The Lake Forest Podcast

By Pete Jansons

Get to know Lake Forest Illinois by listening to conversations with its Residents, Business Owners, and City Government. Pull up a stool and witness where parody meets entertainment. Believe What you ... more

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The Lake Forest Podcast episodes:

May 01, 2023 Did You Know About the Secret Cuts to Teaching Assistants in the Budget?
#lakeforestpodcast #lakeforestillinois #lakeforestillinoisschools
Jeff Brincat and Philippe Melin Of Parents Care Joins Pete Jansons on The Lake Forest Illinois Podcast to talk about the optics of Cutting Teaching Aids after saying there is no fluff in the budget
Main Show Link https://youtu.be/wwesy2wcsdg
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April 30, 2023 Where Should District #67 and #115 Superintendent Dr Matt Montgomery Sit During School Board Meetings?
#lakeforestpodcast #lakeforestillinois #lakeforestillinoisschools
Jeff Brincat and Philippe Melin Of Parents Care Joins Pete Jansons on The Lake Forest Illinois Podcast to talk about the optics of where Superintendent Dr Matt Montgomery sits during School Board Meetings
Main Show Link https://youtu.be/wwesy2wcsdg
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1min
April 29, 2023 Parents Care Lake Forest Lake Bluff Post referendum Update with Philippe Melin and Jeff Brincat
#lakeforestpodcast #lakeforestillinois #lakeforesthighschool #lfhs
Phillippe Melin and Jeff Brincat of Parents Care Lake Forest Lake Bluff join Pete Jansons on the Lake Forest Illinois Podcast to give an update on what has been going on since the $105 Million Referendum was passed
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46min
April 29, 2023 Steve Sarauer Hockey Director and Varsity Hockey Head Coach Lake Forest High School and Winter Club
#lakeforestpodcast #lakeforestillinois
Coach Steve Sarauer joins Joe Weiss and Pete Jansons on The Lake Forest Podcast to talk Lake Forest Illinois High School and Winter Club Hockey!
Key Moments:
0:001:58 Show Start
4:50 Christmas Trees
6:40 Door Knocking Hockey Players
7:20 Tree Deliveries wearing skates?
10:00 Blackhawks 2010 Affect on Lake Forest Illinois Youth Hockey
12:16 Squirts vs Mites?
13:00 Cost to outfit hockey player?
14:00 Grooming a stick
14:58 Rules and checking
16:58 Injuries in Youth Hockey
17:39 Crossover sports Like Lacrosse
18:00 Getting to NCAA Hockey
22:25 Passionate Parents
24:18 Joe Weiss Hockey Sign
24:50 In Need of Hockey Officials
27:00 Benefits of Youth Hockey
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STEVE SARAUER
HOCKEY DIRECTOR AND VARSITY HEAD COACH
Steve grew up playing his youth hockey in West Bend Wisconsin and eventually played Midget AAA hockey in Milwaukee with the Pettit National Selects and Wisconsin AAA, both of which are now the Milwaukee Jr. Admirals. After playing Midget Hockey Steve was invited in 2002 to the Phoenix Coyotes rookie camp where a knee injury took him out of camp. After recovery Steve played for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee while going to school. Steve began coaching during this time and coached multiple teams at Wisconsin AAA as well as the Pettit High School team in Milwaukee. After graduating school Steve was recruited to coach in Barrington Illinois where he became the Asst. Hockey Director of the Barrington Redwings and the Barrington Broncos High School program. Over the 4 years at Barrington High School Steve coached the JV and Asst. Coached the Varsity team. Steve's JV team won the High School State Championship 2 times and had 2 state-runner up finishes in four consecutive years. After Barrington Steve moved on to coach at the Mission AAA program and coached Peewee Majors, Bantam Minors, Bantam Majors and U16s and was runner-up in the National Tournament with the Bantam 99's and a semi-finalist with the Bantam Major 03's. Steve also took over as Director of the Lake Zurich High School hockey program and was able to develop a single team struggling high school program into a three school co-op that was able to field two teams and post impressive finishes in the IHSHL each season. Steve has been the Lake Forest High School Hockey Director and Head Varsity Coach for the past two seasons and the program has taken off since. In his first season the Varsity team won the IHSHL Varsity division league Championship and for the past two seasons the Varsity team has been in the top 15 of the Varsity programs in the state. Steve also took over the reins at the Winter Club as Hockey Director this past November and it has already made a difference for the High School program. The 2020-21 LFHS Scouts will roster three teams and are moving in the right direction for the upcoming years.
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34min
April 28, 2023 Being Transparent About The Election Deniers of Lake Forest Illinois
#lakeforestpodcast #lakeforestillinois #elections
Joe Weiss and Pete Jansons discuss the Letter of Transparency that Pete Jansons sent to John Trkla, as well as the Patch regarding the expectations of the Lake Forest Illinois Podcast
0:001:42 Show Start Coach Steve
2:12 Pete's letter of transparency
3:12 Prue Beidler Letter
3:27 Executive Caucus vote passed 2-1
5:05 Election Deniers of Lake Forest Illinois
8:35 Reese Karras " I live in a pretentious Chicago suburb"
10:41 Anthony Vega Clerk of Lake county
17:37 Randy Tack
19:09 May 1 Randy Tack Swearing in May 1 2023
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22min
April 26, 2023 April 25, 2023 Public Comments District 67 Lake Forest Illinois board Of Education Meeting
#lakeforestpodcast #lakeforestillinois #lakeforestschools
Here is a clip of the Public Comments from 4/25/23 Lake Forest Illinois District #67 School Election
People are upset that a $105 Million Referendum was passed and Superintendent Matthew Montgomery is cutting Teacher and Library Assistants
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35min
April 22, 2023 Shauntel Leeson The Oprah Winfrey of Lake Forest Illinois and Founder Money Talk Viewpoint Podcast
#lakeforestillinois #lakeforestpodcast

Shauntel Leeson Founder of Money Talk Viewpoint Podcast joins Joe Weiss, Rick Lesser, and Pete Jansons on The Lake Forest Podcast to talk about her Podcast Money Talk Viewpoint as well as her thoughts on Curriculum that should be taught in our schools

Key Moments:
0:00
1:57 Show Start
4:29 Shout Out To Jennifer Leeson in Paris!
5:49 Shauntel Leeson Background
9:00 Volunteer for the Lake Forest Caucus
9:53 What should the schools be teaching to our kids today?
14:00 Why isn't Personal Finance a mandatory course in High School?
14:50 The Lake Forest Bubble
15:20 Don't look down on tradesmen
16:44 Bill Griffin
18:20 Every Job is Necessary
19:00 Lake Forest High School Should add these classes
19:49 Kids need Life Skills taught in school
20:28 Mental Health
21:20 HRV Breathing Skills
22:18 Day Traders
24:24 Is it the Parent or Teachers Responsible
25:30 Local Government
25:50 Guidance Counselor Issue at Lake Forest High School
32:00 bud Light
32:40 Mary at Gerhards
33:44 Jewel Shopping Carts
39:53 Social Security
42:07 401k match
44:00 Money Talk Viewpoint Podcast
44:40 How did Shauntel Leeson Learn about the Caucus?
45:37 Chat GPT AI
47:00 How is the economy?
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51min
April 15, 2023 The Island Of Misfit Toys and Why is There No Place to Put Your Cart Away at Jewel's?
#lakeforestillinois #lakeforestpodcast #transparancy
Skoo Walker and Pete Jansons discuss the latest issues happening in Lake forest Illinois on the Lake Forest Podcast
Key Moments:
0:002:05 Show Start
3:50 Bad Actors during the Lake Forest Illinois Mayoral Race
4:47 David Hunt's superior Leadership of The Lake Forest Caucus
5:47 Skoo Lightbulb idea "Be More Transparent"
6:52 Mt Transparency John Trkla
9:06 People from the Island Of Misfit Toys
11:11 Shout Out To Grace!
11:34 Duffer Story
13:47 Monica on questionable Library Books
14:31 Catherine Lemmer last Library Director talking about questionable books
14:50 Kaye Grabbe New Director of Lake Forest Library
15:25 Sky The Bunny Guy at Lantern
16:20 Knollwood Brunch Easter
18:08 Why is there no place to put carts away at The Jewel's
24:11 Jim Swarthout
32:16 Looking for an editor or publisher for our Lake Forest Newspaper
33:00 Skoo's favorite drink Bud Light?
37:40 Lake Forest Beach about to open treat the employees nice!
39:10 Afix your City Sticker to your windshield
41:30 We need food trucks at Lake Forest Beach
42:49 Mayor Elect Tack got alcohol at the beach now we need the bar open!
52:00 Vendors will subsidize cost at beach?
54:34 Randy Tack Stairs
56:44 Congrats Joe Oriti
57:29 Congrats to Coach Cat Lacrosse Team Coach of Year!
58:36 Highland Park Bike Lane?
Lake Forest for Transparency
https://lf4transparency.com/about-us
Thank You to the following people that have shed so much light and transparancy to Lake Forest Illinois
Laura and Bud Angelus, Kristin Armstrong, Morag and Kevin Bishop, Dick Bories, Maggie and Tim Coleman, Lisa and Kevin Connelly, Maura and Reed Dailey, Susan and Richard J. Daly, Sally and Tim Downey, Robert Franksen, John D Fitzpatrick, Mary Jane Friedrich, Hon. Susan and Scott Garrett, Jennifer and Michael Karras, Eric and Valerie Kuby, Susie and Kevin Kullby, Beth Laufenberg, Lesley and Mike Lardino, Rommy Lopat, Laura Luce, Jamie Moorehead, Carmen Pasquesi, Melanie Rummel, Suzanne Sands, James Shearron, Katie Skinner, Kelley and Tom Sweeney, Laura and Jeff Torosian, Lori Fewster-Thuente, John Trkla, Jennifer Turner
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1h 3min
April 08, 2023 Lake Forest Podcast Week In Review
#lakeforestillinois #lakeforestpodcast
Skoo Walker and Pete Jansons recap the hectic week that was in Lake Forest Illinois on the Lake Forest Podcast
Here are the key moments:
11:00 Bad Actors Need To Be banned From Future City Roles
12:23 Nancy Novitt Non Supporter
14:38 Jamie Moorhead should be banned
14:54 Mary Greub Gerhards
15:20 Oakwood Cleaners and Lily Alexander
15:55 Skoo thoughts on Jamie Moorhead
21:18 Challenging to volunteer
22:50 Lake Forest Newspaper needs Publisher/Editor
23:50 shovel Ceremony parks department now with Samitations
24:46 Ara Goshgarian
25:15 John Powers
25:25 Rick Amos
26:34 Dr Montgomery 105 Million Hard Hat
27:16 Lake Forest High School Walk Out
27:55 mental Health
28:40 Golf Masters
29:19 Netflix Golf Show
30:17 Thanks City Workers Joshua Huckers for getting signs down
30:43 Helen Shout out
32:00 Skoo Lacross call
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35min
April 07, 2023 What Happened with Voting at Christ Church?? Anthony Vega Lake County Illinois Clerk
#lakeforestillinois #lakeforestpodcast #lakecountyillinois #elections

Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega comes on the Lake Forest Illinois Podcast with Skoo Walker, Joe Weiss and Pete Jansons to discuss what happened with the voting locations for the people in Ward 3 of Lake Forest Illinois having to vote in Vernon Hills
https://www.lakecountyil.gov/161/County-ClerkElections

Key Moments:
2:07 Show Start
2:31 Lake forest Podcast Gave grief to Vega for Christ Church Voting location change
3:20 Joe Weiss take
5:29 Clerk Vega gives his side of what happened
7:30 weeks to book 100 polling locations
8:50 Redistricting was biggest issue especially #201
10:10 Pete Take
10:40 Joe Weiss lives in 3rd ward and how he found out about polling change
14:23 FOIA Issue
16:40 What can we do to fix for the future?
17:20 Lake Forest City Clerk Margaret Boyer
19:53 Democrat/Republican
23:58 Skoo’s Old Timer Take
25:00 Vega tells how things have changed for voting in last 20 years
26:22 Lake Forest City Clerk Biddy Boyer
27:03 Vega came from Sherrifs office
28:10 Rick Lesser Question
30:20 Mail In Ballots
32:27 Sign clean up
33:35 Beidler Campaign dropped
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38min

FAQs about The Lake Forest Podcast:

How many episodes does The Lake Forest Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 507 episodes available.