8 | April 26, 2018 | The lake forest leader NEWS LakeForestLeader.com Police Reports Three minors charged with unlawful consumption of alcohol at Lake Forest College Three minors were charged with minor consumption/possession of alcohol within hours of one another on April 15 at Lake Forest College. Devin D. Peters, 18, of Des Plaines, was charged with minor consumption/ possession of alcohol at 1:43 a.m. in the 500 block of N. Sheridan Road. Police were called to Lake Forest College after it was reported a male subject was intoxicated and vomiting. Police located Peters, and after it was confirmed he was extremely intoxicated, Peters was transported by the Lake Forest Fire Department to the hospital for treatment. Alexander V. Dodd, 19, and Kaitlyn P. Lowery, 19, both of McHenry, were charged with minor consumption/possession of alcohol at 12:47 a.m. in the 500 block of Sheridan Road. Police were called to Lake Forest College by campus security after having contact with two intoxicated individuals on campus who were not students. Police met with both subjects, who admitted to consuming alcohol on campus, and confirmed both were under 21 years of age. In other police news: Lake Forest: April 12 • Ward W. West, 27, of Waukegan, was charged with driving with a revoked license at 3:17 a.m. in the intersection of Green Bay and Woodland roads. Police on routine patrol conducted a traffic stop on a 2003 black Oldsmobile for an equipment violation. When officers approached the vehicle and spoke to the driver, identified as West, they determined his driver’s license was revoked. April 11 • Jay R. Schloemer, 48, of the 1300 block of N. Western Avenue, was charged with harassment at 10:34 a.m. in the 1300 block of N. Western Avenue. Lake Forest Detectives arrested Schloemer on a Lake County warrant for Electronic Harassment after Schloemer continued to repeatedly send harassing emails of an offensive nature to city employees, city staff, elected officials and members of the Lake County judicial system. Lake Forest Detectives were able to determine Schloemer sent more than 450 emails in a six month time period. Lake Bluff: April 7 • Identity theft was reported at 9:26 a.m. at the Lake Bluff Public Safety Building. April 5 • A property damage accident was reported at 10:52 p.m. on Oak Avenue. April 4 • A one vehicle roll over accident was reported at 5:29 a.m. on Skokie Highway. An officer met with the driver who was already out of the vehicle. The driver signed a refusal form. •Accidental damage to a parked car was reported at 2:54 p.m. in the 0-100 block of Albrecht Drive. An officer arrived on scene and met with the complainant and the victim. An officer observed the hood of the vehicle was not secured, but still latched and the front grill of the vehicle was loose. The officer did not observe any pry marks or signs of physical damage to the vehicle. The victim stated she arrived at work at 5:50 a.m. and just discovered the damage. She does not believe the vehicle was damaged when she arrived at work. The victim stated she does not know anyone who would want to damage her property. April 3 • A property damage accident involving a Ford Explorer and a deer was reported at 6:56 a.m. on Shore Acres Drive. April 2 • A lock was forced open and tools were reported stolen from a vehicle at 6:36 a.m. in the 0-100 block of Sherwood Terrace. EDITORS NOTE: The Lake Forest Leader’s Police Reports are compiled from official reports found on file at the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Police Department headquarters. Individuals named in these reports are considered innocent of all charged until proven guilty in the court of law. THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK 1 of 2 dead in Highland Park house fire identified The Lake County Coroner’s office identified Elaine Gassick, 77, as one of two victims of a house fire Wednesday, April 18, in the 2000 block of Kipling Lane. The other deceased individual, a male, is yet to be identified, according to a release from coroner Howard Cooper, who added the cause of death for both individuals, as well as the cause of the fire, are still under investigation. According to a press release from the Village of Highland Park, the Highland Park Fire Department was joined by 10 other departments in response to the house fire at 1:13 a.m. “At this point, it looks like we are still investigating everything,” said Howard Cooper, the Lake County coroner. “We are right in the middle of investigating.” At the scene, firefighters were met by “heavy smoke and flames” that kept them from entering the home, the release states. As the fire was being extinguished, two bodies were found. “Through the collective efforts of Highland Park and neighboring fire departments, we were able to contain the fire,” Highland Park Fire Chief Larry Amidei said in the release. “We are appreciative of the swift response and collaboration of all agencies involved and deeply saddened by the loss of life.” Story by Megan Bernard, Contributing Editor. Full story at HPLandmark.com. THE WILMETTE BEACON Wilmette approves stormwater storage option for flooding issues After a raucous public meeting, the village president and board of trustees of the Village of Wilmette voted for neighborhood stormwater storage to address flooding in west Wilmette on Tuesday, April 17. The plan was the third of three options that the board considered to address flooding west of Ridge Road. The neighborhood storage solution, which was projected to cost $48-$55 million in 2017 dollars and could be phased in over two to three years, was chosen over sewer expansion (option 1) and a hybrid of sewer expansion and neighborhood storage (option 2), which were projected to cost $80-95 million and $70-80 million, respectively, and which would have taken longer to complete. Please see Neighbors, 15 ALUMNI From Page 4 Unfortunately, they did not make it to the state championship until his junior year, when Grevers’ relay team made it to the finals. Grevers was the anchor for the team and needed to make up three seconds to win the state title. Unfortunately due to nerves and adrenaline, Grevers forgot to breathe, which slowed him down, and landed the team in second place. Grevers spent the day very mad at his performance and mistake. His attitude continued through awards, and he later realized his mood had an impact on his team. “It took me a while to realize one person can impact the entire room,” he said. “You have the power to bring people down. I have learned, you also have the power to bring people up. It is important to not let your own goals or accomplishments bring others down. You always have the opportunity to bring others up and help them feel better about the situation.” For Spain, she shared a story about being involved in just about everything in school, but never mastering many things. She noted that she was named senior superlative in high school and heptathlete in college, which for her is like “the jack of all trades, the master at nothing.” As she searched for a career and wasn’t totally sure what she wanted to do, she realized she had a variety of skill sets and used them to land herself a job with ESPN. Her message for young adults who are looking to achieve goals is simple. “I think having a diversity of interests and skills is super important,” Spain said. “Don’t get so stuck on something that you think you are meant to be. Whatever you are working on, do that 100 percent. It is important to work hard no matter what you are given, no job is too low for you.”
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