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Michelle Maxia, Director, Toy Box Connection, joins John Williams on this Giving Tuesday to talk about what Toy Box Connection does and who they serve, some of the organizations that they support, the ways you can donate toys, their goal to make sure every child gets a toy this holiday season, how they have expanded beyond just toys, how much they …

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the migrant challenge the city is facing as winter draws closer and some ideas to make football games shorter. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4464201/4464201_2023-11-28-221001.128.mp3 And, it’s still not too late to get tickets for the upcoming “Songs of Good Cheer” …

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about why he recommends that most people get the flu and COVID shot at the same time, the importance of getting the new COVID shot, if we should get shots in the same arm or different arm, what you should know about cholesterol and h…

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4464135/4464135_2023-11-28-200235.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Marquette Bank Giving Tuesday: Toy Box Connection .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Eric Zorn: Migrants will be a real asset to the…

Ray Long, the great investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune, joins John Williams to tell us everything we need to know about the corruption trial of former Chicago alderman Ed Burke as the trial enters day 9. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4463687/4463687_2023-11-27-211827.128.mp3 Recent Posts John Williams Marquette Bank Giving Tuesday: To…

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4463674/4463674_2023-11-27-204514.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Marquette Bank Giving Tuesday: Toy Box Connection .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Eric Zorn: Migrants will be a real asset to the…

Former Notre Dame football great and Chicago Bears player Chris Zorich joins John Williams to talk about his relationship with the Salvation Army, how he was introduces to the Salvation Army, all the services the Army provides, his experience ringing the bell for the Salvation Army, and where he might be if he didn’t have the Salvation Army in his …

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner talks with John Williams about what she’s making for Thanksgiving this year, her holiday party mantra (“Graze Nothing, Enjoy Everything”), her P.A.R.T.Y. tips for socializing, how much water we should be drinking, and how drinking tea with dessert is a great hack for digestion and mi…

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4462069/4462069_2023-11-22-200509.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Marquette Bank Giving Tuesday: Toy Box Connection .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Eric Zorn: Migrants will be a real asset to the…

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU,, and Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune. The Mincing Rascals start the p…

Jon Hansen, he of many jobs at WGN Radio, Block Club Chicago, and the Chicago Blackhawks, joins John Williams to talk about GOP Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona saying that fighting obesity with Ozempic or other weight loss drugs could reduce the national debt. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4461731/4461731_2023-11-21-234731.128.mp3…

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about mortgage interest rates dropping, his thoughts on Chicago’s real estate transfer tax proposal heading to the ballot next year, and how the National Association of Realtors verdict could impact Chicago homebuyers. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4461720/4461720_2023-11…

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the amount of COVID patients they are seeing in the hospital, why you should get the new COVID vaccine if you are older or have chronic health issues, how few people in the U.S. have received the new COVID shot, and his thought…