Podcast host Joe Weiss said “there was a time when those communities were bipartisan,” referring to the Lake Forest area.
“Gradually over time, one party took over,” Weiss said to co-host Pete Jansons on the Lake Forest podcast. “It got to where if you didn't pledge your soul to the local Democratic party, you didn't come to their annual dinners, you didn't buy tickets, you didn't sign their petitions, you didn't put up their yard signs, and even worse if you stayed involved in the local Republican organization, you had zero chance of being slated for anything or appointed to anything.”
“That's how it's become in some of those towns.” Weiss said. “I use Northbrook as another recent example of this.”
This full episode is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
The Nov. 7th edition of the podcast focused on the upcoming vote about the Lake Forest Caucus decision, and the history of transparency and tradition in Lake Forest.
The Lake Forest podcast is hosted by Pete Jansons, an entrepreneur with a background in neuroscience, Rick Lesser, an attorney and former village trustee, and Joe Weiss, who has experience in multiple government and public service positions. The podcast covers topics and politics impacting the area around the city of Lake Forest, according to the Lake Forest podcast website.
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