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- Noon Business Lunch
Noon Business Lunch 5/22/26: Gas price updates, grills, and graduation gifts
Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners gives gas price updates and analyzes how the stock market has responded to…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/21/26: AI splurging, Google smart glasses, deed theft
Segment 1: Matt Adams, principal at Deloitte Consulting specializing in retail, joins Jon Hansen to break down how AI is changing how consumers treat…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/20/26 – Terry Savage: What’s creating economic growth right now
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins Jon Hansen to talk about the markets being strong despite consumer…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/19/26: Market pullback, AI training, CFO sentiment
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins Jon Hansen to talk about why AI should be part of every curriculum in…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/18/26: DraftKings closing at Wrigley, housing market health, auto tech shortage
Segment 1: Jon Hansen, filling in for John Williams, talks about the top business stories of the day including DraftKings closing it’s retail sportsbook…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/15/26: China summit, stagflation worry, tech layoffs, GoNanas
Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins Jon Hansen to talk about the economic impact of President…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/14/26: Hot inflation, housing inventory, Googlebooks, small business health, Illinois Quantum jobs
Segment 1: Stephen Kates, CFP, Financial Analyst, Bankrate, joins Jon Hansen to talk about how persistent inflation is impacting the housing market…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/13/26 – Terry Savage: Social Security ‘con job’
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about a Social Security “con job” and constant debate…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/12/26: Positive affirmations, Spirit Airlines, Lower Tech Bills
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John Williams to talk about positive affirmation in the workplace and how…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/11/26: Record household debt, AI windfalls, Chicago spending squeeze
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, joins John Williams to discuss rising household debt, climbing FHA mortgage delinquencies…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/8/26: Healthy jobs report, market highs, Mother’s Day gifts
Segment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, joins John to talk about the ‘green on…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/7/26: Airport jobs, Fitbit Air, labor market demographics
Segment 1: Georgiaree Godfrey, director of public information for the Chicago Department of Aviation, tells John everything we should know about the upcoming…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/6/26 – Terry Savage: There are two economies out there right now
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the stock market being all-time highs…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/5/26: Benefit reduction, AI job loss, housing inventory
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the importance of having a nurturing manager that is a…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/4/26: Housing and GDP, salary expectations, IBM Chicago expansion, Anne Frank exhibit
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, joins John Williams to talk about housing’s share of the economy dipping below 16% for the…
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Noon Business Lunch 5/1/26: New tariffs, resilient economy, Loop activity, suburban malls evolve
Segment 1: Faron Daugs, CFP, Founder and CEO, Harrison Wallace Financial Group, joins John to talk about the markets and economy looking…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/30/26: Financial goals, shrinking benefits, tech gadgets
Segment 1: Derik Farrar, head of Everyday Banking and Borrowing at U.S. Bank, tells John about new data that shows two in three Americans say they’re currently…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/29/26 – Terry Savage: How to make retirement income last
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the stock market nearing all-time…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/28/26: Resilient consumer, labor market fragility, new job tips
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to give some great tips for new college grads who are beginning their…
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Tom Fortino: Why the market seems impervious to turmoil
Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John on the Noon Business Lunch to talk…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/27/26: AI fueling fraud, debt crisis, Rivian R2, POW! Gym
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, joins John Williams to talk about Customers Bank signing a partnership with OpenAI, how AI is…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/24/26: Stock resilience, Kevin Warsh testimony, strange EV market
Segment 1: Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John to talk about the…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/23/26: Economic strength, Tim Cook leaving, Chicago tourism outlook
Segment 1: Tim O’Malley, producer of The Summit, Chicago’s biggest tourism, hospitality and special events trade show, joins John Williams to tell…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/22/26 – Terry Savage: Economy looks pretty sound
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the market being up again after…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/21/26: Social skills training, sustainable investing, summer travel scams
 Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about why learning proper social skills can help you succeed in…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/20/26: Tariff refunds, market optimism, Chicago startup funding, Tide Laundromat
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, joins John Williams to talk about the government opening their tariff refund portal, the…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/17/26: Market upside, gas prices, tax refunds
Segment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, joins John to talk about how the market has soared since…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/16/26: Resilient consumer, summer of staycations, green initiatives at Abt Electronics
Segment 1: Jack Ablin, Founding Partner & Chief Investment Strategist, Cresset Capital, talks to John about how the market has been performing…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/15/26 – Terry Savage: Economic impact of rising gas prices
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about why Tax Day is her least favorite day…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/14/26: Market jump, core inflation, negotiation complexities
Segment 1: Steve Alexander gives John an update on today’s market movement. Segment 2: Philippe Weiss, President, Seyfarth at Work, tells…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/13/26: Consumer sentiment drops, market resiliency, Midwest VC health, restaurant sustainability
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, joins John Williams to talk about consumer sentiment being at its lowest level ever, the concern…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/10/26: Prices rising, tax deadline tips, Partners in Crime bookshop
Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about today’s hot…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/9/26: Sticky inflation, Artemis II iPhone photos, salary cuts rise, Synchrony
Segment 1: Stephen Kates, CFP, Financial Analyst, Bankrate, joins John Williams to preview tomorrow’s release of CPI data and talk about…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/8/26 – Terry Savage: Trust in the market is being shaken
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about how the ceasefire agreement between the U.S…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/7/26: AI capability, office communication, OMI Industries, Clearbrook
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the positive ways that AI can be used in business, and…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/6/26: Debt stress, 401k access, consumer AI, Fiserv Small Business Index
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, joins John Williams to talk about a new survey that shows half of Americans in debt say that…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/3/26: Strong jobs report, care for solo agers, Chicago youth report
Segment 1: Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, joins John Williams to talk about the better…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/2/26: Market rotation, Final Four preparation, Netflix rate increase
Segment 1: Tom Hainlin, National Investment Strategist with U.S. Bank, joins John to talk about why the market remains volatile, the reaction of the…
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Noon Business Lunch 4/1/26 – Terry Savage: Investors should not panic about the market
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about why the market is starting the month on a…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/31/26: Market rally, grim job market, salary squeeze
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the difficulty college graduates are having finding a new…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/30/26: Property taxes, realtor commission, rise in freelance work, Easter treats at Anderson’s Candy Shop
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, joins John Williams to talk about Cook County property taxes growing at twice the rate of inflation…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/27/26: Economic recovery, Fed policy decision, car prices rising
Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the uncertainty in the…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/26/26: Market whipsaw, Wi-Fi router safety, Neighborsgrid in Geneva
Segment 1: Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John Williams to talk…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/25/26 – Terry Savage: Is there a buying opportunity in the markets?
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the markets being down nearly 8% for the year right now…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/24/26: Corporate speak, market expanding, private credit funds
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about a new study that found workers who were most impressed by…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/23/26: Airfare costs elevated, financial scams, Uber-Rivian robotaxi, women in STEM
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, joins John Williams to talk about the impact of the war in Iran on jet fuel prices, what this…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/20/26: Recession fear, Chicago financial health, vibe coding
Segment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, joins John to talk about why the markets are down again, if he believes…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/19/26: Fed rates, AI layoffs, new tech at SXSW, cannabis education at JJC
Segment 1: Jack Ablin, Founding Partner & Chief Investment Strategist, Cresset Capital, talks to John about high energy prices, the Fed’s…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/18/26 – Terry Savage: Why Fed can’t cut interest rates now
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the unexpected Producer Price Index reading…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/17/26: Return to office, entrepreneurship rising, energy independence
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to explain why Gen Z wants to work in the office. Segment…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/16/26: Gas prices, housing reform, Chowbus, luxury airport hotels
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, joins John Williams to talk about the war in Iran, how the war is impacting the price of oil, and…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/13/26: Market volatility, inflation concern, Abt bracket challenge
Segment 1: Faron Daugs, CFP, Founder and CEO, Harrison Wallace Financial Group, joins John to talk about the war in Iran and how it’s impacting…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/12/26: Oil prices, income annuities, SXSW preview, Fiserv small business index
Segment 1: Tom Hainlin, National Investment Strategist with U.S. Bank, joins John to talk about how the war in Iran is moving markets, how high energy prices…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/11/26 – Terry Savage: War will have longer lasting economic consequences
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the markets being uncertain about Iran, a…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/10/26: Financial fraud, RIP résumés, Jordan’s home pulled from rental sites
Segment 1: Sarah Foster, Economic Analyst, Bankrate, joins John to talk about the rise of financial fraud and what you can do to protect yourself…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/9/26: Energy prices, ‘blah’ economy, Morningstar tech partnership, Carmine’s reopens
Segment 1: Paul Nolte, Senior Wealth Advisor and Market Strategist, Murphy & Sylvest, joins John to talk about why he’s still bullish on the…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/6/26: Surprising jobs data, Block 59, Irish Week at Old St. Patrick’s Church
Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the disappointing and…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/5/26: Oil prices, Apple MacBook Neo, tax filing tips, radon testing standards
Segment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, joins John to talk about how the attack on Iran has impacting…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/4/26 – Terry Savage: Expect markets to be turbulent
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about how the stock market is working its way…
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Noon Business Lunch 3/3/26: Stocks tumble, job stickiness, travel budget tightening
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the ‘no hire, no fire’ work environment, the…