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Show Date: April 26, 2023.

Joey McLaughlin talks with Springfield Ward 7 Alderman Joe McMenamin about his last week as a Springfield Alderman and the coming transition to a new mayor, a grant for the “Y” Block and the Springfield police department and more.

WTAX’s Dave Dahl talks with Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias about his first 100 days in office.

Joey McLaughlin talks with Nicole Florence about being part of a new multi-cultural production of the classic American play “Our Town” which opens this weekend at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.

Joey McLaughlin talks with Illinois State representative Mike Coffee about the last few weeks of the legislative session, the budget, attracting business to the state and getting jobs filled across Illinois.

Joey McLaughlin talks with Amy Beadle with the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, who runs down some of the activities coming up in May and beyond in Springfield and the surrounding area.

Joey McLaughlin talks with Jim Mathes, the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial Vigil Chairman about the 35th annual 24 hr. vigil May 6 &7th at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Oakridge Cemetery.  This year there will be a replica of the “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier “ along with a former Tomb Guard to participate in our ceremonies. And they are attempting a record of the most people to create a continuous Circle of Honor around the most memorials at one time to include World War I, World War II, Korean and the Vietnam Memorials. For more info go to illinoisvvmav.org.

Joey Mclaughin talks with Dr. Melissa Franzen about the Staab Funeral Homes Kids Good Grief Camp coming up on May 7 at Erin’s Pavilion at Southwind Park to assist the youngest of grievers cope with the death of a loved one. The event is open to children ages 6 – 12. The cost of the event is $10, but scholarships are available. For more information or to register, call 312-890-2241 or visit www.kidsgoodgriefcamp.com.

Show Date: April 23, 2023.