Jeff Urso, co-owner of Duffer’s Pub, Donati’s Pizza and Bratski’s, supervisor of Shields Township, and co-host of the Lake Forest Podcast, said Lake Forest College’s homecoming and senior day "would help every business" downtown and the council is likely "not ready" to host tournaments.
“Lake Forest College does homecoming and senior day; it’s huge everywhere downtown, Lake Forest," said Urso on the Lake Forest podcast. "The notion that it wouldn't help every business, I think, is wrong. It would help every business. But I would say, in my experience and in owning a business for 15 years in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, and counting, Mundelein, Randy is one of the most pro-business persons I've ever come across; he's very pro-business.”
“I don't see that the council has a reason to be anti-anything on this," said Urso. “The perspective of scheduling and everything else, I think, the more appropriate thing would have been just saying we're not ready. I think tournaments should come. I think they just probably aren't ready. And I think they probably just are using the scheduling conflict thing as a way of saying we're not ready.”
This full episode is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
The latest episode of the Lake Forest Podcast features Pete Jansons with Jeff Urso, Skoo Walker, and Joe Weiss discussing local issues, including Deerpath turf debates, the City Council’s vote to end legal oversight, fireworks damage, Parks and Recreation, beach incidents, and Skoo’s write-up in The Forest Scout. The hosts also cover field capacity concerns, dogs on the turf, Friends of Parks & Rec board openings, city spending on recreation, pickleball tournaments, golf course changes, the City Council’s July 21 meeting, Deerpath Streetscape funding, community partnerships, beach safety, and upcoming sports events such as the Chicago Bears training camp and Lake Forest High School football.
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 features other guests and co-hosts in varying episodes and covers topics and politics impacting the area around the city of Lake Forest, according to the Lake Forest podcast website.
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