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THE WINNETKA CURRENT
Clinton meets with fans at
Winnetka book signing
Chilly winds and the
start of the work week
were not enough to deter
1,000 of Hillary Clinton
supporters from lining up
around the block in downtown
Winnetka on Monday,
Oct. 30, as Clinton
made a stop at The Book
Stall during a Chicago trip
to discuss her new memoir,
“What Happened.”
Lucky fans were able to
secure their spots in line to
briefly meet with the 2016
presidential candidate and
get a copy of her book
signed. Tickets, which
were priced at $32.70, sold
out within minutes.
Reporting by Jacqueline
Glosniak, Contributing Editor.
Full story at Winnetka-
Current.com.
THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK
Ex-mayor was famous
Chicago architect
NFL player Jonathan
Linton, Smashing Pumpkins
lead singer Billy
Corgan, astronaut John
Grunsfeld, Green Party
candidate Jill Stein and of
course Michael Jordan are
just a few on the long list
of important people who
either lived or grew up in
Highland Park.
However, not all famous
residents were stars
on television, went to
space or are prominent
political figures.
Julia Johnas, author of
“Highland Park: Settlement
to the 1920s” was at
the library Oct. 30.
Reporting by Margaret
Tazioli, Freelance Reporter.
Full story at HPLandmark.
com
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tion’s official website to
select a sign.
“We chose a standard
sign for $30,” Gaines-Gatto
said. “The money came
from neighbors’ donations.”
Once the sign arrived at
Gaines-Gatto’s home, she
asked her husband, Dominick
Gatto, for some assistance.
He is the other
co-founder of the Friends
of the Thornwood Park
Prairie Preserve.
“He helped us buy redwood
for the post and
sawed it to the right size,”
Crawford said. “My friend,
Matt Stetter, was there with
us to help. We learned so
much from Mr. Gatto. We
wore goggles when he was
sawing. Then we took the
sign and post over to the
Thornwood Prairie and
Preserve. We dug a hole
three feet deep for the post.
“He taught us about mixing
fast-settling cement and
then after the post was in
and the cement hardened,
we drilled holes into the
post and screwed on the
sign. It was awesome to see
the sign in place.”
Susan Gaines-Gatto added
the National Wildlife Federation’s
sign represents more
than 200,000 people who are
committed to protecting and
nurturing wildlife in their
own yards, schools, campuses,
corporate properties,
parks and more.
“The sign encourages
neighbors who walk the trail
to become inspired to look
up the website printed on the
sign and pursue their own
wildlife habitat around their
house,” Gaines-Gatto said.
“I am happy my Eagle
Scout project is part of a
national movement to create
safe and sustainable
havens for wildlife,” Crawford
said. “It feels good to
help make a difference.”
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