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Former Alderman of Lake Forest Illinois First Ward Cathy Waldeck joins Skoo Walker and Pete Jansons on the Lake Forest Podcast to discuss her thoughts on working with both Dr Randy Tack and Prue Beidler on the Lake Forest Illinois City Council. Cathy joins Pete at the Lake Forest Podcast Studios on the Red Sofa.

Chapters:
0:00
2:53 Jason Wicha
4:04 Beth Tiffany Service
4:56 Mary Grueb Owner Gerhards getting hate texts from Prue Beidler people
6:21 Cathy Waldeck Interview Start
8:25 Pat and Frank Waldeck
8:35 Ordinary People
9:12 How Cathy Waldeck got On Planning Commission
9:54 How Cathy Waldeck became Alderman Story
12:11 Lake Forest Illinois Caucus Traits and Values
12:31 Cathy Waldeck Time Serving On Lake Forest Illinois City Council
15:47 How to recognize an agenda driven person
16:30 How to prepare for Caucus Interviews
17:30 Showing Up For Lake forest City Council Voting and not “Sitting Out” Votes
19:08 Cathy Waldeck Experience working with Randy Tack and Prue Beidler
22:03 Things to look at to determine who the better candidate is
24:10 What is a consensus voter?
24:33 Lake Forest Caucus and City Council Letter of Support for Dr Randy Tack for Mayor of Lake Forest
25:22 What Was it like working with Prue Beidler
28:38 What does Caucus Look for?
30:13 Paul Hamman
30:36 Pete Jansons asks Catherine Waldeck for Advice to Change his Thinking
31:16 Was Gender a factor in selection?
35:12 Prue Beidler FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt) email to Lake Forest Voters and trying to circumvent the Lake Forest Caucus System at the November Meet and Greet
36:00 Cathy Waldeck’s feeling being rejected as Caucus candidate for Mayor 2 Times
41:12 Prue Beidler “Email Posse”
43:00 The Caucus System has done very well for Prue Beidler
43:20 Mary Greub Owner Gerhards being berated by Prue Beidler and Susan Garrett for having Randy Tack for Mayor sign in window
43:38 The 3 things Prue Beidler needs to answer for Pete Jansons to consider her for Mayor
44:00 Prue Beidler Commercials Lobbying Voters in Historic District saying the the Caucus is funded by “insiders” is it fair to look at Prue Beidlers $425,000 Donations to the Democratic Party in Chicago (Kim Fox and Lori Lightfoot) to determine Agenda
45:00 A substantial amount of money
46:03 The Caucus raising funds
46:12 The People donating to the Caucus are Pillars of the Community
47:47 Historically the people that have run against the caucus candidate have been agenda driven people
47:54 Cathy Waldeck is not OK with what Prue Beidler Tried to pull at the Lake Forest Caucus Annual Meeting Meet and Greet
48:27 There is a risk that if the people that support you are agenda driven they will be asking something of you
48:50 Why is the Caucus raising funds ( To combat the Democratic Machine of Susan Garrett and Prue Beidler)
51:47 Unwritten Rules of alderman/mayor recruiting
55:02 Pete Jansons asks Cathy Waldeck for advice on changing his way of thinking
55:37 Joe Oriti
55:43 Randy Tack
56:40 Its more common for communities to communicate through podcasts
58:23 Paul Hamman