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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center and author of the The Last Ward on Substack, and award-winning journalist and political pundit Marj Halperin. The Rascals begin the podcast discussing their predictions for the midterm elections. Next, the Rascals discuss the New York Times […]

We are ‘Keeping it Green’ with 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.

Elder law attorney Kerry Peck joins John Williams to answer all your questions about elder law, trusts, wills, and elder abuse.

Michelle Hoersch, Chief Planning Officer EngAging Illinois and Ryan Gruenenfelder, Senior Director of Advocacy and Outreach, AARP IL, join John Williams to talk about Illinois being designated as an ‘Age Friendly’ state, how Illinois became an age-friendly state, the 10-year plan to make Illinois a better place to age, what specific programs are making Illinois […]

Ron Traub, AARP Illinois Executive Council Member, and Neil James, Executive Director, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, join John Williams to talk about the importance of socially connected communities, what a livable and ‘age friendly’ community looks like, and what factors make a community livable.

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

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the health benefits of laughter, if flu season is starting earlier than normal, when doctors recommend getting MMR vaccine, his thoughts on Christina Applegate’s MS misdiagnosis, and to answer all of your medical questions.

Chicago-based jazz vocalist Paul Marinaro joins John Williams to talk about the upcoming holiday show with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra at City Winery!

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about Cook County’s advisory referendums on the ballot this election, his thoughts on the upcoming mayoral election, and why he favors ranked-choice voting.

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

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou recommends buying a particular light bulb that might be the last light bulb you will ever buy. And as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions. Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday […]

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

Philippe Largent, State Director, AARP Illinois, joins John Williams to talk about the work he does with AARP, Illinois earning the ‘Age Friendly State’ designation, what is needed for people to age well, and the effort to make Illinois the most livable state for people as they get older.

Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about  Air Canada canceling flights to the U.S due to low demand, if AI spending will translate into profits, the broadening of the stock market and why that’s good news, if he expects a Fed rate hike before the end of […]

Sara M. Krzyzaniak, MD, Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and assistant dean of graduate medical education, joins John Williams to talk about her career, when she became interested in emergency medicine, the personality type of a good ER doctor, her recent TED talk about AI and the future of […]