Mokena’s Front Porch Podcast

01/08/2026

Another GREAT reason to cheer for the Bears on Saturday!! 🐻⬇️ ZAP Taco House

12/24/2025

Recently, we shared about the 1967 Mokena Christmas album sung by the singing meteors. Here is a full recorded version that we did on YouTube live this morning!
Merry Christmas

Israel Smith & Matt Galik
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12/24/2025

12/18/2025

As they always do, the winter concert was ended with the Meteors fight song! Go Meteors!

12/14/2025

Check out this record from 1967, recorded by the Mokena Singing Meteors! Merry Christmas! Mokena Music Boosters Mokena School District 159

11/23/2025

Front Street was shining last night!! The Village and the Mokena Chamber of Commerce kicked it up a notch this year! Our co-host, Matt Galik was announcing the parade this year with Commissioner Jim Richmond!
It truly was A Wonderful Life on Front Street! (See what I did there! 😜🤣🎅)
This event has evolved into something truly amazing that draws not only Mokenian’s, but people from all around!
Happy Thanksgiving and then Merry Christmas! 🎁🎄 😜
Israel
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11/19/2025

We would love to hear from you!!

Tonight we will be sitting down to talk about the last THREE YEARS doing the podcast and we would love to answer some questions from you!

We will be talking about past episodes, ideas for future episodes or topics, and talk Mokena history, of course!

So please send comment here with your questions or you can message them to us as well! Get them in by 6pm today (Wednesday) and we will answer them on the show! Keep it PG, people! 😜

Thanks so much for all the support over the past 3 years and going forward!

Israel Smith & Matt Galik

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11/12/2025

The Hacker family, mostly born in Mokena, bought a house on McGovney Street in 1878 for $600—a house that remained in the family for decades. Carl Hacker built his career with the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, becoming a respected figure in Mokena. He dedicated 43 years to the railroad.