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John Landecker is joined by Charles Epting, the President and CEO of H.R. Harmer Fine Stamp Auctions. Charles is bringing a one-of-a-kind auction to market in the form of hundreds of letters and stamps from Chicago, hundreds of years in the past. If you want to check out the exhibit before the auction, the stamps will be in an open house exhibit at The Chicago Philatelic Society Thursday, February 9th, 2023, Check out the information on their website here!

Johnnie and Steve are back for a full show and are joined by host of “MotorWeek,” John Davis, to talk about the Chicago Auto Show and both photographer, Jeff Lowenthal, and author, Robert Schaffner to call in to discuss their new book, “Fleetwood Mac in Chicago” as well as their book signing at Space in Evanston. Later, The Empty Pockets join the show in studio to talk about their upcoming album and their appearance at the City Winery on May 4th and Co-Chairman of Wayfarer Studios, Steve Sarowitz talks about how he’s revamping the Landmark Renaissance Place Theater in Highland Park.

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. A Chicago tech startup is about to roll out a hardware-software kit that will make most modern tractors fully autonomous. Crain’s reports Sabanto will roll out the self-driving retrofit in the coming months, beating big companies like Deere to the punch. The other companies have been using self-driving tech, but it still requires a driver to take control at the end of each row of corn or soybeans. Sabanto’s system automates that tractor turnaround. The expected price for the kit will be $50,000 and up per unit. Its release comes at a time when American farms are dealing with big labor shortages. By the way, Sabanto means “servant” in Japanese.

Chicago Way w/John Kass (1/20/23): With only a few weeks until election day in Chicago, retired CPD sergeant Mike Cummings is here to discuss why the 19th Ward is ready for a change and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Police Superintendent David Brown, and Alderman Matt O’Shea have to go. Plus, Kasso takes a crack at monologue for the first time since heart surgery. Check out more Kasso at JohnKassNews.com.

Kristina Rosinia, the Chief Operating Officer for PAWS Chicago, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the shelter received 33 dogs from five Houston-area shelters that were forced to relocate after severe weather caused building damage. To learn more about adopting or fostering one of the rescues, visit PawsChicago.org.

Mike Stephen discusses the decrease in public school students in Illinois with Chalkbeat Chicago’s Samantha Smylie, learns about Black organizing pre-Civil War in Illinois with Northwestern University history professor Kate Masur, and discovers the Secret History of local saxman J.T. Brown. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit...

Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Co-Founder and CEO of Wealth Management Group, joins John to talk about the jobs report surpassing expectations last week, what that means for the economy, the relationship between employment and inflation, what he expects the Fed to do with interest rates next month, and why he believes people should stay committed to their long-term financial plans.

We started off this week’s show by chatting with Kari Kohler from The Kohler Group to talk about how to sell distressed properties in this economy. Next, Igor Murokh of Mr. Floor joined the show to talk about how to prevent winter gaps in your floor. Then, Michael Huston of Lindholm Roofing talks about their roof inspection they offer. And obviously, throughout the show, listeners call in asking their questions and getting the information they need for the best outcome!

Gary Schotz, the Speakers Bureau Deputy Lead for FairVote Illinois, joins John Landecker on the show to break down what Ranked Choice Voting is and what it would mean for us if Chicago adopts it as a voting system. Evanston is slated to start using it in 2025, but how does it all work? Check […]

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about how the show has recently been traveling to more friendly states. Later, he addresses how mountain lions are a growing concern.

Rick Malnati joins Steve Dale to talk about a Chicago staple: deep-dish pizza. Rick and Steve share some history on the origins of deep-dish pizza and Steve even enjoys his own heart-shaped pizza courtesy of Lou Malnati’s in celebration of National Pizza Day on February 9th.

Dean, Dave, and Andy start this week off by talking about the Chinese Balloon story from this week. Then it is time for Dave Schwan’s Far Flung Forecast!. Dr. Kevin Most, Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Central DuPage Hospital, joins Dean for this week’s regular health update. Dr. Most starts this week off talking about the COVID National Public health emergency being planned to end on May 11th, but what does that mean for us? And of course Dr. Most answers listener questions.

Fritz Kaegi, Cook County Assessor, joins Steve Dale to address the increase in property tax assessments for various neighborhoods across the city. He also speaks with some callers who express their frustrations with these changes. You can read more about these changes from a 2021 study here.

The lynching of Emmett Till in Mississippi ignited the civil rights movement across the country in the 1950s, but it was Till’s mother who shined a spotlight on the injustice. Chicago native Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley decided to leave the casket open at Emmett Till’s funeral for the world to...