes the market is fairly priced, what nee…

Josh Sach, founder of Meela, joins John Williams once again to talk about his subscription service that provides personalized AI companionship to older adults. Josh also answers all of your questions…

David Schultz, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies, Hamline University, joins John Williams to talk about the Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship and …

NewsNation Now anchor Connell McShane joins John Williams to talk about the Supreme Court ruling related to birthright citizenship, and what we know about the effectiveness of the airstrikes in Iran.

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Dan Podgorski, Lansing Village Administrator, joins John Williams to talk about his time as mayor of Lansing, what he would like people to know about Lansing, why it’s a great location for business, …

It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great re…

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

After 3 weeks of voting on 64 Chicago area “Mom & Pop” Italian Beef places, we finally have a new champion of our annual Chicago’s Best Beef Tournament, sponsored by Turano Baking Company and Caruso …

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This wee…