John Williams

This week’s Mincing Rascals was recorded in front of a live audience at The Second City on Tuesday, 9/26/23! Check out the photos here! The Mincing Rascals for this special show are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ […]

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.

Elder law attorney Kerry Peck joins John Williams to answer all your questions about elder law, trusts, wills, and elder abuse. Kerry talks about how they are seeing more and more caregiver abuse and what you need to know to protect yourself or an elderly relative.

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

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel and Mincing Rascals regular, joins John Williams to talk about Chicago’s effort to abolish the subminimum wage and the surprising results of a poll he administered about tipping. Eric and John also discuss Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey’s indictment and why more members of Congress aren’t calling for his […]

Judge Mary Marubio, the presiding judge of the Pretrial Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, joins John Williams to talk about how things have been going in court since the end of cash bail.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the challenges some people are having trying to get the new COVID shot, a new study about long COVID, and if the new COVID shot is completely free. Dr. Kopin also answers your medical questions.

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

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

The great Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg joins John Williams to talk about his recent column where he argues that we should call the temporary housing for migrants by what they really are: refugee camps. You can buy Neil’s latest book here.

Michelle Durpetti, the third generation and first female operator of the family-owned Gene & Georgetti steakhouse, joins John Williams to talk about how her business might be impacted if Chicago phases out the tipped minimum wage.

Enjoy this edition of “The Best of Speed Jokes.” What was your favorite joke of the week? Keep sending your jokes to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!

Filmmaker, producer and cinematographer Sam Lipman-Stern joins John Williams to talk about his incredible 3-part limited documentary series ‘Telemarketers,’ which is currently available to watch on HBO.

Lou Taglia, custom audio/video designer at Abt Electronics in Glenview, joins John Williams to tell us about the best TVs to maximize and simplify your viewing experience.

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

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU. The Rascals discuss the end of cash bail in Illinois. How will this provision of the SAFE-T ACT impact criminal justice? Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wants to open city-owned […]

Dr. Joel Ostrow, professor, comparative and international politics, Benedictine University, joins John Williams to talk about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the U.N.

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. It’s getting cooler out, but keep watering those lawns!

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

Neal E. Fischer, award-winning filmmaker, director, writer, and podcaster joins John Williams to talk about his new book, “Behind the Screens: Illustrated Floor Plans and Scenes from the Best TV Shows of All Time.” Neal tells us how this new book came about, the wonderful illustrations by Iñaki Aliste Lizarralde, and how they decided which […]