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Ethan Lee is a podcast creator & producer from Toronto, Canada.

Kelli is originally from Hillsdale, Illinois. She is a stay-at-home mom with children ages 4, 2, and 1, for whom she bakes a lot.

Kevin Perry is a Communications Major at Northern Illinois University.

Marianna Ruggerio is a physics educator at Auburn High School within the Rockford Public School district and an adjunct professor of education at Rockford University.

Amy is the Director of Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves, an organization with a mission of supporting the Illinois Nature Preserve System.

Angie Walker is the Homeless Program Coordinator with the City of Rockford Health & Human Services Department.

Kristen Schorsch is a reporter on WBEZ’s government and politics team, where she covers Cook County and public health.Previously, she covered health care, government, crime, courts, higher education and news of the weird (think coffin parties) for Crain’s Chicago Business, the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Southtown and the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Kristen has won more than a dozen local and national awards for her work. Her stories have sparked policy changes and spurred investigations. Kristen is a former longtime board member of the Chicago Headline Club and helps organize the club’s annual FOIAFest about public information and transparency. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois and is a proud Daily Illini alumna.

Mike has been with WNIJ since the start of 2023. He is a Kishwuakee College and NIU graduate holding degrees in Computer Aided Drafting as well as New Media Technology. Having been born and raised in Northern IL, the voices of NPR could always be heard growing up.