John Williams
John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCCXLVI, 10.22.26
Oct 22, 2026—
John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.
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John Williams
Hosted by wgnradio.com · news · EN-US · 79 episodes
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John Williams on WGN Radio 720 in Chicago
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Recent episodes include "John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCCXLVI, 10.22.26" (22 October 2026), "The Mincing Rascals 10.21.26: Ramaswamy ad, polling accuracy, Chicago budget" (21 October 2026), and "Landscape expert Bob Bertog: Is there still time to seed your lawn?" (21 October 2026).
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John Williams publishes roughly daily across 79 episodes.
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John Williams
The Mincing Rascals 10.21.26: Ramaswamy ad, polling accuracy, Chicago budget
Oct 21, 2026—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...
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Landscape expert Bob Bertog: Is there still time to seed your lawn?
Oct 21, 2026—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...
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How Congress has ceded power to President Trump
Oct 21, 2026—Carl Hulse, Chief Washington Correspondent, New York Times, joins John Williams to talk about how much he learned from covering local politics at the start of his career, what he sees as the biggest stories in the...
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John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCCXLV, 10.21.26
Oct 21, 2026—John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.
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Why Illinois was designated as a great place to age
Oct 20, 2026—Ron Brown, WGN Radio news anchor and reporter, joins John Williams to talk about AARP Illinois announcing that Illinois is being designated as an ‘Age-Friendly State.’
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Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association: ‘We have to understand the cost pressures that hotel owners are facing’
Oct 20, 2026—Michael Jacobson, President and CEO, Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, joins John Williams to talk about the Chicago hotel workers strike, what’s holding up the negotiating process, how the...
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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: Was it okay for Jalen Hurts to be on airplane?
Oct 20, 2026—Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about Jalen Hurts being diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs, and...
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Eric Zorn: Mayor Johnson could easily make a runoff election
Oct 20, 2026—Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about a variety of topics that are making news including the Chicago hotel workers strike, the viral interaction between Michigan Senate...
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Are the Brewers fully honoring Timeless Tickets?
Oct 20, 2026—Kyle Deaton, Kenosha resident and big Milwaukee Brewers fan, joins John Williams to share his disappointment with the Brewers organization about the way they have handled his 2015 purchase of the ‘Timeless...
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John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCCXLIV, 10.20.26
Oct 20, 2026—John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.
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Lou Manfredini: Fall fertilizer for your trees and shrubs
Oct 19, 2026—The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. This week, Lou offers tips on applying fall fertilizer for your trees and shrubs. Listen...
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John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCCXLIII, 10.19.26
Oct 19, 2026—John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.
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John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, The Best Of, 10.16.26
Oct 16, 2026—Enjoy this edition of “The Best of Speed Jokes.” What was your favorite joke of the week? Keep sending your jokes to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!
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Biggest races to watch in the midterm elections
Oct 16, 2026—Julia Mueller, campaign reporter, The Hill, joins John Williams to break down the most intriguing midterm races around the country. Julie tells John why we should be watching the Senate races in Texas, Alaska, and Maine.
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Is the economy good or bad?
Oct 15, 2026—Brian Fabes, managing director of the Corporate Coalition of Chicago and a senior fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago, joins John Williams to talk about his Tribune Op-ed where he breaks down why some people are...
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Dawn Jackson Blatner: Tips for better hyrdation
Oct 15, 2026—Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about how Americans are bad at hydration and what you can do to make sure you stay hydrated throughout...
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Chicago City Council approves $261M police misconduct settlement
Oct 15, 2026—Steve Art, partner at Loevy & Loevy, joins John Williams to talk about the Chicago City Council approving a $260.8 million police misconduct settlement. Steve talks about who Loevy & Loevy represented in this...
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John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCCXLII, 10.15.26
Oct 15, 2026—Enjoy this edition of “The Best of Speed Jokes.” What was your favorite joke of the week? Keep sending your jokes to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!
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The Mincing Rascals 10.14.26: New press secretary, midterm election, Chicago budget
Oct 14, 2026—The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club...
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attorney turned philanthropist, pianist, longtime champion of Rochester’s arts and LGBTQ+ communities, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
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professor of political science, Rhize Manufacturing Data Hub
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Head of Global Cyber Portfolio Underwriting, Christian Legal Centre
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