John Williams

The Mincing Rascals are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. This week the Rascals mince about today’s contentious Chicago City Council meeting, where the council approved funding for thousands of migrants being sent to the city from Texas. Do the […]

Author and food and nutrition expert Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about why you should be limiting your consumption of overly processed foods and diet / sugary drinks, if juice cleanses are safe and effective, and a reminder to visit your local farmers market. And, as always, Dawn answers all of your nutrition questions.

Elder law attorney Kerry Peck joins John Williams to answer all your questions about elder law, trusts, wills, and elder abuse. This week, reacting to a scene in Sunday’s final episode of “Succession,” Kerry tells John the best way to handle the distribution of assets when a family member dies. Also, as part of the work that […]

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Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about a number of different topics and stories that are making news including the Chicago Ridge festival being canceled over safety concerns. Does Eric think these festivals should be canceled? A permit parking sign for school personnel that popped up recently in Chicago is raising […]

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk the virus John caught over the weekend, the amount of people still getting a cold, if there are any benefits to vitamins that are supposed to help maintain your memory, the symptoms of long COVID, and a new study that showed […]

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Stefani Schweda, Owner, Scoreboard Bar and Grill and Sunset Pavilion in Lake Zurich, joins John Williams to talk about their long family history of running businesses in Lake Zurich, how she opened up the Sunset Pavilion beer garden, why it’s the perfect place to escape the day, the great staff culture, who comes to visit, […]

Adam Petraglia, Executive Director / Founder, Bricks of Hope, joins John Williams to talk about their mission to deliver LEGO sets to sick children during their hospital stays. Adam tells John about why he started Bricks of Hope, how having cancer as a child impacted him, what the most popular LEGO set is, and what […]

Author and food and nutrition expert Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to give us some suggestions for fun and healthy things to eat for your Memorial Day cookout. And as always, Dawn answers all of your nutrition questions.

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Kelly Leonard, Vice President, Creative Strategy, Innovation and Business Development at The Second City and host of the “Getting to Yes, And…” podcast, joins John Williams to talk about an upcoming podcast episode where he interviewed Ha Joon Chang about his book, “Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World.” Kelly explains how a chapter […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. Eric and Austin discuss a variety of topics including the ongoing debt limit negotiations. What do Eric and Austin think of this problem that shows up every few years? Mayor Brandon Johnson presided over his first city […]

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Abrar Al-Heeti, video host and producer for CNET, joins John Williams to tell us everything we need to know about the rebranding of HBO Max as Max. How will this impact you and your subscription to the streaming service?

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about why he felt Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inaugural speech missed the mark when he linked the fatal shooting of Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston to CPD officer Eric Stillman fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo. John and Eric also debate their rankings of the best months […]

Liza Lehrer, Assistant Director of the Urban Wildlife Institute at Lincoln Park Zoo, joins John Williams to talk about a family of foxes that have been spotted in Millennium Park’s Lurie Garden. Liza explains why she isn’t too surprised to see these foxes living in Chicago, if this means anything about the health of their […]

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the diabetes drug Ozempic being used for weight loss, how obesity is becoming a major public health problem around the world, and what we need to know about Senator Dianne Feinstein developing post-shingles encephalitis.

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