John Williams

John Williams reviews American Sniper, which shattered box office records of the weekend.  He also analyzed the press conference of John Fox, the Chicago Bears new head coach.  John also discusses the claim that the Pats might have cheated in the AFC title game with deflated footballs.

John Williams discussed the trial of a Park Forest cop who shot John Wrana, a 95-year-old WWII vet with beanbag rounds, killing him.  He also discussed the teacher who wanted to arm her class with canned goods to throw a potential school shooters.  John also reviewed the book American Sniper as the movie hits theaters this weekend.  In normal Friday fashion, John wraps up with the bright side of life!

John Williams talks about the Park Forest police officer who is on trial for death of a WWII vet.  He also checked in with Chicago Tribune reporter Rick Pearson about Bruce Rauner’s first few days of Governor.  Representative Lou Lang talked about the status of medical marijuana in IL.

John Williams talks to Steve Sullivan about the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s birthday celebrations.  He checked in with Tom Rivers from ABC in Paris about how Charlie Hebdo is selling.  Ben Snyder with Fortune magazine talked about the controversy over the Keystone Pipeline.  John also caught up with Steve Gadlin of Steve Gadlin’s Starmakers about his decision to end his cat drawing business.

John Williams discussed the fact that President Obama did not show up to the march in Paris.  He also talked about the McDonald’s commercial that has some critics but many fans.

John Williams checks back in with Tom Mockaitis, Depaul professor of history, about the terrorism in Paris.  He also talked about Mark Kirk’s comments on climate change, and of course ends the week with the Bright Side of Life!

John Williams talked to DePaul History Professor Tom Mockaitis about the recent terrorist attacks on the French Satire Publication, Charlie Hebdo. John takes calls from listeners on positive sayings that influence their lives and speaks to Michael Phillips about the historical inaccuracies we see in popular cinema.

John speaks to Michael Phillips about the historical inaccuracies we see in popular cinema. During this in-depth interview they take a look at movies such as The Social Network, Selma, and The Imitation Game. Should you believe everything you see at the movies? Listen and find out!

John Williams talks to DePaul History Professor Tom Mockaitis about the recent terrorist attacks on the French Satire Publication, Charlie Hebdo. How will this affect the US/France and what does this mean for satire in general?  

Mr. Fix-it joins King John to talk about things you can do to your home to help during these frigid temperatures.

John Williams spoke with Scott Stantis, the Chicago Tribune political cartoonist, about the terror attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.  John also talked to Lou Manfredini about things you need to do to your home when the temperatures are so cold.

John Williams talks to a New York Times reporter about the plunging arrests in New York City.  He also chats with Chicago Tribune’s Amy Dickinson about advice she gave about older children who still live at home. John also chatted with Diane Swonk, Chief Economist at Mesirow Financial, about the bigger economic impact low gas prices have.

John Williams learns about the “ban-the-box” legislation that just went into effect, he also talked to reporter Alina Simone about the hackers that held her mothers computer files for ransom.

Reporter Alina Simone joined John Williams to talk about how her mother got hacked and why you should be aware of ransomware.  

Phillip Schreiber, a labor and employment lawyer with Holland and Knight talked to John Williams about a new Illinois law that prohibits employers from inquiring into a prospective employee’s criminal background on its application or during the early stages of application review.