The Lake Forest Podcast

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North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr and Dr David Weil join Joe Weiss, Rick Lesser and Pete Jansons on the Lake Forest Podcast to discuss Renew Communities Matthew Homes Christ Church efforts to improve people lives by building houses for those in need for our Neighbors to the North in North Chicago

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Key Moments:

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2:07 Show Start

2:53 Joe Weiss Decision to join Christ Church

3:37 Background on Renewed Communities and Matthew Homes

4:45 Dave Reis Intro

5:58 Matthew Homes Intro

7:32 North Chicago mayor Rockingham telling how Matthew Homes is changing North Chicago

7:49 Mayor Rockingham Background

12:26 Dave Weil story on meeting Mayor Rockingham

13:20 200 homes

14:28 First House

16:12 Matthew Homes stats

17:09 Framing Days big event in June needs skilled carpenters

17:33 Vision needs to be bigger

18:54 Different from Habitat for Humanity

21:23 What constitutes vitalized?

22:38 Habitat for humanity

24:28 How can you learn more?

26:28 In-kind donations

30:33 Mayor talks difference involvement rental vs ownerships

31:24 Should the Government compensate North Chicago more for Navy School children

35:39 Dan Schneider needs to help fund the deficit

37:48 Advice for Lake Forest Illinois Mayor Dr Randy Tack

38:37 Dave Weil parting thoughts

42:13 Holy Smokers mmmmm mmmm good

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Joe Weiss, Rick Lesser, and Pete Jansons discuss hyperlocal Lake Forest Illinois Issues on The Lake Forest Podcast

Key Moments:

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1:45 Show Start

3:24 Pete Admits he was wrong to Shelia Henretta

7:04 Listener Brian Informs of rain field cancelations

7:39 Listener Barb Referendum Tax questions

12:26 Jewel Shopping Cart Corral Update

13:30 Ward 4 Cell Reception

14:05 Knollwood

15:00 Police need a new place

16:50 Chief Waldorf

17:05 Exhibit B and Matt Montgomery subjective objectives

17:45 Lake Forest 101

18:47 Jason Wicha

22:00 beach Opening Memorial Day

22:49 Summer Camps at Lake Forest Parks and Rec

23:20 Lake Forest Area business are invited to come on the show

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Joe Weiss, Rick Lesser and Pete Jansons discuss hyperlocal topics on The Lake Forest Podcast

Key Moments:

0:00 Pre Show

1:10 Show Start

1:40 Happy Birthday Rick Lesser

2:57 Dan Dorfman Covering Everything from Morton Grove to Lake Forest Illinois Its hard to be local

3:57 Hometown Coffee in Lake Forest Illinois

6:20 Sophia's Outing after Randy Tack Swearing In

9:14 Elizabeth Holeb Finance Leader Lake Forest Illinois

9:26 Cathy Czerniak

10:37 Jewel Shopping Cart Corral Update

13:00 Panhandlers Free Speech

14:51 Hello to Cathy loyal listener clueing us in on Robert Hunter Panhandler

20:00 Superintendent Schools District 67 and 115 Matt Montgomery gets raise while cutting staff

20:49 Montgomery took money out of our pockets and put it into his and cut teacher aids

21:56 Lake Forest Podcast helped Montgomery do this

23:16 Why did they tear up Montgomery's contract?

24:05 What's Montgomery going to say?

25:25 Jeff Brincat and Philippe Melin say School Boards raised pay by 18% so there is no strike?

26:46 We got screwed

27:16 Cutting the Library aids and other 20k people

29:05 We need and have good teachers at the Lake Forest Schools

31:29 School Board is Heavily influenced by its employees

31:50 Matt Montgomery sits in the middle of the school board members?

35:00 Haw can we Trust Matt Montgomery?

35:36 Why didn't voters come out

42:20 Term Limits Vince Vega

42:57 Lake Forest Caucus Old new Meeting

44:10 43 on Lake Forest Caucus Committee should it be reduced

49:08 Lake Forest Podcast got thanked

49:54 Cancel Culture is now swinging back other way

50:30 John Walker Lake Forest College Rugby Coach

50:57 Steve Sarauer Hockey Director and Varsity Hockey Head Coach Lake Forest High School and Winter Club

51:55 Jackie Slaats Lake Forest College

52:20 Coach Cat Lake Forest College

53:33 Casey Urlacher

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