John Williams

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about Rep. Kelly Cassidy’s (D-Chicago) bill that would legalize human composting in Illinois. Eric also tells us about another bill sponsored by Rep. Cassidy that would prohibit cat declawing in Illinois. Eric also gives us on update on his Tweet Madness bracket.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins guest host Lisa Dent to talk about a number of different medical stories making news including a deadly fungus spread rapidly during the pandemic, the rise in other respiratory viruses that are around right now, the encouraging sign that we are getting back to […]

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Jeff Smulyan, founder and chairman of the board of Emmis Communications Corporation, joins John Williams to discuss his new book, “Never Ride a Rollercoaster Upside Down: The Ups, Downs, and Reinvention Of An Entrepreneur.” Jeff talks about how his career in radio started which included hiring David Letterman to be a midday host! Jeff also […]

Alvaro Obregon, Associate State Director of Advocacy, AARP Illinois, joins John Williams to tell us everything we need to know about voting in the Chicago runoff election. In-person early voting starts today and goes every single day until the polls close at 7 p.m. on April 4.

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Liz Shulman, English teacher at Evanston Township High School and in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, joins John Williams once again to talk about the impact that screens and social media are having on her students. Liz also talks about a recent Tribune Op-ed she wrote about social media and school, […]

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Looking to take a quick getaway from the Chicago area this spring or summer? Well, John Williams has you covered with our “Best of the Midwest” feature. Today, we head to the great state of Ohio as John chats with Karen Raymore, Executive Director, Hocking Hills Tourism Association, about visiting beautiful Hocking Hills! Karen tells John how […]

Author and food and nutrition expert Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about a recent Wall Street Journal article about America’s sandwich problem. Dawn offers tips to build a better sandwich and also answers all of your food and nutrition questions.

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The Mincing Rascals are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU. Today, the Rascals talk about the mayoral race and break down yesterday’s public safety debate that was moderated by Eric and sometime Mincing Rascal Laura Washington. What […]

New England Sports Network betting analyst Sam Panayotovich joins John Williams to talk about the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Sam talks about how many people will be betting on the games, why you shouldn’t put too many sleepers into your Final Four, the fun games he recommends we don’t miss, some possible upsets to monitor, how he thinks […]

Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas joins John Williams to talk about yesterday’s public safety debate. Paul clarifies his “take the handcuffs off the police” comment, how he plans to get more police on the force, his strategy to get at the underlying causes of crime, and his plan to fund pensions.

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State Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago) joins John Williams to talk about a number of different issues including, Gov. Pritzker signing a law that guarantees five days paid leave for Illinois workers, why he believes we should start the conversation about lowering the voting age to 16, if adopting ranked choice voting would be good for Illinois, and when he […]

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about what we should know about vitamin supplements, the long-term impact of COVID, U.S. health agencies telling Florida’s surgeon general that his claims about COVID-19 vaccine risks are harmful to the public, and a new study testing out a […]

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Chicago-based writer and pickleball player Lisa Davis joins John Williams to talk about a feud that has risen between some parents and pickleball players at Bauler Park in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood.

Chris Collins, head basketball coach at Northwestern, joins John Williams and Dave Eanet to talk about his team earning a birth in the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats head to California to take on the Boise State Broncos on Thursday night.