Episodes

  • 2024 Paris Olympics preview

    2024 Paris Olympics preview
    Jul 25 2024
    WGN Radio News Director and Olympic Correspondent Ryan Burrow joins John Williams to preview the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. What local athletes should we keep an eye out for? What are the new events this year? What events should we be most excited for? Ryan has all the details!
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  • Your Hometown: Lake County Model Railroad Club in Wauconda

    Your Hometown: Lake County Model Railroad Club in Wauconda
    Jul 25 2024
    Trent Blasco, member of the Lake County Model Railroad Club, joins John Williams to talk about the club, how many people make up the club, when the club typically meets, what they do when they get together, why it is such a great hobby, the process to become a member, how special it is when […]
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  • Your Hometown: Grab a beer and burger at The Side Lot in Wauconda

    Your Hometown: Grab a beer and burger at The Side Lot in Wauconda
    Jul 25 2024
    Phil Castello, owner, The Side Lot in Wauconda, joins John Williams to talk about how the Side Lot is coming on nine years in business, their focus on local beers, the challenges of working in the hospitality industry, why they came up with the name, their popular dinner and wine events, and why they still […]
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  • Best of the Midwest: Visit Princeton, Illinois!

    Best of the Midwest: Visit Princeton, Illinois!
    Jul 25 2024
    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 trip! Today, we head to charming Princeton, Illinois and chat with Victoria Yepsen, the Tourism […]
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  • Craig Bolanos: Economy is growing at a pretty decent pace

    Craig Bolanos: Economy is growing at a pretty decent pace
    Jul 25 2024
    Craig Bolanos, Co-Founder and CEO of Wealth Management Group, joins John to talk about how many interest rate cuts he thinks we’ll see this year, a second-quarter GDP report that showed the economy growing, why he believes the Fed has done a good job curbing inflation, what he makes of today’s market rally, how he anticipates the […]
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  • John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part DCCXCVIX, 7.25.24

    John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part DCCXCVIX, 7.25.24
    Jul 25 2024
    John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com
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  • The Mincing Rascals 7.24.24: Biden steps aside, VP candidates, Sonya Massey shooting

    The Mincing Rascals 7.24.24: Biden steps aside, VP candidates, Sonya Massey shooting
    Jul 24 2024
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week, the Rascals start the podcast talking about President Biden announcing on Sunday that he would not […]
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  • What could have been done to prevent shooting of Sonya Massey?

    What could have been done to prevent shooting of Sonya Massey?
    Jul 24 2024
    Dr. Carrie Steiner, a licensed clinical psychologist currently in private practice as a police and public service psychologist, joins John Williams to talk about the police shooting of Sonya Massey. Dr. Steiner shares her thoughts on how the police handled the situation, why she believes the officer felt threatened, what the ‘use-of-force continuum’ means, and […]
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