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From the Editor
Shifting our focus to the holidays
Megan Bernard
megan@glencoeanchor.com
Last week when we
received our first
snow of the season,
my Halloween decorations
were still up outside.
A little embarrassed for
my delay in taking them
down, I rushed outside,
unplugged my ghost
lights, ripped down my
fake cobwebs and took
out the gravestones from
the lawn. The previous
weekend was rainy so I
hadn’t had a chance to get
outside and now everything
was dusted with
snow. ... What?
Unprepared for the
switch in seasons, I was
a little shocked at the
precipitation and the bitter
cold days that followed;
however, it forced me to
switch my mindset to the
upcoming holidays.
In Northfield and Winnetka,
the holiday events
are quickly approaching.
I’ve jotted them down on
my calendar, excited to
see so many fun things
coming up so soon!
We also printed our
annual Holiday Guide last
week. I hope you had a
chance to take a look at it;
the guide was inserted in
the middle of this paper.
If for some reason you
missed the roundup of
holiday events, stay updated
with our community
calendar on Page 2. This
season, I’m going to do
my best to preview some
of the larger events and
also have recaps published
in the paper.
I’m always looking for
unique stories, though. I
still remember the deckedout
Christmas basement I
once visited in Winnetka,
and even the amazing
holiday displays throughout
town each year. So if
you have a holiday story
or tradition to share, give
me a shout at megan@
winnetkacurrent.com.
go figure
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
Village of Northfield posted this photo on Nov.
8 with the caption: “This weekend, our buddy
Aidan stopped by the Police Department to
show us his awesome Halloween costume! He
had a great time meeting our Officers and getting
a tour of the Police Station. #doitforAidan”
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“Roughly 650 members of our community
gathered for the 61st annual President’s
Dinner to honor the Barbara and Robert P.
Perkaus Jr. ‘54 Family with the Lord Award for
Distinguished Service in the Cause of Youth!”
@LoyolaAcademy posted on Nov. 8
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THE NORTHBROOK TOWER
Five subjects in stolen
vehicle attempt to elude
police near Northbrook-
Deerfield border
The Deerfield Police
Department has five subjects
in custody after a vehicle,
believed to be stolen,
crashed into two other
vehicles on Lake Cook
Road near the Northbrook-Deerfield
border,
according to Thomas E.
Keane, deputy chief of the
Deerfield Police Department.
According to Keane,
the Kenosha Police Department
alerted towns
along Route 41 that it was
tracking a stolen vehicle
that was reportedly in the
area.
The vehicle made its way
into Highland Park when
an officer saw it turn onto
Lake Cook and proceed
Westbound, according to
Keane. Per Keane, the vehicle
then turned down a
street near P.F. Chang’s,
turned around and proceeded
eastbound on Lake
Cook.
The vehicle next attempted
to go between two
cars, which were stopped
at the traffic light, and
made contact with both,
resulting in a traffic accident
that disabled the vehicle,
per Keane. Shortly
after, a Deerfield officer
pulled up to the scene and
saw the subjects from the
stolen vehicle attempt to
flee the scene.
With the assistance of the
Northbrook and Highland
Park Police Departments,
the Cook County Sheriff’s
Department, and other local
agencies, five individuals
are now in custody.
“They are an assortment
of adults and juveniles,”
Keane told The Northbrook
Tower. “No one has
been officially charged yet.
We’re still investigating
and working with Kenosha
Police Department to
try and determine what we
have here.”
Reporting by Northbrook
Tower staff. Full story at
NorthbrookTower.com.
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