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From www.Glenviewlantern.com as of
Sept. 17:
1. Robbers wielding semi-automatic
handguns strike Glenview T-Mobile
2. Glenview’s Anixter appears on
‘Tomorrow’s World Today’
3. GBS football still looking for answers after
Fremd loss
4. Breaking News: Body of missing kayaker
found
5. Dining Out: Customer is king at
Glenview’s Goode & Fresh Pizza Bakery
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Northbrook/Glenview School District
30 posted this photo of Willowbrook
students learning about energy.
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From The Editor
Ciao, Glenview — it’s been real
Chris Pullam
Editor
Ciao bella citta di
Glenview. Sei bella
come i tutti delle
stelle nel cielo.
Those were the first
words in the very first
editorial I ever wrote for
The Glenview Lantern,
back in September 2015
when I took over as your
new assistant editor.
And since “ciao”
means both “hello” and
“goodbye” in Italian, that
statement also applies to
the sad news I’m about
to drop: as of Monday,
Sept. 17, when we went to
print on this issue, I’m no
longer the editor of your
favorite hyperlocal newspaper
— and The Lantern
sure isn’t going anywhere.
Instead, I’m taking the
next step in my professional
journey. Luckily,
I still have a little space
here to dwell on a fantastic
three years in the North
Shore and at 22nd Century
Media.
I didn’t know much
about Glenview, or Chicago,
when I first started.
Honestly, I had never even
heard of this town before
I applied for the assistant
editor position, although
my mother later told me
that I spent the first two
years of my life living
in a Glenview apartment
building before moving to
rural Illinois.
Since then, however,
I’ve realized that Glenview
has a rich history,
caring residents and an
endless number of story
possibilities. From the
Glen Town Center to the
Glenview History Center
and from Wagner Farm to
the Park Center, Glenview
has so much potential.
The high schools, GBS
and Loyola, impress me
the most. I attended a
small high school of 400
students buried in cornfields.
While it recently
underwent a remodeling,
the building resembled the
definition of modesty back
in my teenage years.
But the high school students
here have so many
opportunities. There are
so many clubs, sports and
organizations at GBS, for
example, that a District
225 board member once
mentioned at a meeting
that all of those activities
affect student stress levels
more than homework. At
my school, we only had
homework and approximately
six sports. If there
were clubs, no one told
me.
I also have a soft spot
for animals and conservation,
so I’ve taken advantage
of every opportunity
to visit The Grove and
Wagner Farm over the
years.
All in all, I think Glenview
was the best place I
could’ve landed. I’ve met
a lot of awesome people
doing awesome things.
I’ve even taken part in
a few awesome things
myself — the dunk tank
at Weiss Ace Hardware’s
Hot Dog Day comes to
mind.
The assistant editor position
was my first job out
of college, and it means
a lot that the residents of
Glenview, and my coworkers
at 22CM, began
that journey with me.
I might be leaving, but
Glenview will always
mean something special.
And hopefully I’ll have
the chance to catch up
with a lot of you as a
freelance reporter in my
spare time.
Give the next editor of
The Glenview Lantern a
warm welcome for me,
okay?
@GlenviewPkDist tweeted this photo
advertising the upcoming Wagner Farm
Harvest Supper on Oct. 13.
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go figure
$17,500
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
The amount D225 is
paying BWP and Associates
to find the district’s next
superintendent, Page 6
THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK
Study finds increased
marijuana use among
Deerfield and Highland
Park teens
Teens in Deerfield and
Highland Park are increasingly
using marijuana —
and at higher rates than
the Lake County average,
according to a recent biennial
state survey.
About 61 percent of
Deerfield High School seniors
reported using marijuana
at least once in the
past 30 days, when asked
in the spring for the 2018
Illinois Youth Survey,
compared to 58 percent
of Highland Park High
School seniors.
The Lake County average
was 26 percent, raising
questions at the Board
of Education meeting on
Tuesday, Sept. 11, as to
why numbers at Township
High School District 113
were higher.
The figure at Deerfield
High School, in particular,
spiked from 41 to
61 percent from 2016 to
2018.
The survey is typically
given to eighth-, tenth- and
twelfth-graders across Illinois,
with a choice to opt
out.
“The more affluent the
community is, I think there
are more opportunities,”
said Greg Barker, director
of testing services and
academic affairs research
support at Northern Illinois
University.ythe Lake
County average.
Reporting by Stephanie Kim,
Freelance Reporter. Full
story at HPLandmark.com.
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