The Morning Routine with Rocki & Lacey was joined by the fantastic Stacey Skrysak from WICS Newschannel 20. Stacey is a local news anchor and storyteller for the community, and she shared some life updates with Rocki & Lacey in regards to her kiddos and the upcoming Halloween.

She also shared with us about a special piece she is working on for WICS Newschannel 20 about the children who were lost in the YNOT Chatham tragedy and the conversations she had with their families. If you listen to one bit of the Morning Routine today, make it this one!!

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The Morning Routine with Rocki and Lacey was joined by Michael Thomas from Express Employment Professionals for the 10/22/2025 edition of Circle of Friends.

We caught up about his work with therapy horses and the current job market in the 217 area and around.

We also got his best tips for being a good interviewee-be sure to check all of that out at the podcast below!

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The Morning Routine with Rocki and Lacey were joined by Ryan McCrady from the Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance to talk about all of the growth happening in and around the Sangamon County area. Ryan updated us on all of the big thing happening at the new Scheel's Sports Dome, and educated both of us on what potential data centers would bring to the Springfield area.

We're always excited to learn from Ryan!

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