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83: Giovanni McEastland
Kankakee Podcast is presented by, Puter Pros, Digital World Design, and Stitch Prints in Bradley. Learn more at myputerpros.com, digitalworlddesign.com, and stitchprints.com. Episode 83: Everyone has heard of Nickelodeon, whether you have kids of your own that watch it, or even you yourself at some point as a child sitting down watching cartoons. What if…
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#82: Bri Haug of Electric Lady Lounge inks Jake with a Kankakee tattoo
Kankakee Podcast is presented by, Puter Pros, Digital World Design, and Stitch Prints in Bradley. Learn more at myputerpros.com, digitalworlddesign.com, and stitchprints.com. Episode 82: A few weeks ago we announced Bri Haug of Electric Lady Lounge in Kankakee was going to tattoo me while I interviewed her for Kankakee Podcast. We let you vote on…
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#81: KVTA’s Jesus Christ Superstar with Director Pamela Rapelje-Trapp
Kankakee Podcast is presented by, Puter Pros, Digital World Design, and Stitch Prints in Bradley. Learn more at myputerpros.com, digitalworlddesign.com, and stitchprints.com. Kankakee Valley Theatre Association’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar is coming up February 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th! The Director, Pamela Rapelje-Trapp, joins us on this episode of Kankakee Podcast to share some…
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#80: The Air Age Coming to Kankakee with the Kankakee County Museum
 Kankakee Podcast is presented by, Puter Pros, Digital World Design, and Stitch Prints in Bradley. Learn more at myputerpros.com, digitalworlddesign.com, and stitchprints.com.  Episode 80: Believe it or not, The Greater Kankakee Airport used to offer passenger service from 1968 to about 1970. During those two years or so, Air Wisconsin provided the public…
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#79: Pamela Powell – Film Critic
Things are about to get REEL on Kankakee Podcast as we welcome local film critic, Pamela Powell! Pam, originally from a small town in New York, now lives in Bourbonnais and has been a film critic for the last seven years or so. She’s met and interviewed some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. So…
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#78: 10 Most Listened to Episodes of 2022
Happy New Year! Lizzie and I countdown the 10 most listened to episodes of Kankakee Podcast in 2022. What episodes do you think made the cut? Which one came in first? Listen to find out! 2022 has been an incredible year for Kankakee Podcast. I’d like to thank you from the bottom of my heart…
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#77: Meet the Mayor of Hopkins Park – Mark Hodge
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends! Our “Meet The Mayor” series continues on this episode of Kankakee Podcast with, Mark Hodge, who is currently the Mayor of Hopkins Park! Mayor Hodge and his family have deep roots in Hopkins Park. He’s also lived a pretty interesting life outside of…
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#76: Project Sun with Deb Baron & Rhonda Showers
You may have heard or read the name, Project Sun, sometime in the past few years here in Kankakee County. What exactly is it though? It is a Strong Unified Network that is dedicated to strengthening the children’s behavioral health system of care in Kankakee County. Project Sun Director, Deb Baron, and Parent Liaison, Rhonda…
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#75: Gougar’s Grove – Kankakee County Museum
From 1883 to about 1915, Gougar’s Grove dominated the tourism industry in the Kankakee area. It was a beautifully wooded picnic area located about two miles upstream from Kankakee, just south of Baker’s Creek. Gougar’s Grove had several attractions to lure people in for miles around including a beach, shooting gallery, bowling alley, merry-go-round, dancing…
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#74: Eric Urbanowski of Main Street Pharmacy in Manteno
Let’s say a woman goes to CVS Pharmacy to pick up her prescription. She gives the pharmacy tech her insurance card to see what kind of coverage she can get on her medicine. After running her information, the total for a three month supply of her medication comes to around $142.00. Now, the next time…
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#73: The Birth of Dairy Queen with Joe Rintelman
The first Dairy Queen store may not have opened in Kankakee County, but their famous soft serve was first taste tested by the public here. On August 4th, 1938, Sherb Noble had an all you can eat sale for this new innovative frozen treat for only ten cents at his ice cream parlor on West…
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#72: Demarco Hampton – Kopious Lifestyle
Picture being a very young kid and walking into a room to see your father with a belt strapped around his arm and a needle full of heroin sinking into his skin. That’s the kind of life Kankakee area resident, Demarco Hampton, was born into. While that experience didn’t lead Hampton to become a heroin…
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#71: Meet the Mayor of Kankakee – Chris Curtis
Welcome to the first in a new series of episodes I’m starting up here at Kankakee Podcast called, “Meet The Mayor”. I feel like it’s important for all of us to get to know the current mayors of Kankakee County. The first one up is Kankakee Mayor, Chris Curtis! You’d never guess it, but Mayor…
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#70: Alex Habeeb – Lebanon to America
This is the second episode in a series on Kankakee Podcast where we meet with a Kankakee County resident who came to America as an immigrant. The first being episode 41 with Simon Topliss, released earlier this year back in April. Simon was born in the United Kingdom. For this second episode, we are traveling…
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#69: Bourbonnais Grove’s First School with Dr. Charles Balesi
The 1837 Log Schoolhouse that was uncovered in Bourbonnais back in 2011 when a building was being demolished on Main Street, has finally been restored and will officially be unveiled to the public tomorrow, November 15th, 2022 at 2pm. Bourbonnais Grove Historical Society Board Director, Dr. Charles Balesi, joins me on this episode of Kankakee…