John Williams

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Clayton Harris III, candidate for Cook County State’s Attorney, joins John Williams to talk about why he wants to be the next Cook County State’s Attorney. Clayton discusses Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara telling Chicago police officers to vote for his opponent Eileen O’Neill Burke, his reaction to people saying his opponent will be […]

Kelly Leonard, Vice President, Creative Strategy, Innovation and Business Development at The Second City and host of the “Getting to Yes, And…” podcast, joins John Williams to talk about his recent podcast with Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University, who explains how, in many jobs, we don’t really have a good […]

Marc Ganis, sports business expert and President and Co-Founder of Sportscorp Ltd., joins John Williams to talk about a new report that says the Bears are interested in building a new publicly-owned domed stadium south of Soldier Field using $2 billion in private money.

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

The great Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips joins John Williams to talk about what movies he expects to take home Oscars at this weekend’s Academy Awards. What was Michael’s favorite film? What documentary should we see before the ceremony? Michael gives us the scoop.

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!

Brett Johnson, cyber security expert and former US Most Wanted cybercriminal turned good guy, joins John Williams to talk about the amount of ransomware attacks that are targeting hospitals, why hospitals are being targeted by cyber attacks, why many cyber criminals are never arrested, how cyber criminals gain the trust of their victims, what you […]

Spring has nearly sprung so 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! Today, John is joined by Lagina Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, […]

John Williams brings you another 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, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, and Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune. This week, the Rascals start the pod talking about everyone’s favorite […]

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to share his thoughts on the Tribune editorial, “The law is catching up to rip-off real-estate commissions. It’s time for a change.” David hosts “Home Sweet Home Chicago” on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm on WGN Radio. You can call him at 855-56-David, or check out […]

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

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the growing popularity of women’s college basketball, Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark declaring for the WNBA draft, Robbie Avila (aka “Cream Abdul-Jabbar”) putting Indiana State men’s basketball back on the map, and why he’s appalled how slowly justice is unwinding with both the Bring […]

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to explain the new CDC guidelines for COVID isolation, how contagious you are with the common cold, and the mortality rate for U.S. women with breast cancer falling an estimated 58 percent from 1975 to 2019.