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Miriam Salinas, a pastry cook at the Waldorf Astoria in Chicago, joins John Williams to talk about why they are striking. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8796580/10-13-26_Chicago_hotel_worker_strike_2026-10-13-190720.128.mp3 Recent Posts John Williams ...

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! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8802984/10-24-26_John_Williams_Speed_Jokes_2026-10-14-165024.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent ...

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago,and award-winning journalist and political pundit Marj Halperin. This week the ...

Alex Anderson, Owner, Oswald’s Medical Supplies, talks to John about their longtime family business, the various type of medical supplies they sell, how medical supplies and equipment have changed over the years, their mantra of ‘you should try it before you buy it,’ their ability to ...