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12 | February 8, 2018 | The glenview lantern News
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From The Village
Nominate Glenview’s best
For the 51st year, citizens
and public employees who
made a difference in Glenview
can be honored with a
Glenview Civic Award.
The Civic Awards Committee
is looking for nominees
who are deserving of
the tribute because of their
actions in 2017.
The committee is seeking
nominations in four
categories: Citizen of the
Year, Youth of the Year,
Public Safety Award and
Public Service Award.
Nominations are due by 3
p.m. Monday, March 12,
to the Glenview Police Department,
2500 East Lake
Avenue.
The awards dinner and
ceremony are scheduled
Friday, April 20, at the Delta
Hotels by Marriott Chicago
North Shore Suites,
1400 Milwaukee Avenue.
Explanations of each
category and nominating
forms are at www.glenview.il.us.
Amtrak’s Hiawatha project
update
Village staff recently
received an update from
wish
From Page 3
arrived around Christmas
when she walked into her
Glenview home and found
a big box with gold and
purple balloons — gold for
the Grammys and purple
because it’s her favorite
color — that came with a
note saying she would be
attending the event. The
good news accompanied a
surprised party, organized
by her mother, with a few
friends and Make-A-Wish
officials.
“I was just so excited,”
Anna said. “It was hard to
think about before it actually
happened because it
the Illinois Department of
Transportation regarding
the schedule for moving
ahead with the proposal to
increase Amtrak’s Hiawatha
service from seven to 10
round trips daily between
Chicago and Milwaukee,
and the accompanying
plans to build a freight train
holding track in West Glenview
and a new switching
mechanism at Dewes Street.
Read the updates and get
background on the issues at
www.glenview.il.us.
Because of the update,
key concerns about the Environmental
Assessment
study and the transparency
of the process remain.
Residents of several
communities along the railroad
lines (Glenview, Bannockburn,
Deerfield, Lake
Forest and Northbrook)
that are being adversely
impacted by the project
have banded together to
form Citizens for ACTION
(Alliance to Control Train
Impacts in Our Neighborhoods).
This grassroots resident
campaign was started to
educate the public and stop
the proposed freight train
seemed so crazy. It was
so exciting and it gave
me something to look forward
to.”
On Jan. 24, Anna and
Beth Shabelman took off
for New York. Her father,
Doug, and sister, Sloane,
joined them the next day.
While in New York, the
Shabelmans were treated
to a variety of events: a
small, intimate concert
with Demi Lovato; an
opportunity to watch an
MTV show at the studio;
and a Grammys rehearsal,
where the children had
their first encounters with
some of the musicians.
That all led to the big
night on Jan. 28, when
Anna was standing at the
holding tracks associated
with the Hiawatha project.
More information on
the group and how to get
involved can be found at
www.nothirdrail.com.
Glenview Resident Open
House
Glenview residents —
new and established — can
learn more about local governments
and community
organizations in the Village
at the Glenview Resident
Open House from 9-11:30
a.m. on Feb. 17 at Park
Center, 2400 Chestnut Ave.
Activities include blood
pressure checks, voter registration
and crafts for kids.
Refreshments are provided
by Catered by Design.
Community groups are
welcome to drop off flyers
or brochures for display.
Bring them to Village Hall,
2500 East Lake Ave., prior
to the open house.
For more information,
call (847) 904-4370.
2018 Village Budget
summary
This year’s village budget
maintains high service
levels, addresses infrastructure
needs and continues
to control expenditures
through disciplined spending
and cost reduction.
Read the 2018 Budget
in Brief at www.glenview.
il.us to learn more.
February is Heart Month
American Heart Month
is a good time for everyone
to get to know their blood
pressure and, if it’s high, to
make control a goal.
Uncontrolled high blood
pressure is a leading cause
of heart disease and stroke.
In fact, more than 67 million
Americans have high
blood pressure, according
to the Centers for Disease
Control. People with high
blood pressure are four
times more likely to die
from a stroke and three
times more likely to die
from heart disease, compared
to those with normal
blood pressure.
The Glenview Fire Department
offers free blood
pressure checks for Glenview
residents at any fire
station. Just walk in.
Compiled from the E-Glenview
newsletter.
end of the red carpet with
the rest of the Make-A-
Wish children as celebrities
— including The
Chainsmokers, Julia Michaels,
John Legend, Lady
Gaga, Kelly Clarkson,
Sting and Broadway actor
Ben Platt — came by to
say hello and take pictures.
Then the family watched
the broadcast from the
main stage.
“I’m really grateful that it
got to happen,” Anna said.
“It was definitely something
I will always remember and
think about. It was such a
great experience.”
Later on, she was part of
a feature on NBC’s Today
Show that detailed her experience.
Now, she has returned
to GBS filled with
stories.
“It was crazy to think
I was actually there. It
was so cool to see how
an awards show works,”
Anna said.
More good news followed
the family home
from New York. Anna’s
uncle was recently approved
as a match, and
she may undergo a kidney
transplant over the next
few months.
“We hope the excitement
will carry her through difficult
times,” Beth Shabelman
said. “And the memories
of having a positive,
joyful experience will help
when things are challenging.”
THE WINNETKA CURRENT
Deceased Winnetka
teacher still giving back to
students
Through a legacy gift
bequeathed to the Winnetka
Public Schools Foundation,
a respected, longtime
District 36 social studies
teacher is still enriching
the lives of Winnetka
school children 16 years
after her death.
When former Hubbard
Woods and Skokie School
teacher Charlotte Carlson
passed away in 2002 at
age 90, she’d enjoyed a
teaching career spanning
four decades, from 1935 to
1972.
Around the same time,
the fledgling Winnetka
Public Schools Foundation
(WPSF) was steadily gaining
traction raising private
money among local residents
to fund innovative,
cutting-edge programs in
Winnetka’s classrooms.
A stalwart supporter of
Winnetka’s public schools,
Carlson surprised the
Winnetka Public Schools
Foundation by leaving
the nonprofit organization
a gift of $200,000 in her
will.
“She was such a believer
in the foundation and what
it does,” said Sarah Alshouse,
WPSF board member.
Carlson’s enduring gift
to the WPSF now helps
fund the foundation’s
annual Carlson Event,
a special evening open
house held each winter to
educate District 36 parents
and the community about
WPSF’s history, mission
and ongoing teacher grant
initiatives.
“The intent of the event
is to educate the community,”
Alshouse said.
Reporting by Libby Elliott,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at WinnetkaCurrent.
com.
THE WILMETTE BEACON
Stormwater open houses
begin before Wilmette
vote
Five years of work will
come down to two more
months of public outreach
for advocates of Wilmette’s
stormwater action
plan.
With the Wilmette Village
Board set to make a
final decision on what direction
it will be going at
its April 17 meeting, organizers
of two open houses
are seeking more feedback
from residents while also
continuing to explore several
options.
“Our goal is to have a
little bit of something for
everybody at the open
houses, both for residents
that know a lot about the
project as well as those that
are new to it,” said Brigitte
Berger, director of engineering
and public works
for the Village. “We’ve
tried to take four years of
work and condense it into
a single event.”
While the expected cost
of the project has fluctuated
since the Village started
discussing stormwater
plans in 2013, Stantec, an
engineering firm based
out of Canada, estimates
it could be in the $90-95
million range. Stantec was
hired by the Village to conduct
a study.
The first open house will
run from 4-8 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 8. The second is
set for 4-7 p.m. March 13.
Each will be held at Village
Hall.
According to the Village,
Stantec estimates that
20 percent of roadways
west of Ridge Road experience
standing water during
a 10-year storm event
Reporting by Eric De-
Grechie, Managing Editor.
Full story at WilmetteBeacon.com.