The Lake Forest Podcast

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Skoo Walker and Pete Jansons get together on the Lake Forest Illinois Podcast to talk about hyperlocal issues

Here are the Key Moments from the show:

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2:42 Show Start

2:54 Lake Forest South Naples

5:44 Gerhards

6:23 Petes Vest

7:30 David Hunt Email

15:02 Dumb/Dumber/Kermit

20:10 Mail In Voting Unboxing

24:21 Joe Weiss/Rick Lesser

26:00 Melanie Rummel Baggage for Prue Beidler

27:46 Skoo Called it last year Aldermanv Alderman

29:38 Non Issues

31:00 It’s up to everyone

32:00 Small Community Newspaper

36:13 Final Thoughts on FLA

37:40 What are the next issues for Lake forest after election? Central Business District, Mental Health at LFHS

39:40 Lake Forest Post Office

43:14 Schools Issue Mental Health

45:20 Thank You Naples!

46:00 Tucker is new Cohost

Enjoy all!

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Joe Weiss is a Newcomer to Lake Forest Illinois and Joe Shares His Initial Thoughts On The Mayoral Election So Far. Joe Weiss is the one that corrected Pete Jansons on Prue Beidler's Democratic Campaign Contributions. Pete said it was 400k. It is 400k locally but looking at https://www.fec.gov/ Joe Weiss pointed out the donations are well over 1 Million Dollars

Key Points:

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0:11 Intro

2:31 Start of Show

4:03 How did Pete Jansons meet Joe Weiss?

5:29 Joe Weiss Background

10:18 Richard Uihlein

10:45 Kim Foxx Pay To Play with Prue Beidler’s Daughter In Law

12:40 There is only one resident in Lake Forest That Donated To Kim Foxx and that was Prue Beidler

13:16 Prue Beidler’s explanation regarding Partisan Donations Especially Chicago and Cook County Kim Foxx

14:25 Ask any cop their thoughts on Kim Foxx

15:30 Mayor has limited power

16:03 Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering has no power yet turned the city into Democratic Partisan

16:40 Prue Beidler Talking out of both sides of her mouth

17:06 Prue Beidler Worse case scenario as mayor of Lake Forest Illinois

19:41 Cathy Waldeck

20:00 If Prue wins there will be city council resignations?

20:48 Prue Beidler elevated costs of mayoral race

23:20 Kudos to Prue Beidler

24:47 Prue No response to issues against her

25:10 The Honorable Susan Garrett threatens Lake Forest Small Businesses with Boycotts if they don’t take down Randy Tack Signs

26:56 Boycotts don’t work

28:16 Gerhard’s Susan Garrett and Prue Beidler

30:16 Skoo has never see these types of threats before in Lake Forest Elections

31:49 Prue gives praises to Randy Tack as Alderman

32:50 Randy Tack was a far better Alderman that Prue Beidler

34:10 Prue lied to the Caucus

35:00 Prue issue of lack of female candidates

35:30 Judy Baar Topinka

35:40 If Prue Beidler wants more women in leadership why did she pay for Blago over Topinka?

40:26 Is it true Prue and Sue?

41:40 Prue invited many times to explain herself on the Lake Forest Podcast

42:38 Railroad non issue

44:00 Prue Beidler leading the League of Women Voters march is that a conflict? Lol

47:32 League of women voter debate link

50:00 Prue Beidler’s Visions

51:40 Mayor/Alderman/Board selection issue

52:32 Nancy Novitt

54:30 Phil Arouca

54:56 David Hunt

55:00 If Prue Beidler wins will she take over caucus?

56:40 What should voters be looking out for?

57:15 Joe Weiss thoughts a Lake Forest Illinois Newcomer

57:45 Randy Tack  For Mayor

59:19 Digital 4 Dems is Prue Beidler’s  web people

1:04:00 Don’t underestimate what can happen if Prue Beidler is Mayor Look at Highland Park

1:09:49 How do we get more people to go out and vote?

1:13:43 Susan Garrett and Prue Beidler Privilege parking at the Lantern

1:16:04 Prue Beidler’s list of issue she has to answer

1:17:25 Prue Beidler and Susan garrett rap

Tom Garrity owner of Toadstool Pub Joins Skoo Walker Joe Weiss and Pete Jansons on the Lake Forest Podcast to talk about Saint Patricks Day and a few options of what to do if you don't have plans

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In backing Foxx, Lightfoot, Lake Forest Mayoral hopeful Beidler was also boosting daughter-in-law’s career By LGIS News Service

Mar 4, 2023

Lake Forest Mayoral candidate Prudence Beidler made campaign donations to Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as her daughter-in-law worked in high level positions for both offices.

That’s according to an analysis of public employment and Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) records.

Deborah E. Witzburg-Beidler, 39, worked as an Assistant State’s Attorney for Cook County from 2008 to 2016 before leaving to join the Chicago Mayor Inspector General’s office.

In Fall 2015, Beidler made a maximum, $5,400 donation to Foxx’s first campaign for Cook County State’s Attorney 2015, while her daughter-in-law worked for the office, ISBE records show.

Her husband, Frank, also donated $1,000 to Foxx that fall.

A former assistant state’s attorney herself who rose to the role of supervisor, Foxx and Witzburg-Beidler worked together for five years, from 2008 - 2013, county records show.

ISBE records show Beidler has been a longtime backer of Foxx-sponsor, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, donating to her campaign 14 times for a total of $9,500.

Preckwinkle hired Foxx as her “Chief of Staff” before positioning her to challenge then-incumbent Anita Alvarez for Cook County State’s Attorney in 2016.

Six promotions

Witzburg-Beidler joined then-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in May 2016 as an assistant inspector general and stayed on when Lightfoot won election three years later.

Her mother-in-law has been a campaign supporter of both Chicago mayors. 

Beidler made campaign donations to Emanuel in 2011 and 2013, totaling $2,500. She backed Lightfoot in Feb. 2019 with $1,000, and then, after she assumed office, gave her $1,000 again in June 2019.

According to her LinkedIn page, two months later, Lightfoot promoted Witzburg-Beidler to “acting deputy general counsel for public safety.”

Lightfoot promoted her three more times, naming her as the city’s Inspector General in March 2022.

Last month in an email to supporters, Beidler explained that she made donations to Foxx and Lightfoot because she thought they could "reduce the rate of crime in Chicago." 

She didn't mention her daughter-in-law's work with either office.

"My son, his wife, and their two daughters are Chicago residents. In recent years, my husband and I have become increasingly concerned about their safety and I had hoped that candidates I supported might be able to help reduce the rate of crime in Chicago," Beidler wrote.

Beidler is the only Lake Forest resident who has donated for Foxx; she is one of 12 who have backed Lightfoot.

Deborah and Jay married in Boston in 2007. They met while attending Brown University in Providence, R.I.

Witzburg-Beidler attended Northwestern University Law School in Chicago.

Beidler, 77, is challenging Lake Forest Caucus-endorsed Dr. Stanford R. "Randy Tack," 64, in the race for mayor. 

Election Day is Tues. April 4.

Full Article here: https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/640007726-in-backing-foxx-lightfoot-lake-forest-mayoral-hopeful-beidler-was-also-boosting-daughter-in-law-s-career

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Parents Care Lake Forest Lake Bluff Members Phillippe Melin and Jeff Brincat come on the Lake Forest Podcast with Skoo Walker and Pete Jansons to answer the question: What is Parents Care?

Key Moments:

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2:19 Show Start

3:20 Lets Do Better Contested Election

4:50 Prue Beidler and Susan Garrett berating Lake Forest Illinois Small Business

5:19 Pete Jansons and Philippe Melin had a rocky start to their relationship

7:13 Jeff Brincat, His Dad and Son being honored at Sox Park for their Service to our Country

8:34 Jeff Brincat Background

10:19 Joanna Marshall

10:47 Getting politics out of the way

13:25 Independent thinking

15:10 Relationship with Frances McCormick

18:25 Parents Care Story

22:50 School News Coverage is less than it was in the past

24:25 Pete Jansons getting flack for Dr Montgomery Interview

27:00 What other things should people know about the Referendum

27:56 Parents Care is more than just the referendum

30:40 School Scores went down because of pandemic?

40:00 What else should people vote on?

43:00 Drivers Ed Voucher Example to reduce cost

45:10 What did the School Board push back in 2006?

47:46 How do we correct issue so Referendum isn't needed again in 20 years

1:01:10 Is Parents Care a Non Profit/Profit Local/National Entity?

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Dr. Matthew Montgomery Superintendent of Schools K-12  District 67, District 115  @lakeforestschoolsvideocont141   Lake Forest Illinois Came On The Lake Forest Podcast With Skoo Walker and Pete Jansons to Discuss the $105 Million Referendum Coming Up April 4, 2023

Key Moments

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4:06 Dr Montgomery’s Career

5:45 Turf Impact

6:25 Dealing With Objections To Referendum

8:18 Why Now? Why Wasn’t This Budgeted And Spread Out?

13:52 City Council Presentation

14:10 Why Referendum Vs In House? What Happens If It’s Voted Down?

16:26 Enrollment Projections

20:37 Bulk Of Upgrading Is In The Old Building

21:00 Threshold

21:30 Debt Service Extension

22:20 “What If” Referendum Turned Down Twice?

22:51 Skoo Older House Example

23:56 Blue Ribbon School

25:55 Dr Montgomery Blog Post Re School Board 

26:45 Shared Expenses

28:30 79/Month per Household And Taxes Will Still Be Lowest In Lake Co.

29:13 In A Community Sometimes You Pay For Things You Don’t Use

32:10 Sponsorship Opportunity For Extras

33:00 FAQ/Tours

34:32 LFHS Referendum Video

https://www.lakeforestschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=1275

The Superintendent’s office is responsible for overseeing the efficient operation of Lake Forest Community High School District 115 and Lake Forest Elementary School District 67. The Superintendent is the Districts' chief executive officer, reporting directly to the Boards of Education, and is responsible for the administration and management of the Districts' schools, educational programs, fiscal matters, and all matters related to personnel in accordance with Board of Education policies, directives, and state and federal law.

Dr. Matthew L. Montgomery began his career at Waterloo Local School District in Atwater, Ohio as a science teacher, and later, as principal of Waterloo Middle School and Waterloo High School. After working in the school buildings, he became the Superintendent of Waterloo Local School District in July 2013 and focused heavily on enhancing STEM curriculum. The position of Superintendent of Waterloo Local School District led Dr. Montgomery to Revere Local School District in Bath, OH where he served as Superintendent beginning in July 2015. There, he successfully led the development of a five-year strategic plan, created the “Vision of a Minuteman” in partnership with the community, and increased the District’s state ranking on the Ohio School Report Card Performance Index. 

Dr. Montgomery is a lifelong learner and educational leader. He serves as the Co-Chair of the The School Superintendents Association (AASA) STEM Leadership Consortia and as a Steering Committee member of the National Superintendents Roundtable. He also serves on the Superintendent Advisory Board of JASON Learning. In addition, Dr. Montgomery is an instructor in the Department of Leadership and Administration at the American College of Education, facilitating professional coursework for graduate students. 

Dr. Montgomery is also a passionate reader and author. You can learn more by following his blog, Basics of Leadership.

Dr. Montgomery lives in Lake Forest, with his wife, Blayna, and his four children, Elizabeth, Jacquelyn, Everett, and Avery. In his spare time, Dr. Montgomery enjoys running, exercising, listening to a wide range of music, reading, and spending time with family.

Education

Ph.D. in Educational Administration, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Master of Education, Educational Administration, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Bachelor of Science, Education, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

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Jeremy Kruse, Artistic Director of Gorton Drama Studio joins Pete Jansons on The Lake Forest Podcast to chat about the Gorton Drama Studio

https://gortoncenter.org/drama-studio/

Method Acting for Adults, Instructor: Jeremy Kruse

Tuesdays, April 11 – May 16,1:00pm – 3:00pm $300

Acting 5 – 8 YO, Instructor: Jeremy Kruse & Madison Kisst

Tuesdays, April 11 – May 16, 4:00pm – 5:30pm $225 

Acting 9 – 13 YO, Instructor: Jeremy Kruse & Madison Kisst

Wednesdays, April 12 – May 17, 4:30pm – 6:30pm $300 

Acting for Boomers, Instructor: Jeremy Kruse

Wednesdays, April 22 – May 17, 10:00am – 11:00am $300 

Method Acting (Teens, 14 – 18 YO), Instructor: Jeremy Kruse

Saturdays, April 15 – May 20, 11:00am – 1:00pm $300  

Jeremy Kruse, Artistic Director of Gorton Drama Studio, is the author of “The Young Actor’s Handbook” (Applause Acting Series, 2017). The book was published in Korean and Chinese in 2022. Jeremy is a professional actor, published playwright, award-winning screenwriter, and award-winning filmmaker. Some of the classes he taught at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York include Method Acting, Comedic Improvisation, Sketch Comedy Writing, and Acting for Film and TV. He graduated from The Strasberg Institute at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in drama. Jeremy also teaches privately, one on one.     www.jeremykruse.com and www.jeremykruseactingtraining.com.

Madison Kisst: Madison is an actor, director and physical theatre teacher. She has taught for professional theater companies across the country and for the undergraduate acting program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Madison has extensive training in physical and classical theatre, voice and movement, and devising. She has her BA in Theatre Arts and Masters of Fine Arts in Performance.