John Williams

John shares the bad news that their family dog, Daisy, passed away and talks about why our relationships with dogs are so important and meaningful. RIP to Daisy, the dizzy dappled dachshund.

Peter Greenberg, “Eye on Travel” host and CBS News travel editor, joins John Williams to talk about the health of the travel industry right now, the booming cruise industry, and the airlines taking the DOT to court over passenger rights, junk fees and ticket transparency. Peter also answers all of your travel questions.

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. What do we need to know about the emerging cicadas?

The Mincing Rascals this week are Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, and political pundit Marj Halperin. This week, the Rascals talk about the 1-year anniversary of the inauguration of Mayor

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

Ted Rossman, Senior Industry Analyst, Bankrate.com, joins John to talk about a federal judge in Texas blocking a Biden administration rule that would have capped credit card late fees at $8. 

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about CPS teachers heading to Springfield to lobby for more funding, why he disagrees with Amy Dickinson on the advice she offered to a husband whose sister-in-law disclosed romantic feelings for him, and his thoughts on the Soldier Field colonnades.

Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” (formerly “This Week in Wealth”) on WGN Radio, joins John to talk about the market reacting to inflation data this week, what he expects the Fed to do with interest rates, meme stock activity, the ongoing concern about debt and how […]

Dr. Michael Bauer, Medical Director at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to tell us his thoughts on cold remedies like Cold-EEZE or Zicam, how a person typically catches a cold, the importance of staying hydrated, if we should be wearing face coverings on airplanes, and what we should know about allergy season this year. […]

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