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John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part...

John Williams ·

2025/05/22

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

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The Mincing Rascals 5.21.25: DOJ investigation, ‘snap...

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2025/05/21

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The Rascals start off the podcast talking about the Department of Justice looking into the hiring practices of Mayor Brandon Johnson. What do the Rascals make of the DOJ probe? The Chicago City […]

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Are the Bears committed to a new stadium in Arlington...

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2025/05/20

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.

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DOJ looking into city of Chicago’s hiring practices

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2025/05/20

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.

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What age should you consider long-term care insurance?

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2025/05/20

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 […]

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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: Biden’s cancer didn’t develop...

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2025/05/20

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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John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part...

John Williams ·

2025/05/20

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

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‘Hamilton’ producer Jeffrey Seller: ‘Making a play is...

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2025/05/19

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 […]

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Lou Manfredini: Tips for cleaning your windows after...

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2025/05/19

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.

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John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part...

John Williams ·

2025/05/19

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

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Chicago Bears making progress on new stadium in...

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2025/05/16

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.

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Connell McShane: Should lower courts be able to block...

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2025/05/16

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

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Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home up for auction

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2025/05/16

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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John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, The...

John Williams ·

2025/05/16

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!

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Best of the Midwest: Celebration River Cruises!

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2025/05/08

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, today, Jon Hansen has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, Jon is joined by Susan Yarolem, Director of Sales & Marketing, Celebration River […]

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Sen. Duckworth on relationship with Trump, IVF...

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2025/05/08

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth joins Jon Hansen, filling in for John Williams, to talk about new Pope Leo XIV being from Chicago, if she believes this pope was picked as a pushback to the new administration, the challenges of Democrats not having a majority in Congress, if she has any relationship with President Trump, the […]

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Should tariffs be imposed on offshore call centers?

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2025/05/08

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign computer science professor Dr. Sheldon Jacobson joins John Williams to talk about his Crain’s Op-ed that suggests that the U.S use tariffs on offshore customer service centers.

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John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part...

John Williams ·

2025/05/08

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

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Jessica Mayle: Passports can be used forever in place...

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2025/05/02

Jessica Mayle, Regional Spokesperson and Public Affairs Specialist at Transportation Security Administration, chats with WGN’s John Williams about Real ID compliance at the airport. Jessica explains the Global Entry program and how it can be used as an acceptable form of ID. Jessica also talks about the ID requirements for TSA PreCheck.

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Connell McShane: Trump has flexibility on almost...

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2025/05/02

NewsNation Now anchor Connell McShane joins John Williams to discuss the current tariff and economic situation in the United States. Connell also talks about how small business are affected by today’s economic decisions.

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