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John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!
Jen Walling, Executive Director, Illinois Environmental Council, joins John Williams to talk about why she believes adding a toll lane to I-55 will not ease congestion and will make our air worse.
Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about some stories making news this week including Elon Musk’s effort for rebranding Twitter, why he believes changing the name to ‘X’ is foolish, and what he thought of Northwestern President Michael Schill’s interview with The Daily Northwestern about the Pat Fitzgerald hazing scandal.
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about LeBron James’ son Bronny James suffering cardiac arrest, why Elon Musk shouldn’t promote anti-vaccine theories regarding Bronny’s condition, what we can take away from Senator Durbin contracting COVID for the third time, and how worried we should be about the […]
John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!
Marc Poulos, Executive Director of the Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting, joins John Williams to talk about the effort to add privately-managed toll lanes along I-55 from Interstate 355 to the Dan Ryan Expressway.
John Williams brings you a 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 his reviews of ‘Barbie‘ and ‘Oppenheimer.’ Should we head out to the theater this weekend to see these movies?
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!
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 summer trip! Today, John is joined by Jonathan Jones, marketing manager of Visit Lake County! Jonathan […]
John Williams brings you this classic edition of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!
Artist David Lee Csicsko and author Lindy Sinclair join John Williams in-studio to talk about their book that Lindy wrote and David illustrated, titled Science People. The book follows more than 50 trailblazing scientists, celebrating the diversity of the scientific community.
Dawn Jackson Blatner, author and registered dietician nutritionist, joins John Williams to discuss the trend “girl dinner,” a charcuterie-like meal comprised of a variety of snacks, as well as how to get the most health benefits from this trend. She also brings up “husband meals,” which are unhealthy meals eaten while your spouse is away, […]
The Mincing Rascals this week are Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU. This week, the Rascals talk about the end of cash bail in Illinois. Do the Rascals think this is a good idea or is it too early to […]
Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Company in Wheeling and a Certified Landscape Professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for John Williams, to answer your landscaping questions about invasive plants, getting animals out of your garden, and more.
