Mike Powell joins Dan Moroney on this episode of Common Ground Oak Park.   Mike was a state champion wrestler at OPRF, All-American wrestler at Indiana University and led the OPRF wrestling team to rankings as high as number one in the nation during his tenure as head coach at OPRF.  Mike currently serves as executive director at Beat the Streets Chicago.  The conversation discusses Mike’s wrestling background and his current work at Beat the Streets Chicago.   Highlight video from this podcast can be seen on the Common Ground Oak Park <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/commongroundoakpark/?modal=admin_todo_tour">Facebook Page</a> & <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Tmih69peMdNHj2sGUWkKw?view_as=subscriber">YouTube Channel</a>.

Ali ElSaffar: Oak Park Township Assessor

Common Ground Oak Park is the platform for long form discussions of issues in Oak Park, IL.  Each episode aims to explore topics and people in the community at a more in depth level than can be provided anywhere else.  Host Dan Moroney seeks to find truth and common ground through interviews, discussions and Direct Messages to listeners.  Common Ground Oak Park aims to honestly discuss topics in a way that accepts that people of goodwill can have differing opinions.  Through the free and honest exchange of ideas, pathways forward can be identified that will lead to a better Oak Park.