Stay ConnectedThe It’s Skokie Podcast focuses on Skokie, Illinois. Our weekly guests include representatives from local government management, elected officials, community and business leaders along neighbors, and friends who get together to discuss the many good reasons to love Skokie. Listen in. I promise you will learn something.
Listen in. I promise you will learn something.
Recorded live at the NSBAR Centennial Celebration.
Recorded live at the NSBAR Centennial Celebration.
Recorded live at the NSBAR Centennial Celebration.
Recorded live at the NSBAR Centennial Celebration.
Recorded live at the NSBAR Centennial Celebration.
Avengers assemble! Mark is back with Ilene and Scott for this action-packed podcast We all meet up on the Village Inn on the patio for a quick catchup. We talk about some of the stuff we left out on last weeks podcast and Mark has some questions to cover while he was gone.
Midway through, Mark runs over and drags Dillon one of the owners of Downtown Skokies newest businesses Kneads and Wants over. Located in the old Sweety Pies location at 8042 Lincoln Avenue this new bakery has all sorts of awesome coffee drinks and baked goodies. We learn all about the new business and how it will grow over the next few months. There is plenty of info to digest in the latest episode. Have a listen, I promise you will learn something.
This is one you need to hear. We finally got the Skokie Village Manager, John Lockerby to join us for a podcast. We get to learn about the differences between a Village and a City and about the Village Managers job.
John gave us some great news about developments that are popping up all over Skokie and new businesses. There is an Amazon distribution center, employing 600 people on its way and, Sketchbook Brewing Company coming to Skokie on Main Street!
There is more than enough news to make this one something you should enjoy!
Scott and Ilene went to visit John and Will Haben at the Haben Funeral Home in beautiful Downtown Skokie to discuss the family's history of being involved in with local business. These third and fourth-generation business owner/operators and local residents have a lot of family history in Skokie.
Have a listen. I promise you will learn something!
Mark, Ilene, and Scott got to meet Michelle Tuft, Superintendent of Recreation and Facilities for the Skokie Park District. Michelle is in charge of the fun and the places to have fun.
First, we discuss Skokie's Backlot Bash is celebrating it's 13th event this weekend. There will be music, carnival rides, a beer tent, bingo and lots, lots more. We also learn about some of the upcoming programs and more.
Backlot Bash website: http://www.backlotbash.com/
Skokie Park District website: https://www.skokieparks.org/
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