Today on Tier 1 Day (where Chiefs can operate at 25% of capacity) Joe Knesley the owner of Chief's Pub shares his story of how he got to where he is today. 

He also shares how he got through 2020 and Covid with a little help from his friends, customers, and local government. Joe gives special shout outs to Jeff Urso from Donati's and Cathy Czerniak from the City of Lake Forest.

Questions asked

· You grew up in Lake Forest? How was that. Any memories growing up in Lake Forest youd like to share

· Besides Chiefs, where do you and your family like to hang out in Lake Forest.

· Tell us about Chiefs, we have a lot of listeners who are new to Lake Forest. it’s a family business how did it start?

· IMO you’ve been one of the beacons of business during COVID  how did you adapt so quickly to getting everything online so fast?

· Today is Tier 1 25% capacity what does that mean. How has the State and Local Government helped you stay open? Barstool Fund

· How about Le Colonial taking over at Market Square

· Do any of the Bears come in?

· What other challenges do you anticipate in 2021?

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Dr. Schabacker answered the following questions

· When did you move to Lake Forest?

· Tell us about your family. Where here do you guys like to “hang out” in Lake Forest what are some of your favorite spots/locations

· How did you learn about running for the school board? What was the process like?

· What made you decide to run for a seat on school board 115 vs 67?

· What are the challenges you think board 115 will face in 2021

· Tell us about your company ECRI, your position there and how that experience can help you on board 115

· Have you always been an early adopter?

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As we were watching Tom Brady go to another Super Bowl Alice LeVert took the time to meet with us to answer questions to help the voters of Lake Forest

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Get to know Dr. Venson as he answers questions like:

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What a great chat! Thank you again for your service Carl!

Questions covered:

When did you move to Lake Forest?

Tell us about your family

What does your job as Director of Facilities and Construction Services at Lake County entail and how can it help the board?

You were in the Navy 20 years!  How did you pick the Navy?(Thank You for your service) what was that like

What made you decide to run for a seat on school board 67?

How did you learn about running for the school board? What was the process like?

What are you most passionate about helping with the school board?

Where do you and your family "Hang out in Lake Forest?"

Get to know Emily Bernahl owner of BERNAHL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES  Emily is running for District 67 School Board in April.

Emily answers questions like:

When did you move to Lake Forest?

Tell us about your family

Your Business BERNAHL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES  what does it do?  how long has it been around?

What made you decide to run for a seat on school board 67?

What was the process like? How did you learn about running for the school board?

What are you most passionate about helping with the school board?

If you are interested in learning more about Emily’s company check out her company’s  website Bernahlds.com

Lake Forest Caucus President Mike Adams joins us to discuss the Caucus and answer questions like:

What is the Caucus?

How do you get on the Caucus?

What does the Caucus do?

How do you get on the District 67 and 115 School Boards?

How do you get on the Library Board?

How do you get on the Planning Board?

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