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Trevor Smith and his daughter, Norah, 10, both of 

Northbrook, share a smile at the Northbrook Park District’s 

daddy-daughter dance on Feb. 9 at Allgauer’s on the 

Riverfront, in Northbrook. David Kraus/22nd Century Media 

Park District brings Hollywood to Northbrook for 

daddy-daughter dance, page 3 

A New Maple School 

Board members sign off on the 

final step, Page 8 

Community Honorees 

NB Chamber announces this year’s award 

winners, Pages 12 and 14 

An afternoon to remember 

Best-selling author visit District 28, Page 20

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In this week’s 

Tower 

Police Reports6 

Pet of the Week6 

Editorial27 

Puzzles30 

Faith32 

Dining Out34 

Home of the Week35 

Athlete of the Week38 

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THURSDAY 

Gut Health 

7-8 p.m., Feb. 15, Northbrook 

Public Library, 1201 

Cedar Lane. Did you know 

that your health depends 

on the state of your gastrointestinal 

tract? Join Dr. 

Richard Bisceglie of the 

Center for Holistic Medicine 

to learn about this fascinating 

topic, including 

ways to heal your gut and 

restore your biome using 

nutritional therapies. For 

more information, visit 

northbrook.info or call 

(847) 272-6224. 

FRIDAY 

Build 3D Objects for VR 

4-6 p.m., Feb. 16, Northbrook 

Public Library, 1201 

Cedar Lane. Learn how to 

paint for VR experiences 

and how to design your 

own 3D objects using the 

VR painting program Tilt 

Brush. This program requires 

registration and is 

for ages 13 and up. It will 

be held in the interactive 

classroom. For more information, 

visit northbrook. 

info or call (847) 272-6224. 

SATURDAY 

Furniture Sale 

10 a.m.-1 p.m., Feb. 

17, Village Presbyterian 

Church of Northbrook, 

1300 Shermer Road. 

The Village Presbyterian 

Church of Northbrook offers 

its first-ever furniture 

sale to the community. 

Some early spring cleaning 

has been done and side 

chairs, swivel desk chairs, 

coffee tables, conference 

tables, folding tables and 

even a pew or two for 

sale to the best offer. Enter 

through the north door 

which faces Cherry, and 

we will be in the Atrium. 

For more information, 

please call (847) 498-1155. 

SUNDAY 

Energy Meditation Yoga 

10 a.m. Feb. 18, Body 

and Brain Northbrook 

Yoga Tai Chi, 1947 Cherry 

Lane. Join for a Free Energy 

Meditation yoga class. 

The class starts at 10 a.m. 

Later in the day there will 

also be a free lecture/discussion 

and training called 

the 120 club. For more 

information, please call 

(847) 562-9642. 

MONDAY 

Basic Comic Book Lettering 

6:30-8 p.m., Feb. 19, 

Northbrook Public Library, 

1201 Cedar Lane. In this 

two part course, you’ll learn 

the basics of lettering comics 

using Adobe Illustrator. 

Part two is Feb. 26. Registering 

for the first class 

automatically registers you 

for the second. Ages 13- 

up. For more information, 

visit northbrook.info or call 

(847) 272-6224. 

TUESDAY 

Leslie Goddard as Georgia 

O’Keeffe 

Noon-2 p.m., Feb. 20, 

Northbrook Senior Center, 

3323 Walters Ave. 

Join Leslie Goddard as 

she tells the story of Georgia 

O’Keeffe, one of the 

most acclaimed artists of 

the 20th century. Learn 

about the complex woman 

whose mythmaking encompassed 

both her paintings 

and her life. Register 

online at nbparks.org/ 

online-registration or call 

(847) 291-2988. 

WEDNESDAY 

Parent-Tot Open Gym 

9-10 a.m., Feb. 21, 

Northbrook Leisure Center, 


Bring your kids to jump, 

bounce, run and make 

new friends at the indoor 

playground. They can exercise 

and play with balls, 

mats and hula hoops. Gym 

time is parent-supervised 

– there is no attendant on 

duty. Check in at the front 

desk before entering the 

gym. No food or drink is 

allowed in the gym. Dropin 

fee is $5. For more information, 

call (847) 291- 

2993 or visit nbparks.org. 

UPCOMING 

22CM North Shore Camp 

Expo 

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 24, 

Northbrook Court, 1515 

Lake Cook Road, Northbrook. 

The free expo held 

in the lower-level courts 

of Macy’s and Lord & 

Taylor will offer parents 

an opportunity to check 

out a variety of day and 

overnight camps for their 

child. Free balloon animals 

and face painting 

from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 

For more information, call 

(847) 272-4565 or visit 

www.22ndcenturymedia. 

com/camp. 

Variety Show - “Flight” 

7 p.m., Feb. 22-Feb. 

24., Glenbrook North 

High School, Sheely Center 

for Performing Arts, 

2300 Shermer Road. The 

2018 GBN Variety Show 

“Flight,” will feature outstanding 

student talent. 

Reserved seating tickets 

may be purchased for $15 

in advance (online) or at 

the door. For more information, 

call (847) 272- 

6400 or visit gbn.glenbrook225.org. 

John Hughes Celebration 

6-8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 23. 

Northbrok Public Library, 

1201 Cedar Lane. Join 

Kevin Smokler, author of 

“Brat Pack America,” for 

a discussion about some of 

John Hughes’ classic ‘80s 

films and how Northbrook 

stars as the capital of his 

movies. A screening of a 

Hughes film will follow. 

For more information, visit 

northbrook.info or call 

(847) 272-6224. 

Winter Band Concert 

7:30 p.m, Feb. 27, Glenbrook 

North High School, 

Sheely Center for Performing 

Arts, 2300 Shermer 

Road. Come enjoy the 

sounds of the Freshman 

Band, Symphonic Band 

and Symphonic Wind Ensemble 

under the direction 

of Rich Chapman and 

Greg Wojcik. The concert 

will feature traditional 

band literature, marches, 

Latin music and movie 

music. Admission is free 

and open to the public. 

or more information, call 

(847) 272-6400 or visit 

gbn.glenbrook225.org. 

Northbrook Woman’s Club 

Spring Luncheon 

10 a.m., March 1, Sunset 

Ridge Country Club, 2100 

Sunset Ridge Road. The 

spring luncheon and boutique 

will feature “Hamilton’s 

Women: Meet the 

Sisters Who Captivated 

Alexander Hamilton.” 

Leslie Goddard will present 

this living history program 

that will take guests 

back to the 18th century. 

For more information, 

please visit northbrookwomansclub.org. 

62nd Annual Pancake 

Festival 

7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, 

March 3, Village 

Presbyterian Church, 1300 

Shermer Road. Join in the 

fun for the first Northbook 

Nine event of 2018. All 

you can eat pancakes with 

live entertainment, door 

prizes and auction items 

with proceeds benefitting 

PADS Lake County. For 

more info: http://www. 

tvpchurch.org/events or 

call 847-272-0900 

Northbrook Softball Spring 

Clinics 

March 4, 11, 18, Glenbrook 

North Field House, 

2300 Shermer Road. 

Northbrook softball is 

offering spring clinics, 

which will be led by professional 

coaches from 

The Dugoutk, with participation 

for NGSA House 

League coaches. For more 

details and registration 

info - please go to http:// 

www.northbrooksoftball. 

com/ 

ONGOING 

Laughter Group 

Every Wednesday at 7 

p.m. at Glenbrook Hospital,2180 

Pfingsten Road. 

Join this free laughter 

group at the John and Carol 

Walter Ambulatory Care 

Center’s Lower Level, 

rooms E and F. Call (847) 

571-7553. 

Take Off Pounds Sensibly 

Want to lose weight? 

Come join TOPS. 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. For more information, 

call (847) 564-3147 

or visit www.tops.org. 

Chess Club 

Wednesday nights from 

7-8:45 p.m., Northbrook 

Public Library, 1201 Cedar 

Lane. Join weekly chess 

club and meet like-minded 

enthusiasts. Already on a 

chess team? Stop by and 

show off what you’ve got. 

For all skill levels. Chess 

sets and clocks will be 

provided. For more information, 

visit www.northbrook.info 

or call (847) 

272-6224. 

To submit an item for the 

calendar, contact martin@ 

northbrooktower.com or 

(847) 272-4565. Entries are 

due by noon Thursday the 

week before publication date.

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Daddy-daughter dance 

Discover The New 

a timeless NB tradition 

Hilary Anderson 

Freelance Reporter 

No one was quite sure 

who was having more 

fun — Tim Mateja or his 

daughters ZiZi and Vivienne. 

They were among 400 

people at the Northbrook 

Park District’s annual daddy-daughter 

dance, coined 

“A Night in Hollywood” 

and held Feb. 9, at the 

Northbrook Allgauer’s on 

the Riverfront. 

They came dodging the 

remnants of a snowstorm 

that blanketed the area the 

night before with roughly 

eight inches of snow. 

“Snow or not, we were 

going to be at this event,” 

Tim Mateja said. “We have 

been attending the daddydaughter 

dance for the past 

five years and would not 

miss it for anything. It is a 

special together time for us 

dads and daughters.” 

The trio was standing in 

line waiting for their turn 

to play one of the games 

awaiting those at the dance. 

Movie trivia, bowling, — 

which consisted of knocking 

down pretend Oscar 

statues — spin the wheel 

and popcorn buckets were 

all games guests could play. 

“Everyone’s a winner 

when they come for this 

event,” Tim Mateja said. “I 

came on a mission — to be 

more efficient so we could 

spend as much time as possible 

taking advantage of 

all the activities.” 

The night also included 

dancing to music with a DJ. 

Some dads danced with 

their daughters traditionally, 

while others held their 

princesses up in their arms 

Dads and daughters gather on the dance floor while 

enjoying the Northbrook Park District’s daddy-daughter 

dance on Feb. 9 at Allgauger’s on the River Front, in 

Northbrook photos by David Kraus/22nd Century Media 

Caitlynn Oertel, 6, of Northbrook, admires her special 

corsage. 

as a colorful disco light 

danced among the crowd. 

And, there was no mistaking 

that everyone was 

having a good time. 

“I liked getting two photos 

taken with my dad, 

one serious and one fun 

one,” said 11-year-old ZiZi 

Mateja. 

Each daughter at the 

dance received a wrist corsage 

and goodie bag that 

included a T-shirt reminding 

them of the evening, 

while each dad received 

boutonnieres. 

The evening even reminded 

many guests of a 

Hollywood fashion show. 

Abby Steinberg, 6, came 

in a sparkly pink dress accompanied 

by her proud 

dad, Jeff Steinberg. 

Tai Arnstein, 6, wore a 

dress with beautiful red 

roses on a white fluffy skirt 

that blended perfectly with 

a red bodice. Tai looked as 

though she could have just 

stepped out of a rose garden 

in a movie set. 

Ceci Lombardo, 7, came 

escorted on the arm of her 

dad, Joe Lombardo, to 

the Hollywood props and 

backdrop area to take more 

photos. 

“This is our third year,” 

Joe Lombardo said. “It is 

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Chicago man steals $1,400 worth of merchandise from CVS 

Ronald Dillard, 44, of 

Chicago, was charged with 

a felony count of retail 

theft at 10:26 a.m. on Feb. 

4 at the CVS store located 

in the 900 block of Willow 

Road. 

Dillard left the store 

without paying for approximately 

$1,400 worth 

of merchandise. 

He was seen leaving the 

area in a vehicle that was 

later stopped in Morton 

Grove after a radio broadcast 

was given, according 

to police. 

He was processed and 

charged with one felony 

count after approval from 

the Cook County State’s 

Attorney. 

In other police news: 

Feb. 8 

• Jacob Connor Marx, 

20, of Northbrook, was 

charged with driving while 

under the influence at 

12:19 a.m. in the intersection 

of Keystone and Redwood. 

Officers observed a 

suspicious occupied vehicle 

while on routine patrol. 

When checked, the subject, 

who was in physical 

control of the vehicle, was 

driving while under the influence. 

He was processed 

and released on bond. 

• A business located in the 

3700 block of Torrey Pines 

reported they received two 

checks for services rendered 

from a business that 

were returned for insufficient 

funds at 12:54 p.m. 

Feb. 7 

• Redante R. Redditt, 38, of 

Sauk Village, was charged 

with a felony count of 

identity theft at 4:20 p.m. 

at the Verizon Wireless 

store located in the 200 

block of Skokie Boulevard. 

Redditt attempted to 

purchase two iPhones using 

account information 

that he was not authorized 

to use. Charges were approved 

by the Cook County 

State’s Attorney office. 

He was processed on the 

charge and transported to 

court for bond. 

Feb. 6 

• A resident of the 2200 

block of Valencia reported 

that when they returned to 

their home at 9:46 p.m., 

they found it had been 

entered by unknown subjects. 

Several rooms in the 

house were entered and 

belongings were disturbed, 

according to police. 

Feb. 4 

• Weislaw Czerepak, 57, 

of Mount Prospect, was 

charged with leaving the 

scene of an accident and 

improper lane usage at 

7:26 p.m. in the intersection 

of Dundee and Sanders 

roads. Officers responded 

to the area after a 

report of a property damage 

traffic crash. When 

they arrived, they found 

that the second vehicle 

in the crash had left the 

scene. The second vehicle 

was stopped by Wheeling 

police and the driver was 

processed and released after 

posting bond. 

• Danny A. Louras, 29, of 

Northfield, was charged 

with driving while under 

the influence and failure to 

signal at 10:05 p.m. in the 

intersection of Willow and 

Pfingsten roads. Officers 

stopped a vehicle after a 

traffic offense and found 

the driver was driving 

while under the influence 

of alcohol. 

• Sometime between Jan. 

31 and Feb. 5, unknown 

subject(s) entered a maintenance 

building in the 

1300 block of Willow 

Road and took various 

power tools. 

• A resident reported their 

wallet was missing from 

their purse when they attempted 

to make a purchase 

at 12:10 p.m. at the 

Trader Joe’s store located 

in the 100 block of Skokie 

Boulevard. 

Feb. 3 

• Osvaldo Chavez-Bermeo, 

45, of Wheeling, was 

charged with improper 

lane usage, no insurance 

and driving with a suspended 

license at 12:57 

a.m. in the intersection 

of Willow and Landwehr 

roads. 

• Florence Reyes, 46, of 

Chicago, was charged 

with speeding, violated 

median, no insurance and 

driving while under the influence 

at 1:39 a.m. in the 

intersection of Dundee and 

Timber. 

• Requintis Brown, 36, 

of Chicago, was charged 

with improper use of an 

electronic device, no proof 

of insurance and driving 

while license suspended 

at 10:52 a.m. in the intersection 

of Landwehr and 

Lindberg. 

Feb. 1 

• Edward B. Bukwa, 55, of 

Chicago, was charged with 

driving while under the influence 

BAC less than .08, 

uninsured vehicle, illegal 

transportation of alcohol 

and improper lane usage at 

11:54 p.m. in the intersection 

of Skokie and Dundee. 

Officers stopped the vehicle 

after noticing a traffic 

offense while on routine 

patrol. They found he was 

driving under the influence. 

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Ceci Lombardo wore a 

stunning gold pillbox hat 

with a black veil that she 

borrowed for the evening 

from her grandmother, 

Mary Fauls, which almost 

looked like a gold crown 

on top of her head. 

“I like coming here with 

my dad and do not want to 

bring my two crazy brothers 

or my mom,” Ceci 

Lombardo said. “It is just 

my dad and me.” 

Similar to Ceci, many 

daughters cherished the 

times with their dads. 

“This dance is one of 

the times during the year I 

know for sure my dad will 

be only with me,” 10-yearold 

Ella Soifer said. 

Many dads felt similarly. 

“My daughter, Abbey, 7, 

and I come here every year 

so we can spend quality 

time together,” Paul Shuman 

said. “I go to all her 

brothers’ sports events. 

Each child is important.” 

John Luedke, father of 

Jane, 10, gave his nearperfect 

perspective on 

the importance of the 

evening. 

“This daddy-daughter 

dance is an opportunity for 

us dads to slow down and 

be with our children is a 

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Northbrook/Glenview D30 Board of Education 

New Maple School set following approval of construction bids 

Daniel I. Dorfman 


With a round of applause, 

the Northbrook/ 

Glenview District 30 

school board officially 

signed off on the construction 

of a new Maple 

School at its Feb. 8 meeting. 

The last major step toward 

the creation of the 

new middle school occurred 

when the school 

board unanimously approved 

four contracts tied 

into the construction of 

the new facility to begin 

later this year. 

“We are building a new 

school guys,” Chuck Gitles, 

school board president 

announced at the end 

of the last vote, drawing a 

roar of approval from his 

fellow board members. 

The construction management 

contract was 

awarded to Mt. Prospectbased 

Nicholas & Associates 

after 70 bids were 

opened last month, according 

to District officials. 

The new Maple School, 

the home for District 

30’s sixth through eighth 

grades, is anticipated 

to be approximately 

111,000-square-feet, 

replacing the existing 

roughly 89,000-squarefeet 

facility that was 

built in 1949, according 

to school officials. It will 

be on the same Shermer 

Road location, placed on 

the athletic field of the 

current building. 

The currently estimated 

price tag of the construction 

project is approximately 

$33.5 million, 

according to Dale Falk, 

District 30’s assistant superintendent 

for finance 

The Northbrook/Glenview District 30 Board of Education approved contracts to support the construction of the new Maple School at it’s Feb. 8 

meeting. Construction is set to begin in mid-March of 2018. Graphics courtesy of Northbrook/Glenview School District 30. 

“This Maple School is truly the 

school of our community. It is a 

building we are very proud of.” 

Dr. Brian Wegley — Superintendent of Northbrook/Glenview 

School District 30 on the impending 

construction of a new Maple School. 

and operations. He noted 

that is within the $40.6 

million budget for the 

project, but added additional 

costs for interior 

furnishings are still forthcoming. 

One feature of new 

Maple will be a second 

floor that will serve as 

the District’s main office. 

Superintendent Brian Wegley 

believed that option 

would create long-range 

efficiencies in terms of 

staffing as opposed to 

moving the District staff 

to another location. 

“This will come in under 

$2 million and give us 

a long-term solution that 

will be less than leasing 

space,” Wegley said. 

Starting next month, 

the District’s office staff, 

who now work out of 

trailers adjacent to the 

current Maple building, 

are scheduled to 

be temporarily located 

at the Northview Bank 

and Trust building on 

Waukegan Road in Northfield, 

noted Beth Preis, 

the district’s publicity 

coordinator. 

To finance the construct, 

District 30 will be using 

the proceeds of a $36.3 

million bond sale referendum 

passed by voters last 

years in addition to drawing 

down over $5 million 

from the District’s fund 

balance. 

Wegley said a groundbreaking 

ceremony is 

scheduled for April 5 

promising the school’s 

roughly 400 students will 

District officials hope work on the new Maple School will be completed by the fall of 

2019. The new building will include an area for student learning entitled the learning 

staircase. 

be donning orange hard 

hats. 

The building is expected 

to open in the fall 

of 2019, according to the 

web site statement. 

“Tonight is the culmination 

of a lot of work of 

what I would say is a marathon 

project. It has been a 

labor of love and certainly 

something we have been 

very passionate about,” 

Wegley said at the meeting. 

“This Maple School 

is truly the school of our 

community. It is a building 

we are very proud of.”



presents the 

Northbrook Chamber of Commerce & Industry 

Annual Meeting & Dinner 

Monday, February 26 

Keynote Address by 

Presentation of the 

Northbrook Business Awards 

2018 Corporate Citizen of the Year 

Hilton Chicago Northbrook 

2018 Northbrook Business of the Year 

la de da! 

Howard Hayes 

Senior VP Product/Service Innovation & Development 

Allstate Insurance Company 

2018 Chamber Volunteer of the Year 

Brad Baskin, Brad Baskin Photography 

5:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception, 6:00 p.m. Dinner 

Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel 

933 Skokie Blvd. 

Reservations Required. $80 Individuals, $595 Table of Eight 

Call (847)498-5555 for Information 

Thank you to Whitehall of Deerfield and our event sponsors for making the evening possible. 

• Allstate Insurance Co. 

• Crossroads Partners 

• First Bank of Highland Park 

• Glenbrook Hospital 

• Hilton Chicago Northbrook 

• Korman Lederer & Associates 

Table Sponsors 

• Michna Law Group 

• Northbrook Bank & Trust Co. 

• Northbrook Court 

• North Suburban YMCA 

• UL 

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• Elisco Design Architects LLC 

• Hallmark Homecare 

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Management, LLC 

Individual Sponsors 

• Senior Helpers 

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THE GLENCOE ANCHOR 

New Trier breaks world 

records with 44 twin sets, 

one triplet set 

The Guinness Book 

of World Records, now 

known as Guinness World 

Records, features more 

than 40,000 records, ranging 

from topics in sports to 

human interest to celebrities 

and food and drink. 

Students in the sophomore 

class at New Trier 

High School found out 

May 18, 2017, they’re 

among those record-holders 

after they earned not 

one, but two records themselves, 

including: Most 

Twins and Most Multiples 

in a Single Academic Year 

at One School. 

The sophomore class 

features 44 sets of twins 

and one set of triplets, 

accounting for 91 of the 

1,038 total kids in the 

class. That number would 

make the twin birth rate 

about one in every 10, 

compared to one in every 

30, which is the national 

average. 

The previous record 

of 24 sets of twins in one 

class was held by Highcrest 

Middle School in 

Wilmette, one of New 

Trier’s elementary feeder 

schools. 

The same set of twins 

who discovered the initial 

record, Luke and Ryan 

Novosel, also led their 

peers at New Trier in this 

latest application, according 

to a press release. 

Last year, 23 of the 24 

sets of twins at Highcrest 

entered New Trier as 

freshmen. 

“We called the administration 

saying, ‘Hey these 

kids are entering, there’s 

got to be some more,’” 

said Nancy Fendley Novosel, 

during a Feb. 7 press 

conference at the school. 

It took the staff at Guinness 

World Records a total 

of 17 months to get back 

to the Novosels and verify 

the record, a longer time 

period than they had originally 

expected, they said. 

Reporting by Michael Wojtychiw, 

Contributing Sports 

Editor. Full story at GlencoeAnchor.com. 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

Gubernatorial candidate 

Kennedy makes stop in 

Glenview 

Despite his deep and 

distinguished roots on the 

East Coast, Chris Kennedy 

set out for Decatur, 

Ill., after college. He said 

he wanted to help feed 

America, and getting a job 

with food processing giant 

Archer Daniels Midland 

was the best way to learn 

the industry. 

Three decades later, 

Kennedy’s own roots 

in the Land of Lincoln 

are inextricable. He has 

served as the president of 

the Merchandise Mart, the 

chairman of the board at 

the University of Illinois 

Urbana-Champaign and 

the co-founder of local 

nonprofit Top Box Foods. 

Now, Kennedy is seeking 

election to the state’s 

highest office. 

The eighth child of Robert 

and Ethel Kennedy 

made an appearance at the 

Glenview Park Center on 

Wednesday, Feb. 7, to talk 

about his campaign as a 

Democratic candidate for 

governor. 

After introducing himself 

and recounting his 

unusual path to the gubernatorial 

race, the Kenilworth 

resident fielded 

several questions from the 

nearly 50 people in attendance. 

While he addressed 

a variety of issues facing 

Illinoisans, Kennedy 

repeatedly circled back 

to the main themes of his 

campaign: education and 

tax reform. 

The Democratic primary 

election will be held 

March 20. 

Reporting by Jeremy Turley, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at GlenviewLantern. 

com. 

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Wilmette resident helps 

Mallinckrodt seniors fight 

pain 

While studying abroad 

at Tel Aviv University in 

1998, Wilmette’s Sarah 

Leibov stumbled upon a 

group of students listening 

intently to their Hebrewspeaking 

instructor as he 

guided them through various 

movements. While she 

couldn’t speak the language, 

she was intrigued 

by the serenity that filled 

the room and decided to 

join in, feeling dramatically 

better after the class 

was over. 

She later learned the 

class was practicing the 

Feldenkrais Method, a 

type of somatic education 

that uses gentle movement 

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by her own passion 

for health and wellness, 

Leibov soon embarked on 

a lengthy journey to become 

a certified instructor. 

“Once I returned to 

the States, I learned that 

it wasn’t easy to find a 

Feldenkrais training program. 

But, as luck would 

have it, there was one 

located right in Rogers 

Park,” Leibov said. “It 

took some time, but when 

I graduated, I had a full 

understanding of how the 

nervous system communicates 

with the rest of our 

bodies.” 

Leibov now teaches 

awareness movement 

training classes, following 

the Feldenkrais Method, 

throughout Wilmette at Pilates 

Central, Mallinckrodt 

and Mather Pavilion. Her 

main goal upon meeting a 

client or teaching a group 

class is to look for tension 

and pain. 

“Through Feldenkrais 

Method training, I’m able 

to identify patterns of 

movement that may be 

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Hilton Chicago Northbrook earns Chamber’s 

2018 Corporate Citizen of the Year honor 

Submitted by the 

Northbrook Chamber of 

Commerce 

While being part of one 

of the most nationally recognized 

names in the hotel 

industry, the Hilton Chicago 

Northbrook is also the 

story of a family-owned 

and -operated business that 

cares about its neighbors, 

quietly giving back to the 

local community and helping 

individuals who are 

rarely in the spotlight. 

The Allgauer family’s 

involvement in the 

hospitality industry in 

Northbrook dates back 

generations. General 

Manager Holly Allgauer- 

Cir’s grandfather founded 

Allgauers, the original 

building on the property, 

which served as a restaurant 

and banquet facility 

from 1974 - 1984. Her father 

Frank Allgauer built a 

single hotel tower in 1984, 

establishing Allgauers Hotel, 

then a second tower in 

1988, which later transitioned 

to the Hilton flag. 

But despite its growth 

and brand name, the hotel 

has always had a special 

place in its heart and time 

for those who are often the 

most vulnerable and least 

recognized in society — 

youth of all ages and in 

particular, children with 

special needs. 

The hotel also donates 

brunches and overnight 

stays to churches and synagogues 

for their fundraisers, 

as well as other organizations 

that support youth 

such as adoption agencies 

and service groups. The 

hotel estimates the value of 

its nearly 150 annual donations 

to community causes 

to be around $30,000. 

But the value of some of 

the donations has no price 

tag. 

The Hilton Chicago Northbrook is the Northbrook 

Chamber’s Corporate Citizen of the Year. Kellie (left), 

Frank (center) and Holly Allgauer-Cir pose for a picture. 

Photo Submitted 

2018 Northbrook Chamber of Commerce award 

winners 

Corporate Citizen of the Year: Hilton Chicago Northbrook 

Business of the Year: la de da! 

Volunteer of the year: Brad Baskin, Northbrook resident 

Read Baskin’s story on page 14 of this week’s issue. 

“We support virtually 

any local organization that 

offers programs or services 

for children or children 

with special needs,” 

Allgauer-Cir said. 

On any given day, 

amidst busy travelers 

checking into the hotel or 

executives listening to a 

presentation in one of its 

banquet rooms, children 

from the nearby Cove 

School, which serves 

youth with special needs, 

might be enjoying a pizza 

making session, or engaging 

in an activity to learn 

about the hotel industry. 

Twice a year, the hotel 

opens its doors and gives 

Cove students a rare, firsthand 

opportunity to shadow 

the staff and learn more 

about the inner workings 

of the hotel, including explanations 

about all of the 

equipment, tours of the 

restaurant and the kitchen, 

and a chance to meet and 

ask questions of the hotel 

staff. 

In addition, the hotel 

also helps support the Cove 

School prom every year. 

“Our partnership with 

the Hilton Chicago Northbrook 

has made a significant 

difference in the lives 

of our students and stands 

out as a model within the 

community,” Dr. Sally 

Sover, executive director 

said. “We are deeply grateful 

for all that they do.” 

For students at Glenbrook 

North High School 

who are interested in the 

hospitality industry, the 

hotel offers a chance to 

attend a half-day training 

session to learn more 

about the hotel and also 

gain valuable advice about 

resume writing and meal 

preparation. The hotel 

also sponsors and supports 

numerous other activities 

at the high school, including 

the business DECA 

club. 

For the last 10 years, 

the hotel has donated 

breakfast and lunch for 

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Family, customer service 

front and center at la de da! 

Submitted by the 

Northbrook Chamber of 

Commerce 

Since it first opened its 

doors almost 13 years ago 

in downtown Northbrook, 

la de da! has delighted customers 

as a fun and stylish 

place to shop — the kind of 

store where you can grab a 

quick gift, or lose yourself 

while browsing amongst all 

of the merchandise. 

But make no mistake 

about it, owner Jill Carlisle 

has put her serious business 

skills to work to create one 

of Northbrook’s most successful 

specialty shops, 

developing an assortment 

of selections of home decor, 

baby gifts, and fashion 

accessories that appeal to 

women of all ages. 

Over the years, the store 

has survived and continued 

growth despite economic 

ups and downs. La de da! 

now enjoys a loyal clientele 

that has come to know 

and appreciate its customer 

service. 

Carlisle opened the store 

surrounded by her loving 

friends and family. Her 

decision was one of necessity 

as she needed to support 

herself and her young 

children after the death of 

her husband. In order to be 

near her children, Carlisle 

decided not to seek a “safe” 

corporate job. Instead she 

used the skills she knew 

best — going all the way 

back to when she worked 

in retail as a high school 

student at Young In Heart 

in Hubbard Woods, to the 

skills she honed during her 

14-year career at Marshall 

Field’s. 

Over the years, the 

900-square-foot store has 

tripled its business and has 

grown to a staff of eight. 

She credits her site in 

Downtown retailer la de da!, owned by Jill Carlisle, is 

the Northbrook Chamber’s Northbrook Business of the 

Year. Photo Submitted 

downtown Northbrook for 

much of her success with 

neighboring retailers providing 

daily foot traffic and 

convenient parking. 

“You have to be committed 

to work hard in this 

business,” Carlisle said. 

“Part of the reason for my 

success is that I am present 

at the store almost every 

single day.” 

The store is deeply rooted 

in family. It was her 

father’s influence and his 

signature expression — “la 

de da!,” his personal seal 

of approval — that is the 

always present in the store. 

Carlisle was driven by 

a desire to be available for 

her family while also providing 

a source of income. 

Her children were her daily 

motivation. “I believe the 

commitment to my kids in 

those early days is what 

drove my success,” she 

said. 

The store has earned the 

reputation as a place to always 

find something new, 

but, Carlisle commitment 

to personal service is arguable 

her best-known quality 

She offers a concierge 

service that is door-to-door 

— customers can call with 

a request to purchase a gift, 

identify a price point, explain 

the occasion, and Jill 

and her staff will pick it 

out, wrap it , place it in the 

iconic black and white bag. 

“We have actually run 

the gift out to someone 

waiting in their car,” she 

said. “This is what separates 

us from the rest — 

and it’s something not 

available when shopping 

on the Internet. I like to call 

it the ‘hit and run’ because 

it’s directly geared to helping 

our customers right at 

their moment of need.” 

Having experienced success, 

Carlisle believes in 

the importance of giving 

back. And, she learned the 

impact she can have in her 

community by providing a 

way for her customers to 

make a difference. 

Several times a year, 

Carlisle conducts charity 

events to support others. In 

2017, she planned an event 

with her customers to raise 

$1,500 for hurricane relief 

efforts. Last Mother’s 

Day, la de da! delivered 

40 baskets with products 

collected from her customers 

to a women’s shelter in 

Evanston. 

Carlisle will donate the 

store’s $500 honorarium 

that accompanies the award 

to Ann and Robert Lurie 

Children’s Hospital.



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Northbrook resident’s artistry cherished 

Brad Baskin named 

Volunteer of the Year 

Submitted by the Northbrook 

Chamber of Commerce 

Over the years, hundreds of images 

taken by photographer Brad 

Baskin at Chamber events have 

helped communicate to the world 

not only images of the people in 

attendance, but the heart of the 

organization. 

Whether snapping a shot of 

a foursome at the golf outing, 

or capturing a candid moment 

at a business after hours event, 

Baskin always brings a special 

gift of artistry and enthusiasm to 

his work. 

Baskin takes time away from 

his schedule as a full-time professional 

photographer to volunteer 

his time and talents taking 

pictures, which he offers 

exclusively for the Northbrook 

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Chamber. Baskin and his camera 

are a familiar sight at the Chamber’s 

events, including the annual 

meeting and dinner, auction and 

taste and legislative lunches. He 

also willingly answers to help 

whenever his schedule allows. 

Brad’s photos can be found 

front and center in all of the 

Chamber’s publications, including 

the newsletter, the community 

guide, shopping and dining 

guide, the Chamber’s website. 

Baskin appreciates the benefits 

of being on the other side of the 

camera at Chamber events. 

“The fun part about being a 

photographer is meeting people. 

... And generally people at Chamber 

events are happy and enjoyable 

to photograph,” he said. 

Baskin first got interested in 

photography when he had his 

own darkroom at the age of 13. 

His earliest assignments involved 

shooting fashion ads for his family’s 

clothing business. He soon 

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learned to use his knack for putting 

people at ease and encourage 

improvisation. 

A graduate of the San Francisco 

Art Institute, he has 30 years 

experience as a professional photographer. 

He was introduced to 

the Chamber by Dan Gelfond in 

2006 when both were shooting 

photos and videos at a bar mitzvah. 

After coming to networking 

events and becoming more involved 

in the Chamber, he generously 

started volunteering his time. 

His photos have been widely 

published in ads for musical and 

theatrical productions in Chicago, 

Minneapolis and Las Vegas 

magazines — but he cherishes his 

time with the chamber. 

“I enjoy helping out the Chamber,” 

he said. “It’s fun taking 

pictures for what I consider to be 

the absolute best Chamber on the 

North Shore.” 

Allstate Innovation Executive to be 

keynote speaker at annual meeting 

Staff Report 

Allstate 

Sr. vice 

president of 

Innovation 

and Development, 

Howard 

Hayes, will Hayes 

be the keynote 

speaker at the Northbrook 

Chamber of Commerce’s 

Annual Meeting 

and Dinner. The dinner, 

which is open to the 

public, will also feature 

the presentation of the 

Chamber’s awards. 

Hayes’ presentation 

“Creating Success without 

Breaking the Bank” 

will address the challenges 

that businesses of all 

sizes face, including the 

need to grow and adapt to 

Northbrook resident and 

professional photographer 

Brad Baskin is the Northbrook 

Chamber’s Volunteer of the Year 

Photo Submitted 

Annual Meeting 

What: Northbrook 

Chamber Annual Meeting 

and Dinner 

When: Monday, Feb. 26 

Where: Renaissance 

Chicago North Shore 

Hotel 

933 Skokie Blvd. 5 p.m. 

reception; 6 p.m. dinner 

For Reservations call 

(847) 498-5555 

remain competitive. 

In his position at Allstate, 

Hayes drives the 

creation of innovative 

new products and services. 

Hayes has an MBA 

from Harvard Business 

School and an undergraduate 

degree in Economics 

and Engineering from 

Dartmouth College. 

chamber 

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the prestigious Glenbrooks 

national debate team tournament 

every November, 

as well as help support the 

team’s year-end party. The 

hotel has also sponsored a 

rib-off cooking event, with 

all proceeds dedicated to 

Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook. 

Because of the hotel’s 

generous donation of its 

largest banquet area, the 

Northbrook Chamber 

is able to hold its July 

Business Expo and After 

Hours, where 60 exhibitors 

can set up displays about 

their business. Thanks to 

the hotel’s generous donation 

of space, the Chamber 

is able to sponsor a meal 

packing event, making it 

possible for more than 250 

Chamber members from 

102 businesses to pack 

50,000 meals for needy 

families last year. 

But the generosity 

doesn’t end there. Both 

Allgauer-Cir and her father, 

Frank, give of their 

time and serve on community 

boards. 

“Giving back to the 

community is a family 

commitment,” Allgauer- 

Cir said. “Going back to 

the days when we started 

out as just a restaurant, 

we have always believed 

strongly in helping our 

neighbors.” 

Allgauer-Cir sits on the 

board for The Lexi Kazian 

Foundation Helping From 

Heaven, a charitable organization 

that is dedicated 

to improving the quality of 

life for families with children 

with special needs. 

Locally, she is currently 

Chair of Chicago’s North 

Shore Convention and Visitors 

Bureau board, and 

also serves on the Chamber 

board. 

The Hilton will donate 

its $500 honorarium accompanying 

the award to 

The Cove School.


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Find the right spot for your kid at Camp Expo 

22CM presents annual 

event Feb. 24 

Eric DeGrechie 

Managing Editor 

Northbrook Court is a popular 

destination for local residents 

looking for good deals. Naturally, 

it’s also a nice fit for 22nd 

Century Media’s annual Camp 

Expo, where parents can shop 

for the right spot to send their 

kids this summer. 

“We are really excited to 

be holding this year’s expo at 

Northbrook Court,” said Heather 

Warthen, chief operating officer 

for 22nd Century Media. “The 

North Shore location is perfect 

and the amount of space they 

have really will lend itself to 

continue growing this event in 

the future.” 

The fun runs from 10 a.m.-2 

p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at 1515 

Lake Shore Drive. This event 

will offer camps — both day and 

overnight from across the Midwest 

region — a chance to meet 

potential camp attendees and for 

local businesses to connect with 

camping families. 

“We are also really pleased 

with the variety of vendors and 

hope that people will come to 

learn more about them and what 

they have to offer for their children,” 

Warthen said. “The best 

part is this expo is free to attend.” 

In addition to 22nd Century 

Media, the event is sponsored by 

Banner Day Camp and Hi-Five 

Sports Camp. The gift bag sponsor 

is JCC Chicago — Big Idea 

and Apachi J Camps. 

There will also be vendor 

booths and interactive activities 

for children and teens. Free face 

painting and balloon animals go 

from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 

“This is a great opportunity for 

North Shore families to take advantage 

of our one-stop shop and 

discover not only the right camp 

for their children, but also learn 

more about local businesses in 

the North Shore that they might 

not know about,” Warthen said. 

Tahlia Teten, of Glenview, meets Bubba, a pig, and Jeff Lorenz, of Swift Nature Camp, during last year’s 

22nd Century Media Camp Expo. 22nd Century Media File Photos 

Jesse Giangreco, of Banner Day Camp, talks to Maya Plischke and Audrey Sarinyamas. 

This year’s expo will include more than 50 day 

camps, overnight camps and local businesses. 

Zachary Gerber tries the ring toss. 

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Apachi J Camp 

AYSO Region 425 

Bach to Rock 

Banner Day Camp 

Big Idea 

Decoma Day Camp 

Discovery Day Camp 

Fonseca Martial Arts 

Galileo Innovation Camps 

Glenbrook Racquet Club 

Hi-Five Sports Camp 

Hoops4Health 

ID Tech Camps 

JCYS North Shore Day Camp 

Noggin Builders 

North Suburban YMCA 

Northbrook Park District 

One In A Hundred Summer Camp 

Rootz 

Tamarak Day Camp 

Taste Buds Kitchen 

The Art Center Highland Park 

Tinkrworks LLC 

Under the Lights Flag Football 

YMCA of Metro Chicago 

OVERNIGHT CAMPS 

Angelic Organics Farm Camps 

Brehm Preparatory School 

Camp Agawak for Girls 

Camp Anokijig 

Camp Birchwood 

Camp Kawaga for Boys 

Camp Kodiak 

Camp Menominee 

Camp Thunderbird 

Culver Summer Schools & Camps 

Harand Camp of the Theatre 

Arts 

JCYS Camp Henry Horner 

Lake of the Woods and 

Greenwoods Camp 

Red Arrow Camp 

Swift Nature Camp 

The Gow School 

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From the Village 

Drone Implementation 

begins 

The Northbrook Police 

and Fire Departments began 

the early stages of 

implementing and training 

with Unmanned Aerial 

Systems (UAS) and Unmanned 

Aerial Vehicles 

(“drones”). 

Both Departments hope 

to deploy these tools for 

cases involving missing 

persons, aerial photography 

of crime and fire 

scenes, and other first responder 

situations, as well 

as capturing video of various 

Village events. 

Village staff anticipate 

Shermer Road bridge will 

close Feb. 26 

As part of the Village’s 

upcoming project 

to replace the deck of the 

Shermer Road bridge (located 

in the Central Business 

District) local utility 

companies will begin relocating 

their infrastructure 

next week. 

Staff anticipates the 

bridge will be closed to 

traffic beginning Monday, 

February 26 and continuing 

until project completion 

in mid-June. 

Notices have been distributed 

to all downtown 

businesses and additional 

notices will be mailed to 

surrounding residences. 

Additionally, staff installed 

changeable message 

boards on Shermer to 

notify residents, businesses, 

and visitors of the exact 

closure date and other 

information. For more information 

on this project, 

please visit www.northbrook.il.us/shermerbridge. 

From the Village is information 

provided by the Village 

of Northbrook, www.nort 

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Author, illustrator inspires young readers 

Submitted by Northbrook 

School District 28 

New York Times bestselling 

author Peter 

Brown surprised elementary 

students earlier this 

month when he told them 

it took him seven years to 

write his first children’s 

chapter book and that it 

takes about a year to write 

and illustrate a picture 

book. 

Brown, author of the 

children’s novel “Wild 

Robot” and numerous 

picture books including 

“Mr. Tiger Goes Wild,” 

“Children Make Horrible 

Pets,” “My Teacher 

is a Monster” and “The 

Curious Garden,” shared 

his creative process and 

where he gets his inspiration 

with students at 

Westmoor, Greenbriar and 

Meadowbrook Schools 

Jan. 30-Feb. 1. 

“It’s amazing that it 

took that much time (to 

write ‘Wild Robot’) and 

how much he had to think 

about it and not give up,” 

said Westmoor student 

David Kaminsky. 

The students learned 

other interesting facts 

such as: Roz the robot got 

her name from the first 

robot story ever written, 

“Rossum’s Universal Robots,” 

Roz is powered by 

solar energy, though most 

of the technology used to 

build Roz is not yet invented 

and 

It takes Brown an average 

of three days to finalize 

one illustration, from 

concept to ready to print, 

and there are 65 illustrations 

in “Wild Robot.” 

Brown visits about 20 

schools a year, he said, and 

enjoys seeing children’s 

reactions to his work. 

“There’s nothing like 

seeing [kids’] reaction firsthand 

with my own stories. 

Meadowbrook student Emily Peterson (right) gets her birthday hat signed by author Peter Brown during a visit on Jan. 30 Photos Submitted 

Brown presented to students at Meadowbrook, 

Greenbriar and Westmoor schools Jan. 30-Feb. 1. 

To see what jokes work, 

what they react to, that 

is great information for 

my next project,” he said. 

Brown lives in New York 

and grew up in New Jersey, 

inspired by his grandfather, 

who was an artist. 

Brown studied painting 

and drawing in college with 

the intent on becoming an 

animator, until he took a 

class in children’s books. 

“The nice thing about 

children’s books is, where 

animation needs hundreds 

of people to make 

it come to life, you can do 

it by yourself in a picture 

book,” he said. “I think of 

my picture books as short 

films where I’m the director, 

writer, producer, and 

I design the lighting and 

costumes and write all the 

dialog. So its kind of the 

best of both worlds.” 

A Westmoor third-grader, 

Sydney Rubin, summed 

up the value of his visit. 

Westmoor students enjoy hearing about the creative 

process from the best-selling author Brown. 

“He’s very inspiring 

and I want to accomplish 

what he accomplished one 

day,” she said. 

Brown’s second children’s 

novel, “Wild Robot 

Escapes,” will be released 

March 13.



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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT 

URBANA CHAMPAIGN 

Student named to the 

dean’s list 

Lizzy Donnelly, of 

Northbrook, was named to 

the University of Illinois at 

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old building has housed 

books, learning spaces 

and library programs for 

decades. Today, the library 

needs a little tender 

love and care as it is facing 

a series of issues as 

discussed at the Lake Forest 

City Council meeting 

on Monday, Feb. 5. 

Catherine Lemmer, director 

of Lake Forest Library, 

explained the many 

issues the library is facing, 

one of the biggest being 

the dome of the library. 

As winter started, residents 

may have noticed the 

library covered the outside 

of the dome with a tarp, 

“to buy [the library] some 

time,” Lemmer said. 

Some of the issue facing 

the dome are the leadedcopper 

dome requires 

replacement, with initial 

estimates at $300,000 

MADISON 


dean’s list 

Alexa Weissman, of 

Northbrook, was named to 

the University of Wisconsin 

Madison dean’s list. 

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE 


dean’s list 

Carly Smith, of Northbrook, 

was name was 

named to Fort Lewis College’s 

dean’s list for the 

fall 2017 semester. Smith’s 

major is environmental 

studies. 

School News is compiled by 

Editor Martin Carlino, martin@northbrooktower.com 

minimum, and restoration 

on the limestone brick 

dome structure is estimated 

at $100,0000. That 

price does not include advice 

the library received 

that the dome needs to be 

modernized, insulated and 

ventilated. 

The work needed at the 

library extends past the 

dome structure. There 

are five separate and aging 

HVAC systems in 

the 32,000-square-foot 

library. Lemmer said the 

separate systems do not 

speak together or work 

together. 

The library also has 

leaking and aging flat 

roofs and skylights, significant 

Americans with Disabilities 

Act compliance 

issues, chronic foundation 

issues and an aging layout. 

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In opposition of D225’s 

new transgender policy 

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to the Editor was sent to 

the D225 School Board and 

Superintendent Dr. Mike 

Riggle on Feb. 6. 

After thoroughly reviewing 

your response to my 

letter and reading the article 

in the local paper, I have to 

say that the overall collective 

feeling of the group is 

anger tempered only by our 

low expectations for your 

cooperation. 

Instead of taking the opportunity 

to welcome us 

into a collaborative meeting 

that could satisfy all 

legal and administrative 

requirements, the board 

and administration chose to 

obfuscate and hide behind 

their attorneys. Needless to 

say, we don’t accept your 

explanation of events nor 

your denial to have a constructive 

conversation with 

our group of concerned 

parents and community 

members. 

The ball is again in your 

court, and we hope that the 

board and administration 

will strongly consider this 

second request and respond 

to me by no later than 

Wednesday, Feb. 21, with 

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Social snapshot 

Top Web Stories 

From northbrooktower.com as of 

Monday, Feb. 12 

1. How We Met Contest: Classic Northbrook 

love story steals our hearts 

2. District 30 Board of Education approves 

contracts to support construction of new 

Maple School 

3. Letter to the editor: Offering support for 

District 225 

4. GBN’s ‘Flight’ will deliver thoughtful, 

powerful acts 

5. Spartans boys hockey defeats Titans in 

Scholastic playoff opener 

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From the editor 

An open forum for discussion 

Martin Carlino 

martin@northbrooktower.com 


covers the second largest 

community of any 22nd 

Century Media paper on 

the North Shore — behind 

only The Glenview Lantern. 

Although Glenview 

has roughly 14,000 more 

residents than Northbrook, 

rumor has it The Tower is 

still the top dog in terms 

of total circulation. 

At this point, you might 

be wondering why we’re 

discussing village populations 

and circulations. 

Over the past few issues 

of The Tower, you may 

have noticed an increase 

in our Letters to the Editor 

section. But, prior to these 

last couple weeks, we 

had gone awhile without 

receiving one. Hopefully 

that means we’re doing 

our jobs here at The Tower 

and covering all the issues 

our readers care about. 

But, if I may, I’d like to 

briefly discuss the section 

just in case it sometimes 

get lost in the shuffle of 

things. 

Basically, this part of 

the paper (nestled near the 

back of the News section 

with my weekly editorial) 

gives Northbrook 

residents an opportunity 

to voice their opinions on 

hyperlocal issues. 

If you feel passionately 

enough about an issue and 

would like to explain your 

reasoning, send a Letter 

to the Editor to martin@ 


In support of the nearperfect 

space for public 

discourse, the fun shouldn’t 

stop there. We would love 

to encourage public conversation 

through The Tower, 

which means Northbrook 

residents writing letters in 

response to other letters, 

or at least on the same 

subject — you might notice 

something similar with residents 

speaking in regards 

to D225’s recently passed 

transgender policy. Regardless 

of the issue, please 

keep discussions cordial. 

Lastly, here are the rules 

for submitting Letters to 

the Editor: 

• Letters should be 

limited to 400 words 

• Northbrook/District 

residents can submit 

entries 

• Every letter must be 

signed 

With a bevy of hotly 

contested approaching, I’m 

looking forward to hearing 

what everyone has to say. 

Who else had an awesome snow day? 

The Northbrook Park District posted this 

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with the most correct answers will receive 

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go figure 

400 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

The approximate number of guests 

present at the Park District’s 

annual daddy-daughter dance. 

(please see page 3) 

letters 

From Page 25 

torneys, but that decision is 

now under your control. 

Glenn Farkas, 

Glenbrook Parents for 

Protection and Privacy 

Proud to be a Glenbrook 

North mom 

I am a mother of a GBN 

freshman. I support D225 

students using the bathroom 

that corresponds to 

their gender identity, and I 

applaud the District for taking 

up the important issue. 

Unfortunately, the Trump 

regime has withdrawn protections 

for transgender 

students, and it is up to local 

and state government 

to fill in the gaps to ensure 

the safety and well-being 

of this vulnerable population. 

Transgender and 

gender-nonconforming 

individuals are frequent 

targets of harassment and 

abuse, rather than being 

the abusers. For statistics 

on this, please see the Office 

of Victims of Crime 

(www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/ 

sexual_numbers.html) and 

the National Transgender 

Discrimination Survey 

(www.transequality.org/issues/national-transgenderdiscrimination-survey). 

I understand that some 

unfortunately misguided 

people are concerned that 

students will exploit the 

transgender policy to get 

into a forbidden bathroom 

or locker room. Although 

that has never happened, 

such situations should be 

dealt with — and disciplined 

— on an individual 

basis. I am more concerned 

with the safety and wellbeing 

of trans and gendernonconforming 

students. 

This policy will not allow 

boys to use the girls room 

and vice-versa; Rather, it 

will allow all girls to access 

the girls room and all boys 

to access the boys room. 

I hope that the parents 

expressing concern about 

the safety of their kids decide 

to turn their attention 

to ways that actually will 

prevent sexual assault. 

Here are some ideas you 

can teach your kids, especially 

your boys: 

1. Silence does not equal 

consent. 

2. Do not blame rape victims 

for the violence perpetrated 

against them. 

3. Don’t use alcohol and/ 

or drugs to get someone to 

have sex with you. 

4. Do not participate in 

sexist behavior by objectifying 

or stereotyping women. 

5. Interrupt rape jokes. 

Sound Off Policy 

6. Challenge images of 

violence against women in 

advertising, pornography 

and other forms of media. 

7. Support women and 

men working to end sexual 

violence by volunteering 

your time, donating money 

and/or lobbying legislators. 

8. Recognize that sexual 

violence will not end until 

men become part of the solution. 

Catherine Caporusso, 

Northbrook resident 


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GBN students participate in Poetry Out 

Loud national contest, Page 31 

Glenbrook North senior Jeremy Stein performs his rendition of “Where the Wild 

Things Go” on Feb. 7 in the Glenbrook North library. More than 600 GBN students 

participated in the national competition, with 30 selected finalists performing their 

poems on Feb. 7 Martin Carlino/22nd Century Media

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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. He was famous 

for spoon bending 

4. Indian metropolis 

9. Critic Roger 

14. Hated war, for 

short 

15. “When ___ said 

and done ...” 

16. “You gotta lotta 

__!” 

17. Mocha, spice 

and tango are shades 

of these 

19. Outlaw, James 

20. “The jig ___!” 

21. Crete currency 

23. Folic acid, for 

one 

27. Refugees 

32. Helm heading 

33. Pop-up restaurant 

in Northbrook 

Court 

35. Backdoor 

36. Aragorn’s love 

in “The Lord of the 

Rings” 

37. Linear, for short 

38. “Star Trek: Voyager” 

character 

40. Words to live by 

43. Free 

44. Some computers 

45. Big ape 

47. Dry gulch 

50. Second start? 

51. Letter ender? 

54. Sugar 

56. Lake Forest 

eatery and bar with 

live music, The 

_____ 

58. Nightfall 

60. Bailiwick 

61. Aplomb 

65. Now a lake, 

once a train depot in 

Orland Park 

69. Kind of skeleton 

70. Creepy and 

spooky 

71. Petition 

72. Three ___ In A 

Fountain 

73. Dishonest sort 

74. Elevs. 

Down 

1. Have a day of life 

over again? 

2. Kind of bread 

3. Attribute 

4. Not ‘dis’ 

5. ___ Elezra 

6. Corporation type 

7. Lift 

8. Progeny 

9. Issue an injunction 

10. Quilting party 

11. M.D.’s work in them 

12. Campers, for short 

13. Three-way pipe 

connector 

18. Hydrotherapy venue 

22. Apt. divisions 

24. Co. that makes stuff 

25. Corn Belt state 

26. Ariz. neighbor 

28. Physicist Ohm 

29. Eastern princess 

30. Squeezed (out) 

31. “Danny and the 

Dinosaur” author Hoff 

34. Whopper topper 

36. Atty. in the firm 

38. Actor Malden 

39. Light brown in color 

41. A B toothbrush 

42. “Drama y Luz” 

band 

44. Kind of wheel 

46. Violent leader? 

48. Sings on a mountaintop 

49. Big Midwest sch. 

51. “___ the thought!” 

52. Florist flower 

53. Rattlers or mambas 

55. Curved letters 

57. “... I ___ a puddy 

tat!” 

59. Sharp 

61. Fundraising gp. 

62. Losing tic-tac-toe 

row 

63. “Rocky ___” 

64. ___ Jacinto 

66. Rap doctor 

67. Angelina Jolie biopic 

about a fast-living 

model 

68. Comic character 

exclamation 

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600 students recite poetry readings 

Martin Carlino, Editor 

Glenbrook North freshman 

Haley Sandlow 

stepped up on stage, took a 

deep breath, looked out to 

a crowd of more than 100 

students, faculty and parents 

and began to recite the 

first line of John McCrae’s 

“In Flanders Fields.” 

With Sandlow’s declaim 

of the noted wartime 

poem’s first stanza, Glenbrook 

North’s inaugural 

participation in a national 

contest known as Poetry 

Out Loud was underway. 

In total, more than 600 

GBN — and some Glenbrook 

South — students, 

spanning more than 30 

different English classes, 

recited poems they memorized 

in front of their respective 

classes. 

Sandlow was just one 

of 30 students selected by 

GBN educators as class finalists 

to perform on Feb. 

7 in the GBN library for 

the chance to advance to 

the contest’s regional competition 

on Feb. 21. 

“This is our first year 

participating in the national 

contest and, honestly, 

just the process is 

making it all worthwhile,” 

said Karen Cunningham, 

instructional supervisor of 

the English department at 

GBN. 

Cunningham first got 

word of Poetry Out Loud 

while attending a summer 

workshop at the Chicago 

Poetry Foundation. 

“[The instructors of that 

workshop] first told us 

of this and talked about 

all the positives they had 

gotten from watching students 

perform,” she said. 

“This year, I’m the instructional 

supervisor and 

I just said ‘let’s do this, 

let’s give it a try.’” 

Cunningham and a 

group of several other 

judges helped determine 

the winner of GBN’s final 

by formulating a score for 

each student. To calculate 

each student’s score, 

the judges followed scoring 

guidelines set by Poetry 

Out Loud organizers, 

which evaluates performers 

on a variety of criteria. 

After the completion 

of each student performance 

— which each 

roughly ranged from 30 

to 90 seconds — judges 

scored GBS junior Sabina 

Roberts’ rendition of Tony 

Hoagland’s “Please Don’t” 

as the top performance of 

the afternoon. Roberts was 

able to participate in the 

event because of her enrollment 

in the Glenbrook 

Academy, a district-wide, 

four-year program for high 

achieving students. 

Despite the poem’s tenstanza 

length, Roberts was 

unfazed by the memorization 

requirement of the 

contest. 

“I was a little nervous, 

but not that much,” Roberts 

said. “It was kind of 

scary at first, but once I got 

started, I was fine.” 

But, because of a technicality 

with the competition’s 

registration system, 

it’s unlikely Roberts will 

be able to advance to the 

regional final. 

Per Cunningham, GBN 

senior Katherine Friedan 

will likely represent GBN 

on Feb. 21. Friedan earned 

first runner-up for her performance 

of Rita Dove’s 

“American Smooth.” 

For Friedan, picking a 

poem that she found meaningful 

was of the utmost 

importance. 

GBS junior Sabina Roberts performs “Please Don’t.” 

Roberts’ reading earned the highest score from judges. 

“I wanted to pick a 

poem that resonated with 

me,” she said. “I probably 

went through 100 poems. 

I narrowed it down to poems 

I thought would speak 

well.” 

As part of her advancement 

to the regional 

event, Friedan will have 

to memorize and recite an 

additional poem. As for 

insights into her selection, 

Friedan still holds meaning 

at the top of the list. 

“I’m still not sure on 

my second selection, but 

it will still be important to 

me to pick something that 

has meaning and speaks to 

me,” she said. 

Other top finishers included 

GBN senior Jeremy 

Stein, for his reading 

of “Where the Wild Things 

Go” and GBN junior Erin 

Rosenfeld, who used sign 

language to perform her 

poem. 

Regardless of students’ 

scores, Cunningham 

couldn’t have been more 

pleased with the impact of 

GBN’s first year in Poetry 

Out Loud. 

“It just makes me super 

proud of our students,” she 

said. “It’s just a different 

way of showcasing their 

talents and passions and 

most importantly getting 

them to realize they do like 

poetry.” 

Full story at Northbrooktower.com 

Glenbrook North senior Katherine Friedan performs 

“American Smooth” as one of 30 finalists in GBN’s 

Poetry Out Loud contest readings on Feb. 7 in the GBN 

library. Photos by Martin Carlino/22nd Century Media 

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In Memoriam 

Edmund L. Gadek 

Edmund L. Gadek, 87, 

formerly of Northbrook, 

died Jan. 31. 

He was born on Oct 

27, 1930, in Chicago, IL. 

He was the son of the late 

Stanley and Sofia (Lisak) 

Gadek and was united in 

marriage to Ann Marie 

Matye who preceded him 

in death in 1996. He was 

united in marriage to Shirley 

(Frost) Beinlich on Oct 

20, 2005. Gadek was the 

owner of Ace Hardware 

in Twin Lakes, Wisc. and 

Northbrook, and was a 

member of the Northbrook 

Chamber of Commerce 

and Twin Lakes Chamber 

of Commerce. During his 

life he enjoyed golfing, 

boating and baseball. 

Gadek is survived by his 

wife Shirley; his two sons 

Ronald (Susan) Gadek and 

Robert (Lisa) Gadek; stepchildren: 

Candice Beinlich, 

Michael (Chris) Beinlich, 

Larry (Dawn) Beinlich, 

Scott (Jackie) Beinlich, 

Kimberly (William) Anderson 

and Lisa (Luke) Massar; 

grandfather of Bradley 

Gadek, Lauren Gadek, Ryan 

Gadek and Michael Gadek; 

step-grandfather of Kristina 

Anderson, Kurt Beinlich, 

Kaitlyn Beinlich, Kennedy 

Beinlich, Sean Beinlich, 

Kasey Beinlich, Emmalie 

Beinlich, Margaret Massar, 

Roxanne Massar and 

Luke Massar; great grandchildren: 

Savannah, Khloe, 

Cameron and Jackson. 

He was preceded in death 

by his brother Frank (Genevieve) 

Gadek and sisters 

Evelyn (Gene) Kowalski 

and Emily (Stanley) Zywanski. 

He was also preceded in 

death by his stepson Mark 

Beinlich and Step Grandson 

William Beinlich. 

Memorials may be made 

to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. 

Mary Kebler 

Mary Kebler, 62, of 

Northbrook, died Jan. 11. 

Thomas C. Jason 

Thomas Charles Jason, 

88, of Northbrook, died 

Jan. 9. 

He was the loving husband 

of the late Marcella; 

devoted father of Brian 

(Laura) and the late Bruce; 

proud grandfather of Jeremy 

and Salena. 

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In lieu of flowers, donations 

may be made to the 

Alzheimer’s Association 

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Parkinson’s Foundation at 

www.parkinson.org. 

Howard Rosell 

Howard Rosell, 77, of 

Northbrook died. He was 

the beloved husband of Roberta 

nee Deitch; devoted 

brother of Ellen (Art) West, 

Susan Rosell and Mavis 

(John Hitchcock) Rosell; 

loving uncle of many. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial 

contributions may be 

made to American Diabetes 

Association, www.diabetes. 

org or American Heart Associaton, 

www.heart.org. 

Matilda A. Stuart 

Matilda A. “Tillie” 

Stuart, nee Leiser, 90, of 

Northbrook, died Jan. 21. 

She was the beloved wife 

of the late Ronald; loving 

mother of Marie Ellen and 

Barbara (John) Nicholson; 

cherished grandmother 

of Sean Falls, Michelle 

(Michael) Nielson, Kelly 

(Sean) Daley and Kristen 

Nicholson; proud great 

grandmother of Colin Falls, 

Owen and Charles Daley; 

dear sister of the late 

Charles Leiser and Theresa 

Schranz. Mrs. Stuart was 

an executive secretary for 

37 years with Walgreens. 

Stuart was also a devoted 

parishioner at St. Norbert 

Parish in Northbrook, very 

active at Covenant Village 

of Northbrook, and was a 

longtime volunteer at Glenbrook 

Hospital. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials 

may be made to Walgreens 

Benefit Fund, 102 

Wilmot Road, MS1237, 

Deerfield, IL 60015 or 

JourneyCare Foundation, 

2050 Claire Ct., Glenview, 

IL 60025. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 

m.dwojak@22ndcentury 

media.com with information 

about a loved one who was part 

of the Northbrook community. 

Faith Briefs 

Congregation Beth Shalom (3433 

Walters Ave.) 

Havdallah, Dinner and a 

Movie 

Join discussion leader 

Reid Schultz to review 

and watch the film “Wedding 

Doll.” Join for dinner, 

movie snacks and Havdallah 

on Feb. 17 from 5:30- 

10 p.m. Tickets are $25 

for nonmembers. RSVP 

to Bernie (847) 498-4100 

x46 or bbalbot@bethshalomnb.org. 

Gym Hakatan: The Little 

Gym 

Join on Sunday, Feb. 11, 

from 11 a.m.–noon for fun 

and ongoing skill development 

through movement, 

music, learning and laughter. 

Classes run for eight 

sessions, through May 6, 

and is open to ages 10-24 

months. Cost $40 for all 

eight sessions. Open to 

the community. Class location 


For more information and 

registration, call (847) 

498-4100 or visit jbabychicago@juf.org. 

Shabbat with a Twist 

Families with children 

up to Pre-K join March 2 

and 16 from 11-11:45 a.m. 

join our clergy for stories, 

songs and projects, and 

children twist their own 

challah with the dough we 

provide and take it home to 

bake. All are welcome and 

the event is free of charge. 

Purim Carnival 

Join on March 4 from 

11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. for 

fun for all ages including 

arts and crafts, face painting, 

tattoo parlor, games, 

food, prizes, wear your 

costume. There is no entrance 

fee — 10 tickets for 

$5 for games, food, etc. 

Shabbat B’Yachad Service 

and Dinner 

Join on March 9 for dinner 

at 6 p.m. ($12 per adult, 

kids eat free) and stay for 

family friendly services at 

6:45 p.m. There is a special 

service for families 

with young children age’s 

birth through first grade 

and a family service co-led 

by our youth and clergy 

for families with children 

in grades second through 

sixth grade. Contact Matt 

Rissien at (847) 498-1000 

or MRissien@BethShalomNB.org 

for more information. 

Passover Dessert 

Chocolate Seder 

Join the H.U.G.S programming 

for Jewish families 

with special needs in 

a fun and delicious Passover 

dessert Chocolate 

Seder during which there 

will be singing our favorite 

songs and tell wonderful 

stories, Sunday, March 

25, 2018 from 2:00 – 3:30 

pm. A creative new way to 

learn about Passover, share 

a fun afternoon of family 

time and make some new 

friends. Special appearance 

and music by the SE- 

LAH choir. Good for all 

ages, free of charge and 

open to one and all. 

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, 

call (847) 509-9204. 

NCS Annual Purim Feed a 

Family 

Join for the annual project 

on Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. that 

delivers generous supplies 

of food/household products 

to families in need. 

Financial support is needed 

for success. The group 

will also need helpers and 

driers to make deliveries 

on Sunday morning. Volunteering 

only one to two 

hours on Sunday morning 

will provide you, your 

children or grandchildren 

with first-hand experience 

with Jewish social action 

and values. For questions, 

please call (847) 509- 

9204. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

For more information, call 

(847) 272-0319. 

Northbrook United Methodist Church 

(1190 Western Avenue) 

Line Dance 

Pay $50 for six sessions; 

Tuesday evenings starting 

Jan. 9 through Feb. 12 at 

7:00 p.m. in the basement. 

Amount can be prorated 

if you begin after the first 

class. 

Submit information for The 

Tower’s Faith page tom. 

dwojak@22ndcenturymedia. 

com. Deadline is noon on 

Thursday.



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Quick Bites 

Nachos include all the fixings along the North Shore 

Staff Report 

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Northbrook Theatre 

(3323 Walters Ave. (847) 

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every Saturday through 

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(1150 Willow Road, 

(847) 480-2323) 

■From ■ open until close 

all week: bowling and 

bocce 

GLENVIEW 

Johnny’s Kitchen 

(1740 Milwaukee Ave. 

(847) 699-9999) 

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and Saturday: Live 

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The Rock House 

(1742 Glenview Road 

(224) 616-3062) 

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■10 ■ a.m. Saturday, 

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Acoustic 

■8:30 ■ p.m. Saturday, 

Feb. 17: The Riverside 

Prowlers 

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18: Owen Hemming 

■Noon, ■ Sunday, Feb. 18: 

Sean Heffernan 

Curragh Irish Pub 

(1800 Tower Drive, (847) 

998-1100) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every 

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To place an event in The 

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Nachos are always a fan 

favorite. The cheesy chips, 

often a go-to food at sports 

games, movie theaters and 

carnivals, can be shared as 

an appetizer or eaten as a 

main course. 

The best thing about nachos 

is how their recipes 

vary from place to place. 

For years, restaurants have 

been crafting nachos their 

own way. 

Nachos may come in the 

traditional style with melted 

cheese and ground beef, but 

today, nachos can be made 

with everything from pulled 

pork, chicken and guacamole 

to steak, chili and turkey. 

With Feb. 24 designated 

as National Tortilla Chip 

Day, our group of 22nd 

Century Media editors decided 

the time was right to 

venture across our North 

Shore communities, sampling 

a variety of nachos 

from local eateries which 

put their own spins on the 

hit dish. 

Colossal Nachos — The 

Landmark Inn, Northbrook 

What’s in a name? Well, 

at Northbrook’s The Landmark 

Inn, names say it all. 

The downtown eatery is 

a literal Northbrook landmark, 

as it resides in the 

oldest commercial building 

in the village. 

Residents have flocked 

to the community staple for 

its classic, wide-ranging 

menu since 2001, which includes 

its signature colossal 

nachos appetizer. And, true 

to its straightforward nature, 

the name provides the 

perfect story of this dish. 

The Landmark Inn’s colossal 

nachos are just that 

— a massive serving fit to 

satisfy any nacho-lovers’ 

taste buds. 

The Landmark Inn’s colossal nachos ($10.95, $12.95 for 

steak) come with your choice of chili, seasoned chicken 

or steak and are topped with cheese, sour cream, 

guacamole, jalapeno peppers, beans and tomatoes. 

Martin Carlino/22nd Century Media 

This hearty nacho offering 

($10.95, $12.95 with 

steak) comes with your 

choice of chili, steak or 

seasoned chicken and is 

topped with cheese, sour 

cream, guacamole, beans, 

jalapeno peppers and tomatoes. 

Those looking for 

even more options surely 

won’t be disappointed as 

guests can also substitute in 

steak. If you’re in the mood 

for a little spice of life, The 

Landmark Inn’s salsa verde 

is the perfect complement. 

“It’s easily one of our topselling 

appetizers,” said Samantha 

Reinhart, longtime 

Landmark Inn worker. “You 

can never really go wrong 

with our nachos.” 

And Reinhart’s sentiments 

are true, you can 

never really go wrong with 

this dish. This writer highly 

recommends this ample 

portion of nacho goodness. 

The Landmark inn is located 

at 1352 Shermer Road 

and is open 11 a.m.-1:30 

a.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11 

a.m.-2 a.m. on Friday and 

11 a.m.-3 a.m. on Saturday. 

For more information, visit 

www.landmarkinnbar.com 

Story by Martin Carlino, 

Editor 

The carnita nachos ($13.95) are available on the 

specials menu at Guanajuato, 73 Green Bay Road, 

Glencoe. Megan Bernard/22nd Century Media 

Guacamole nachos 

— Javier’s Mexican 

Restaurant, Glenview 

Are nachos a meal or an 

appetizer? 

That question has 

haunted the minds of great 

philosophers since Plato 

roamed the earth. I’ve 

heard solid arguments from 

both camps, but neither 

has given ground in recent 

years. Still, the answer, if 

you ask me, is obvious. 

Nachos can, if done well, 

stand alone as a meal of 

their own, and the guacamole 

nachos ($9.75) at Javier’s 

Mexican Restaurant 

prove my point. 

The dish includes tortilla 

chips spread with beans, 

melted cheese, sour cream, 

jalapenos and, of course, 

plenty of guacamole. If you 

crave protein, Javier’s also 

serves chicken and ground 

beef nachos for the same 

price. 

But the fun doesn’t stop 

there. Upgrade to ribeye 

steak ($11.95), steak fajita 

($12.95) or fiesta ($10.75) 

nachos, or keep it simple 

with plan cheese nachos 

($6.75). 

And, if you’re foolish 

enough to order your nachos 

as an appetizer, I’d 

suggest pairing them with 

the tacos tipicos Mexicanos, 

three tacos served on 

soft flour or soft corn tortillas 

with lettuce and tomatoes, 

or the fajitas, a healthy 

serving of sizzling fajitas 

mixed with green peppers, 

tomatoes and grilled onions 

served with a side of guacamole 

and pico de gallo. 

Javier’s Mexican Restaurant, 

1829 Waukegan 

Road, Glenview, is open 

11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday- 

Thursday and 11 a.m.-11 

p.m. Friday-Saturday. For 

more information, call 

(847) 834-0485 or visit 

www.javiers.biz. 

Story by Chris Pullam, Contributing 

Editor 

Carnita nachos — 

Guanajuato, Glencoe 

When you order Guanajuato’s 

carnita nachos, they 

“will never disappoint you 

because they have everything.” 

The nachos — a special 

running for $13.95 — have 

multiple layers of toppings, 

so every chip packs a flavorful 

punch, said Jovanny 

Diaz, the head chef at Guanajuato, 

a contemporary 

Mexican and tequila bar 

located at 73 Green Bay 

Road, Glencoe. 

“Everything” includes 

black beans, pickled red 

onions, Chihuahua cheese, 

guacamole, sour cream, 

chopped cilantro, jalapenos 

and, most importantly, pork 

shoulder, butt and belly, 

which is cooked for six 

hours in the oven. 

All of the toppings are 

intertwined with fresh corn 

tortilla chips. 

“It’s pure comfort food,” 

said Margarita Challenger, 

the restaurant’s owner. 

“Our nachos are one of our 

most popular dishes.” 

Challenger also noted in 

the dead of winter, these 

nachos can brighten your 

day — both in flavor and 

sight with its colorful toppings. 

When I tried the carnita 

nachos for myself, I was 

pleasantly surprised. They 

weren’t your run-of-themill 

appetizer; they melted 

in your mouth and provided 

a nice zesty flavor between 

the toppings and crispy 

carnitas. be on the specials 

menu, which rotates every 

two weeks. 

Story by Megan Bernard, 

Contributing Editor. Full 

story at Northbrooktower.com

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THIS WEEK IN.... 

SPARTANS VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

■Feb. ■ 20 - hosts New Trier, 

7:30 p.m. 

BOYS SWIMMING AND 

DIVING 

■Feb. ■ 17 - at IHSA 

Sectional, 9 a.m. 

GIRLS HOCKEY 

■Feb. ■ 19 - at Lake Forest, 

8:15 p.m. 

WRESTLING 

■Feb. ■ 3 - at IHSA Regional, 

TBA 

BOYS TRACK AND 

FIELD 

■Feb. ■ 20 - hosts Vernon 

Hills/Jones College Prep, 

4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS TRACK AND 

FIELD 

■Feb. ■ 22 - hosts Antioch/ 

Lake Forest, 4:30 p.m. 

Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Kelly Pearson 

hockey 

From Page 42 

scored the Spartans’ second 

goal on a rebound 

shot, less than three minutes 

after Rubin broke the 

game’s scoring drought. 

Game Two on Tuesday 

will mark the sixth time the 

teams have met this year. 

The Spartans hold a 4-1 

edge in the series thus far. 

“We always know it’s 

going to be a battle and 

every games we’ve had 

against them has been 

close,” Wilcox said. “So 

you have to play the full 

51 minutes, all the way 

through.” 

Philbin was happy with 

the effort his Titans gave 

him in the loss. 

“We played pretty well. 

Both teams played pretty 

well,” he said. “In the 

third period we forced 

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it ended up in the back of 

our net. We have to cut 

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the way we did in the first 

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Pearson is a senior and 

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Glenbrook girls track and 

field team. 

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I really enjoyed it in my 

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Do you have any 

superstitions before a 

game? 

Before I run a race, I always 

do a tuck jump with 

one of my teammates. 

What do you like most 

about the sport? 

I like that’s it’s a team 

sport and an individual 

sport. It’s a team sport 

that in your teammates 

are always there with you 

in practice and cheering 

you on but also individual 

that if you work hard, you 

get better. 

What is one thing that 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I’m really sarcastic and 

loud with my friends, 

which isn’t always the 

way at school or in sports. 

What’s your favorite 

personal sports 

moment? 

In the 4x400 last year I set 

a personal record by a lot 

at the sectional last year, 

so that was a lot of fun. 

If you were a 

superhero, what 

superpower would you 

want? 

I would want telekinesis 

because then I could move 

things with my mind. 

What would you do if 

you won the lottery? 

I would save some for 

college for me and my 

sisters, donate some to 

charity and whatever I felt 

like with the rest. 

If you could play 

another sport, what 

would it be? 

Michal Dwojak/22nd Century Media 

I would probably play 

hockey because it seems 

really cool. I ice skate, 

but not competitively or 

anything like that, just 

for fun. 

What is one thing on 

your bucket list? 

I want to visit all of the 

NFL stadiums. I’ve been 

to six so far. 

If you could be any 

animal, which would 

you choose? 

I’d want to be a giraffe 

because I always thought 

they were cool. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Michal Dwojak

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Boys Track and Field 

New coach happy to be home for North 

Michal Dwojak 

Sports Editor 

Sean Brandt was tired of doing 

something he didn’t love. 

He had spent time managing 

accounts for a telecommunication 

company but realized it 

wasn’t something he wanted to 

do anymore. Teaching had been 

something in the back of his 

mind, and random one day, it 

became his next venture. 

So it seemed like a complete 

circle when a instructional assistant 

position opened at Glenbrook 

North, his alma mater, at 

the exact time that he finished 

his P.E. certification. When the 

boys track and field head coach 

position opened up, he just continued 

on his path toward fulfilling 

that happiness. 

“I was only going to be happy 

if I was doing something I’m 

happy with,” Brandt said. 

“I was lucky enough to take 

over the program. I’m just excited 

to be a part of it, not taking 

over it.” 

Brandt takes over the program 

from Scott Lasky, who 

stepped away. But outside of the 

head position, all of the coaches 

remain the same, especially the 

ones that used to coach Brandt 

when he ran for the Spartans. 

That’s something the new coach 

is hoping will lead to the continued 

success the Spartans 

have enjoyed. There’s no awkwardness 

between him and the 

coaches; if anything, it’s more 

comfortable than any other situation. 

“I get to learn a lot of tips and 

pointers,” Brandt said. “It’s a 

dream scenario because I know 

so many people and feel comfortable 

these big-ticket questions 

that I might not know 

where to go to if I was a stranger.” 

There are a few things the 

new coach does want to change, 

though. He’s looking forward to 

building a stronger team unity 

group to build upon the success 

Senior Kyle Foley will be a major contributor for the Glenbrook North boys track and field team this 

season. 22nd Century File Photo 

the Spartans enjoyed in the past 

few seasons. The workout routines 

are pretty consistent with 

what he wants to build, it’s just 

building that intensity and camaraderie 

he can’t wait to add 

to the culture. 

“I didn’t want to change too 

many things because they’ve 

built a lot of success in the past 

years,” Brandt said. “I know 

they have things established 

that worked. I just want to focus 

on the team morale aspect 

of things.” 

He’s already made his mark. 

A few of the athletes already 

can see how into the sport the 

coach is with his attitude toward 

the sport. It’s special for many 

to have a relatable coach who 

once was in the same shoes they 

are in now. 

And he runs with them in every 

workout. 

“It’s awesome,” senior Kyle 

Foley said. “I love having the 

coach with us on the workouts.” 

Does he skip out from doing a 

run from time-to-time? 

“He doesn’t skip out,” Foley 

said. 

While many senior graduated, 

there’s still experience. 

Senior Michael Seboni is excited 

to return this season after 

only competing in one meet last 

year because of a hamstring injury. 

The 4x800 relay team led 

by Foley is excited to return all 

of its members from last year’s 

team that went down to state. 

That experience is the reason 

why they’re confident they can 

go back. 

“I think it’s going to win us 

state,” Foley said. “Not a lot of 

guys have that bond.” 

But before that can happen, 

they’ll need to keep on learning 

from their new coach. Brandt 

wants his team competing for 

a conference title again and 

building that team bond, but he 

knows it’ll take time. 

He doesn’t want to rush 

things in the indoor season; it 

takes time for things to come 

full circle. 

“They know that the goal is in 

May,” Brandt said. “They don’t 

have to rush anything in making 

gains or improvement right now.” 

Spartans 2018 

schedule 

Feb. 20 

hosts Vernon Hills/Jones College 

Prep, 4:30 p.m. 

Feb. 24 

at Glenbrook South Invite, 9 

a.m. 

March 1 

at Glenbrook South, 4:30 p.m. 

March 3 

at Scarpino Invite, 7 a.m. 

March 5 

at Downers Grove South 

Invite, 6:30 p.m. 

March 10 

hosts Mundelein/Wauconda, 

10 a.m. 

March 16 

at CSL North Invite, 4:30 p.m. 

April 6 

at Deerfield Invite, 5 p.m. 

April 11 

hosts Deerfield/Northside 

Prep, 4:30 p.m. 

April 14 

at Bartlett Invite, 9 a.m. 

April 20 

at Lake Zurich Invite, at 5 p.m. 

April 27 

hosts Spartan Relays, 2 p.m. 

May 2 

at Maine West Quad, 4:30 

p.m. 

May 4 

at John Davis Titan Invite, 

3:30 p.m. 

May 11 

at CSL North Invite, 4:30 p.m. 

May 17 

at IHSA Sectional, TBA 

May 18 

at IHSA Sectional, TBA



Athlete of the Year 

Glenbrook South’s 

Sullivan cruises to crown 

Michal Dwojak 

Sports Editor 

Jack Sullivan made 

22nd Century Media’s 

Athlete of the Year competition 

look like an easy ace. 

The Glenbrook South 

graduate and former volleyball 

player played catch 

up early in the competition, 

but once he took the 

lead over New Trier’s boys 

swimmer Charlie Scheinfeld, 

it was easy sailing the 

rest of the way. 

Sullivan won the seventh 

annual competition 

with a total of 3,627 votes, 

edging out Scheinfeld’s 

1,901 votes and Loyola 

Academy lacrosse’s Brennan 

Dwyer, who finished 

with 1,205 votes. The contest 

ran from Jan. 26 to Friday, 

Feb. 9, and spanned 

across 18 different athletes 

from six different schools 

and eight different sports, 

ranging from football to 

water polo to swimming. 

New Trier boys swimming’s 

Patrick Gridley 

finished fourth with 909 

votes and Highland Park 

girls basketball’s Sydney 

Ignoffo finished fifth with 

790 tallies. 

Sullivan was a major 

contributor for the Titans 

boys volleyball team that 

finished 25-12. 

He will receive a prize 

package that will be announced 

at a later time. 

Glenbrook South’s Jack Sullivan is the 2017 Athlete of 

the Year. 22nd Century File Photo 

Boys Swimming 

Spartans win North title 

David Jaffe 


Although a number of 

Glenbrook North’s top 

swimmers aren’t even seniors, 

they are having a 

successful season. 

And not only are the 

Spartans a talented team 

now, they have a strong 

outlook for the future. 

GBN won both the 

Central Suburban League 

North conference meet 

Saturday, Feb. 10, at 

Maine West with 386 

points and the conference 

title outright after a 5-0 

conference record. 

“The past two years, 

we’ve finished second at 

this meet,” GBN’s Jake 

Shapiro said. “My grade 

has been told we have as 

much potential as anyone 

to be successful. And this 

is a good first step at manifesting 

that. We’re looking 

at having a strong next 

two weeks and we hope 

next year we can take the 

next step and ultimately 

become a top three team 

at state. We’re going to be 

rested going into sectionals 

and look to continue to 

do as well as we can.” 

Shapiro, a junior, was 

a big reason for the Spartans’ 

success, winning the 

200-yard freestyle in 1 

minute, 47.16 seconds. 

“I got out to a lead but 

was smart about how I 

did it,” Shapiro said. “My 

turns were good and I was 

happy with my race strategy. 

I was hoping to go a 

couple seconds faster but 

otherwise was happy with 

how I swam. My training 

partner (Fabian JuJescu) 

took third so we were successful 

in that event.” 

And Shapiro won the 

100 free as well (49.66). 

“The first turn I looked 

Glenbrook North’s Jake Shapiro swims the 200-yard freestyle at the Central 

Suburban League North conference meet Saturday, Feb. 10, in Des Plaines. Scott 

Margolin/22nd Century Media 

and saw the guy next to me 

was pretty even with me,” 

Shapiro said. “So I started 

to pick up the tempo. By 

the time I got to the second 

turn, I was pretty well 

ahead of the rest of the 

field.” 

The Spartans are hoping 

that their successful meet 

is a sign of good things 

to come during sectionals 

and at state. 

“We’re pretty much going 

to be having the same 

lineup next week as we 

did today,” Shapiro said. 

“Today was a good dress 

rehearsal as far as what we 

can expect going forward. 

Today we weren’t focused 

on finishes or times. We 

just wanted to have the 

best races we could. And 

how we did shows we’re 

capable of continuing to 

have success.” 

Other Spartans’ winners 

included the 200 medley 

relay of Ryan Purdy, Daniel 

Kaufman, Zander Johnson 

and Anthony Mrozowski 

(1:40.59), Johnson in the 

100 butterfly (55.89), 

Purdy in the 500 free 

(4:54.13), the 200 free relay 

of Kaufman, JuJescu, 

Mrozowski and Shapiro 

(1:32.46), Kaufman in the 

100 breaststroke (1:02.62) 

and the 400 free relay of 

JuJescu, Purdy, Anton 

Ivanchenko and Shapiro 

(3:22.03). 

Highland Park’s Andrew 

Vorobev faced tough competition 

in the 100 backstroke 

from Purdy. But he 

ultimately took control and 

won in 54.12. 

“I knew it was going to 

be a tight race,” Vorobev 

said. “I was able to take 

it out fast enough to get a 

lead at the beginning. And 

after the first half, I kept 

getting better. I was able to 

finish strong and if those 

things happened, I had a 

good chance.” 

Vorobev also won the 

200 individual-medley 

(2:00.60). Even though his 

back is his strongest stroke, 

he feels the key to his improvement 

in the IM is his 

butterfly which helped him 

start fast Saturday. 

“As I’ve practiced and 

worked on my fly, I’ve 

definitely understood how 

important it is to have 

a fast and efficient fly 

swim,” Vorobev said. “My 

efficiency and speed in 

the first 50 have definitely 

gotten much better as I’ve 

improved in the fly. I also 

think my breaststroke has 

come a long way.” 

The Giants hope they 

can build off of the conference 

meet for their sectional. 

“Sectionals is all racing 

and that’s what we’ll 

need to be ready for,” Vorobev 

said. “This is our 

first championship meet 

of the season though and 

it will help us get ready. 

I think our team has performed 

well and where we 

are right now is ahead of 

where people thought we 

would be.” 

Tobe Obochi won the 50 

free (23.15) and was second 

in the breast (1:02.83). 

Other Giant’s second place 

finishers were the medley 

relay of Richard Heller, 

Jake Reisner, Vorobev 

and Obochi (1:42.68), 

Konrad Schmid in the IM 

(2:05.36) and Heller in the 

fly (55.92). Highland Park 

was third (326).



Girls Gymnastics 

GBN finishes in Top 5 at sectional 

Brittany Kappa 

Contributing Sports Editor 

There were several 

themes at the Niles North 

IHSA Sectional, but none 

was more present than 

youth and talent. 

Every competition at the 

sectional competition Feb. 

6, was won by an underclassman. 

As a team, the 

Spartans rounded out the 

Top 5 with 140.80 points. 

Glenbrook South took the 

top honors for the team 

score. 

GBN coach Julie Hombeck 

was impressed with 

what her team put forth at 

the sectional. 

“I’m just really proud 

of them, honestly they’re 

a great bunch of girls to 

work with,” Holmbeck 

said. “That’s the main 

thing. They have a lot of 

fun working together and 

they’re a very coachable 

group. If you’re working 

with girls that are coachable, 

and you want to be 

in the gym every day with 

them, it makes it enjoyable 

for everyone.” 

GBN’s Brittany Ullrich 

placed second on the uneven 

bars (9.375) with a 

routine that she has been 

working for roughly half 

the year. 

“Obviously I wanted 

to do well on everything 

but I came in here really, 

really wanting to make it 

on bars,” she said. “Bring 

a senior too (this year), it 

was fun to share the experience 

with (my teammates). 

“I’ve known some of 

them for so long, so we’ve 

been doing it together for 

10 years. So to end like 

this, together, is a great 

way to end (my career).” 

Glenbrook South gymnast 

Sheena Graham won 

the all-around. 

Graham, a freshman, 

stood out in every event. 

Her strong performance 

totaled 37.225 for the night 

and a first-place medal 

in the all-around. The Titans 

as a whole won the 

sectional with a 146.225, 

nudging out New Trier 

(146.15) who took second. 

“My whole goal was to 

stay confident, our whole 

team stayed confident and 

determined; we knew we 

could do this,” Graham 

said confidently after the 

meet. “It’s kind of amazing. 

I can’t believe I just 

did this as a freshman. I 

feel like I came into this 

meet ready to compete my 

best.” 

Graham tied for third on 

beam (9.325) and was part 

of a four-way tie for fifth 

place on the uneven bars 

(9.325) in a sectional filled 

with talented competition 

— Graham’s teammate 

Jenna Hartley, a sophomore, 

finished second 

(37.15) in the all-around. 

Her standout performance 

of the night was during her 

third event of the night on 

vault. Hartley squared up, 

took a deep breath and 

launched herself down 

the padded run toward the 

vault. She stuck her landing 

after launching off the 

platform. 

“I had goosebumps up 

and down my body,” GBS 

coach Steve Gale said 

about Hartley’s vault. “It 

was a great vault. I turned 

to the judges and said, 

‘What did you give her?’ 

They both gave her a 9.8.” 

Gale approached Hartley 

after her first attempt 

and suggested to stand 

with that score, coaching 

her that she could risk in- 

Glenbrook North’s Brittany Ullrich competes in the beam at the Niles North Sectional 

on Feb. 6, in Skokie. Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media 

jury on another attempt. 

Hartley’s score was a 

full two-tenths of a point 

ahead of New Trier’s Darcy 

Barkal’s second-place 

score 

“We had just finished 

floor and we were kind of 

upset because we didn’t do 

as well as we thought we 

would,” Hartley said. “We 

knew that vault was one of 

our strongest events. We 

just wanted to go out there 

and go big or go home, 

pretty much.” 

Hartley followed Graham 

on the vault, who 

ended up taking third place 

in the event. 

“I’m just thrilled,” Gale 

said about the overall performance. 

“We have two 

top vaulters with Jenna 

and Sheena and both are 

capable of doing a 9.8. 

That vault of Jenna’s in a 

high-stake meet like this is 

just marvelous.” 

Other standout individual 

performances included 

the Trevians’ Barkal, a 

junior, who took the top 

honor on the uneven bars, 

ahead of Ullrich, with a 

9.45. 

“My warmups weren’t 

my best and I was really 

nervous at first but then 

I just got less nervous 

throughout the meet,” she 

said. “It was my first big 

high school meet like this 

and didn’t know what to 

expect really.” 

Barkal’s experience 

with sectional was more 

positive than the one she 

had at Glenbrook North 

the week before during the 

regional. 

“She’s the one who was 

calm and relaxed, somewhat,” 

coach Jennifer 

Pistorius said. “When we 

had our first competition at 

GBN, she was in tears because 

she was so nervous 

and anxious and had never 

been in a situation like 

that before. So to see her 

do so well today, being so 

relaxed, having fun in her 

floor routine, she’s come 

far and I’m proud of that. 

“She’s an amazing gymnast 

and that’s what we 

wanted to see ... her having 

fun and she did today.” 

That calm must have 

been contagious on the 

team, as teammate Maeve 

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Glenbrook North goalie Tyler Laarveld about to stop 

a penalty shot taken by Glenbrook South’s Ben 

Thomas on Feb. 7, in Northbrook. Gary Larsen/22nd 

Century Media 

David Rubin struck 

again. 

With eight minutes remaining 

in a scoreless 

hockey game, the Glenbrook 

North senior captain 

skated up with a puck on 

his stick and scored the 

only goal the Spartans 

would need in an eventual 

2-0 win over rival Glenbrook 

South. 

Both Spartans goalie 

Tyler Laarveld and Titans 

goalie Jamie Dziurdzik 

were outstanding in a wellplayed 

game both ways. 

But like he’s done in all 

five games this year between 

the two teams, Rubin’s 

name loomed largest 

on the scoresheet. 

It was Rubin’s 70th goal 

of the year. 

“When it comes down 

to it, David Rubin scores 

again,” Glenbrook North 

assistant coach Paul Gauger 

said. “It’s always just a 

matter of time before we 

get him on the board.” 

The Feb. 7 game was the 

first in a best-of-three series, 

in opening-round play 

of the Scholastic Hockey 

League playoffs at the 

Northbrook Sports Center. 

Two scoreless periods 

saw the Spartans earn a 

31-24 edge in shots on 

goal. Laarveld came up 

big with roughly three 

minutes remaining in the 

period when he stopped a 

penalty shot taken by the 

Titans’ Ben Thomas. 

“(Laarveld) made some 

really good saves and we 

hit three posts in the second 

period,” Glenbrook 

South coach Jim Philbin 

said. “It’s a game of inches. 

“We’ve played them all 

year long and it’s been 

one-goal games. Tonight 

was the first time it’s been 

a two-goal difference. 

Now, we’ve really got to 

bring it on Tuesday.” 

The series’ second game 

will be played on the Titans’ 

home ice in Glenview. 

The Spartans tested 

Dziurdzik throughout, but 

couldn’t get a puck past 

him through two periods. 

Glenbrook North has 

found itself in a bit of a 

scoring lull recently. 

“It’s kind of how we’ve 

been the last four or five 

games. We’ve had trouble 

scoring,” Gauger said. 

“We’re getting a ton of 

shots but it’s been four 

games since we’ve scored 

five-on-five. 

“I don’t know that we’re 

snakebit but it gets to a 

point where they start 

thinking about too much, 

they tense up, and it kind 

of snowballs.” 

Tim Burke, David Wilcox 

and the Glenbrook 

North defense has played 

well all year, and they 

picked it up in the third 

period, limiting the Titans 

to a handful of scoring 

chances on Laarveld. 

Laarveld and Brennan 

Nein have been rock-solid 

in net all year for the Spartans. 

“It definitely helps,” 

Wilcox said of having two 

quality goalies. “It gives 

us a sense of comfortability 

back there and allows 

you to take some risks because 

you know your goalie’s 

got your back. Having 

two strong goaltenders is a 

huge key. 

“It’s important that 

we’re strong in our defensive 

end because we 

somewhat have a lack of 

production in some games. 

But if we can hold teams 

out and get shutouts, we’ll 

be successful all year 

long.” 

Matthew Hardesty 

Please see hockey, 38



Wrestling 

Williams heading down to state meet 

Scott Margolin/22nd 

Century Media 

1st-and-3 

Stars of the Week 

1. Jake Shapiro 

(ABOVE) The 

Glenbrook North 

swimmer helped 

the Spartans win 

the CSL North 

title when he 

won the 200-yard 

freestyle. 

2. Trent Williams 

The Spartans 

junior’s dream 

came true when 

he won at his 

sectional and will 

now go down to 

the state meet. 

3. David Rubin The 

GBN boys hockey 

team captain was 

the hero for the 

Spartans again, 

this time scoring 

the go-ahead 

goal against the 

rival Spartans in 

the first game of 

the Scholastic 

playoffs. 

Gary Larsen 


Like every wrestler in 

Illinois, Glenbrook North 

junior Trent Williams began 

the season dreaming 

of making it to the individual 

state finals. 

“That was my goal 

but at the time I honestly 

didn’t see it coming true,” 

Williams said. 

Williams can stop 

dreaming after placing 

second in Barrington at 

220 pounds in the IHSA 

Sectional on Saturday, 

Feb. 10. 

The top four finishers 

in each weight class advance 

downstate, and Williams 

(35-7) punched his 

ticket to Champaign with 

a 9-2 championship semifinal 

decision over Hononegah’s 

Nate Kaiser. 

After a 0-0 first period, 

Kaiser chose bottom to 

start the second period and 

Williams rode him out and 

turned him twice for a 6-0 

lead, then turned Kaiser 

again in the third in taking 

a 9-0 lead. 

“I’ve been pretty good 

on top all year,” Williams 

said. “I just knew if he 

wanted to keep it scoreless 

in the first period, then 

I could at least ride him 

out.” 

Despite qualifying 

downstate for the first 

time, Williams barely celebrated 

after his momentous 

win over Kaiser. 

“I haven’t really processed 

this yet but I just 

want to stay humble,” 

Williams said. Glenbrook 

North coach Jason Erwinski 

was beaming after Williams’ 

Champaign-clinching 

win. 

“He’s getting everything 

he deserves,” Erwinski 

said. “He works 

hard, he’s a great young 

man, and he’s been a pleasure 

to coach so far. It’s a 

little emotional because 

he works so hard and as a 

coach you love to see that 

out of a kid.” 

Williams finished second 

in a 7-3 decision to 

Cary Grove’s Cadin Koeppel. 

Junior Cam Casey 

also competed for Glenbrook 

North and finished 

the year with a 34-9 record 

at 182 pounds. 

Loyola’s Sean Cloherty 

and Quinn McCarthy 

weren’t able to advance 

downstate this year, and 

Ramblers coach Joe Haney 

lost much more than just a 

few senior wrestlers. 

“It’s hard for me to talk 

about either of them right 

now,” Haney said. 

“They’re both fantastic 

guys. Sean has an ROTC 

scholarship and all the kids 

look up to him, even some 

of his fellow seniors, and 

Quinn is just a great kid, 

super-smart and I’m pretty 

sure he’s trying to go to an 

Ivy League school.” 

McCarthy finished 23- 

11 at 138 pounds and 

Cloherty went 34-8 at 

145 pounds and set new 

program records in career 

wins and pins at Loyola. 

“Sean has been sick for 

the last two days, so he 

didn’t have his full arsenal 

this weekend,” Haney 

said. “He wasn’t at school 

Thursday because he was 

sick so I was just hoping 

he’d be better. But he felt 

worse today than he felt 

yesterday so the timing 

was just awful.” 

The Ramblers’ practice 

room next year will start 

out in transition mode with 

Cloherty and McCarthy 

gone. 

“When they’re not in the 

room, you can tell they’re 

not there. The intensity 

level drops, big-time,” 

Haney said. 

“They’re always grinding, 

working hard, and 

they were like that as juniors, 

too. I hope our juniors 

coming back next 

year can pick up the slack 

but at the beginning of the 

year, there’s going to be a 

little bit of a hole because 

those two kids won’t be 

there.” 

New Trier senior Patrick 

Ryan has been one 

of Illinois’ best wrestlers 

for three seasons, and 

was a sectional runner-up 

in advancing to the Class 

3A state tournament in 

his sophomore and junior 

years. 

But this season, Ryan 

is simply at another level. 

Glenbrook North’s Trent Williams (left) on the mat 

against Hononegah’s Nate Kaiser in a semifinal match 

at 220 pounds Saturday, Feb. 10, in Barrington. Gary 

Larsen/22nd Century Media 

He won his first sectional 

title at Barrington on Saturday, 

Feb. 11, and was 

one of only four wrestlers 

at the sectional to remain 

unbeaten on the year. 

“I know that if I put 

three good periods together 

I can beat anyone in the 

state,” Ryan said. “And if I 

can put four good matches 

together, I know I can win 

a state title and that’s the 

ultimate goal.” 

Ryan won 7-5 over 

Fremd’s Cole Riemer on 

the title mat at 145 pounds 

and will take a 44-0 record 

to next week’s individual 

state finals in Champaign. 

Ryan is currently ranked 

fourth in Illinois at 145 by 

Illinois Matmen. 

“Cole and I have wrestled 

a bunch,” Ryan said. 

“I know he’s super strong, 

physical, and really good 

on top. But I have confidence 

that I can go with 

anyone on my feet. The 

game plan was to get a 

good first-period lead and 

then just play it smart from 

there.” 

In placing second at 152 

to Barrington’s Markus 

Hartman, Trevians senior 

Jack Tangen (41-2) also 

advanced downstate. 

“But overall I thought 

Barrington had one of the 

toughest fields at 152 and 

I was happy with the way 

I pushed the pace there. 

Now my goal is to get to 

the podium and I feel a 

lot more confident going 

(downstate) this year.” 

Also competing at the 

sectional for New Trier 

were seniors Bayne Kiser 

(30-17 at 160), Russell 

Sanchez (27-16 at 170), 

and Jimmy McDermed 

(30-13 at 285). 

Listen Up 

“That was my goal. But at the same time I 

honestly didn’t see it coming true.” 

Trent Williams — The GBN junior wrestler on his 

qualification for the state meet. 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

The Glenbrook North boys basketball team takes on 

Highland Park on Thursday, Feb. 15. 

• 6 p.m. at GBN 

Index 

39 - Boys Track and Field 

38 - Athlete of the Week 

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

m.dwojak@22ndcenturymedia.com.

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State bound 

Spartans wrestler 

heading down to state 

meet, Page 45 

Top finish 

Spartans round out Top 

5 in sectional, Page 41 

Glenbrook North’s 

David Rubin takes 

a shot against 

Glenbrook South on 

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 

in Northbrook. Gary 

Larsen/22nd Century 

Media 

Rubin comes up clutch again against Titans in Scholastic opener, Page 44 

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