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From The Editor
Remember where you came from
CHRIS PULLAM
chris@glenviewlantern.com
As I write this, I’m
sitting on a train
headed back to
good ole Cherry, Ill., to
spend the holidays with
my family.
In my mind, Cherry is
a very strange place. It
means nothing and everything
to me at the same
time.
I lived there from third
grade through my first
two years of college, but I
couldn’t wait to leave and
start the next adventure
in my life; hopefully, in
a town with a population
greater than 500. I spent
four years in Champaign,
population 84,000, before
settling in Chicago, which
is at least slightly larger
than Cherry, and never
looked back.
That is, unless I think of
my family.
My mom was born and
raised in Cherry. She,
along with my dad and
siblings, still live there —
only a few houses away
from three pairs of aunts
and uncles, along with my
grandparents.
My grandpa, in particular,
lives and breathes
Cherry. He’s been the
mayor for as long as I can
remember; but I assure
you, the position is very
different than that of
Glenview Village President
Jim Patterson.
For the most part, he
performs construction or
community-related tasks
around town for free.
Have a busted pipe? He’s
your man. Need to install
a sink? He’s got you
covered.
Need to fund the entire
village’s operations
for a year? He’ll make
hundreds of pounds of
sausage, available in both
regular or garlic, and sell
it to just about everyone in
Bureau County.
Like I said before, my
grandpa lives and breathes
Cherry. And for that reason,
Cherry is still a very
big part of my life.
Even if I pretend otherwise,
Cherry is ingrained
in my very existence.
Without it, I wouldn’t be
the person I am today, and
you would need to find a
new editor for The Glenview
Lantern.
According to my mom,
my grandfather always
told his kids “remember
who you are” whenever
they left the house. Basically,
he was telling them
to stay true to themselves.
But I don’t see much difference
between “remember
who you are” and “remember
where you came
from.” We’re all influenced
by our families, but we’re
also influenced by our
surroundings. Besides,
Cherry is much more than
a small farming town surrounded
by corn (or beans,
depending on the year). It’s
a group of human beings
I’ve known most of my life
who still reach out for a hug
whenever I come home.
Now, I’ve waxed poetically
about this dynamic
because a Glenview
resident recently asked
why we feature stories on
ex-Glenview residents.
My answer: read above.
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students collecting gifts for Chicagoarea
children in need.
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The value of damage to
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From Page 8
THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK
New D112 superintendent
wants to hit ‘reset’ on
District, resident relations
Amid school closings
and border disputes, North
Shore District 112 can
cross finding a new superintendent
off its to-do list.
At its Dec. 12 meeting,
the School Board unanimously
approved the appointment
of Michael
Lubelfeld. He starts with
the District July 1, 2018.
Among his list of things
to address, Lubelfeld said
that reestablishing trust
between the residents and
District will be paramount.
The District recently
decided to close Elm
Place School and Lincoln
Elementary School, consolidate
the dual-language
program and shifted its
borders to accommodate
the students whose schools
had closed.
Prior to his appointment,
the District operated without
a superintendent.
“I have been concerned
about the impact of (not)
having a superintendent
and board transition without
a superintendent for
the past year,” he said.
Lubelfeld said he sees
the District’s shift in border
as a necessary shortterm
fix, and effecting
long-term change and
goals will be a big part of
his role as superintendent.
Lubelfeld said he takes a
“united approach to education.”
“I would love to present
a plan to the community
that takes elements of everyone’s
high points or requests,”
he said.
Part of establishing
trust, Lubelfeld said, is
establishing a line of communication
between the
District and residents.
He presently serves
as the superintendent of
Deerfield District 109,
where he’s been since
2013.
He said when he first
arrived there, Deerfield
had similar problems with
trust, and he feels he was
able to restore that trust.
“I really do have a vision,
I really do have a
plan,” Lubelfeld said. “I’m
going to spend the transition
learning.”
Reporting by Xavier Ward,
Contributing Editor. Full
story at HPLandmark.com.
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