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  • Meet the pilot whose story was featured in the Tony Award-winning musical ‘Come From Away’

    Meet the pilot whose story was featured in the Tony Award-winning musical ‘Come From Away’
    Sep 12 2025
    Beverley Bass, the first female pilot at American Airlines, whose story about having the flight she was piloting diverted to Newfoundland on 9/11, joins John Williams to talk about having her story featured in the Tony Award-winning musical ‘Come From Away.’ Beverley tells John when she knew she wanted to become a pilot, how the […]
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  • John Williams Speed Jokes: The Best Jokes of December

    John Williams Speed Jokes: The Best Jokes of December
    Jan 2 2026
    Marge Sipla, Speed Jokes spirit animal, cataloger and Member of the Speed Jokes Committee, joins John Williams and the gang to give us her favorite Speed Jokes of December 2025! What was your favorite joke this month? Keep sending your jokes to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com
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  • Attorney General Kwame Raoul: PPP fraud, federal authority, and public safety

    Attorney General Kwame Raoul: PPP fraud, federal authority, and public safety
    Dec 31 2025
    Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins John Williams to discuss investigations into state employees who improperly received PPP loans during the pandemic. The conversation also explores immigration enforcement, concerns over federal agents operating in Illinois communities, and recent court rulings involving the National Guard and the balance of power between state and federal government
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  • Hector Corona: City Kids Camp

    Hector Corona: City Kids Camp
    Dec 31 2025
    Hector Corona, founder of City Kids Camp, joins John to thank all of the WGN listeners for an incredible year and shares optimism about next year!
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  • Pastor Corey Brooks is walking into the new year

    Pastor Corey Brooks is walking into the new year
    Dec 31 2025
    Pastor Corey Brooks, Founder and Senior Pastor at New Beginnings Church of Chicago and the Founder and CEO of Project H.O.O.D, joins John Williams one last time in 2026 to talk about the progress he’s making in the effort to build his opportunity center on the South Side and why he’s walking across America to […]
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  • John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part XXXIII, 12.31.25

    John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part XXXIII, 12.31.25
    Dec 31 2025
    John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.
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  • The Mincing Rascals 12.30.25: U.S. and Chicago politics, Bears stadium progress in 2026

    The Mincing Rascals 12.30.25: U.S. and Chicago politics, Bears stadium progress in 2026
    Dec 31 2025
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, recently retired newsman Steve Bertrand, and political pundit Marj Halperin! The group kicks things off with a wide-ranging discussion on American politics, President Trump’s recent actions, public perception of the economy, and why many voters feel disconnected discussions on […]
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  • John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part XXXII, 12.29.25

    John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part XXXII, 12.29.25
    Dec 30 2025
    John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.
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