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Andy Masur of WGN Sports and Ryan Burrow, WGN News Director and host of ‘The Stadium Club‘ podcast, join John Williams to talk about new developments surrounding a possible new Bears stadium being in Arlington Heights.

Attorney Rich Lenkov, Capital Member, Downey & Lenkov, and co-host of “Legal Face-Off” on wgnradio.com, joins John Williams to talk about the Justice Department investigating Mayor Brandon Johnson for alleged racially motivated hiring. Rich tells John if he believes Johnson’s hiring of some employees is in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Brian Gordon, President, Gordon Associates, joins John Williams to talk about long-term care insurance. Brian explains what long-term care insurance is, the most important thing to consider when looking into long-term care insurance, the best time to start a plan, what they look at when the devise a plan for you, how they work with financial advisors […]

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about former President Joe Biden battling an aggressive, stage-4 prostate cancer. Dr. Kopin also talks about the FDA clearing the 1st blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, and the FDA setting new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults […]

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Acclaimed Broadway Producer (‘Rent,’ ‘Hamilton’) Jeffrey Seller joins John Williams to discuss his new book, ‘Theater Kid: A Broadway Memoir.’ Jeffrey talks about how some of the stories in the book were things he had written when he was young, what he considers to be his greatest gift, how making a play is like making […]

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou tells us what we need to know about portable air conditioners, and to give us tips for cleaning your windows…especially after Friday’s dust storm! Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.

Kevin Powell of WGN Sports and Ryan Burrow, WGN News Director and host of ‘The Stadium Club‘ podcast, join John Williams to talk about the news that the Chicago Bears are now making progress on building a new stadium in Arlington Heights.

NewsNation Now anchor Connell McShane joins John Williams to talk about yesterday’s Supreme Court hearing about birthright citizenship. What were the biggest takeaways?

Realtor Steve Budzik joins John Williams to talk about the boyhood home of Pope Leo XIV going up for auction in June. Why did the owner decide on an auction?

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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 recommendations for your trip! And today, we head north to Wisconsin as John is joined by Savannah Schindler, Public […]

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about the importance of gut health, why you should eat 1 cup of leafy greens each day, and how gut health is connected to brain health. Dawn also answers all of your health and nutrition questions. [audio https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7418957/5-15-25_Dawn_Jackson_Blatner_leafy_green_benefits_gut_health_kefir_2025-05-15-191257.128.mp3

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week, the Rascals start the podcast talking about their favorite story, meme, etc. about Pope Leo XIV. Are we pope’d out yet? As usual, plenty of news about the Trump administration this […]

New York Times best-selling author Dave Barry joins John Williams to discuss his new book, “Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up.” Dave talks about how he comes up with ideas of what to write about, the types of stories that most resonate with people, humor […]

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. Bob reminds us that we are still way behind on water and you should still be watering those evergreens!

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Jimmy and Rosa Soto join John Williams in-studio to talk about their incredible story that was documented in the Tribune last week. Jimmy spent 42 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Jimmy and Rosa discuss how this has impacted their lives, their thoughts on police corruption and the criminal justice system, what […]