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Wintrust Business Lunch

The Wintrust Business Lunch Podcast with John Williams from WGN Radio 720 in Chicago

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174
Years Active
2025
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Wintrust Business Lunch 7/25/25: Market rally, interest rate outlook, South Chicago Packing, Loop activity

Wintrust Business Lunch 7/25/25: Market rally, interest rate outlook, South Chicago Packing, Loop activity

Segment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, talks to John about today’s market rally, the Trump v. Jerome Powell feud, why he thinks interest rates should b…

Fri 25 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Minute: The Postal Service turns 250 this weekend

Wintrust Business Minute: The Postal Service turns 250 this weekend

Dave Schwan has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute.

A governmental agency, one year older than the country, turns 250 tomorrow.  The Postal Service was formed July 26, …

Fri 25 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Minute: Demolition of old Sears headquarters in Hoffman Estates is complete

Wintrust Business Minute: Demolition of old Sears headquarters in Hoffman Estates is complete

Ryan Burrow has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute.

The destruction of the old Sears headquarters in Hoffman Estates was completed this week. It took just under a year …

Thu 24 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Lunch 7/23/25 – Terry Savage: Evaluate your asset allocation

Wintrust Business Lunch 7/23/25 – Terry Savage: Evaluate your asset allocation

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about how how the market has performed since President Trump’s tariff announcement, what that market swin…

Wed 23 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Lunch 7/22/25: Trump-Powell feud, office romance, work efficiency

Wintrust Business Lunch 7/22/25: Trump-Powell feud, office romance, work efficiency

Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the Coldplay ‘Kiss Cam’ couple and how to handle these situations when they show up in the workplace.

Seg…

Tue 22 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Minute: Lincoln Park Zoo’s annual ‘Zoo Ball’ raises $1.8 million

Wintrust Business Minute: Lincoln Park Zoo’s annual ‘Zoo Ball’ raises $1.8 million

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute.

Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo just held its 48th annual Zoo Ball and the event was the highest-grossing ball in the …

Mon 21 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Lunch 7/21/25: Home inventory, TechChicago Week, Venetian Night

Wintrust Business Lunch 7/21/25: Home inventory, TechChicago Week, Venetian Night

Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media and Best Money Moves, joins John Williams to talk about home inventory hitting a 5-year high, and the latest ping pong game of ‘he said-he said’ bet…

Mon 21 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Lunch 7/18/25: Market round-up, small business success, June’s Fiserv Small Business Index and The LaSalle Chicago Hotel

Wintrust Business Lunch 7/18/25: Market round-up, small business success, June’s Fiserv Small Business Index and The LaSalle Chicago Hotel

Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media and Best Money Moves, joins John Williams to ‘color in’ the details surrounding what the markets have done this past week.

Segment 2: Dave Chare…

Fri 18 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Minute: SC Johnson to move 170 Chicago-based employees to Wisconsin

Wintrust Business Minute: SC Johnson to move 170 Chicago-based employees to Wisconsin

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute.

SC Johnson is moving 170 Chicago-based employees to Wisconsin. The company says the move will foster strong colla…

Fri 18 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Lunch 7/17/25: Credit cards, Mark Zuckerberg and Meta lawsuit,  candle to help Texas relief

Wintrust Business Lunch 7/17/25: Credit cards, Mark Zuckerberg and Meta lawsuit, candle to help Texas relief

Segment 1: Ted Rossman, Senior Industry Analyst at Bankrate, joins John to share tips on how to pay off credit card debt.

Segment 2: Bree Fowler, Senior Writer, CNET, cnet.com, joins John to talk…

Thu 17 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Minute: Portillo’s and Lou Malnati’s team up for a Chicago hot dog pizza

Wintrust Business Minute: Portillo’s and Lou Malnati’s team up for a Chicago hot dog pizza

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute.

Portillo’s and Lou Malnati’s are collaborating on Chicago Dog Deep Dish Pizza. It’s a pizza with all seven ingred…

Thu 17 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Minute: New Chicago area Jack in the Box locations are beginning to open

Wintrust Business Minute: New Chicago area Jack in the Box locations are beginning to open

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute.

Jack in the Box has made good on its promise to return to the Chicago area. Last year, the west coast eatery anno…

Wed 16 Jul 2025
Craig Bolanos: The forecast of the markets the rest of 2025

Craig Bolanos: The forecast of the markets the rest of 2025

Craig Bolanos, Co-founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams on The Wintrust Business Lunch to talk about President Trump’s reversal on a ban of selling H20 A.I. chips…

Tue 15 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Lunch 7/15/25: CPS layoffs, the pros and cons of the CTA and Consumer prices rose 0.3% last month

Wintrust Business Lunch 7/15/25: CPS layoffs, the pros and cons of the CTA and Consumer prices rose 0.3% last month

Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about CPS layoffs and what types of jobs those people try and get post-layoffs. Tom then pivots and discusses the …

Tue 15 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Lunch 7/14/25: Tariffs, iAsk.ai and Lighting Environments

Wintrust Business Lunch 7/14/25: Tariffs, iAsk.ai and Lighting Environments

Segment 1: Paul Nolte, Senior Wealth Advisor and Market Strategist, Murphy & Sylvest, joins John to talk about the ongoing news surrounding tariffs. Then, Paul breaks down bank earnings and inflation…

Tue 15 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Minute: Kraft Heinz is mum on reports of breaking up business

Wintrust Business Minute: Kraft Heinz is mum on reports of breaking up business

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute.

There’s been no comment from Chicago-based Kraft Heinz about a report that it’s planning to break up its business…

Mon 14 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Minute: Pure Lithium is coming to Fulton Market in Chicago

Wintrust Business Minute: Pure Lithium is coming to Fulton Market in Chicago

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute.

Pure Lithium is moving to Chicago. The next-generation battery technology company will relocate its entire operat…

Fri 11 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Lunch 7/11/25: Tariff power, immigrant economic impact, Candl birthday app

Wintrust Business Lunch 7/11/25: Tariff power, immigrant economic impact, Candl birthday app

Segment 1: Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University, joins John Williams to talk explain how one person has so much power over ta…

Fri 11 Jul 2025
Wintrust Business Lunch 7/10/25: Copper tariff, Nvidia, global quantum forum, side hustle decline

Wintrust Business Lunch 7/10/25: Copper tariff, Nvidia, global quantum forum, side hustle decline

Segment 1: Jared Dillian, Best selling financial author of the new book, ‘Rule 62: Meditations on Success and Spirituality,’ joins John Williams the latest rounds of tariffs including the tariff on B…

Thu 10 Jul 2025
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