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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 time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Is winter getting you down? Looking for some fun things to do to conquer those winter blues? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, John is joined by Stephanie Klett, President and CEO, Visit Lake Geneva! Stephanie tells John about the upcoming Winterfest […]

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner talks with John Williams about how you can build a better sandwich. And as usual, Dawn answers all of your food and nutrition questions!

Chicago sports marketing expert Marc Ganis joins John Williams to talk about the story in the Sun-Times that the White Sox are in serious talks to build new stadium in South Loop’s ‘The 78.’ Marc believes this proposal (if it gets done) would be the kind of project that would change the relevance of the White […]

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!

The inaugural John Williams Best Speed Jokes of 2023 Tournament, sponsored by Team Hochberg, rolls on with Matchup #8!’ [UPDATE] WINNER (with 51% of 678 votes): Fun fact: If you sneeze and fart at the same time, your body takes a screenshot. OVER: Brookfield Zoo has an interesting attraction. A lion and a sheep living peacefully […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune. The Rascals start this week’s show by discussing the results of the Iowa caucuses. Is there […]

Andrew Van Dam, Columnist at the Department of Data, The Washington Post, joins John Williams to break down the data on how many books people read last year.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL 8) joins John Williams to talk about a number of topics including his name popping up as a potential replacement for Senator Dick Durbin if the senator decides not to run for re-election, the deadline for funding the government, what needs to be done to handle migrants, how to expedite work authorization for migrants, […]

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!

The inaugural John Williams Best Speed Jokes of 2023 Tournament, sponsored by Team Hochberg, rolls on with Matchup #7! Listen to each joke below: Joke #13 Joke #14 Voting will remain open until Thursday morning, January 18th and results will be discussed on the John Williams Show after 10 AM. Graphic by Michael Piff / WGN Radio. […]

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins Jon Hansen to talk about a number of topics making news including the Feds banning humorous electronic messages on highways, the widow of Jerry Krause being booed at the Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor ceremony, and the big takeaways from the GOP caucuses in Iowa.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins Jon Hansen, filling in for John Williams, to talk about why people might be feeling sicker for longer periods of time, the GI virus that is going around, how Chicago’s cold weather might dampen the amount of respiratory virus infection that is around, and […]

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!

The inaugural John Williams Best Speed Jokes of 2023 Tournament, sponsored by Team Hochberg, rolls on with Matchup #6. [UPDATE] WINNER (with 68% of 438 votes): I called the incontinence hotline, and they asked if I could please hold and I said, “Lady, if I could hold, I wouldn’t be calling.” OVER: Judge: All of your responses […]

Craig Bolanos, Co-Founder and CEO of Wealth Management Group, joins John to talk about the market being slightly misaligned with the Federal Reserve, if he thinks we will ever get inflation down to 2%, how many interest rate cuts we will see in 2024, why we need to pay attention to energy prices, and how he expects the […]

Dr. Amar Pattani, family dentist at Main Street Smiles at 312 W Main Street in Barrington, joins John Williams to talk about what you should know about mouthwash, what toothpaste he recommends, the best teeth whiteners, flossing vs. using a Waterpik, and to answer all of your oral hygiene questions.

Carl Prouty, “The Technologist” at Abt Electronics in Glenview, talks to John about everything he saw at the Consumer Electronics Show. What were the hottest TVs at the show?

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!

The inaugural John Williams Best Speed Jokes of 2023 Tournament, sponsored by Team Hochberg, continues with Matchup #5. [UPDATE] WINNER (with 58% of635 votes): Two sociologists are sitting by the pool. One turns to the other and says, “Have you read Marx?” The other says, “Yes. It’s these damn wicker chairs.” OVER: My neighbor’s diary says I […]