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Nearly 800 runners participate in 18th annual Lew Blond 5K, Page 3 

Runners take off at the 18th annual Lew Blond Memorial 5K Saturday, May 19, at 

Northbrook’s Maple School. Scott Margolin/22nd Century Media 

‘She was 

simply 

an angel’ 

Community 

remembers GBN 

student Michelle 

Math, Page 8 

Patriotism for 

sacrifice Honoring 

military’s fallen for 

Memorial Day, Page 14 

Fun in the Sun 

22CM’s complete guide 

of local happenings this 

summer, INSIDE

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In this week’s 

Tower 

Police Reports6 

Pet of the Week8 

Editorial15 

Puzzles18 

Faith20 

Dining Out22 

Home of the Week23 

Athlete of the Week26 

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THURSDAY 

The Upside of Digital 

Devices 

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

May 24, Northbrook Public 

Library, 1201 Cedar 

Lane. Author and educator 

Nicole Dreiske teaches a 

fun, neuroscience-based 

workshop that heads off 

“summer slump” and accelerates 

student learning. 

Dreiske’s Screen Smart 

approach shows how 

healthy screen habits can 

boost literacy and empathy. 

For more information, 

visit northbrook.info or 

call (847) 272-6224. 

The Comedy Nosh 

7 p.m. May 24, Max 

and Benny’s Restaurant 

& Deli, 461 Waukegan 

Road. This monthly event 

includes dinner and live 

Stand-Up Comedy from 

professional comedians 

from Chicago and the region. 

This month’s lineup 

includes: Larry Bloom 

(Host), Kat Rybarske, Bill 

Gevirtz and Headliner, 

Vince Carone. $35/person 

or $60/two people. Limited 

seating. Call 847.272.9490 

or go to maxandbennys. 

com for reservations. Discount 

for groups of 10 or 

more: $25 per person. 

FRIDAY 

Collaboratory Tour 

10:30-11 a.m., May 25, 

Northbrook Public Library, 

1201 Cedar Lane. 

No need to register; just 

drop in for a short tour of 

the new makerspace, the 

Collaboratory. The library 

will show you the equipment, 

the space, and answer 

your questions. 

Opera Appreciation 

Noon-2 p.m., May 25, 

Northbrook Senior Center, 

3323 Walters Ave. In 

this two part course, learn 

all about opera and a local 

resident’s involvement 

over the past 65-plus years 

in the art. You will listen 

and discuss various recordings 

that span more 

than half a century. Lunch 

is included both days. Cost 

is $15-$20. For more information, 

call (847)-291- 

2993. 

SATURDAY 

Saturday Youth Film - 

‘Paddington 2’ 

7-9 p.m., May 26, Northbrook 

Public Library, 1201 

Cedar Lane. Join for a 

showing of “Paddington 

2” at the library. The movie 

will be shown in the auditorium. 


visit northbrook.info 

or call (847) 272-6224. 

SUNDAY 

Chamber Music Trio 



Cedar Lane. Pianist Susan 

Merdinger, Violinist Michaela 

Paetsch, and Cellist 

Nazar Dzhuryn present 

works by Haydn, Handel, 

Halvorsen, and Mendelssohn. 


please visit www. 

northbrook.info or call 

(847) 272-6224. 

MONDAY 

Northbrook Memorial Day 

Parade 

10:30 a.m., Monday, 

May 28, the corner of 

Cherry and Western, east 

to Church and Shermer. 

The parade will begin at 

10:30 a.m. from the corner 

of Cherry and Western, 

east to Church and Shermer 

and will continue on 

Shermer west to Meadow. 

Free popsicles after the 

ceremony at the American 

Legion Post 791 on 

Shermer. 

TUESDAY 

Introduction to Windows 

10 



Cedar Lane. Reviews the 

basics of Windows 10. For 

more information, please 

visit www.northbrook.info 

or call (847) 272-6224. 

UPCOMING 

Movie in the Park: ‘The 

Sandlot’ 

7:30, Friday, June 1, Village 

Green Park. Bring a 

blanket or lawn chair and 

head over to the Village 

Green Park in Northbrook 

at 7:30 p.m. on June 1 to 

watch the classic baseball 

movie, “The Sandlot.” In 

case of inclement weather, 

the movie will be canceled. 

This event is free. 

BOOKS ‘n’ BOTTLES 

Series: Featuring author 

Mary Morris 

4-5:30 p.m., Sunday, 

June 3, The Book Bin, 

1151 Church St, Northbrook. 

Award-winning author 

Mary Morris, a native 

of Highland Park, is returing 

to the North Shore to 

discuss her new historical 

novel, “Gateway to the 

Moon.” The $35 admission 

includes unique wines 

and non-alcoholic beverages, 

conversation with 

the author, a personally 

signed hardcover book and 

a raffle. Guests accompanying 

a full admission 

guest may enjoy the event 

without a book for $10. 

For more information, call 

(847) 498-4999. 

St. Norbert Block Party 

8 a.m., June 9, St. Norbert, 

1809 Walters Ave. 

Opt in for fun at this annual 

block party at St. 

Norbert’s at Walters Avenue 

and Meadow Road 

in Northbrook. Activities 

begin at 8 a.m. June 9 

with a kids fun run and a 

5K. Afternoon festivities 

start at 3 p.m. Live bands 

will perform all day, with 

a headliner at 8 p.m. Visit 

stnorbertblockparty.org for 

more information. 

Introduction to LinkedIn 

7 p.m., Thursday, June 

14, Northbrook Public Library, 

1201 Cedar Lane. 

Learn how to create an 

account, share your skills, 

connect with colleagues 

and join groups through 

LinkedIn. For more information, 

visit northbrook. 

info or call (847) 272- 

6224. 

ONGOING 

Laughter Group 

Every Wednesday, 7-8 

p.m., come to the free 

Optimists Laughter Club, 

John and Carol Walter 

Ambulatory Care Center, 

lower level meeting room 

E, west side of Glenbrook 

Hospital, 2180 Pfingsten 

Road, Glenview. Park and 

enter through Ambulatory 

Care Center. Experience a 

unique exercise that uses 

laughing and breath work 

to get happier and healthier. 

No jokes needed. Everyone 

is equipped to 

LIST IT YOURSELF 

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users by submitting your event at 

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*Deadline for print is 5 p.m. the Thursday prior to publication. 

Correction 

In the May 17 issue of 

The Northbrook Tower, 

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. It 

should have said the 

move is scheduled for 

late summer of 2019. 

The Tower recognizes 

and regrets this error. 

laugh because it feels good 

and is good for you. Call 

(847) 571-7553 for more 

information. 

Registration for 

Northbrook Action 

Baseball 

Northbrook action baseball 

summer league, for 

boys and girls, begins July 

9 and runs through Aug. 3. 

Preschool through secondgraders 

will get to play 

and learn the basics of the 

game. Team or individual 

registration accepted. 

To register or for more 

information, call (847) 

564-9849, or visit north 

brookactionbaseball.org.

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Memorial 5K brings the whole community together 

Lew Blond 

Memorial 5K has 

raised $200K 

since 2001 

Neil Milbert 

Freelance Reporter 

The Lew Blond Memorial 

is a 5K race with many 

heartwarming story lines. 

Northbrook’s Nancy 

Lifshitz, one of the organizers 

from Maple School, 

said it best: “It’s a great 

race; it’s a great day.” 

The 18th annual event 

honoring the memory of 

the beloved Maple School 

teacher was held in the 

neighborhood surrounding 

the school on Saturday, 

May 19, with 775 runners 

competing. Race conditions 

were ideal. The sky 

was still overcast after rain 

overnight and the temperature 

was in the low 50s. 

In February of 2000, 

Blond died of Amyotrophic 

Lateral Sclerosis (better 

known as ALS and Lou 

Gehrig’s Disease), a progressive 

neurodegenerative 

disease that affects nerve 

cells in the brain and spinal 

cord. 

One of the founding fathers 

of the race was Jim 

Bream, who then was on 

the Northbrook/Glenview 

School District 30 Board of 

Education. 

“When Lew was still 

alive [but terminally ill], 

Steve Waitz, the former 

principal at Maple, and I 

talked after a fundraiser,” 

Bream said. “We asked 

ourselves, ‘What can we do 

to perpetuate his memory 

that is good for the community? 

Something that pulls 

our community together.’” 

They decided to hold a 

5K race that spring. 

Top finishers from 

Northbrook 

Female division of 5K: 

Renee Mayer, ages 

55-59 

Male division of 5K: 

Tim St. John, ages 

15-19 

1-mile run 

Hannah Kinzer, ages 

7-9 

Ava Carr, ages 10-11 

Tyler Ryan, ages 6 and 

under 

Ryan Carr, ages 6-9 

“We weren’t sure it 

would continue,” Bream 

said. 

Not only did the race 

keep going, but it evolved 

into one of the top running 

events in the metropolitan 

area. 

Some of the funds raised 

by the race are donated to 

the Les Turner ALS Foundation 

in Skokie. 

“Since 2001, this event 

has raised more than 

$200,000 for the Les Turner 

ALS Foundation,” said 

Glenview’s Andrea Pauls 

Backman, chief executive 

officer of the Skokie-based 

foundation that was founded 

41 years ago and is committed 

to ALS awareness 

research, patient care and 

education. “They’re wonderful 

partners.” 

The remainder of the 

money is allocated for 

scholarships at Glenbrook 

South and Glenbrook 

North. 

“It would have meant 

so much to Lew,” said his 

wife, Therese Davis, who 

returned for the race from 

Prescott, Ariz., where she 

lives with her second husband. 

“The scholarships 

support kids going into 

teaching and he absolutely 

loved teaching. 

“He started teaching in 

Evanston and after one year 

there, he came to Maple to 

be in charge of woodworking. 

[During the 17 years 

he taught at Maple] he expanded 

the program quite 

a bit to include car design, 

drafting, jewelry making 

and drafting. He loved 

the students, he loved the 

school and he loved the 

community. He was that 

kind of person. He was just 

a wonderful man.” 

Lew’s 93-year-old mother, 

Mariette Blond, was 

also at the race. 

Among the 5K entrants 

was a woman suffering 

from ALS, Patti Greer, of 

the Libertyville Running 

Club, who went the 3.1 

mile distance in an adult 

stroller with another club 

member, Josh Hogan Vitti, 

serving as her runner’s assistant. 

Their unofficial 

time was 19 minutes, 52 

seconds. 

“I was diagnosed in 

2016, but I was running in 

races several years before 

that,” Greer said. “I wanted 

to keep racing. In October, 

I’m going to do the Chicago 

Marathon.” 

Some District 30 teachers 

and employees, as well 

as many students at the district’s 

schools, ran in the 

5K. Other students competed 

in the 1-mile race that 

followed. 

The 1-mile race provided 

the most thrilling finish of 

the morning, with Niko 

Vla, a fifth-grader at Glen 

Grove School, making a 

powerful stretch run to 

edge Willowbrook thirdgrader 

Ryan Carr in a figurative 

photo-finish. Vla 

finished in 5:57.52 Carr 

Please see memorial, 6 

Columba Montes crosses the finish line as the first-place finisher in the women’s 

division at the 18th annual Lew Blond Memorial 5K on Saturday, May 19, at 

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Police Reports 

Unknown substance placed in gas tank of vehicle 

A subject placed what 

police called an unknown 

substance in a vehicle 

parked in the 700 block of 

Skokie Boulevard at 4:52 

p.m. on May 16. 

The substance caused 

damage to the vehicle. 

In other police news: 

May 16 

• Someone stole the driver’s 

side mirror from a vehicle 

park in the 800 block 

of Dell between the hours 

of 2 and 7 p.m. There were 

no visible signs of damage 

from another vehicle and 

no debris or glass on the 

ground to indicate there 

was an accident. 

May 15 

• A resident in the 2500 

block of Walters was notified 

by the IRS that an unknown 

subject attempted 

to use their social security 

number to gain employment. 

May 14 

• A resident of the 900 

block of Sutton Drive reported 

they noticed several 

fraudulent charges on their 

credit card to a DSW store 

in Boston. They also received 

a call from Macy’s 

alerting them to two possible 

fraudulent charges 

that were placed online 

with delivery address to 

Yonkers, N.Y. 

• Fidel Lopez, 40, of Chicago, 

was charged with 

improper lane usage and 

driving with a suspended 

license at 3:09 a.m. in the 

intersection of Willow and 

Ravine Way. 

May 12 

• Brooke V. Grossblatt, 30, 

of Chicago, was charged 

with retail theft at 3:55 

p.m. at the Neiman Marcus 

store in Northbrook Court. 

Grossblatt attempted to 

leave the store with approximately 

$745 in merchandise 

without paying. 

She was processed and released 

on bond. 

• A purse was taken by unknown 

subjects(s) in the 

100 block of Skokie Boulevard 

at 6:53 p.m. while 

shopping. 

• Several lawn care items 

were removed from the 

Willow Hill Golf Course 

between the hours of 4 

p.m. and 7 a.m. 

• John B. Mugenyi, 30, of 

Crystal Lake, was charged 

with improper lane usage 

and driving with a 

suspended license at 2:15 

a.m. in the intersection of 

Dundee and Fair. 

May 11 

• Various items were stolen 

from an office in the 1400 

block of Techny Road between 

the hours of 5:30 

p.m. and 8 a.m. 

• Miroslave Belici, 63, of 

Northbrook, was charged 

with violation of a red 

light and driving with a 

suspended license at 8:42 

a.m. in the 700 block of 

Skokie Boulevard. 

• Three male subjects 

removed several purses 

from a display at the 

Lord & Taylor store at 

7:17 p.m. and ran from 

the store. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Northbrook Tower’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports found on file 

at the Northbrook Police 

Department headquarters 

in Northbrook. Individuals 

named in these reports are 

considered innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in 

a court of law. 

memorial 

From Page 3 

finished in 5:57.60. 

The winner of the men’s 

division of the 5K, with an 

ultra-fast time of 15:56.03, 

was Steffen Uhrich, a former 

Bradley University 

runner who moved to Park 

Ridge earlier this year. 

The women’s division 

winner was Columba Montes, 

of Chicago, with a time 

of 18:44.83. 

Although Isaak Bonnell, 

a fourth-grader at Pleasant 

Ridge, came in second in 

the boys 9 and under division 

of the 5K with a time 

of 24:22, he retained family 

bragging rights by outrunning 

his father, Steve 

Bonnell. 

“This is our third year 

of running in this race,” 

Steve Bonnell said. “The 

first year I came in ahead 

of him. Now, he just drops 

me.” 

State Rep. Laura Fine 

(D-Glenview) was another 

runner who made an impressive 

showing in the 5K, 

finishing third in the women’s 

35-39 division with a 

time of 23:20. 

Glenview’s Niko Vla (No. 638) and Northbrook’s Ryan 

Carr (No. 554) won the 1-mile race during the 18th 

annual Lew Blond Memorial 5K on Saturday, May 19, 

at Northbrook’s Maple School. Scott Margolin/22nd 

Century Media 

From the Village 

Firefighters honored at Village Board meeting 

At its regular meeting on May 8, Northbrook Village President 

Sandy Frum recognized Tim Cassidy for 23 years of service and Jim 

Bullock for 24 years of service with the Northbrook Fire Department. 

From the Village is information submitted by the Village of Northbrook, 

www.northbrook.il.us 

ABOVE 

RIGHT: 

Pictured is 

Jim Bullock, 

who was 

honored for 

24 years 

of service 

with the 

Northbrook 

Fire 

Department 

at the May 8 

Village Board 

meeting. 

BELOW 

RIGHT: 

President 

Sandy 

Frum also 

recognized 

Tim Cassidy 

for 23 years 

of service. 

93 citations issued as 

part of first distracted 

driving campaign 

Submitted by the village of northbrook 

The Northbrook Police Department issued 

93 citations during Illinois’ first distracted 

driving campaign, according to a 

release sent out May 14. 

The increased enforcement was part of 

the National Distracted Driving Awareness 

Month effort supported by the Illinois Department 

of Transportation. 

“Driver distraction is a persistent issue 

in [Northbrook] and often has life-altering 

consequences,” Traffic Officer Chris Lacina 

said in the release. “We implemented 

this enforcement action to encourage motorists 

to drop it and drive.” 

During the two-week campaign, which ran 

April 16-30, the Northbrook Police Department 

handled 58 electronic communication 

device citations, two suspended/revoked licenses, 

five uninsured motorists, 13 speeding 

citations and 15 additional citations. 

“Distracted Driving Awareness Month 

may be over, but the Northbrook Police Department 

will continue working to reduce 

the number of drivers engaging in this dangerous 

behavior,” Lacina said.



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He’s an awesome spoiled boy. 

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In Memoriam 

‘A ray of sunshine’: Family, friends, 

educators remember Michelle Math 

Martin Carlino, Editor 

In remembrance of what 

those closest to Michelle 

Math described as a bright 

and charming personality, 

attendees of Michelle’s 

memorial service wore 

their happiest colors. 

It was just one way the 

hundreds who attended her 

services Wednesday, May 

16, honored a life that was 

vividly characterized by 

many as one lived with an 

elegant grace, warm heart 

and “angelic aura.” Poster 

boards, greeting cards and 

balloons all memorializing 

Michelle lined the 

basement of St. Norbert 

Church. Those who wrote 

loving thoughts most commonly 

described Michelle 

as honest, trustworthy, 

caring, a bright light upon 

others, a rock for her family 

and an overall positive 

influence. 

“She was honest, kind, 

warm-hearted and always 

did the right thing,” said 

Matt Rudy, the fiance of 

Michelle’s sister, Jenny, 

who spoke on behalf of the 

Math family. 

The Glenbrook North 

community was both 

shocked and saddened by 

the news of Michelle’s 

passing on May 8. 

“She was honest, kind, warmhearted 

and always did the right 

thing,” 

Matt Rudy — the fiance of Michelle Math’s 

sister, Jenny, who spoke on behalf of the Math 

family. 

Math, a senior at GBN, 

passed away following a 

brief, unexpected illness. 

According to a statement 

from the family, Michelle 

went to the hospital 

with back pain and a headache 

just a few weeks ago. 

After extensive testing, 

doctors believed she had 

a rare reaction to a virus, 

which caused aggressive, 

inoperable brain swelling. 

Rudy, who knew Michelle 

for nearly five years, 

summarized one of Math’s 

most admirable traits — 

her unconditional love for 

her family. 

“Family was everything 

to her,” he said during the 

service. “She had a unique 

way of keeping loved ones 

safe. ... She treated me 

like family from the first 

day I walked in the door. 

She could always keep 

her eyes on what was best 

for everyone. Michelle is 

quite simply an angel.” 

Although they were not 

yet family, Rudy and Math 

already called each other 

brother and sister. 

At a young age, Michelle 

would often play 

board games with her 

mother, Robin. As a testament 

to her desire to share 

happiness with everyone, 

whenever she was winning, 

Michelle would often 

move pieces on the 

board to ensure the family 

could keep playing. 

Candy Land and Monopoly 

were among her 

favorite games. 

Her father, Tom, described 

her as “one in a 

million.” 

For every day of her 

time at GBN, her father 

dropped her off in the 

morning and picked her up 

after school. 

In the classroom, her 

educators at Glenbrook 

Glenbrook North senior 

Michelle Math passed 

away May 8. Photo 

Submitted 

North remember her as a 

diligent student, who also 

enjoyed fashion. 

“She was very passionate 

about fashion,” said 

GBN educator Kathleen 

Mitchem, who taught Michelle 

in fashion studios 

classes one, two and three. 

“I saw that she had a lot of 

patience. ... She was very 

much passionate and a perfectionist 

with her project 

work. She was really adept 

at picking up a lot of the 

techniques that I’d share 

with her.” 

Mitchem’s classroom at 

GBN, the school’s fashion 

room, was often described 

Please see obit, 20 

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Almost exactly a year 

after the Village of Wilmette 

opted out of Cook 

County ordinances to raise 

the minimum wage and 

institute paid sick leave, 

the Village Board will take 

another vote on the issue 

that has driven a wedge 

between many residents 

and business owners. 

Village President Bob 

Bielinski said Tuesday 

night, May 15, the Board 

will vote June 26 on new 

ordinances that, if approved, 

would effectively 

raise the minimum wage 

in Wilmette from $8.25 

to $11 an hour starting in 

July. 

The new ordinances, 

which will be introduced 

at the Board’s June 12 

meeting, will contain language 

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After years of planning 

and changes in its development 

plan for the longvacant 

property at 1000 

Skokie Blvd., Life Time 

announced it is hoping 

to open its long-planned 

86,000-square-foot fitness 

facility in the fall. 

The development project, 

which was first approved 

by the Village in 

2016, was scheduled to 

feature two additional 

components besides the 

fitness facility — a 304- 

unit apartment complex 

and a 43,000-square-foot 

Children’s Learning Adventure 

daycare and enrichment 

center. But, in 

2017, Children’s Learning 

Adventure backed out of 

the deal, leaving Life Time 

with 43,000 square feet of 

the property unused. 

According to Natalie 

Bushaw, a spokesperson 

for Life Time, the apartment 

complex is still part 

of the development, but 

Life Time does not have 

any current plans for the 

vacated 43,000-squarefoot 

space, which it owns. 

Construction for the 

apartment complex will 

begin once a parking structure 

— north of the fitness 

facility and already under 

construction — is built. 

According to Tom 

Poupard, director of development 

and planning 

services for the Village of 

Northbrook, Village discussions 

with Life Time 

have led to the belief Life 

Time is seeking a business 

to fill the vacated 

space that will serve as a 

compliment to the fitness 

facility. 

“In talking to [Life 

Time], they’re looking for 

uses that are sort of complementary 

to a healthy 

lifestyle,” he said. “In discussing 

the matter with 

Life Time, they wanted a 

use, because they are the 

property owner, of something 

that is always going 

to be a good complementary 

to their business.” 

Regardless of what fills 

the space, the Village expects 

the property won’t 

be available for long and 

hopes it will add to the Village’s 

tax base. 

“Ideally, we want something 

that is going to add 

to the tax base,” Poupard 

said. “It’s a really prominent 

piece of property. ... 

Certainly, we’re not going 

to tell them that they have 

to build something, but we 

don’t expect it will be very 

long before somebody 

picks that up.” 

To accommodate possible 

traffic concerns, the 

developer has already 

started constructing road 

improvements, which include 

curbs being pushed 

back and road-widening 

work. 

“They’re certainly doing 

road work to accommodate 

future traffic,” Poupard 

said. 

Once open, the $40-million 

dollar facility will employ 

more than 200 workers, 

according to Bushaw. 

The project is Life Time’s 

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than 10 years. 

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Northbrook School District 27 Board of Education 

22 curriculum projects 

planned for summer 

Fouad Egbaria 


The school year is coming 

to a close soon, but that 

doesn’t mean teaching and 

learning will come to a stop 

for Northbrook School District 

27 teachers over the 

summer season. 

The District 27 Board 

of Education approved 

budgets for its summer 

curriculum programs and 

professional development 

— coming in at a combined 

total of just over $37,000 

— at its Thursday, May 17 

meeting. 

“We have 22 projects in 

the area of curriculum this 

summer,” said Dr. Katharine 

Olson, assistant superintendent 

of curriculum, 

instruction and assessment. 

“[It’s] especially heavy in 

science, which accounts for 

one-third of the budget.” 

The budget for the summer 

curriculum came in at a 

cost not to exceed $30,000 

and including a total of approximately 

909 hours of 

curriculum work. Olson 

said the mean of the District’s 

summer budgets over 

the last 15 years is $31,500. 

In total, the projects will 

involve the work of 70 

teachers, Olson said, who 

will come in throughout the 

summer. 

The suite of summer 

programs, in addition to 

science, will include instruction 

in writing, math, 

foreign language and social 

studies, Olson said. 

Approximately 65 percent 

of the budget is devoted 

to core curriculum 

projects, Olson added. 

Three projects will address 

technology and STEAM, 

and the curriculum will include 

a new robotics programming 

class. The robotics 

course will “involve 

a week-long online course 

through Carnegie Mellon 

and the development of 

instructional materials,” according 

to a budget summary 

provided by District 27. 

Four other projects will 

address the area of socialemotional 

learning, Olson 

added. 

A unit on energy for 

fourth-graders, which will 

involve four teachers, 

comes in at a cost of $3,168, 

while two other curriculum 

blocks — middle school 

science and PBIS, or positive 

behavioral interventions 

and supports — come 

in at $3,564 apiece. 

“Many other projects 

will be facilitated by the instructional 

and technology 

coordinators, as well as by 

me,” Olson said. 

Olson thanked the board 

and the district’s teachers 

for being supportive of the 

summer programming. 

“The work is incredibly 

critical in order to meet our 

action plan items and timelines 

on the strategic plan,” 

she said. “As well as just 

making sure that anything 

that needs to be refined or 

addressed, that we need to 

do that. It sets us up for success 

the following school 

year.” 

Board President Helen 

Melnick echoed Olson’s 

comments. 

“It’s always wonderful 

to drive by in the middle 

of the summer and see the 

parking lot filled,” Melnick 

said. “As a teacher, in June, 

July and August, they come 

in and, yes they’re getting 

paid, but they’re here because 

they have the passion 

for it. … We are very lucky 

to have the staff and leadership 

that help support [it]. 

You’re thanking us, I’m 

thanking you.” 

Meanwhile, Assistant 

Superintendent Theresa 

Fournier presented the 

summer budget for professional 

development, which 

came in at $7,029. The 

budget accounts for professional 

development needed 

for staff who are either taking 

on a new assignment 

or are new to the district, 

Fournier said. 

The budget is slimmer 

than last year’s $9,000 budget, 

she added. This year’s 

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Honoring the fallen 

Northbrook military service members 

who have died in the line of duty: 

Civil War 

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James Bachelor 

David H. Ceperley 

Martin Cerperley 

Henry O. Clark 

Charles H. Conner 

Thomas Dewey 

John Gutzler 

Fredric H. Kiest 

Henry Meier 

Francis Petit 

James P. Russell 

Christian Shank 

Charles Sherwin 

World War I 

George William Benjamin 

Theodore Werhane 

World War II 

John H. Brown 

Willard E. “Bud” Clapper 

Jerome S. Corson 

Alex Di Pietro Paolo 

John A. Doty 

Arthur E. Happ 

Eugene L. Keller 

Walter C. Koeberl 

Donald A. Peuckert 

Walter C. Pomplun 

Harry J. Roepenack 

Victor Wilhelm Sander 

Fred C. Shilkus 

Clifford Templeton 

Korean War 

Robert Seymour Woodruff 

Vietnam War 

Rojelio Bocanegra 

James Jay Healey 

Donald Edward Koelper 

Dale Alan Luster 

Rand Russell Merker 

Donald Joseph Rion 

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Robert A. Anderson 

Barry P. Fleming 

Randall E. McNally II 

John G. Reba 

William R. Scott 

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Memorial Day, a federal 

holiday celebrated each 

year on the last Monday in 

May, gives us a chance to 

remember those who have 

been lost while serving in 

the United States military. 

The day originated after 

the Civil War to honor 

those who had died in battle, 

but now has grown to 

honor all those who have 

passed in the line of service 

to their country. 

Here in Northbrook, 

there are a few activities 

residents can attend to do 

their part in remembering 

U.S. veterans. 

Honor local veterans 

The Northbrook Memorial 

Day Parade steps 

off from the corner of 

Cherry and Western at 

10:30 a.m. and continues 

east on Cherry, then 

south on Meadow to Village 

Green Park. This 

new route, down Meadow 

Road, is necessary to 

avoid road improvements 

along Cherry/Church. All 

are encouraged to attend 

the traditional American 

Legion Memorial Day 

Eagan (left) and Alexie Reilly, of Northbrook, plant flags 

at Sacred Heart Cemetery. 

ceremony at the Village 

Green Park immediately 

following the parade. 

Show your patriotism 

Take a few minutes and 

display a flag. If you don’t 

have a flag, purchase one 

from a local hardware 

store. On Memorial Day, 

the flag should be hung 

at half-staff until noon, 

when it should be raised 

to the top of the staff. Take 

a moment to remember 

the men and women who 

died serving in the United 

States Armed Forces, the 

reason we celebrate Memorial 

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Graduation season is in the air 

Martin Carlino 


For many local 

students throughout 

Northbrook, graduation 

season is here. With 

that, some may be thrilled 

with joy, while others 

may have a sense 

of sadness wash over 

them. 

As the final days before 

graduation approach, it’s 

important for students 

to take a step back and 

cherish these final moments 

at their schools and 

remember the memories 

created. Before they blink 

twice, graduation will 

have come and gone and 

it will be time to begin to 

finalize the next steps of 

their lives and embark on 

new journeys. Thus, it’s 

important to enjoy every 

single second. Particularly 

for high-school students, 

the next few days 

will fly by for the seniors. 

Take every chance to 

enjoy this time because 

students will remember 

this time of their lives 

and the experiences that 

accompanied it long after 

graduation. 

As another word of 

advice to graduating students, 

please make sure to 

be safe. You’ve accomplished 

so much, but you 

have so much more to do. 

Be smart and protect each 

other and make sure to 

end on a positive note, as 

opposed to a sour one. 

We here at The Tower 

will be covering the 

various graduations in 

the next few weeks with 

stories and photos. With 

that, please feel free to 

send in any photos you 

might take to martin@ 

northbrooktower.com. 

And, most importantly, 

to all the graduates, 

congratulations and best 

of luck in your bright 

futures! 

Kindergarten students showed off their 

musical knowledge to their parents 

and grandparents during the annual 

Kindergarten Music Workshop at Hickory 

Point. 

Northbrook School District 27 posted this 

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From Page 8 

more than 30 residents, 

workers, business owners 

and advocates spoke. 

“We promised the community 

that we were going 

to address this issue within 

a year, if we could,” Bielinski 

said, giving no indication 

how he or other 

Board members will vote. 

The Wilmette Village 

Board opted out of the 

county’s minimum-wage 

and paid sick leave ordinances 

last June just days 

before the minimum wage 

was increased from $8.25 

to $10 an hour, the first 

of four annual increases 

that will see the minimum 

wage reach $13 an hour in 

July 2020. 

Wilmette joined Northbrook, 

Glenview and more 

than 100 other suburban 

Cook County municipalities 

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ordinances. 

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THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK 

City Council: Spurned 

applicant causes ruckus at 

City Hall 

Police were called to 

Highland Park City Hall 

on Monday, May 14, after 

a man whose idea was 

turned back by the CIty 

Council lashed out as 

he was leaving the building. 

The man had hopes of 

moving a chiropractor office 

into the Ravinia Business 

District; however, he 

was informed by councilmembers 

that district is 

zoned for retail and was 

denied. 

“We appreciate your enthusiasm, 

but my sense is 

this is a practice that might 

be of interest to people, 

but not necessarily in the 

first floor in the Ravinia 

Business District,” Mayor 

Nancy Rotering said to the 

man and his wife. 

The City Council suggested 

the man should 

look at other locations in 

the Ravinia District before 

voting to deny the couple 

a permit. 

The man became angry 

at the lectern in front of 

the council, but his behavior 

escalated, as he began 

to scream and throw items, 

while he was leaving the 

building. 

“This is an unbelievable 

setback for us,” the man 

said at the lectern. “This is 

abysmal.” 

The man continued to 

scream at City Hall after 

he exited the building, 

prompting city administrators 

to hurriedly secure the 

building, while Rotering 

called the police. 

Highland Park police 

would not comment on 

the incident, but Rotering 

told The Landmark that 

the man left the premises 

and no charges were being 

filed by the City. 

Police, she said, were 

still on-site to ensure everyone’s 

safety as they left 

the grounds. 

“Just as a precaution we 

had our cops here,” Ramesh 

Kanapareddy, the 

director of public works 

said. 

Reporting by Erin Yarnall, 

Contributing Editor. Full 

story online at HPLandmark. 

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Breakfast time 

Highwood spot home to classic dishes for five decades, Page 22 

GBN alumna spends time 

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Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Electronics 

company based in 

Glenview 

4. Term from tennis, 

golf or poker 

7. “Give ___ break!” 

10. Fox or turkey follower 

12. “The Republic” 

writer 

14. Badger’s tunnel 

15. Amateur 

16. Hotel founder Ritz 

17. Saroyan character 

18. Frankenstein’s 

friend 

19. Drag your bag 

21. Principal 

23. Fish-eating hawk 

27. The “S” in EST: 

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33. Hobbits’ home 

34. Goodbye speeches 

36. “Do _____ say!” 

38. Not as fresh 

39. A.A.A. recommendation 

40. Grossly excessive 

43. Quartet member 

44. Hurdles 

45. Krypton is one 

48. Trembling trees 

50. Macaroni & 

cheese maker based 

in Glenview 

52. Proofs of purchase 

57. Goes with Romeo 

58. Hide 

61. Specialized idiom 

62. The Virgin Islands, 

e.g. (Abbr.) 

63. Soothing juice 

64. Organism community 

65. Course for a med. 

student 

66. U.P.S. delivery, 

for short 

67. Ship’s heading 

68. Cries of regret 

Down 

1. Top stories 

2. Brainy 

3. Ring-shaped 

4. Tina’s “30 Rock” 

costar 

5. Alternative to 

plastic 

6. And others: Abbr. 

7. Debussy subject 

8. Sched. time 

9. Kind of card 

11. Split 

12. Workstation machines, 

for short 

13. Sandwich cookie 

14. Deep blue jewel 

20. ‘’Hey, Buddy!’’ 

22. U.S. agency 

24. Violent commotion 

25. Sea eagle 

26. Most assuredly 

29. More than some 

30. Meat purveyors 

31. Sales extra 

32. Historic Tuscan 

city 

34. French author, 

Leduc 

35. Rock that stands 

out 

36. Line on a graph 

37. Knock off 

40. Ms. Longoria 

41. Maharaja’s missus 

42. “Naughty, 

naughty!” 

45. Lead source 

46. Brawl 

47. Initiates 

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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you decide when is the 

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North Shore Mosquito 

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North Shore Senior 

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11 a.m. and 7 p.m. 

Earth and Arbor Day 

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Glenbrook North alumna finds passion in Panama 

Melissa Rohman 


Like many young adults, 

Harper Simpson, a 2014 

graduate of Glenbrook 

North, has always had a 

passion for traveling and 

widening her perspective 

of the world. 

Simpson, now a junior 

at the University of Vermont, 

is pursuing majors 

in environmental studies 

and food systems. 

After spending the summer 

between her freshman 

and sophomore years of 

college at a farm in Vermont, 

Simpson reevaluated 

her previous interest 

in majoring in social work 

and wanted to leave what 

she described as the “prescribed 

path” she was on. 

Although not an easy 

choice to make, Simpson 

decided to take a year off 

of school after her sophomore 

year of college to 

spend four months farming 

and studying ecosystems 

in the jungles of Panama. 

Through the program Kalu 

Yala, Simpson grew a variety 

of fruits and vegetables 

and helped build a sustainable 

agroforestry system 

within a greater community 

building project. 

“I think my interests in 

ecosystems and sustainable 

agriculture is rooted 

in this greater conversation 

and passion for environmental 

and social justice,” 

Simpson said. 

Simpson credits this 

passion and her strong 

sense of leadership in part 

to her time at GBN and 

Pictured is Glenbrook North graduate Harper Simpson, 

who spent time farming and studying ecosystems in 

the jungles of Panama. Photo Submitted 

to her former humanities 

teacher, Kerry Galson. 

“Ms. Galson really 

played a big part in honoring 

that passion of mine,” 

Simpson said. “There are 

aspects of me at GBN and 

as a learner that have had a 

lasting impact that I wasn’t 

aware of.” 

Galson, Simpson’s humanities 

teacher during 

her senior year at GBN, 

described Simpson as a 

“half-glass full kind of 

person” with “an engaging 

personality that infected 

the classroom.” 

Simpson, who visits 

Galson regularly at GBN 

when home from college, 

resonated with her story 

of being a returned Peace 

Corps volunteer and the 

subject matter her humanities 

class regularly discussed. 

“In humanities, we 

spend a lot of time kind 

of talking about what art 

has the power to do, like 

what impact it can have on 

society, and ethics within 

human relationships and 

within a larger scope of 

human relationships with, 

for example, the natural 

environment,” Galson 

said. “ I think the course 

lends itself to somebody 

like Harper, who is open to 

having those discussions. 

It’s been really exciting 

to watch her mature and 

grow up.” 

Galson’s humanities 

class wasn’t like other 

English classes highschool 

seniors would take 

at GBN. Instead of notebooks 

and binders, her students 

drew and journaled 

in sketchbooks throughout 

the school year. According 

to Galson, Simpson’s 

sketchbook in particular 

was memorably complete 

and thoughtful. 

“I collaged the cover of 

it and put a quote on it,” 

Simpson recalled. “The 

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Faith Briefs 

Congregation Beth Shalom (3433 

Walters Ave.) 

HAZAK 

Join for HAZAK (programming 

for adults over 

age 55) Dine and Discuss, 

featuring Rabbi Carl and 

Judy Wolkin: “A Jewish 

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USA To Sams, St. Albans, 

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from 6:30-8:15 p.m., $15 

CBS members, $20 nonmembers, 

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to Bernie (847) 498-4100 

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Shabbat with a Twist 

Join for Shabbat with a 

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Families with children up 

to Pre-K join clergy for 

stories, songs and projects, 

and then twist your own 

challah with the dough 

passion 

From Page 19 

quote was: When the power 

of love overcomes the 

love of power, the world 

will know peace.” 

Simpson also recalled 

enjoying having conversations 

regularly about 

worldly topics such as racism, 

sexism and social justice 

in Galson’s class. 

“I think there was a 

sense of vast change making 

in Ms. Glason’s class 

as well as a sense of radicalness 

within her that 

kind of sparked a little 

flame in me, which I think 

I’ve always had but especially 

at GBN wasn’t that 

comfortable of bringing 

out,” Simpson said. “I 

think her ability to be really 

strong teacher and 

facilitator of those discussions 

definitely led me to a 

university that continues to 

have those conversations.” 

Simpson was also very 

provided and take it home 

to bake. Open to the community 

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yoga session inspired by 

Shabbat as a rest day, open 

to all levels June 23 from 

11 a.m. to noon. Open 

to the community at no 

charge — bring your own 

mat and dress appropriately 

for yoga. 

Northbrook Community Synagogue 

(2548 Jasper Court) 

Morning Minyan 

Join morning minyan 

followed by breakfast on 

weekdays at 7:15 a.m. and 

on Sundays and holidays 

at 9 a.m. 

Submit information for The 

Tower’s Faith page tom. 

dwojak@22ndcenturymedia. 

com. 

involved at GBN, holding 

leadership roles student 

government, soccer, 

the snowball program, 

peer groups and Kairos 

throughout her high school 

career, and credits her 

passion for leadership to 

GBN. 

“I think there was an 

aspect of me that wanted 

to change the way things 

were and there was a motivation 

for me from the 

beginning of high school 

to be involved and to have 

a leadership capability,” 

Simpson said. 

For students at GBN 

and elsewhere trying to 

figure out their own path, 

Simpson offered her own 

advice. 

“My advice is what your 

passionate about and the 

work that you do in the 

world will come as you 

understand who you really 

are and understand what 

your place is in the world,” 

Simpson said. 

Obit 

From Page 8 

as Michelle’s home away 

from home. 

In the semesters she 

didn’t have Mitchem for 

class, Michelle would often 

stop in to write positive 

notes on her board. 

Michelle and her close 

friends also hung out in 

the room during their off 

hours. 

“She was such a great 

friend to her friends,” 

Mitchem said. “I know 

they’ll miss her deeply.” 

Glenbrook North educator 

Bonnie Foster did not 

have the chance to teach 

Michelle directly, but was 

a close friend of the family. 

“She was a ray of sunshine,” 

Foster said. “She 

loved fashion and she was 

a rock for her family and 

for those who knew her. 

“From talking with a lot 

of her teachers, she was a 

hard-worker, a great participant 

in class. She was 

quiet, but also bubbly and 

outgoing. ... She was kind 

of reserved until you got to 

know her, but once you got 

to know her, she was a lot 

of fun.” 

Michelle’s passion 

for fashion transcended 

the classroom, as family 

members relied on her for 

anything and everything 

fashion-related. 

She was their trusted 

advisor, the first person 

they sought out for advice 

whenever they contemplated 

a clothing decision. 

“She had such a keen 

eye for [fashion],” Rudy 

said. “She would regularly 

consult us on what to wear; 

we would never go to anyone 

other than Michelle.” 

Outside of the classroom, 

Michelle loved to 

dance. 

Educators and classmates 

shared memories 

of her dancing in the hallways 

between classes. 

She’d often travel to 

various destinations with 

Jenny and Rudy simply to 

enjoy the day, dance and 

listen to music. 

“She had the ability to 

find the best songs for everyone 

and introduce those 

songs to them,” said Rudy, 

who joked that most of the 

music he listens to was 

first introduced to him by 

Michelle. 

Among her other passions 

was a love for animals, 

specifically her family’s 

two dogs. 

“She loved dogs. ... We 

have two dogs at the house 

and she was totally devoted 

to them,” Rudy said. 

“She had a complete and 

open heart with them.” 

Michelle was planning 

on attending Purdue 

University to study engineering. 

Her parents had 

planned to move to a home 

in Indiana, not far from 

the university’s Northwest 

campus. 

Dr. Stephen B. Leapman 

Dr. Stephen B. Leapman, 

75, died. Beloved 

wife of Judith L., nee 

Lavine. Loving father of 

Rebecca (Stephen) Lerner, 

Shana (Adam) Scholder, 

and Samantha (Scott) 

Spolter. Proud Zayde of 

Ella, Aden and Mica Lerner, 

Maya, Naomi and Talia 

Scholder, Eitan, Yoni and 

Ari Spolter. Dr. Leapman 

was a transplant surgeon at 

Indiana University. Also, 

he served as the Executive 

Associate Dean of Medical 

Education at the Indiana 

School of Medicine. In 

lieu of flowers, memorials 

may be made in his memory 

to Chai Lifeline, www. 

chailifeline.org or Congregation 

Darchei Noam of 

Glenbrook, www.darcheinoamglenbrook.org. 

Hassan Mohamed Mekky 

Hassan Mohamed Mekky, 

85, of Northbrook, died 

May 19. 

He was born April 21, 

1933 in Cairo, Eqypt, and 

Hassan worked for the 

Egyptian Foreign and was 

assigned to posts as Attache 

of Administrative and 

Financial Affairs. Foreign 

posts included Chicago 

in 1962, 1980, Australia 

in 1972 and Baghdad in 

1987. His education included: 

Business from 

Cairo University in Cairo. 

Hassan was a loving 

father, uncle, brother and 

grandfather who dedicated 

his life to serving others all 

the way until his last moments. 

He is survived by his 

brothers Mohamed (67) 

and Salah Mohamed Mekky 

(77) and sister Samira 

Mohamed Mekky (74), 

his two children Hossam 

Mekky (54) and Nashwa 

Mekky (48) and six 

grandchildren Omar Abdelhamid 

(23), Yasmeen 

Abdelhamid (20), Laila 

Abdelhamid (18) and Zena 

Abdelhamid (16) and 

Adam Mekky (16) and 

Hannah Mekky (14). 

In an open letter to her 

father, his daughter Nashwa 

wrote: “What happened 

on that beautiful, sunny, 

bright Monday afternoon 

when you were taking 

your prescribed walk? We 

will never know. God had 

bigger plans for you; he 

was ready to swoop you 

away with the angels, but 

you fought a valiant fight 

because you knew how 

much we still needed you. 

At the age of 85, you 

lived to serve others. Not 

only did you raise me and 

my brother to be responsible, 

reliant and independent, 

but you went far 

beyond by raising my children 

as the second father 

they needed so often in 

their lives. Yet, unselfishly, 

you asked for nothing 

in return. You made sure 

you were always self-sufficient. 

Never troubling us. 

You stepped in to fill 

big shoes as a second father 

figure to my kids. 

You drove them to school, 

doctors’ appointments 

and after-school activities 

while I was either stuck 

at work or grad school. 

You cooked incredibly 

delicious Egyptian-style 

meals for us, daily. Who 

can lay claim to that? You 

kept an eye on the house, 

fixing leaky faucets, loose 

doors, and broken drawers....the 

best handy-man 

in town! You wiped away 

tears of disappointment, 

and cheered us on at soccer, 

theater and ice skating 

events. You celebrated 

every milestone with us; 

birthdays, graduations, 

promotions, and nursed 

us through our setbacks, 

illnesses and surgeries, 

cleaning our bruises, and 

wiping away our tears…. 

always offering hope in 

the most trying of times! 

We didn’t just lose a father 

and grandfather, we 

lost the only man who has 

been a constant presence 

in our lives. We are all saddened 

by your loss and I 

fear we will never fully recover. 

Because of you, we 

know what it means to be 

humble, generous to others, 

make hard sacrifices, 

have patience, and learn to 

forgive. We even know a 

little about Egyptian politics 

and football, known as 

soccer to everyone else! I 

have no doubt we will carry 

on richer and wiser because 

of the mark you left 

on each one of us. After 85 

years, you finally decided 

we were ready to do this 

alone. And at this point 

we have no choice, but 

I promise you we never 

forget your unconditional 

love and will continue to 

make you proud.” 

In lieu of flowers, donations 

are being accepted to 

the AIF at www.aifcenter. 

org. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Emailm. 

dwojak@22ndcenturymedia. 

com with information.

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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, omelettes, 

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 

open since 1962. 

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 

The garbage omelet ($9.75) at Sandy’s Restaurant in 

Highwood features ham, bacon, tomato, onion, green 

pepper, mushrooms, broccoli, American cheese and 

mozzarella cheese. Harrison Raft/22nd Century Media 

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 

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 

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. 

In fact, Mosconi isn’t 

planning on changing 

much, at all, just “little 

things.” 

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. 

A group of 22nd Century 

Media editors visited 

Sandy’s to sample some of 

the restaurant’s best breakfast 

dishes. 

One of the breakfast 

staples at Sandy’s is the 

garbage omelet ($9.75), 

filled with ham, bacon, 

tomato, onion, green pepper, 

mushroom, broccoli, 

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26 | May 24, 2018 | The Northbrook tower sports 


high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Boys Volleyball 

May 14 - Glenbrook North 2, Maine West 

0 

The Spartans got good prep for the 

playoffs in a 25-19, 26-24 win over a conference 

foe. 

May 16 - GBN 2, Brother Rice 0 

North survived a close first set to sweep 

the Crusaders in the regular-season finale. 

Baseball 

May 12 - GBN 6, Maine South 1 

North improved to 12-2 in CSL play 

following the win against the Hawks. 

May 15 - GBN 10, Highland Park 4 

The Spartans survived allowing three 

runs in an inning to take the first game 

against Highland Park. 

May 16 - GBN 6, Highland Park 1 

GBN took the lead in the sixth and never 

gave it back. 

May 17 - Loyola Academy 9, GBN 1 

The Spartans could not keep with the 

weather and the Ramblers to end the regular 

season. 

Softball 

May 12 - Huntley 12, GBN 2 

The Spartans took a tough blow against 

Huntley, falling early. 

May 16 - Niles West 3, GBN 2 

North couldn’t keep up with the Wolves 

in a close loss on senior night. 

Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Ben Boeke 

Boeke is a senior leader 

on the Glenbrook North 

baseball team 

When and why did 

you start playing 

baseball? 

My parents signed me 

up for baseball when I was 

5 or so and I’ve been playing 

ever since. 

What do you like most 

about the sport? 

I like the nuances and 

there are so many different 

things on every pitch the 

average viewer doesn’t see 

but I still appreciate. 

What is your favorite 

sports moment? 

I’d probably say winning 

conference this year 

because of all of the work 

we put in over the offseason, 

seeing that pay off 

was nice. 

What is one thing 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I listen to a lot of music 

and like discovering a lot 

of different stuff. 

If you could be any 

superhero, what 

superpower would you 

want? 

I would want to fly. I 

would visit Seattle. 

What would you do if 

you won the lottery? 

I’d buy a garage full of 

cool cars. 

If you could play 

another other sport, 

what sport would it 

be? 

I would play basketball. 

I used to play and still like 

to play. 

What is your favorite 

area restaurant? 

I would say with Jersey 

Mike’s. I usually check the 

turkey and cheese sub. 

What is one thing on 

your bucket list? 

I would visit every Major 

League ballpark. I’ve 

visited 10 to 12. 

If you could be any 

animal, which animal 

would you be? 

I would be a cheetah because 

they run fast. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

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Shots of the Week 

Taking a look at the best photos from the week 

THIS WEEK IN.... 

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ATHLETICS 

BASEBALL 

■May ■ 26 - hosts IHSA 

Regional, TBA 

softball 


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■May ■ 25 - at IHSA 

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■May ■ 25 - at IHSA 

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■May ■ 24 - hosts IHSA state 

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Eric Orloff pitches against Loyola Academy on Thursday, May 17, in 

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baseball 

Spartans can’t overcome Loyola’s six-run second inning 


With two outs in the 

bottom of the second inning, 

a slowly hit ground 

ball off the bat of Loyola 

Academy’s Jack Moran 

appeared to be nothing 

more than the end of an 

inning. 

But, a sprinting Moran 

refused to let that be the 

case, beating the defender’s 

throw by inches, legging 

out an infield single 

that would ignite a six-run 

outburst from Loyola’s 

offense. 

The Ramblers six-run 

second inning helped 

them top the Glenbrook 

North Spartans 9-1 on 

Thursday, May 17, in 

Glenview. 

The loss was just the 

eighth of the season for 

the Spartans and one that 

uncharacteristic of the 

team’s season-long sound 

defensive play. 

“We made some very 

uncharacteristic mistakes 

today,” said Glenbrook 

North head coach Dom 

Savino. “We just didn’t 

play well enough to win. 

... I thought defensively, 

both mentally and physically, 

we need to be a lot 

sharper and a lot cleaner. 

We gave away a lot of free 

bases with the way we 

played defensively and 

that’s something that we 

need to clean up before 

playoffs start.” 

Much to the pleasure 

of Nick Bridich, Loyola’s 

head coach, the Ramblers 

capitalized on GBN’s 

miscues with timely offense. 

“I’m really happy with 

how we played all seven 

innings today,” Bridich 

said. “We had a lot of men 

on base, that put some 

pressure on their pitchers 

... we didn’t swing it 

great, but we did some 

things with runners in 

scoring position and less 

than two outs that allowed 

us to keep tacking on.” 

Offensively, the Spartans 

threatened to chip 

away at Loyola’s lead, 

but senior starting pitcher 

Henry Haracz neutralized 

nearly every threat with 

his effective three-pitch 

mix, holding the Spartans 

to just one run over six innings 

of work. 

Haracz struck out five 

batters, while allowing 

five hits and two walks. 

“That was maybe the 

best outing for him this 

year, which was really 

nice to see,” Bridich said. 

Key to Haracz’s success 

was the ability to establish 

his fastball early in the 

game, then pair it with his 

changeup and slider. 

“For Henry, there’s a 

heck of a lot of movement 

on the fastball,” Bridich 

said. “For him today, 

I think it was just about 

being able to control that 

and command that ... He 

had some tough counts 

he had to work back 

from, but he’s an incredibly 

mature kid and just 

built to put a team on his 

shoulders and go out and 

compete. I think he just 

settled in. His fastball was 

running and there weren’t 

guys that got many good 

swings on it.” 

For Haracz, the strong 

execution of his slider, a 

pitch he’s struggled with 

recently, was a welcome 

sign as the team prepares 

for the playoffs. 

“I’ve been struggling to 

throw my slider all year, 

so I’m trying to work in 

into counts more often ... 

it really worked out for 

Glenbrook North’s Eric Orloff delivers a pitch during a 9-1 loss against Loyola Academy on Thursday, May 17, in 

Glenview. Photos by Martin Carlino/22nd Century Media 

me today,” Haracz said. 

“Once I saw that slider 

start moving a lot, hitters 

were looking at it and 

starting to get a little more 

uneasy about what I was 

throwing. I got a lot more 

comfortable and was able 

to just do what I do best 

and just go right at [hitters].” 

When Haracz did allow 

baserunners, Loyola’s defense 

was nearly flawless 

in its ability to turn difficult 

plays into outs. 

“We’ve continued to 

kind of pick up ourselves 

on defense in the last 

couple of weeks,” Bridich 

said. “The parts of the 

game that we can control, 

that are most controllable 

... the pitching and the 

defense, I’m really happy 

with how we played.” 

Senior Chris Heywood fouls off a pitch. 

Although GBN’s offense 

was only able to 

plate one run, Savino is 

pleased with the team’s 

offensive outlook headed 

into the playoffs. 

“The good thing is that 

I think our approach at 

the plate is improving at a 

pretty high rate,” he said. 

“I look back at where we 

were a few months ago 

and we’ve definitely accelerated 

our learning 

curve. I think we’re in a 

good spot offensively going 

into the playoffs.” 

The Spartans well-balanced 

team helped them 

finish the year as CSL 

North conference champions 

with a record of 14-2 

in conference. 

“I was very proud of 

our group of young men,” 

Savino said of the team’s 

year in conference. “They 

kind of went wire-to-wire, 

from start to finish, playing 

good baseball in conference. 

There’s a lot of 

good teams and we had 

to bring our best every 

day. The most impressive 

thing for me to see was 

each day it was someone 

new stepping up, coming 

up with the big play, or 

big hit or big out, that was 

the biggest thing.”

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Girls Lacrosse 

North can’t keep up with South freshman 

Gary Larsen 


Glenbrook South freshman 

lacrosse player 

Belle Tiesi respects her 

elders. 

After scoring six goals 

in the Titans’ 17-5 varsity 

win over rival Glenbrook 

North, as upperclassmen 

walked past and kidded 

her about being interviewed 

by a reporter by 

calling her “superstar”, 

Tiesi was asked to give 

the main reason for her 

team’s strong play. 

She grinned and said, 

“leadership from the juniors 

and seniors”. 

The teams played their 

final regular-season and 

Central Suburban League 

game on Thursday, May 

17, in Northbrook. Glenbrook 

South (14-8, 5-2) 

led 10-1 at halftime in a 

game that was never truly 

in doubt. 

Glenbrook North (9-6, 

3-4) played much better 

in the second half, slowing 

the Titans’ transition 

game and doing what 

coach Tom Rosenbaum 

asked at halftime. 

“They just played their 

game and didn’t let (Glenbrook 

North) affect them 

more than they needed 

to,” he said. “They relaxed, 

realized they were 

just as fast, and they could 

make passes and do what 

was needed.” 

Natalie Wolas scored 

three of the five goals for 

the Spartans, who got one 

apiece from Lutz and Mia 

Fusco. The Spartans also 

spent more quality time in 

the attack after halftime. 

“They got out on the 

fast break and we weren’t 

able to handle their passing 

in the first half,” Lutz 

said. “In the second half 

we came up with a lot of 

ground balls and defenders 

like Juliette Rowan 

and Molly Alcorn played 

really well. And we continued 

to fight for every 

ball, even though we were 

down by so much. No one 

ever really gave up.” 

Rosenbaum was pleased 

with his side’s resilience 

in the second half. 

“We dropped more 

quickly and we had better 

communication, and we 

were able to adjust on the 

field,” he said. “We’ve got 

great leadership and great 

seniors, and they were 

able to figure some things 

out on the field.” 

“We were really moving 

the ball well in the 

midfield, talking, looking 

and seeing each other, and 

playing really unselfishly 

so I was really impressed 

with that,” Glenbrook 

South coach Annie Lesch 

said. 

Tiesi scored four of the 

Titans’ first seven goals 

and their big, early lead 

was built largely on one 

chief practice that the 

Spartans struggled to handle 

through 25 minutes. 

“We were working well 

in transition,” Tiesi said. 

Whenever Glenbrook 

North applied steady attacking 

pressure, the Titans 

seemed to win the 

ball and break out up the 

field. Meghan Zeivel and 

Greer Bireley also scored 

in the first half and Bireley 

finished with three 

goals in the win. 

Glenbrook South posted 

a 7-4 scoring edge in 

a more competitive second 

half. Lesch was also 

pleased with the way her 

Glenbrook North’s Naomi Lutz (left) and Glenbrook South’s Greer Bireley square off in a draw on Thursday, May 

17, in Northbrook. Photos by Gary Larsen/22nd Century Media 

girls rebounded from their 

previous game. 

“We’re coming off a 

really bad loss to New 

Trier (15-4 on May 15) 

in one of the worst games 

we’ve probably played all 

season,” Lesch said, “so 

it was good to see them 

bounce back from that and 

end the season on a high 

note.” 

Lesch applauded the 

day’s work put forth by 

Tiesi, along with the 

defensive effort given 

by Mary Grace Reynolds. 

Reynolds was often 

matched up with the 

Spartans’ Naomi Lutz, 

one of the Spartans’ two 

most dangerous attacking 

players along with Wolas. 

Glenbrook North’s Naomi Lutz (left) looks to pass, defended by Glenbrook South’s 

Greer Bireley.



Stadler proves to be too much for North 

Gary Larsen, Freelance 

Reporter 

The odds really were 

stacked against Makayla 

Stadler. 

She hadn’t played soccer 

for Glenbrook South in 

seven games due to injury, 

and her first game back carried 

the pressure of a Class 

3A regional title game. 

On top of that, Stadler 

had to play on the hostile 

turf of heated rival Glenbrook 

North’s home field, 

with defenders collapsing 

on her every chance they 

got, every time she got the 

ball. 

But then, expectations 

remain high when you’re 

one of the best attacking 

players in Illinois. 

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Stadler rose to the occasion, 

scoring the game’s 

lone goal late in the second 

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A game that saw good 

scoring chances for both 

teams throughout the second 

half was effectively 

decided in the 66th minute, 

when Stadler received 

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Glenbrook North’s Emily Porta (left) defends Glenbrook South’s Katie Weiss in the 

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Glenbrook North did 

well in neutralizing Stadler 

all day until that fateful 

moment. 

“We had a plan to watch 

(Stadler) and we did as 

much as we could,” Glenbrook 

North senior Emily 

Charen said. “But she 

knows how to get herself 

open.” 

Stadler was just happy to 

be running with her Titans 

again. 

“I broke a bone in my 

right foot and was out for 

two and a half weeks. Yesterday 

was my first full 

practice back,” Stadler 

said. “It feels better than 

I thought it was going to 

feel.” 

A first half played largely 

through the midfield 

gave way to a more exciting 

second half between 

Glenbrook South (19-3-5) 

and Glenbrook North (12- 

3-4). South went into the 

game as the third seed of 

the Class 3A Glenbrook 

South Sectional, with 

North seeded fifth. 

Charen broke free up the 

right side at 44 minutes and 

fired from a tough angle, 

but South keeper Libbie 

Vanderveen made a quality 

save near the far post. 

Two minutes later, North 

keeper Ellie Scott saved a 

point-blank shot taken by 

South’s Julia DiSano, and 

those two plays set the tone 

for a back-and-forth second 

half. 

“It was a battle between 

two good teams,” Spartans 

coach Craig Loch said. 

“Each team had chances 

in the second half, getting 

in behind defenses, and 

it came down to finishing 

them. GBS did a great job 

of beating a couple players 

in the back and finding that 

shot.” 

After Stadler’s goal, the 

clock couldn’t click fast 

enough for Glenbrook 

South defender Katie Sullivan 

and her backline 

mates. 

“They started to put all 

of their good attacking 

players up and that made it 

tough,” Sullivan said. “The 

last 11 minutes basically 

went in slow motion.” 

Ha applauded his defense 

and the day’s work 

put in by Vanderveen, and 

credited a crowded bench 

for helping to carry the Titans 

to a state sectional. 

“I played 21 or 22 girls 

today and it speaks to the 

depth and flexibility of 

the team,” Ha said. “I’m 

a pretty lucky guy to have 

that in my program. 

“I also want to give credit 

to my seniors. It’s their 

prom day, so to come to a 

very difficult place to play 

and win on your prom day 

— that’s something you’re 

not going to forget for the 

rest of your life.” 

With the loss, Glenbrook 

North bids farewell to a 

group of seven graduating 

seniors in Charen, Emily 

Porta, Katie Benson, 

Maggie Oliphant, Melissa 

Tucker, Faith Ottaviano, 

and Maya Harkavy. 

“The seven graduating 

have meant the world to 

our program,” Loch said. 

“They changed it from a 

program with .500 records 

to competing against the 

best in the state. The three 

teams we’ve lost this year 

to are New Trier, Loyola, 

and GBN. 

“It’s been fun watching 

these players fight, and 

play not only in clubs together 

but in high school 

against each other. So 

no bad blood. We wish 

(North) luck in the sectional 

finals.” 

While Charen and her 

Spartans suffered an emotional, 

season-ending loss, 

they walked away with 

heads held high. 

“It feels good to leave a 

mark on the program and 

know these girls will be in 

good hands,” Charen said. 

“When I came into the 

program we were trying 

to build it up and now they 

can focus on getting better, 

getting wins, and beating 

GBS. 

“We’ve always had pretty 

even matches with them. 

It’s been like this until the 

end of every game so I was 

expecting another battle 

like this.”

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Boys Track and Field 

Spartans relay teams fulfill promise 

Michal Dwojak/22nd 

Century Media 

1st-and-3 

players of the 

week 

1. Lauren Mendelson 

(ABOVE) 

The GBN pitcher 

threw a strong 

game against 

Niles West, but 

it wasn’t enough 

for the Spartans 

to get the 

win against the 

conference foe on 

Senior Day. 

2. Kyle Foley, Dana 

Sullivan, Michael 

Ocasek and Ari 

Bosse 

North’s 3,200- 

and 1,600-meter 

relay teams qualified 

for the state 

meet after the 

Loyola Sectional. 

3. Natalie Wolas The 

Spartan scored 

three goals in the 

team’s loss and 

regular-season 

end against GBS. 

Michal Dwojak, Sports Editor 

Kyle Foley made a promise at 

the beginning of the season, and 

when it came time to fulfill that 

promise, he closed. 

The Glenbrook North anchor 

of both the 3,200 and 1,600-meter 

relay teams helped the Spartans 

return to state, just like Foley 

promised. 

“It feels amazing, especially 

going for the 4-by-400 too,” Foley 

said. “That’s something else. 

We’re going to come back 10 

times stronger.” 

The Spartans’ performance 

helped cap off what was a successful 

day for the Titans in the 

Thursday, May 17, meet held in 

Wilmette. Evanston won the sectional 

crown while Loyola finished 

eighth, GBS finished 10th 

and GBN finished 11th. 

Both state-bound relay teams 

consisted of Foley, Dana Sullivan, 

Michael Ocasek and Ari Bosse. 

While the 3,200 team was expected 

to return to state, the 1,600 

team surprised coaches and runners. 

Sullivan took advantage of a 

strong start in the 1,600 when he 

ran out to a sizeable lead. 

Once Foley sealed the deal, he 

helped solidify a season where he 

not only broke school records, but 

also helped continue on what his 

teammates had started. 

“That self accomplishment and 

the team coming together as one 

couldn’t be better,” Foley said. 

“Even if I didn’t beat those school 

records, I’ve got those guys with 

me. That’s all that matters.” 

For first-year head coach Sean 

Brandt, it continued a season he 

considered fortunate to be his first. 

Glenbrook North’s Kyle Foley competes in the IHSA Sectional meet on 

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

“It’s amazing, especially in the 

first year being able to have a great 

group of seniors,” Brandt said. 

“It’s a great exclamation point to 

have them going down to state.” 

Jordan Theriault ran calmly in 

the middle of the 1,600-meter race 

of the IHSA Sectional meet even 

though he ran with the struggles 

of the past years on his shoulders. 

The Glenbrook South senior 

only had one runner to worry 

about, but he continued to battle 

on until he finished second in the 

event’s third heat and third overall 

in four minutes, 20.53 seconds, 

enough to secure him a spot in the 

state meet and complete his progression 

after years of struggle. 

“It’s just a great feeling,” Theriault 

said. “It’s been a long four 

years, lots of ups and downs, but 

having it all cap off in this fashion 

is amazing.” 

The meet also capped what’s 

been a career filled with highs and 

lows for the senior. South’s distance 

runner had spent some time 

trying to figure things out during 

his high school career, but once 

he focused at the beginning of the 

season, Theriault used a new approach 

to reach success in his senior 

season. 

“I’ve been coaching a long, 

long time,” GBS head coach Kurt 

Hassenstein said. “I don’t think 

I’ve been happier than I am for a 

kid like him.” 

While Titans had a good idea 

Theriault would qualify, Hassenstein’s 

800-meter relay team 

caught him by surprise. The team 

made of Max Gerber, Armondi 

Nadolny, Joel Ubeid and Chris 

Pribek caught the head coach by 

surprise when it ultimately finished 

with a second-place finish of 

1:33.35. 

“We knew we ran well but we 

thought we were finished third,” 

Hassnestein said “When we heard 

about the disqualification later, I 

was thrilled for our kids.” 

The sectional meet presented an 

opportunity for Loyola’s Declan 

Ritzenthaler continue his threeyear 

push of competing in the 

state meet. 

Ritzenthaler finished first in the 

pole vault with a distance of 15- 

foot-3 and almost broke a stadium 

record with his latest attempt, 

which he fell short. 

While the Ramblers came close 

to qualifying in numerous different 

races after third-place finishes, 

head coach Dan Seeberg was 

proud of not only what his team 

accomplished, but what Ritzenthaler 

accomplished. 

“It’s great,” Seeberg said. “He’s 

become a mature athlete in the 

discipline and is super confident 

right now. He’s very focused, experienced 

and ready to go.” 

Listen Up 

“It feels good to leave a mark on the 

program ...” 

Emily Charen — The GBN girls soccer on the future of 

the program. 

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What to watch this week 

The Glenbrook North boys tennis team plays in the 

state finals May 24 26. 

• 8 a.m. at various locations 

Index 

28 - Baseball 

27 - Shots of the Week 

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

m.dwojak@22ndcenturymedia.com.

The Northbrook Tower | May 24, 2018 | NorthbrookTower.com 

Surprise team Spartans qualify 

relay teams for state meet, Page 31 

Final test North 

girls lacrosse ends regular 

season with GBS , Page 29 

Spartans fall to Titans in 

fight for regional crown, 

Page 30 

Glenbrook North’s Victoria 

Caparos (left) and Glenbrook 

South’s Katie Gates battle 

for a ball in the regional 

championship game Saturday, 

May 19, in Northbrook. Gary 

Larsen/22nd Century Media

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