John Williams

Apr 15 2025 78 ep. 962

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John Williams on WGN Radio 720 in Chicago

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How can retail stores prevent theft?

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to talk about witnessing a theft of three Apple watches at a cell phone store yesterday. Lou explains how nobody from the store did anything to prevent the theft. Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.

Eric Zorn: Administration clamping down on free speech rights of protesters

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the etiquette of standing at concerts, what he doesn’t like about The Masters golf tournament, and to share his thoughts on Harvard University refusing to accept demands made by the Trump administration.

Rep. Sean Casten: Deported Maryland man has a right to due process

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL 6) joins John Williams to talk about the town halls he has held across the state of Illinois, including in districts represented by Republicans. Representative Casten also shares his thoughts about the deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. Rep. Casten says Americans should be embarrassed at what the Trump administration

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: ‘It’s a bad thing to get measles today because it’s totally preventable through a safe vaccination’

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the first season of Max’s ‘The Pitt,’ RFK Jr. looking to find a cure for autism, why we need small amounts of fluoride in water, the latest news on Pfizer’s weight loss drug, and why we need to be […]

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part CMXL, 4.15.25

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to [email protected].

Lou Manfredini: Spring cleaning tips for your refrigerator and A/C unit

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou starts off by telling about his great trip to Portugal with WGN listeners! Lou talks about some spring cleaning projects you should add to your list including cleaning the coils on your refrigerator and cleaning […]

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part CMXXXIX, 4.14.25

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to [email protected].

Craig Bolanos: Crisis brings opportunity

Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the likelihood we see a recession this year, why investors are pausing right now, his expectation that he markets will remain volatile for some time, why he believes the market can regain its losses by the end of the year, consumer […]

How tariffs are impacting one small business in Chicago

Tyler McCall, co-owner of Paper & Pencil in Andersonville, joins John Williams to talk about how tariffs have been impacting their local business.

See the poison plant used in ‘The White Lotus’ at The Field Museum

Kimberly Hansen, Collections Manager of Flowering Plants, The Field Museum, joins John Williams to talk about her work at the Field Museum, the now famous poison pong-pong tree plant that was featured in ‘The White Lotus,’ the number of poisonous plant species in the U.S., what we should know about the plant used in ‘The […]