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Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host John Landecker takes Pepsi. Segment co-host Rollye James takes Mexican Coke.
Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan and Contributing Editor at Checkbook.org, joins John Landecker to share shopping tips for Black Friday and holiday shopping.
WGN Radio’s Charlie Roumeliotis and Jack Heinrich break down the Blackhawks’ 4-0-1 stretch and start dreaming about the playoffs. Is it still too early or is the sample size big enough to start believing? They dive into that and more. Later, Jeff Davis from Circa joins the show to share his thoughts on the Blackhawks’ [...]
Tom Appel, Publisher, Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Consumer Guide Car Stuff podcast, joins Jon Hansen to talk about the latest car news. Tom gives listeners updates on Tesla, the new Lexus LS van, and GM removing Apple CarPlay.
Quinn Myers, reporter, Block Club Chicago, joins Jon Hansen to discuss the rejection of the 2026 revenue ordinance proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson. Quinn shares the Mayor's thoughts on the rejection and what the plan is moving forward.
Every Monday, Jon Hansen is joined by a specialist from Mesirow to discuss a different financial topic. In this episode, Tiffany Irving, Senior Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Mesirow, joins Your Money Matters to talk about contributing to your 401(K) and increasing the contributions to it from your paycheck. For more information, visit www.mesirow.com or [...]
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer, joins Lisa Dent. She confirms that she plans to enter the race for Mayor of Chicago but she isn't ready to announce yet, and explains why. She then discusses the Loop's declining value and its affect on Chicago homeowners, Black communities in particular. Pappas explains that as commercial properties in [...]
Dr. Priya Freaney, Cardiologist at the Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, joins Lisa Dent to discuss menopause and how its onset affects women's heart health. Heart disease is the largest cause of death for women, and the risk significantly increases after the beginning of menopause. Dr. Freaney shares how the loss of estrogen, other changes [...]
Chicago Way w/John Kass (11/17/25): Paul Vallas is here to talk about his latest column- "Chicago’s Killing Fields", Mayor Brandon Johnson's awful policies, and the time he played the role of Barney. Plus, Kasso remembers his time in the saddle and a good horse. Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNews.com or contact me at john@johnkassnews.com, or Facebook, or [...]
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, joins John Williams to talk about 53% of U.S. homes losing value in the past year, and some Chicago homeowners seeing a sizeable jump in their property taxes. Segment 2: Jim Dallke, Director of Communications, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, tells John about Rivian Automotive announcing a spin off company called Mind Robotics, [...]
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 how to prep your house if you are hosting Thanksgiving. Lou also answers your home improvement questions about window cleaning, outside hoses, and fruit flies. Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each [...]
WGN Radio Senior Digital Strategist and Bracketologist Michael Piff joined John Williams to give an update on our inaugural Chicagoland Christmas Traditions Tournament, sponsored by Treetime Christmas Creations, and breakdown the Final Four, which includes Illumination at the Morton Arboretum, Lake Zurich's Miracle on Main Street, the Chicago Botanic Garden Lightscape and Holiday Magic at [...]
Dr. Irfan Hafiz, Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Medicine’s Northwest region of hospitals, joins Bob Sirott to talk about how you should treat a cold versus a fever and how patients have more choices to manage high cholesterol. He also shares research about the rejection of a pig kidney in some transplant patients, a study [...]
Jon Hansen, host and executive producer of the Block Club Chicago Podcast, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Jon has details on: Cannabis Dispensary Across From Wrigley Field Gets Final Approval From City Council: Entourage Holdings cleared its final zoning hurdle Friday, paving the way for the team to open after [...]
Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott to provide the latest news in entertainment. Bob and Dean discuss the weekend box office numbers, the Pope's A-List guests at the Vatican, and why Dennis DeYoung slams the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They also talk about the 35th anniversary of "Home Alone," a [...]
Dan Hampton, Ed O’Bradovich, and Andy Masur react to the Chicago Bears’ another come-from-behind win over the Vikings, 19-17. The Bears return to Soldier Field to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) on Sunday, November 23rd. The pregame show will air from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and the postgame show will air from 3:00 [...]
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