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.
Today Ilene, Mark and Scott head over to Skokie's Public Works Department where we meet with Max Slankard, Director of Public Works and his Assistant, George Issakoo. Top of the agenda we learn what Public Works does and some of the extreme situations they operate in to keep Skokie operating. Public Works is also starting a program that starts on Earth Day to reduce the number of plastic bags in the Village. Have a listen. I promise you will learn something!
This week we travel to Orchard Village and meet with Allison Stark. Orchard Village is one of the awesome not-for-profits located right here in Skokie.
Orchard Village empowers people with developmental challenges to achieve integrated, fulfilling lives in their communities.
We end up talking a lot about farming and produce. How they grow it and provide it to the community.
Hard to believe its been 20 episodes. This week Scott and Ilene travel to Skokie Village Hall where we meet with Dr. Catherine Counard.
Dr. Counard covers all the really exceptional programs the Village offers and the collaborative way the Health Department works.
In 2017 Dr. Counard and her team created the Community Health Plan that is a five-year strategy for a healthier Skokie. Learn the details of this and more in this week's podcast.
This week Mark and Scott head off to Westfield Old Orchard to the meet with Serge Khalimsky the General Manager of the mall. We learn what that job does and some insider info about the mall.
He knows what is happening in retail and all the trends. Retail is changing for sure but he sees it as a renaissance. Listen in. I promise you will learn something.
Back at the Village Inn in beautiful Downtown Skokie.
We are trying to get out more often so after our scheduling meeting for the next 4 shows, Ilene and I discuss the opportunities that exist in Skokie to get more word out.
Today, Scott has lunch with Andy Herrmann and they talk about Real Estate trends in Skokie and the market. Short take on a big topic.
On the road in Skokie again with a special guest host!
Episode 18 takes us to the North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie (NSCFTPA). Ilene has the day off so Ann Tennes, our most frequent guest and the "voice of opportunity" is filling in.
Ann and I recap the big St. Pat's parade that was held in beautiful Downtown Skokie recently. We talk attendance and the fun the parade was. The Kiwanis Club of Skokie was the producer of the event with the support of the Downtown Skokie Alliance and three school districts.
The point of the episode is to meet Michael Pauken, the General Manager of the NSCFTPA (even the abbreviation is a mouthful). We discuss the facility, the shows, the mission and more in this very informative episode.
Did you know that deeply discounted tickets are available the day of any event for Skokie residents? Nope? Neither did I. Have a listen. I promise you will learn something.
Today, Ilene and Scott take the show on the road for episode 17 of the It's Skokie Podcast. We meet Ann Raney, the Chief Executive Officer at Turning Point Behavioral Health Center. Turning Point is located in Skokie at 8324 Skokie Blvd and offers many services for those in need of behavioral health services. Have a listen. I promise you will learn something.
Beth Lindley joins Scott and Ilene and we talk about all the good that the Village of Skokie's Human Services Department provides for the community. Scott gets a whole bunch of plugs in at the end and Ilene tries not to make a face. I promise you will learn something!
Our guests today are Ann Tennes, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Village of Skokie and Skokie Chief of Police Anthony Scarpelli. We discuss items from how to stay connected and informed to the viral Skokie Police Lip Sync Challenge video. Have a listen. I promise you will learn something.
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