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the lake forest leader | February 22, 2018 | 7
THE WINNETKA CURRENT
Victim of ’88 Winnetka
shooting named director of
Archdiocese program
Winnetka native Phil
Andrew has been appointed
the director of Violence
of Prevention Initiatives
for the Archdiocese of
Chicago, according to a
statement from the Archdiocese.
In a newly created role,
Andrew will lead antiviolence
efforts through
building coalitions, developing
programs and increasing
charitable efforts
in some of area’s troubled
neighborhoods.
“I am delighted to welcome
Phil, someone with
years of experience working
to address violence,
to lead the archdiocese’s
peace-building efforts,”
Chicago Archbishop Cardinal
Blase Cupich said
in the statement. “He has
known firsthand the impact
of violence as a shooting
survivor himself and
will help build bridges as
we collaborate with people
of good will to strengthen
a culture of peace across
the Chicago area.”
On May 20, 1988, Andrew
was shot by Glencoe
resident Laurie Dann,
who had killed one child
and wounded several others
at Winnetka’s Hubbard
Woods Elementary
School. She then came to
the nearby Andrew house,
wounding Andrew, before
she took her own life.
Andrew survived the
shooting, eventually becoming
the executive
director of the Illinois
Council Against Handgun
Violence and working as
assistant counsel for the
Chicago Housing Authority.
Andrew then moved to
an over-two-decade run at
the FBI, where his most
recent responsibilities included
working as a special
agent with a focus on
gun violence, counterterrorism,
counterintelligence
and crisis management.
Reporting by Daniel I. Dorfman,
Freelance Reporter.
Full story at WinnetkaCur
rent.com.
THE WILMETTE BEACON
Gillson project schematic
design approved
It appears the Wilmette
Park Board is closer to a
final decision on the Gillson
Beach project.
At its Monday, Feb. 12
meeting, the board approved
the schematic design
for the project. Upon
approval by the board,
the engineers, architects,
construction managers
and staff will begin the
detailed design process so
proper bid documents and
construction documents
can be created in time for
the project to begin immediately
after the conclusion
of the 2018 swimming
beach season.
The board’s approval
came following the Lakefront
Committee’s recommendation
at its Jan. 25
meeting to approve the
schematic design.
“We’re not approving
every single detail,” Commissioner
Bryan Abbott
said. “We’re approving the
schematic design and continuing
to work on these
particular details.”
The two major topics of
discussion at the meeting
were the parking lot and
trees. Wilmette resident
Ron Crystal spoke during
public comment explaining
that he counted a total
of 327 parking spaces in
the existing lot. This count
was larger than the architect’s
count of 305 spaces
due to Crystal counting
unmarked spaces that
beachgoers park in and the
architect not. The goals
that were previously established
for the new parking
lot by the board were to
not have a larger footprint
than currently and have at
least the same number of
parking spaces. Through
the board’s discussion,
maintaining safety was
added to the list of parking
lot goals.
Reporting by Todd Marver,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at WilmetteBeacon.
com.
THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK
High school charity drive
to benefit pediatric cancer
patient
High school charity
drives are not uncommon,
but it’s tradition at Highland
Park High School.
In fact, each year the
school votes on a charity
to give to, then organizes a
number of fundraisers.
“Last year, we raised
money for the Zacharias
Sexual Abuse Center,”
said Lily Schor, one of this
year’s charity drive heads.
“We raised $140,456.”
Schor, a junior, is one
of three student heads.
She and her partners —
Emma Lund, a senior, and
Spencer Dowell, a junior
— looked through hundreds
of applications from
area charities, selected the
Highland Park-Highwood
Legal Aid Clinic, Illinois
State Schools Alliance
and Cal’s Angels — then
the school voted. Once the
three are selected, Schor
said, it’s completely out
of her and the other heads’
hands.
Cal’s Angels, a St.
Charles-based charity that
benefits pediatric cancer
patients, was chosen by
the school.
Please see NFYN, 8
Drury wins ballot challenge,
will appear on March ballot
Staff Report
The Appellate Court
of Illinois, First Judicial
District, in a unanimous
decision on Friday, Feb.
16, declared that Scott
Drury’s name should appear
on the ballot for the
March 20 primary election,
according to a release
from Drury’s office.
The appellate court decided
Drury fully complied
with the requirements
of the Illinois
Election Code and properly
filed all necessary paperwork.
In reaching its decision,
the court stated that the
legislature did not intend
“absurdity, inconvenience
or injustice” in drafting
the Election Code. According
to the court, the
objection at issue merely
wanted Drury to fill out a
form he already completed
– “we do not believe
that the legislature intended
that result.”
“I am obviously delighted
with the decision,”
Casey Westover, Drury’s
attorney, stated in the
release. “I have known
all along that Scott fully
complied with the Illinois
Election Code. The
court’s opinion is complete
vindication for him,
and I’m glad he can now
turn his focus to winning
this election.”
Drury stated in the release
he is extremely
pleased with the court’s
opinion and hopes the
havoc machine insiders
have caused to the primary
election based on their
fear of Drury being the attorney
general has finally
come to an end. According
to court reports, several
counties delayed the start
of early voting because of
the pending objection to
Drury’s candidacy.
“Mike Madigan and the
political machine have
come at me with everything
they’ve got — and
lost,” said Drury. “It’s
time for Madigan to act
graciously in defeat, focus
on real issues like the
sexual harassment scandal
roiling his political organization
and threatening
the Democratic Party’s
success in November, and
get comfortable with the
fact that Illinois is going
to have an Attorney General
who works for people,
attacks corruption,
and is not scared of him.”
Drury was originally
struck from the ballot after
a Cook County judge
he had incorrectly filed
financial documents.
The judge made the ruling
Friday, Feb. 2.
Drury received support
from his democratic opponent
Aaron Goldstein.
“While I am in this race
to win it, I believe democracy
only works when we
are all allowed do our best
and put our vision before
the voters to decide. I do
not agree with these typical
machine shenanigans,
which are similar to what
I faced when I took on the
machine in 2016,” Goldstein
said in a release. “I
hope that Scott’s appeal is
successful as he has gotten
the necessary signatures
and I don’t believe
a technicality, an inconsequential
and good faith
mistake should result in
him being knocked off the
ballot.”
“As Democrats, we
need to be better than
this,” Goldstein stated.
Drury is one of eight
democrats seeking the
seat of Attorney General.
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