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Sustainable Landscapes
May 31, 2023
While my landscape design has been strongly influenced by the traditional architecture prevalent on the North Shore of Chicago, and of which any good landscape architecture is meant to compliment-I have always been especially passionate about the natural world. Promoting a healthy environment and richer outdoor experience by including plants that attract wildlife such as song birds, butterflies, and pollinating insects, etc, back into the landscape has always been part of the “program”. Recognizing that we are presently experiencing the most critical decline in native wildlife populations ever recorded, primarily due to habitat loss-and my potential for championing positive change-has prompted me to leave my family business and found my new company: LandServe, LLC...“Landscapes for life!”. Through ‘LandServe’ I have the opportunity to promote a unique “hybrid” design approach for “true”, long-term sustainability: landscapes with “widely accepted visual appeal” utilizing native plants and other locally resourced materials. By creating landscapes which meet the client’s needs for function and aesthetics, I’m able to make my case for including native plant species in literally all landscapes and land developments, of any scale or style! As such, both the needs of my clients and creature are served! I brought my own special skill sets to bear in helping create the largest privately-held residential landscape company in the country. I understand the enduring legacies that will stand the test of time are not only the many landscape designs that I’ve created in the past, but more importantly, the healthier, environmentally responsible landscapes I am providing now as I lead my new company - 'LandServe, LLC...Landscapes for life!'- into the future. Host: Bob Kinnucan |
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May 31, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jun 01, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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US Business Inventories
Jun 07, 2023
Our fellow Rotarian, Steve Fox, a Principal at Transportation & Logistics Advisors, LLC, will provide us with an update on US inventory levels. Key topics will including why inventories matter, how they impact and reflect the overall US economy, and recent trends that suggest different segments of the market could behave very differently. |
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Jun 07, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jun 08, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
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Jun 08, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Manufacturing in Illinois: Now and the Future - An Update
Jun 14, 2023
Mark Denzler is president & CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and Secretary/Treasurer of the IMA Education Foundation. Founded in 1893, the IMA is the oldest and one of the largest state manufacturing trade associations in the United States. Mark is the leading advocate for the state’s manufacturing companies and the 580,000 women and men who make things in Illinois. Prior to his appointment as IMA president & CEO, Mark served as the Vice President & COO of the organization where he oversaw government affairs, membership, and human resources. Mark’s previous experience including leading government affairs efforts in Illinois for State Farm Insurance, a Fortune 50 company headquartered in Bloomington. For more than six years, Mark worked as a legislative analyst for the House Republican Leader including serving as a caucus liaison to Governor Edgar’s Ikenberry Commission on education funding. In addition, Mark managed several campaigns across Illinois and also spent a brief time on the Washington D.C. staff of Congressman Tom Ewing. He’s been appointed to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board by three Governors, is also an appointee to the Illinois Department of Employment Security Advisory Board, and was an initial appointee to Secretary of State Jesse White’s Ethics Board. Mark is very active in the community serving on a number of boards including the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois, Midwest affiliate of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Lincoln Public Library Board & Foundation. He was an inaugural member of the Crain’s Chicago Business Leadership Class and was named an Edgar Fellow at the University of Illinois in 2016. In 2018, Mark was inducted into the Gove Hall of Fame at the University of Illinois-Springfield. The Illinois Wesleyan University alum lives in Springfield with his wife Debbi. Host: Bill Shepherd |
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Jun 14, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jun 15, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Jun 15, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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ShelterBox Update
Jun 21, 2023
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Jun 21, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jun 22, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Jun 28, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jun 29, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Jul 04, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Jul 05, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jul 06, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Perspectives on Serving Lake Forest
Jul 12, 2023
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Jul 12, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jul 13, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
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Jul 13, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Bank Failures
Jul 19, 2023
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Jul 19, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jul 20, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Jul 20, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Life of a Sports Agent
Jul 26, 2023
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Jul 26, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jul 27, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Aug 02, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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State of the City
Aug 09, 2023
Mayor Dr. Stanford “Randy” Tack was sworn in as the Mayor of the City of Lake Forest, Illinois on May 1, 2023. Dr. Tack earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Tack graduated with honors and completed his residency at the University of Illinois in Orthopedic Surgery. While in residency, he was recruited by Lake Forest Orthopedics and specialized in Spine Surgery, prompting a fellowship at Rush Medical Center. He moved to Lake Forest upon completion of his fellowship. Dr. Tack was founding board member of the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. He was appointed Vice President of the Midwest Orthopedic Network and managing partner at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. Dr. Tack also served as President of the Lake Forest Club. Dr. Tack was elected as a Third Ward Alderman in 2011, serving multiple terms from 2012-2018. While Alderman, Dr. Tack served as the Chairman of the Public Works Committee and Fire Services Committee. From 2021-2022, he also served as Chair of the Central Business District Working Group. Host: Jack Manierre |
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Aug 09, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Aug 10, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
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How did 600 acres of wooded, ravine-carved lakefront become Fort Sheridan?
Aug 16, 2023
How did 600 acres of wooded, ravine-carved lakefront become Fort Sheridan? An illustrated program examines the selection of the Lake county site, architects Holabird & Roche and their designs for the fort, the landscape design of O.C. Simonds, and how buildings and landscape served the early cavalry and infantry as barracks, community, and training ground. Julia is the author of the Arcadia Images of America title, Highland Park: Settlement to the 1920s. Independent researcher for agencies, authors, and architectural historians. Docent for Fort Sheridan Post Commander’s residence during tours following base closure. Speaker on Fort Sheridan to community groups, the American Legion Post #145, the Highwood Historical Society, and the 2022 Lake County History Symposium. Host: Carl Marcyan |
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Aug 16, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Aug 17, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Policing in Lake Bluff
Aug 23, 2023
From the Lake Forester, May 31, 2022 The village of Lake Bluff is staying within the department for its new police chief as Deputy Chief Matthew Smizinski has been promoted to the top spot. At their May 23 meeting, village board trustees unanimously approved the appointment of Smizinski, a nearly 20-year veteran of the force, as Lake Bluff’s 11th police chief, effective June 1. He succeeds the retiring Mike Hosking. “He has demonstrated over his almost 20 years of his service to the village and in a recent assessment, the knowledge, skills and experience to lead the Lake Bluff police department through our next challenges and opportunities,” village President Regis Charlot said of Smizinski. Smizinski, has a master’s degree in forensic psychology in addition to two bachelors degrees. In an interview, he traced his interest in law enforcement to an internship where he worked with retired officers and they encouraged him to go into the field. He then was hired by Lake Bluff in 2002. “I started in it, and felt like it was a great thing to do,” he said. “It has been a great pleasure and privilege to be able to help people and serve a wonderful community.” Smizinski rose through the department ranks through the years, eventually becoming deputy chief in 2017. He did apply to become police chief three years ago, when David Belmonte retired. However, village officials at the time appointed Hosking — who had retired as deputy chief — as interim chief. But Smizinski’s eventual promotion to the top role was envisioned, according to Village Administrator Drew Irvin. “The village laid out a plan to further the development of the next generation of leadership within the department; organizationally, we were very close then to being ready and this plan always contemplated Matt as the next department manager,” Irvin wrote in an email, adding the position was not advertised this time around. Smizinski stated he was excited for the department and the village as his appointment was approved, and he was sworn into his new role. “It was a great experience, and a great feeling,” he said. Host: Drew Irvin |
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Aug 23, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Lake Forest High School Athletic Program
Aug 30, 2023
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Aug 30, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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North Chicago Schools: Progress and Challenges
Sep 06, 2023
Dr. John Price is a career educator who began teaching on the near west side of Chicago in a Catholic elementary school. John started as a volunteer teacher and the school used his salary to provide tuition scholarships for children to attend the school. Seeing his work as a service to the community has continued throughout his 25 years in education. John often says that the best job in education is the principalship. He served as the principal of Audubon Elementary School, a Chicago Public School for 5 years. Before leaving Audubon in 2011, the school earned the distinguished Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence from the US Department of Education in recognition for outstanding improvement of student learning. After leaving Audubon, John moved into district leadership for Chicago Public Schools. He served as a regional superintendent, supervising elementary and high schools for three years before leaving to become the Assistant Superintendent in Evanston, also for three years. John has been the superintendent of the North Chicago Schools since July of 2017. In the last four years John has focused on stabilizing the district’s leadership, and implementing aggressive instructional improvement initiatives focusing on our youngest learners. In addition, over the past four years the district has seen improvements in teacher retention, high school graduation, and the district has run a budget surplus each year. Working with a group of dedicated volunteers, John has helped to found the North Chicago Public Education Foundation, a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to send every graduate of NCCHS to college without cost. A California native, John has lived in Chicago since 2001 with his wife, Cheryl, and two children, ages 18 and 15. Department Accomplishments: Host: John Johnson (JJ) |
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Sep 06, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Art Impact Project
Sep 13, 2023
Art Impact Project’s mission is to enhance emotional wellness through creative expression. Art Impact Project accomplishes this focus utilizing strategically designed art projects aimed at addressing mental, emotional and behavioral health concerns, providing opportunity for achieving emotional wellness. Creativity becomes a powerful tool via our unique program model. We partner with other organizations, schools, after school programs in historically underserved communities, recovery sites, the Lake County Jail, and Veteran's groups and provide service on site for their clients, students, inmates, etc. by sitting side by side with participants in a small group setting and creating a project together, allowing for a safe space for people who struggle to be able to express themselves in a unique and healthy way. Vickie Marasco, Founder Vickie founded Art Impact Project in 2014 with the concept of combining the positive power of art and compassion to help people who struggle to have a voice. Vickie served as Executive Director and continues her role as a Board Member, as well as a passionate Art Advocate. Vickie graduated University of Wisconsin with a degree in textile design. While living oversees for ten years Vickie was able to create clothing and textiles. After returning to the States, Vickie raised her family while still incorporating art in her life by designing paper and curating two art galleries on the North Shore. Vickie lives in Lake County and in her spare time, enjoys playing tennis, traveling, and spending time with friends, family and her three amazing adult children. Elizabeth Fales, Executive Director Liz joined Art Impact Project as Executive Director in August 2023. Liz came to AIP as a seasoned nonprofit leader with almost twenty years of experience supporting survivors of abuse and violence. As a leader in our community, she served at Waukegan to College, CASA Lake County, Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center, and A Safe Place. She has a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a master’s degree from Loyola University Chicago. Liz grew up in Lake County and resides in Lindenhurst. She is married, has two young children, loves to travel, and lives to be in nature with her family. Host: Susan Simms |
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Sep 13, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Sep 14, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
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Reading Power, Story & Update
Sep 20, 2023
Reading Power serves children in North Chicago, Waukegan, and Zion, Illinois by providing early literacy interventions to prekindergarten to second grade students. Students from underserved communities face several obstacles to their education before even entering the school doors.
Despite these obstacles, Reading Power students develop the resiliency needed to survive difficult situations. Having the one-to-one social and emotional support of Reading Power tutors in their lives cannot be undervalued. This daily interaction gives these students what all children deserve and need. It is a critical component of our program’s success. Host: Randy Daniel |
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Sep 20, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Sep 21, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Our Two Foundations: An Update
Sep 27, 2023
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Sep 27, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Oct 04, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Operation Greylord
Oct 11, 2023
Terrence Hake is 1977 graduate of Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. He served for five years as prosecutor in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago and later as an FBI Agent in Chicago. In April of 1980, he agreed to assist the FBI and the United States Attorney's Office in an investigation of the Cook County Court system. For almost 4 years he worked undercover posing as a corrupt prosecutor by accepting bribes from attorneys and later as an attorney in private practice making payoffs to judges and court personnel for the dismissal of cases. The investigation, known as “Greylord", resulted in bribery and tax charges being filed against 103 judges, lawyers and other court personnel and is one of the FBI's most successful undercover investigations. When the last Greylord trial concluded in 1997, Mr. Hake had testified at the trials of 23 defendants. After serving in federal law enforcement for 23 years, he retired from the United States Department of Justice Office of Inspector General and eventually returned to the practice of law as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Cook County. Mr. Hake retired in 2016. Mr. Hake has lectured extensively to attorneys, law enforcement officers, business professionals, and college and law students concerning the ethical lessons learned and investigative techniques used in Greylord. He has spoken at many colleges and law schools including the University of Chicago, Virginia Northwestern University, Harvard, Boston College, Yale, the University of Arizona, Georgetown University and Stockholm University. In 1980 Terrence Hake was a young prosecutor in Chicago, when he complained about the judge taking bribes to fix cases in the murder, rape, and child molestation preliminary hearing courtroom. His complaint found its way to the FBI's Chicago Field Office, and he was asked by the FBI to participate in Operation Greylord, an undercover investigation of the Cook County Courts. For three years and seven months, Mr. Hake posed, first as a corrupt prosecutor by accepting bribes from criminal defense attorneys, and later, as a corrupt defense attorney paying bribes for the dismissal of cases. In his role as a corrupt criminal defense attorney, Hake represented dozens of undercover FBI Special Agents from throughout the country, who came to Chicago to pose as criminal defendants in FBI-created criminal cases. Greylord was the first FBI investigation to bug a judge's chambers and another first was Hake becoming an FBI Special Agent in 1983, while working undercover. Operation Greylord is one of the FBI's most successful undercover investigations. Hake received the 1989 Louis E. Peters Award from the FBI and Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI for his undercover work as a prosecutor. Host: Peter Elmer |
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Oct 11, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Oct 12, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
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How to Protect Your Retirement from the Big 6 Financial Storms
Oct 18, 2023
Angie Trandai, CFP, a nationally recognized Financial Educator, Author, Speaker, and Retirement Specialist, is the CEO of Trandai Financial Solutions, LLC. With a background in chemical engineering and financial acumen, Angie has pioneered retirement income solutions, risk-managed growth, and tax-efficient distribution plans for over two decades. Her expertise has earned her recognition on NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox network affiliates, as well as features in Yahoo News, Wall Street Journal's Market Watch, and New York Business Journal, among others. Angie is married and has two adult daughters, Christine, who works with her in the business, and Michelle, who is a physician. She enjoys meditation and traveling around the world. Host: Ann Trandai |
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Oct 18, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Oct 19, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Update on Covid, Flu and RSV
Oct 25, 2023
Dr. Anez received her medical degree from the University of Zulia in Maracaibo, Venzuela, in 1998. She then did a residency in Gastroenterology at Santa Casa de Misericordia in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2004, and then worked for 11 years in a Bariatric surgery multidisciplinary team in Maracaibo Venezuela. In 2015, she came to the US and did a residency in Internal Medicine at the Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Since 2018, she has practiced as a Primary Care Physician at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. She completed her Fellowship in Internal Medicine in 2022 and is now studying for board certification in Lifestyle Medicine. Host: Bill Summers |
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Oct 25, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Law Enforcement Update and Q&A
Nov 01, 2023
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Nov 01, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Illinois’ 10th Congressional District
Nov 08, 2023
Jim Carris is a local business leader and decades-long resident of Lake County running for Congress to change the trajectory of the country – by working to end the negative social discourse that has taken hold in Washington and passing real policy solutions for Americans based on logic, compassion, and common sense. Jim is the child of an immigrant. His father left Greece because he was unable to attend college due to his parents’ political affiliation. Jim’s father moved to Chicago, where he met his mom at their local Greek church. He got his big break as a union house painter and later went on to be a contractor – all while providing for his family and raising five kids in Illinois with Jim’s mom – who herself was the daughter of immigrants. From his father’s experiences Jim gained three things: one, the love for this country because of what it has provided him – the ability to live the American dream. Two, the importance of small government oversight. And finally, the importance of education. College wasn’t just an option for Jim, he was expected to go. However, how to pay for it was a different story. The contracting business is sometimes difficult and so for periods of time during Jim’s life, money was tight. So, Jim put himself through college and law school by painting houses, working construction, washing dishes, and bartending – never afraid to put in the work. Jim has spent his life in business, not politics, practicing law, running his own company and as a corporate leader. His career in business, as well as watching his father run a small business, has provided Jim with the understanding of keeping a balanced budget and making payroll. Additionally, he understands the costs and hardships small businesses contend with, and the struggles 10th District families are dealing with, due to burdensome government overregulation, inflation and high taxes. Throughout the years, Jim has been deeply involved in his community serving on numerous community and charitable organizations, including the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, American Red Cross of Chicago, NAIOP, Lurie Children’s Hospital Pro-Am Golf Committee, the Plan Commission of Lake Forest as well as coaching youth soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, and flag football. This extensive involvement has given him firsthand knowledge of the issues that matter most to the people of the 10th Congressional District. In Congress, Jim will work across the aisle to deliver results for the families of the 10th Congressional District. He’s a new, independent leader who will make the economy, public safety and national security his main focus in Washington. Jim and his wife, Kimberly, are raising their three children in Lake County. Host: Chris Webb |
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Nov 08, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Nov 09, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
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Investing in the Future: Infrastructure and Major Project Updates
Nov 15, 2023
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Nov 15, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Nov 16, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Nov 22, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Nov 29, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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