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Landscape expert Bob Bertog: How to get rid of aphids...

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2025/08/13

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 talks about the amount of rain we’ve been getting, and how fungus is completely out of control because of the heat and […]

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Books WGN readers loved this August

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2025/08/12

Did you know August 9 is National Book Lovers Day? Our WGN Radio Book Club is back with the books they loved this past month. Perhaps you will find your next read in this list of book selections shared by John Williams, Steve Alexander, Bob Kessler and Sara Tieman. Or, revisit and reread a past […]

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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: What you should know about...

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2025/07/29

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about Northwestern Memorial Hospital being named one of the best hospitals in the U.S., Cubs great Ryne Sandberg losing his battle to prostate cancer, what we should know about prostate cancer, and a new study that shows being physically active […]

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Eric Zorn: We can all try to live like Ryne Sandberg

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2025/07/29

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the death of Cubs great Ryne Sandberg, the recent layoffs at the Chicago Tribune, why Substack isn’t necessarily a good replacement for news, and to share his thoughts on Jesse Jackson Jr. possibly making another run for congress.

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

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2025/07/29

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

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

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2025/07/28

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

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Best of the Midwest: Unplug on the Riverboat Twilight

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2025/07/24

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, we head west to the great Mississippi River and chat with Emily Stier, […]

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Kelly Leonard: How validation can transform your...

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2025/07/24

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 Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ being canceled by CBS, and a recent podcast he hosted with psychologist and professor Caroline Fleck about her book, ‘Validation: How the Skill […]

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Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi: We need full disclosure of...

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2025/07/24

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL 8) joins John Williams to talk about Speaker Johnson ending the legislation session early, what he thinks might be revealed in the Epstein files, if he believes the Epstein story will have legs when Congress comes back, and why his constituents are interested in finding the truth about what’s in the files.

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

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2025/07/24

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

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Landscape expert Bob Bertog: Should you water lawn...

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2025/07/23

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

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2025/07/23

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

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Karen Conti: Is anyone liable for exposing Astronomer...

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2025/07/18

Karen Conti, Founding Partner, Conti & Dolan Law, joins John Williams to discuss whether or not Coldplay and/or Chris Martin are liable for exposing Astronomer CEO Andy Byron allegedly cheating on his wife with the company’s head of HR.

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

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2025/07/18

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

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From the archives: Sue the Dinosaur’s discoverer Sue...

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2025/07/18

Sue the Dinosaur’s Discoverer and Field Paleontologist Sue Hendrickson tells John how she happened upon the bones of Sue, the Dinosaur, who is soon being moved from her lobby territory in the Field Museum. Then, she tells us her surprising reaction to Sue’s move, and her next dig goal. (Originally posted September 19, 2017.)

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

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2025/07/16

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

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Landscape expert Bob Bertog: How is humidity...

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2025/07/16

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Elder Law attorney Kerry Peck: What to know about...

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2025/07/16

Elder law attorney Kerry Peck joins John Williams to answer all your questions about wills, trusts, and what really happens when family and inheritance collide.

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Jon Hansen: 100 years since WGN broadcast the Scopes...

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2025/07/16

Jon Hansen, WGN Radio host of Your Money Matters and Let’s Get Legal and executive producer of the Block Club Chicago Podcast, joins John Williams for a look back at WGN 100 years ago. Hansen talks about the major storm that silenced WGN Radio’s broadcast of the The Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925.

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Daniel Fienberg talks Emmy nominations: ‘Severance’,...

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2025/07/16

Chief TV Critic for the Hollywood Reporter Daniel Fienberg joins John Williams to go over the recent Emmy nominations. From “Severance” to “The White Lotus,” Fienberg talks about his favorites from this year.

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