Ming Chen - Comic Cons and Chinese New Year

In this episode, Stacy Brown shares tips for protecting income and quality of life should you or a loved one have a long-term illness. She also provides tips for estate planning to ensure wishes are carried out.

There were several homes in McHenry County that helped as a part of the underground railroad. Here the details and the history as told by Gloria Van Hoff and Pamela Althoff. Hosts: Jamie Maravich and Karen Abbott Trimuel#undergroundrailroad #blackhistory #mchenrycounty

Mother's Day is bittersweet for many of us. Many of us, like Jamie & Karen miss their Grandmothers and/or Moms. Many of us get to spend time, like Jamie and Karen, with our cherished kids. This was also Karen's first Mother's Day as a GREAT grandma! Listen along as they reflect upon their own and their shared experiences.

See a live cooking demonstration of an innovative and affordable healthy meal, get tips on what to look for at the grocery store and learn about how two different food pantries in McHenry County work. Featuring: Paul Georgy from Crystal Lake Food Pantry, Rick Pizarek from Holy Apostles Food Pantry, and Rachel Koroscik from Northwestern Medicine.

Jamie and Karen share insights into their Easter celebrations with their families and find they had a lot in common. Karen shared some new traditions that were formed thanks to her Cambodian Granddaughter in Law.

Kids and Teens are vulnerable and unfortunately sextortion, dating violence and trafficking happen right here in McHenry County far more often than most people realize. With technology advancements comes benefits, but also dangers. We are joined in this episode by Misty Mariner, Executive Director of Child Advocacy Center (CAC) and Mary Margaret Maule, Executive Director of Turning Point. We discuss the issues, warning signs, and tips for parents to prevent their child or teen from becoming a victim of sextortion, dating violence or trafficking.

Comic Book Men's own Ming Chen joins us to chat about his travels, comic-con culture, his time on Comic Book Men and shares a bit about Chinese culture.

The first episode of An Even Greater McHenry County where we introduce the hosts and discuss Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Dream - Are We Making it a Reality?