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From The Editor
Line them up, and watch them fall
1. Class of 2018 leaves lasting impact at
GBS
2. Toronto Blue Jays draft GBS alumnus
Fitz Stadler
3. Athlete of the Week: 10 Questions with
Michael Snow, GBS baseball
4. Residents skeptical of proposed
development at former Bess Hardware
site
5. D225 Superintendent Riggle announces
pending retirement
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photo of crews pouring the foundation
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go figure
72
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
The Drake Group wants to build
a 72-unit apartment complex at
the former Bess Hardware site
in downtown Glenview, Page 6
CHRIS PULLAM
chris@glenviewlantern.com
Have you ever read
the first line of a
story written by
yours truly and immediately
wanted nothing more
than to dump me into a
tub of freezing cold water
in the name of charity?
What about Glenview
Village President Jim
Patterson, OLPH’s Father
Isaac Lara, Glenview
Chamber President Karen
Patterson, Glenview
Chamber Executive Director
Betsy Baer, WGN
Meteorologist Demetrius
Ivory, Wagner Farm
Program Director Sarah
Schoeneberg, Glenview
Chris Pullam, editor of The Glenview Lantern, strikes a T. rex pose as he falls into the
dunk tank at last year’s Hot Dog Day. 22nd Century Media File Photo
Park District Executive
Director Michael McCarty
or former Chicago Bears
Receiver Brian Baschnagel?
Well, if so, you’re in
luck, because on Saturday,
June 16, Weiss Ace
Hardware will hosts its
letters to the Editor
Put voters first: Everyone
wins with fair maps
Consensus is rare in politics
today; however, there
is at least one issue about
which the people of Illinois
have been very clear.
Gerrymandering district
lines for partisan gain damages
our democracy, regardless
of which party or
politician is drawing those
lines. Currently, these district
lines are drawn by
partisan politicians to protect
themselves and fail to
provide for competitive
elections that hold representatives
accountable.
Drawing a legislative
map should be a nonpartisan
endeavor designed to
protect voting rights and
promote inclusive voter
participation by all eligible
citizens without regard to
party affiliation. A majority
of Illinois lawmakers,
a broad coalition of community
organizations and
hundreds of thousands of
Illinois voters have supported
such redistricting
reforms, which would turn
over mapmaking to an independent
commission.
The people have spoken.
Reform is needed to make
the entire process more
transparent and accountable.
The redistricting
process should promote
24th annual Hot Dog Day
— complete with, you’ve
guessed it, a “celebrity”
dunk tank.
The fun begins at 10
a.m. with Jim Patterson
taking the first dip. And
remember, the event
benefits Ann & Robert H.
diverse representation in
the General Assembly and
maximize minority participation
in the electoral
process.
Voting districts must not
be designed for political
gain by parties but rather
to encourage participation
by the people. The families
of Illinois deserve real
accountability from their
government, which can
only come from competitive
elections and fairly
drawn electoral maps.
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz,
Glenview resident,
Democratic Nominee IL
House District 17
Lurie Children’s Hospital
of Chicago, so you’ll be
satisfying more than just
your own questionable
impulses.
(I’m up at 12:30 p.m.)
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Lantern
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