#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#68: Sarah Falk – Anxious to Energized
Sarah Falk is no stranger to cancer. She has survived it not one, not two, but FOUR times. Sarah’s hardships caused her anxiety to build up, until eventually one day, it exploded into severe panic attacks. On this episode of Kankakee Podcast, we learn how Sarah went from anxious to energized and how she helps…
#67: Kankakee Paranormal Investigations Team – Kankakee County Museum
Happy Halloween! Please enjoy this spooktacular episode of Kankakee Podcast that was recorded live at the Kankakee County Museum with the Kankakee Paranormal Investigations Team on Saturday, October 15th, 2022. The team shares some of their spookiest paranormal experiences in Kankakee County and so much more. After the recording, we headed over to the Taylor…
#66: City Cash
Jimmy Retondo, Nick Steele, and Nick Galik of Kankakee rock trio, City Cash, join us on this episode of Kankakee Podcast to talk about their debut album that was just released a few months ago! Listen to their debut album on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7yk4pxI5MB5VGMddEP2WPM?si=36aUvCiqQgGDbe1keF7GDA Official website: https://citycashmusic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100072477255372 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citycashmusic/ Much Love, Jake LaMore P.S.…
#65: Adam Elroy – From Teacher to Financial Advisor
I first met Adam Elroy earlier this year and became fascinated with his story of how he went from being a grade school history teacher in Bourbonnais to becoming a Financial Advisor at Edward Jones in Kankakee. I’ve always struggled with my finances and understanding what a financial advisor truly does. I know I couldn’t…
#64: Ted Petersen – NFL Super Bowl Champion
Ted Petersen was born and raised in Momence, IL. When he started playing football in the early 1970s at Momence High School, he did it just to feel like he was one of the guys. Petersen never imagined he would end up becoming All American in college, going pro, and winning two Super Bowl Championships.…
#63: Tim Milner – Milner Media Partners
Milner Media Partners began all the way back in 1983. Tim Milner and his brother Tommy were attending a Sox game together in Chicago. Before going to the game, they stopped at a bar nearby the stadium. The bar was playing 99.9 FM. The two brothers had been trying to buy their own radio station…
#62: The Great Inter-State Fair – Kankakee County Museum
The Great Inter-State Fair existed in Kankakee from 1911 to 1932 and took place in what is present day Old Fair Park. At one point, it was almost as large as the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Jack Klasey of the Kankakee County Museum joins us once again to share the incredible story. Upcoming events…
#61: Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church with Father Nick Greanias
I’ve always wanted to learn more about the Greek community here in Kankakee County. We’re finally diving into that subject a little bit here on Kankakee Podcast with Father Nick Greanias of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Kankakee! Even if you’re not a religious person yourself, please give this episode a try. The majority…
#60: The Bennett-Curtis House with Scott Zizic
We are on location once again for this episode of Kankakee Podcast! Except this time, we find ourselves at the most well known house in all of Grant Park, The Bennett-Curtis House. The owner, Scott Zizic, was kind enough to take some time out of his day to talk with me about the history of the…
