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Fleeing educators. Ugly 

allegations. Growing 

mistrust. Many parents 

and teachers say the 

way to save D113 is to 

fire its superintendent, 

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In Memoriam The 

Landmark pays tribute 

to locals who were killed 

in combat, Page 8 

Puppy love 

Police officer saves 

puppy running down 

road, Page 10 

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THURSDAY 

Cutting The Cord: Exploring 

Cable Alternatives 

6-7 p.m. May 24, Highland 

Park Public Library, 

494 Laurel Ave. Save hundreds 

of dollars annually 

by cutting your cable and 

phone cord! This program 

will explore cost-effective 

alternatives to cable and 

traditional landline phones. 

This event will take place 

in the Mediascape room 

located in Adult Services. 

For more information call 

(847)-432-0216. 

FRIDAY 

Rubber Duck Zipline 


Park Public Library, 

494 Laurel Ave. Take the 

zipline challenge. Can you 

build a container that can 

safely carry a rubber duck 

from one end of the auditorium 

to the other? Ages 

5 to 14. For more information 

call (847)-432-0216. 

SATURDAY 

Short Play Festival 

12:30-2:30 p.m. May 

26, Highland Park High 

School, 433 Vine Ave. 

An evening of short plays 

written, directed, designed, 

performed, and operated 

entirely by students. 

For more information, call 

(224) 765-2000 or dist113. 

org. 

Minecraft Club 

10-11 a.m. May 26, 

Highland Park Public Library, 

494 Laurel Ave. 

Minecraft fans ages 6-8 

years, come play on our 

Minecraft server for group 

Minecraft games and activities. 

Interact with fellow 

players while building 

new worlds and trying 

to survive your first night 

out. Creepers, Golems 

and Spiders. Registration 

required, and for more information, 

call (847)-432- 

0216. 

MONDAY 

Memorial Day Ceremony 

11 a.m. May 28, Highland 

Park High School, 

433 Vine Ave. The City of 

Highland Park will host 

the annual remembrance 

ceremony in the school’s 

auditorium. For more information, 

call (847) 432- 

0800 

Ceremony at Fort Sheridan 

10:30 a.m. May 28, Fort 

Sheridan Cemetery, Vatner 

Road, Fort Sheridan. 

The Great Lakes Training 

Division will host the 

annual event honoring 

those who have paid the 

ultimate price, especially 

those with family members 

in the Fort Sheridan 

and Northern Illinois area. 

For more information and 

directions, visit ftsheridancemetery.com. 

Holiday Barbecue 


Park Senior Center, 

1601 Green Bay Road. 

This indoor celebration 

features many of your favorite 

summer foods including 

hamburgers, hot 

dogs, grilled chicken, potato 

salad, coleslaw, corn 

bread and more. Following 

lunch, enjoy a few games 

of bingo with prizes. $5 

for members; 10 for nonmembers. 

All registration 

fees will be donated to the 

senior center. 

No School All Ages 

Painting Party 


Park Studio, 1894 

Sheridan Road. A day off 

from school doesn’t have 

to be boring. Join us for an 

art adventure. Ticket price 

includes all paint supplies, 

aprons to wear and an 

11x15 take-home canvas. 

Our team of B&B artists 

will be available for assistance. 

Register at www. 

bottleandbottega.com/ 

highland-park/schedule/. 

TUESDAY 

Summer Storytime 

Registration Begins 

9 a.m.-6 p.m. May 29, 

Highland Park Public Library, 

494 Lauren Ave. 

Summer storytime registration 

begins. Register in 

person at the Youth Services 

desk or by phone 

at 847-681-7030. Tales 

for Tots and Storytime 

Live classes start June 18. 

Baby Booktime and First 

Steps classes start in July. 

WEDNESDAY 

Body Back Transformation 

Session Highland Park 

7 p.m. May 30, WeOrbit, 

1736 1st St. FIT4BABY is 

designed specifically for 

moms-to-be. All exercises 

are carefully selected to 

prepare your body for the 

many changes you will 

experience during pregnancy. 

The 60-minute 

workout includes cardio, 

strength, balance, and 

flexibility training and 

ends with a relaxing meditation; 

everything you 

need during this precious 

time. 

THURSDAY 

Children’s Movie Night 

5:30 p.m. May 31, Highwood 

Public Library, 102 

Highwood Ave. Showing 

of The Angry Birds Movie. 

Contact the library for 

more information at (847)- 

432-5404. 

UPCOMING 

Bitter Jester Music 

Festival 

7 p.m. June 1, Port Clinton 

Square, 600 Central 

Ave., Highland Park. Enjoy 

a variety of music as 

bands perform and compete 

every week in June 

to advance to the finals 

on July 4. Food and drink 

vendors are on hand. For 

more information, call 

(847) 433-8663 or visit 

bitterjesterfoundation.org. 

Evening Gourmet Market 

4:30-9:30 p.m. June 6, 

Everts Park, 130 Highwood 

Ave., Highwood. 

This family and pet 

friendly event features 

live music, dancing under 

the stars, freshly prepared 

delicacies from local restaurants 

and food trucks, 

and creative cocktails. 

Attendees can shop for locally 

made artisan breads, 

sauces, cheeses, pastas 

and sweets in addition to 

handmade jewelry, fashion 

and art. 

6th Annual North Shore 

Pride Fest 

11 a.m.-bar close June 

9, Everts Park, 130 Highwood 

Ave., Highwood. 

This all-ages, day-long 

event kicks off Pride 

Month with a Pride Family 

Picnic and Taste the 

Rainbow Pub Crawl 

to support the LGBTQ 

community. Picnic will 

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Correction 

In the May 17 issue 

of The Highland Park 

Landmark, it was 

incorrectly stated 

that Piero’s Pizza in 

Wilmette will have to 

move from its 335 

Ridge Road location in 

July of this year due to 

a future construction 

project. The move is 

actually scheduled for 

late summer of 2019. 

The Landmark 

recognizes and regrets 

this error. 

be held from 11 a.m.-3 

p.m., followed by a Taste 

the Rainbow Pub Crawl 

throughout downtown 

Highwood restaurants and 

bars from 5 p.m.–close. 

ONGOING 

Cardio Tone Light 

11:30-12:30 p.m. 

Wednesdays, Recreation 

Center of Highland Park, 

1207 Park Ave. W. Improve 

your flexibility and 

overall daily function! 

The class combines low 

impact cardio, core and 

stretching (no seated exercises). 

For more information 

call Lisa Hamilton at 

(847) 579-4048.

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Highland Park City Council 

Zoning compromise gives more space to frontage properties 

Erin Yarnall, Editor 

In a compromise between 

residents and property 

developers, the Highland 

Park City Council voted to 

change the zoning on First 

Street from a pedestrian 

frontage into a neighborhood 

frontage after complaints 

by residents. 

The change will result 

in more alotted space between 

buildings and the 

front property line, as it 

moves from 0-10 feet to 

5-25 feet in the front yards 

of developments. 

Residents of the Sheridan 

Square condominiums, 

off 1st and Walnut 

streets, issued complaints 

because the pedestrian 

frontage, which only left 

a maximum of 10 feet between 

the buildings and 

start of the property lines, 

restricted their views of 

the street and was a concern 

for drivers exiting the 

property. 

They hoped to have the 

frontage changed to an RO 

district, which would have 

a minimum of 25 feet between 

the property line 

and buildings. 

“If you start putting up 

buildings close to the sidewalk, 

you are taking away 

sight lines,” said Jeff Richardson, 

the board president 

of Sheridan Sqaure condominiums. 

Business owner Dino 

Dimitriou, however, said 

that a 25-foot setback 

would make the creation 

of developments in the 

neighborhood difficult. 

“It’s almost reverse zoning. 

You’re asking for properties just 

to sit as they are.” 

Dino Dimitriou, business owner on the rezoning 

on First Street. 

“At minimum, I would 

hope the City would not 

revert back to 25 [feet],” 

Dimitriou said. “It’s almost 

reverse zoning. 

You’re asking for properties 

just to sit as they are.” 

The City Council saw 

the neighborhood frontage, 

with a minimum of 10 

feet, as a compromise, appeasing 

both the residents 

and potential property 

developers and business 

owners. 

In a 4-3 vote, the City 

also voted to repeal their 

ability to involuntary landmark 

historic homes. 

Prior to the vote, the City 

Council could vote to mark 

a home as a historic landmark 

without the consent 

of the owner, which could 

prevent the owner from 

being able to demolish or 

construct on certain homes. 

Councilman Anthony 

Blumberg voted against 

repealing the City Council’s 

right to landmark, and 

argued that the involuntary 

landmarking doesn’t give 

the City ownership over 

the property, it just limits 

the amount of work that 

can be done on historically 

significant properties in 

Highland Park. 

“The City does not 

take possession of it, it 

does limit the use of it in 

the way that other zoning 

does,” Blumberg said. 

Rotering voted to repeal 

the right to landmark 

homes, and said that residents’ 

homes are “their 

greatest investment.” 

Later in the meeting, a 

scene emerged when an 

applicant turned away by 

the council began throwing 

items and screaming 

as he excited chambers in 

City Hall. 

The applicant applied to 

open a chiropractic business 

in the Ravinia retail 

district and was declined 

because his business was 

not primarily retail, as is 

required for that area. 

“[We’re] looking for 

pedestrian-oriented retailing, 

and although you are 

retailing some products, 

primarily you are a service 

organization,” Councilman 

Anthony B l u m - 

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Mayor Nancy Rotering 

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the meeting, and members 

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Sixth-grade students take 

on concussion concerns 

Erin Yarnall, Editor 

After 20 years of tackling 

subjects that impacted Highland 

Park, the Project Citizen 

program at Elm Place Middle 

School marks its final year at the 

school by covering concussions. 

Project Citizen at Elm Place is 

part of a national program that is 

conducted in schools throughout 

the country. As part of the project, 

sixth-grade students spent 

nearly a month researching and 

writing about concussions before 

presenting in front of a 

panel that consisted of Mayor 

Nancy Rotering; the superintendent 

of North Shore School 

District 112, Michael Lubelfeld; 

psychologist Richard Markin; 

and retired Highland Park High 

School teacher and coach John 

Gorleski on May 11. 

The presentation and ensuing 

discussion between panel members 

and students were moderated 

by Mark Nolan Hill, a 

surgeon and professor who has 

coordinated the program since 

1998, after his daughter “volunteered 

him” to assist her class’ 

project on ravine erosion, according 

to Mark. 

This year, the sixth-grade class 

chose to research concussions 

and school sports. 

Elm Place student Mia Hill was 

interested in studying concussions 

because “it was a big issue.” 

“Even though they’re sixth 

graders they recognize the importance,” 

Mark said. 

During their presentation the 

students talked about the impact 

of concussions on the brain and 

treatments that athletes can undertake 

after receiving a concussion. 

The students also discussed 

whether parents should let their 

children play sports that could 

potentially lead to concussions, 

like football, hockey and soccer. 

Mark said the solution the students 

came up with is to make 

student athletes aware of the impact 

of concussions so they can 

receive proper treatment. 

This year is potentially the 

final year of the project, as Elm 

Place Middle School is closing 

next school year due to the 

consolidation of schools in 

NSSD112. 

While Mark said he will “absolutely 

try” to continue the project 

Mark Nolan Hill moderates a discussion between sixth-grade 

students at Elm Place Middle School and a panel including Mayor 

Nancy Rotering; the superintendent of North Shore School District 

112, Michael Lubelfeld; psychologist Richard Markin; and retired 

Highland Park High School teacher and coach John Gorleski on 

May 11. Erin Yarnall/22nd Century Media 

at another school in the district, 

he is unsure of the success of the 

plan because he does not know 

the new administration. 

“I’m a sentimental guy,” Mark 

said. “I’m sad this is the last time 

at Elm Place. My kids went to 

school here and I’ve been doing 

this for 20 years.” 

He hopes the legacy of the 

project is that it shows the students 

they are not too young to 

make a change in their community. 

“I feel like younger children 

and young adults should know 

they have a voice too, and they 

can change society,” Mia said. 

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‘We will not go away until 

[Dr. Dignam] is removed’ 

Superintendent 

hit with barrage of 

accusations 

NEIL MILBERT 

Freelance Reporter 

The plummeting morale 

of teachers in Township 

High School District 113 

remained a hot-button issue 

at the May 15 meeting 

of the board of education in 

Deerfield. 

And the community 

wants action and answers. 

“What does the board 

of education plan to do to 

right this ship?” said Jaime 

Stasiorowski, Deerfield’s 

District Education Association 

vice president. 

A Deerfield parent, Katie 

Bittner, demanded that 

the board fire District 113 

School Superintendent Dr. 

Chris Dignam. 

She said “his conduct 

has seriously damaged our 

school district” and made 

several allegations in arguing 

for his termination. 

Among her most serious 

accusations were: bullying, 

racism, coverups and lying. 

“The community unequivocally 

stands behind 

our teachers, the teachers’ 

aides, the custodians 

and the administrative assistants,” 

Bittner told the 

board. “We will not go 

away until this man is removed.” 

Dignam issued the following 

statement: 

“We hear the concerns 

from our school community 

and will continue to 

work collaboratively with 

our staff to ensure we are 

cultivating a positive learning 

environment for our 

students.” 

At the May 1 meeting, 

some of the teachers alleged 

that when Dignam 

was principal at Lane Tech 

many teachers and administrators 

left the Chicago 

school because of deteriorating 

morale caused by adverse 

working conditions. 

In support of that argument, 

District Education 

President Marty Esgar, 

who is on the faculty at 

Deerfield, and Ceri Tanimoto, 

who also teaches 

at Deerfield, read a letter 

from a Lane Tech department 

chair and teacher for 

14 years. 

It read that she left because 

of “an autocratic 

atmosphere with no kindness 

and respect” and because 

“punitive action was 

taken against those who 

disagreed (with Dr. Dignman).” 

Deerfield parent Lisa 

Helfand said she is “deeply 

concerned” and asked the 

board why “there is no policy 

to improve staff retention 

rates.” 

She also wanted to know 

why the board gave Dignam 

a big raise and extended 

his contract midway 

through his first year as superintendent. 

“By a 4-3 vote his threeyear 

contract was extended 

to five years, he was given 

a $45,000 raise for each of 

the years and the raise was 

retroactive for a total increase 

of $225,000 (for the 

life of the contract),” District 

Education Association 

President elect Jerry Lavin 

told The Leader. 

Board member David 

Small questioned the substance 

to the comments 

about oppression of faculty 

members and support staff. 

“If there are examples of 

retaliation, I’d like to see 

this addressed and corrected,” 

Small said. 

“Let’s try to understand 

the cause (of the problems). 

I’d like to see a very strong 

collaboration.” 

“We need more communication 

rather than confrontation,” 

agreed board 

member Alena Lube. “The 

first step in addressing this 

is acknowledging that the 

people have been heard.” 

Prior to adjournment to 

closed session there was 

another opportunity for 

New exec team assembled; 

New food provider selected 

Neil Milbert, Freelance 

Reporter 

Elizabeth Garlovsky 

was elected the new 

president of the Township 

High School District 

113 Board of Education 

during the reorganization 

meeting May 14 by a 5-2 

vote. David Small and 

Alena Laube dissented. 

Garlovsky is an attorney 

who grew up in 

Highland Park and now 

resides in Deerfield and 

was elected to the board 

in April 2017. 

Veteran board member 

Stacey Meyer was elected 

vice president and Assistant 

Superintendent of 

Finance Ali Mehanti was 

elected treasurer, both by 

unanimous vote. 

citizens to comment and 

Bittner, Esgar and Lavin 

delivered scathing rebuttals. 

“When the fox is in the 

hen house, you don’t need 

focus groups, you don’t 

need all this discussion,” 

New Food Service 

Quest Food Management 

was awarded a fiveyear 

contract to provide 

cafeteria service to Highland 

Park and Deerfield 

high schools, starting in 

the 2018-19 school year. 

Quest is replacing Sodexo, 

which has provided 

service for more than two 

decades after a 14-member 

committee headed 

made up of students and 

staff members from both 

schools recommended 

Quest. 

As a result of the contract 

with Quest, the district 

will save $1.42 million 

in food costs over the 

next five years. 

“It’s clear to me it’s going 

to be an extraordinary 

step up,” board member 

Small said. 

Lavin said. “You remove 

the fox and patch up the 

hen house.” 

This story was trimmed to 

fit print constraints. To see 

the full story, please go to 

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North Shore School D112 bOard of Education 

Full-day kindergarten furniture to cost about $300,000 

NEIL MILBERT 


Dr. Kevin Ryan, assistant 

superintendent for 

teaching and learning, 

made a presentation to the 

North Shore School District 

112 Board of Education 

May 15 on the furniture 

upgrades that will be 

installed when the district 

goes from half-day to fullday 

kindergarten for the 

2018-19 school year. 

He said because of the 

integration of laptops and 

tablets, schools throughout 

the state are going away 

from traditional classroom 

models. 

There will be 18 classrooms 

involved in the upgrade. 

Ryan said the cost of 

the furniture won’t exceed 

$20,000 per classroom and 

the total project cost won’t 

exceed $360,000. 

“It will be much less 

than that,” he added, 

“probably $306,000.” 

School-condition update 

Three representatives 

of the Darien architectural 

firm Wight and Co. 

presented the results of its 

preliminary facility condition 

assessment and educational 

alignment study. 

The firm was hired in 

February to guide the district 

through their facilities 

planning by evaluating the 

physical condition of the 

nine schools that will be 

open next year. 

“We see a lot of potential,” 

Leanne Meyer- 

Smith, the firm’s vicepresident/architect, 

told 

the board. “We wanted 

to whet your appetite and 

show you what we can 

achieve.” 

Wight and Co. has surveyed 

the district’s seven 

elementary schools and 

two middle school buildings 

and evaluated their 

condition. 

Contained within each 

of the evaluations were 

ratings, from poor to excellent. 

The Wight and Co. timetable 

calls for a cost range 

update June 5, cost estimates 

over the summer, 

and planning recommendations 

in September.

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hONORING THE FALLEN 

With Memorial Day on Monday, 

May 28, The Landmark honors 

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in action. We salute those who 

serve and continue to serve. 

Civil War (1861- 

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Highland Park 

Thomas Moroney 

David O’Brien 

World War I (1917- 

1918) 

Highland Park 

Edwin Benson 

Barnes Bertness 

Joy Bournique 

Francis Daniels, Jr. 

Barney Ivy 

Horatio Powell 

Constance Shields 

Paul Snyder 

Dumaresq Spencer 

Ellsworth Stoker 

Walter Stupey 

John Tenbroeck 

Highwood 

George Smith 

Walter Stupey 

World War II 

(1941-1945) 

Highland Park 

Everett Anderson 

Charles Barnhart 

Kenneth Beall 

Lyman Benson 

Norbert Bigley 

Carroll Binder, Jr. 

Gary Bowden 

George Brannan 

Richard Bressler 

Thomas Chavis 

Alfred Christensen 

Charles Clark 

Leon Conner 

Leonard Cowell 

Philip Dering, Jr. 

Joseph DeMeter 

Chester Epstein 

John Fealy 

Donald Gibson 

Frederick Groesbeck 

Frederick Grosse, Jr. 

Edward Harrington 

H. B. Hendrickson 

Robert Hirsch 

John Hobson 

Byron Howes, Jr. 

Seward Hulse 

Anker Jeppesen 

Chandler Johnson 

David Johnson, Jr. 

James Kirk, Jr. 

Joseph Loizzo 

Lloyd Magnusson 

Lowell Murray 

John Ori 

Jerry Parsons 

Vincent Peddle 

Francis Pennell 

Robert Philips 

Eugene Renner 

Robert Riddle 

Curtis Rogers 

Francis Ronzani 

James Schaeffer 

Louis Schultz, Jr. 

Jack Sharpless 

Ray Shupe 

Frederick Stroud 

Donald Templeton 

Milton B. Tillman 

Eugene Tremaine 

Foster Troy 

Irvin Veitch 

Murray Waxman 

Alexander Wolak 

Matthew Wolak 

Daniel Wolterding 

William Wright, Jr. 

Lawrence Wygal 

Daniel Zick 

Highwood 

Norman Bell 

Edmund Bellei 

Amelio Biondi 

Fred Caldarelli 

Sergio Canarini 

Joseph Colo 

John Duchane 

Joseph Farina 

Elio Gentillni 

Vtio Lenzini 

Dominic Lomoro 

William Mosteller 

James Pasquali 

Rocco Pelligrini 

Frank Spano 

Korean War (1950- 

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Highland Park 

William Barton 

Shelby Brown, Jr. 

James Garrington 

Richard Gilbert 

Frank Henderson 

Robert Larson 

Edward Moroney, Jr. 

Lawrence Rafferty 

William Wilbur, Jr. 

Highwood 

Guido Corsini Jr. 

Lucien Nardini 

Primo Zanni 

Vietnam War 

(1964-1973) 

Highland Park 

Frank Kolbeck 

George Schwalbach 

William Steep 

John Stuller 

Robert Taft 

Highwood 

Frank Novello 

Iraq War 

Nicholas Turcotte 

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Lucy celebrated her 17th 

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was an avid tree climber 

in years past and would 

love to be in her yard 

sitting in the branches of 

her favorite tree greeting 

friends, trying to keep up 

with the birds and squirrels and watching over her 

Highwood neighborhood. At times she would climb 

so high her family members could be seen on a 

ladder trying to help her down. Lucy, at 17 1/2 

years old, still loves to explore, seeing friends and 

watching over the neighborhood, but nowadays it is 

with her four paws remaining firmly on the ground. 

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Police officers are 

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call comes next. 

That could be as intense 

as armed, on-the-run bank 

robbers sprinting into your 

police station’s lobby, a 

situation Highland Park 

officer Greg Mendoza 

handled in the fall 2017. 

Or it could be as unemphatic 

— but nonetheless 

important — as a woman 

frantically chasing her 

puppy down a busy suburban 

highway on May 1. 

As with the former incident, 

Mendoza rose to the 

occasion, and for the latest 

act of community heroism, 

a pair of Highland 

Parkers wanted to make 

sure he got his due. 

“I could not have caught 

the dog without officer 

Mendoza’s assistance,” 

Judy Aberman wrote The 

Landmark in an email. 

“We are so grateful.” 

It was a wonderfully 

Two townhome buildings to 

break Highwood ground in June 

Staff Report 

The City of Highwood announced 

May 15 the approval 

of Webster Place, a 14-unit new 

construction townhouse project, 

scheduled for groundbreaking 

early June 2018. 

The development will consist 

of two, three-story, sevenunit 

buildings located between 

Webster and Clay avenues and 

is scheduled to be completed by 

Fall 2018. 

The project will be led by 

developer Berger Investment 

Group, Linden Group Architects 

and Kinzie Builders. 

“This townhouse development 

is part of a larger trend to bring 

Curly, a puppy belonging 

to Judy and Jerry 

Aberman that jumped 

out of a moving car May 

1, was rescued with 

some help from Highland 

Park police officer Greg 

Mendoza. Photo Submitted 

sunny day on May 1. So 

much so, that Judy and 

Jerry Aberman got their 

convertible out of storage; 

grabbed their two dogs, 

Rusty and Curly, a puppy; 

and headed toward the 

new and stylish residential options 

to Highwood,” Highwood 

Mayor Charles Pecaro said. 

There will be a mix of two- and 

three-bedroom units, ranging 

from 1,800 to 2,066 square feet. 

They will feature attached twocar 

garages, hardwood flooring 

throughout the main level, full 

overlay maple cabinets, granite 

countertops, and stainless steel 

appliance package. The units are 

priced from the upper $300,000s. 

“Over the past three years we 

have worked hard to add residential 

units near our train station 

and walkable to Highwood’s famous 

restaurants and entertainment 

district,” said Scott Coren, 

Highwood’s city manager. 

dog park on Clavey Road. 

As the foursome crossed 

busy Skokie Boulevard, 

Judy’s “worst nightmare 

occurred before our eyes,” 

as Curly leapt out of the 

two-seated car and onto 

the roadway. 

Meanwhile, officer Medoza 

was en route to a 

call when he noticed Judy 

chasing a small dog along 

Skokie Boulevard. 

Alertly, Mendoza used 

his car and person to stop 

and direct traffic along the 

busy Highland Park road. 

With no danger from passing 

vehicles, Judy was 

able to corral Curly, and 

Mendoza escorted her 

safely back to the car, 

where Jerry and Rusty 

were waiting. 

A dog owner and lover, 

Mendoza noticed the 

impact of his efforts immediately 

when he saw 

Rusty. 

“It was so distraught,” 

he said of the other dog. 

“Even when the one dog 

Police reports 

returned, you could tell. 

[Rusty] was like, ‘I’m happy 

to see you, but do you 

know what you just put me 

through?’” 

Mendoza then offered 

some tips on how to secure 

dogs in vehicles, no matter 

how silly it may look. 

“Buckle them in,” Mendoza 

said. “That’s what I 

do. Make them as secure 

as you can.” 

Reading the message 

from the Abermans was 

a breath of fresh air for 

Mendoza, who didn’t even 

file a report of the runaway-puppy 

incident as 

he just continued on to his 

original call. 

He said the unofficial 

rescue was just all in a 

day’s work. 

“It goes with everything 

we stand for, our organizational 

values and mission 

statement,” he said. 

“It’s great that it doesn’t 

go unnoticed, but it’s not 

something you do for accolades.” 

Waukegan man arrested 

for drunken driving 

Gerardo Rodriguez (22), of the 900 block 

of Judge Street, Waukegan, was arrested and 

charged with driving under the influence on 

May 16 after police responded to a call regarding 

a two-car accident in the 1300 block 

of Half Day Road. 

There were no injuries reported from the 

accident. Rodriguez was released on a cash 

bond, pending a court date of June 15. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Highland Park Landmark’s 

Police Reports are compiled from official 

reports emailed from the Highland Park Police 

Department headquarters in Highland Park and 

the Highwood Police Department headquarters 

in Highwood. Individuals named in these reports 

are considered innocent of all charges until 

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Elm Place celebrates school nurse Donna Kirk in honor 

of National Nurses Week starting May 6 

Elm Place Middle School nurse Donna Kirk with all the goodies brought by appreciative students 

and staff. Photo Submitted 

Club packs boxes for military children 

HPHS’s Rotary Interact donates 100 boxes for local children whose 

parents are in the military 

A group of Highland Park High School students pose with their donations. Photo Submitted 

School News 

Highland Park High School 

Big year for Key club 

The 2018 Key Club featured a 

great group of students who were 

committed to community service 

and who supported local efforts in 

so many ways. 

In addition to many local service 

projects in our community, 

students volunteered weekly at 

Nuestro Center, Moraine Township 

Food Pantry and Jordan’s 

Corner and led a new mentoring 

program at Sherwood Elementary 

School. 

The group also supported Blessings 

in a Back Pack at Elm Place. 

Key Club is a service organization 

serving HPHS and the community. 

It is affiliated with the 

Highland Park/Highwood Kiwanis 

Club and supports their fundraising 

efforts. 

Key Club sponsors school, community, 

national and international 

projects with fundraising activities 

in order to contribute to various organizations. 

Key Club members are committed 

to helping with a specific activity 

as well as fundraising events. 

Harrigan takes second as chess 

team competes at national tourney 

The Highland Park High School 

chess team competed in the USCF 

National Chess Tournament in Columbus, 

Ohio, over the April 27 

weekend. 

As HPHS loses several members 

to graduation, its goal for the tournament 

was to improve the level of 

play, coaches said, adding that the 

majority of the team played in sections 

that were significantly more 

challenging and against players 

who were rated much higher. 

Regardless, both, of HPHS’s 

teams that competed in the Championship 

section (most challenging) 

and in the U1600 finished in 

14th place. 

As a result, nearly everyone’s 

individual chess rating increased 

significantly. Individually, Joey 

Harrigan finished second in the 

U1600 by winning six out of his 

seven matches. The chess team 

consists of: Luca Acquasaliente, 

Chris Arzac, Michael Chiflikyan, 

Matthew Dennison, Eli Elder, 

Miguel Espinoza, Joey Harrigan, 

Arda Sonmez, Alex Soutos and 

Eric Starkman. 

Robotics club wins international 

honors at Detroit ceremony 

Highland Park High School’s 

Robotics Team Vertigo was one of 

five finalists — out of 128 teams 

— for the Rockwell Collins Innovate 

Award at the first World 

Championship April 27-29 in Detroit. 

The award celebrates a team that 

thinks outside of the box and has 

the ingenuity and inventiveness to 

make their designs come to life. 

This was the first time in seven 

years an HPHS team has been acknowledged 

as a finalist for an 

award. 

Vertigo built a robot with laser 

cut designs, a bright green wheel 

intake, and flashing blue and red 

lights that captured the attention of 

the judges. 

Vertigo team members were: 

Ben Cohen (captain), Brenden 

Chay (captain), Daniel Bergman, 

Joe Beresheim, Jackie Hirsch, 

Adam Kramer, Hawk Peterson, 

Kurt Plonsker, Doug Smith and 

Anais Zoub. 

DECA team earns accolades 

The school’s DECA International 

Team was among 18,00 students, 

staffer and business leaders around 

the world April 21-24 in Atlanta. 

In the competition, Highland 

Park won the following awards: 

• 3rd Internationally for Virtual 

Business Sports (Jordy Mazza, 

Dylan Weiskirch, and Sam 

Dincin); 

• Top 10 Internationally Marketing 

Communication (Natalie 

Laky); 

• Top 20 Internationally Financial 

Services Team (Harrison 

Menaker and Mitchell Svetov); 

• Top 20 Internationally Business 

Finance (Jacob Hersh); 

• Top 10 in Role Play #1 Marketing 

Communication (Natalie 

Laky); and 

• Top 10 in Role Play #1 and 

Role Play #2 Business Finance 

(Jacob Hersh) 

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From hplandmark.com as of Monday, 

May 21 

1. UPDATE: No charges filed against FC 

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2. Teen’s tribute to father raises $9,000 — so 

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3. D113 community members to board: ‘We 

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4. City Council: Spurned applicant causes 

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On Wednesday, May 16, Highland Park 

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Despite future outcomes, 

continue to speak out 

Erin Yarnall 

Editor 

At an intense District 

113 Board of 

Education meeting 

on May 14, community 

members called for 

the resignation of Chris 

Dignam, the superintendent 

of the district. 

This call to action was 

set forth after numerous 

parents, residents 

and staff members of the 

district spoke at the meeting, 

and at the previous 

regular meeting May 1. 

It’s uncertain what 

action the School Board 

and Dignam will take, if 

any, but it’s important that 

residents and members of 

the community continue 

to make their voices heard 

and share their thoughts 

Father’s Day Photo Contest: Send in 

a picture-perfect moment with Dad 

Alyssa Groh 

Contributing Editor 

Dads form a special 

bond with their children. 

Whether it is learning to 

ride a bike, play sports or 

fix a car, dads are there. 

In honor of Father’s 

Day, The Landmark is 

asking residents to submit 

a photo capturing what 

makes their dad so great. 

Maybe it’s a picture of 

you two at graduation or 

shooting some late night 

hoops in the driveway — 

whatever sweet, funny or 

weird and wild photo you 

have to share, The Landmark 

wants to see it. 

Submitting is simple, 

just email us a photo of 

you and Dad with your 

contact info, and we’ll 

publish the winning entry, 

plus others, on Thursday, 

June 15, just in time for 

Father’s Day, which is 

Sunday, June 18. 

The author of the winning 

photo will receive 

a prize package to share 

with his or her dad. 

The deadline for entries 

is noon Friday, June 8, 

giving residents a couple 

weeks to submit a photo. 

All ages are encouraged 

to enter the contest, but 

dads must reside in Highland 

Park or Highwood. 

Entries must include the 

father’s and the submitter’s 

first and last names, 

as well as contact information 

for the submitter. 

Send entries to Editor 

Erin Yarnall at erin@hplandmark.com 

or mail to 

The Highland Park Landmark, 

60 Revere Drive, 

Ste 888, Northbrook, IL 

60062. For more info, call 

(847) 272-4565 ext. 34. 

and concerns at meetings 

of local government. 

If not for community 

members speaking out, 

change would never occur. 

While I have been 

working as a journalist in 

Highland Park I’ve witnessed 

many incidences 

in which change resulted 

because of people speaking 

out — whether that 

change is the implementation 

of a stop sign because 

of a few concerned 

residents, or the North 

Shore School District 

go figure 

45,000 

112 School Board scrapping 

an entire program, 

like BDR3, after a large 

amount of complaints. 

Protesting and making 

your voice heard has 

proven time and time 

again to be effective in 

shaping action and policy. 

So no matter if the outcome 

is what you wanted 

or not, keep at it, stay 

involved and voice your 

opinions. 

To read more about the 

D113 meeting and the 

calls for Dignam’s resignation 

turn to Page 6. 

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An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

The amount of money 

D113 Superintendent 

Chris Dignam receives in 

a raise every year of his 

extended contract. Read 

about it on Page 6. 

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Story Theatre’s storytelling event on May 11 at Miramar Bistro in 

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Faith Briefs 

Congregation Solel (1301 Clavey Road, Highland 

Park) 

Sharing Shabbat 

6:30-8 p.m. Friday, June 1. 

Enjoy a warm and meaningful 

service led by Rabbi Moffic 

and Cantor O’Brien. The months 

special program will focus on 

LGBTQ Pride Month and the 

service will honor youth group 

board members. 

Havdalah Jam 

4-5 p.m. Friday, June 16. Cantor 

Jay O’Brien invites kids and 

adults to bring guitars, drums, 

voices, and any other instruments 

you may have for a fun, 

informal music jam session 

followed by havdalah! No experience 

necessary. The only 

requirement is to have fun. For 

more information, or questions, 

contact Cantor O’Brien at cantorobrien@gmail.com 

Torah Study 

9:15-10:15 a.m. Saturday 

mornings. There will be a Torah 

study at Congregation Solel. You 

can come in the morning to kick 

off your weekend with a Torah 

study and then stay throughout 

the morning at Solel for subsequent 

activities and fun. For 

more information, visit www. 

solel.org or call (847) 433-3555. 

Christ Church (1713 Green Bay Road, Highland 

Park) 

Weeknight Service 

A new service has started on 

Thursday Nights in the church’s 

new coffee bar. It is not your traditional 

church service, instead it 

provides space for you to bring 

your thoughts and questions. 

Every week there is a sermon for 

20 minutes followed by group 

discussion. Coffee Bar is open 

6:30-9 p.m., service is 7-8 p.m. 

Email Dan at dsyvertsen@cclf. 

org 

MOPS at Highland Park Campus 

MOPS stands for Mothers 

of Preschoolers, and by preschoolers 

they mean from birth 

through kindergarten. It’s a little 

confusing so let’s just stick with 

“MOPS.” These moms believe 

that better moms make a better 

world. At every meeting there 

will be a speaker or video that 

gives practical tools and insight 

into the specific things that are 

important to you. MOPS meets 

9-11 a.m. on the first and third 

Friday of the month. For more 

information, email mopscchp@ 

gmail.com. 

Trinity Episcopal Church (425 Laurel Ave., 

Highland Park) 

History Committee Meeting 

10-11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 

Guild Room. Everyone is welcome 

to join. For more information, 

contact Nancy Freeman at 

nfreeman@frii.com. 

Sundays 

8 a.m. Holy Eucharist – St. 

Michael’s Chapel 

8:45 a.m. Fellowship 

9 a.m. Church School and 

Adult Forum 

10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with 

Music – Main Sanctuary 

11 a.m. Fellowship 

Wednesdays 

9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist with 

healing – St. Michael’s Chapel 

Immaculate Conception Parish (770 Deerfield 

Road, Highland Park) 

Enchanted Summer Gala 

6 p.m. Saturday, June 9, Exmoor 

Country Club, 700 Vine 

Ave., Highland Park. Ticket 

price includes a social hour, 

dinner, dessert, music, raffle, silent 

and live auctions and more. 

Family and friends are welcome 

and all proceeds will benefit the 

church. Semi-formal attire is 

preferred, black tie optional. For 

more information, contact the 

Parish Office at (847) 433-0130, 

to buy tickets visit givecentral. 

org/location/109/category/924. 

IC Annual Rummage Sale Drop 

Off 

Donations of clothing a household 

items can be dropped off 

starting July 1. The church will 

accommodate furniture drop offs 

starting May 1. For more information, 

call the Parish Office at 

(847) 433-0130. 

IC Annual Rummage Sale 

Friday-Saturday, Sept. 7-8. 

A preview night will be held 

Wednesday, Sept. 5. 

Weekend Services 

Services are held every Saturday 

at 5 p.m.; confession held 

from 4-4:45 p.m. Sunday services 

are held 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 

St. James Catholic Church (134 North Ave., 

Highwood) 

Catholic Charities’ Suppers 

6:30 p.m. First and second 

Thursdays of the month. Next 

dates are May 10, June 7 and 

June 14. 

Food Pantry 

5:30-7 p.m. every Thursday, 

lower level of school. 

Worship Services 

8 a.m. Monday through Friday 

8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays 

8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sundays 

Noon Sundays with a Spanishlanguage 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

7 p.m. Mondays in the Lounge. 

Submit information for The Landmark’s 

Faith page to Brittany Kapa 

at b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia.com. 

The deadline is noon on Thursday. 

Questions? Call (847) 272-4565 

ext. 35. 

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In Memoriam 

Alice A. Beck 

Alice A. Beck, 83, 

formerly of Highland 

Park, died May 11. 

She was born on Aug. 

12, 1934, in Highland 

Park to Bernhardt 

and Alice (Musgrave) Beck 

Schmidt, who preceded 

her in death. She was married on 

July 2, 1955 to Robert Beck. She is 

survived by her husband of 62 years, 

Robert “Bob” Beck; children, Cynthia 

“Cindy” Beck (Robert Green), 

Robert “Scott”, Michael and Brian 

(Jodie); granddaughter, Gena Beck; 

siblings, Bernhardt Schmidt (Jean) 

and Frederick Schmidt (Blanche) 

and one sister Ethel Schmidt (Dwight 

Severn). She was also preceded in 

death by two brothers, Benjamin 

“Teddy” Schmidt and Ray Schmidt. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions 

may be made to Alzheimer’s 

Association, c/o Memorial Funeral 

Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 West, 

Columbia, MO 65202. 

Rena Mattei Baldwin 

Rena Baldwin (nee Mattei), 89, of 

Highwood, died May 15. She was the 

daughter of the late Frank and Dessi 

Mattei and wife of the late James 

Baldwin. She is survived by her children, 

Barb (Mark) Christopher, Mike 

(Sheila) Baldwin, Ron Baldwin and 

Mary (Bob) Barnes; nine grandchildren; 

seven great-grandchildren. 

Teri McGillen 

Teri McGillen (nee Cortesi), 73, 

of Lake Forest, formerly of Highland 

Park, died May 16 after a long 

battle with Alzheimer’s surrounded 

by her family. She was the third 

child of John and Jean Cortesi. She 

was an avid golfer and a talented 

artist. She volunteered at Holy 

Cross Parish and Lambs Farms. 

However, Teri spent the majority 

of her time being a loving mother, 

grandmother, and wonderful wife 

and friend. McGillen and her siblings 

grew up in Highland Park and 

attended Immaculate Conception 

Grade School. She continued on to 

Regina Dominican High School and 

received a degree from Mount Saint 

Clare College. She married John 

McGillen on July 1, 1972, and had 

three children. She is survived by 

her husband, John; children, Dan, 

Jay and Katie; grandchildren (to 

which she was known as Noni), Ian, 

Brody and Bennett. In lieu of flowers, 

memorial contributions may be 

made in Teri’s honor to Alzheimer’s 

Disease Foundation, 225 N. Michigan 

Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL. 

Have someone’s life you’d like to honor? 

Email b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia. 

com with information about a loved one 

who was part of the Highland Park/ 

Highwood communities.

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HP residents share their stories at event 

Locals enjoy ‘good, 

old-fashioned’ 

storytelling event 

Jason Addy, Freelance 

Reporter 

It’s an artform that 

might seem outdated to 

younger generations, but 

storytelling was alive and 

well Thursday night, May 

17, at the Miramar Bistro 

in Highwood. 

Approaching its seventh 

year, the Short Story Theatre 

featured a handful of 

storytellers — some seasoned 

veterans and others 

making their debuts. 

A newly refound sensation 

thanks to public radio, 

storytelling is “the world’s 

oldest professions,” Short 

Story Theatre Producer 

Donna Lubow said to kick 

off the show. 

“Storytelling is as old as 

the language itself,” she 

said. 

Jennifer Dotson, an executive 

assistant to Highland 

Park Mayor Nancy 

Rotering and the city manager, 

spoke of her treacherous 

escape as a preteen 

from the yoga and meditation 

summer camp she was 

sent to every year. 

Each summer, Dotson 

and her friends longed for 

decadent sweets during 

the restrictive two-week 

camp, ignoring the spiritual 

and environmentalist 

teachings of their camp 

leader as they plotted ways 

to skirt the dietary rules. 

Those annual plans culminated 

in a final-year 

hike from camp to the local 

convenience store. In 

the end, she was caught 

with candy by camp counselors. 

Dotson finished with a 

stirring and surprisingly 

political poem about wishing 

she had paid more attention 

to her apocalyptic 

camp leader. 

“We ignored his words 

as so much ‘nutty crunchy’ 

nonsense and slid into 

adulthood as if asleep, 

not paying attention to 

the frackers and the pipelines 

and the inconvenient 

truths, and we let the climate-change 

deniers take 

control,” Dotson said. 

“Maybe he was right. 

Maybe the planet wants us 

to wake up. And we, living 

in a dream or feeling inadequate 

to the challenge, 

have refused to rise — until 

now.” 

Elizabeth Brown, a pathologist 

from Lake Forest, 

proudly told her story, 

“Human Pearls,” to the 

crowd of nearly 100 people, 

working them from 

shock and disgust into fits 

of laughter as she recounted 

the “complicated quest 

for her gallstones.” 

After comically detailing 

her pre-op experiences 

— a redundant ultrasound, 

struggling to rate her pain 

between one and 10, and 

trying to finish a crossword 

puzzle — Brown said she 

pleaded with her surgeon 

to keep the two gallstones 

her body worked so hard 

to make. 

One was disappointingly 

gnarled, but “the other was 

the size of a jawbreaker, 

perfectly round — the alpha 

stone. It was beautiful, 

artistic, a rich-green color, 

studded with white cholesterol 

crystals,” Brown triumphantly 

recalled as she 

wore the now-gray stone 

around her neck. 

At the end of the show, 

Brown again was the center 

of attention as people 

tried to get a good glimpse 

of her self-made fashion 

statement on their way out. 

Though there were only 

a few millennials in the 

crowd, Brown said she has 

no reason to worry over 

the future of traditional 

storytelling, because it’s a 

process that’s so familiar 

to people. 

“To me, it’s all about being 

self-aware and examining 

your life and thinking 

about events, why they 

happened and putting them 

into context,” Brown said, 

adding she hopes to see 

some younger storytellers 

try their hand at it soon. 

Attendees Julia Lunn 

and Christina Corsiglia, 

both of Lake Forest, were 

at the show to support their 

friend, Brown, but even 

they were shocked to learn 

she’d be telling a story 

about gallstones. 

Lunn and Corsiglia 

said they penciled the 

show into their schedules 

two months ago, having 

laughed throughout the 

first Short Story Theatre 

show they attended. 

Corsiglia said her 

19-year-old son was perplexed 

by the idea of listening 

to stories as a night 

of fun, but she said she 

loves the “old-fashioned” 

artform that truly engages 

the imagination. 

“People used to listen 

to radio shows. They 

couldn’t see anything, 

they just listened to what 

was happening,” Corsiglia 

said. “When people are 

telling a story, you have to 

imagine.” 

Founded in 2012 with 

just four members, the 

Short Story Theatre has 

featured more than 50 

storytellers in its first six 

years. 

The troupe has grown 

to a rotating cast of nearly 

two dozen storytellers 

who perform monthly at 

restaurants in Highwood, 

Wilmette, Glencoe and 

Glenview. 

The next Short Story 

Theatre will start at 7:30 

p.m. June 28 at the Miramar 

Bistro in Highwood. 

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Rain doesn’t put out family campfire event 

Staff Report 

An unseasonable front carrying a 

chill and some rain limited the participation 

in the Park District of Highland 

Park’s periodical Family Campout May 

11. 

But a small-but-dedicated group attended 

Heller Nature Center for the 

event. 

The Family Campout is a seasonal 

park district series running monthly 

through October. The next event is June 

22 at Millard Park, where families can 

enjoy camping at the beach. 

Park District Naturalist Meghan 

Meredith said the campouts are a fun 

way to get families involved in nature, 

as participants take short hikes and chat 

with naturalists before playing games 

and enjoying marshmallows over a fire. 

The theme on May 11 was critters 

and insects, and Meredith and company 

planning to examine the underside of 

fallen logs and branches. 

Registration for the June 22 and subsequent 

events came be made at www. 

pdhp.org or by going to the Heller Nature 

Center, 2821 Ridge Road, Highland 

Park. 

Lonny Miller (left) and his son Simon, 5, of 

Deerfield, warm their hands on the fire at the 

Family Campout May 11 at Heller Nature Center in 

Highland Park. Claire Esker/22nd Century Media 

rating: PG-13 | genre: Drama | run time: 101 minutes 

‘Chappaquiddick’ movie brings back memories for reporter 

Alan P. Henry 


For 60 years, much of 

the American media has 

treated the Kennedy family 

name with reverence, 

handled family shortcomings 

with kid gloves, and 

kept the high-minded 

fires of Camelot burning 

bright. All of which makes 

the well-crafted movie, 

“Chappaquiddick,” a rare 

and refreshing awakening. 

Nearly 50 years after the 

fact, the movie efficiently 

exposes the brutal truths 

of how the Kennedy family 

and inner circle pulled 

strings and manipulated 

events in the week following 

the drowning death 

of Mary Jo Kopechne off 

Chappaquiddick Island on 

July 18, 1969. 

They did so, as the movie 

lays out using sourced 

materials, as a means to 

stymie criminal inquiry 

and to cynically salvage 

the future political ambitions 

of Sen. Edward Kennedy. 

Throughout the movie, 

Kennedy (Jason Clarke) 

oozes an outsized sense of 

entitlement and stunning 

moral indifference. 

The audience learns, 

many of them most likely 

for the first time, that Kennedy 

fled the scene of the 

accident, went home, slept 

it off, and did not report it 

to the police for ten hours, 

and only then after contacting 

trusted advisors. “I 

am not going to be president,” 

is the first thing he 

says to the first person he 

talks to cousin Joe Gargan 

(Ed Helms), who months 

later became the only insider 

to walk away from 

the family. 

When Kopechne’s body 

is recovered the next 

morning, it appears she 

may have not drowned, 

but rather died of suffocation, 

which means she 

could possibly have been 

saved if help had come 

quickly. 

At Kopechne’s funeral, 

he wears a fake neck 

brace, telling advisers, “I 

am winning back the sympathy 

of the people.” 

But equally chilling, or 

perhaps even more so, is 

the movie’s portrayal of 

Kennedy’s willing, even 

enthusiastic, accomplices 

in coverup and deceit. 

They remind the public 

that the powerful and the 

connected are very good 

at circling the wagons to 

protect their own. That 

goes double for the family 

patriarch, Joe Kennedy Sr., 

who twice barks out one 

word of advice: “Alibi!” 

On July 25, one week 

after the accident, the networks 

give Kennedy the 

national stage to work his 

Camelot magic. “If you do 

it right you might even be 

more electable,” said Mc- 

Namara when the scheme 

is hatched. 

In the end, the inquest 

goes nowhere. Kennedy 

pleads guilty to leaving 

the scene of an accident 

and receives a suspended 

sentence of two months. 

Power trumps truth. And 

the waters close over. 

More than a movie to me 

I had a personal reason 

for wanting to see the movie 

“Chappaquiddick,” that 

depicted the July 18, 1969 

death of young campaign 

worker Mary Jo Kopechne 

and the subsequent reframing 

of events by Sen. 

Edward Kennedy and his 

faithful posse of powerful 

insiders. I wanted to see 

how they depicted what I 

found and reported in the 

Boston Herald American. 

In the official inquest 

into Kopechne’s death, 

and consistently thereafter, 

Kennedy said he and 

Kopechne left a party 

around 11:15 p.m. on 

Chappaquiddick island to 

catch the last ferry back 

to Martha’s Vineyard. 

Once on the main road, 

they took a “wrong turn” 

onto Dyke Road that led 

to Dyke Bridge, where he 

lost control of his car, they 

plunged into a tidal pool, 

he escaped and she didn’t. 

He had taken the wrong 

turn, he swore under oath, 

because he had never before 

been on the island and 

was therefore “unfamiliar” 

with the road back to the 

ferry. Not until January 

1980 did anyone publicly 

contradict his claim. 

That’s when I, as a reporter 

with the Herald, 

as well as a reporter from 

the New York Post, went 

to Chappaquiddick and 

independently talked to 

the four people who came 

forward to state that Kennedy 

had been on the island 

on numerous previous 

occasions. They were 

the Chappaquiddick ferry 

operator, an island realtor, 

the Chappaquiddick Beach 

Club manager and a club 

member. 

But my story made a 

more damning observation 

as well. The inadvertent 

“wrong turn,” which I 

recreated numerous times, 

was next to impossible to 

make by mistake. 

The main asphalt road 

was banked and curving 

to the left at the point 

where it intersected with 

Dyke Road on the right. A 

reflecting arrow directed 

motorists to the left, as the 

movie correctly portrays. 

But Dyke Road was not 

a smooth road easily accessible 

by an easy turn 

from the main road, as 

characterized in the movie. 

Rather, it was a narrow, 

rutted dirt road with 

a steep drop from the main 

road, surrounded on either 

side by reeds. To make the 

90 degree turn onto Dyke 

Road would have required 

the driver to first make an 

almost complete stop. 

After writing my story, I 

was dispatched by my editor 

to Pennsylvania’s Pocono 

Mountains, home of 

Mary Jo’s parents, Joseph 

and Gwen Kopechne. They 

had received a $141,000 

settlement from Kennedy’s 

insurance company 

and subsequently moved 

to the unincorporated community 

of Swiftwater. 

Their front door was 

blocked by weeds and 

brush. Walking around 

to the kitchen door, I first 

saw a yellowed three-byfive 

card taped to the doorframe 

telling reporters to 

leave them alone. 

The screen door was 

closed but the wooden 

door was open. Inside, in 

a small kitchen, Joe was 

cooking on the stove. I 

identified myself, told him 

I had talked to four men 

who said Kennedy was 

lying about never having 

been on the island and 

reminded him that he had 

always said that he would 

talk to the press if ever 

any new evidence came to 

light. 

His wife suddenly appeared, 

told him not to 

say anything and walked 

toward the door to close 

it. But before she did, Joe 

said: “I knew he was there, 

no matter what he says 

about it.” 

Not Pulitzer Prize material, 

to be sure, but more 

than anyone else had gotten 

out of him to that date. 

As a postscript, the Kopechnes 

said in 1994 that 

Kennedy had never apologized 

directly to them over 

his role in their daughter’s 

death. They both died over 

a decade ago. As for me, 

I’d seen and heard everything 

I needed to know 

about the “Lion of the Senate.” 

You too can review a movie 

for The Highland Park Landmark! 

All you have to do is 

see a new movie and send in 

a 500- to 600-word review 

of the film to Editor Erin 

Yarnall at erin@hplandmark. 

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If it ain’t broke… 

Sandy’s Restaurant 

continues to serve 

classics after 56 

years in Highwood 

Erin Yarnall 

Contributing Editor 

There’s something timeless 

about an American 

diner. 

Patrons of these establishments 

don’t turn to 

them over and over again 

for their elegant takes on 

modern cuisine or fancy 

gastronomy. Instead, diners 

routinely serve up the 

classics — pancakes, omelets, 

sandwiches, coffee, 

and they do it with consistency 

and quality. 

That’s the case with 

Sandy’s Restaurant, a diner 

in Highwood that’s been 

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When a restaurant has 

been open for so long, 56 

years in Sandy’s case, it 

can start to feel more like a 

second home and less like 

a restaurant to its regulars. 

That’s the feeling owner 

Darcy Mosconi hopes to 

maintain. 

“I’d say 50 percent of 

our customers are regulars 

that do know each other,” 

Mosconi said. “They grew 

up around here. Their kids 

are friends, their grandkids 

are friends. It’s somewhere 

you can always go where 

you know somebody.” 

Mosconi contributes to 

this by greeting most customers 

by name and asking 

them questions about 

their lives as soon as they 

walk in the door. 

But, she attributes the 

restaurant’s friendly atmosphere 

to her mother, Sandy 

Suckow, for whom the 

restaurant is named. 

Suckow worked at the 

restaurant for 50 years, as 

an employee for 24 years 

and the owner for the following 

26 years. Mosconi 

took the restaurant over 

after her mother died last 

June. 

“My mom was awesome,” 

Mosconi said. “She 

made this place what it is 

today. She had the most 

wonderful personality.” 

Mosconi said that her 

mother had such a close 

relationship with her regular 

customers that if they 

ever missed a breakfast or 

lunch at the restaurant, she 

would call them to check 

in. 

“She would call them to 

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The garbage omelet ($9.75) at Sandy’s Restaurant in Highwood features ham, bacon, 

tomato, onion, green pepper, mushroom, broccoli, American cheese and mozzarella 

cheese. Harrison Raft/22nd Century Media 

make sure they were OK, 

that they weren’t sick, and 

see if they needed something,” 

Mosconi said. 

“People came here for 

her.” 

Mosconi grew up in the 

restaurant. 

Her mother started 

working there when she 

was 18, after moving to 

Highwood from Wisconsin. 

Suckow was a single 

mom, and had Mosconi 

working in the restaurant 

with her. 

Working at Sandy’s is 

the only job Mosconi has 

ever had, and she isn’t 

planning on changing that 

any time soon. 

“[Working here] makes 

me happy, and it’s like my 

home,” Mosconi said. 

In fact, Mosconi isn’t 

planning on changing 

much, at all, just “little 

things.” 

“I’ve tried to do it 

slowly because people really 

don’t like change,” 

Mosconi said. 

The wall paneling was 

redone after Mosconi discovered 

brick underneath. 

The bathroom is being 

tiled, and the roof is being 

updated. Aside from that 

she’s keeping things the 

way her mom had them. 

Sandy’s Restaurant 

415 Sheridan Road, 

Highwood 

(847) 433-1555 

6 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 

Monday-Saturday 

7 a.m.-11:30 a.m. 

Sunday 

A group of 22nd Century 

Media editors visited 

Sandy’s to sample some of 

the restaurant’s best breakfast 

dishes, as well as take 

in a slice of charm. 

One of the breakfast 

staples at Sandy’s is the 

garbage omelet ($9.75), 

filled with ham, bacon, 

tomato, onion, green pepper, 

mushrooms, broccolli, 

American cheese and mozzarella 

cheese. 

The filling omelet is 

served with buttered 

toast and crisp home fries 

cooked with green peppers 

and onion. 

We also sampled The 

Moron ($7), a large breakfast 

sandwich filled with 

egg, bacon, cheese and 

onion on Italian toast and 

also served with home 

fries. 

The French toast ($4.25) 

is grilled so each bite is 

crispy before giving way 

to a soft interior. 

It’s buttered and covered 

in powdered sugar, 

and the two toppings melt 

into each other for a sugary 

bite each time that isn’t 

overpowering. 

Sandy’s also provides 

two bottles of homemade 

hot sauce for each table, 

a more mild green option 

and a blazing hot red option. 

Both bring the flavor, 

though the red hot sauce is 

for the more daring. 

The restaurant is also 

open for lunch and serves 

up a variety of burgers, 

sandwiches and specials, 

including Taco Tuesday 

and Thursday meals. 

“My cook always makes 

something authentic,” 

Mosconi said. 

Sandy’s isn’t only a family 

business for Mosconi. 

Her cook’s entire family 

works in the restaurant as 

well — his wife cleans the 

dishes and his daughter 

serves on the weekends. 

The close family ties evident 

in the restaurant, and 

the personal connections 

that Mosconi makes with 

customers, makes Sandy’s 

a home away from home 

for diners and staff alike.

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21. Principal 

23. Fish-eating hawk 

27. The “S” in EST: 

Abbr. 

28. Fathers, to tots 

33. Hobbits’ home 

34. Goodbye speeches 

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38. Not as fresh 

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43. Quartet member 

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50. Macaroni & 

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plastic 

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49. Healing formation 

51. Pro ___ (proportionately) 

53. Actor Kristofferson 

54. They can be big 

in Hollywood 

55. Large volume 

56. Female saint, 

abbr. 

58. Soft food 

59. Giant deer 

60. Star Trek captain’s 

book 

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Amanda Ameil is a senior 

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How did you start 

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This Week In … 

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Baseball 

■May ■ 24 - at Glenbrook North regional 

semifinal (TBD), 4:30 p.m. 

■May ■ 26 - at Glenbrook North regional 

championship (TBD), 11 a.m. 

■May ■ 30 - at St. Viator sectional semifinal 

(TBD), 4 p.m. 

Softball 

■May ■ 26 - at Mundelein regional 

championship (TBD), 11 a.m. 

■May ■ 29 - at Warren sectional semifinal 

(TBD), 4:30 p.m. 

Girls Lacrosse 

■May ■ 25 - at Glenbrook North sectional 

championship (TBD), 6 p.m. 

■May ■ 29 - at Lake Forest super-sectional 

championship (TBD), 6:30 p.m. 

Boys Tennis 

■May ■ 24-26 - at IHSA State final meet 

(Hersey) 

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and the intensity and 

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you have to work together. 

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and making sure that we’re 

able to move the ball and 

have a successful game. 

What is your most 

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a Giant? 

I think my most memorable 

moment was last 

year beating Maine South. 

It was the first time in history 

where we beat them. 

Do you have any 

superstitions you have 

to do before a game? 

Yes. For all the starting 

defenders we always have 

to do a handshake and me 

and one of the other defenders 

has to be last and 

do it together last. That 

started at the beginning of 

this year. 

What TV show are 

you binge watching 

right now? 

“Friends,” it’s my favorite 

show. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would 

you go? 

I think Australia. It’s so 

far from here and the life 

that they live is completely 

different. 

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“Friends,” for sure. And 

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has attitude. 

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My biggest pet peeve, 

I would say, is cracking 

knuckles. 

Who is your favorite 

professional athlete? 

I would say Patrick 

Kane, I love the Blackhawks 

and I love watching 

him play his game and 

score goals. 

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Girls Soccer 

Penalty kicks knock Giants out of postseason 

Brittany Kapa, Sports Editor 

After 100 minutes of 

play, Highland Park and 

Lake Forest were deadlocked 

in a scoreless tie. 

The regional semifinal 

game went into penalty 

kicks, since the game can’t 

end in a tie, and after firstround 

misses by both teams 

it was still anyone’s game. 

Jamie Stern scored in 

the penalty kick to keep 

Highland Park even with 

Lake Forest, but the Giants 

missed the next two 

attempts and lost the series 

3-1. 

Ultimately, the Giants 

fell to the Scouts 1-0 in the 

IHSA regional semifinal 

game May 15, ending their 

season. 

Highland Park (6-8-4, 

2-3-2 Central Suburban 

North) spent the first 20 

minutes of the game defending 

Lake Forest and 

was unable to break past 

the midfield line. 

“It just really came down 

to us settling down,” Highland 

Park coach Kate Straka 

said. “In the first half we 

were all over the place. We 

weren’t really confident. 

“In the second half I really 

think our defensive 

backs, Sydney Cohn and 

Eva Hanson, really took 

ownership of the game.” 

Sophomore Hanson 

played a solid game, and 

in her time with Highland 

Park has started every 

game. She has become a 

reliable member for the Giants 

squad. 

“When Sydney Cohn 

went down with a cramp, 

here comes Eva Hanson as 

the anchor for our back,” 

Straka said. “She has just 

done an amazing job. I 

think we put a lot of responsibility 

on Eva and she 

did awesome.” 

The Giants defensive 

core was the cause of much 

frustration for the Scouts 

the entire game. 

“It’s hard to break them 

down,” Stuckslager said. 

“I thought Eva [Hanson] in 

the back did a great job. Up 

top, their No. 3 (Kirby Bartelstein), 

she’s a smart player, 

and 11 (Jolie Carl) can 

dribble. It’s a hard one.” 

The Scouts had an excellent 

scoring opportunity 

when Grace Hardy headed 

a Dimi Schweitzer corner 

kick but the Giants’ Mae 

Ohlwein thwarted the opportunity, 

clearing the ball. 

“I think that is her third 

goal line save of the year,” 

Straka said. “She just has 

a knack for being in the 

right place at the right time. 

We’re so thankful that 

Mave is always there.” 

Ohlewin, a junior forward, 

will return next year. 

Offensively, players like 

Nancy Iden and Bartelstein, 

both seniors, worked to get 

shots on net during the 

game. Both players stepped 

up their game in the second 

half and overtime halves to 

give the Giants plenty of 

opportunities. 

“She was just so strong 

up top,” Straka said of Bartelstein. 

“She was battling; 

she was running. She, I 

think, put the Lake Forest 

defense on their heels for 

a little bit. That allowed 

our midfield some room to 

work, especially Jolie Carl. 

She was able to squirm 

around as she normally 

does.” 

Carl and Sydney Cohen 

are normally the dynamic 

scoring duo for Highland 

Park, and even though they 

found each other a few 

times the Scouts defense 

Sydney Cohen (21) heads the ball during the Lake Forest regional semifinal game May 15 in Lake Forest. Photos by 

Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media 

shut down any possible 

scoring attempts. 

In net, freshman goalkeeper 

Morgan Cohen 

peaked at the right time for 

Highland Park and thwarted 

the Scouts’ offensive 

scoring opportunities. 

“This is the best game 

I’ve seen her play, in terms 

of confidence,” Straka said. 

“She was able to own some 

of the crosses and take 

ownership of the 18-yard 

box, which we’ve been 

waiting for all season. I’m 

so proud she was able to 

mature in this game.” 

In the end, Straka said 

she was happy with the 

game her team put out even 

if it didn’t end their way. 

“We were able to put together 

a really lovely team 

game,” she said. 

Highland Park’s Jolie Carl (left) watches the ball head for the sideline.

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Boys Track and Field 

Giants’ 19-year state run ends 


New Trier coach Mark 

Wakus said it best when he 

described just how much 

pressure the Loyola Academy 

sectional put on athletes. 

“Everyone is dying to get 

to the state meet, this is the 

meet where you really have 

to bring it,” he said. 

Some athletes rose to 

the occasion while others 

cracked under pressure 

Thursday, May 17, in Wilmette. 

New Trier finished on 

top of the area schools 

with a second-place finish, 

scoring 59 points but 

fell well behind Evanston’s 

110-point win. Highland 

Park didn’t fare as well 

and finished last of the 16 

teams with seven points. 

“We’ve had some good 

efforts but overall (today) 

is not great,” Highland 

Park coach Steve Buti said. 

“Our guys that we thought 

had a chance, a couple of 

them came real close.” 

That was the story of 

the day for the sectional. 

With colder than average 

temperatures and a strong, 

cold wind, times were significantly 

slower than normal. 

The wind helped one 

group of athletes: the pole 

vaulters. 

Highland Park’s Ben 

Kirsch, a junior, hit a personal 

best of 13 feet during 

the event. He finished third 

in the event but six inches 

off the qualifying height 

for state. 

“We were with the wind, 

so it was a nice tailwind so 

I was able to get up on bigger 

poles,” Kirsch said. 

Kirsch had been stuck 

at the same height for a 

while, so to be able to 

break through that barrier 

Highland Park senior Michael Menaker runs the first leg 

of the 800-meter relay at the Loyola Academy sectional 

Thursday, May 17, in Wilmette. Carlos Alvarez/22nd 

Century Media 

at sectional was an accomplishment. 

“I’ve been stuck at 12–6 

for a couple weeks in a 

row,” he said. “I finally put 

it together today and it felt 

really good.” 

Just missing the state 

mark motivates Kirsch for 

next season, he said. 

“Getting a PR was great 

but it makes me angry that 

I didn’t go to state,” Kirsch 

said. “It gives me more 

motivation for next year, 

especially not making state 

on misses.” 

Jack Casey, another junior 

on the team, topped 

out at 5–8 for the high 

jump and finish tied for 

11th. Buti said he is excited 

to see what Casey 

can put together for next 

season. 

Senior Alec Glazier finished 

10th in the 3,200-meter 

race and But said that 

was an impressive run for 

him in that group. 

The Giants 800 relay 

team, comprised of Michael 

Menaker, Andrew 

Derdena, Zion Griffin and 

Sedric Gonzalez, finished 

6th at the meet with a 

1:36.89. 

“That was a big accomplishment 

for them especially 

with this sectional 

being so tough,” Buti said. 

“There were definitely 

some positives.” 

Griffin, a freshman, will 

be the lone returner for 

next season. 

Both mile runners will 

be back next season and 

Buti said he hopes that this 

experience will help them 

next year during sectionals. 

“We just hope that 

they can learn from that 

and build on it and come 

back,” he continued. “The 

toughest part about this 

sport is that you have to do 

it on the day. We’ve seen 

it across the board, people 

falling before the line, people 

not hitting the mark that 

they’ve hit all year.” 

“It’s sport. It’s hard and 

it’s hard to help them get 

through it when it doesn’t 

go their way.” 

The hardest part of the 

day for the Giants to deal 

with was knowing that by 

not qualifying even one 

person for state ended a 19- 

year run for the team. 

“We’re still proud of 

them, they still came out 

and they competed,” Buti 

said. “It ends a streak of 

state qualifiers for us since 

1999. It’s kind of a rough 

pill to swallow.” 

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Rival Deerfield too much for HP in postseason 

David Jaffe 


Any time Deerfield High 

School had the opportunity, 

it got out and ran. 

Highland Park couldn’t 

contain the Warriors offense, 

and that ultimately 

ended the Giants season. 

Highland Park fell to 

rival Deerfield 19-7 in the 

St. Viatory play-in game 

Friday, May 18, held in 

Deerfield. 

Deerfield was difficult 

to handle in transition, 

which resulted in the Warriors 

getting shots off fast 

and converting often. 

Despite the loss, it was 

the Giants who struck first. 

Ari Brooks scored 40 

seconds into the game, but 

it took Deerfield just 12 

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Deerfield scored the 

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Jake Romoff (2 goals) 

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“They had a lot of fastbreak 

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Highland Park coach Ryan 

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“They made things very 

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Joey Finfer cut it to 7-3 

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couldn’t convert on a number 

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“When we got the ball 

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are coming back.” 

The Giants had their 

struggles but Werhane really 

liked the character of 

his team, referencing their 

ability to bounce back 

when things were tough. 

“I think the camaraderie 

on the team was very 

good. We came together 

well,” Werhane said. “We 

had some tough losses 

this year. But we always 

came back from that and 

were ready to work hard 

in practice the next day. 

The seniors did a good job 

of helping it be a 24-hour 

rule and then making sure 

we were ready to move on 

to the next game.” 

And Werhane appreciates 

what the seniors gave 

to the program. 

“We have 10 seniors, 

most of whom have been 

with this program for three 

or four years,” Werhane 

said. “We’re going to miss 

what they gave us. We’re 

going to be graduating a 

lot of our offense. So the 

younger guys are going 

to need to step up and put 

in the work because we’ll 

need to replace a lot of 

guys on offense.”

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Decision made: Four Giants sign to play college athletics 


22nd Century Media File 

Photo 

1st-and-3 

Stars of the Week 

1. Taylor Gilling 

(Above). 

The Giants junior 

finished fourth 

at state in the 

100-meter dash, 

took second in the 

200 and helped 

her team to a 10th 

place state finish. 

2. Stephanie Kriss. 

The Giants 

sophomore 

distance runner 

finished fourth in 

state in the 800 

with a time of 2 

minutes 13.36 

seconds. 

3. HP Girls Track and 

Field Team. 

The Giants finished 

10th at the 2018 

IHSA State meet 

in Charleston. The 

team finished with 

20 points and 

most of the team 

will be coming 

back next season. 

Another four seniors 

from Highland Park High 

School announced their 

commitment to continue 

their athletic careers. 

The Giants celebrated 

their own May 16 in an 

brief ceremony before 

school. 

The boys golf team, 

which finished fourth in 

the IHSA state tournament 

this past fall, was 

well-represented as Joey 

Harrigan and Josh Zoldan 

announced their decisions. 

Harrigan, who tied for 

18th at the state tournament 

with a 150, landed on 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

in Troy, New York. 

“It’s an awesome engineering 

school,” he said. 

“I also really love golf, 

so I thought that would be 

the best option for me because 

I get the best of both 

worlds.” 

Harrigan isn’t worried 

about the pressures of handling 

a tough academic 

workload and being a Division-III 

athlete. 

“I’ve talked to a lot of 

the guys and they say it’s 

pretty easy to handle,” 

Harrigan said. “They all 

work together on bus rides 

together to meets and 

stuff.” 

Teammate Zoldan is 

staying a little closer to 

home and will call Illinois 

Wesleyan University home 

for the next four years. He 

only looked into three other 

schools before finally making 

the decision to become 

Student-athletes (left to right) Justin Illes, Joey Harrigan, Zak Levy and Josh Zoldan pose for a photo during a 

signing day ceremony Wednesday, May 16, at Highland Park High School. Brittany Kapa/22nd Century Media 

a Titan. The Titans have 

a strong alumni network 

that supports the golf team. 

With that support the team 

is able to prepare for the 

spring season by travelling 

to difference courses 

around the United States in 

the fall for tournament play. 

“The program just 

seemed awesome with 

their budget and all the 

trips that they go on,” he 

said. “Everything about 

their team was really appealing 

and made the decision 

pretty easy.” 

Zak Levy, a boys volleyball 

player, will also 

stay closer to home, and 

will play for North Central 

College in Naperville next 

season. 

Unlike Zoldan, Levy’s 

process of choosing a 

school was a little more 

extensive. He visited 10 

other colleges before deciding 

that North Central 

was the right fit. 

“I felt like I could really 

see myself going 

there, more than any other 

school,” he said. 

The decision was made 

a little easier when he 

found out that Giants’ 

coach Kyle Muldoon had 

gone to college with North 

Central’s men’s volleyball 

coach, Kyle Exline. 

“The coach is really 

great, his name is coach 

Exline,” Levy said. “Actually, 

coach Muldoon knows 

him; they went to college 

together. He’s a really nice 

guy. He won coach of the 

year this year.” 

Levy will be coming 

into a program that is on 

the rise. Exline was the 

first coach hired for the 

men’s program in April 

2014 and has continually 

grown the team’s talent 

base and has seen success 

as a result. Exline, a 

Loyola University Chicago 

graduate, led the Cardinals 

to a 17-8 finish this 

season. The team was 9-0 

in the Midwest Collegiate 

Volleyball League. 

Pitching in on the East 

coast 

Justin Illes, a centerback 

for the Giants soccer team, 

knew he wanted to be on 

the East coast for college. 

“I went to a few soccer 

camping in Philadelphia 

and that area on the East 

coast,” he said. “I just 

liked the coach and liked 

the team.” 

So, when Illes got the 

opportunity to go to an East 

coast school, he took it. He 

will be attending Western 

New England University 

next fall in Springfield, 

Massachusetts. Illes had 

visited other schools, but 

none were a better fit then 

Western New England. 

“I just kind of connected 

with the team a lot better,” 

Illes said. “I visited Penn 

State Behrend, which is 

another small DIII school, 

and I just didn’t really connect 

with the team as well 

when I visited.” 

Listen Up 

“It ends a streak of state qualifiers for us since 1999. 

It’s kind of a rough pill to swallow” 

Steve Buti — HPHS boys track and field coach, on the Giants finish at the 

Loyola Academy sectional 

tune in 

Boys Tennis 

The Giants will take on the best in 

this year’s 2018 IHSA state meet. 

• Highland Park at IHSA State, 

Thursday-Saturday, May 24-26 

Index 

27 - This Week In 

27 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Brittany Kapa. Send 

any questions or comments to b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia. 

com.

The highland Park Landmark | May 24, 2018 | HPLandmark.com 

Run Over For the first time in nearly 

two decades, no athletes from HPHS track 

and field will compete at state, Page 29 

Down to the wire Highland 

Park and Lake Forest go to penalty 

kicks for decision, Page 28 

Giants boys lacrosse falls in playoff opener, Page 30 

Jack Folino looks for an open teammate in a playoff game against Deerfield High School Friday, May 18, in Deerfield. Jackie Connors/22nd Century Media

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