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Neuroblastoma fundraiser
Neuroblastoma is one of the deadliest forms of pediatric cancer. Survival rate is 40 percent in patients with advanced stage disease....
Confederate Flag Prom Dress
A girl was sent home for wearing a dress that looked like a confederate flag to the prom. Was that the right call? You can see her dress...
I Survived the 1.5 T-Shirts!
Our friends in Clintonville, WI have embraced the nightly "booms" that took over their town. No one knew what it was...turns out it was...
Donate Items to Help Tornado Victims
Westchester Bible Church is gathering items to help those affected by the tornadoes in Kentucky where 10 people died and many lost their...
Mad Men Ad
Mad Men has been using an image as a falling man in their ads since 2007. This year, the ads can be seen near Ground Zero. New Yorkers...
Gas Chart
We found this graph that shows gas was indeed higher when Bush was President. It went down at the end of his presidency when the economy...
Grinding Banned from Maine West
Maine West High School has banned grinding. Now all the tips I learned watching ...
5 Tips to Selling Your Home In Winter
We asked Chicago Magazine's Deal Estate Columnist, Dennis Rodkin, to give us his 5 best tips for selling a house in winter. Here they are!
Record a Message to Troops
The Illinois Center for Broadcasting (ICB) is taking appointments from military families and supporters who want to record a free message at...
Link to Form to Request Original Birth Certificate
An Illinois law taking effect this week will allow more adoptees to get copies of their original birth certificates and possibly learn the...
Graph of Gas Prices
Michelle Bachmann promised today that she'd bring gas prices back to pre-Obama at $2 a gallon. The problem is she's forgetting it WAS...
Midwest Dachshund Rescue
A shout out to my friends at Midwest Dachshund Rescue. Thanks for what you do! Visit their site here
WGN Radio listeners raise over $23,000 In 2.5 hours for the Animal Welfare League
After hearing thieves had stolen and destroyed three air conditioning units from Chicago's Animal Welfare League, leaving over 100 animals...
Palatine Pro-Life Group Out of Parade
A pro-life group is not allowed to carry their banner in the Palatine parade on July 2nd because it has a picture of a fetus on it. It is...
Memorial Day trash at North Avenue Beach
Huge Memorial Day crowds left huge piles of trash at North Avenue Beach Tuesday morning, May 31, 2011.
Information on Robotic Surgery
I talked with a surgeon from Northwest Community Hospital today about robotic surgery. It's very interesting and if you want to learn more,...
John Williams Texts his Producer from the Oprah Extravaganza!
John Williams went to the Oprah taping at the United Center. He was less than excited. His producer, Beth, was more than jealous. She was...
Donate to Alabama
I got this email from a listener: John - I am a college student in the northwest suburbs. My girlfriend and I will be loading up my car...
Vote for Galesburg!
Our friends in the fine town of Galesburg are on the verge of winning a big national award...with your help! The town is competing in...
Illinois Gas Tax
Last week, I was talking with someone about how high gas prices are right now and we were wondering what percentage of a gallon goes to tax....
Help Lyons Township High School's automotive program win $25,000!
John wants you to help the Lyons Township High School automotive program win the grand prize of $25,000 in products to upgrade their auto...
Live the Sheen Dream!
Can't get enough of Charlie Sheen? This website spits out his latest quotes at random. Check...
Rahm Emanuel Offers Bounty for Fake Twitter Feed
I have to admit...the fake Rahm Emanuel feed is pretty funny. You can read it here ....
Remember this play? We're realizing now it really truly could have impacted the entire season!
Remember this play We're realizing now it really truly could...
WTF's Obama Done So Far?
Pardon my french, but I wanted to share this site. (Warning: Adult Language is...
Vote for our friend's tree!
Listener John Colomer had sent me a picture of his amazing tree. We encouraged him to enter it in to the City of Chicago's contest for the...
Bid to win the chance to sit in on a live John Williams show and tour of WGN Radio!
John's sister described several auction items that are up for bidding this weekend at a charity auction. Notre Dame/Michigan football tix...
School Sales Tax Holiday...What Qualifies, What Doesn't?
Here's a list of what qualifies and what doesn't during the...
Let's Help Our Friends in the Paul Hall Warriors Drum and Bugle Corps!
The Paul Hall Warriors Drum and Bugle Corps is an incredible group of kids who have been offered the chance to go to Louisiana to play at an...
Nancy Pelosi's Jet
Caller Paul yelled at me today and insisted that Nancy Pelosi flew her jet to get Dunkin Donuts. (Ok, maybe not Duckin Donuts, but at...
Bringing LeBron James to Chicago
Michael Girts and Dave Kuta, two sports-loving ad guys from Leo Burnett, try to woo LeBron James with these cool ads.
Double trouble
Seen from the Hancock Tower, lighting strikes both the Willis Tower and the Trump Tower in downtown Chicago as a severe storm rolls...
Violence in the workplace
While discussing the story of the Rhode Island second-grader banned from wearing a hat featuring plastic army soldiers, John and Leslie...
Hunt for the Hawks - the answers
Thanks for playing Hunt for the Hawks. The contest entry period is over. In the video above, John reveals all the intended clues, and some...
Send Us Your Blago Portraits!
The State of Illinois is debating paying $25K for Blagojevich's portrait...I want YOU to do one for FREE. Let's show the state how it can be...
Another Edition of John Spams the Spammer!
From: Wayne Gru Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 6:10 AM Subject: Urgent help!!!!!
The Arizona Republic Editorial John Loves
I highly recommend you read this cover story from Sunday's Arizona...
John's new favorite game... Art or Crap!
After seeing "art" at a museum that looked more like crap...I invented my new favorite game, Art or Crap! Check out these photos of Lindsay...
Finally! My inheritance is on the way!
Finally! My inheritance is on the way from THE AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO NIGERIA!! Below is my email correspondence with Diplomat...
John Williams spams the spammer!
I received an email from Skip asking for money. I decided to reply. Here's how it played out....
Write the Caption
This photo was taken yesterday of Tiger on the golf course. Too perfect. I want YOU to write the caption! Email them to bethswierk@...
John Williams' Basketball-gasm
This evening I will have what can only be described as a basketballgasm.
Health Care bill broken down by state
See how health care will benefit Illinois and other states by...
John Williams is considering doing the Cinnamon Challenge
John Williams is considering doing the Cinnamon Challenge
John and Oppenheimer take the stage!
Come see John talk with Robert Oppenheimer on stage! Click here to purchase...
Move Your Money
John talked with Rob Johnson, the Director of Global Finance at the Roosevelt Institute about the new action to "move your...
John Williams tells you how to find money you might not even know you have!
John talked with the Director of Illinois Unclaimed Property Division. See if you...
Tony Kornheiser suspended for WHAT?
Tony Kornheiser got suspended for WHAT? Hear what he said at :31 and see what she...
Songs that should've been nominated for the Grammys
My son really cares about music. I'd say almost too much, but he's 17 and how can you be upset when a 17 year old cares about ANYTHING that'...
Making Home Affordable Program
Talked a lot about loan modification this week. Be sure to listen to the uncut podcasts on the topic from Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday....
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