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THURSDAY 

Conversations with 

Weigel: Caroline Myss 

7 p.m. June 14, The 

Wilmette Theatre, 1122 

Central Ave. Every month, 

journalist Jenniffer Weigel 

interviews a guest that will 

expand your spiritual understanding. 

This month 

she speaks with Caroline 

Myss, five-time New 

York Times bestselling 

author. Visit https://www. 

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for 

more information. 

FRIDAY 

Music Recital 

6:30 p.m. June 15, Music 

Theater Works, 516 4th 

St., Wilmette. North Shore 

Music is holding the event. 

A kids summer band camp 

for ages 7-12 has three 

one-week sessions (June 

18-23, July 16-21 and Aug. 

20-25). Private lessons are 

also available. Visit www. 

northshoremusic.com. 

SATURDAY 

Wilmette French Market 

8 a.m. June 16, Metra 

Parking Lot, 722 Green 

Bay Rd. Come support 

local farmers and artisans 

and enjoy goods in an 

open-air market presented 

by Paris-based Bensidoun 

USA. 

MONDAY 

Family Picnic with Jeanie 

B! 

6-8 p.m. June 18, Wilmette 

Public Library, 1242 

Wilmette Ave. Kick off 

summer reading with an 

all-ages concert by family 

favorite Jeanie B! Bring 

a picnic for dinner beginning 

at 6 p.m. 

TUESDAY 

Sharing the Stories of Your 

Ancestors 

7 p.m. June 19, Wilmette 

Public Library, 1242 Wilmette 

Ave. Once you’ve 

collected stories and photos 

of your ancestors, how 

do you share them with 

your family? Family Historian 

and WPL staff member 

EvaAnne Johnson will 

discuss ideas for sharing 

your family history. We 

will explore both online 

methods, such as blogging, 

Twile, StoryCorps, and social 

media, as well as nondigital 

tools. 

WEDNESDAY 

Rotary Club speaker 

7:15 a.m. June 20, Wilmette 

Harbor Club, 20 

Harbor Dr., Wilmette. 

Guest speaker is Chris 

Larsen, Bitcoin 2. He will 

discuss alternative investments 

to stocks and bonds. 

Join the group for breakfast. 

Email questions to 

Rotarywilmetteharbor@ 

ops-asia.com. 

Luncheon at Depot Nuevo - 

On the Porch 

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. June 

20, Depot Nuevo, 1139 

Wilmette Ave. A Woman’s 

Club of Wilmette social 

lunch - bring a friend! 

THURSDAY 

Entertainment in the Bowl 

7 p.m. June 21, Wallace 

Bowl, Gillson Park, 

Wilmette. Concerts for all 

ages return to the Wallace 

Bowl amphitheater Wilmette 

Rocks, where local 

teens play the Bowl, kicking 

it off. 

Route 66 on a Tank of Gas 

7 p.m. June 21, Wilmette 

Public Library, 1242 

Wilmette Ave. Discussion 

on “The Mother Road to 

Illinois.” Many travelers 

believe that Route 66 in Illinois 

has more attractions 

per mile than any other 

state. The program begins 

with an overview of road 

building in Illinois, from 

dependence upon the railroad 

to early efforts to create 

“good roads.” We then 

take a virtual tour of Route 

66 in Illinois from Chicago 

to the Mississippi River 

near St. Louis. Along the 

way, we stop at the restaurants, 

museums, and 

historic sites that give Illinois 

Route 66 its special 

personality and character. 

Presented by “Windy 

City Road Warrior” David 

Clark. 

UPCOMING 

Summer Reading Concert 

7-8:30 p.m. June 22, 

Wilmette Public Library 

1242 Wilmette Ave. Tom 

Sharpe blends his classical 

orchestral background 

with Middle Eastern, 

African and rock music. 

Proficient on an array of 

percussion and keyboard 

instruments, Sharpe moves 

between traditional instrumentation 

and electronics 

during his performance. 

Under the Stars 

June 23, Gillson Beach, 

Wilmette. Gather your 

camping gear and round 

up the kids on June 23 

and July 27. As the sun 

sets, roast marshmallows 

around the camp fire 

and enjoy some familyfriendly 

entertainment. At 

sunrise enjoy cereal, juice 

and coffee before your 

memorable stay draws to 

a close. All children must 

be accompanied by a parent/guardian. 

Staff will 

be available during the 

entire event. Visit www. 

wilmettepark.org for more 

information. 

Singing and Dancing 

4 p.m. June 24, 

Mallinckrodt Park Gazebo, 

1960 Elmwood Ave., 

Wilmette. Concerts for 

all ages are scheduled all 

summer staring with The 

Corner Boys, a show with 

acoustic covers in threepart 

harmonies. 

Songs of the Plaza 

6 p.m. June 28, Plaza 

del Lago, 1515 Sheridan 

Road, Wilmette. Enjoy 

summer at Wilmette’s Plaza 

del Lago on Thursday 

nights when the shopping 

center hosts free outdoor 

concerts starting with 

Shout Out performing a 

wide variety of music from 

the ’60s through today’s 

top hits. 

Wilmette Fireworks 

4 p.m. July 3, Gillson 

Park. Wilmette will celebrate 

the holiday with its 

classic Independence Day 

Celebration. The Grand 

Fireworks Display will 

kick off at 9:30 p.m. 

Fun Run & Walk 

8 a.m. July 4, Gillson 

Park, Wilmette. Fun Run, 

Walk for Fun and Youth 

Runs are among the most 

popular events held in 

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during the Independence 

Day Celebration on July 4. 

Register at www.wilmettepark.org. 

ONGOING 

Scavenger Hunt 

June 18-Aug. 5, 

throughout Wilmette. A 

free scavenger hunt for 

kids aged 13 and younger, 

and accompanied by an 

adult. Families can pick 

up a scavenger hunt game 

board and directions during 

regular business hours 

at the Wilmette Historical 

Museum or the Youth Services 

Department in the 

Wilmette Public Library. 

The board and directions 

can also be downloaded 

from the Museum website 

www.wilmettehistory.org. 

Type 1 Diabetes Lounge 

7 p.m., second Wednesday, 

Wilmette Public Library, 

1242 Wilmette Ave. 

The Type 1 Diabetes 

Lounge provides a supportive 

social network 

with monthly programs 

provided by medical and 

technical professionals 

with topics such as research 

updates, cuttingedge 

technologies, management 

techniques and 

lifestyle issues. 

Connect with peers to 

exchange information, 

feelings and ideas for creative 

problem solving. 

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Highcrest student uses memory techniques for game show stint 

Hilary Anderson 

Freelance Reporter 

Victoria Wenzke is a 

“Genius Junior.” 

She earned the title following 

an enrichment program 

in fourth grade at 

Wilmette’s Harper School, 

but it took time and work. 

“Mike Byster, creator 

of Brainetics, was at 

Harper School for one of 

its enrichment programs,” 

Wenzke said. “He came 

to teach us mental math 

tricks, things that we could 

do to solve math problems 

in our heads.” 

Byster saw that Wenzke 

and some of her friends, 

including her brother, Joseph, 

and sister, Charlotte, 

were having fun doing the 

math tricks. 

He wanted to make a 

video that could be used 

to show what kids can 

do with the math tricks. 

Byster asked Wenzke, her 

siblings and friends to be 

in it. They agreed. Byster 

recorded the video and 

posted it on YouTube. 

Two years later, and as a 

result of that YouTube video, 

Wenzke, a Highcrest 

sixth grader by then, found 

her way to being a participant 

on NBC television’s, 

“Genius Junior.” 

“Someone from NBC 

saw the video and asked 

us to audition for the show, 

‘Genius Junior,’” Wenzke 

said. “That was May 2016. 

We auditioned from home 

via Skype.” 

Wenzke passed the initial 

audition and went 

to Los Angeles in April 

2017 for the final audition 

round. 

“NBC paid for my 

mother and me to fly there 

and stay at a hotel,” Wenzke 

said. “I discovered 

last summer they wanted 

me on the show. They sent 

me the information and 

a study guide that listed 

what I had to work on.” 

NBC’s “Genius Junior” 

consisted of 10 shows 

hosted by Neil Patrick 

Harris. Each of the shows 

had four categories or episodes 

in which Wenzke 

had to compete. 

She was not alone in her 

efforts to compete in these 

episodes. There were 12 

teams, each of which had 

three members. Wenzke 

was on two of the shows 

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talents and energies for 

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individuals with 

intellectual and developmental 

disabilities to reach 

their full potential. 

The organization recently 

honored Nadolna as 

a champion of Search Inc. 

and all those with disabilities. 

“It is my honor and 

a labor of love to serve 

Search,” said Nadolna, 

president of Associates 

Group Inc. “When you see 

what great things can happen 

and hear the gratitude 

from those it helps, you 

know there is something 

special about what the organization 

is doing.” 

Nadolna does not 

think twice about spending 

much of his free time 

serving as chairman of the 

board for the organization 

and has been involved 

with it for about 25 years. 

But he turns the spotlight 

away from himself 

onto Search and the many 

things the organization has 

accomplished. 

“It has been a learning 

experience how people 

with disabilities were 

treated and what they can 

accomplish when given 

the opportunities that 

Search provides,” Nadolna 

said. “It is an organization 

funded primarily by the 

State of Illinois. Despite 

the challenging fiscal environment, 

Search still runs 

a surplus and has for about 

20 years.” 

Nadolna credits Sandy 

Luchowski, who originally 

founded Search. 

“She was one incredible 

human being. Sandy 

started the organization 

helping eight individuals 

with intellectual or developmental 

disabilities who 

lived in Chicago’s Cabrini 

Green,” Nadolna said. 

“She had the biggest heart 

and wanted those individuals 

to receive the respect 

and dignity they deserved. 

She used the Montessori 

method to teach them, 

which still is used today 

by the organization.” 

Luchowski’s efforts 

to help those individuals 

grew as did her client list. 

Some of Search’s clients 

began creating beautiful 

artwork, some of which 

were sold in local galleries. 

“These pieces are Visibility 

Art,” Nadolna said. 

“There is joy and excitement 

among the artists and 

represents an expression 

within their souls. Even 

though the creators of these 

pieces are challenged, they 

are getting much out of the 

experience including money. 

We bought a couple of 

beautiful pieces for here in 

our business office.” 

At the time, she did not 

do any fund-raising and totally 

relied on the State of 

Illinois for funding. 

Nadolna and his wife, 

Suzanne Averill, met the 

Luchowskis when they 

came to their Associates 

Group office for advice 

about finding a way to 

keep Search financially viable. 

“My wife and I both 

fell in love with them and 

Search,” he said. “We have 

never looked back.” 

Since then Search has 

found ways to create revenue 

for the organization 

and provide jobs for its client 

that enables them to be 

gainfully employed. 

One way was opening 

Pick-n-Pack, a fulfillment 

facility [warehouse] in Des 

Plaines. 

Another is by selling artworks 

developed by Visibility 

Arts. 

“We have a retail store 

in Lincoln Square, which 

features products from 

companies who utilize 

our warehouse facilities 

featuring Toad & Co. It is 

a regular retail store with 

the environment in mind,” 

Nadolna said. “We are 

looking at other locations 

to open a store.” 

Nadolna and his wife 

have three children — 

Benjamin, Rachel and 

Alex — who all make it 

Kenilworth businessman 

Alan Nadolna, of Wilmette, 

speaks recently after 

being honored by Search 

Inc. Photo submitted 

a family affair helping 

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A 32-year-old Highland 

Park man was arrested 

May 23 for attempting kidnapping 

after trying to lure 

a girl into his car. 

After a six-month investigation, 

Niles police 

apprehended Arthur Zingman, 

of the 400 block of 

Central Avenue, for asking 

a 12-year-old in October 

2017 at a Niles bus stop if 

she wanted to “skip school 

and hang out with him,” 

according to a press release 

from the Niles Police 

Department. 

A parent near the bus stop 

instructed the girl to get on 

the bus, while Zingman 

walked toward a car parked 

nearby, the release says. 

Police Reports 

Police were called, but 

could not locate a suspect, 

despite having a physical 

description and a description 

of the white SUV he 

was allegedly driving 

Three months later, on 

Jan. 16, police located the 

vehicle and apprehended 

Zingman; however, the 

release says, police could 

not get identification from 

the victim or complainant 

quickly enough, and Zingman 

was let go. 

In the ensuing days, Jan. 

17 and 18, Zingman was 

positively identified by 

the victim, her mother and 

the witness. In an attempt 

to arrest Zingman, police 

discovered he had moved 

from Des Plaines and did 

not have current residence 

information. 

The Cook County 

State’s Attorney’s Office 

issued on Feb. 28 an arrest 

warrant for Zingman 

on the charge of attempted 

kidnapping. 

It took another nearly 

two months to track down 

Zingman’s current residents 

in Highland Park, 

where he was arrested 

May 23. 

Zingman has a court day 

of Saturday, June 16. 

Prior to allegedly attempting 

to lure the 12-year-old, 

Zingman, then 31 and of 

Morton Grove, was arrested 

and charged with misdemeanor 

disorderly conduct 

by the Wilmette Police Department 

following an incident 

on Aug. 19 in which he 

Arthur Zingman, 32, 

of Highland Park, was 

arrested in Wilmette last 

August. Photo submitted 

exposed himself and then 

drove off in a vehicle. 

Wilmette officers located 

the vehicle and Zingman 

in the area. He was 

taken into custody and 

transported to the Wilmette 

Police Department. 

Walgreens thief attempts to flee police after arrest 

Matthew A. Rutzen, 31, 

of Chicago, was arrested 

and charged with misdemeanor 

retail theft and 

resisting a peace officer 

after an incident at 4:20 

p.m. June 6 at Walgreens, 

811 Green Bay Road, Wilmette. 

Police responded to that 

location after a retail theft 

allegedly involving Rutzen 

had just occurred. He was 

located a short time later in 

the area of 5th Street and 

Greenleaf Avenue. Rutzen 

attempted to flee from officers 

when they tried to take 

him into custody. He was 

quickly apprehended and 

taken into custody. Rutzen 

was transported to the Wilmette 

Police Department 

and processed. He also 

had warrants for his arrest 

originating from Chicago 

and Cook County. He was 

held pending transport to 

bond court. 

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that between 7 p.m. 

June 3 and 7:45 a.m. June 

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detached garage. 

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7:30 a.m. and 5:30 

p.m. June 4 an unknown 

offender(s) stole two lights 

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while it was in the bike 

rack at the CTA station, 

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Coyote puppies tagged in the Forest Preserves of Cook County 

Health work-ups 

conducted 

Submitted Content 

In addition to migrating 

birds and colorful wildflowers, 

springtime also 

means it is coyote puppy 

season in the Forest Preserves 

of Cook County. 

Each spring, wildlife 

biologists follow-up on 

mother coyotes to locate 

dens and conduct health 

work-ups on the puppies 

as part of the Urban Coyote 

Research Project, a 

partnership between the 

Forest Preserves of Cook 

County, Cook County 

Animal & Rabies Control, 

Max McGraw Wildlife 

Foundation and The Ohio 

State University. 

“We’ve been following 

the females that are 

tagged, and they get very 

After the health work-up, each pup is also tagged to 

monitor how they live in urban areas. 

reliable to one location 

because that’s where their 

den is going to be. We 

make certain that we don’t 

disturb them, and when 

it seems to make sense 

based on their limited 

movements, it gives us the 

indication that they do in 

fact have pups at the location,” 

said Chris Anchor, 

Wildlife biologists conduct health work-ups on coyote puppies in the Forest 

Preserves of Cook County. Photos Submitted 

senior wildlife biologist 

for the Forest Preserves of 

Cook County. 

Biologists go in as 

a group to try and find 

the pups, and then do a 

health work-up and tag 

the puppies. The work 

has been ongoing for 

nearly 20 years, and DNA 

profiles have been collected 

for more than 1,200 

coyotes. 

“Doing the health workups 

and collecting DNA 

gives us a sense of the 

social interactions of the 

animals, and reproductive 

rates the coyotes are having, 

which is an indication 

of the quality of the habitat,” 

Anchor said. 

The Urban Coyote Research 

Project was initiated 

in 2000 as a non-biased 

attempt to address shortcomings 

in urban coyote 

ecology information and 

management; the Coyote 

Project is still underway. 

With the help of many 

key agencies, a continuous 

subset of coyotes is 

live-captured, collared 

and released at their capture 

site. Coyotes are monitored 

to understand how 

they live in urban areas 

and how they interact with 

other wildlife, domestic 

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Highcrest 

From Page 3 

with her team named Brainy 

Bunch. 

The first part of the show 

was the “Human GPS.” Wenzke 

had to memorize the New 

York City subway map and repeat 

the stops. 

“I was able to memorize 

the stops by making up stories 

about stops and how they relate 

to each other,” she said. “That 

was followed by the ‘Human 

Nervous System,’ which I also 

had to memorize.” 

Then there was the “Number 

Cruncher,” which involved 

mental math. 

“It was interesting how 

much stronger I felt my ability 

to memorize and do math problems 

was becoming,” Wenzke 

said. 

“Talking Dictionary” was 

next. 

“It was a spelling bee, 

but done backwards,” Wenzke 

said. “I am glad my family 

helped me practice for this. 

They would give me a word 

and I had to spell it backwards.” 

Wenzke’s team made her the 

“Superbrain” or team captain, 

for this episode. 

“Memory Master” followed. 

“I had to memorize a deck 

of cards,” she said. “Then 

the semi-final round for this 

episode was memorizing two 

decks of cards backwards.” 

After Wenzke’s team won 

the first game, they moved 

onto “The Cortex” round. This 

is where they answer questions 

individually and put money in 

a final jackpot. 

Her team went against the 

Dork Side in the semi-finals. 

“It was a nail bitter but ended 

up in a tie,” Wenzke said. 

“They did a toss-up question 

and the Dork Side team won. 

We received two passes for a 

trip to Orlando Universal Studios 

as a prize but have not 

used them yet. 

“It took about a week to 

shoot the episodes in which I 

appeared.” 

She added a film crew went 

to her parents’ house for a 

home shoot that was shown 

on one of the “Genius Junior” 

shows. 

Her sixth grade Highcrest 

class had a special viewing of 

the shows. They aired in early 

spring. 

“It was interesting for me to 

realize how much stronger my 

brain has become after learning 

how to memorize the numbers 

on a deck of cards, train stops 

and do mental math problems 

since all of this began,” Wenzke 

said. “It’s fun, though, and 

I enjoy doing it.” 

“We are so proud of Victoria,” 

said her mother, Ali Wenzke. 

“She did a fabulous job 

memorizing, finding ways to 

remember the material and being 

her genius, composed self 

on the show.” 

From the Village 

Gasoline-powered leaf blowers 

prohibited 

Through Sept. 30, the Village of 

Wilmette prohibits the use of gasoline-powered 

leaf blowers. This 

prohibition includes using an electric 

leaf blower powered by a portable 

gasoline generator. The only 

exceptions to this prohibition are: 

• Use on golf courses, public 

parks or other Wilmette Park District 

property 

• Use for roof, gutter and downspout 

cleaning 

• Use in paving, repair or patching 

of public streets and alleys, or 

for preparation of private asphalt 

surfaces prior to seal coating. 

Locust Road reconstruction project 

will begin in 2019 

The Village of Wilmette recently 

announced that the Locust Road 

Reconstruction Project is tentatively 

scheduled to begin in early 2019. 

The project limits are Locust Road 

from Wilmette Avenue to Lake Avenue. 

This project includes water 

main replacement, minor storm 

sewer improvements, curb and 

gutter replacement, full pavement 

reconstruction, and pedestrian/bicycle 

safety enhancements. 

Final engineering is underway 

and scheduled to be completed this 

summer. The Village will be hosted 

an open house to update the public 

on this project in May. The Village 

will host an additional open 

house in early 2019 several weeks 

prior to the start of construction to 

introduce construction personnel 

and present the final construction 

sequence and schedule. 

Questions about this project can 

be directed to Dan Manis, P.E., 

Village Engineer at manisd@wilmette.com 

or (847) 853-7602 if 

you have any questions or should 

require any additional information. 

From the Village is compiled by Editor 

Eric DeGrechie

wilmettebeacon.com NEWS 


Father’s Day Photo Contest 

Winning father 

enjoys taking fun 

photos with son 

Eric DeGrechie, Editor 

THE 

MAXINE |MARK |CARLY 

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A month ago, we began accepting entries 

for our annual Father’s Day Photo Contest. 

As usual, we received some great photos 

from Wilmette and Kenilworth residents. 

As with any of these types of things, we 

could’ve chosen each and every one as a winner, 

but in the end, we had to make a difficult 

decision. We selected a photo submitted by 

Tom Adolphson, of Wilmette. One guarantee 

with our contest each year is that we’ll get 

plenty of fun submissions from Adolphson featuring 

his son, Victor Thomasson, and this year 

was no different. In addition to the winning 

photo of the pair at the Art Institute of Chicago, 

we also received some great photos of the two 

on FaceTime, at Trinity United Methodist and 

trying on bowties, among others. 

For the winning entry, Adolphson will 

receive four 8-ounce filets from Norshore 

Meats & Deli, 421 Ridge Road, Wilmette. 

We would like to thank Gail Ferrari and the 

whole crew at Norshore for the generous 

prize. We would also like to thank all of the 

readers that took the time to send in so many 

beautiful photographs. Happy Father’s Day! 

ABOVE: The winning entry 

in our annual Father’s Day 

Photo Contest came from 

Tom Adolphson, of Wilmette, 

featuring his son, Victor 

Thomasson. The two are 

shown with “The Thinker” 

sculpture at the Art Institute 

of Chicago. Photos submitted 

LEFT: Karen Glennemeier, of 

Wilmette, sent in this photo 

of father Brian von Dohlen 

painting the fence with 

daughters, Maggie and Annie 

von Dohlen. 

POLICE 

From Page 6 

but nothing appeared missing. 

• A resident told police that 

earlier in the day of June 

5 he was contacted by his 

credit card company advising 

that an unknown 

offender(s) made four unauthorized 

charges totaling 

more than $1,000 and requested 

an address change 

for his account. 

• Paul Tate, 20, of Glenview, 

was arrested following 

a traffic stop at 

7:34 p.m. June 5 in the 

3200 block of Lake Avenue. 

Tate was stopped 

by police for allegedly using 

a cellular phone while 

driving. He was found to 

have a suspended Illinois 

driver’s license. He was 

arrested, transported to the 

Wilmette Police Department, 

issued citations and 

released on an I-bond. 

June 5 

• A resident told police that 

he sent $180 via Zelle payment 

service for a Taylor 

Swift concert ticket advertised 

on Craigslist at 11:56 

a.m. May 31. The resident 

never received the ticket 

and was later blocked by 

the seller. 

• Neville Thompson, 76, 

of Glenview, was arrested 

and charged with driving 

under the influence 

following a traffic stop 

at 6:20 a.m. June 4 in the 


Thompson had been 

pulled over for a minor 

traffic violation. He allegedly 

showed signs of impairment 

and subsequently 

failed field sobriety tests. 

He refused further testing 

and was charged with 

DUI. He was processed 

and released on an I-bond. 

• David Radziszewski, 24, 

of Elmhurst, was arrested 

following a traffic stop 

at 8:30 a.m. June 4 in the 


He had been pulled 

over for a minor registration 

violation. Radziszewski 

was found to be suspended 

for a driving under 

the influence charge. He 

was arrested, processed, 

and later released on an I- 

bond. 

KENILWORTH 

• There were no police reports 

for the week of June 

1-8. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Wilmette 

Beacon Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found on file at the 

Wilmette and Kenilworth police 

headquarters. They are 

ordered by the date the incident 

was reported. Individuals 

named in these reports 

are considered innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in 

a court of law. 

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True Fitness celebrates 15 years in Wilmette 



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Sports could be Eldin 

Pekmez’s middle name. 

The Wilmette resident 

and founder and owner of 

the True Fitness and Training 

Center, was born with 

sports genes in his blood. 

“I was always a sports 

person and come from a 

sports family,” Pekmez 

said. “My father, Kasim 

Pekmez, was a professional 

soccer player.” 

The younger Pekmez 

played soccer, did karate 

and martial arts in his native 

Yugoslavia. 

“I studied sports and 

received a special and 

training degree fom the 

National University of 

Yogoslavia,” he said. “I 

left Yugoslavia and settled 

in Germany in 1993 

when wars started and 

the country began to fall 

apart. I continued my 

sports training in Germany 

as a coach and competitor.” 

In 1997, using his many 

sports connections, Pekmez 

took his wife, Sana, 

and 1-year old son, Rijad, 

to the United States. 

He met martial arts coach 

John Fonseca at the then 

Training Center of Wilmette 

and worked there as 

a coach and trainer. 

“I did martial arts, general 

fitness and sports specific 

training,” Pekmez 

said. “Part of my job was 

to determine the best possible 

training needed to 

reach their goal. I looked at 

areas such as speed, agility 

and strength depending 

upon what sport they 

were working towards and 

the best possible training 

needed to reach their 

goal.” 

Pekmez went to school 

shortly after he began 

working in Wilmette and 

obtained a certificate as a 

National Certified Personal 

Trainer and Coach and 

Sports Coach. 

“I bring the unique benefit 

to clients of having 

learned the Eastern European 

method of sports 

training and now combine 

that with the West’s 

approach,” Pekmez said. 

“There are advantages 

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to both. That is good because 

everyone is unique. 

I test people individually 

and find the weaknesses 

in their bodies to help prevent 

injuries.” 

He adds his methods increase 

functionality and liability 

in the body. 

“My main platform is 

balance based on equilibrium,” 

Pekmez said. 

He is proud of his 15- 

year history of working 

with clients in Wilmette. 

“My goal is to work 

with the next generation,” 

Pekmez said. “Many of 

clients now are the children 

of those with whom I 

first did training.” 

Pekmez keeps a database 

for each of his clients 

and retests every six 

months. 

“A database allows me 

to figure out how to work 

out a more effective train- 

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lb. 

Eldin Pekmez, owner of Wilmette’s True Fitness and 

Training Center, celebrates the anniversary of the 

business recently with James and Julia Kyle. 

Photos submitted 

Karen Stroble (left), Pekmez and Judy Froom. 

ing program particularly 

for the children of my 

clients,” he said. “It gives 

me a full picture of them 

because every person’s 

body depends upon on a 

genetic chain that we cannot 

change. If one parent 

is flexible, it is likely that 

one of their children also 

will be flexible. Similarly 

if one parent has a certain 

kind of calf muscle, it is 

probable one of the children 

will.” 

Pekmez sees clients by 

one-hour appointments 

only. 

“I like to work one on 

one,” he said. “There are 

no distractions around 

us, no talking and laughing 

from others or people 

walking back and forth 

while working with a client.” 

Pekmez’s son, Riad, a 

New Trier High School 

graduate, is following in 

his father’s footsteps. 

“My son also is a great 

athlete,” Pekmez said. “He 

does strength and conditioning 

and is a football 

coach at New Trier. Riad 

currently is majoring in 

special education at National 

Louis University.” 

There is no doubt Pekmez 

enjoys his family and 

work. 

“I am very happy with 

my life in Wilmette and 

running a successful business,” 

Pekmez said. 

True Fitness and Training 

Center is located at 

513 4th St., Wilmette. For 

more information, call 

(847) 840-1551 and visit 

www.truefitnesstrainingcenter.com. 

Business Briefs 

Nick’s Restaurant keeps 

busy after 5 years 

Five years ago, when 

Nick’s Neighborhood Bar 

& Grill opened its doors at 

1168 Wilmette Ave., downtown 

Wilmette was hardly 

known as a dining destination. 

However, the nine 

local families who joined 

forces to open Nick’s were 

committed to creating a 

restaurant that delivered 

great food and exceptional 

service in an inviting environment. 

As a result, Nick’s 

helped create a new North 

Shore dining scene that 

attracted the attention of 

customers and competition 

alike. On June 8, Nick’s 

celebrated its five-year anniversary 

and is using this 

milestone to not only thank 

its loyal customers, but to 

identify new opportunities 

to further elevate everything 

that Nick’s is about. 

“I cannot believe we are 

already celebrating our five 

year anniversary,” says 

Jennifer Marino, co-owner 

of Nick’s Neighborhood 

Bar & Grill. “This incredible 

experiment all started 

because a group of nine local 

families chatted about 

how great it would be if we 

had a ‘neighborhood joint’ 

where we could bring our 

families, where guys could 

watch a game, or where 

girlfriends could grab a 

glass of wine together — 

and here we are today. I am 

beyond humbled by how 

welcoming the North Shore 

has been over the past five 

years and we do not take 

that for granted. I want all 

our guests to know that 

these last five years have 

been a warm-up for what’s 

to come at Nick’s.” 

Business Briefs is compiled 

by Editor Eric DeGrechie, 

with an assist from the Wilmette/Kenilworth 

Chamber 

of Commerce. Send your submissions 

to eric@wilmettebeacon.com.



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All in this together with school, Wilmette Pet Center 

Wilmette resident 

teaches students 

about lunchroom 

waste 

Libby Elliott 


It takes a village to raise 

a child, and nowhere is 

that truth more evident 

than Winnetka’s Greeley 

School, where parents and 

teachers rely on local business 

support — whether 

its cash donations, in-kind 

contributions or informal 

collaborations for student 

enrichment programs. 

The school’s private sector 

partnerships help underwrite 

field trips, guest 

speakers and teacher-led 

educational initiatives that 

create memorable learning 

experiences for the whole 

student body. 

This spring at Greeley, 

associate teacher and 

Wilmette resident Kristin 

Merrill partnered with 

Wilmette Pet Center to 

raise awareness among 

students about lunchroom 

waste. Merrill, a dedicated 

recycler and composter at 

home, noticed an increasing 

amount of prepackaged, 

uneaten produce 

discarded by students at 

lunchtime. 

“I would hear these big 

‘thuds’ when kids threw 

out their lunch bags,” 

Merrill said. “We realized 

there was a lot of uneaten 

food going into the trash 

that could be put to good 

use.” 

Merrill arranged to set 

up a “safe bowl” in the 

cafeteria, educating students 

on what produce can 

be repurposed (unopened 

food) versus what can’t 

(anything already eaten). 

Now, leftover cucumbers, 

carrots, apple slices and 

clementines are collected, 

counted and weighed by 

students at lunchtime. 

Twice a week, Merrill delivers 

the produce to Wilmette 

Pet Center, where 

owner Dave Cozzolino 

uses it to feed the fourdozen 

adoptable animals 

currently awaiting their 

forever homes. 

As a thank you, Cozzolino 

warmly welcomes 

Greeley students to stop in 

to feed the animals themselves. 

“Hand feeding will help 

the animals bond with 

their owner,” Cozzolino 

said. “They learn to associate 

hands with something 

positive.” 

Additionally, Winnetka’s 

Bake HomeMade 

Pizza holds a Greeley 

fundraising event two or 

three times a year, donating 

10 percent of parent 

pizza purchases back to 

the school. 

And, Winnetka’s The 

Grand Food Center maintains 

a longstanding commitment 

to donate a percentage 

of their annual 

sales back to District 36 

schools. Parents shopping 

at The Grand are encouraged 

to save receipts that 

are later collected and 

tabulated by Greeley PTO 

volunteers. In the past 

five years, Greeley has received 

more than $28,000 

in cash donations from 

The Grand, money current 

PTO President Shawna 

Radzik says plays a vital 

Greeley School second-grader Nora Eilers joins teacher 

Kristin Merrill in feeding guinea pigs at Wilmette 

Pet Center with the shop’s owner, Dave Cozzolino, 

using leftover fruits and vegetables from the school’s 

lunchroom. LIBBY ELLIOTT/22ND CENTURY MEDIA 

role in enhancing students’ 

educational experiences. 

“That money funds 

some wonderful extras 

for students,” she said. 

“We’ve brought in guest 

speakers, sponsored field 

trips to museums and organized 

an annual STEM 

night, where students engage 

in hands-on learning 

activities focused on science, 

technology, engineering 

and mathematics.” 

A number of North 

Shore businesses also 

make regular in-kind do- 

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Empowerment through nonviolence 

Brazilian jiu-jitsu 

facility opens doors 

in Wilmette 

Erica Gelman, Editorial Intern 

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Staley Martial Arts, a 

martial arts facility, opened 

in Wilmette June 3, providing 

training in jiu-jitsu 

and self defense while also 

simultaneously stressing 

nonviolence, confidence 

and discipline. 

Unlike other types of 

martial arts, jiu-jitsu translates 

into real-life situations, 

said Laurie Jacobs, 

owner of the facility. This 

is because, according to 

Jacobs, Brazilian jiu-jitsu 

is the only martial art 

where a smaller person can 

overtake a larger person 

using tools such as leverage 

instead of simply brute 

strength. Jiu-jitsu is also 

inherently nonviolent; the 

purpose of this martial art 

instead is safety and prevention 

of violence in the 

first place. 

“With jiu-jitsu, you can 

submit someone without 

harming them,” Jacobs 

said. “You can retain them 

— even a larger person 

than yourself — ... without 

hurting them and without 

you getting hurt … removing 

yourself from a bad 

situation.” 

According to Jacobs, 

one goal of Staley Martial 

Arts is to empower those 

who may be more vulnerable 

than others. To accomplish 

this, Staley Martial 

arts teaches classes 

not only in Brazilian jiujitsu 

but also self defense. 

While Brazilian jiu-jitsu 

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your structure, systems and safety issues. 

Gustavo Rudel, head 

instructor at Staley Martial 

Arts, checks out a grand 

opening sign at the 123 

Green Bay Road location 

in Wilmette. Rudel holds 

a black belt and is a 

former world champion 

in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Erica 

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teaches self defense in and 

of itself, many — particularly 

women — may find 

themselves intimidated by 

the prospect of a combat 

sport, Jacobs said. 

“I just feel very strongly 

that I would like to see 

more women coming in 

and I hope that our self 

defense class can open 

that door for them,” Jacobs 

said. “As women — 

[and] some men too — ... 

there is 50 percent of the 

population that is maybe 

stronger than us ... And so, 

the biggest thing for me 

is helping women to feel 

more confident and comfortable.” 

Furthermore, the objective 

of jiu-jitsu is not only 

to teach one how to defend 

themself, but also to inspire 

confidence and discipline 

in doing so, according to 

Jacobs. To illustrate this, 

Jacobs gave an example 

of a 7-year-old who was 

actively bullied at school. 

After two months of taking 

jiu-jitsu classes, the bully 

attempted to punch the 

child, and the child reacted 

by pinning the bully to the 

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20 | June 14, 2018 | The wilmette beacon School 


North Shore Country Day grads ‘strong self-advocates’ 

Megan Bernard 

Contributing Editor 

As the notes of “Pomp 

and Circumstance” played 

from an organ, 59 Raiders 

proceeded into North Shore 

Country Day School’s 99th 

Annual Commencement. 

On Friday, June 8, the 

Class of 2018 donned long 

white dresses and dark suits 

as they carried or wore purple 

flowers while they said 

their goodbyes to the Winnetka 

institution. 

Of the nearly 60 students, 

three were so-called Lifers, 

a term the school coined 

for students who have attended 

NSCDS since junior 

or senior kindergarten. The 

Lifers included: Haniya 

Ghazi, Thomas McDowell 

and Nina Valenti. 

During the ceremony, the 

Upper School Chorus performed 

under the direction 

of William Hester. A senior 

class message was also presented 

by Clayton Durning 

and Grace Scullion, and 

Jeffrey Foreman (Class of 

1980) welcomed alumni. 

Bradley O’Connor introduced 

the commencement 

speaker, Cassandra Hiland, 

the head of the English 

department and an Upper 

School English teacher. 

Hiland’s situation was 

unique, as her two children, 

Sophie and Owen, were 

graduating from NSCDS 

this year. Hiland, who is in 

her 12th year at the school, 

will also be leaving at the 

end of the year. 

“My [twins] are graduating 

and going to school 

on the East Coast,” Hiland 

told The Beacon. “We’re 

from New York City. ... 

We’re moving back there. 

But, clearly this was a good 

place for us all.” 

Hiland wanted to stray 

away from the typical 

“what you should learn after 

high school,” she said, 

and instead, she shared 

how to ask the right questions 

for yourself and what 

she hoped for the Class of 

2018. 

“In spite of spending 

some serious time in the 

North Shore bubble, you 

have learned a great deal 

about the world beyond it,” 

Hiland said during commencement. 

“I hope that 

your open minds stay with 

you all your lives; I hope 

you will continually seek 

out new ideas, new experiences, 

and new friends, 

even as you continue to 

value those that have always 

mattered to you.” 

The Head of Upper 

School Dave Potter 

presented the Class of 

2018, while Head of 

School Tom Flemma gave 

NSCDS graduates from 

Wilmette 

Will Dart 

Joy Pasin 

Cara Savin 

NSCDS graduates from 

Kenilworth 

Samara Kohn 

Sam Leiter 

out the diplomas. 

“Our seniors have distinguished 

themselves in 

a range of ways from outstanding 

scholarship to 

meaningful service to full 

engagement with our cocurricular 

and extra-curricular 

offerings,” Potter told 

The Achor. “This group of 

seniors has embraced partnering 

with their teachers 

in ways that have enabled 

them to flourish academically. 

“As members of a [junior 

kindergarten] to 12th-grade 

community, our seniors 

have modeled values of 

kindness, gratitude and appreciation. 

They have been 

good friends and strong 

self-advocates. Without 

question, they are positioned 

to thrive next year 

on the next leg of their 

journey.” 

Afterward, the Lifers 

lowered a flag on the green 

and a reception for all immediately 

followed. 

North Shore Country Day School’s Class of 2018 gather around to sing the school 

song, “Wake the Echoes,” following the commencement ceremony Friday, June 8, in 

Winnetka. Photos submitted by Jay Young 

Tom Flemma, Head of School at North Shore Country Day School, addresses the 

graduates. 

RESIDENT 

From Page 14 

nations to Winnetka schools, often 

donating food or discounted services 

for special events. Winnetka 

restaurants Stacked and Folded 

and Trueman’s have both catered 

Greeley staff lunches at a hefty 

discount, while Align Wellness and 

Winnetka Massage Center provide 

free or sharply discounted back 

massages for teachers as a perk 

during District 36’s annual Teacher 

Appreciation Week in May. 

North Shore businesses sometimes 

step in to help with unusual 

requests, like when Abt Electronics 

offered to move and install a used, 

donated refrigerator into the Greeley 

staff lounge, free of charge. 

“We were in a quandary about 

how to relocate this much-needed 

refrigerator into the lower level 

lounge,” said Kim Ronan, former 

Greeley PTO president. “Abt came 

to the rescue and donated their 

time, equipment and expertise to 

get it all set up and running properly 

at Greeley.” 

EMPOWER 

From Page 16 

ground, stunning him without 

hurting him. 

“[Students] learn how not to 

be aggressive, they learn that 

they have the skills to handle 

themselves if something should 

happen,” Jacobs said. “And 

when someone knows how to 

handle themselves in that type 

of situation, it actually makes it 

less likely to have an aggressive 

situation or a fight situation.” 

This Wilmette location 

opened up because the previous, 

Evanston location, was too 

small for the amount of students 

who wished to take classes. 

While class sizes were originally 

only supposed to hold eight 

students, the demand soon outgrew 

this number. Within a year, 

for instance, Staley Martial Arts 

in Evanston had the largest kids 

program for Brazilian jiu-jitsu 

in the Chicagoland area. 

With this new, 3,000 square 

feet of total space, Jacobs 

hopes to fit in more students 

and benefit more lives. 

“[Brazilian jiu-jitsu] is really 

fun, it’s the best overall body 

workout you’ll get and you’ll 

just feel more confident being 

able to defend yourself, more 

comfortable out by yourself,” 

Jacobs said. “And that’s men, 

women, children, anyone. ... I 

think so many people can benefit 

from this, so that is the main 

message-- I would like to see 

more people benefit from this 

wonderful martial art.”

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Joseph Sears graduation features parade, dinner party 

Staff Report 

Fifty-two students graduated 

Thursday, June 7 

from Joseph Sears School 

in Kenilworth. The ceremony 

was followed by a 

community-wide convertible 

parade, ending with a 

dinner and party at the Kenilworth 

Club. 

RIGHT: Sydney Durdov 

(left) leaves the stage with 

Charlie Watson. 

Alma Fitzgerald receives her diploma from Mindy Kelly, board of education president. 

LEFT: Ava 

Sergot (left) 

and Connor 

Carr-Smith 

wave to 

community 

residents 

during the 

convertible 

parade. 

Students rise for the national anthem at the beginning of Joseph Sears School’s 

graduation ceremony Thursday, June 7, in Kenilworth. 

Photos by Lois Bernstein/22nd Century Media 

School News 

Coastal Carolina University 

Student named to dean’s 

list 

Jennifer Thompson, of 

Kenilworth, qualified for 

the spring 2018 semester 

dean’s list. Eligibility is 

based on a grade point average 

of 3.5 or higher during 

the semester. 

DePauw University 

Student makes dean’s list 

Robert Pettas, of Kenilworth, 

qualified for the 

dean’s list for the spring 

2018 semester. The dean’s 

list recognizes students who 

have achieved a semester 

grade point average of 3.5 

or higher on a 4.0 scale. 

Elon University 

Student makes president’s 

list, dean’s list 

ENROLL Meredith TODAY Touhy, of 

Wilmette, was named to 

the president’s list for 

the fall semester and the 

dean’s list for the spring 

semester. Both honors require 

a grade point average 

of 3.5. 

Knox College 


graduates 

Matthew McCaffrey, 

from Wilmette, graduated 

on June 3 with a Bachelor 

of Arts in economics and a 

minor in psychology. Mc- 

Caffrey, an alumnus of 

New Trier High School, 

graduated with magna cum 

laude honors. 

Wesleyan University 

Residents graduate 

Tierney Behles and 

Brian Gerner, both of 

Wilmette, graduated from 

Wesleyan University on 

May 27. Behles graduated 

with a Bachelor of Arts 

in molecular biology and 

biochemistry and Gerner 

graduated with a Bachelor 

of Arts in economics and 

history. 

School News is compiled by 

Editorial Intern Maddy Tung. 

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wilmettebeacon.com. 

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Letters to the Editor 

Patience, please, between 

cars, cyclists in Wilmette 

Cars and cyclists are 

out in numbers. I’m both a 

driver and a cyclist. I have 

felt the frustration of driving 

behind cyclists who 

might be slowing me down 

or who aren’t being courteous. 

Recently, while riding 

east on Wilmette Avenue, I 

was honked at by several 

cars. I understand. Once I 

started cycling, I learned 

that some cycling behavior 

I thought was inconsiderate 

was really more a function 

of a cyclist trying to 

be safe. 

Between Ridge and 

Greenbay Road in Wilmette, 

there is parking 

on both sides of the road. 

For safety, cyclists are 

encouraged to ride “predictably” 

and discouraged 

from weaving in and out 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

Residents skeptical of 

proposed development at 

former Bess Hardware site 

Glenview might have 

found a new tenant for the 

former Bess Hardware site 

in downtown Glenview. 

But first, there are plenty 

of details to hash out. 

During its Tuesday, June 

5 meeting, the Village 

Board considered selling 

the property to The Drake 

Group, which plans on 

building a 72-unit, mixeduse, 

partial five-story 

apartment development 

with 89 enclosed residential 

parking stalls on the 

0.927-acre parcel at 1850 

Glenview Road, between 

Depot and Pine streets. 

In the end, after more 

than an hour of informational 

presentations and 

debate, as well as mostly 

negative input from about 

a dozen residents, the 

board decided to postpone 

of parked cars. As a result, 

we will ride at the outside 

of the parking lane even if 

there are no cars. Wilmette 

Avenue has a lot of rough 

road and potholes that are 

right along the lines that 

set off the parking spaces. 

That’s not a criticism, it’s 

just a reality. Rough roads, 

glass or potholes that don’t 

appear to be a big deal 

when you are in a car, can 

be deadly to a cyclist. In 

addition, when passing 

parked cars, a cyclist needs 

to leave room to avoid the 

dreaded car door. 

My only point is that 

both drivers and cyclists 

be patient. Put yourself in 

the other person’s shoes. 

Share the roads. Be safe. 

Be courteous. Don’t assume 

there are bad intentions 

to action; both drivers 

and cyclists can make 

mistakes. I often find eye 

a vote until its next meeting 

on Tuesday, June 19. 

Reporting by Chris Pullam, 

Contributing Editor. Full 

story at GlenviewLantern. 

com. 

THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK 

Historic theater comes 

crumbling down 

It was the beginning of 

the end of the historic but 

battered Highland Park 

Theater on Monday, June 

11, when construction 

crews were on site to begin 

demolition of the 90-yearold 

theater. 

In May 2016, the Highland 

Park City Council 

approved a multi-purpose 

development over luxury 

condos and a hotel to replace 

the theater. 

Since purchasing the 

property in 2009, the City 

had made several unsuccessful 

attempts to repurpose 

and reenergize the 

contact and a wave, whether 

I’m a driver or a cyclist, 

helps mitigate risk and improves 

relations. 

Trish Lambrecht 


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 repre- 

Please see Letter, 25 

theater, until 2016 when 

The Canel Companies was 

chosen to redevelop the 

property, utilizing a teardown. 

The proposed development 

will feature a new, 

two-story building housing 

retail, restaurant, banquet, 

event and garden 

space, while the design is 

considered consistent with 

the character of the building’s 

current facade. 

Woodhouse Tinnuci Architects 

will be the lead 

for the space — their work 

most recognized in the 

award-winning Rosewood 

Beach renovations — and 

will provide some change 

from its current state. 

For more information on 

the future of the theater, 

make sure to visit www. 

cityhpil.com. 

Reporting by Joe Coughlin, 

Publisher. Full story at HP- 

Landmark.com. 

A Word From the (Former) President 

Hall of Fame: Western Starr 

John Jacoby 

Contributing Columnist 

What were James 

and Cynthia 

Starr thinking 

when they chose their 

firstborn child’s given 

name? Did they foresee 

that their son, born in the 

“western” state of Iowa in 

1854, would achieve fame 

in the “West?” Is that why 

they named him “Western 

Starr?” 

Even if that’s not the 

explanation, Western Starr 

did become a shining light 

while living in the Chicago 

area from 1889 to 1909, 

the last 10 years at 1104 

Forest Ave., Wilmette. I 

was drawn to his life story 

by a newspaper article 

concerning his opposition 

to Andrew Carnegie’s offer 

to donate $10,000 for a 

public library in Wilmette. 

He spoke at a town hall 

meeting on April 3, 1903 

as follows: 

“I come here to plead 

with you for the honesty of 

your homes, the protection 

of your hearthstones — or 

whatever environment 

there is of your heating apparatus. 

No, I do not come 

to plead — I come to command! 

You must not accept 

this library from this man!” 

The question, he said, is 

simple: “Shall we take this 

blood money?” He emphatically 

answered, “No, 

I say, a thousand times, 

no, and more if necessary. 

Take this money, squeezed 

from the humble laborer 

in the field, the orphans, 

the slaves of toil, and 

even the widow’s cruet! 

Never! Take this result 

of his grand larceny, and 

lay ourselves open to the 

charge of receiving stolen 

property? No, let me never 

have to say, in those moments 

of darkest despair, 

when I meet some friend 

on the trolley car, and he 

asks me about it, that such 

a thing is true; that Andrew 

Carnegie is guilty and Wilmette 

is particeps criminis” 

(partner in crime). 

His plea was outvoted 

242 to 2 by the residents 

gathered at the meeting. 

Wilmette accepted Carnegie’s 

money and built the 

library. This wasn’t the 

only defeat that Western 

Starr would suffer in a life 

devoted to progressive 

causes. 

In 1882, he received a 

law degree from Columbia 

University where he was 

a friend and classmate 

of Theodore Roosevelt. 

He practiced law briefly 

in Chicago and then in 

North Dakota for several 

years before returning to 

Chicago in 1889. As a 

lawyer, he represented ordinary 

folks like property 

owners challenging special 

assessments on their land, 

and public employees fired 

from government jobs. 

As a political crusader, 

he promoted reforms that 

favored ordinary folks over 

the privileged few: He 

opposed the consolidation 

of utility companies and 

urged public ownership. 

He pushed for civil service 

systems with hiring and 

firing decisions based on 

merit, not connections. He 

opposed the expansion of 

Chicago to encompass all 

of Cook County. He favored 

municipal home rule 

Western Starr shunned 

Andrew Carnegie’s “blood 

money.” Photo submitted 

and free trade. He joined 

the popular “Single Tax” 

movement that sought to 

finance all government 

operations through a tax 

on land. He railed against 

imperialists, corrupt politicians, 

and moguls like 

Andrew Carnegie and William 

Randolph Hearst. 

He aligned himself with 

the Democratic Party and 

ran for office twice — for 

the State Senate in 1902 

and for Congress is 1908. 

He lost in heavily Republican 

districts but became 

quite popular as a lecturer 

— “a most interesting 

speaker, one of the best” 

— “not an orator” but “a 

forceful speaker nevertheless” 

who “pleased his 

audience.” 

Suddenly, in 1909, he 

stopped practicing law, 

pulled up stakes, moved to 

Maryland, took up farming, 

and became active in 

the Farmer-Labor Party. 

By 1919, he moved to 

Washington, D.C. and 

was associated with “The 

Searchlight,” a journal 

that claimed to report “the 

truth” about the U.S. government. 

His advocacy for 

social justice over the years 

led an agent of the Bureau 

of Investigation (now the 

FBI) to label him a “radical” 

in 1928. His light was 

dimmed by blindness in the 

1930s and extinguished by 

his death in 1940.



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Top Web Stories 

From WilmetteBeacon.com as of June 11 

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3. Loyola Academy graduates 511 in 108th 

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4. North Shore Country Day grads ‘strong selfadvocates’ 

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From the Editor 

Residents respond to inquiry with foxy photos 

Eric DeGrechie 


A 

few weeks back, 

reader Scott 

Thompson submitted 

several photos of foxes 

for our Photo Op feature. 

According to Thompson, 

a family of foxes had been 

hanging around Wilmette. 

One of the photos he sent 

in was of a fox seen on 

14th Street near Maple 

Avenue and “was eating a 

rabbit earlier and two babies 

were in the bushes.” 

He also noted that a larger 

fox had been seen on 

Gregory Avenue. 

After the Photo Op 

appeared in print and 

online, it quickly became a 

popular piece. Within days, 

it was the No. 1 most-read 

web story at WilmetteBeacon.com. 

When I posted it on 

Facebook and asked readers 

if they had seen our 

furry friends, the response 

was also tremendous. 

Through comments and 

photos, I quickly learned 

that the foxes have 

been making the rounds 

throughout Wilmette. 

Another reader mentioned 

recently seeing a coy 

wolf. 

Photos of nature always 

make for good fodder in 

our newspaper, especially 

when the subject isn’t 

something we normally 

see or think of. Recently, 

while picking up my son 

from daycare in Chicago, 

I saw my first coyote up 

close as the animal was 

darting across a field 

adjacent to the center. Unfortunately, 

I didn’t have a 

camera on me and missed 

a great photo opportunity. 

In retrospect, I could’ve 

used my cell phone as the 

camera in it is pretty good, 

but I got caught up in the 

moment. Next time I see 

a coyote, I will make sure 

to get a photo and will 

Reader Lisa Cox sent us this photo of a fox in Wilmette 

and said a whole family had been living nearby for a 

few weeks. Photos submitted 

Howard Underwood sent us this great photo. 

maybe even share it here. 

Stay tuned. 

If you ever snap a cool 

photo of a beautiful, funny 

or cute moment, feel free 

to send it along to me at 

eric@wilmettebeacon. 

com. I may include it in 

an upcoming edition of 

The Beacon. 

“A week from today the Valley Lodge in 

Wilmette is donating 15% of the day’s sales 

to the @NTTGov food pantry. Please join 

us and help keep our shelves stocked this 

summer.” 

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June 7 

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An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

Number of years 

Wilmette’s Alan 

Nadolna has worked 

with Search Inc., Page 4 

Letter 

From Page 22 

sentatives 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 

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 fairlydrawn 

electoral maps. 

Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, 

Democratic nominee Illinois 

House District 17 

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best in dance 

Loyola Academy student to 

perform in Orlando, Page 32 

smoking the competition 

City Barbeque opens third location 

on North Shore, Page 34 

Local author releases 

middle-grade coming-ofage 

novel, Page 29 

Author Lisa Jenn Bigelow, youth 

services librarian at the Wilmette Public 

Library, wrote her second novel, “Drum 

Roll, Please!” Photos submitted

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north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. LaBeouf of “Indiana 

Jones and the Kingdom 

of the Crystal Skull” 

5. Women, slangily 

9. Pretentious intellectual 

14. Pitch in 

15. Lakers’ star Lamar 

16. Baseball Hall of 

Famer Combs 

17. Palindromic fashion 

magazine 

18. Where Cash shot a 

man in “Folsom Prison 

Blues” 

19. “Dallas” family name 

20. Loyola Academy 

student and Odyssey 

band lead singer 

23. Milk dippers 

24. Jekyll’s alter ego 

25. Sought damages 

27. Choose 

32. Dummy 

35. Fish homes 

38. Environmental sci. 

39. Loyola Academy 

football star, ____ Boyle 

41. Western actor, 

Marvin 

42. Wilmette resident 

and author who won 

the 2017 George Orwell 

Award 

43. At no cost, in Germany 

44. Subject of Montezuma 

46. Submissions to an ed. 

47. Relishes 

50. Managed care grps. 

52. Puck catchers 

55. Not-quite-mature 

insects 

58. Chinese fruit 

63. Asian gambling 

mecca 

64. Yet another time 

65. Baltic capital 

66. Crème de la crème 

67. Heat ___ 

68. Ballerina’s pivot 

69. Supported in a 

dispute 

70. Queen song 

71. Boy in “Toy Story” 

Down 

1. Park in Queens 

2. “You had me at 

___” 

3. German river 

4. High points 

5. Divine 

6. Sistine Chapel 

ceiling depiction 

7. Time division 

8. Like bars in old 

films 

9. Little one 

10. Wood cutters 

11. Actor Estrada 

12. Arm bone 

13. B.S., e.g. 

21. Realm, to 

Shakespeare 

22. Uneven? 

26. Oscar ___ 

Renta 

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29. Part of a nuclear 

arsenal, for short 

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34. Pastry creations 

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37. Genesis brother 

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59. Alkali’s opposite 

60. Hoops great 

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63. Spanish for 

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Schedule for Wilmette Community Television – Channel 6 

Thursday, June 14 

3 p.m. WPD Ice Show 2017 

6 p.m. BSK - Gone Fishin’ 

7 p.m. Village Board Meeting 

8 p.m. Park Board Meeting 

9:30 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming 

Friday, June 15-Sunday, June 17 

6 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club Program 

7 p.m. Park Board Meeting 

8:30 p.m. Village Board Meeting 


Monday, June 18 

6 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming 



Tuesday, June 19 

6 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club Program 

7 p.m. Illinois Channel Programming 



Wednesday, June 20 

1 p.m. Library Board Meeting (taped 

6/19) 

4:30 p.m. BSK - Summer Fun Pt. 1 

5 p.m. BSK - Summer Fun Pt. 2 


7:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals 

(Live) 

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Wilmette librarian revolves book around preteen girl 

Second novel 

comes out July 1 

Alexa Burnell 


“There has always been something 

about writing for a [young 

adult] audience that appealed to 

me. What I hope for most is that 

my readers are inspired to be 

brave and embrace their unique 

differences. It’s okay to be different 

than others; it’s okay to be 

imperfect.” 

Lisa Bigelow, author and youth services librarian 

at the Wilmette Public Library 

The Wilmette Public 

Library is proud to host a 

book release party from 

2-3:30 p.m. July 1 for their 

very own, Youth Services 

Librarian Lisa Bigelow. 

Her second book is titled, 

“Drum Roll, Please.” 

Published by Harper, 

the coming-of-age tale 

tells the story of a preteen 

girl, Melly, who learns 

her parents are separating 

right before she leaves for 

Rockstar summer camp. 

Amid her despair, Melly, 

finds herself falling for a 

girl named Adeline, trying 

to navigate her feelings, 

her identity and the course 

of her life. 

Bigelow explained that 

while the book is just being 

released, the story 

has been in the works for 

years, with the plot evolving 

along the way. 

“Oh, there were many 

drafts, so many drafts,” 

Bigelow said. “But, the 

time I took, lead to a better 

book. For starters, 

my writing has improved 

since my first drafts, and I 

believe the times are more 

accepting of same-gender 

relationships; I am more 

optimistic that the topic is 

now better understood and 

embraced. Plus, when you 

boil it all down, what the 

book really explores are 

the coming of age experiences 

so many can relate to 

— crushes, family issues, 

finding oneself – situations 

that many of us have gone 

through.” 

Bigelow shares that she 

has always had a passion 

for writing. As a student at 

Carnegie Mellon, she studied 

creative writing and 

psychology, before earning 

her Master’s degree in 

Library and Information 

Science from the University 

of Illinois at Urbana- 

Champaign. Throughout 

the course of her education 

and career, she was always 

Lisa Bigelow, youth services librarian at the Wilmette Public Library, will release her 

second book, “Drum Roll, Please,” July 1. Alexa Burnell/22nd Century Media 

drawn to youth and young 

adult literature. 

“There has always been 

something about writing 

for a [young adult] audience 

that appealed to me,” 

Bigelow said. “What I 

hope for most is that my 

readers are inspired to be 

brave and embrace their 

unique differences. It’s 

okay to be different than 

others; it’s okay to be imperfect.” 

Copies of Bigelow’s 

book will be available at 

WPL starting at the end of 

June, and can also be found 

on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles 

and the Book Stahl, 

just to name a few options. 

For those who cannot 

attend the book release on 

July 1, Bigelow will also 

be at the Evanston Public 

Library Main Branch on 

Sunday, July 15. The event 

is also open to the public 

and runs from 2-3:30p.m. 

Eager to learn more 

about Bigelow, visit 

https://lisajennbigelow. 

com/books/drum-rollplease/, 

or just pop into 

WPL and head up to Youth 

Services. 

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30 | June 14, 2018 | The wilmette beacon FAITH 


Faith Briefs 

First Congregational Church of Wilmette 

(1125 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette) 

Weekly Youth Activities 

Open to the Community 

Every Wednesday, the 

church’s children and 

youth ministry offers opportunities 

for fun, friendship, 

spirituality, and service. 

Kids Club (K–grade 

6) meets at 4:30 p.m. In the 

evening, the Confirmation 

Class (grades 7 & 8) meets 

at 6 p.m. And the Senior 

High Youth Group gathers 

at 7:15 p.m. The two 

evening youth groups have 

a tasty dinner together at 

6:45 p.m. — sometimes 

chicken, sometimes pasta. 

Learn about the church 

community at www.fccw. 

org or contact for more 

details: (847) 251-6660 or 

1stchurch@fccw.org. 

Winnetka Covenant Church (1200 

Hibbard Road, Wilmette) 

Community Kitchen 

On the first and third 

Thursday of each month a 

group meets in the church 

kitchen to prepare food for 

the Community Kitchen of 

A Just Harvest. They start 

working at about 1 p.m. 

and continue until the food 

is prepared, about 3:30. 

All are invited to come and 

participate in as much of 

that time as you are available. 

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 

(1235 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette) 

Knitting and crocheting 

At 7 p.m. every Tuesday, 

all are welcome to 

knit for charity or work on 

your their own projects. 

Kenilworth Union Church (211 

Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth) 

Wilderness Confirmation 

Course 

Eighth graders register 

now for the confirmation 

class of 2019. Complete 

confirmation coursework 

during a week (July 27-August 

4) in the Boundary 

Waters wilderness with 

Kenilworth Union youth 

leaders and experienced 

wilderness guides. Spots 

are limited and registration 

closes June 15. Details online 

at kuc.org. 

Donate Blood in Memory 

of Katie Davis 

A blood drive with Life- 

Source will be held from 

7 a.m.-noon on Saturday, 

June 16 in the Community 

Room at the Church of the 

Holy Comforter. To donate 

blood, schedule an appointment 

with Anne Bird at 

abird18903@sbcglobal.net 

or with Lifesource, group 

#kwo2. 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 

Saints (2727 Lake Ave., Wilmette) 

Sunday Worship 

Visitors are always welcome 

to join members of 

The Church of Jesus Christ 

of Latter-day Saints for its 

weekly worship services 

on Sunday. As a membership, 

the church is a community 

where we’re all 

trying to be a little bit better, 

a little bit kinder, a little 

more helpful - because 

that’s what Jesus taught. 

Come worship with the 

church. Come serve with 

the church. Come learn 

who the church is, what 

it believes and how the 

teachings of Jesus can help 

you find joy and happiness. 

There are two congregations 

that meet on Sundays 

in the Meetinghouse located 

at 2727 Lake Ave., 

Wilmette. Sunday worship 

services start at 9 a.m. 

and 1 p.m. Primary family 

worship service is called 

sacrament meeting and 

is held in our chapels on 

Sunday and lasts approximately 

one hour. All are 

welcome to come alone or 

bring your family; children 

are present in virtually all 

our congregations. Before 

or after sacrament meeting 

there are a variety of other 

age-appropriate meetings 

you and your children 

can attend. A full meeting 

schedule is listed below. 

North Shore 1st Ward 

Sacrament Meeting: 9 

a.m. 

Sunday School: 10:20 

a.m. 

Priesthood and Relief 

Society: 11 a.m. 

North Shore 2nd Ward 

Sacrament Meeting: 1 

p.m. 

Sunday School: 1:20 

p.m. 

Priesthood and Relief 

Society: 2 p.m. 

Trinity UMC Wilmette (1024 Lake Ave, 

Wilmette) 

Road Trip, Journey with 

Jesus 

New Testament stories 

of discovering Jesus will 

be hosted by First Presbyterian 

Church, Wilmette, 

from 4:!5-6 p.m. the week 

of June 25-28 daily. Partner 

churches are St. Augustine’s 

Episcopal, 1st 

Church FCCW, Winnetka 

Covenant, St. John’s Lutheran, 

and Trinity UMC. 

Registration is open to 3 

year olds through rising 

4th graders (5th grade in 

the fall). Family dinner is 

served nightly for a free 

will donation. A volunteer 

orientation is from 

6:15-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 

June 20, with dinner. 

Please contact Catherine 

Inserra, cath@trinitywilmette.org 

for registration 

information. 

Sunday Garden Worship 

You are invited to enjoy 

worship in the beauty of 

the Memorial Garden at 

Trinity UMC, at 8:30 a.m. 

every Sunday. Parking is 

available across from the 

church or walk over. Children, 

dogs and friends are 

welcome to worship with 

this reconciling congregation 

of compassion and 

faith. Contact the church 

office at 847.251.7333 or 

www.trinitywilmette.org 

Baha’i House of Worship (100 Linden 

Ave., Wilmette) 

Children’s Classes 

Children ages 7 to 10 

are invited learn about 

Manifestations of God 

including, Krishna, Abraham, 

Buddha, Christ, 

Bahá’u’lláh (Founder of 

the Bahá’í Faith), and other 

Divine Teachers. Sunday 

mornings from 10-11 

a.m. Contact Ellen Price at 

(847) 812-1084 for more 

information. 

Come and Sing 

All singers welcome to 

audition for the House of 

Worship A Capella Choir. 

Weekly rehearsals are on 

Thursday evenings and 

singing from 11 a.m.-1 

p.m. on Sundays, plus 

special events. Call Music 

Director, Van Gilmer for 

more info (847) 853-2330. 

St. Joseph Catholic Church (1747 Lake 

Ave., Wilmette) 

Sunday Mass 

Sunday Masses are held 

at 7:30, 9, 10:15 and 11:30 

a.m. 

Saint Francis Xavier Church (corner of 

9th and Linden, Wilmette) 

Holy Listening 

The church gathers 

each week from 9-9:45 

a.m. Saturdays in the upper 

room at 524 9th St. to 

relax, listen to a short passage 

from scripture, reflect 

and respond in prayer. Everyone 

is welcome. 

Submit information for 

The Beacon’s Faith page 

to Michael Wojtychiw at 

m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury 

media.com 

In Memoriam 

Martha Curtis 

Chaloner 

M a r - 

tha Curtis 

Chaloner, 

85, formerly 

of Wilmette, 

died on Jan. 

26 in Reston, 

Va. 

Born in Adrian, Mich., 

Chaloner was the youngest 

daughter of the late Robert 

and LaVerne Curtis. She 

was predeceased by her 

husband, William “Bill” 

Wood Chaloner; brothers, 

Almond Spencer and 

Robert Kimball; and sisters, 

Marilyn LaVerne and 

Fanny Marie. 

She is survived by her 

daughter, Carole (Eric) 

Silberhorn of Ellicott City, 

Md.; her son, William 

Curtis Chaloner of Herndon, 

Va.; grandson, William 

Martin Chaloner of 

Astoria, N.Y.; and several 

nieces and nephews. 

Martha and Bill were 

fortunate to reside in various 

parts of the country and 

made life-long friends everywhere 

they lived, especially 

Wilmette and Tucson, 

Ariz. 

Memorial donations 

may be made in Martha’s 

name to: Friends of Sabino 

Canyon, 5700 N. Sabino 

Canyon Road, Tucson, AZ 

85750; email: fosabinocanyon@gmail.com. 

Marjorie Reimers 

Fairman 

Marjorie 

Reimers 

Fairman, 

a longtime 

resident of 

Wilmette, 

died on May 

Chaloner 

Fairman 

31 at The Vi in Glenview. 

She was 97 years old. She 

will be dearly missed by 

her three children: Gordon 

Woods Fairman, Linda 

(Gregory) Harp and David 

(Tracy) Fairman, and her 

five grandchildren: Christopher 

(Jonathan Saylors), 

Thomas Harp, Michael 

Fairman, Peter (Robin) 

Fairman and Annie (Dane) 

Fairman Aagaard. Fairman 

was preceded in death by 

her husband of 64 years, 

Gordon Percy Fairman. 

A lifelong lover of learning, 

Fairman was the first 

woman to attend college in 

her family. She graduated 

from Northwestern University 

in 1943, earning a bachelor’s 

degree in English. In 

addition to holding a leadership 

position in the University’s 

continuing education 

program, Fairman served 

on the Alumnae Board of 

Directors, and the executive 

board of the university’s 

Library Council. In 1979 

Fairman was awarded The 

Alumni Medal, the highest 

distinction granted to 

Northwestern graduates. 

Visitation was held on 

Thursday, June 7 at Wm. 

H. Scott Funeral Home in 

Wilmette. A memorial service 

was held Friday, June 

8 at the Church of the Holy 

Comforter in Kenilworth. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions 

may be made to the 

Northwestern University 

We Will Scholarship Campaign 

Fund at www.wewill. 

northwestern.edu or (800) 

222-5603. For funeral information 

(847) 251-8200. 

Virginia C. 

Bennett 

Virginia 

C. Bennett, 

age 92, of 

Wilmette. 

Beloved 

wife of the Bennett 

late James 

R. Bennett. Loving mother 

of Camille Bennett (Richard 

Strier). Fond sister of 

Jeanne (Lloyd) Brown. 

Visitation and a funeral 

service were held June 8 at 

Donnellan Family Funeral 

Home in Skokie. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials 

may be made to: 

Alzheimer’s Association 

Illinois Chapter, 8430 

West Bryn Mawr Avenue, 

#800, Chicago, IL 60631



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Local dancers head to Orlando for national competition 

Loyola graduate 

among Driven 2 

Dance team 

Chris Pullam 

Contributing Editor 

If you ask the girls at 

Driven 2 Dance about 

why they compete with the 

Glenview studio, you’ll receive 

a pretty straight-forward 

answer: it’s a family. 

“I enjoy how close our 

team has gotten and how 

strong we are together. It’s 

not about just one person,” 

said Northbrook resident 

Lauren Akey, a rising 

eighth-grader at Sacred 

Heart in Winnetka. “Everyone 

is equal. Our team 

is very strong. It’s not just 

a bunch of soloists.” 

“We have a really great 

team and everyone sticks 

together,” said Glenview 

resident Hannah Keenan, 

a 2018 graduate from 

Loyola Academy. “Our 

teachers motivate us every 

day to be better dancers 

than we were yesterday.” 

Like many families, the 

studio’s 18-girl competitive 

team will head to sunny 

Florida this summer. But 

unlike most, they’ll be hard 

pressed to visit Walt Disney 

World or the beach — what 

with the In10sity Dance 

2018 National Finals from 

June 29-July 3 at the Hyatt 

Regency Orlando. 

Tiffany Vander Ploeg, 

owner and co-director, has 

grown the studio to approximately 

600 total students, 

ages 3-18, and 17 

teachers over the past 13 

years. 

She formed the competitive 

team, comprised primarily 

of Glenview residents 

between the ages of 

12-18, six years ago for the 

dancers willing to devout 

fully to the art. The girls 

“rehearse to the bone” for 

The 18-girl competitive team from Glenview’s Driven 2 Dance studio will compete in the In10sity Dance 2018 

National Finals from June 29-July 3 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. The team consists of a local Loyola Academy 

dancer, Hannah Keenan. PHOTO SUBMITTED 

up to 20 hours a week but 

compete only four or five 

times a year, with a nationals 

appearance every other 

summer. 

“It just makes so much 

more of a difference when 

you have these limited 

number of competitions,” 

she said. “You only gave 

that one time to show [the 

judges] what you got. You 

have to put everything out 

there and leave it all on the 

floor, so the stakes are that 

much higher.” 

Akey first started dancing 

at the age of 3 because 

she wanted to be like her 

older sister, Margaret, who 

also dances at the studio. 

She’s stuck with it the 

past 10 years because she 

like “to express myself 

through movements and 

not words.” 

At In10sity, her third 

nationals competition, she 

will dance a solo routine, 

as part of a trio with Alexa 

Balsom and Natalie Brady, 

and with the entire group. 

Each dance last approximately 

three minutes. 

During the group performance, 

the girls will 

explore gun laws through 

“our facial expressions and 

strong, sharp movements 

that show the hard things 

people go through” while 

dancing to Bob Dylan’s 

“Knockin’ on Heaven’s 

Door.” 

Keenan started dancing 

as a sixth grader when a 

few of her friends joined 

the studio and stuck with 

it because “dance gave my 

life structure and brought 

out my creativity and athleticism.” 

She didn’t begin 

competing until eighth 

grade. Now, she plans to 

minor in dance at USC. 

“I’ve just been doing 

it so long that it would 

be weird to not do it anymore,” 

she said. 

Keenan will dance a 

solo “with a jazzy technique 

but a lyrical soul” to 

Beyonce’s “Runnin.” 

She said success at nationals 

would be coming 

off the stage after the 

group performance knowing 

everyone did their best, 

even if they didn’t place in 

the top three. 

Vander Ploeg began 

dancing at her mom’s studio 

in Nebraska at the age 

of 3. 

“I started dancing the 

second I could walk,” she 

said. “People always say, 

‘Your mom’s a dancer, so 

you’ve always danced?’ 

and I say, “Yeah, I came 

out of the womb and she 

started molding my feet 

and I’ve been training 

since then.’ Now I have a 

little girl and she’s dancing.” 

She considers herself 

the “artistic direction” of 

the studio while her codirector, 

Pammy Pavia, is 

the “hammer” behind the 

operation. Pavia, a member 

of the The Chicago 

Luvabulls who still takes 

ballet lessons, 

“I’m still continuing to 

grow as a dancer, which 

can benefit them,” Pavia 

said. “I’m just trying to 

teach them everything I’ve 

learned from all my past 

experiences to put them 

The dancers 

Capri Crist 

Hannah Keenan 

Annie Jones 

Madeline Nelson 

Kendal Daul 

Kylie McGowan 

Tricia Thein 

Ava Placio 

Natalie Brady 

Jamison Traub 

Ella Brown 

Eva McHugh 

Caroline Gubbins 

Katie Pastor 

Alexa Balsam 

Lauren Akey 

Caroline Pastor 

Reagan Daul 

in a better situation than 

when I was a kid. ... I’m 

really proud of this group 

of kids and they have a 

really special place in my 

heart.” 

Driven 2 Dance is located 

at 1866 Johns Drive, 

Glenview. For more information 

about the studio, 

visit driven2dance.com 

WILMETTE 

The Rock House 

(1150 Central Ave. (847) 

256-7625) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. Thursday, 

June 14: Comedy 

Showcase Night 

■6:30 ■ p.m. Friday, June 

15: Family Night + 

Karaoke 

Wilmette Historical 

Museum 

(609 Ridge Road (847) 

853-7666) 

■10-11 ■ a.m. Saturday, 

June 30: Walking 

Tour — Exploring 

North Ridge Road and 

Mallinckrodt 

LAKE BLUFF 

Lake Bluff Brewing 

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34 | June 14, 2018 | The wilmette beacon DINING OUT 


‘Happiness’ found in all forms at Deerfield’s City Barbeque 

Brittany Kapa, Sports Editor 

Like the flavors in the 

meat it smokes daily, City 

Barbeque has layers to its 

business. 

The Ohio-based company 

recently brought those 

layers — and flavors — to 

Deerfield as part of a rapid 

Midwest expansion. 

Deerfield marks the 

smokery’s third Illinois location 

to open in the past 

six months, as City Barbeque 

hopes to bring quality 

barbecue fare to a market 

that it saw as noticeably 

underserved. 

“The daytime population 

here is outstanding,” 

said Clint Umphrey, City 

Barbeque market leader. “It 

is certainly a lunch-driven 

population.” 

And, with smells of 

smoked meats wafting over 

the busy intersection at 

Waukegan and Lake Cook 

roads, it’s no wonder the 

lunch crowd has come. 

The first, and perhaps 

most important, layer to 

City Barbeque’s business 

is the competition-quality 

barbecue it strives to serve 

on a daily basis. 

“Barbecue in itself is a 

unique experience and a lot 

of people have their own approach 

to it,” Umphrey said. 

“Our approach to barbecue 

is to have a complete commitment 

to it every day, execute 

it and its challenges.” 

City Barbeque offers a 

variety of meats, all the 

classics: brisket, chicken, 

ribs, turkey and sausage. 

And it’s all served in different 

ways to attract all 

types of barbecue lovers. 

“We chose to highlight 

the best of different regions,” 

Umphrey said. 

“Rather than commit to doing 

barbecue solely from 

one region or another, our 

brisket and our sausage 

is Texas-style and Texasbased.” 

The restaurant’s pulled 

City Barbeque 

365 Lake Cook Road, 

Deerfield 

(847) 960-4129 

citybbq.com 

10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Monday-Saturday 

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday 

City Barbeque’s Lo Lo’s pulled pork sandwich ($7.29) 

is a unique Carolina-style pulled pork sandwich 

consisting of smoked meat in Swine Wine barbecue 

sauce piled high with classic coleslaw on a thick bun. 

Jacqueline Glosniak/22nd Century Media 

pork is Carolina-style, Umphrey 

said, and the ribs are 

prepared in a Kansas Cityor 

St. Louis-style. 

“We have a variety of 

sauces, too, which hopefully 

meets the desires of 

anyone and everyone that 

comes in,” he said. “That, 

from a food standpoint, 

makes us unique.” 

City Barbeque doesn’t 

stop at just cooking the 

meat the right way. It also 

doesn’t believe in storing 

its finished meats. 

“Smoker to plate is what 

we shoot for,” Umphrey 

said. “We don’t want to live 

in that world, because it’s a 

little too tight, but smoker 

to plate is a good thing. If 

we’re bringing brisket off 

the smoker to slice it and 

serve it, that’s awesome.” 

Most barbecue masters 

know that low and slow 

is the way to go, and City 

Barbeque adheres to that 

credo. 

The restaurant loads 

meat twice daily in its three 

smokers and cooks from 16 

to 18 hours to get ideal flavor 

and texture. 

On a normal busy day, a 

City Barbeque location will 

smoke 500 pounds of brisket, 

350 pounds of pork, 

140-160 half chickens and 

120-140 slabs of ribs. 

It also does catering orders, 

which can bump up 

that number significantly. 

Refrigeration of these 

meats can ruin the flavor, 

so all the meats that come 

off the smoker go into a 

hot, humid holding area 

that keeps the juice and flavor 

pristine. 

“It’s a shame to cook 

something for 18 hours and 

then cool it; that doesn’t 

make no sense,” Umphrey 

said. 

City Barbeque, in the 

time-honored American 

tradition of backyard barbecues, 

also offers a variety 

of sides. 

Twists on classics like 

coleslaw, macaroni and 

cheese, and collard greens 

complement the meats. 

Desserts are also an option, 

if you still have room 

at the end of the meal. The 

meat that isn’t consumed 

by the end of the day is donated, 

and that is just another 

layer of City Barbeque’s 

business philosophy. 

“It’s more than just about 

the food that City Barbeque 

is producing though; it’s 

about giving back and being 

an active member in the 

community that it brings 

their barbecue to,” Umphrey 

said. 

Integrity in business is a 

key component for every 

City Barbeque’s location, 

and Deerfield is no exception. 

Being able to give 

back to surrounding communities 

is a big reason 

why “to serve and create 

happiness” is one of the 

company’s main mottos. 

“It’s not to go in and run 

a business and be a source 

of tax revenue for the village 

or the city, or wherever 

we are, but to go in and 

give back,” Umphrey said. 

“We really strive to do that 

as quickly as possible. 

Umphrey said the store 

plans to partner with local 

chambers, Rotary clubs 

and other community organizations 

to help provide 

support wherever needed 

and in whatever capacity. 

Unsurprisingly, that 

mindset holds true with 

how the restaurant hires 

and treats its staff. 

“I tell anyone I hire, first 

and foremost, is that we 

serve and create happiness 

to the guest that comes in,” 

Umphrey said. “We want to 

serve them and we want to 

create a little happiness in 

their day.” 

It’s not hard to find that 

happiness translated into 

the food that is served. 

For someone who isn’t 

familiar with barbecue, the 

Deerfield location has you 

covered. 

The Motherload ($59.99) 

is a mountain of food that 

offers a variety of options 

for six — or a really ambitious 

four. 

“People love to experience 

and try everything, 

Brisket fans will enjoy More Cowbell ($8.29), a beef 

brisket sandwich covered with smoked provolone and 

topped with crispy onions, green peppers and a drizzle 

of horseradish sauce in between soft Texas toast 

slices. 

The Motherload ($59.99) is the restaurant’s signature 

large order, consisting of servings of brisket, pulled 

pork, turkey, ribs, chicken, sausage and sides from 

macaroni and cheese and collared greens to french 

fries and corn bread. 

especially when you’re 

new,” Umphrey said about 

the selection. “Eventually, 

people hone in on what 

they want.” 

The order comes with 

generous portions of brisket, 

pulled pork, turkey, 

a half slab of ribs, half a 

chicken, two sausages and 

six individuals sides. 

No barbecue feast would 

be complete without cornbread 

and Texas toast on 

the side, so City Barbeque 

provides them as well. 

If you’re stopping in for 

lunch, there are sandwich 

options that combine slowcooked 

meats with delicious 

toppings. 

Lo Lo’s pulled pork 

($7.29) is a Carolina-style 

sandwich that marinates 

the smoked pulled pork 

in Swine Wine, a vinegarbased 

barbecue sauce, and 

then tops that with cold and 

creamy slaw on a bun. 

If beef is what you’re 

craving, then you can’t 

go wrong with the More 

Cowbell ($8.29), on which 

tender beef brisket is 

smothered with smoked 

provolone cheese, topped 

with crispy onions and 

green peppers and then 

drizzled with a creamy 

horseradish sauce and 

served on Texas toast. 

If you don’t leave City 

Barbeque full, you did 

something wrong.

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38 | June 14, 2018 | The wilmette beacon SPORTS 


baseball 

From Page 42 

whole season. We just got 

started a little late. We 

needed to get going earlier.” 

Huntley tacked on another 

run in the fifth as 

Henkle scored on an error. 

But Loyola answered 

with two more in the sixth 

as Jake Novak tripled and 

scored on a wild pitch. 

Then Jason Vrbancic 

scored on an error that 

allowed Will Jackson to 

safely reach first. But 

once again, despite loading 

the bases in the inning, 

Loyola couldn’t bring in 

any more runners. 

“We’re always going to 

play seven innings,” Bridich 

said. “We’re always 

competing, always grinding. 

When you’re no hit 

through four innings, you 

basically have to play perfect 

to come back. We hit 

some balls hard as well. 

But they made some great 

plays on them. Hats off 

to Huntley for how they 

played.” 

Rodriguez finished off 

his outstanding day blasting 

a solo home run to left 

field in the sixth. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Falling just short of 

qualifying for state didn’t 

change what Loyola accomplished 

this season, 

which was capped off 

by its first sectional title 

since 2008. 

“I’m unbelievably 

proud of our kids. They 

deserved to be here,” 

Bridich said. “They’re unparalleled 

student-athletes 

and they have a tremendous 

amount of character. 

I and the rest of the outstanding 

coaching staff 

are grateful to Loyola 

and thankful to have the 

opportunity to work with 

and coach these players.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Albert Yen 

The New Trier senior 

finished third in the 

300-meter hurdles at the 

state meet. 

Did you have any 

superstitions before, 

during or after a 

meet? 

I never told myself I had 

to get a certain place (finish). 

I just try to go out and 

run my best. 

What’s one thing 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I represented the U.S. 

in an international board 

game tournament. The 

board game is called Go. 

That was in 2014. 

What’s one item on 

your bucket list? 

I really want to be able 

to swim 50 meters without 

stopping. I don’t know if 

I’ve ever done that before. 

If you could travel 

anywhere, where 

would you go and 

why? 

Taiwan. My family is 

originally from Taiwan 

and I have a lot of relatives 

there. I really want to 

see how much Taiwan has 

change since I was there 

four years ago. 

What’s the best part 

about being a New 

Trier athlete? 

The community of other 

students and coaches. A lot 

of coaches teach at New 

Trier and it’s cool to see 

how their teaching philosophies 

transfer over. 

What’s the best advice 

you’ve ever gotten 

and who is it from? 

Whenever I can, try 

to help other people. No 

matter how small it could 

be. My grandma told me 

that. 

If you could play 

another sport, what 

would it be and why? 

Ultimate frisbee because 

there’s a lot of running involved 

and it’s not as high 

contact as other sports. I 

really like frisbee. 

What’s been your 

22ND CENTURY MEDIA FILE PHOTO 

favorite moment at 

New Trier? 

This year, when we 

were doing the Winter 

Carnival, our advisory 

was hosting an event for 

little kids and we all got to 

bond over it. 

If you could have a 

superpower, what 

would it be and why? 

I’d want to be able to 

be as fast as lightning, so 

I can go whenever, wherever. 

What’s your favorite 

restaurant? 

I really like this Japanese 

restaurant in Lincolnwood, 

Renga Tei. I always 

try to get a combination of 

sushi. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Michael Wojtychiw

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Championship Rewind 

Some of the best photos from all of last weekend’s title games 

New Trier goalkeeper Meghan Dwyer makes a difficult save over Barrington’s 

Kate McGreevy on a corner kick in the state title game June 2 in Naperville. Tracy 

Allen/22nd Century Media 

Sophie McGinnis plays defense. Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century Media 

New Trier’s Nicole Kaspi (right) hoists the runner-up trophy with help from her 

teammates. Tracy Allen/22nd Century Media 

Clare 

Mulhern_ 

gains 

control of 

ball against 

Hinsdale 

Central in 

the IHSA title 

game June 2 

in Hinsdale. 

Carlos 

Alvarez/22nd 

Century 

Media 

The New Trier defense puts a hit on Loyola’s Timmy Hackett during the state title 

game June 2 in Hinsdale. Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century Media 

Loyola’s Timmy Hackett (right) celebrates his goal with Kaden Keller. Carlos 

Alvarez/22nd Century Media



Boys Volleyball 

Welcome to 22nd Century Media’s All-Area team: Team 22. Thanks to help from area coaches and the 

eyes of 22nd Century Media staff, the best players were selected from six high schools — New Trier (NT), 

Loyola Academy (LA), Glenbrook North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland Park (HP) and Lake Forest 

High School (LF) — in our coverage area. 

First Team 

Second Team 

OUTSIDE HITTERS 

Joe Chamberlain, LF senior 

• 251 kills, .313 hitting percentage, 

28 aces, 42 blocks, 98 digs; as 

an NSC All-Conference player, 

Chamberlain helped lead his team 

to a regional championship and was 

second to Lamp in kills on the team. 

OUTSIDE HITTER 

Kevin Lamp, LF junior 

• 402 kills, .399 hitting 

percentage, 61 aces, 47 

blocks, 104 digs; Lamp, an 

all-around talent and NSC 

All-Conference player, earned 

himself a spot on Team 22 for 

the third consecutive season. 

OUTSIDE HITTER 

Drake Johnson, LA senior 

• 268 kills, .292 hitting 

percentage, 20 aces, 57 

blocks; Johnson, a three-year 

varsity player for the Ramblers, 

was a dominate force in the 

Catholic League and an All- 

Conference player. 

MIDDLE HITTER/BLOCKER 

James Snyder, NT senior 

• 133 kills, 71 blocks; the 

captain led the Trevians in 

blocks and earned a CSL All- 

Conference nod. Snyder was a 

key part of the team’s offense, 

helping New Trier wins its fifth 

consecutive sectional title. 

MIDDLE HITTER/BLOCKER 

Kyle Waggoner, LF senior 

• 103 kills, 68 blocks, 32 

digs, 20 aces, .283 hitting 

percentage; the co-captain 

earned the NSC Sportsmanship 

of the Year Award and helped 

the Scouts secure a regional 

title against Warren. 

Jack Ferber, GBN senior 

• 178 kills, 3.3 kills per set, 15 

aces, 5.2 receptions per set; the 

Spartan provided a stable offensive 

presence GBN needed to make it to 

the regional title game. 

MIDDLE HITTERS/BLOCKERS 

Zak Levy, HP senior 

• 155 kills, 13 aces, 19 solo blocks, 

36 assisted blocks, 95.3 serve 

percentage; Levy earned a Team 22 

nod for a second consecutive year. 

He was also a CSL All-Conference 

player and plans to make waves at 

North Central College. 

Joe D’Attomo, NT senior 

• 122 kills, .50 hitting percentage; 

a Loyola University-Chicago signee, 

D’Attomo helped the Trevians in a 

big way despite missing time with 

an injury early in the season. 

libero 

Matthew Zhang, GBN senior 

• 253 digs, 4.8 digs per set, 

95.8 serve percentage; a 

CSL All-Conference player, 

Zhang was a huge key to the 

Spartans’ success this season 

and provided senior leadership 

the young squad needed. 

setter 

Justin McCartney, LF junior 

• 767 assists, 32 blocks, 

71 digs, 19 aces; McCartney 

helped keep the Scouts on track 

and in control on the court. He 

helped lead the team to an IHSA 

regional title while being an 

offensive and defensive threat. 

Honorable Mention: 

Gerrit Holleman, HP senior S; Mike Roane, GBN senior MB; 

Ethan Brodell, GBN sophomore OH; Tim Lillig, GBN sophomore 

MB; Joe Masloski, GBS junior OH; Tucker Froelich, HP senior 

OH/L; Jay Saravis, NT junior OH; Jack Howard, LA junior OH; 

Nick Howard, LA senior MB; Ryan Merk, LA freshman L 

SETTER 

Thomas Cavallaro, GBS junior 

• 147 digs, 549 assists, 31 blocks, 

eight aces, 94.4 serve percentage; 

the CSL All-Conference honoree 

played a major role for the young 

Titans and will return as a big 

contributor next year. 

LIBERO 

Jacob Danneker, LF senior 

• 263 digs, 25 aces, 2.78 serve 

receive; Danneker was an NSC All- 

Conference honorable mention this 

season and helped dig the Scouts 

out of some tough situations.



Girls Soccer 

Welcome to 22nd Century Media’s All-Area team: Team 22. Thanks to help from area coaches and the 

eyes of 22nd Century Media staff, the best players were selected from eight high schools — Glenbrook 

North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland Park (HP), Lake Forest (LF), Loyola Academy (LA), North 

Shore Country Day (NSCD), New Trier (NT) and Regina Dominican (RD) — in our coverage area. 

First Team 

Forward 

Makayla Stadler, GBS junior 

• 16 goals, 7 assists; Stadler 

earned another First Team 

honor in 2018. The IHSSCA 

awarded her All-State and All- 

Sectional honors and added a 

CSL All-Conference nod as well. 

Midfielder 

Ellie Flowers, GBS sophomore 

• 6 goals, 5 assists; The 

sophomore made quite the 

impression for the Titans and 

head coach Seong Ha. She 

earned CSL All-Conference 

honors. 

Defense 

Caroline Iserloth, NT senior 

• 2 goals, 4 assists; The senior 

completed her four-year varsity 

career by taking part in 85 

shutouts during her Trevian 

career. Iserloth earned CSL All- 

Conference honors. 

Forward 

Maggie Brett, LA junior 


All-State selection used her 

speed to help her beat the 

competition. She continued to 

help lead Loyola to the sectional 

title game against New Trier. 

Midfielder 

Cate Schellenback, LA senior 

• 7 goals, 6 assists; The threeyear 

starter was a key part 

of the Ramblers’ attack and 

helped them to a sectional-final 

appearance. She will play at 

Middlebury College next season. 

Defense 

Riley Burns, LA senior 

• 1 goal, 3 assists; Burns 

finished her career with an 

IHSSCA All-Sectional honor. She 

will play for the University of 

Iowa next season. 

Forward 

Stephanie Ramsay, LA senior 

• 14 goals, 5 assists; Ramsay 

helped with Loyola’s strong 

offensive attack. She earned 

IHSSCA All-State honors and 

will play for Carnegie Mellon 

University. 

Midfielder 

Jolie Carl, HP junior 


Giants’ CSL All-Conference 

honoree led a strong offensive 

front. She’ll be a big returner for 

next year’s team as Highland 

Park tries to take the next step. 

Goalkeeper 

Meghan Dwyer, NT senior 

• 6 GA, .39 GAA; Dwyer 

continued in the legacy of elite 

New Trier goalkeepers. The CSL 

All-Conference honoree earned 

9.5 shutouts during the season. 

Midfielder 

Nicole Kaspi, NT senior 

• 14 goals, 3 assists; Kaspi 

finished her four-year varsity 

stint by earning IHSSCA, 

All-Sectional and CSL All- 

Conference honors and heads 

to the University of Chicago. 

Defense 

Sydney Parker, NT senior 

• 15 goals, 3 assists; Parker 

earned All-American, IHSSCA 

All-State, All-Sectional, CSL All- 

Conference honors, was named 

the IHSSCA Player of the Year 

and will play for DePaul. 

Honorable Mentions: 

Emily Charen, GBN senior F; Alyssa 

Nekrtiz, GBN junior F; Katie Weiss, 

GBS sophomore F; Libbie Vanderveen, 

GBS junior GK; Lauren Meier, GBS 

senior MF; Jessica Peter, GBS senior 

D; Sarah Stahlberger, HP junior MF; 

Sophia DiVagno, LF sophomore GK; 

Katie Bondoc, LF sophomore MF; Elise 

Stanley, LF sophomore MF; Camy Esplin, 

LF sophomore MF; Lilly Rausch, RD 

sophomore MF; Caroline Segal, NSCD 

sophomore D 

Second Team 

Forwards 

Edith Edwards-Mizel, NSCD 

sophomore 

• 18 goals, 13 assists; Edwards-Mizel 

lead the Raiders to a second-place 

IHSA finish and earned IHSSCA All- 

Sectional honors. 

Emma Weaver, NT sophomore 

• 11 goals, 15 assists; The two-year 

varsity player earned IHSSCA All-State, 

All-Sectional, CSL All-Conference 

honors. 

Samantha Cramin, GBN junior 

• 15 goals, 5 assists; The Spartan 

lead a GBN resurgence and earned an 

IHSSCA All-Sectional honor. 

Midfielders 

Grace Evans, GBS junior 

• 3 goals, 7 assists; The CSL All- 

Conference honoree is one of a large 

group of young talent returning in 2019. 

Emily Weil, NSCD junior 

• 9 goals, 4 assists; The junior was 

another reason for the NSCD success. 

Lily Conley, NT junior 

• 4 goals, 7 assists; Conley earned a 

CSL All-Conference nod and helped 

lead the Trevians to the title game. 

Allie Charnas, NSCD sophomore 

• 6 goals, 5 assists; Charnas will be a 

key player returning next season. 

Defense 

Katie Sullivan, GBS junior 

• 3 goals; The junior was an All- 

Sectional nominee and will be key for 

the Titans’ back line next season. 

Leland Keller, LF junior 

• .71 goals per game. The defender 

helped LF reduce its goals against 

average by more than 20 percent. 

Emily Porta, GBN senior 

• 2 goals, 1 assist; Porta gave GBN a 

veteran presence on the back line. 

Goalkeeper 

Maggie Avery, LA senior 

• .67 GAA, 10 shutouts. Avery earned 

an All-State honor in her fourth varsity 

season.



Loyola falls just short of final four, ends season in supers 

David Jaffe 


Even when things aren’t 

going well, the Loyola 

Academy baseball team 

doesn’t quit playing until 

the very last out. 

Despite no Ramblers 

reaching base through the 

first four-and-a-third innings 

and facing a six-run 

deficit, Loyola (23-10-1) 

fought back. They made 

things as tough as they 

could on Huntley during 

the Class 4A Schaumburg 

Super-Sectional closing 

the gap to three runs. 

But ultimately, June 

4 was Huntley’s day as 

it ended Loyola’s terrific 

season 8-4 at Boomers 

Stadium. Too many 

things went Huntley’s 

way. Whether it was Matt 

Rodriguez hitting for the 

cycle with RBIs during 

every hit or centerfielder 

Joey Petryniec making 

some fantastic catches or 

Red Raiders’ pitcher Elijah 

Paplanus being perfect 

facing the first 13 Loyola 

batters, there was too 

much to overcome. 

Huntley struck in the 

bottom of the first on 

Loyola’s Jake Novak slides safely into third base before the tag can be applied by Huntley’s Evan Tocmo during 

the teams’ super-sectional matchup June 4 in Schaumburg. Tracy Allen/22nd Century Media 

Rodriguez’s RBI single. 

But it was the third inning 

that put Loyola in a 

big hole as the Red Raiders 

scored four runs on 

Kamrin Hoffmann’s RBI 

double, an RBI triple from 

Rodriguez, an RBI single 

by Andrew Henkle and an 

RBI double from Jason 

Peters to make it 5-0. 

“That was probably the 

best offensive performance 

we’ve competed against 

this year,” Loyola coach 

Nick Bridich said. “They 

hit the ball hard and were 

able to get some extra base 

hits. They had a good combination 

of things going 

with how they were hitting 

the ball, their pitching early 

on and their defense making 

some great plays.” 

Rodriguez got his third 

RBI of the game in the 

fourth on a double extending 

his team’s advantage 

to 6-0. 

But Loyola finally got 

something going in the 

fifth, getting on the board 

on Dan Hrvojevic’s RBI 

single. Trey Torain then 

walked with the bases 

loaded cutting the deficit 

to 6-2. But with the 

bases loaded, Henry Haracz 

hit the ball deep to 

center where Petryniec 

made a tough catch to 

end the rally. Earlier in 

the game Petryniec made 

a catch despite colliding 

with his teammate in the 

outfield. 

“I thought that could 

have changed things,” 

Loyola’s Matt Raymond, 

who ended the perfect 

game bid with a double 

in the fifth, said. “It was 

hit deep and the outfield 

was playing us deeper the 

whole game. We were doing 

the opposite and they 

had some hits over us. 

When some guys aren’t 

playing well, others have 

stepped up for us the 

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1st-and-3 

THREE STARS OF THE 

WEEK 

1. Loyola boys 

lacrosse (above). 

The Ramblers won 

the first-ever IHSA 

boys lacrosse state 

title by defeating 

rival New Trier 7-2 

June 2 in Hinsdale. 

With the win, the 

Ramblers avenged 

an earlier loss to 

the Trevians. 

2. New Trier girls 

lacrosse. The 

Trevians took 

second in the 

first-ever IHSA 

girls lacrosse 

state tournament, 

dropping the title 

game to host 

Hinsdale Central 

June 2 in Hinsdale. 

3. New Trier girls 

soccer. The 

Trevians advanced 

to the state title 

game for the 

fifth consecutive 

season, but 

dropped a penalty 

kick decision to 

Barrington for the 

second year in a 

row. 

New Trier’s Charlie Tilson ready to go back in his return with White Sox 

Michal Dwojak 

Contributing Sports Editor 

Charlie Tilson felt like 

a kid again. 

The Wilmette native 

went back in time when 

he ran onto the field of 

Guarantee Rate Field 

on May 24 for the first 

time in over a year. He 

saw the stadium’s scoreboard 

and other features 

as he and his White 

Sox teammates prepared 

to stretch, each detail 

bringing back childhood 

memories of playing 

baseball. 

Tilson had played with 

that child-like approach 

to the game before he 

tore his left hamstring 

and battled numerous 

other injuries that kept 

him away from the game 

he loves for over a year. 

Now, he’s ready to be 

back and feel like a kid 

again. 

“It was awesome,” Tilson 

said. “These guys 

have been so supportive. 

It’s been a long journey 

for me and I think 

that’s been one thing 

you fear as an injured 

player is how your teammates 

are going to look at 

you when you’re not on 

the field. ... To open the 

doors to that clubhouse 

and see so many smiling 

faces, it gives you butterflies.” 

Tilson’s journey back 

started in August 2016 

when he initially tore his 

left hamstring in Detroit, 

in the first game of his 

major-league career. The 

New Trier alumnus had 

successful surgery and 

his rehabilitation program 

was on schedule, 

but he wasn’t fully back 

when he needed to be. He 

battled a stress fracture in 

his right foot that delayed 

his return to the diamond 

and eventually cost him 

his 2017 season. 

Despite the obstacles, 

Tilson remained committed 

to his plan. He 

rejoined his teammates 

in Arizona for the spring 

and played in a few good 

games before being one 

of the first cuts and assigned 

to the White Sox 

Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte, 

which was part of 

the plan. 

“For me, it’s been rediscovering 

some of the 

feelings at the plate, trying 

to repeat them as 

much as possible,” Tilson 

said. “I’m in a great spot. 

My legs feel great and 

it’s great to be out here 

feeling like you have all 

you tools at play. That 

was the tough thing for 

me last year. I need my 

speed so bad to be effective 

in the game, to have 

it back and to feel good, 

it’s an incredible feeling.” 

After spending a year 

away from the game, 

Tilson wanted to return 

to the everyday grind he 

had missed in the lost 

year. His speed was 

“Once I felt like I had my legs 

back under me at the level that 

I needed to be at physically, I 

knew that when I conquered 

that, I would conquer the baseball 

aspect” 

—Charlie Tilson, Wilmette native and 

Chicago White Sox outfielder on his road back 

to the Majors after multiple injuries 

something many scouts 

and the White Sox found 

so appealing. 

Tilson played in 39 

games for the Charlotte 

Knights this spring where 

he batted .248, drove in 

10 runners and stole seven 

bases. Knights manager 

Mark Grudzielanek 

helped Tilson throughout 

his minor-league 

career, which is why it 

seemed appropriate the 

manager told Tilson of 

his promotion to the 

White Sox. 

He’d battled different 

obstacles along the way, 

but once he got his legs 

back, he knew he was 

back to that same kid 

player. 

“Once I felt like I had 

my legs back under me at 

the level that I needed to 

be at physically, I knew 

that when I conquered 

that, I would conquer the 

baseball aspect,” Tilson 

said. “It’s an adjustment 

missing a full year, but 

it’s an example of when 

I set my mind something 

that I can get it done. 

There were a lot of setbacks 

along the way, but 

when you keep chipping 

away at it, that’s baseball.” 

Tilson’s return to the 

clubhouse was business 

as usual. There were 

plenty of smiles waiting 

for him in the White 

Sox clubhouse, but he approached 

the game like 

he always had. 

Chicago traveled to 

Detroit the next day, forcing 

Tilson to go back to 

where his journey started. 

He had his first hit of the 

season and added a stolen 

base in the White Sox’ 

first game in Detroit, a 

perfect game to show that 

he was back. 

Charlie Tilson’s 2018 

season at a glance* 

BA: .227 

OPS: .505 

AB: 44 

H: 10 

R: 3 

RBI: 2 

SB: 2 

*Through June 11 

“For me it was a reminder 

for how far I’ve 

come,” Tilson reminisced. 

“I remember all 

those moments after I got 

hurt, coming back to the 

hotel, slowly realizing 

how long of a journey it 

was going to be. To be 

back there and be healthy, 

it was special.” 

Now the only challenge 

for Tilson is trying 

to help his team win. 

He’s adjusting to playing 

left field and trying 

to play small ball in the 

eighth spot of the batting 

order. Tilson’s batting 

.364 and has one RBI in 

six games as of June 1 

and still has that one stolen 

base. 

“I just want to contribute 

as much as possible,” 

Tilson said. “It’s so fun 

winning games up here. 

Every day, you never 

know when you’re opportunity 

is going to call on 

you in the course of the 

game. You just have to be 

ready for it.” 

It’s a process, but Tilson 

is happy to be back 

where he thought he’d be: 

feeling like a kid again. 

Listen Up 

“That was probably the best offensive 

performance we’ve competed against this 

year.” 

Nick Bridich — LA baseball coach on Huntley’s offense. 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

SUMMER BASEBALL: High school baseball continues this 

summer with battles against local squads. 

• Loyola hosts Highland Park at Wednesday, June 20, 

at 5 p.m. in Glenview. 

Index 

39 - Championship Photos 

38 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael Wojtychiw, 

m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.

The Wilmette Beacon | June 14, 2018 | WilmetteBeacon.com 

He’s home Wilmette’s Charlie Tilson plays 

first home game with White Sox, Page 43 

Award season 

Team 22 for girls soccer and boys 

volleyball named, Page 40-41 

Loyola ends season 

just short of final four, 

Page 42 

Loyola Academy’s Matthew Raymond is congratulated by his coach after scoring the team’s first run during the Ramblers’ supersectional game June 4 in Schaumburg. 

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