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Mick Mulvaney: Trump trying to figure out the next...

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2025/04/09

Mick Mulvaney, NewsNation political and economics contributor and former acting White House chief of staff for the Trump administration, joins John Williams to talk about President Trump’s tariff plans, why he believes President Trump should fire trade advisor Peter Navarro, if he expects some of these trade deals to work out, and why the administration needs to […]

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Landscape expert Bob Bertog: Don’t be afraid to water...

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2025/04/09

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. Bob says we didn’t get much snow this winter, so don’t be afraid to water your evergreens. It’s also okay to start mowing! […]

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

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2025/04/09

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

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The Mincing Rascals 3.26.25: Signal chat leak,...

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2025/03/26

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 (sign up for his new Substack!), longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week the Rascals start the podcast discussing The Atlantic publishing the contents of a Signal group chat of Trump […]

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Elder law attorney Kerry Peck: People take advantage...

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2025/03/26

Elder law attorney Kerry Peck joins John Williams to answer all your questions about elder law, trusts, wills, and elder abuse. Kerry tells John why you should consider long-term care insurance, and the importance of having end of life conversations when you are mentally competent.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Maureen Dowd...

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2025/03/26

Maureen Dowd, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Op-ed columnist, joins John to discuss her new book, “Notorious: Portraits of Stars from Hollywood, Culture, Fashion, and Tech.” Maureen talks about being in Chicago for the DNC, how she picked the columns to include in the book, the challenge of writing about notable figures such […]

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DePaul men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann is...

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2025/03/26

Chris Holtmann, Head Coach, DePaul’s Men’s Basketball, joins John Williams to talk about well the team played in the Big East tournament, the growth the team has made since he took over, his thoughts on the transfer portal, the exciting freshmen that will be entering the program, how DePaul competes in NIL, and getting prepared […]

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

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2025/03/26

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

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Minooka mayor Ric Offerman wants town to land a new...

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2025/03/25

Minooka Mayor Ric Offerman joins John Williams to talk about the town trying to land a new data center. Mayor Offerman explains what this data center would mean for Minooka, how many jobs this would create, and what the residents of Minooka are saying about the possible development.

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Eric Zorn: Signal chat leak was a massive screwup

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2025/03/25

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the Sun-Times discontinuing editorials, the Trump administration’s Signal leak, and the results of his poll about the length of the baseball season. Do the Picayune Sentinel readers believe the baseball season is too long?

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Tom Fortino: I think a lot of positive things will...

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2025/03/25

Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John to talk about how the market has been performing the last few weeks, why he still believes in the strength of the market overall, his thoughts on consumer confidence slipping, and the anticipation of good things […]

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Dr. Michael Bauer: We have not conquered measles...

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2025/03/25

Dr. Michael Bauer, Medical Director at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the seriousness of the measles outbreak, who should be worried about getting the measles, how we handled the COVID pandemic and what we learned, the impact of vaccine hesitancy, his concern over the US withdrawing from the World Health Organization. […]

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

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2025/03/25

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. And this one features rookie Speed Joke submitters! Keep sending your jokes to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.

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Lou Manfredini answers your home improvement questions

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2025/03/24

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins guest host Wendy Snyder, filling in for John Williams, to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. And as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions. Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.

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BBB’s Steve Bernas: The riskiest scams of the year

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2025/03/24

Steve Bernas, President & CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois, joins guest host Wendy Snyder, filling in for John Williams, to talk about the riskiest scams of the year including investment / cryptocurrency scams.

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What should you be watching on TV right now?

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2025/03/24

Alexander Zalben, Host / Producer, Comic Book Club, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for John Williams, to discuss the TV shows you need to be watching right now. Alexander talks about ‘The White Lotus,’ ‘The Righteous Gemstones,’ ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Residence,’ and ‘Severance.’

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When should you put your tomato seeds in the ground?

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2025/03/24

Bob Zeni, aka the Chicago Tomato Man, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for John Williams, to talk about his new online store, what we should look for when buying tomatoes, the different varietals of tomatoes they sell, and when should we get our tomato seeds in the ground.

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

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2025/03/24

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

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State Rep. Croke wants a ban on black market...

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2025/03/20

Illinois State Representative Margaret Croke (D-Chicago), joins John Williams to talk about a new bill she’s proposing that would combat the sale of restaurant reservations by third-parties.

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Best of the Midwest: The Shawnee Hills Wine Trail

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2025/03/20

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 Carol Hoffman, Executive Director, Shawnee Forest Country, Southernmost Illinois Tourism Bureau! Carol […]

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