John Williams

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU. The Rascals discuss the end of cash bail in Illinois. How will this provision of the SAFE-T ACT impact criminal justice? Mayor Brandon Johnson said he wants to open city-owned […]

Dr. Joel Ostrow, professor, comparative and international politics, Benedictine University, joins John Williams to talk about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the U.N.

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. It’s getting cooler out, but keep watering those lawns!

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Neal E. Fischer, award-winning filmmaker, director, writer, and podcaster joins John Williams to talk about his new book, “Behind the Screens: Illustrated Floor Plans and Scenes from the Best TV Shows of All Time.” Neal tells us how this new book came about, the wonderful illustrations by Iñaki Aliste Lizarralde, and how they decided which […]

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel and Mincing Rascals regular, joins John Williams to talk about the traffic congestion during the Mexican Independence Day festivities, the city of Chicago’s effort to abolish the “subminimum wage” for tipped workers, and Alderman Ray Lopez’s proposed ordinance that would outlaw Little Free Libraries. John and Eric also revisit […]

Dr. Robert Bruno, Professor and Director, Labor Education Program, University of Illinois, joins John to talk about how the U.S. is in another major industrial shift, how that shift is impacting the labor market, if members of the UAW deserve higher pay, the pay disparity between company CEO’s and their employees, and why pay raises […]

Illinois Senate GOP Leader John Curran joins John Williams to talk about the end of cash bail and the steps he would like Illinois to adopt to close some of the gaps in the Pre-Trial Fairness Act. [audio https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4160360/4160360_2023-09-19-205200.128.mp3

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to tell us if he thinks the pandemic is mostly in the rearview mirror, what you should know about flu, COVID, and RSV shots, and why weight loss will eventually plateau if you are taking Ozempic.

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Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx joins John Williams to tell us everything we need to know about the end of cash bail in Illinois.

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Chris Cuomo, host of “Cuomo” on NewsNation, joins John Williams to talk about Hunter Biden being indicted on federal gun charges.

Tom Appel, Publisher, Consumer Guide Automotive, and host of the Consumer Guide Car Stuff podcast, tells John Williams everything we should know about the UAW strike.

Dr. Amar Pattani, family dentist at Main Street Smiles at 312 W Main Street in Barrington, joins John Williams to talk about the benefits of their Botox treatments and how they treat patients who grind their teeth. And, as always, Dr. Pattani answers all of your oral health questions.

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Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner talks with John Williams about what you you should know about added sugar. What is the difference between total sugar and added sugar on the label? What are the health risks of eating too much sugar? Dawn breaks it all down. And, as always, Dawn answers all of your food […]

Dr. Emily Knox, author and professor of library and information sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, joins John Williams to talk about her testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier in the week examining the impact of book bans.

It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your fall trip! Today, John is joined by Victoria Yepsen, Director of Tourism for Princeton, Illinois! Victoria […]

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