Lake County Gazette

Lake Forest podcast co-host on city revenue: Current Parks and Rec Director Mike Wick ‘needs to generate’

By Angie Alvarez | Aug 28, 2025

Skoo Walker, founding and recurring co-host of the Lake Forest Podcast, said that Mike Wick, as the current Parks and Recreation Director, needs to generate revenue since "there's no money coming," while Joe Weiss highlighted that the April 21 council meeting included a full presentation on the matter and added that although the city seeks new revenue, it must not come "at the community’s expense," noting that nearly two years have passed without school tournaments and similar events.

Lake Forest podcast co-host on new fields: Former Parks and Rec Director Sally Swarthout ‘didn't do it on her own’

By Angie Alvarez | Aug 28, 2025

Skoo Walker, a founding and recurring co-host of the Lake Forest Podcast, said that while Sally contributed as executive director, the new fields were created through city and public efforts, with oversight later handled by Mike Wick, and he told Joe to apologize for inaccuracies from the last podcast.