More to Morris

More to Morris

The More to Morris podcast with Mayor Chris Brown & Director of Community Affairs Stan Knudson. Past, present and future, More to Morris provides all things Morris, Illinois!

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September 24, 2025 36 mins

Stan & Chris are joined by the Grundy County Cornfest Committee members Jim Maskel & Cindy Hunt!

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In this episode of More to Morris, we sit down with Ryan Peterson of The Antero Group and Andrew Baglini of Walker Consultants to explore their work crafting a forward-looking comprehensive plan for parking and trails in Morris, Illinois. Together, they share how data, community input, and design come together to map out solutions: from optimizing parking layouts to expanding and connecting our trail systems, improving acc...

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November 29, 2024 34 mins

Grundy County Corn Festival Board Members Jim Maskell and Cindie Hunt join Mayor Brown and Stan Knudson to give a recap of this year’s wildly successful Corn Festival.  Learn about all the hard work that goes into throwing the county’s biggest party and hear about its economic impact on our business community. 


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November 22, 2024 34 mins

Civil engineer Ryan Hansen sits down to talk about past, present, and future projects in Morris.  After listening to this insightful episode, you’ll realize that engineers not only build infrastructure and structures, but they also build solid relationships in the communities they serve.

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November 16, 2024 30 mins

Business Development Director Julie Wilkinson sits down with Mayor Brown and Stan Knudson to talk all about the holiday fun that will be happening in Morris this year.  Home for the Holidays, Holiday in the Park, and the Winterfest Market will all be back and promise to have something for everyone.

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October 18, 2024 31 mins

Congressman Darin LaHood discusses the important topics facing the constituents of Illinois’ 16th Congressional District and offers his favorite things about Morris, Illinois.

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August 16, 2024 31 mins

Business Development Director Julie Wilkinson is back on the Podcast to update everybody on the exciting developments happening in Morris.

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August 9, 2024 47 mins

Jeff and Tyler join Mayor Brown and Stan Knudson to discuss the grand opening of their newest brewery and taproom located in Downtown Morris!


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August 7, 2024 33 mins

Suzy Brown and Stan Knudson sit down to talk about life, relationships, politics, and of course Mayor Brown.

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June 7, 2024 31 mins

Greg “Birdman” Redford sits down with Mayor Brown and Stan Knudson to
talk all things BBQ and fill them in on the details surrounding the 3 rd  annual
Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival which will feature a Kansas City Barbeque
Society sanctioned BBQ competition, live music, and lots of great food to be
enjoyed in Goold Park on June 15 th !

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Learn all about the motivation and inspiration behind one of Morris’s fastest
growing and most beloved festivals.  Driven by their love for punk rock music
and their passion for giving back to their community, hear all about what
drives this dynamic duo to not only be business owners, festival organizers,
but also be the driving force behind their not-for-profit, the Illinois & Michigan
Canal Cleanup ...

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May 10, 2024 32 mins

MRA President and Oleanders Boutique owner Megan Housman and The 

Thoughtful Spot shop owner and City of Morris Treasurer Terri Kief sit down 

with us to talk about how their organization made up of small business 

owners works with local city government and the chamber of commerce to 

bring fun events to the downtown district to help drive economic growth and
support local businesses.

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April 26, 2024 35 mins

Join GEDC President & CEO Nancy Norton and her Business Director Moncia 

Schild as they discuss the economic landscape in Grundy County and the 

City of Morris.  Learn more about how the GEDC serves as the primary 

resource for information when investors, site selectors, and industry leaders 

are looking to locate or expand their business.

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Meet retiring City of Morris Water & Sewer Foreman Al Siron and his successor, Dalton Gordon. Al and Dalton discuss what many consider to be the most important service a municipality provides its citizens - their water! Learn more about the hard work and dedication the entire department provides to the residents of our great city!

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March 31, 2024 32 mins

City Planners Mike Hoffman and  STan Knudson discuss the importance of city planning and all t hat it entails. Learn more about past projects and also listen in as they paint a picture of the future of Morris. From transportation to landscape design and everything in between, this dynamic duo is an integral part of the City of Morris.

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53rd District State Senator Tom Bennett joins the conversation. He discusses what he loves about serving the constituents of his district, which stretches across the State of Illinois and includes residents from 13 counties.  Get to know the senator and learn more about the challenges and issues most important to the folks from the 53rd District.

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March 2, 2024 27 mins

Building and Zoning Officer Bill Martin joins the podcast to explain how his department plays an important role in residential development, commercial development, code enforcement, and how the permitting process works for developers and residents.

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February 17, 2024 34 mins

Kevin Schramm of WCJS/WJDK radio is used to conducting the interview.  In this episode, Mayor Brown and Stan Knudson flip the script and interview Kevin to learn about the interesting personalities he has worked alongside in the past, how he got his start in radio, and the partnership between his station and the City of Morris.

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February 2, 2024 32 mins

In this episode, Mayor Brown and Stan Knudson are joined by Greater Joliet YMCA Chief Operating Officer Missy Durkin and President & CEO Katy LeClair who give an update on the progress of construction of the new Morris YMCA facility.  In addition, they also discuss programming and the transformative impact this will have on the surrounding area.

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January 19, 2024 31 mins

Chief Steffes tells us what inspired her to pick a career in law enforcement and explains how the MPD is connecting with constituents.

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