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Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the Chicago mayoral race and recent polling showing the race to be pretty tight, where Vallas and Johnson’s support is coming from, and why he believes Paul Vallas is currently the favorite to win the election. Eric and John also discuss the relationship between […]

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about some of the viruses that have been going around, why it is taking longer to receive routine preventative services, what you should know if you are due for a colonoscopy, and when you should get another booster shot.

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New England Sports Network betting analyst Sam Panayotovich joins John Williams to talk about the wild weekend of NCAA basketball which saw Miami, San Diego State, Florida Atlantic, and UConn heading to the Final Four this weekend. Sam also gives some early insight on the Chicago Cubs and White Sox are they are set to begin their […]

Caroline Vakil, reporter covering campaigns for The Hill, joins John Williams to give us the latest on Chicago’s mayoral race. Bernie Sanders is coming to town to support candidate Brandon Johnson, but Paul Vallas received an endorsement from Senator Dick Durbin. Do these endorsements really matter? Caroline breaks it all down.

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Peter Greenberg, “Eye on Travel” host and CBS News travel editor, joins John Williams to talk about recent incidents of pilots becoming ill in the cockpit, the safety of having only one pilot on board, and the safety of traveling to France in light of protests and unrest. Peter also answers all of your travel questions.

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!

It’s the third anniversary of John starting this Speed Jokes journey! Thank you all for your jokes and your support. We couldn’t do it without you. And we couldn’t do it without Speed Jokes Spirit Guide Marge Sipla. John reads from his Chicago Tribune Op-ed about how Speed Jokes helped so many people through the […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Mark Jacob, freelance writer and former Metro editor at the Tribune, and longtime freelance journalist Mark Guarino. This week the Rascals break down last night’s mayoral debate between Paul Vallas and Commissioner Brandon Johnson. What were the biggest takeaways from the debate and […]

Author and food and nutrition expert Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about the controversy surrounding the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen / Clean Fifteen list, which ranks what vegetables have the most / least pesticides on them. Dawn explains why the list is controversial. Dawn also tells us what she thinks of a proposed California bill […]

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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, […]

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!