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Bill Snyder, WGN TV Weather Producer, joins John Landecker on the show to break down the last few weeks of heat we’ve gotten, how it compares to the rest of the month, how it compares to June of years past, as well as what we can expect for the coming weekend.

Comedian, writer, and excellent impressionist Craig Gass joins host John Landecker on the program to talk about his resume of work, the Rolodex of impressions, and some hilarious stories. Check out his show coming to CG’s Comedy Club in Bolingbrook this weekend. Check out cgscomedyclub.com two shows on Friday and three on Saturday. Check out […]

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of cotton candy. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes snow cones. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

WGN-TV weather producer, storm guru, and meteorological master and Champion of the Skies Bill Snyder joins your host, John Landecker, on the program to tell us about the different temperatures around Chicagoland and gets you set up for this weekend’s weather!

WGN Radio sales rep Kevin McDonough joins the program to tell us about his weekend activity, a bike ride from Chicago’s South Side all the way to Michigan City, Indiana, in an effort to raise money for pediatric cancer support. If you want to find more information or how to donate, click this link!

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another great food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of the elote and segment cohost Dan Levy takes the walking taco. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Advocate for our four-legged friends and host at WGN Radio Steve Dale joins John Landecker on the program to give us tips on keeping our furry friends safe in the great outdoors during this impending heat wave.

With the announcement that there would be no Naperville Rib Fest this year, many of our listeners were sad. Fear not; you can still get your BBQ fix this weekend at the 24th Annual Chicago Rib Fest. The fest occurs on Friday, June 14, from 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday, June 15-16, from […]

Your host, the legendary John Landecker, is joined by Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, an Emmy-award-winning broadcaster and one of America’s top consumer experts. He’s been protecting us for more than 40 years, having covered the consumer beat for CBS News, NBC News, and The TODAY Show, among others. He is currently a Contributing Editor at Checkbook.org, a nonprofit organization […]

WGN-TV weather producer, storm guru, and meteorological master and Champion of the Skies Bill Snyder joins your host, John Landecker, on the program to tell us about this little heat spike we are in, followed up by some severe storm risks on the way. Bill also tells us about the severely damaging weather out in Florida.

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another great food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of the Chicago Classic Rainbow Cone. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes singing Coldstone Creamery. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Rod Pyle, Editor in Chief of Ad Astra Magazine, joins John Landecker on the show to give us news on the Space X Starship launch and Boeing Starliner astronaut mission. Rod is the guy to give us all our space news. He has his ear to the stars. Use your ears to listen to what […]

WGN-TV weather producer, storm guru, and meteorological master Bill Snyder joins your host, John Landecker, on the program to tell us why the humidity of the week went down, plus weekend wind and some nice weather over the weekend.

Scott Cramton, founder of The Murder Mystery Co., joins host John Landecker on the program to talk about this really fun and fascinating event happening in our area. The Murder Mystery Company brings the fun of solving a murder right to you. With a variety of different plotlines, venues and types of mysteries to solve, […]

Marnie Shure, Chicago-based food writer featured in Block Club Chicago and Food and Wine, is back on the John Landecker show to give us stories on a Krispy Kreme and Dolly Parton Partnership, a new Goldfish flavor, Olympic Reese’s Cups, and more!

Chicago Tribune reporter Kori Rumore joins host John Landecker on the program from time to time to give us some history of the city we live in. She is one of the authors of Vintage Chicago Tribune, a great way to flip through the pages of Chicago’s history, including the latest one about the 130-year […]

Your host, the legendary John Landecker, is joined by Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, an Emmy-award-winning broadcaster and one of America’s top consumer experts. He’s been protecting us for more than 40 years, having covered the consumer beat for CBS News, NBC News, and The TODAY Show, among others. He is currently a contributing editor at Checkbook.org, a […]

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another great food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of the sherbet. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes Italian-invented gelato. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Callie Siskel, an accomplished poet and daughter of the late Gene Siskel, joins program host John Landecker to talk about her new collection of poetry, Two Minds, which has works that anybody everywhere can relate to. It is excellent, it is heartfelt, and if you love works like that you will love this. If you […]

Linze Rice, contributing reporter at Block Club Chicago, joins John Landecker on the show to discuss the history of the North and South Side baseball teams, from secret meetings in bars to full-fledged crosstown classics year after year. Listen below to hear John and Linze briefly overview it all. You should visit Linze’s article to […]