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- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 11/5/26: Market drop, Sustainable investing, OLED iPad Mini review
Segment 1: Alex Papadopoulos, President of Egéa Wealth Management and Egéa SRI (Socially Responsible Investments), joins John Williams to talk about keeping…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 11/4/26 – Terry Savage: What a new Congress will mean for your money
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the market reaction to the midterm election results, what a…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 11/3/26: Job search struggles, election results and market performance
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the importance of learning from both good and bad managers, the…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 11/2/26: Data centers, mortgage rates falling, driverless cars study, Vin Chicago celebrates 40 years
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins Jon Hansen to talk about election day and how…
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Noon Business Lunch 10/30/26: Persistent inflation, holiday hiring, The Grace Network
Segment 1: Mark Hamrick, journalist, economic analyst, author of ‘The Hamrick Brief‘ on Substack, joins John to talk about the Fed policy decision earlier this…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/29/26: GDP growth, inflation and high prices, minimum wage effect, MacBook Pro OLED
Segment 1: Brook Carey, original co-owner, the Milk House in Pingree Grove, joins John Williams to talk about when Milk House opened, the support they have…
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Noon Business Lunch 10/28/26 – Terry Savage: What to know about small business health insurance
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the markets continuing to rise despite geopolitical…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/27/26: Resume tips, Timeless Ticket lessons, Better Bakes Company, Nitro Nostalgia
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about if businesses should have birthday parties for their employees, if…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/26/26: Rising prices, cost-cutting tips, RTO, Keshet
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about rising gas pas prices, how…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/23/26: Broad market, Fed decision, bothersome inflation, EV sales
Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about Air Canada canceling flights to the U.S due…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/22/26: AI spending, energy costs, iPhone Duo, fire prevention
Segment 1: Brian Ferguson, Executive Vice President of Metropolitan Fire Protection, joins John to talk about October being fire safety month, what their…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/21/26 – Terry Savage: Review your Medicare coverage now
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about why you should review your Medicare coverage, what else you…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/20/26: Housing affordability, energy prices and recession outlook, mortgage rates
Segment 1: Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University, joins John to talk about the Atlanta…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/19/26: Crime impact on business, AI safety, Tovie, Windy City Sweets
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about crime and the impact on…
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Noon Business Lunch 10/16/26: Stubborn inflation, consumer costs, Fed policy decision, tailgate tech at Abt Electronics
Segment 1: Faron Daugs, CFP, Founder and CEO, Harrison Wallace Financial Group, joins John to talk about stubborn inflation data, how gas and energy costs are…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/15/26 – Terry Savage: Fed will likely raise rates in December
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the start of Medicare Open Enrollment, why the stock market…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/14/26: Medicare Open Enrollment, tariff uncertainty, Richmond Fall Fest
Segment 1: Thom Dillon, owner of JT Medicare Solutions, joins John Williams to tell us everything we need to know about Medicare Open Enrollment. Segment 2…
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Noon Business Lunch 10/13/26: Job search tips, middle manager loss, Monarc Sport
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about what a good manager does after an employee has a bad day, and what…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/12/26: Mortgage rates, existing home sales, Halloween spending, Watts of Love
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about two big takeaways from the…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/9/26: Consumer sentiment falls, Intelligentsia Coffee growth, Rosati’s Pizza milestones
Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the unsurprising consumer sentiment data…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/8/26: Oil prices, market v. economy, Amazon ‘About You,’ Glass Pumpkin Patch
Segment 1: Jacque Fucilla, Senior Arboretum Store Manager, The Morton Arboretum, tells John everything you should know about the annual Glass Pumpkin Patch!…
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Noon Business Lunch 10/7/26: Mixed market, Upwardly Global, mortgage overpayment
Segment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, joins John to talk about how the markets have been performing this week…
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Noon Business Lunch 10/6/26: Salary trends, Makers on the Move, Chicago is Best Big City, Senior Tech Support
Segment 1: Derek Walsh, local hiring and consulting expert, Robert Half, joins John Williams to break down Robert Half 2027’s Salary Guide. What are the…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/5/26: Job creation, high mortgage rates, First Lady Cruises, Chicago Costume
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about Illinois ranking 41st in…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/2/26: Worker pay gap, persistent inflation, Rockford Brake Manufacturing, Highwood Pumpkin Festival
Segment 1: Mark Hamrick, journalist, economic analyst, author of ‘The Hamrick Brief‘ on Substack, joins John to talk about his takeaways from today’s…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 10/1/26: Consumer pessimism, school app overload, debt and economic distress
Segment 1: Jack Ablin, Founding Partner & Chief Investment Strategist, Cresset Capital, talks to John about the big takeaways from the U.S.-China summit, his…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/30/26 – Terry Savage: What to know about ID.me
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the Treasury Department creating a new, more secure log-in…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/29/26: Job report preview, market uncertainty, trade war impact
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to preview this Friday’s labor report, the health of the overall economy…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/28/26: LifeMaxxing, Chicago tech expansion, quantum competition, VORO
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about a new SoFi and YouGov…
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Noon Business Lunch 9/25/26: Stock rally, Muse AI, Chicago permit process, Fresh Wave
Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the stock market rallying today, his…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/24/26: Illinois AI Cabinet, new Meta glasses, geothermal building, sustainable investing
Segment 1: Alex Papadopoulos, President of Egéa Wealth Management and Egéa SRI (Socially Responsible Investments), joins John Williams to talk about their…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/23/26 – Terry Savage: How high energy prices impact the consumer
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the impact that high energy prices are having on consumers…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/22/26: Core inflation, AI and work agility, iced coffee controversy
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the viral TikTok debate over whether it’s okay to bring a…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/21/26: Fed outlook, quantum computing, 3D printing, Bitter & Sweet Cocktail Boutique
Segment 1: Stephen Kates, Principal, Clocktower Financial Consulting, joins John to talk about the Fed raising interest rates and what that means for people…
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Noon Business Lunch 9/18/26: Fuel costs, economic perception, PRÉS Protein Coffee, Fiserv Small Business Index
Segment 1: Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University, joins John to talk about the price…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/17/26: Warsh’s hawkish tone, inflation persistent, elevated oil prices, International Manufacturing Technology Show
Segment 1: Michelle Edmonson, Vice President of Exhibitions for AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and lead for the IMTS – International…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/16/26 – Terry Savage: What does the Fed interest rate hike mean for you?
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the Fed decision on interest rates and what that means for…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/15/26: Caring companies, crisis management, market volatility, diesel prices, Fed policy decision
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the one question you should ask if you want to have a caring…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/14/26: Mortgage rates, car ownership cost, John Deere AI chatbot, National Community Investment Fund
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about why mortgage rates are…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/11/26: Economic resiliency, energy prices, trade war
Segment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, joins John to talk about what’s goin on with oil prices, his…
- Noon Business Lunch
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Harold Redman, CEO, ECHO, tells John about the the innovative new products they recently introduced at their Power-On-Athon event. Harold also talks about how…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/10/26: AI bubble fear, Apple event recap, Max’s Deli
Segment 1: Tom Hainlin, National Investment Strategist with U.S. Bank, joins John to talk about AI market volatility, if he thinks there is an AI bubble, and…
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Noon Business Lunch 9/9/26 – Terry Savage: This market does not want to go down
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the market resiliency despite economic uncertainty…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/8/26: Labor transition, micromanagement, competitive Chicago condo market
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for John Williams, to talk about the economy being strong…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/4/26: Robust jobs report, inflation target, apartment rentals, International Manufacturing Technology Show
Segment 1: Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University, joins John to talk about…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/3/26: Market upswing, inflation fight, evolving internships, mortgage overpayment
Segment 1: Stephen Kates, Principal, Clocktower Financial Consulting, joins John to talk about why the market is bouncing back today, Fed Governor Waller…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/2/26 – Terry Savage: Will the Fed raise rates in September?
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the 10-year Treasury note yield hitting a high of 4.818%…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 9/1/26: Iran war, oil prices, labor market outlook, Dolly Parton’s business lessons
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about why it’s important to over-communicate with the boss, and what…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 8/31/26: Data centers, home size, AI startups, cyber insurance
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about the number of data centers…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 8/28/26: Stubborn inflation, interest rates, Canada trade war
Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins Jon Hansen to talk about Fed Chair Kevin Warsh sticking to his guns on…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 8/27/26: Portfolio X-ray, mutual funds, Google AI overviews, championship darts
Segment 1: Tim Stearns, owner and president of TJ Stearns Financial Planning & Benefits, joins Jon Hansen talks about how he helps people with their financial…
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Noon Business Lunch 8/26/26 – Terry Savage: What to know about new login system for TreasuryDirect
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about TreasuryDirect launching a new login system. What do you…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 8/25/26: Pass/Fail grading, AI impact on small business, O’Hare Flyer
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about why it’s good to be challenged at work, the benefits of…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 8/24/26: AI financial plans, Amazon drone delivery, Watts of Love
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about how AI can help with your…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 8/21/26: Bond market awareness, job market concern, back-to-school tech
Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the market volatility this week, the bond…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 8/20/26: National debt, treasury yields, deed fraud, Momento
Segment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, joins John to talk about how concerned listeners should be about the…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 8/19/26 – Terry Savage: How the national debt hit $40 trillion
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the U.S. national debt, Secretary Scott Bessent’s…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 8/18/26: Oil prices, consumers pinched, inflation pressure, work culture
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the incredible season of baseball we are seeing on both sides of…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 8/17/26: Financial advice, AI logistics, MHub expansion, ProjectLeo
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about where people are getting…
- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 8/14/26: Networking, childcare cost, Back-to-School spending, Fork & Coin in Portage Park
Segment 1: Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University, joins John to talk about a recent…