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Publication 

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Northbrook resident 

Jonathan Carroll, who 

took over for retired 

Rep. Elaine Nekritz 

in early October, 

addresses the Illinois 

General Assembly 

in Springfield. Photo 

Submitted 

Back to 

service the 

kids 

Operation Santa Claus 

returns for 27th year, 

Page 8 

Northbrook’s Jonathan Carroll 

begins term as new representative 

for 57th District Page 3 

Halloween 

fun 

Residents celebrate 

Halloween in style, 

Page 14 

Engaging the 

Youth 

GBN students 

lead discussion in 

Northbrook, Page 16

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In this week’s 

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Police Reports6 

Pet of the Week8 

Editorial23 

Puzzles26 

Faith28 

Dining Out33 

Home of the Week34 

Athlete of the Week37 

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THURSDAY 

Science Explorers 

4:30-5:15 p.m., Nov. 

9, Northbrook Public Library, 

1201 Cedar Lane. 

Are you a budding scientist 

itching to experiment? 

Explore basic science concepts 

with hands-on activities. 

Get ready to get messy 

and learn something too. 

Snacks will be provided. 

Grades K-2 are welcome. 

For more information, visit 

www.northbrook.info or 

call (847) 272-6224. 

Podcasting with Audacity 

6:30-8 p.m., Nov. 9, 

Northbrook Public Library, 


Explore recording, editing, 

and post production techniques 

needed to create 

your own podcast. Learn 

how to upload it onto the 

internet. Intermediate experience 

with computers 

required. Ages 16 and over. 



call (847) 272-6224. 

FRIDAY 

All American Celebration 

7-11 p.m., Nov. 10, Pavilion 

at Petergof, 577 S. 

Waukegan Road. Join for 

the Northbrook Woman’s 

Club annual benefit. Dinner 

with a premium open 

bar. Tickets are $170 each 

and can be purchased at 

northbrookwomansclub. 

org/benefit. 

Public Skating 

9:10-10:50 a.m., Nov. 

10, Northbrook Sports 

Center, 1730 Pfingsten 

Road. Public skate sessions 

are great for family 

and friends to come have 

a good time on the ice. It 

may even spark interested 

in skating or hockey. For 

more information, call 

(847) 291-2993 or visit 

nbparks.org/events. 

SATURDAY 

Y-art (for families) 

10-11 a.m., Nov. 11, 



Start your Saturday with 

art. Brought to you by the 

NSYMCA Art Academy. 



call (847) 272-6224. 

Community Outreach Day 

6:45-10 a.m., Nov. 11, 

Sunset Foods Northbrook, 

1127 Church Street. With 

the help of 100 volunteers, 

Hunger Resource Network 

will be distributing 125,00 

pounds of frozen chicken 

to more than 100 Chicagolane 

food pantries, soup 

kitchens and shelters. 

Must be in high school to 

participate. 

SUNDAY 

Village Birthday Open 

House 

2-4 p.m., Nov. 12, Northbrook 

History Museum 

(lower level), 1776 Walters 

Ave. All are welcome 

to enjoy refreshments 

while joining the Northbrook 

Historical Society 

in celebrating the Village’s 

116th birthday as well as 

the 125th birthday of Hope 

Union Church, which earlier 

this year opened as the 

Historical Society’s Hope 

Union Heritage Center. 

For more information, call 

(847) 498-3404. 

Plein Air Painting Festival 

Display 

2-4 p.m. Nov. 12, Northbrook 

History Museum, 

1776 Walters Ave. A gallery 

of artwork from the 

recent Plein Air Painting 

Festival will be on display 

and available for purchase 

during the Historical Society’s 

Village Birthday 

Open House. All are invited 

to the Open House 

and also to view the artwork, 

which will continue 

to be on display at the History 

Museum for a limited 

time. For more information, 

call (847) 498-3404. 

MONDAY 

Monday Movers 

10:30-11 a.m., Nov. 13, 


1201 Cedar lane. Join for a 

half-hour of moving, singing, 

reading, and fun. For 

toddlers with a caregiver. 



call (847) 272-6224. 

TUESDAY 

Lunch and a Movie: The 

Martian 

Noon-2 p.m., Nov. 14, 

Northbrook Leisure Center, 

3323 Walters Ave. 

Enjoy a catered lunch and 

watch an award-winning 

movie, “The Martian.” 

Tickets are $6-9. For more 

information, call (847) 

291-2993 or visit nbparks. 

org/events. 

WEDNESDAY 

Hearing Loss: How 

Bluetooth Can Help 

11 a.m., Nov. 14, North 

Suburban YMCA, 2705 

Techny Road. Sound connects 

us to our world. 

Yvonne Feffer, doctor of 

audiology, will share her 

expertise about the ways in 

which new technology can 

benefit those with hearing 

loss. Open to the public 

and free of charge. For 

more information, contact 

kbrownlee@nsymca.org 

UPCOMING 

Diamonds and Denim 

7-11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 

17, 1840 Skokie Blvd. 

Join the Rotary Club of 

Northbrook’s Diamonds 

and Denim for a charity 

auction night of fun and 

fundraising at Lewis Floor 

and Home. Raffle tickets 

are $100 and include entry 

to the event for you and a 

guest. Additional guests 

are only $25 each person. 

For tickets and more information, 

visit Northbrookrotary.networkforgood. 

com. 

Divorce: Writing the Next 

Chapter 

9-11 a.m., Saturday, 

Nov. 18, Inspire Counseling 

Center, 3100 Dundee 

Road, Suite 101. After a 

divorce, it’s a perfect time 

to invest in yourself, create 

new goals and write a new 

chapter for your life. Cost 

$25. Visit inspirecounselingcenter.com 

to register. 

Thanksgiving Centerpiece 

Workshop 

2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 

18, Reds Garden Center, 

3460 Dundee Road. Dress 

up your Thanksgiving 

table with your own custom-designed 

centerpiece. 

Designers will help you 

choose your plants and arrange 

your selections into 

a pre-carved pumpkin of 

your choice. Preregistration 

is required. For more 


272-1209. 

Cosmic Skating 

7-9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 

18, Northbrook Sports 

Center, 1730 Pfingsten 

Road. It’s going to be a 

White out on the ice. All 

ages are invited to enjoy 

some fun on the ice in all 

white clothing. Entry fee is 

$6 and skates are available 

for rental for $3. For more 


291-2993 or visit nbparks. 

org/events. 

Great Books 

10-11:30 a.m., Monday, 

Nov. 20, Northbrook Public 

Library, 1201 Cedar 

Lane. Join the monthly 

Great Books Discussion 

Group led by educator and 

scholar Robert Waterbury. 

Share stimulating discussions 

of classic essays 

and other short works in 

a friendly, welcoming setting. 

The November reading 

is “Reflections on the 

Revolution in France” by 

Edmund Burke. For more 

information, visit www. 

northbrook.info or call 

(847) 272-6224. 

ONGOING 

Laughter Group 

Every Wednesday at 7 

p.m. at Glenbrook Hospital,2180 

Pfingsten Road, 

Glenview. Join this free 

laughter group at the John 

and Carol Walter Ambulatory 

Care Center’s Lower 

Level, rooms E and F. 

Laugh together and experience 

the changes yourself. 

Call (847) 571-7553. 

Take Off Pounds Sensibly 

Want to lose weight? 

This organization offers a 

healthy, caring, supportive 

approach to weight 

control at an affordable 

price. Chapter IL 847 

Northbrook meets every 

Wednesday for a weigh-in 

(6:15-6:45 p.m.) and meeting 

(6:45-7:30 p.m.) in the 

back lower level of the 

North Northfield United 

Methodist Church at 797 

Sanders Road in Northbrook. 

For more information, 

call (847) 564-3147 

or visit www.tops.org. 

Northbrook Action 

Baseball 

Register for Northbrook 

Action Baseball where everyone 

is an all star. Registration 

is now underway 

for spring 2018. The program 

is for boys preschool 

though second grade and 

girls preschool through 

third grade who are looking 

to play t-ball, baseball 

or softball. For more informtaion 

or registration 

package, visit northbrookactionbaseball.org, 

check 

your school electronic 

backpack or call (847) 

564-9849. 

To submit an item for the 

calendar, contact martin@ 

northbrooktower.com or (847) 

272-4565. Entries are due 

by noon Thursday the week 

before the publication date.

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Northbrook resident succeeds 

Elaine Nekritz in 57th District 

Richard Bodee 

Freelance Reporter 

Jonathan Carroll, who 

was sworn in on Oct. 3 

as a state representative, 

is setting his sights high 

after taking over the 57th 

District for retired Rep. 

Elaine Nekritz. 

“I’ve spent my career 

helping people and now, 

I’m doing a job where I 

can help people on a larger 

level,” Carroll said. “I 

may be Democrat, but I’d 

like to be the candidate for 

everyone.” 

Nekritz, who made her 

decision over this summer 

to step down from a position 

she held for the past 

14 years, briefly considered 

a run for the soonto-be 

vacant attorney 

general position, which 

Lisa Madigan stunningly 

announced she would not 

seek reelection for in mid- 

September. 

Nekritz ultimately decided 

not to run and Carroll 

became the new representative 

for District 57. 

Carroll grew up in 

Skokie, but has lived in 

Northbrook for the last 

nine years with his wife, 

Katrina, and his two children. 

He is a special education 

teacher by trade with 

his own practice, Carroll 

Educational Group, where 

he has helped people with 

learning challenges for 

nearly the last 14 years. 

Carroll fully admits that 

he didn’t think he would 

become a special education 

teacher. 

“Actually, my original 

plan was to go into sports 

broadcasting,” he said. 

In fact, Carroll, a De- 

Paul University graduate 

The family of Northbrook resident Jonathan Carroll 

looks on as he is sworn into office as the representative 

of the 57th District on Oct. 3, in Springfield. Photo 

Submitted 

with a bachelor’s degree 

in communication, got 

an internship with Super 

Bowl XXIX through the 

host committee and received 

experience in what 

he described as “planning 

a major sporting event.” 

After contemplating 

his undergraduate work, 

Carroll did some soulsearching 

before deciding 

to pursue another opportunity. 

“Growing up, I had a 

lot of learning challenges 

myself,” Carroll said. “I 

decided that, based on my 

own struggles, I wanted 

to help people like me become 

more successful in 

school.” 

Carroll then attended 

Northeastern Illinois University, 

where he received 

a master’s degree in learning 

disabilities and social 

emotional disorders. 

“My first teaching job 

was at a therapeutic day 

school in Glenview,” Carroll 

said. “It was through 

Northwestern Memorial 

Hospital, who had a therapeutic 

day program for 

children with really severe 

emotional concerns.” 

Carroll reminisced 

about the experience, calling 

it “a great learning 

opportunity” and “eyeopening 

to work in that 

environment.” 

Along the way, Carroll 

saw another opportunity 

to make a difference, 

which led him to form his 

own private practice. 

“There are tutors and 

then there are therapists, 

but there’s not really anybody 

in the middle, so 

that’s kind of where I saw 

my practice,” Carroll said. 

“I saw a need and I really 

wanted to fill that need.” 

Carroll, who was active 

in the community prior to 

his political career, was 

approached about the 

possibility of replacing 

Nekritz, an opportunity he 

calls “unbelievable.” 

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Police Reports 

Tire falls off of car, driver charged with DUI 

Hannah L. Corey, 21, of 

Round Lake Beach, was 

charged with driving while 

under influence and an unsafe 

tire at 9:26 p.m. Oct. 

31 in the 1300 block of 

Shermer Road. 

Officers observed a vehicle 

traveling at a slow 

rate and noticed that the 

tire had fallen off and was 

lying in the roadway. 

Officers removed the tire 

from the road and located the 

vehicle parked in the 1300 

block of Meadow Road. 

While speaking to the 

driver, officers detected a 

strong order of alcoholic 

beverage. 

She was taken to the police 

department, processed 

and released on bond. 

In other police news: 

Nov. 2 

• Jonathan Schwimmer, 

33, of Northbrook, was 

charged with driving while 

under the influence and 

failure to reduce speed to 

avoid an accident at 7:34 

a.m. in the intersection 

of Voltz and Waukegan 

roads. Officers responded 

to a traffic crash, where 

Schwimmer had left the 

scene after leaving his 

insurance card. He was 

located at his nearby residence 

and appeared to be 

under the influence. 

Nov. 1 

• A vehicle in the 1000 

block of Willow Road was 

burglarized at 7:12 p.m. 

While packing up his truck 

after work, a man noticed 

the lock on the rear passenger 

side door was punched 

and some tools were missing. 

Oct. 31 

• While reviewing security 

video, a male subject 

was observed selecting 

merchandise and then taking 

it to the checkout for a 

refund at 3:31 p.m. in the 

100 block of Skokie Boulevard. 

Oct. 27 

• Alejandro Victor, 28, of 

Rosemont, was charged 

with failure to reduce 

speed to avoid an accident, 

no insurance, leaving the 

scene of an accident and 

driving while under the 

influence at 9 p.m. in the 

intersection of Willow and 

Shermer roads. 

• A cell phone was taken 

from an office by an unknown 

person at 4:10 p.m. 

in the 100 block of Skokie 

Boulevard. 

• Erica L. Anderson, 30, of 

Chicago, was charged with 

driving with a suspended 

license, no insurance and 

expired registration at 7:38 

p.m. in the intersection of 

Dundee Road and Skokie 

Boulevard. 

• Gerber A. Guerrero, 37, 

of Skokie, was charged 

with driving with a suspended 

license and improper 

lane usage at 11:51 

p.m. in the intersection of 

Willow Road and I-294. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Northbrook Tower’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports found on file 

at the Northbrook Police 

Department headquarters 

in Northbrook. Individuals 

named in these reports are 

considered innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in 

a court of law. 

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“I am truly a political 

outsider,” Carroll said, 

trying not to sound like 

a cliché. “But I’ve been 

walking a lot of the neighborhoods 

and I try to meet 

as many people as I can, 

and the feedback that I 

have gotten is that, people 

would like to see the 

system work differently. 

When I tell people my 

background, they seem to 

think that’s pretty refreshing 

because I’ve spent my 

career helping people.” 

Carroll admitted he has 

also run into skeptics on 

his communal political 

quest. 

“I tell them I am new 

to this, but give me an 

opportunity to serve our 

community and see what I 

can do,” Carroll said. 

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The Northbrook resident 

would like to find 

tax relief for the middle 

class and look at ways to 

promote more responsible 

gun ownership by looking 

specifically at how people 

are getting guns and what 

kind of guns are out on the 

streets. 

But Carroll has another 

idea, one that transcends 

partisan politics and hits 

home for families not just 

in Illinois, or even in his 

district, but across the 

country. 

Carroll wants increased 

menu-transparency from 

food establishments, a 

novel concept that is often 

grossly overlooked. However, 

Carroll sees this as 

an opportunity to protect 

more of our vulnerable 

citizens and kids. 

“I have a daughter with 

severe food allergies and 

whenever we go to a restaurant, 

it’s always like 

playing Russian roulette,” 

he said. “I don’t know if 

what she is going to eat 

will cause her to have an 

allergic reaction. … I’d 

like us to do a better job 

of understanding the issue 

and increasing transparency 

from food establishments.” 

As Carroll begins to 

navigate his way through 

the depths of Springfield, 

a place where his predecessor 

said she “felt a 

lot of frustration,” one 

wonders if he is ready 

or even slightly worried 

about the potential for 

pushback. 

“I have been fighting 

my whole life man,” Carroll 

said. “Nothing has 

come easy to me. I’ve 

always had to be the guy 

that worked harder than 

others and I don’t take 

anything I do lightly. The 

challenges in Springfield 

that may or may not come 

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Operation Santa Claus spreads joy for 27th year 

Sherman 

Chris and Gary Buzanis, 

of Northbrook 

We adopted Sherman 

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March. He’s about 1 

1/2 years old and full 

of the dickens. He had 

a rough start before he 

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but today is a happy, 

healthy 14-pound kitty. 

His favorite activities are watching chipmunks, 

chasing toys, tumbling with his adopted roommate 

and cuddling with his family. 

PLEASE HELP! The Tower needs Pet of the Week 

submissions! To see your pet featured as Pet of the Week, 

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Operation Santa Claus is 

back — and this year, the 

organization will be servicing 

more children than ever 

before. 

The program, first started 

27 years ago, connects 

willing sponsors with inner-city 

schools to bring 

books to children during 

Christmas. 

Gary Moriello, a resident 

of Northbrook, helped start 

Operation Santa Claus in 

1991 when he was principal 

at Gladstone Elementary 

School. 

After an idea to bring 

gifts to students was 

brought to his attention, 

Moriello and his fellow 

coworkers decided they 

would start a new program 

to bring Christmas joy to 

the lives of students during 

the holiday season. 

In the beginning years, 

Operation Santa Claus 

serviced grades K-3 and 

brought a variety of toys 

for students. The operation 

expanded to serve the entire 

school after receiving 

positive feedback. 

But in 1997, the school’s 

reading scores began rapidly 

declining, causing 

faculty to reconsider the 

program. Literacy rates hit 

an all-time low, placing the 

school on probation, thus 

Moriello and the school decided 

to dedicate Operation 

Santa Claus to solely giving 

students books. 

Now, more than 27 years 

later, Moriello is retired and 

Operation Santa Claus is 

run through the Northbrook 

Rotary Club as an annual 

holiday volunteer incentive. 

After Gladstone closed 

its doors shortly after 

Moriello retired, the organization 

has since shifted 

and expanded to Goethe 

and Forrestal elementary 

schools. Moriello estimates 

the program will now service 

roughly 1,250 children 

this year. 

Each year, sometime in 

September, Moriello will 

speak to the faculties of the 

two schools and explain 

what needs to be done to 

make everything work. 

Moriello will deliver blank 

wish lists, provide teachers 

with guidelines for filling 

those out and receive a 

class list from each teacher. 

With help from their 

teachers, students will then 

compile a wish list of four 

to eight books that they 

would like to read. Moriello 

will then return later to 

pick up the completed lists. 

His wife Beverly will then 

read over the lists and pass 

them back along to Moriello, 

who will assign each 

list to a fitting sponsor to 

purchase the books. 

Moriello and his wife 

always make certain every 

child is accounted for. 

“We absolutely want to 

make sure that every child 

is covered,” Moriello said. 

Each sponsor is asked 

to spend approximately 

$30 per child, which Moriello 

estimates will typically 

translate to three-five 

books, with two being the 

minimum any child should 

receive. 

When the gifts are ready, 

sponsors either deliver 

them to Moriello’s home or 

arrange for a pickup. The 

Book Bin in Northbrook 

even offers sponsors additional 

conveniences. 

The store will not only 

quickly and willingly assist 

any sponsor in finding 

the books needed to fulfill 

a list but also offers free 

wrapping of all books purchased 

for Operation Santa 

Claus at The Book Bin and 

even donates a percentage 

of those purchases to 

the Goethe and Forrestal 

Northbrook resident Gary Moriello with a pile of books 

that will be delivered to children before the Christmas 

season as part of Operation Santa Claus. Martin 

Carlino/22nd Century Media 

school libraries. 

Moriello estimates in the 

past four years alone, The 

Book Bin has donated a 

total amount of more than 

$2,000. 

Sponsors even have the 

chance to be present when 

the books are distributed to 

children before the holiday. 

This year, the books will 

be delivered to Forrestal 

on Dec. 20 and to Goethe 

on Dec. 14 — and delivery 

day is a truly special day 

for Moriello and all those 

involved. 

“There’s always so much 

anticipation going on that 

day,” Moriello said. “The 

children and teachers are 

always so thankful.” 

After the Christmas season 

has ended, Moriello 

makes a collage with a variety 

of pictures taken on 

the days the presents were 

opened. He then sends a 

thank you packet including 

the collages and hand-written 

thank-you notes from 

the children and school 

principals to every person 

that participated in Operation 

Santa Claus. 

Moriello knows this gesture 

means the world to 

sponsors. 

“It’s those thank you 

notes and those picture 

collages that bring people 

back year after year,” he 

said. “They see the faces of 

kids really happy and see 

them opening up the gifts ... 

there’s wrapping paper and 

ribbon everywhere in the 

gym ... it’s just a wonderful 

feeling.” 

The sight of happy faces 

all around means one thing 

for Moriello: the desire 

to keep Operation Santa 

Claus going. 

“It means that I need to 

keep doing this as long as 

I can,” Moriello said about 

seeing the reaction of everyone 

involved. “This is 

year 27. ... And we couldn’t 

do it like this, at this level 

of 1,250 children, without 

the help of a lot of people. 

“I look around my neighborhood 

here and anyone 

who has kids, those kids 

have books. Inner-city 

children don’t have those 

kind of supports and they 

should. Putting a few books 

into their hands ... is something 

that a lot of us out 

here can do.” 

If you wish to be a sponsor, 

contact Gary or Beverly 

Moriello, or the Northbrook 

Rotary club. Moriello can 

be reached at (847) 564- 

3708 or through email at 

Gary3540@aol.com. The 

deadline for book collection 

is Dec. 4.



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Pedal Power hits decade mark of bike collecting 

High school 

student donates to 

CPS schools 

Alexa Burnell 


In 2007, Wilmette’s 

Nicole Basil decided she 

wanted to help students 

from inner city schools. 

She created Pedal Power, 

an organization that collects 

used bikes and donates 

them to Chicagoland 

schools. 

The New Trier senior 

will be standing outside 

McKenzie Elementary to 

collect bikes on Saturday, 

Nov. 11, for the last time 

before she heads off to 

college next fall. 

Basil’s story begins 10 

years ago, when at the 

young age of 8, she faced 

the tough task of giving 

away her outgrown bike. 

Saddened by the thought, 

she came up with a solution 

to ease her woes. 

“I thought ‘what if 

my bike could go to 

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Northbrook 

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someone who really 

needed it, and loved it 

as much as I have,’” 

she said. 

This incident sparked 

the creation of Pedal 

Power, and since then, 

more than 3,000 bikes 

have been collected and 

donated. 

The two main recipients 

are the students of Cesar 

Chavez Multicultural 

Academic Center, where 

bikes are used as a reward 

for those who make 

honor roll, and North Side 

Learning Prep, where students 

with significant intellectual 

disabilities use 

old bike parts as instructional 

tools. 

Running Pedal Power 

has helped Basil hone 

business skills at an 

early age. She has fearlessly 

cold-called businesses, 

securing sponsorships 

along the way. A 

few years back, she even 

struck a deal with Home 

Depot Evanston, who 

agreed to become a yearlong 

donation site. Most 

recently, Basil has partnered 

with Divvy Bikes, 

who will help with publicity 

and the transportation 

of donated bikes. In addition, 

Pedal Power has expanded, 

adding two new 

collection sites in Libertyville 

and Elmhurst. 

Please see bike, 22 

Nicole Basil (second from left), founder of Pedal Power, 

collects bikes last year with her father, Mike Basil, Matty 

Erickson, Lucas Erickson, Meg Erickson and Bennett 

Basil. Photo submitted 

Pedal Power sites (22nd Century Media publications) 

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THE GLENCOE ANCHOR 

New Flower Shop owner 

integrates business more 

into Glencoe 

It’s not all about the 

money for the new owner 

of The Flower Shop in 

Glencoe. 

“That’s not about why I 

bought this place,” Brooke 

Lawler said. “I’m really 

passionate about what I 

do. I really love it. I really 

want to promote local 

businesses through this.” 

With the change in 

ownership in September, 

Lawler is breathing new 

life into The Flower Shop, 

which first opened in 1981 

in the downtown Glencoe 

business district. 

The previous owner, 

Walter Radloff, a Winnetka 

native, bought the 

store in 1997 from the late 

North Shore florist Robert 

Livermore after it had 

already been around for 

about two decades. 

“It’s been a Glencoe 

staple,” Lawler said. 

“We have done really 

well. We have an amazing 

clientele that has kept 

us going throughout the 

years.” 

Lawler managed the 

store under Radloff for 

nine years and also served 

as the head designer. When 

he decided to retire, it was 

her time to step up. 

“[Radloff] decided he 

wanted to retire, and I decided 

I wanted a flower 

shop,” Lawler said. “Honestly, 

we talked about it for 

a few years and we made 

this work. I knew going 

into this that when he retired, 

I would want to own 

this place.” 

Now as the third Flower 

Shop owner, Lawler said 

her plan moving forward is 

to make it more of a local, 

community-based place. 

“We are becoming more 

involved in Glencoe itself,” 

she said. “We are 

working on community 

over competition.” 

Reporting by Megan Bernard, 

Contributing Editor. 

Full story at GlencoeAnchor. 

com. 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

Firefighters experience 

the world of Alzheimer’s, 

dementia 

After the four firemen 

from Glenview Fire Station 

8 and The Glenview 

Lantern reporter put on 

dark glasses, heavy gloves 

and headphones, and 

lodged an insert in one of 

their shoes, they went to 

the adjacent room. 

There they spent four 

minutes living in the world 

inhabited by people suffering 

from Alzheimer’s and 

dementia. 

In the room, Battalion 

Chief Larry Wycocki, 

Lieutenant Tom Glade, 

firefighter paramedics 

Kevin Quill and Andrew 

Lund, and the reporter 

were given five relatively 

simple tasks to perform in 

the span of four minutes, 

such as folding towels, 

setting a table and putting 

pills in a container. 

But the dark glasses 

compromised their vision, 

the gloves inhibited their 

digital dexterity and the 

disjointed gibberish coming 

through their headphones 

distracted them. It 

was difficult to understand 

and remember the tasks 

that they had been assigned. 

This is what a day in the 

life of a person in the advanced 

stages of Alzheimer’s 

and dementia is like, 

Emerald Place Community 

Relations Director Mary 

Ann Pappone and Executive 

Director Michael Zywicki 

told the participants 

after they completed the 

exercise on Oct. 27 at Fire 

Station 8. 

The Oct. 27 exercise 

was one of multiple sessions 

for 72 first responders 

conducted over a threeday 

span by Pappone, 

Zywicki, Business Office 

Director Laporsha Chavers, 

Clinical Service Director 

Stephanie Eser and 

Life Engagement Director 

Maggie Bieniewski. Firemen 

from all of the Glenview 

stations participated. 

The purpose of the sessions 

was to acquaint the 

first responders with the 

nature of Alzheimer’s and 

dementia, give them a feeling 

of what it is like to live 

with Alzheimer’s and dementia, 

and inform them 

of the services that Emerald 

Place will provide for 

its residents. 

Reporting by Neil Milbert, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at GlenviewLantern. 

com. 

THE WILMETTE BEACON 

Wilmette Eagle 

Scout improves 

Thornwood 

Just north of Thornwood 

Park lies one of Wilmette’s 

most beautiful natural resources 

— the Thornwood 

Prairie Preserve and certified 

wildlife habitat area. 

Boy Scout Sean Crawford, 

17, knows it was not 

always this way. The trail, 

about three blocks long 

and 20-feet wide, was once 

overgrown with weeds and 

invasive species. 

Crawford, a Wilmette 

resident and New Trier 

senior, is among the many 

who have helped to bring 

the area back to its original 

beauty. Wildflowers native 

to Illinois are blooming 

again. There is also a welcome 

return of butterflies, 

birds and other wildlife, 

making the area a true 

wildlife habitat once more. 

“I have been here with 

my Boy Scout Troop 9 

since at least 2013 clearing 

out buckthorn and other invasive 

species,” Crawford 

said. “We all work together 

for a singular purpose 

but are responsible for one 

segment of the path. Mine 

was about 144-feet long.” 

This path is now known 

as the Eagle Scout Nature 

Trail. 

Crawford’s thoughts returned 

to the Thornwood 

Prairie Preserve and Wildlife 

Habitat when he started 

thinking of what service 

project he would like to do 

to obtain his Eagle Scout 

badge. He reached the Life 

Scout status and wanted 

to climb to that last rung 

of scouting. He thought 

of ways he and others had 

helped return the area back 

to what it once was. 

“I had helped pull up 

invasive ground cover that 

survives the winter cold,” 

Crawford said. “Then, 

there was spreading the 

wood chips the Village of 

Wilmette delivered to the 

area.” 

Reporting by Hilary Anderson, 


story at WilmetteBeacon. 

com. 

THE LAKE FOREST LEADER 

LF man touched lives 

through music, real estate 

and philanthropy 

Robert Reaumond, of 

Lake Forest, who had 

an impactful presence in 

the Chicago commercial 

real estate community for 

35 years, and before that 

was a professional musician 

who toured with four 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 

inductees, died Oct. 26 at 

age 59. 

After graduating from 

Oak Park-River Forest 

High School, Reaumond 

spent the late 1970s and 

early 1980s as a professional 

pianist. When Hall 

of Famers Chuck Berry, 

Bo Diddley, Little Anthony 

and the Shirelles 

came to town to perform, 

they hired Reaumond. He 

also played with Tommy 

James. 

When Reaumond decided 

it was time to seek out 

steadier work, it wasn’t 

easy, said his son, Paul 

Reaumond. 

“He would tell stories 

about how no one would 

hire him, and about knocking 

on doors until finally 

someone gave him an opportunity. 

From there it 

was a rocket ship for him,” 

Paul Reaumond said. 

The Lake Forest resident 

joined CBRE, now 

the world’s largest commercial 

real estate services 

and investment firm, in 

1982, and remained with 

the firm throughout his 

career, rising to the position 

of executive vice 

president. He represented 

a “Who’s Who” of major 

institutions and corporations, 

specializing in integrating 

the vertical services 

of CBRE to benefit the 

clients’ overall goals. One 

of the many facets of his 

work involved consulting 

with manufacturing firms 

moving to Mexico and 

Americanizing the process 

for them. 

“He dominated the real 

estate world for a long 

time,” Paul Reaumond 

said. 

Reporting by Alan P. Henry, 


story at LakeForestLeader. 

com. 

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famous architects 

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 

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television, went to space 

or are prominent political 

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The Northbrook community celebrated Halloween Oct. 31 

Beckham Basford, 1, whose mom teaches at Glenbrook 

North, crawls around the halls of GBN dressed as a 

skunk. 

Northbrook Park District Sunshine preschool class 4 stops for a picture on Halloween. Photos by Scott 

Margolin/22nd Century Media 

Emma Lee (left), 8, Andree Anton (center), 5, and Bianca 

Anton, 8, have fun trick-or-treating at Glenbrook North. 

Jax Kim, 2, dressed as Mr. T, makes a drawing for 

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GBN students foster community conversations 

Submitted by Glenbrook North 

Glenbrook North sophomore 

Praajna Jain was perched on the 

edge of her seat, waiting on stage 

as a crowd of nearly 90 community 

members gathered to hear 

her speak. 

Students, parents and village 

officials were among those gathered 

Oct. 16 at the Northbrook 

Public Library to hear Jain and 

her peers speak on the topic of 

youth stress. 

Jain was accompanied by junior 

Josh Yang and senior Jennifer 

Shin. All three are members 

of the Northbrook Youth Commission, 

a Village Board-appointed 

group of adults and students 

who have a strong interest 

in the local community. 

The purpose of the forum was 

to foster conversations between 

community members and youth 

on stressful topics that are encountered 

everyday, said Carla 

Martens, Youth Commission 

chair. 

“By approaching these topics 

though a fruitful, civil and public 

conversation as moderated by a 

professional therapist and as initiated 

by a few thoughtful high 

school students — willing and 

brave enough to take the microphone 

— we hope to get to know 

each other [and live together] 

in more meaningful and maybe 

even happier ways,” Martens 

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After the three students shared 

their tips for dealing with the 

stresses of school, social media 

and self care, the floor was 

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questions. 

Parents and teachers of younger 

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Youth forum moderator Audrey Grunst (left) takes the stage Oct. 16 at the Northbrook Public Library 

alongside Glenbrook North students Praajna Jain, Josh Yang and Jennifer Shin. Photo Submitted 

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valued within the community. 

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youth forum gives people a way 

to reach into that community of 

support.” 

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22 | November 9, 2017 | The Northbrook tower school 


School News 

Glenbrook North 

Northbrook chiropractor 

visits Spartan medical club 

Awaking from a medically 

induced coma at 

age 26, Dr. John Wascow 

wasn’t sure what he would 

do with the rest of his life – 

but he knew he wanted to 

help people. 

The Northbrook chiropractor 

visited Spartan 

Medical Club students Oct. 

25 at Glenbrook North. He 

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head injury he suffered during 

an amateur motorcycle 

racing crash, the extensive 

physical therapy that got 

him walking again, and the 

rewarding aspects of his career 

in the medical field. 

“My injury changed my 

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“I had gone to college for 

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got me thinking about how 

I could help people in life, 

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Northbrook chiropractor Dr. John Wascow speaks 

to Spartan Medical Club students on Oct. 25. Photos 

Submitted 

to be a chiropractor.” 

Wascow said he wishes he 

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a chiropractor earlier in 

life, as a teen. He offered the 

medical club students much 

advice, including taking 

business classes and “being 

prepared to study.” 

“I dedicated my life to 

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but it’s worth it.” 

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by the passion that doctors 

have for what they do. 

“When I hear people 

describe the specific cases 

they had years ago, it really 

inspires me because 

there [are professions] out 

there that are so interesting 

and significant that they 

can be remembered years 

later,” Goldin said. 

Goldin added that she was 

interested to learn about chiropractic 

healing in specific. 

“I always thought surgery 

was such an incredible concept, 

but I never considered 

how unbelievably rewarding 

it can be to cure people 

with more natural methods,” 

Goldin said. “His visit definitely 

opened my mind to a 

new definition of medicine.” 

Another medical club 

member Kate Abrams said 

she is glad to be able to 

build connections with local 

doctors. 

“I really enjoy having the 

resources to really dig into 

medicine without having 

to be out of high school,” 

Abrams said. “I thought 

it was interesting that Dr. 

Wascow joined the world 

of medicine so late in his 

life. Much of the time, we 

hear that medical professionals 

knew they wanted 

to go into medicine right 

out of high school, so it’s 

interesting that he had a different 

experience.” 

The Spartan Medical 

Club is open to any GBN 

student interested in learning 

more about the field of 

medicine. The club meets 

twice a month to listen to 

clinical speakers, participate 

in hands-on learning 

activities, or take a trip to a 

local hospital or clinic. 

Glenbrooks Speech and 

Debate Tournament set for 

next week 

More than 2,000 students 

from 220 plus schools around 

the country will compete 

at the Glenbrooks Speech 

and Debate Tournament 

from Nov. 18-20. Guests 

use nearly every classroom 

at Glenbrook North, Glenbrook 

South, Maple School 

and Attea Middle School. 

By Nov. 20, only the top 2 

percent of competitors will 

remain; they will compete 

at the Renaissance North 

Shore. Estimated event 

times are from 8 a.m. to 6 

p.m. Nov. 18 and 19; and 

from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 

20. Contact GBN debate 

coach Michael Greenstein at 

(847) 509-2648 or mgreenstein@glenbrook225.org 

for 

more information. 

Northbrook School District 

28 

Greenbriar oak tree needs 

replacement 

Despite seeking assistance 

from an arborist, 

the oak tree at the front of 

Greenbriar School is dying 

and will have to be 

replaced. The process of 

removal and replacement 

most likely will take place 

next spring. 

Northbrook/Glenview 

District 30 

Volleyball team places first 

The Maple School girl’s 

volleyball team placed first 

at a volleyball tournament 

Saturday, Oct. 28 at Maple 

School. 

School News is compiled by 

Editor Martin Carlino, martin@northbrooktower.com 

bike 

From Page 10 

“Creating Pedal Power 

has been such a wonderful 

experience,” Basil said. 

“I’ve learned basic organization 

and communications 

skills, and how to be 

persistent. The best part 

has been watching Pedal 

Power become successful; 

it’s truly an amazing feeling.“ 

While Basil’s run here 

in Wilmette may be coming 

to an end, Pedal Power 

will persevere. 

“I’m considering starting 

a similar initiative 

wherever I end up for college, 

and hope to pursue a 

career as an engineer and 

use those skills to continue 

to make a difference 

in the lives of others,” she 

said. 

Locally, she has enlisted 

family friends in Elmhurst 

to keep Pedal Power 

alive, and will pass the 

torch to fifth-grader Meg 

Erickson, who will take 

over in Wilmette. 

“I used to babysit [Meg] 

and she was always very 

interested in Pedal Power,” 

Basil said. “When 

she asked if she could 

help when I moved on to 

college, I knew all would 

be well. Meg is super 

perceptive of others and 

how they’re feeling. She 

also asks such great questions 

and loves to talk to 

people. Also, the fact that 

she asked if she could 

get involved at such a 

young age showed a lot of 

strength and character and 

I really liked that. She is 

so enthusiastic and I know 

she’s going to do a great 

job. “ 

For more information 

on Pedal Power, or to find 

all 10 donation sites in Illinois, 

visit www.gopedalpower.com. 

Donation 

sites will be open form 9 

a.m.-noon Nov. 11.

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from the editor 

The return to Page 2 

Martin Carlino 


Have you noticed 

anything different 

about Page 2 of 

The Northbrook Tower in 

the past couple of issues? 

Did you flip to Page 2 

expecting to see a face? 

If so, you were in for an 

ever-so slight change. 

Let’s cut to the chase. 

When I first started 

with The Tower, I was 

tasked with compiling our 

weekly calendar. After 

doing so for a couple of 

weeks, our assistant editor, 

Michal Dwojak, took 

over those duties. 

Three weeks ago, 

Michal was renamed 

our sports editor. During 

the process, in which he 

transformed into a sports 

reporter extraordinaire 

with the ability to manage 

an entire section (an entire 

section!) of the newspaper, 

he mysteriously lost 

his ability to compile and 

edit calendar entries. 

Fear not Northbrook, 

this familiar face is returning 

to fill the void on The 

Tower’s Page 2. 

It’s ground-breaking, I 

know, but we’ll all work 

through this together. 

Strong societies are those 

that thrive under pressure, 

that adapt to meet the next 

big challenge. 

And there are a few 

benefits to the change. 

For one, my email 

is drastically more 

simple than Michal’s: 


compared to 

M.Dwojak@22ndCentury 

Media.com. 

Most importantly, 

the new setup provides 

readers with a onesize-fits-all 

approach to 

contacting The Tower, 

at least when we’re 

speaking in terms of 

news. For the past couple 

of months, you’ve had to 

send calendar entries to 

the assistant editor and 

story ideas to me, but 

what if your submission 

qualified for both? 

Well, you basically had 

to either attach us both 

on the email or hope that 

we would forward your 

inquiry to the appropriate 

person, and while we 

definitely did our best to 

accommodate you, things 

sometimes fell through the 

cracks. 

But not any longer. 

Now you can simply 

send everything to me (at 

the email address listed 

above) and I’ll take care 

of the rest. 

And I’ll be that much 

more connected to the 

community events in 

Northbrook. 

If you remember back 

to my first editorial, one 

of my first requests was 

for anyone in the community 

to reach out to me if 

they felt the need to bring 

something to my attention. 

Now, I ask you to do the 

same in hopes of assisting 

this glorious return to 

Page 2. 

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An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

The number of years that 

Operation Santa Claus has 

provided gifts for inner-city 

children, Page 8. 

nfyn 

From Page 11 

brary, was at the library 

on her own time Oct. 30 

with the Highland Park 

Historical Society to talk 

about a lesser renowned 

but very important figure 

in Highland Park’s history. 

William W. Boyington, 

an architect famous for 

the 1869 water tower on 

North Michigan Avenue, 

first came to the attention 

of Jeffrey Stern of the 

Highland Park Historical 

Society when he was looking 

through a list of former 

city mayors. 

“I knew [Boyington 

had designed] the water 

tower, but it wasn’t until 

I was looking at the 

mayors of Highland Park 

over the years that I saw 

his name and it sort of 

clicked with me that this 

has to be the same guy,” 

Johnas said. 

Boyinton’s enduring 

designs — now all more 

than 100 years old — include 

the Rosehill Cemetery 

gate in Chicago, the 

water tower, the log house 

built for Sylvester Millard 

in Highland Park and 

countless other structures 

in Chicago that were either 

torn down or burned 

down. 

He became a resident 

of Highland Park in 1874, 

after his second home 

burned down in Chicago. 

He remained in Highland 

Park until his death in 

1898. 

Reporting by Margaret Tazioli, 


story at HPLandmark.com 

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north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. ‘’A Midsummer 

Night’s Dream’’ 

disguise 

4. Make fun of 

8. Highland Park 

theater 

14. Propel a boat 

15. Hip bones 

16. In familiar territory 

17. It’s next to nothing 

18. Big hunk of meat, 

e.g. 

19. Immediate 

20. Highland Park’s 

sister city in Italy 

22. Nobel Institute’s 

site 

24. Match venue 

25. Cell phone noise 

26. Rainbow’s shape 

29. Nightly visitor of 

folklore 

32. You won’t find 

one in a restaurant 

any more 

34. Give out 

36. State flower of 

New Mexico 

37. Lingering trace 

41. Batter’s position 

44. Specified time 

45. Hits the brakes 

47. __ and void 

49. Confines 

52. Old German coin 

57. Tokyo token 

58. Astronaut’s 

insignia 

60. Place to sweat in 

61. Study for finals 

62. Fools, with out 

63. Stretch tight 

67. Mark’s replacement 

69. “Well ___-di-dah 

. . .” 

70. Soothe 

71. Fiber source 

72. Compass reading 

73. Intro 

74. Sandwich crawlers 

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2. State south of 

Arizona 

3. Largest country in 

Western Europe 

4. Call a koala an elk, 

e.g. 

5. Pot over a fire 

6. Intell group 

7. Grill grub 

8. Some hardwood 

trees 

9. Any weakening or 

degeneration 

10. Frat letter 

11. Jones or Sawyer 

12. Mischievous one 

13. Post-tax amount 

21. Ultimate 

23. “The Perfect 

Storm” setting, with 

“the” 

26. Crafty 

27. Indy 500 

28. Shade of blue 

30. Electrical power 

measurement 

31. Common soccer 

score 

33. King in a Steve 

Martin song 

35. Color 

37. Notice 

38. Board game 

39. Rhino feature 

40. Harry Potter’s 

mailman 

42. Head of a steam 

hammer 

43. Workshop sprite 

46. Wholehearted 

48. Instructions 

50. Income producer 

51. Nation 

53. Aye’s opposite 

54. Cores 

55. Under control 

56. Big cuts 

59. Amorphous creature 

62. Rear end, in a fall 

63. Chinese philosophy 

64. Egyptian snake 

65. Consumption 

66. Large barrel 

68. Expensive vase 

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Tune in all month in November to Northbrook Community 

7 a.m. and 3 p.m. 

Glenview Northbrook Coalition for 

Youth — raising resilient children 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

Korean War Exhibit - Jinn Lee - Video 

about Korean War Exhibit that on display 

at the Northbrook Library 

10 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

North Shore Senior Center “Veterans 

Panel” 

11 a.m. and 7 p.m. 

Television, cable Channel 17 

American Legion Documentary 

Noon and 8 p.m., 12 a.m. 

The Wall - Traveling Tribute to Vietnam 

War Veterans 

1 p.m. and 9 p.m. 

Parent University – Char Wenc, M. ED. 

“The Answer is NO” — 

Explaining to children that sometimes 

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10 p.m. 

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‘The Pajama Game’ brings 50s romance to Northbrook 

Margaret Tazioli 


Seven-and-a-half cents 

doesn’t get you very far, 

but it is the basis for a battle 

in the fall musical, “The 

Pajama Game,” held at the 

Northbrook Theatre. 

It’s a 1950s novel turned 

musical about the tensions 

between Sleep Tite pajama 

factory’s management 

and the union workers 

over a seven-and-a-half 

cent raise. 

Of course a romance 

blooms between one of 

the more stubborn laborers 

and the supervisor 

hired to maintain order. 

There were no bananas 

in pajamas, but there were 

plenty of singing cast 

members dancing across 

the stage in Northbrook. 

The play was put on by 

The Highland Park Players, 

a nonprofit theater 

company that got its start 

in 1987. 

At that time, the high 

school theater program 

needed some extra capital 

for upgrades in the 

auditorium so the director 

thought to put on a 

benefit show utilizing the 

latent talent of alumni and 

community members who 

were passionate about theater 

but hadn’t necessarily 

pursued it as a career. 

The show was a success, 

raising close to 

$40,000 for the high 

school program according 

to David Shaw, one of the 

founding board members. 

And they’ve been putting 

on shows ever since. 

“We’ve done some 75 

productions, and in the 

last 10 years it’s come to 

the point of being close 

to professional quality 

productions,” Shaw said. 

This year marks the 30th 

Hannah Rose (center), who plays Babe in productions 

of “The Pajama Game,” performs with the ensemble 

during an Oct. 22 performance of the show at the 

Northbrook Theatre. Photos Submitted 

year for the Highland Park 

Player’s nonprofit organization 

and the space provided 

to them in Northbrook 

is vital to the group. 

“Particularly in the time 

we live in now, to bring 

somebody a couple of 

hours of just real enjoyment 

and get their mind 

off the headlines on Fox 

News is a nice thing to do. 

It does add a great deal, I 

think, to the community,” 

Shaw said. 

Seasons for the Highland 

Park Players typically 

consist of a fall musical, 

a children’s musical, and 

workshops for the community 

— and it could not 

be done without the help 

of Northbrook Theatre. 

Northbrook Theatre 

leases their performance 

space — with plenty of 

seating, a fly stage and 

carpentry room. 

Shaw said the players 

have looked into all the 

possible spaces in Highland 

Park to host their 

performances, but none 

of them are adequate for 

their big musical productions. 

The company stands 

out on the North Shore 

because of its volunteers’ 

passion, which ultimately 

results in high quality 

productions according 

to board president Brad 

Rose. 

All the board members, 

actors, crew members 

and musicians volunteer 

their time to put on a great 

show. 

“We’re going to go all 

out or we’re not going to 

do it. And I think over the 

years we’ve gained a lot 

of respect for doing that,” 

Rose said. 

“The Pajama Game” 

was performed on the 

weekend of Nov. 3. 

The cast stops to take a photo after a performance of the play. 

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Faith Briefs 

Congregation Beth Shalom (3433 

Walters Ave.) 

Mitzvah Day - 50th 

Anniversary Event 

Join for the 50th Anniversary 

Mitzvah Day on 

Nov. 12 from 9 a.m.-noon. 

Make toys for dogs at local 

animal shelter, prepare 

wellness bags for cancer 

patients, make sandwiches 

for food pantry clients, 

create your own Tzedkah 

boxes and more. All ages 

are welcome. 

ShabbaTONEd-Down 

Join for a relaxing, musical 

serivce featuring the 

prayerful melodies of our 

very own Ritual Director, 

Cantor Raquel Pomerantz 

Gershon that will take 

place Nov. 17. The musical 

event will be followed 

by an Oneg of tasty treats. 


www.bethshalomnb.org. 

Erev Thanksgiving Family 

Bingo Night 

Join on Nov. 22 at 5 p.m. 

for some fun before sitting 

down to a great feast 

at home. The price for the 

night includes dinner, dessert 

and one Bingo card 

per person (and you don’t 

have to cook the night before 

Thanksgiving). Prices 

are $9 for ages 14+, $7 for 

ages 10-13, $5 for ages 

3-9 and free for all under 

the age of 3. RSVP with 

a check by Nov. 15 or at 

MYCBS. For more information, 

visit www.bethshalomnb.org. 

Northbrook Community Synagogue 

(2548 Jasper Court) 

Morning Minyan 

Join morning minyan 

followed by breakfast on 

weekdays at 7:15 a.m. and 

on Sundays and holidays 

at 9 a.m. For information, 

Do you See this Ad? 

call (847) 509-9204. 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

Every Thursday from 

7:30-9 p.m. the church 

hosts an AA meeting in the 

basement. For more information, 

visit www.northbrookumc.com. 

St. Giles Episcopal Church (3025 

Walters Ave.) 

Grace Space 

This is an informal and 

shorter worship service 

geared to those with young 

children, but open to all, 

at 8:30 a.m.; or worship in 

a more traditional, formal 

setting at 10:15 a.m. A free 

breakfast is served the second 

Sunday of each month 

from 9-10:30 a.m. For 

more information, visit 

www.saint-giles.org. 

Choir 

Join us for choir practice 

every Thursday evening 

at 7:30 p.m. For more information, 

contact Jim 

Brown, director of music, 

(847) 272-6622. 

Men’s Night Out 

St. Giles men and their 

male friends and family 

are welcome to gather at 

Grandpa’s in Glenview, 

across from the downtown 

train station, at 7 p.m. on 

the second Tuesday of the 

month. For more information, 

call (847) 272-6622. 

Village Presbyterian Church (1300 

Shermer Road) 

Saturday, November 25th 

5:00 PM 

Welcome in the upcoming 

holiday season with 

an inaugural tree lighting 

celebration on our church 

lawn on Nov. 25. The 

event features live entertainment, 

treats, warm 

drinks, activities and a special 

present for kids. The 

event will also be helping 

out our community at the 

event by collecting nonperishable 

items to stock 

The Northfield Township 

Food Pantry. 

Prayer Shawl Ministry 

Every first and third 

Monday from 12:30-2 

p.m. members gather at 

the church to knit prayer 

shawls for various members 

who are in need of 

comfort and healing, as 

well as those celebrating 

blessings such as new 

births. 

Fall Kick-Off: Church-Wide 

Gathering 

Join as we gather our 

whole church family together 

to begin a new fall 

filled with excitement and 

promise for the future. The 

agenda includes a welcome 

reception for several 

new staff members joining 

us this fall, an update from 

the PNC on our pastoral 

search and a brief introduction 

to our fall stewardship 

campaign. Come immediately 

to Westmisnter 

Hall following the 10 a.m. 

combined worship service. 

Light refreshments will be 

served. Childcare will continue 

in Sunday school, so 

parents can move directly 

to the gathering. We hope 

to conclude around 11:45 

a.m. 

Fall Welcome Brunch 

If you’re newer at the 

church, a perfect next 

step is making friends 

and learning more about 

our church family over 

brunch. Children eat with 

families and are then excused 

for childcare. For 

information and to RSVP, 

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call John Hopkins at (847) 

272-0900 x137. 

Islamic Cultural Center of Greater 

Chicago (1810 Pfingsten Road) 

Juma’ah Prayer 

This prayer includes a 

khutba (sermon) by Imam, 

followed by the prayer 

from 1-2 p.m. on Fridays. 


(847) 272-0319. 

Sunday Talk 

Every Sunday the Islamic 

Cultural Center will 

hold a discussion at 12:30- 

1 p.m. For more information, 

call (847) 272-0319 

or visit www.icc-greaterchicago.com. 

Young Israel of Northbrook (3545 

Walters Ave.) 

Weekly Monday Night 

Torah Study 

Study Torah with Rabbi 

Herschel Berger, spiritual 

leader of Young Israel of 

Northbrook, at 7 p.m. on 

Mondays. Discussions will 

correlate the study topic 

to modern daily life. No 

charge. For more information, 

contact Rabbi Berger 

at (847) 205-1910 or hbglobemet@aol.com. 

Temple Beth-El (3610 W. Dundee Road) 

Early Oneg 

Spend Friday evenings 

with this informal early 

evening participatory service, 

led by the clergy 

in the mishkan (chapel). 

Dress casually for this 

one-hour service, which 

begins with an early oneg 

at 5:30 p.m., followed by a 

6 p.m. service, which will 

provide an opportunity 

to return home and enjoy 

a lovely Shabbat dinner 

with family or friends afterwards. 

Light appetizers 

will be served. 

Casual Morning Minyan 

On Saturdays at 9:30 

a.m., join for a Shabbat, 

lay-led, participatory service 

held in the mishkan. 

The one-hour service is informal 

and open to young 

and old alike. After worship, 

many participants 

remain for a lively discussion 

about the Torah portion 

over a bagel and coffee. 

Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook (2095 

Landwehr Road) 

High Holiday Schedule 

The Prayers are Warm. 

The Melodies are Timeless. 

The People are Friendly. 

The Kids have a Program. 

Join for High Holiday 

Services at Chabad led by 

Rabbi Meir Moscowitz, 

Rabi Shua Greenspan and 

Cantor Eli Goldman. Services 

conducted in Hebrew 

and English, with insights 

and explanations into the 

prayers, special children’s 

holiday program & service. 

Membership not required. 

Be sure to make 

reservations at Chabad- 

Northbrook.com 

Hebrew Reading Crash 

Course 

Learn to read Hebrew 

before the high holidays. 

$69 for five sessions. Tuesdays 

7:30-9 p.m. beginning 

Aug. 22. Register by 

calling (847) 564-8770 or 

email rabbishua@chabadnorthbrook.com 

Tuesday Women to Women 

Class 

Weekly women’s class 

hosted by Chaya Epstein at 

2:15 p.m. Women to Women 

is a Jewish women’s organization 

run by women 

for women. For more information, 

call (847) 564- 

8770. 

Northbrook Hebrew School 

Registration for Northbrook 

Hebrew School is 

in full swing. NHS is a 

combined Sunday/Hebrew 

School program offering 

an affordable educational 

experience where your 

child will enjoy acquiring 

a solid foundation in Jewish 

education in a positive 

atmosphere. To register 

and for more information 

visit www.NorthbrookHebrewSchool.com 

or call 

(847) 564-8770 

Northbrook United Methodist Church 

(1190 Western Avenue) 

Line Dance Class 

Our Line Dance class, 

run by Dancemates, will 

begin again Sept. 12 and 

run for six weeks through 

Oct. 17. The class is at 

7:00 p.m. for one hour and 

is $50, payable at the first 

class. 

For further information, 

call NUMC at (847) 272- 

2442. 

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (1133 

Pfingsten) 

Religious classes 

“God’s Grace is Free!” 

and so is Sunday School, 

Confirmation and Adult 

Education classes. Classes 

begin in September and 

meet on Sunday mornings. 

Learn and grow together 

with friends as we 

learn about God’s grace, 

the Bible and faith. Beginning 

Sept. 24, in commemoration 

of the 500th 

Anniversary of the Reformation, 

Adult Education 

classes will view the “A 

Man Named Martin” series. 

Join us on Sunday 

mornings to learn from 

experts who have studied 

Luther’s life and times 

through the lens of history, 

religion and theology. 

DVD presentation 

and discussion to follow. 

Worship Services are on 

Sunday mornings at 8:15 

a.m. and 10:30 a.m at Gloria 

Dei Lutheran Church. 


(847) 272-0400, or visit 

GloriaDeiNorthbrook.org. 

Submit information for 

The Tower’s Faith page to 

m.dwojak@22ndcentury 

media.com. Deadline is noon 

on Thursday. Questions? 

Call (847) 272-4565.


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Guests greet Hillary Clinton on Oct. 30 at her book signing at Winnetka’s The Book Stall. LOIS BERNSTEIN/22ND 

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Northbrook resident meets Hillary Clinton at Winnetka book signing 

Jacqueline Glosniak 

Contributing Editor 

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 

Democratic presidential 

candidate and get a copy 

of Clinton’s book signed. 

Tickets, which were priced 

at $32.70, sold out within 

minutes on The Book 

Stall’s website the day the 

event was announced earlier 

last month. 

While Clinton did not 

grant any press interviews 

at the event — which was 

held nearly a year after her 

defeat to Donald Trump in 

the 2016 presidential election 

— she did have one 

thing to say in response to 

the day’s news of U.S. Justice 

Department Special 

Counsel Robert Mueller’s 

first indictments into the 

investigation into Russian 

election interference. 

“I have a great chapter 

about Russia in here,” 

Clinton told the press. 

In response to other reporter 

questions about the 

election dodged at her before 

the first guest came up 

to her table, Clinton added, 

“You can find out what 

happened and what’s still 

happening.” 

Dana Lezak, of Northbrook, 

helped campaign 

for Clinton in all of her 

races, saying, “She’s an 

amazing role model to me 

and women and everyone 

around the world.” 

Lezak is also excited to 

begin reading Clinton’s 

newest book. 

“I love that she has 

strength and always gets 

back up,” she said. “I just 

want to know what she 

feels from the heart.” 

Following her Winnetka 

appearance, Clinton traveled 

to downtown Chicago 

for an evening book signing 

at Roosevelt University’s 

Auditorium Theater.

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Family tradition reigns supreme at Pastificio 

Xavier Ward 


Dream jobs are few 

and far between. For Pat 

Galli, however, her dream 

was self-made and rolled 

through the cylinders of a 

hand-crank pasta maker. 

Galli, owner of Pastificio, 

122 Highwood 

Ave., Highwood, remembers 

graduating college 

and not having many job 

prospects. Frustrated with 

the stand-still job market, 

she suggested she 

and her mother open their 

own shop as she had often 

kicked around the idea of 

doing. 

She remembers her 

mother saying, “I didn’t 

sacrifice immigrating here 

and sending my oldest 

child to college to see her 

having to work really hard 

in the kitchen.” 

Then again, Galli said, 

what’s better than working 

for yourself? 

Pastificio is a take-home 

Northern Italian eatery. 

As you enter the shop, 

the unassuming facade 

gives way to the northern 

Italian assemblage that lies 

just beyond the door. 

There are rows of spices 

and artisan olive oils, 

a glass case full of all of 

the house-made pasta you 

can imagine, and a freezer 

section full of freshly prepared 

and recently frozen 

take-home dishes. 

The most noticeable feature 

of the store is the pasta 

case full of just about every 

pasta you can imagine, 

from squid-ink linguine to 

basil fettuccini. 

Editors from 22nd Century 

Media stopped by and 

sampled the fare. 

One of the most popular 

dishes, the meat lasagna, 

isn’t your standard frozen 

lasagna. We sampled the 

seasonal pumpkin pasta lasagna 

($12.99 per pound), 

The seasonal pumpkin pasta lasagna ($12.99 per 

pound) includes a mild and melty Parmigiano-Reggiano 

filling topped with a veal tomato sauce. Martin 

Carlino/22nd Century Media 

but Pastificio’s standard is 

always available. 

A veal tomato sauce 

smothered the layered Italian 

classic, and its savory 

tang was well balanced by 

the mild and melty Parmigiano-Reggiano 

filling. 

Pastificio sells its lasagna 

by the pound. A 

family-sized tray, 9-by-13 

inches, typically comes 

out to $42 and feeds six 

to eight people. It’s also 

available in medium and 

individual sizes. 

Next up was the cappellacci 

($12.99 per serving), 

a medieval dish that is 

stuffed with pumpkin, butternut 

squash, fresh lemon 

zest, fresh ricotta and 

Parmigiano-Reggiano. It 

was smothered in a savory 

house sauce. 

Pastificio’s meatballs 

were next up ($9.99 for 

six or $19.99 for 12). Galli 

said she doesn’t use anything 

but finely ground 

veal for these Italian treats 

and they’re left to simmer 

in the pomarola sauce. 

For appetizers, you can 

find the insalata mista 

($14.99 per pound), a 

fresh and tart salad prepared 

with fresh bell peppers, 

red onions, baby 

artichokes, olive oil and a 

light balsamic. 

If you can, save room 

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Highwood 

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday- 

Friday 

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday 

Phone: (847) 432-5459 

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Website: www. 

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for dessert. 

The always classic cannoli 

($8.99 for three large 

or $12.99 for six mini) is 

sure to satisfy your sweet 

tooth. However, for those 

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package) is a light pastry 

stretched paper thin and 

tossed with powdered sugar. 

It pairs well with gelato 

or fresh fruit. 

All of these items are 

handcrafted and passed 

on from her mother. It’s 

keeping a family tradition 

going. 

Pastificio recently celebrated 

its 40th anniversary, 

and Galli said people 

flooded in to give their respects 

to the food they’ve 

had for years. She remembered 

being in tears all day 

as more than 500 loyal 

customers came in to say 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Ellen Gilbert 

Gilbert is a senior on the 

GBN girls swimming and 

diving team. 

When and why did you 

start swimming? 

I have two older brothers 

who are 7 and 10 

years older than me and 

they were both competitive 

swimmers so I pretty 

much grew up going to 

their meets and cheering 

for them and my whole 

family has been involved 

with swimming, so ever 

since I can remember then 

I wanted to be on the swim 

team because it looked so 

much fun. So I’ve been 

swimming since I was 

old enough and I’ve been 

swimming ever since. 

What do you like most 

about the sport? 

I love the team aspect 

because some people think 

swimming is an individual 

sport but especially 

in high school, it’s really a 

team sport. 

What’s one thing that 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I have a rubber duck collection. 

I started collecting 

rubber ducks when I was 

little and some of my swim 

friends gave them to me, 

so I have 50 or 60. 

What’s your favorite 

personal sports 

moment? 

At state last year, the 400 

free relay, we had made 

finals and we swam it 

Saturday. It was my favorite 

race of high school 

because it’s the last event 

of the meet and everyone’s 

really excited about it. I 

had three teammates who 

were on it, we had been 

on the same relay team 

and that was a very special 

moment. 

If you were a 

superhero, what 

superpower would you 

want? 

I would want the ability to 

teleport so I could travel 

anywhere, anytime and 

visit family. 

What would you do if 

you won the lottery? 

I would probably save 

most of the money for college, 

but maybe take a trip 

with my family. I would 

probably go somewhere 

like Ireland or Scotland because 

it seems really pretty. 

If you could play 

another sport, what 

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I would play softball 

because my family are big 

baseball fans and big Cubs 

fans, so I’ve grown up 

with baseball and softball 

when I was little. I used to 

play when I was little. 

What is your favorite 

area restaurant? 

I have to go with Lou 

Malnati’s, I love their deep 

dish, my family gets that 

a lot. 

What’s one thing on 

your bucket list? 

I would want to go snorkeling 

in Hawaii because I 

love swimming and nature. 

Hawaii is really pretty so 

I think it would combine 

two things that I love. 

If you could be any 

animal, which would 

you choose? 

Definitely a dolphin because 

they’re really happy 

all the time and have families 

and swim, so I think 

it’s a similar personality. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

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BoyS Soccer 

FirST Team 

Forward 

Will Felitto, NT senior 

• 15 goals, eight assists, 38 

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MidFielder 

Jacob Danneker, LF senior 

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Gavin Morse, GBS junior 

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from seven high schools — New Trier (NT), Loyola Academy (LA), Glenbrook North (GBN), 

Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland Park (HP), Lake Forest (LF) and Lake Forest Academy 

(LFA) — in our coverage area. 

Second Team 

Forward 

Sahil Modi, GBN senior 

• 21 goals, 12 assists, 54 

points; The senior helped 

lead the Spartans to backto-back 

sectional title game 

appearances. 

MidFielder 

Collin Leider, LA junior 

• Five goals, seven assists, 17 

points; The junior finished tied 

for second on the team in goals 

and led the team in assists, 

forcing teams to pay extra 

attention to him. 

deFense 

Justin Illes, HP senior 

• Two goals, five assists, nine 

points; Illes was a captain on 

the squad who was a key piece 

on the Giants back line this 

season. 

Forward 

Ryan Krueger, NT senior 


points; The Colgate-bound 

senior was a force to be 

reckoned with no matter where 

he was on the field. 

MidFielder 

Logan Weaver, NT junior 


points; The Northwestern 

commit excelled no matter what 

role he played. He will be even 

more dangerous for the Trevians 

next season. 

Goalkeeper 

Daniel Spencer, GBN senior 

• 0.57 GAA, 12 shutouts; 

Spencer excelled in net, helping 

the Spartans to a tremendous 

run in 2016 in the postseason 

and shutting out 12 of 21 

opponents on the year. 

MidFielder 

Deng Deng Kur, GBN senior 


points; The London-native 

was consistently moved from 

midfielder to forward throughout 

the season and made for a 

scary duo with Modi. 

MidFielder 

Jimmy McMahon, GBS junior 

• Eight goals, six assists, 22 

points; The team-leader in 

points, the three-year varsity 

starter was named to the All- 

Sectional and All-CSL teams. 

Honorable mentions: 

Forward: Eric Plante, NT sr. 

Midfielders: Mason Kimbarovsky, HP 

jr.; Ronin Moore, HP soph.; Christophe 

Wettermann, LF sr.; Dieter Villegas, 

LFA sr.; Carlo Castillo, LFA jr.; Gabe 

Diculescu, GBS sr. 

Defense: Riles Walsh, NT sr.; Jack 

Mahon, LFA sr.; Sergio Hernandez, 

LFA jr. 

Goalkeeper: Michael Hatfield, GBS sr.; 

John Walsh, LF soph. 

Forwards 

Jeremy Weber, GBS senior 

• Five goals, five assists, 15 points; The 

captain and two-year letter-winner was 

second on the team in both goals and 

assists. 

Ian Strudwick, LFA senior 

• 23 goals, three assists, 49 points; 

Strudwick scored 23 of the team’s 38 

goals on the season. 

Ford Peterson, LA senior 

• Seven goals, two assists, 16 points; 

Peterson tied for the team-high in goals 

and was second in shots with 26. 

MidFielders 

Joey Schwartz, HP junior 

• Five goals, five assists, 15 points; 

Schwartz was what his coach called, 

“our heart in the center mid, leading our 

attack.” 

Max Marquez, GBN junior 

• 10 goals, six assists, 26 points; 

Marquez was a staple for the Spartans 

throughout his season and will play a 

bigger role in the 2018 season. 

Daniel Montaquila, LA junior 

• Two goals, three assists, 7 points; 

The junior’s ability to provide a physical 

presence and to pass out of the back was 

an important piece of what helped him 

earn all-sectional honors. 

David Joseph, GBS junior 

• Five goals, two assists, 12 points; The 

three-year varsity letter-winner was third 

on the team in points and scored big goals 

numerous times throughout the season. 

Robbie Fraser, GBN senior 

• Nine goals, 12 assists, 30 points; The 

senior combined with Kur and Modi to 

force a tough attack on CSL opponents. 

deFense 

Luke Phillips, LA senior 

• Two goals, two assists, six points; An All- 

Conference selection, Phillips helped lead 

a stellar back line that yielded less than 

one goal per game this season. 

Joey Williams, LF senior 

• Zero goals, one assist, one point; 

Williams was a big-time player on Lake 

Forest’s back line and earned an All- 

Conference honorable mention nod as a 

result. 

Goalkeeper 

Sam Warden, NT senior 

• 19 games played, 13 goals against; 

Warden posted a 0.70 goals against 

average and recorded 11 shutouts.



Girls Swimming 

Spartans finish fourth in conference meet 

Brittany Kapa 

Sports Editor 

Glenbrook North coach 

Robin Walker has coached 

32 seasons with the Spartans. 

In the last 26 years with 

the team, the Spartans 

have won the CSL conference 

title 19 times, Walker 

said, but this was not one 

of those years when the 

Spartans competed in 

Vernon Hills on Saturday, 

Nov. 4. 

And for her, that’s OK. 

“For our girls that were 

fully rested and tapered … 

we had 100 percent lifetime 

bests,” Walker said. 

“So, this was their season 

best and lifetime best 

and to be at this point, for 

them, I’m really, really 

happy.” 

GBN finished fourth 

scoring 275, which was 

highlighted in a competitive 

200-medley relay 

race, swam by Maggie Li, 

Ashlyn Remien, Ellen Gilbert 

and Tiffany Qiao, the 

team took fourth and was 

less than three seconds behind 

the first-place finishers. 

Qiao had a couple races 

where she found herself 

just out of the top spot, but 

for her that’s right where 

she wants to be at this 

point in the season. Qiao 

finished second in the 

200-yard individual medley 

race and just behind 

Vernon Hills’ Alexsandra 

Skatchkov. 

“I’ve raced against her 

before so it’s not the first 

time we’ve locked horns,” 

Qiao said. 

Qiao is confident that 

when it comes to next 

week’s sectional race that 

she will drop even more 

time. 

“I’m half-tapered, so 

we’re one week in,” she 

said. “I feel pretty okay 

with my taper. That wasn’t 

my end-of-season best; it 

was probably like two seconds 

off. I’m really happy 

with it how I am now, and 

I know with another week 

of rest I can be a lot faster.” 

Teammate Maggie Li 

had some personal accomplishments 

to celebrate as 

well. She took second in 

the 100-yard butterfly race 

finishing in 1:00.16. 

“I’m not going to swim 

it next week at sectionals 

because there are other 

people, like Tiffany [Qiao] 

and Ellen [Gilbert], who 

are faster than me,” Li 

said. “So, this is the last 

time I’m going to swim 

it this season. It’s pretty 

good for the last time I’m 

going to swim it.” 

During the whole day, 

the Spartans were nothing 

but happy for their 

teammates as each one hit 

personal bests at the meet, 

Walker said. 

“I think the positivity is 

contagious,” Li said. 

“It was nice to be with 

each other today,” Walker 

added. “I’m so happy for 

them. It really brings me 

so much joy to watch them 

and how hard they have 

worked and have it pay 

off.” 

Walker said that the 

team’s swimming IQ was 

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Girls Cross Country 

Sandlow a welcome surprise 

Michal Dwojak 

Sports Editor 

Sometimes it takes a while to 

find out how good an athlete can 

be. 

Natalie Sandlow is an exception. 

The freshman Glenbrook 

North cross-country runner culminated 

a season filled with highlights 

when she finished 28th in 

the IHSA 3A state meet Saturday, 

Nov. 4, in Peoria with a time of 

17 minutes, 31 minutes. 

Sandlow has progressed since 

her first race she started for the 

Spartans this season and finished 

what her head coach regarded an 

impressive feat in a young career. 

“She had a great weekend,” 

head coach Bob LeBlanc said. 

“She had an incredible race and 

for her to finish 28th in state is 

quite impressive.” 

The freshman’s path to the 

state meet could’ve been hard to 

predict heading in to high school. 

Sandlow had run in junior high, 

but never to the success where 

coaches could’ve imagined she 

would’ve reached this level. 

She opened the season steadily 

as she started in every meet this 

season. As the season progressed, 

she continued to gain momentum 

and confidence as a racer, which 

proved to be the difference when 

she raced with her teammates. 

“It’s been a really nice progression 

for how she’s improved 

throughout the season,” LeBlanc 

said. “She beat a lot of girls who 

had beaten her earlier in the season. 

She’s learned how to race 

and gotten faster.” 

Sandlow came out conservatively 

at the state meet, trying to 

get a lay of the land on a course 

that was different on ones that she 

had competed on before. Once she 

realized what the competition was, 

she took advantage and finished in 

the top-30 and beat the previous 

school record by six seconds in a 

3-mile race, which has been the 

distance for the meet since 2001. 

LeBlanc admitted that it’s not 

unheard of for a freshman to 

Glenbrook North’s Natalie 

Sandlow competes at the state 

meet on Saturday, Nov. 4, in 

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make a mark at the varsity level. 

According to the coach, the group 

of girls have been inviting and 

easy to work with, which helped 

Sandlow make the transition to 

the varsity level as a freshman. 

That acceptance allowed Sandlow 

to grow as a runner. 

“She’s leading by example in 

work ethic and pushing through,” 

LeBlanc said. “She just jumped 

right in and fit well with the team. 

She’s a hard worker and a great 

kid, so it was great to see her fit in 

with them.” 

Sandlow’s success highlighted 

a season of improvements for the 

Spartan runners. GBN finished 

second in conference, improving 

one spot after finishing second to 

Vernon Hills, that as a team finished 

third as a team in the 2A 

meet. 

LeBlanc admitted GBN’s regional 

was tougher than others 

and even forced his runners to see 

competition at the sectionals they 

had beaten earlier in the season 

when they cheered on their teammates. 

But that improvement is something 

LeBlanc will take into next 

season with the returning talent. 

“It was a pretty good year’s 

work,” LeBlanc said. 

Maybe he’ll have another surprise 

next season. 

Girls Hockey 

Glenbrook trying to find groove 

NEIL MILBERT 


The 2016-17 season is a hard 

act to follow but the Glenbrook 

girls hockey team is getting its 

act back together. 

Last season the team made up 

mainly of girls from Glenbrook 

South and Glenbrook North was 

a study in upward mobility, going 

from the top of the lower 

division the previous year to the 

Scholastic League championship 

and then going on to take 

the Blackhawk Cup, which is 

emblematic of the Illinois High 

School championship. 

Hovering just above .500 

when they met New Trier Silver 

in the seventh game this season 

on Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Northbrook 

Ice Arena, Glenbrook put 

on a performance in keeping 

with their stature as defending 

state champions by skating to a 

compelling 7-0 victory that improved 

their record to 4-2-1. 

“We have all those trophies 

and it’s sinking in: ‘we actually 

did this,’” said senior defenseman 

Katie Thomas, recalling 

last season’s accomplishments. 

“This season we started off a 

little slow. It took some time getting 

used to each other. Now, I 

think it’s going well.” 

Fourteen players have returned, 

including six All-State 

selections—senior forwards 

Hannah Jensen and Nicole 

Knudson, junior forwards Lily 

Cataldo and Katerina Poulos, 

senior defenseman Madison 

Itagaki and junior defenseman 

Madeline Dunham. 

“Our leaders are stepping up,” 

head coach Steve Hamelin said. 

“We lost a few key players but 

we have new girls who are freshmen 

who have been playing really 

well of late.” 

The freshmen are Alicia Kim, 

Addison Carr, Emma Patterson 

and goaltender Lauren Abraham. 

Abraham got her second shutout 

of the season against Silver 

but it wasn’t a difficult accomplishments 

because her teammates 

permitted the losers only 

three shots on goal. Claire Van 

Damme, the New Trier forward 

who made the All-State team last 

season as a freshman, played an 

aggressive game but couldn’t 

find the net because scoring 

chances were few and far between. 

“It was a good opportunity to 

work on passing, possession of 

the puck and making the most 

of our scoring opportunities,” 

Cataldo said. 

There were opportunities galore: 

Glenbrook was constantly 

on the attack in the New Trier 

zone and they pelted goalie Kate 

Burnham with 33 shots. 

“We have four lines and they 

are fairly balanced,” Hamelin 

pointed out. 

Jensen, who goes to Regina, 

led the attack with two goals and 

one assist, Knudson and Poulos 

each contributed one goal and 

one assist and Natalie Sorkin 

collected three assists. 

The other goals were scored 

by Kim, Cataldo and Nora Curtis. 

Glenbrook’s Lily Cataldo looks for an opening during her team’s game against New Trier Silver on 

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Burke showing his worth for Spartans 

Gary Larsen 

Freelance reporter 

Whether he’s clearing 

a puck from the crease 

or shooting at an opposing 

goalie, Glenbrook 

North junior Tim Burke is 

proving himself capable 

of playing wherever he’s 

needed on the ice this season. 

It just depends on which 

side of the blue line the 

Spartans are healthiest. 

“He’s a big, strong, 

fast player that everyone 

knows about and I can 

play him offensively or 

defensively,” Spartans 

coach Evan Poulakidas 

said. “When I had him on 

our first line, that line was 

flourishing. We recently 

sustained some problems 

with defensive injuries so 

I had to put him back on 

‘D’.” 

With offensive players 

recently returning from 

injuries, the Spartans’ offense 

exploded in their 

6-2 win over York on Friday’s, 

Nov. 3, at the Addison 

Ice Arena. Forward 

Jacob Crane’s hat-trick 

spearheaded the attack 

and forward Michael Day 

had a goal and two assists. 

Forward Matt Dahlke 

added a goal and one assist 

and forward David 

Rubin scored his teamleading 

32nd goal of the 

season in the Scholastic 

Hockey League win. 

For 23 of the Spartans 

first 26 games, Burke 

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the group of forwards that 

carried his team’s offense 

against York. But with 

stalwart defenseman Evan 

Izenstark recovering from 

a recent injury, Burke was 

needed in back Friday. 

Burke was a defenseman 

for his first two varsity 

regular seasons. He 

managed two goals and 

five assists as a freshman 

and three goals and 24 assists 

as a sophomore. 

Burke has 10 goals and 

10 assists as a forward 

this year, with two-thirds 

of the season left to play. 

He scored two goals in a 

game twice this season 

for the Spartans and twice 

had a goal and an assist in 

games. 

But Burke is a defender 

by trade. 

“I’m more comfortable 

back there. I’ve played 

‘D’ ever since I was little,” 

Burke said. “But I’ve 

enjoyed playing offense, 

it’s a lot faster-paced and 

more physical, and it’s a 

different mentality. 

“On defense, you’re 

more reserved and if you 

make a mistake it’s going 

to cost the team. On 

offense, you can make a 

mistake and there’s still 

people to [cover for] you. 

So there’s more pressure 

on you on defense.” 

At 6-foot-1 and 175 

pounds, Burke casts a big 

shadow on the ice but it 

was only two years ago 

that he barely cast a shadow 

at all. 

“I was only about fivefoot-four 

coming out of 

eighth grade, but then I 

shot up,” Burke said. 

“When I was smaller I 

got knocked around easier 

and it was obviously harder 

to knock other people 

around. Now it’s harder 

Glenbrook North junior Tim Burke looks on during Glenbrook North’s 6-2 victory over 

York on Friday, Nov. 3, in Addison. Gary Larsen/22nd Century Media 

for other people to push 

me around.” 

Glenbrook North (22- 

2-2, 9-1) went up 1-0 

on York when Dahlke 

scored the lone goal of the 

game’s first period on assists 

from Dominick Evtimov 

and Day. Crane put 

the Spartans up 2-0 in the 

second period on a David 

Wilcox assist but York 

quickly made it 2-1 on a 

power play goal by Collin 

Stasica. 

Rubin scored a power 

play goal on assists from 

Day and Kevin Koren and 

Crane mopped up a loose 

puck in York’s crease to 

give the Spartans a 4-2 

lead after two periods. 

Day scored early in the 

third period on a power 

play, on an assist from 

Burke, and Crane scored 

again with 3:26 left in the 

game on a Dahlke assist. 

Tyler Laarveld and 

Brennan Nein have split 

time in net this year and 

it was Laarveld’s time 

to shine on Friday, after 

Nein’s start in net for the 

Spartans’ previous game, 

a 2-1 win over Barrington. 

Poulakidas applauded 

the play of Day, Rubin, 

Crane, and Dahlke, and 

credited forward Koren 

for his considerable presence 

in front of York’s net. 

“He’s a monster in front 

and he creates a lot of 

havoc,” Poulakidas said. 

“Their goalies had to account 

for him and see 

around him, and that’s 

not so easy. I thought all 

four of our lines were going 

real strong. Tonight, 

technically and situationally, 

I thought we played 

maybe our best game of 

the year.” 

Laarveld made 16 of his 

29 saves in the third period 

as York increased its 

intensity, and Crane’s hattrick 

gave him 18 goals 

to go with 20 assists this 

season. 

“We’ve had a bunch of 

injuries and I didn’t think 

we’d be this good offensively, 

but we’ve had a lot 

of guys step up,” Crane 

said. 

Burke has been one 

of those players and his 

coach sees a high ceiling 

for the versatile junior. 

“I don’t know how high 

he can go but with his size 

and speed — you can’t 

teach that,” Poulakidas 

said. “And his offensive 

ability has really improved. 

His hands have 

gotten better and he has 

the ability one-on-one to 

make somebody miss. 

“I really believe the 

next level of hockey is in 

his future if he wants it to 

be. I think his upside is 

untouched at this point.”



Youth Football 

Junior Spartans capture championship in decisive win 

David Kraus/22nd Century 

Media 

1st-and-3 

Stars of the Week 

1. Lauren Abraham 

(ABOVE). 

The freshman 

goaltender 

earned her 

second shutout 

of the season 

against New Trier 

Silver. 

2. Jacob Crane. 

The forward continues 

to impress, 

he netted a hat 

trick leading to 

a goal firestorm 

in the Spartans 

hockey team’s 

win over York. 

3. Natalie Sandlow. 

Sandlow finished 

28th in the crosscountry 

state 

meet. She set a 

new GBN record, 

and did it all in 

her freshman 

year. 

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Game of the Week: 

• Loyola (10-1) at Marist (11-0) 

Other matchups: 

• East St. Louis (10-1) at Mount Carmel (8-3) 

• Lake Zurich (11-0) at St. Rita (9-2) 

• Naperville Central (9-2) at Maine South 

(10-1) 

• Nazareth (10-1) at Sacred Heart-Griffith 

(9-2) 

• Wilmington (10-1) at IC Catholic (10-1) 

• Providence (7-4) at St. Laurence (8-3) 

The Junior Spartan 

middleweight football 

team captured its first 

ever championship at the 

middleweight level in the 

history of the Glenbrook 

North Jr. Spartan football 

program. 

The Spartans defeated 

Skokie 21-0 at Niles 

North Stadium on Oct. 29, 

where Skokie had an undefeated 

record through 

the regular season (7-0) 

and the Spartans (6-1) 

looked for redemption after 

losing to them in Week 

3 of the regular season. 

The Spartans held the 

ball and drove the length 

of the field the entire first 

quarter and capped it off 

with running back Jack 

Philbin’s touchdown led 

by fullback Zach Williams. 

On the day, Philbin was 

responsible for all three 

Spartan touchdowns: two 

running and one halfback 

pass to Reese Marquez. 

Quarterback John 

“Cheese” Stocking led the 

offense all season and had 

great receiving targets in 

wide outs Payton Klein, 

Marquez, Sam Diaz, Brett 

Lawrence and Brady 

Spiggos. 

The offensive line was 

solid all year and got huge 

contributions from tackles 

Ryan Rosner, Brian 

Clinkunbroomer, guards 

Jack Goldcamp, Joey 

Mosko, Andrew Cooper 

and center Ethan Buckner. 

Kicker/punter Brady 

Spiggos pinned Skokie 

deep into its own territory 

on all three kickoffs 

and added a PAT (worth 

61-20 

JOE COUGHLIN | 

Publisher 

• Loyola 35, Marist 31. The 

Ramblers toughest challenge 

maybe all season, but they’re 

built for this type of matchup. 

• Mount Carmel 

• St. Rita 

• Maine South 

• Nazareth 

• IC Catholic 

• Providence 

53-28 

2 points) to contribute to 

outstanding special teams 

play all day. 

On defense, the Spartans 

recorded their sixth 

shutout of the season. The 

Spartans came out in a 6-2 

look and were anchored 

by linemen Lawrence, 

Weinzimmer, Rozner, 

Clinkunbroomer, Bucker, 

Cooper and Goldcamp. 

This combo made several 

tackles behind the line 

of scrimmage and limited 

the Skokie running game 

for all four quarters. Linebackers 

Williams, Philbin 

and Marquez wreaked 

havoc for the Skokie offense 

including tackles for 

loss, fumble recoveries 

and many group tackles. 

Cornerbacks Diaz, Klein 

and Spiggos shut down 

the Skokie receiving corp. 

The win finishes the 

ERIN REDMOND | 


• Marist 28, Marist 21. The buck 

stops here for the Ramblers. 

Marist is just too strong 

offensively for the Loyola 

defense. 

• East St. Louis 

• Lake Zurich 


• Nazareth 

• Wilmington 


57-24 

Michal Dwojak | 

Sports Editor 


Ramblers hold off Marist in their 

first real challenge in this year’s 

playoffs. 




• Nazareth 



The Junior Spartans middleweight football team 

celebrates its first championship win on Oct. 29 in 

Niles. Photo submitted 

61-20 

MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW | 

Sports Editor 


Ramblers go on the road and 

hang on to defeat a tough, 

undefeated Marist squad. 




• Sacred Heart-Griffith 


• St. Laurence 

season at (7-1) for an elated 

group of young football 

players. The Spartans 

were led by head coach 

Dave Ciss, who also had 

defensive coordinator responsibilities 

and the offense 

was led by co-offensive 

coordinators Jason 

Woods and Mat Ciss. 

This trio has coached at 

the middleweight level for 

the past two seasons and 

will be looking to repeat 

as champions next year. 

59-22 

MARTIN CARLINO | 



Ramblers hang on to win a close 

one on the road and advance 

once more. 




• Sacred Heart-Griffith 



Listen Up 

“I think his upside is untouched at this 

point.” 

Evan Poulakidas — Glenbrook North boys hockey 

coach on Tim Burke’s future. 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

The Glenbrook North girls swimming and diving team 

travels for the IHSA Sectional on Saturday, Nov. 11. 

• 9 a.m. start at Glenbrook South. 

Index 

40 - Girls hockey 

38 - Team 22 

Fastbreak is compiled by The Tower’s staff. Send comments to 

m.dwojak@22ndcenturymedia.com.

The Northbrook Tower | November 9, 2017 | NorthbrookTower.com 

Historic finish Freshman runner 

sets Spartans record at state meet, Page 40 

Positive turn Spartans earn 

personal bests at conference meet, Page 39 

Spartans’ Burke providing versatility wherever he’s placed, Page 42 

Glenbrook North junior Tim Burke (right) clears a puck in front of goalie Tyler Laarveld during the Spartans’ 6-2 victory over York on Friday, Nov. 3, in Addison. 

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