Unedited: Senator Susan Garrett Clears the Air on Politics & Mayoral Race

Join Pete Jansons and Joe Weiss for an unedited, candid conversation with former Illinois Senator Susan Garrett. In this episode, we dive deep into her career in the Illinois Senate, where she represented the 29th District from 2003 to 2013, and previously the 59th District in the Illinois House of Representatives. We cover a range of topics including local politics, ethics in government, and her views on various community issues. Every word, every flaw, left in for authenticity. We also address recent controversies and clear the air about the Lake Forest mayoral race.

Key Moments:
0:00 Start
3:47 Senator Susan Garrett Joins the Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Garrett
5:46 Incident at Gerhard's Bakery with Mary Greub Clip
7:18 Center for Illinois Politics https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/who-we-are
10:54 What Happened at Gerhard's?
12:25 Sue, Susan, Mr. Pete
15:03 Susan Garrett's Take on What Happened at Gerhard's
18:10 Were Other Businesses Threatened with a Boycott?
18:50 Lilly's Story
20:00 Oakwood Cleaners Story
21:10 Why Didn't Prue Beidler or Susan Garrett Come Out and Explain What Happened?
23:00 Prue Beidler's Spending on Lake Forest Illinois Mayoral Election Versus Randy Tack
26:30 Political Campaigns Can Be Nasty
29:00 Prue Beidler Won't Come on the Lake Forest Podcast and Donated $1 Million to Democratic Election Candidates - Makes Us Think Agenda
33:40 Prue Beidler's In-law Working for Kim Fox
35:00 Prue Beidler Ad Spend
37:00 Susan Garrett Not Running for Lake Forest Illinois Mayor
39:00 Prue Beidler Donating Money to Kim Foxx - Law Enforcement Upset
42:50 Cirrus
46:00 Pete's Way of Doing Business
47:00 Don't Want Lake Forest to Turn into Highland Park IL
48:10 What's the Thinking Behind the Safe-T Act
51:30 Term Limits
55:39 City Lake Forest Spending and Issues Affecting Citizens
59:20 City Spending on Police Station