The EP Podcast

Food Truck Fest 2025 (Audio Version)

Take a complete tour of the "Evergreen Park Picnic In The Park: Food Truck Festival" with all the food, folks and fun from this year's event. Visit with Barraco's, La Catrina, Kona Ice, Nicky V's and Pinoy Grill. Mayor Kelly Burke also dances by on a beautiful evening at Klein Park! (Video Version Also Available.)
 
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EPGSL Takes On The World

The Evergreen Park Girls Softball League is trying to make a historic run at the Little League World Series. Manager Adam Goyke joins us from Kirkland, Washington, to tell us how he's taking it a game at a time while his team is playing games in front of a nationwide audience. Catch up with your EPGSL team from the road! Plus, Frank Murray joins us with library events while Spoke & Vine teaches us a lesson about wine and grapes.
 
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Rick Ryan Eats Ribs And Passes Bills

State Representative Rick Ryan pulls up a barstool to chat about his voting philosophy in Springfield, the need to stop and change unnecessary taxing, and his love of eating ribs for lunch every Monday. After Village Trustee Mark Marzullo expressed concerns about electric scooters and bikes on our last episode, Representative Ryan talks about his own process to address those concerns at his level. Get a crash course on what it is like to pass your first bill from your newest State Rep.
 
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Scooters, Marzullo and Mi Amor

Village Trustee Mark Marzullo joins us to talk about a growing problem with electric scooters in Evergreen Park. Changes could be coming very soon. We also visit the new latin kitchen in town, Mi Amor! Hear about a true family restaurant that is excited to show what it can do at 95th & Homan. 
 
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The New Head Of Evergreen Park Hoops

Meet the new head coach of Evergreen Park Mustangs Basketball, Mike Glennon. He played nearby and worked his way up though the coaching ranks in the area, but gets his first crack at leading a program here in The EP. Find out what he has planned. Then find out how Wellness House is now able to offer free services to area residents with the help of OSF Little Company of Mary Hospital. It's a story of people helping people so they can help even more people in "30 Minutes of Good!"
 
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A View From The Parade (Video Special)

View the Evergreen Park Independence Day Parade from the perspective of those who marched in it, and see just how much fun this annual event is for everyone involved. We're also trying out new food and wine at Spoke & Vine as Frank Murray tells us about July at the Evergreen Park Public Library.
 
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A View From The Parade (Audio Only Version)

AUDIO ONLY. VIDEO VERSION AVAILABLE AT theEPpodcast.com​! View the Evergreen Park Independence Day Parade from the perspective of those who marched in it, and see just how much fun this annual event is for everyone involved. We're also trying out new food and wine at Spoke & Vine as Frank Murray tells us about July at the Evergreen Park Public Library.
 
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Taking Care Of Evergreen Park

The theme of this episode seems to be that people are out there taking care of the residents of Evergreen Park. First, meet Rebecca Tyrrell. She is Director of Student Services for District 124 schools. Listen to how her department looks out for your kids in a way that never used to be done in area schools. Then meet Dr. Sandy Valino Stock, the Managing Medical Director of a new 55+ Care Center from OSF Little Company of Mary. Find out about a first-of-its-kind clinic that just opened in Evergreen Park to serve the older population. 
 
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Roosters And Fire Safety

Lt Ed Dunne of the Evergreen Park Fire Department promotes a Senior Health Fair while giving some inside info on smoke & carbon monoxide detectors. Hear what folks do wrong and what you can do right. Plus, learn how the EPFD is helping senior citizens along with the rest of us. We're also at The Barn at Sexton Park to talk with the animals. Get the whole family out to one of Evergreen Park's hidden gems.
 
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Summertime In Evergreen Park

The Village of Evergreen Park has super-sized their Free Summer Concert Series with new local bands, food trucks, ice cream and cocktails. Get the lineup and the details so you don't miss the party all summer long. We have the scoop on this year's Independence Day Parade as well. Plus, hear from some of the great vendors at this year's Farmers Market as we take a tour!
 
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