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20 | February 15, 2018 | The wilmette beacon news
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Neighbors of Kenilworth honors
legacy of philanthropist Miller
Submitted by The
Neighbors of Kenilworth
The Neighbors of Kenilworth
recently announced
a separate philanthropic
endeavor to honor
Karen Leese Miller, a former
president of The Neighbors
of Kenilworth who
was dedicated to community
engagement throughout
her lifetime. The giving will
support organizations and
projects centered on education
and volunteerism, as
well as families, women and
children in need.
Miller found great purpose
in helping others
through her mentoring and
volunteer work for numerous
non-profit organizations.
She left a meaningful
impact on countless lives. In
addition to serving as NOK
president and the longtime
chair of the philanthropy
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committee, Miller’s volunteer
efforts touched many
organizations, near and far.
These included the Junior
League of Evanston-North
Shore, the Chicago Foundation
for Education and the
Uweza Bright Futures Program
in Africa.
“Miller was unwavering
in her belief that volunteers
could make a real difference
and she was terrific at
mentoring volunteers,” said
Ann Potter, president of
Neighbors of Kenilworth.
“Her involvement was local,
regional and global.”
The Neighbors of Kenilworth’s
Karen Leese
Miller philanthropic effort
will ensure that Karen’s
vision is sustained through
the participation of her sister.
Stephanie Emrich; her
mother, Georgia Leese;
several of Miller’s closest
friends who are involved
Years
with NOK; Ellen Kollar,
NOK’s philanthropy chair;
and Potter. This group will
determine which organizations
will receive donations
in Miller’s honor and
the Board will approve all
recommendations.
To support this new
NOK endeavor, send a
check made out to Neighbors
of Kenilworth to
philanthropy chair, Ellen
Kollar, at 206 Cumberland
Ave., Kenilworth, Illinois
60043. Please indicate
Karen Leese Miller on the
memo line of the check.
IRS regulations prevent
NOK from being a 501(c)
3 charity and consequently
donations will not be tax
deductible, but please be
assured that every single
dollar raised will go directly
to assist 501 (c) 3
organizations.
THE NORTHBROOK TOWER
Study will consider
keeping District 27
students in-house
Northbrook School District
27 staff will conduct
a study this summer to determine
whether it is feasible
to keep more students
with disabilities in their
home schools, according
to Superintendent David
Kroeze.
Currently, the District
sends many students
with disabilities to
nearby schools within the
Northern Suburban Special
Education District
cooperative, or NSSED.
The cooperative, which
is made up of 18 North
Shore Districts, affords
schools the option to send
students to other schools
with programs that better
suit their needs.
While District 27 maintains
a stable partnership
with NSSED, administrators
see an opportunity to
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examine whether it may
be more favorable to keep
students in-house. Sending
students to other schools
effectively meets high
educational standards, but
it’s also quite expensive
for the District.
If the District finds that
it can run its own programs
for students with
disabilities at a lower cost
than busing them to nearby
districts, the Board of Education
would have to consider
the option of starting
new programs at Hickory
Point, Shabonee or Wood
Oaks.
“NSSED is a very valuable
partner for us. We
have had a strong, collaborative,
positive relationship
with them for decades,
and we expect that
to continue,” Kroeze said
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THE WINNETKA CURRENT
Downtown Master Plan
Task Force presents
preliminary Master Plan
At the Village of Winnetka’s
meeting on Tuesday,
Feb. 6, the Downtown
Master Plan Task Force
presented preliminary
streetscape and signage
designs to trustees and
members of the public.
The designs were created
in consultation with the architecture
firm Teska Associates.
DMP Task Force chair
Jon Talty stated that the
project should facilitate
necessary infrastructure
improvements and enhance
Winnetka’s commercial
competitiveness
as retail becomes more experiential.
He stressed that
village residents should
provide input going forward.
Talty also emphasized
that this project by Winnetkans
should primarily
be intended for Winnetkans.
“Let’s take care of ourselves
first before we start
worrying about the couple
that lives in Downers
Grove that’s never been
to Winnetka before,” Talty
said.
Jodi Mariano, of Teska
Associates, also helped
present the plan. Mariano
argued that streetscape and
signage improvements,
including the expansion
of corner bump-outs and
the installation of festoon
lighting, should be targeted
to hotspots where people
already congregate, such
as the corner of Chestnut
Street and Elm Street in
front of Peet’s Coffee.
After describing proposed
changes to downtown
Winnetka’s shopping
and dining streets, Mariano
stated that the designs
would result in the loss
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