NT_112918

® 

The Northbrook Tower 

Northbrook’s Award-Winning Hometown Newspaper northbrooktower.com • November 29, 2018 • Vol. 7 No. 40 • $1 

A 

Publication 

,LLC 

Northbrook 

community 

kicks off holiday 

season with 

tree lighting, 

Page 3 

Pastor Spencer Lundgaard counts down to the lighting of a 

Christmas tree Saturday, Nov. 24 outside the Village Presbyterian Church, in 

Northbrook. David Kraus/22nd Century Media 

Stack ‘em up Annual 

Thanksgiving Lego party a hit 

for youngsters, Page 12 

Jamming 

out New 

local orchestra 

pioneered by 

NB resident to 

present debut 

concert, 

Page 14 

Exploring diverse 

learning styles 

Wood Oaks students participate 

in accepting and celebrating 

differences day, Page 22

® 


Northbrook’s Award-Winning Hometown Newspaper northbrooktower.com • November 29, 2018 • Vol. 7 No. 40 • $1 

A 

Publication 

,LLC 

Northbrook 

community 

kicks off holiday 

season with 

tree lighting, 

Page 3 

Pastor Spencer Lundgaard counts down to the lighting of a 

Christmas tree Saturday, Nov. 24 outside the Village Presbyterian Church, in 

Northbrook. David Kraus/22nd Century Media 

Stack ‘em up Annual 

Thanksgiving Lego party a hit 

for youngsters, Page 12 

Jamming 

out New 

local orchestra 

pioneered by 

NB resident to 

present debut 

concert, 

Page 14 

Exploring diverse 

learning styles 

Wood Oaks students participate 

in accepting and celebrating 

differences day, Page 22

northbrooktower.com northbrook 

the northbrook tower | November 29, 2018 | 5 

Your Portfolio Lender 

We are committed to your home ownership. If your needs don’t fit in a box, 

then maybe our Private Portfolio Loan is right for you. 

• Are you self-employed? 

• Is the majority of your income incentive based? 

• Do you receive large annual bonuses? 

• Are you retired? 

• Do you have significant assets, but show minimal income? 

• Is your loan too large for the area’s community banks? 

• Are the giant national banks giving you the runaround? 

George Dakis 

Vice President, NMLS# 1637496 

direct: (312) 219-9720 

Celestina Kwiecien 

Personal Banker 

direct: (847) 234-8484 

Now Hiring Loan Originators! 

Bernie Miller 

Fmr. U.S. Army Captain 

Executive Vice President, NMLS# 210808 

direct: (312) 738-6262 

/thefederalsavingsbank 

/thefedsavbank 

664 N. Western Avenue, Lake Forest, IL 60045 

Copyright 2018 © The Federal Savings Bank | All rights reserved | TheFederalSavingsBank.com | Co. NMLS# 411500 

Terms and conditions may vary. Subject to underwriting approval.

6 | November 29, 2018 | The Northbrook tower news 

northbrooktower.com 

From the Village 

Plan Commission meeting 

recap 

On Nov. 20, the Plan 

Commission conducted its 

regular meeting. During 

the meeting, the Commission 

held a public hearing 

for a special permit 

for Soorya Dance Studio, 

1946 Raymond Drive. 

The Plan Commission 

recommended approval 

and the Village Board will 

consider the request on 

Dec. 11. 

The Commission also 

began a discussion on 

how to track businesses in 

the community to ensure 

zoning compliance prior 

to businesses beginning 

operation; however, with 

several members absent, 

the Commission decided 

to continue the discussion 

at a later meeting 

when more members are 

present. 

The Commission’s 

next meeting is Tuesday, 

Dec. 4. 

From the Village is information 

submitted by the Village 

of Northbrook, www.northbrook.il.us 

IT’S TIME 

TO SIGN UP FOR 

SNOW 

PLOWING 

CALL TODAY 

847-272-7180 

www.proplowingsnowplowing.com 

Buy 

It! SELL 

It! 

FIND 

It! 

in the CLASSIFIEDS 

CALL 

708.326.9170 

Police Reports 

Two vehicles burglarized on same Northbrook block within hours 

Unknown subject(s) entered 

an unlocked vehicle 

in the 1000 block of Midway 

Road at 2:34 p.m. on 

Nov. 17 and took a pair of 

sunglasses. 

At 3:53 p.m., unknown 

subject(s) entered another 

vehicle in the same block. 

It’s unknown if anything 

was taken from the second 

vehicle and if the same 

subject(s) were responsible 

for both break-ins. 

Seventh-grade Maple School student suddenly dies 

Staff Report 

A seventh-grade student 

at Northbrook’s Maple 

School died suddenly the 

morning of Sunday, Nov. 

18, according to an email 

signed by Maple School 

tree 

From Page 3 

event’s coordinator, with a 

goal of a civic gathering. 

“I thought it would be a 

great way to bring the community 

together and invite 

everyone in and welcome 

the holiday season,” she 

said. 

Lundgaard noted how 

many of the people attending 

would be coming from 

different denominations. 

“It’s way bigger than 

the Village (Presbyterian) 

Church because so many 

of the volunteers are from 

other churches and other 

Nov. 20 

• Unknown subject(s) 

threw eggs at a parked vehicle 

in the 3900 block of 

Medford at 3:09 p.m. 

• A resident of the 2600 

block of Techny Road reported 

to have noticed several 

personal items missing 

from their residence. 

• Basmattee Boodram, 46, 

of Glencoe, was charged 

with improper lane usage, 

speeding and driving while 

under the influence at 2:10 

a.m. near the intersection 

of Dundee and Shermer 

Roads. 

Nov. 19 


block of Rudolph reported 

unauthorized activity occurred 

with their bank accounts. 


block of Shermer Road 

reported that their laptop 

computer was shipped to 

Principal Dr. Nate Carter, 

Assistant Principal Betty 

Holzkopf and Superintendent 

Dr. Brian Wegley. 

“It is with great sadness 

that we share the sudden 

loss of [a] Maple School 

organizations,” he said. 

Before the event, Lundgaard 

addressed the tumultuous 

nature of the today’s 

political era, hoping the 

holiday spirit of “Peace on 

Earth” would resonate. 

“The more we can talk 

about peace, the better,” he 

said. “There is a lot of tension 

and anxiety that folks 

experience and I think this 

can help remind folks of the 

incredible peace that comes 

in this holiday season.” 

Following the tree lighting 

ceremony and music, 

the focus shifted inside. 

There were arts and crafts 

opportunities for children, 

an unauthorized subject 

without consent. 

Nov. 18 

• A shopper at Trader Joe’s, 

located in the 100 block of 

Skokie Boulevard, reportedly 

left a wallet in a cart 

after shopping at 3:34 p.m. 

When the shopper realized 

they left the wallet and returned 

to the area, it was 

gone. 

• Unknown subject(s) 

damaged an area of a resident’s 

fence in the 1500 

block of Windy Hill at 

2:25 p.m. 

• Unknown subject(s) dented 

the right front fender 

of a vehicle, while it was 

parked in the 1500 block 

but most of the audience 

listened into a performance 

from GBN Express – a 

22-member group of acapella 

singers from Glenbrook 

North High School. 

The group presented its 

first of a scheduled 18 performances 

over the holiday 

season with standards including 

“The First Noel,” 

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed 

Reindeer” and “Hark! the 

Herald Angels Sing.” 

“We are still rehearsing,” 

said Chad Davidson, 

the director of the music 

group. “So I told the kids 

to do your best as this is a 

hometown crowd.” 

of Lake Cook Road at 1:40 

p.m. 

Nov. 17 

• A male subject was observed 

concealing two bottles 

of alcohol in his jacket 

at 7:43 p.m. at the Whole 

Foods store located in the 

800 block of Willow Road. 

The male subject then left 

the store without paying for 

the items and left the area 

in a vehicle. 

Nov. 16 

• Jose E. Perez, 23, of 

Wheeling, was charged 

with driving with a revoked 

license and lane violation, 

at 10:53 p.m. near the intersection 

of Willow and 

7th grader” the statement 

from District 30, which 

was sent to parents, reads 

in part. “[The student] 

passed away early Sunday 

morning. [The student] 

was an outstanding, involved 

student who was 

well-liked by [their] classmates 

and teachers.” 

“We ask all to respect 

the privacy of the ... family 

at this time as we keep 

them in our thoughts.” 

Among those that 

stopped by for the festivities 

included George Luke, 

who said he has belonged 

to the church for nearly 50 

years and enjoys getting to 

see people. 

Sioux roads. 

• An iPad was taken from 

an unattended bag in the 

2700 block of Dundee 

Road at 4:09 p.m. 

• A business credit card 

was used by an unknown 

person to pay a ticket from 

the city of Chicago for $70 

without authorization. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Northbrook Tower’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports found on file 

at the Northbrook Police 

Department headquarters 

in Northbrook. Individuals 

named in these reports are 

considered innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in 

a court of law. 

Trained psychologists, 

social workers and grief 

counselors are available 

as a resource to students, 

according to Beth Preis, 

a spokeswoman for 

District 30. 

The GBN Express entertains guests with seasonal 

holiday songs. David Kraus/22nd Century Media 

“It’s a thrill to be here 

and see friends from the 

church and the community,” 

Luke noted. “Some are 

new to me and some I’ve 

known for a long time.”



LUXILON 

FURNITURE 

FINE QUALITY LUXURY FURNITURE 

DRIVE 

CAR 

BUYERS 

TO YOUR DOOR 

WITH A CLASSIFIED 

AUTO AD 

ADD ADREAM PANTRY TOTHE TOP 

OF YOUR HOLIDAY WISH LIST 

Simplify storage with shelf systems 

for your existing cabinets. 

50% OFF 

INSTALL * 

GRAND OPENING 

3222 Glenview Rd, Glenview 

847-730-3448 

Open M-F: 10 - 8PM 

SAT: 10 - 7PM 

SUN: 11 - 5PM 

luxilonfurniture.com 

Call Today At 

708.326.9170 

Schedule your free design consultation 

(847) 641-2502 

*Limit one offer per household. Applies topurchases of 5ormore Classic or 

Designer Glide-Out shelves. Lifetime warranty valid for Classic orDesigner 

Solutions. Learn more at shelfgenie.com. Expires 1/31/2019. 

NEW YEAR...NEW HOUSE! 

337 SPRUCE ST, GLENVIEW 

5BED |4.1 BATH |$1,199,000 

This beautiful Nantucket style home was thoughtfully designed for today’s lifestyle and 

has all the quality finishes you would find in an upper bracket house including high 

ceilings, hardwood floors, and custom moldings. Stunning white gourmet kitchen 

with Thermador appliances, adjacent family room with fireplace and coffered ceiling, 

convenient first floor office and mudroom. The second floor features 4bedrooms, 

3full baths, alarge bonus room or 5th bedroom and acoveted second floor laundry 

room. Construction should be completebyJanuary 2019.Call formoreinformation and 

aprivate showing! 

MOBILE 847.401.1048 

MarinaBurman@atproperties.com 

*Photos are ofaprior project



Northbrook resident creates Home Sweet Home Foundation 

Assists adults with 

developmental, 

intellectual 

disabilities 

Chris Pullam 

Freelance Reporter 

A childhood friendship 

set the stage for much of 

Erin Ross’ life. 

In kindergarten, the 

Northbrook resident met 

Justin, a classmate with an 

intellectual disability. 

Now, nearly two decades 

later, Ross is an 

assistive technology facilitator 

at Cicero Public 

School District 99, where 

she teaches technology to 

students with disabilities, 

and the founder of Home 

Sweet Home Foundation, 

a nonprofit that supports 

adults with intellectual and 

developmental disabilities 

who live in group homes 

throughout Chicagoland. 

According to the foundation’s 

website, its goal is 

to “[transform] supportive 

housing for adults with intellectual 

and developmental 

disabilities into safe, 

happy, nurturing homes 

through in-kind donations 

— empowering them to 

live with the confidence 

and dignity they deserve.” 

Ross, a graduate of the 

Glenbrook North Class of 

2010, accomplishes that 

goal by providing individuals 

in group homes 

with new and gently used 

household items and other 

basic necessities on a seasonal 

basis. 

Through Dec. 2, for example, 

she’s raising money 

so that adults living at 

El Valor Residential Community 

Housing, which 

has six homes scattered 

throughout Chicagoland, 

can buy winter clothing 

items from Burlington 

Coat Factory, which will 

Notice ofProposed Tax Increase for 

Northfield Township High School District No. 225 

I. Apublic hearing to approve aproposed property tax levy increase 

for Northfield Township High School District No. 225 for 2017 will 

be held on December 10, 2018 at 7:00 PM at 3801 W. Lake Avenue., 

Public Meeting Room, Glenview, Illinois, 60026. 

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony 

to the taxing district may contact Dr. Rosanne Williamson, Assistant 

Superintendent for Educational Services, at 3801 W. Lake 

Avenue, Glenview, Illinoiss phone: (847) 486-4701, email: 

rwilliamson@glenbrook225.org 

II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or 

abated for 2017 were $105,311,984. 

open early for the shopping 

spree. She plans to divide 

the donations onto individual 

gift cards so that 

each person can choose 

their own items. 

“Since I became friends 

with Justin, I’ve noticed 

this barrier of seclusion 

between people with and 

without disabilities,” Ross 

said. “Now, not only do I 

want to help people with 

disabilities, but I want them 

to feel pride and dignity in 

where they live so they feel 

like contributing members 

of their community. 

“When we put on these 

events and give them these 

donations, I feel a sense of 

accomplishment that we 

are bridging the gap and 

slowly bringing down that 

barrier.” 

During a previous fundraiser, 

the foundation was 

able to purchase dozens of 

pillows from TJ Maxx for 

the same individuals. The 

department store chain 

even donated 25 extra pillows 

to the cause. 

And last winter, the El 

Valor residents created a 

holiday wish list and donors 

were able to choose 

which items to buy. 

Going forward, she 

hopes to host an event — 

possibly a Battle of the 

Bands — around Valentine’s 

Day. 

So far, Ross has organized 

six events since 

founding the organization 

in 2016. She estimates that 

the foundation has helped 

approximately 250 individuals, 

and she hopes to keep 

expanding to include residents 

of other group homes 

over the coming years. 

“Since kindergarten, 

I’ve always had a passion 

for helping people with 

disabilities,” Ross said. 

“Growing up in Northbrook, 

I was involved in 

Special Olympics and several 

other organizations 

and mentorships. … Justin 

and I are still friends today. 

His family is like a second 

family to me.” 

According to Ross, organizations 

like Home 

Sweet Home Foundation 

are necessary because the 

State of Illinois only funds 

70 percent of the costs for 

adults with intellectual and 

developmental disabilities. 

The individuals’ parents 

are left with the reminder: 

approximately $10,000. 

To make matters worse, 

there are 641,000 adults 

over the age of 60 with 

cognitive and other disabilities 

in the country, so 

their parents aren’t always 

in a position to help. And 

according to Strength for 

Caring: Older Adults with 

Developmental Disabilities 

and Their Aging Family 

Caregivers, that number 

is projected to double to 

1,242,794 by 2030. 

As a result, many organizations 

are shutting 

down homes that house 

less than five people and 

consolidating to form 

homes with 7-15 people. 

“It’s a quality-of-life issue,” 

Ross said. “People 

like to have their own 

space and not feel so 

crammed in their own 

homes. They should feel 

proud of where they live, 

just like their neighbors. 

We are trying to move 

away from the institutions 

so they can live in comfort 

and style.” 

To support Home Sweet 

Home Foundation’s efforts, 

visit sweet-home. 

org. 

The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied 

for 2018 are $109,945,711. This represents a4.4% increase over 

the previous year. 

III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building 

commission leases for 2017 were $8,938,167. 

The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public 

building commission leases for 2018 are $9,034,748. This represents 

a1.1% increase over the previous year. 

IV. The total property taxes extended for 2017 were $114,250,151. 

The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2018 are 

$118,980,459. This represents a4.0% increase over the previous 

year. 

Northbrook native Erin Ross founded Home Sweet Home Foundation, a nonprofit 

that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Photo Submitted

northbrooktower.com news 


Northbrook Library receives 4-Star rating for service to community 

Submitted by the 

Northbrook Public 

Library 

The Northbrook Public 

Library has been awarded 

a four-star rating by the 

2018 Library Journal Index 

of Public Library Service. 

The Library Journal’s 

Star Library Ratings and 

Index of Public Library 

Service spotlight the best 

of the best across America. 

Of the 7,361 U.S. public 

libraries across the country 

scored on the index, only 

257 were designated as 

Star Libraries. This year, 

Northbrook was one of 21 

Illinois libraries that received 

Star ratings. 

The Star ratings are 

based on the five major 

ways customers use their 

public library: 

•Visits to the library 

•Items checked out 

•Usage of electronic materials 

•Attendance at library 

programs 

•Public Internet computer 

use 

Each of these five performance 

indicators is calculated 

using per-capita 

rates. Together they offer 

a measurement of each library’s 

service to its community 

in comparison to 

peer libraries that have 

about the same amount of 

funding. As a result, receiving 

a star rating means that 

the library delivers a strong 

return on investment. 

According to last year’s 

annual report, the total value 

received by the Northbrook 

community was 

$23,408,733, based on a 

budget of $6,683,039. 

This number is calculated 

by the annual number 

of books, newspapers, 

magazines, music, and 

movies borrowed, as well 

as the adult and children’s 

programs attended, computer, 

database, and meeting 

room use, and one-onone 

help with a reference 

librarian. 

“We are thrilled to again 

be recognized as one of 

the best libraries in the 

country,” said Kate Hall, 

executive director of the 

Northbrook Public Library. 

“While this award 

is presented to the library, 

it really belongs to the entire 

community. We could 

not do what we do without 

the support of the staff, 

the Northbrook residents, 

and our Board of Trustees. 

Everything we do is about 

better serving our community.” 

The Northbrook Public Library recently received a four-star rating by the 2018 Library 

Journal Index of Public Library Service. The rating is based on how a library serves a 

community. Photo Submitted 

Step 1: Pack 

Step 2: Let Raquel Handle the Rest 

When Buying or Selling Real Estate, 

Choose 

EXPERIENCE &TRUST! 

Zillow Reviews 

“I can’t emphasize the importance of having someone you can trust on your 

side while you are about tomake such an important decision. Raquel has 

always been very helpful in the process of buying aproperty. Whether you 

are buying an investment property or your forever home, Raquel shows her 

professionalism and knowledge inthe field. When we decided to buy ahouse 

in the suburbs, it was ano-brainer,wecalled Raquel and she found the perfect 

place for us.” ~Fernando V.|Wilmette, IL 

Raquel 

SELLS 

HOMES 

RAQUEL ROJAS MORAN 

847-868-3070 

Raquel.RojasMoran@cbexchange.com 

www.raquelsellshomes.com 

Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees 

of the Company. ©2018 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully 

supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Owned by asubsidiary of NRTLLC. Coldwell Banker 

and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.

10 | November 29, 2018 | The Northbrook tower northbrook 


COLDWELL BANKER ® 

FEATURED PROPERTIES 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1925 Cherry Lane |Northbrook, IL 60062 | ColdwellBankerHomes.com 

The property information herein is derived from various sources that may include,but not be limited to,county records and the Multiple Listing Service,and it may include approximations.Although the information is believed to be accurate,itisnot warranted and you should not rely upon it without personal 

verification. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company.©2018 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair 

Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Owned by asubsidiaryofNRT LLC.Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.



NORTHBROOK 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HELPING YOU MAKE THE RIGHT MOVE



Piecing it together 

Children work together to build Lego Tower 

The 2018 Lego Turkey Tower begins to take form. 

Youngsters (left to right) Austin Marvel, Steven Hu, Blake Kaplan and Seth Mandrea work together Nov. 21 to build 

a Lego Tower at the Leisure Center during the Park District’s annual Lego Thanksgiving Party. Photos by Scott 

Margolin/22nd Century Media 

A group of eager young builders adds on pieces. 

ABOVE: Hank Merrell (left) and Aditya Narayanan show 

off their own Lego creations. 

LEFT: Beth Weis, of Brickology, helps Abitha Narayanan 

add on to the tower.



To 

AM GRATEFUL 

All My Clients, 

From My 

Friends and 

Family to Yours 

Family! 

I 

Wishing You All aGreat Holiday Season and aHappy and Healthy New Year! 

NORTHBROOK EVENTS 

www.nbparks.org 

December 7 

Northbrook Symphony Orchestra and 

Northbrook Community Choir 

Chapel of the Holy Spirit 

Home for the Holidays Concerts 

3pm and 6pm 

December 10 

Gingerbread Workshop 

Northbrook Park District Leisure Center 

6pm to 7:30pm 

December 12 

Holiday Sweets and Treats Workshop 

Northbrook Park District Leisure Center 

6pm to 7:30pm 

NORTHBROOK EVENTS (continued) 

December 18 

Free Holiday Skating Recital 

Northbrook Sports Center 

6pm to 9pm 

CHICAGO EVENTS 

November 16 &17 

Magnificent Mile Lights Festival 

Lights Festival Lane 

401 N. Michigan Avenue 

4pm to 4pm 

November 30 to January 6 

Winter Wonderfest 2019 

Navy Pier 

10am to 8pm or 10pm 

CHICAGO EVENTS (continued) 

November 23 to March 10 

Millennium Park’s Ice Rink 

Free Ice-Skating (Bring Your Own 

Skates Or Rent) 

Through January 6 

Christmas Around the World and 

Holidays of Light 

Museum Of Science And Industry 

Through January 2 

Macy’s Holiday Windows 

111 N. State Street 

Irit Jacobson 

847.323.6200 

www.IritSellsHomes.com 

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE MATTER, PROVEN RESULTS. 

IRIT JACOBSON, 2017 

Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company. ©2018 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the 

principles ofthe Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Owned by asubsidiary ofNRT LLC. Coldwell Banker, the Coldwell Banker logo, Coldwell Banker Global Luxury and the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury logo are service marks registered or pending registration 

owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC



Newly found JAM Orchestra to debut Dec. 1 

Holiday concert will 

feature 30-piece 

orchestra 

Martin Carlino, Editor 

Justin Kono, Aaron Kaplan 

and Michael Goldman 

all share a vision of 

providing musical excellence 

to audiences. The trio 

that has played together for 

years believes it has found 

the epitome of that mutual 

artistic vision — JAM Orchestra. 

Named after the firstname 

initials of its three 

founding members, JAM 

strives to present highquality 

music to audiences, 

the way it was originally 

intended to be heard. 

“Aaron, Justin, and I 

have always enjoyed playing 

music together,” Goldman 

says in a press release. 

“I think the three of us 

share a very strong musical 

bond. … I couldn’t think 

of a better way to encompass 

our friendship mixed 

with our passion for what 

we do.” 

The newly found orchestra 

intends to perform a variety 

of works, from classical 

music, to Broadway 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR 

THE VILLAGE OF NORTHBROOK 

I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy for the 

Village of Northbrook for 2018 will be held on December 11, 2018 

at 7:30 p.m. at the Northbrook Village Hall, 1225 Cedar Lane, 

Northbrook, Illinois. 

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony 

to the taxing district may contact Jeff Rowitz, Deputy Village 

Manager/CFO, 1225 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, (847) 

272-5050. 

and film scores. The intent 

to perform a range of works 

with the highest possible 

quality is one of the characteristics 

the founders believe 

makes them unique. 

“I think what makes us 

unique is that we take all the 

music that we want to do 

and we take it serious and 

we do it with integrity,” said 

Kaplan, who’s a resident of 

Northbrook. “And we study 

it in a scholarly way. 

“And not only do we 

treat this music on equal 

footing … we want to 

make sure that it’s presented 

to the audience so that 

they are getting the original 

experience.” 

The orchestra will present 

its inaugural concert 

“Holiday Swing” at 7:30 

p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at 

the Skokie Theatre, 7924 

N. Lincoln Ave. 

The concert will feature 

a 30-piece orchestra 

performing music from 

“The Polar Express,” “The 

Christmas Song,” Duke 

Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s 

jazz setting of the 

“Nutcracker Suite,” and 

songs from “White Christmas,” 

according to the release. 

“It sort of embodies a 

little bit of everything that 

we want to try to hit on,” 

Kaplan said. 

Kaplan continued to say 

the concert will “have a 

little bit of everything, all 

centered around a holiday 

theme.” 

Tickets for the performance 

are $25 and available 

at the door or at skokietheatre.org. 

The founding trio of 

JAM hopes this concert is 

the beginning of a long run 

of success. 

According to Kaplan, the 

hope is for the orchestra to 

get to the point of approximately 

five performances 

a year, all of which would 

feature a different repertoire 

of music. 

But before fully setting 

sights on the future, Kaplan, 

a graduate of Glenbrook 

North High School 

in 2007, can’t help but look 

back at his musical upbringing. 

“[My time at GBN] is 

incredibly meaningful to 

me,” said Kaplan, who is 

now the assistant orchestra 

director at Glenbrook 

North and South. “I was 

given so many … opportunities 

as a student and that’s 

what really set me off in my 

course to major in music in 

college and become a music 

teacher.” 

II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or 

abated for 2017 were $22,430,749. 

The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied 

for 2018 are $23,647,752. This represents a 5.43% increase over 

the previous year. 

III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building 

commission leases for 2017 were $4,600,136. 

The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public 

building commission leases for 2018 are $4,684,892. This represents 

a 1.84% decrease from the previous year. 

IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2017 were 

$27,030,885. 

The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2018 are 

$28,332,644. This represents a 4.82% increase over the previous 

year. 

/s/ Jeffrey L. Rowitz 

Deputy Village Manager/CFO 

Village of Northbrook 

The founding members of Jam Orchestra (left to right) Justin Kono, Aaron Kaplan, 

of Northbrook, and Michael Goldman, pose for a group photo. The orchestra will 

present its inaugural concert “Holiday Swing” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the 

Skokie Theatre, 7924 N. Lincoln Ave. Photos Submitted



WISHING YOU A HAPPY 

Hanukkah 

MAY YOU BE BLESSED WITH PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS 

1128 TAYLOR 1355 SUNBURST 

connie@conniedornan.com | 8 47.208.1397



 

 

 

Subscribe to NorthbrookTower.com for 

$3.25/month and receive FREE access to regional 

news through our other six news sites! 

 

 

 

Subscribe today at 

NorthbrookTower.com/Plus



May your skin be 

healthy &bright. 

Pre-Party Primp 

Caviar Lime 

Passion Fruit Facial 

This decadent facial uses aunique exfoliating 

technology to gently rejuvenate the skin while 

adding aburst of antioxidants for apolished glow. 

$90 (reg. $125) 

Sweet Indulgence 

S’more Facial 

Relax with our delightful cocoa enzyme, 

facial massage and moisturizing 

marshmallow mask. 

$120 (reg. $150) 

Add aCustom Peel$50 (reg. $90) 

—Daniel Herman, former MinisterofCultureofthe Czech Republic 

Instant Tightening 

Transformation Facial 

Reparative firming peptide facial for 

aging skin. Addresses loss of elasticity, 

fine lines &wrinkles. Enjoy an added 

bonus of anourishing hand treatment 

with relaxing massage. 

$175 (reg. $340) 

ATreat ForYour Skin 

Triple Berry 

Brightening Facial 

Acombination of 3Australian Berries packed 

with Anti-inflammatory and Anti-oxidant 

benefits create an instant brightening and 

hydration for dry, dull, dehydrated skin. 

$110 (reg. $150) 

Help Your Skin Breathe 

Oxy-Vital 

Aunique facial that utilizes an Oxygen 

treatment paired with the Laser Genesis to 

reduce pores, redness and inflammation 

associated with acne &Rosacea. 

$249 (reg. $350) 

Holiday Glow 

Cranberry Polish 

Gentle exfoliating enzyme treatment 

paired with amicro dermabrasion to 

leave your skin with ahealthy glow. 

$125 (reg. $160) 

Facials Great For All Skin Types. 

Cannot be combined with any other promotions or discounted gift cards. Offers expire 12/31/18. 

“I wasfilled with HOPE… 

The world is abetter place because of Shen Yun.” 

—Richard Swett, former U.S. congressman 

“Absolutely THE NO.1SHOW in the world.” 

—Kenn Wells, former lead dancer of English National Ballet 

• ••• • 

PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 

ARTISTRY • SKILL • COMPASSION 

NorthShorePlasticSurgeon.com 847.393.4770 

“The HIGHEST and the BEST 

of what humans can produce.” 

—Olevia Brown-Klahn, singer and musician 

“I just wish there isaway that Icould cry out to mankind, 

theyowe it to themselvestoexperience Shen Yun.” 

—Jim Crill, veteranproducer,watched Shen Yun4times 

Don’t just 

list your 

real estate 

property... 

Sell It! 

With a Classified Ad 

See the Classified Section for more 

info, or call 708.326.9170 

22ndCenturyMedia.com 

DEC27–30, 2018 

CHICAGO 

CivicOpera House 

JAN10–13 

AURORA 

Paramount Theatre 

ShenYun.com/Chicago 

FEB14–17 

ROSEMONT 

RosemontTheatre 

888-99-SHOWS



The Midwest Vein Center has over 450 online reviews from our 

actual patients. More than 95% rate us with 5 stars, making us the 

highest rated vein clinic in the entire Midwest. You can read them on 

our home page at www.MidwestVein.com and click on the Google 

button, the Yelp button or the Smart Reviews button, and see why 

our patients love their experience at the Midwest Vein Center. 

Murray James Propes 

MD, FACP, MS 

Holiday Greeting Card Contest 

Calling on all creative readers 

to spread holiday cheer 

Eric DeGrechie 

Managing Editor 

The holiday season can 

be a busy time for everyone, 

especially employees 

of the United States Postal 

Service. 

Carrying heavier mail 

bags than usual becomes 

part of their daily fitness routines, 

though not as much as 

it once did with many now 

choosing to spread holiday 

cheer via social media. 

We here at 22nd Century 

Media want to make sure 

our mail-carriers stay in 

shape this holiday season 

so we’re rolling out our annual 

Holiday Greeting Card 

Contest. As our regular 

readers know, The Tower 

likes contests and giving out 

prizes. Admittedly, we also 

selfishly like to receive holiday 

cards. If you’re already 

sending out cards of your 

own creation, why not just 

add us to the list? 

We’ll be accepting submissions 

of holiday cards 

through Wednesday, Dec. 

19. Entries will then be 

evaluated by the editorial 

team and winners will be 

selected, notified and handed 

grand prizes from local 

retailers. We’ll be checking 

our mailing list this holiday 

season to collect holiday 

cards from readers in Northbrook. 

There are only a few 

rules: 

1. One entry per family 

2. Card must be from this 

holiday season 

3. E-cards are accepted 

*INSURANCE COVERAGE VARIES BY PLAN AND CARRIER 

The winning entry in 

last year’s Holiday Card 

Contest was submitted by 

the Brook family. Photo 

Submitted 

So, this holiday season, 

don’t forget to add “awardwinning 

holiday card” to 

your wish list. 

Please send your entries 

to Attn: Holiday Card Contest, 

60 Revere Drive ST 

888, Northbrook, IL, 60062, 

or email editor Martin Carlino 

at martin@northbrooktower.com 

Entries are due Dec. 19 

and winners will be printed 

in the ensuing issue Dec. 27. 

Good luck and Happy Holidays. 

STEM CELL RECRUITMENT FOR 

KNEE PAIN, ARTHRITIS &JOINT PAIN 

COVERED BY 

MEDICARE &INSURANCE* 

(CONSULTATION &TREATMENT) 

ADMINISTERED BY PAIN RELIEF INSTITUTE 

Call today for an appointment at (847) 724-3890 

Midwest Vein Center, Glenview 

2601 Compass Road, Suite #110 

(Conveniently located between The Glen and Willow road.) 

Glenview, Illinois, 60026 

(847) 724-3890 | www.MidwestVein.com 

Unlock the 

natural regenerative 

power of the 

human body 

Convenient, Painless 

&FDA Regulated 

Most Appointments 

Available with 48 hours 

Convenient 

Chicagoland Locations 

Indications for Cellular 

Regenerative Medicine 

Knee Arthritis (Shoulder &Hip) 

“Bone-on-Bone” 

Joint Pain &Inflammation 

Muscle Tear or Injury 

Avoid Surgeryand 

Joint Replacement 

Plantar Fasciitis 

847-243-6978



DISTRICT28! 

1054 

WESTERN AVENUE 

$724,990 

Northbrook 

5BEDROOMS! 

938 SUFFIELD TERRACE 

$649,000 

Northbrook 

JACKIE &BARB PEPOON |847-480-4083 |BARB.PEPOON@CBEXCHANGE.COM| WWW.PEPOONTEAM.COM 

Northbrook Coldwell Banker |1925 Cherry Lane 

The property information herein is derived from various sources that may include, but not be limited to, county records and the Multiple Listing Service, and it may include approximations. Although the information is believed to be accurate, it is not warranted and you should not rely 

upon it without personal verification. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company. ©2018 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential 

Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Owned by asubsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.



PAID ADVERTISEMENT 

THE NORTH SUBURBAN YMCA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH 

TENSLEY GARRIS -PRESIDENT OF THE NORTHBROOK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 

“The relationship between the North Suburban YMCA and the 

Northbrook Chamber goes back even farther than the Y’s actual 

building. The Y’s founders joined the Chamber in the summer of 1967, 

when fundraising for a Y facility in Northbrook was just beginning to 

gather steam. Those early Y advocates, led by Ken Thiel, Jim Otis, and 

many others, built connections with Chamber members that helped 

make the Y an essential part of our community. 

Over the years, the NSYMCA weathered good times and bad. 

Through the hard work and dedication of its leadership, the Y rallied 

from setbacks to renovate its facility top to bottom and provide 

outstanding programs that are available to everyone. The Chamber 

recognized the Y as its Small Business of the Year in 2013 in 

recognition of the Y’s dramatic transformation, consistent growth, 

and dedicated commitment to community service. In the years since 

that award, we continue to be impressed by the determination of the 

Y’s team to improve, innovate, and impact the entire community in 

positive ways. 

Today, many Chamber members are deeply involved in the YMCA as 

well. We share the same goal of making Northbrook and its neighbors 

the best possible places to live, work, and do business. We are looking 

forward to another 50 years of great partnership and progress!” 

Do you have a great Y story or want to get involved with the 

Y’s 50th anniversary initiatives or events? 

Please contact Kanda McMullen at kmcmullen@nsymca.org. 

North Suburban YMCA • 2705 Techny Rd. Northbrook, IL 60062 • 847-272-7250 • www.nsymca.org 

HONORING 

OUR PAST 

GROWING FOR 

THE FUTURE 

We continue to 

be impressed 

by the 

determination 

of the Y’s team 

to improve, 

innovate, 

and impact 

the entire 

community in 

positive ways. 

2 SECONDS, 2 LONG 

Swim Safety Initiative 

FOR A BETTER US 

• Special Needs and Disabilities 

• S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, 

Engineering, Art & Math) Education 

• Social Responsibility 

INTEGRATED HEALTH 

INITIATIVES 

• Enhance ® Fitness 

• Diabetes Prevention Program 

CAPACITY BUILDING 

FACILITY EXPANSION 

AND UPGRADES 

• HVAC 

• Pool Pump 

PLANNING FOR A 

STRONG FUTURE 

• Parking Lot 

• Roof Replacement 

• Providing Scholarships 

• Financial Aid to Programs 

• Summer Camp Programming



Winter isCOMING SOON, and this 

property istoo! 

847-331-0456 

Bridget.Fritz@cbexchange.com 

1519 HINMAN 3S, EVANSTON, IL 60201 

Premier vintage condo in landmark elevator building indowntown Evanston. 

Walk to everything location! The lake, parks, Northwestern campus, coffee 

shops, dining, retail, you name it! This 3-bed, 3-bath, 2,200+ sq ft condo is 

ideal. Volume ceilings, rich moldings, hardwood flooring, spacious rooms. 

Storage, 1st-floor laundry, and 1garage spot complete this unit. 

BridgetFritzRealty.com 

1925 Cherry Lane 

Northbrook, IL 60062 

The property information herein is derivedfrom varioussourcesthat may include, but not be limited to,county records and the Multiple Listing Service,and it may include approximations.Although the information is believed to be accurate,itisnot warranted and you should not rely upon it without personal verification. Real estate agents affiliated 

with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company.©2018 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Owned by asubsidiaryofNRT 

LLC.Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.



Students embrace, celebrate differences 

Tucker 

Lexi Shmarak, of Northbrook 

Meet Tucker, this week’s 

Pet of the Week. He is 

a shih-tzu poodle mix! 

He just tuned 2 years 

old. He was adopted 

in January of 2017. He 

is a lovable smart dog, 

who loves peanut butter 

and cheese! He makes 

our family so complete. 

His favorite things are long walks and pupuccinos 

from Starbucks. 

If you look on Instagram @totally.tucker17 you can 

see what he’s up to. 

PLEASE HELP! The Tower needs Pet of the Week submissions! 

To see your pet featured as Pet of the Week, send 

photos and stories to Martin at martin@northbrooktower. 

com or at 60 Revere Drive, Suite 888, Northbrook. 

Alexa Burnell 


Wood Oaks seventhgrade 

students took time 

out of their day Nov. 15, 

engaging in a series of 

workshops where they 

learned to understand, embrace 

and celebrate other’s 

unique differences. 

The school’s communications 

director, Gail Kahover, 

explained how this 

long-standing, seventhgrade 

tradition, positively 

impacts students, teaching 

them to think outside of 

themselves. 

“Wood Oaks has run 

this program for many 

years and while the topics 

may slightly change, the 

message is the same – we 

must all learn to accept and 

celebrate differences,” Kahover 

said. “It’s important 

to take time out and teach 

students what it feels like 

to walk in someone else’s 

shoes.” 

Students in Anna Janiga’s 

class learned about 

the challenges those who 

speak a foreign language 

face. Janiga, immigrated 

to the United States from 

Poland when she was 26 

years old and the road to 

assimilate was often met 

with challenges. She taught 

students how it felt when 

others couldn’t understand 

her. 

“I often felt embarrassed 

and stupid. I felt like a truly 

didn’t belong,” Janiga explained. 

“But I persevered, 

went to Truman College 

and learned how to speak 

English.” 

To prove her point, Janiga 

read articles from Polish 

newspapers in her native 

tongue. Then, she read a 

children’s book, again all 

in Polish. 

When she asked the students 

to explain how they 

felt when she was speaking 

all in her native language, 

many said, confused, disengaged, 

lost, and unable 

to focus. 

Janiga then gave students 

a tip to use when they 

meet someone who doesn’t 

speak any English at all. 

“Remember, a smile is a 

universal language,” Janiga 

said. “Next time you 

meet someone who doesn’t 

speak English, remember 

just how confused and 

overwhelmed you felt, because 

that is what they are 

experiencing. While you 

may not be able to understand 

their spoken word, a 

sincere smile goes a long 

way in making someone 

feel comfortable.” 

Next, down the hall 

in Elyse Rubin’s science 

class, students discussed 

learning struggles such 

as dyslexia. To drive the 

point home, Rubin asked 

her students to put a sock 

on their dominant hand and 

begin writing specific assignments 

with their nondominant 

hand. 

Next, students were 

asked to write their names, 

again with their non-dominant 

hand, and while viewing 

their work in a mirror. 

The students were surprised 

at how difficult the 

process was, gaining valuable 

insight along the way. 

“This was a really hard 

assignment and I can’t believe 

that some kids have to 

deal with this every day and 

in all aspects of their lives,” 

Jada Glazebrook said. 

Paige Gochis added: 

“You realize how difficult 

it must be for a student 

who has a dyslexia or any 

learning difference. This 

exercise teaches me to have 

more empathy for those 

students and to understand 

that when they get pulled 

out for extra help, they really 

need it, just so they can 

Seventh-grade student Sasha Cohen attempts to write 

with her non-dominant hand as part of a lesson on 

celebrating differences Nov. 15 at Wood Oaks. Photos 

Submitted 

Science teacher Elyse Rubin teaches kids how to have 

empathy for those who with different abilities 

function how many of the 

rest of us function without 

even thinking about it.” 

While Rubin taught students 

about understanding 

learning differences, her 

counterpart, Mary-Lou Gilliam, 

a retired teacher who 

returns each year to help 

with the program, complimented 

Rubin’s message 

by teaching students how 

to see things from new perspectives. 

She showed the 

students a variety of images, 

sharing their perceptions, 

while opening each 

other’s eyes to a new way 

of seeing the same thing. 

Students also learned 

how it feels for those who 

may be diagnosed with Attention 

Deficit Hyperactivity 

Disorder, Autism, Sensory 

Processing Disorders 

and more. 

The morning seminars 

concluded with a lecture 

by motivational speaker, 

Lloyd Bachrach, who 

taught students that the 

most meaningful successes 

in life come from overcoming 

adversity, leaving students 

like Brianna Owen 

inspired. 

“Today has been a real 

eye-opening experience,” 

Owen said. “I’ve learned 

that I can help others who 

are struggling by advocating 

for them and letting 

them know I support 

them and understand. It is 

so easy to take things for 

granted, but today we’ve 

all learned that many people 

struggle every day and 

that we should all be more 

understanding and open to 

seeing things from other’s 

perspectives.”



NEW LISTING 

Magnificent 

ONE 

Cause 

Donate anew, unwrapped toy through December 13th 

and put asmile on achild’s face this holiday season. 

*Please no stuffed animals, battery operated or realistic war-type toys. 

1655 MCGOVERN AVE, HIGHLAND PARK 

New construction. High-end finishes. Elevator 

building -2units on one floor. $3,750,000 

GregoryViti 773.617.8880 

1701 HAPP RD, NORTHBROOK 

New Trier/Northfield schools. 5br, 3.2 ba, totally 

updated. Over 4,000 appx sf. $849,000 

Sheryl Rue-Borden 847.226.7155 

NEW LISTING 

3336 OVERLAND PASS, NORTHBROOK 

Private, serene. Sprawling 4br, 3ba, 3,000 

appx sfbrick ranch. Appx acre lot. $699,000 

Heidi Mergenthaler 847.334.1259 

1104 GREENWOOD AVE, DEERFIELD 

Newer construction. Over appx 3,100 sf of 

luxurious living. 5br, 3.5 ba. $649,900 

The Frumentino Team 847.945.7653 

2255 SOUTHBRIDGE LN, NORTHBROOK 

Traditional 4br, 3baCape Cod in Southbridge 

Commons. Liv rm fplc. Newer kit. $635,000 

Beth Ford O'Grady ABR, GRI 847.510.1550 

1635 ELDER LN, NORTHFIELD 

2013 new construction. 4br, 3.5 ba. Avoca/ 

New Trier schools. LL fin family rm. $549,000 

Katrina De Los Reyes 847.337.0507 

GetNoticed. 

World-Class Marketing that moves 

your home from ListedtoSold. 

KoenigRubloff.com • 866.795.1010 

NEW LISTING 

2520 BUCKLAND LN, NORTHBROOK 

Cotswold 3br, 2.5 ba Cape Cod-style duplex 

w/1st-floor master suite! Full bsmt. $489,000 

Marlene Bass, CRS, GRI, E-PRO, SRES 847.209.9880 

3741 MISSION HILLS RD 108, NORTHBROOK 

Total Mission Hills renovation. Everything brand 

new and gorgeous. 2br, 2ba. $399,000 

The Frumentino Team 847.945.7653 

1715 SETON RD, NORTHBROOK 

Mid-Century Modern 3br, 2.5 ba townhome. 

Private location w/flow ofsunlight. $399,000 

Marina Jacobson 847.361.5605 

1006 SPRING HILL DR, NORTHBROOK 

Nice 3br, 2.5 ba in Pheasant Creek. Newer 

windows and patio door. 2-car gar. $299,000 

Barbara Cohen -CRS, GRI 847.494.3289 

ONE MAGNIFICENT LIFE | KOENIGRUBLOFF.COM



THE LAKE FOREST LEADER 

Community remembers 

Lake Bluff teacher as ‘a 

bright light’ 

Every seat in the John 

and Nancy Hughes Theater 

at Gorton Community 

Center was taken and men, 

women and children were 

standing in the rear and in 

the aisles on the afternoon 

of Sunday, Nov. 18 celebrating 

the life of Darci 

Feick Johnson. 

The beloved Lake Bluff 

Middle School social studies 

teacher, who died unexpectedly 

on Nov. 12 at 52, 

was remembered as an unforgettable 

individual who 

altered and illuminated the 

lives of those with whom 

she came in contact with 

in her own inimitable, and 

often unconventional, way. 

Dr. Thomas Dickelman, 

minister of The Community 

Church of Lake Forest 

and Lake Bluff, presided 

at the service honoring her 

memory. 

He touched on her days 

at Indiana University where 

she earned her bachelor’s 

degree in English and was 

a member of Kappa Alpha 

Theta sorority, her stint as 

editor of Toledo Magazine, 

her years as a stay-at-home 

mother, returning to work 

as a secretary at Everett 

School (while she was pursuing 

a Master’s Degree at 

Loyola University) and on 

her becoming a teaching 

assistant. 

“Then she went to Lake 

Bluff Middle School and 

found a home,” Dickelman 

said. “She gave her whole 

being to her students each 

and every day. She would 

do whatever it took not 

only to make you a better 

student, but also a happy 

and healthy human being. 

Darci exemplified the virtues 

we strive to create in 

our students. She saw in her 

students what they failed to 

see in themselves.” 

Reporting by Neil Milbert, 

Freelance Reporter. Full story 

at LakeForestLeader.com. 

THE WINNETKA CURRENT 

New Trier to ‘complete our 

ACT cycle,’ transition to SAT 

The New Trier Township 

High School District 203 

Board of Education discussed 

its shift from ACT 

to SAT testing, approved 

its 2018 tax levy and examined 

its Illinois Report Card 

results at the Nov. 19 regular 

meeting. 

Peter Tragos, assistant 

superintendent for curriculum 

and instruction, 

presented the board with a 

standardized testing report 

for the class of 2018, highlighting 

New Trier student 

success on the ACT. 

Overall, more than 74 

percent of New Trier students 

met college readiness 

benchmarks for the 

ACT across the math, 

reading, science and English 

tests compared with 

a national average of only 

27 percent. More than 12 

percent of New Trier students 

achieved composite 

scores ranking in the top 

out percent in the nation, 

up from 10.7 percent last 

year. 

Additionally, more than 

half of New Trier students 

who took the preparatory 

PLAN exam outperformed 

their projected score for 

the ACT, an improvement 

board member Marc 

Glucksman called “remarkable” 

considering the 

gradual decline in New 

Trier’s average number of 

ACT tests taken. 

Even with New Trier’s 

traditional ACT success, 

Tragos said he now believes 

in pivoting toward 

using the College Board’s 

SAT testing suite for its future 

classes in accordance 

with state trends. He recommended 

that the district 

adopt the PSAT-9, PSAT- 

10, and SAT as its funded, 

school-day standardized 

exams after Illinois entered 

into a six-year contract this 

past summer to administer 

the SAT sequence across 

state high schools. 

“I think this is the right 

place to make the switch in 

this way,” he said. “We’re 

going to complete our ACT 

cycle here with the current 

sophomore class and transition 

to SAT.” 

Reporting by Ben Thompson, 


at WinnetkaCurrent.com. 

THE GLENCOE ANCHOR 

Two Glencoe residents 

create low-carb Quevos 

chips 

Zack Schreier was handed 

a lemon in life but he 

made lemonade out of it. 

The 20-year-old Glencoe 

resident turned into an entrepreneur 

when faced with 

an eating challenge caused 

by his Type 1 diabetes. 

Schreier, with the help of 

lifelong friend that’s also a 

Glencoe resident, invented 

a snack product called 

Quevos Egg White Chips, 

that potentially can be used 

by other T1D patients, including 

those with Type 2 

diabetes. 

“Quevos began because 

of my search for a low-carb 

snack,” Schreier said. “As 

a T1D, I have to account 

for every gram of carbohydrate 

that I eat. I cannot 

even enjoy a bag of chips 

without having to give myself 

an insulin shot.” 

The crispy leftovers of 

Please see nfyn, 31 

The North Shore’s Most 

Exciting Orchestra! 

Celebrate the Holiday Spirit! 

 

 

CHILDREN 

AGES 7-18 

ATTEND 

CONCERTS 

FREE* 

Guest Artist: 

John Goodwin 

Piano 

 

 

 

 

Joy to the World, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, 

Silent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful, 

We Three Kings, O Holy Night, 

The First Noel 

Featuring the 

St.Norbert and 

Our Lady of the 

Brook Parish 

Choir 

The Nutcracker 

The Festive Sounds of Hanukkah | The Friendly Beasts 

*When accompanied by a ticket-holding adult. 

www.NorthbrookSymphony.org |



HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 

Open House 

Sunday 12/2 |1to 3pm 

Amazing New Price: $1,299,000 

5Full Baths 

5Bedrooms 

In-Ground Pool w/ Cabana 

Gourmet Cook's Kitchen 

Game Room 

RITA MASINI Broker Associate 

847.404.0797 |rita.masini@bairdwarner.com 

Showing You the Way Home 

Baird &Warner Glenbrook | 2731 Pfingsten Road, Glenview

26 | November 29, 2018 | The Northbrook tower school 


New Maple School taking shape as crews prepare for winter 

Submitted Content 

Before the Northbrook/ 

Glenview School District 

30 Board of Education met 

for its regular meeting Oct. 

25, Superintendent Dr. 

Brian Wegley, Board President 

Chuck Gitles, Arcon’s 

Rick Cozzi and Jeff 

Zurlinden of Nicholas and 

Associates led a tour of the 

new 111,000-square-foot 

Maple School. 

Village representatives 

including Northbrook 

Chief of Police Roger Adkins, 

Northbrook Village 

Board President Sandy 

Frum and Trustees A.C. 

Buehler III and Jason Han, 

Northbrook Park District 

Board of Commissioners 

President Penny Randel, 

and other local officials 

also tagged along for a 

sneak peek at the new 

school. 

“We are maximizing our 

use of space in the new 

school, and there will be 

natural light in all of the 

classrooms,” Wegley said. 

District 30 Board of Education President Chuck Gitles 

speaks to tour members during a tour of the new Maple 

School. 

“This building really aligns 

with the way we teach today. 

It is a wonderful space 

for kids and teachers.” 

Cozzi explained that 

construction on the new 

Maple Middle School has 

been progressing well assuring 

everyone that key 

components are to getting 

the building enclosed before 

winter weather arrives 

are on schedule.” 

Jeff Zurlinden, project 

manager at Nicholas and 

Associates, said exterior 

masonry was completed 

by before the Oct. 25 tour, 

and exterior glazing was 

completed in mid-November. 

Roofing on the new 

school is expected to be 

completed by the end of 

November. 

Electric, gas and heating 

will also be in place by the 

end of November to ensure 

there is heat in the building 

throughout the winter. 

The interior of the building 

has been progressing 

well and the western 

Arcon architect Rick Cozzi (left) speaks as Northbrook/Glenview District 30 

Superintendent Dr. Brian Wegley watches on during a tour of the new Maple School 

Oct. 25. Photos submitted 

three-story portion of the 

building has 95 percent 

of the mechanical systems 

installed and will soon be 

ready for drywall to begin, 

according to school district 

officials. The center 

portion of the building is 

60 percent completed with 

rough mechanical systems. 

“Up and coming will be 

the completion of the exterior 

envelope of the building, 

and the preparation of 

the building for the winter 

months,” Zurlinden said. 

Wegley thanked everyone 

for coming and expressed 

his appreciation. 

“We benefit from the 

great working relationships 

and closeness that 

we have with our village 

neighbors and representatives. 

You will all be invited 

back for another tour 

in the winter, and I assure 

you that the building will 

be warm,” Wegley said 

with a smile. 

Snowshoe-making workshop helps D28 students develop lifelong skills 

Submitted by District 28 

What does it take to 

make a pair of snowshoes? 

Four pieces of specially 

bent white ash wood 

strips, about 140 feet of 

lacing, and knots — lots 

of knots. 

Greenbriar physical education 

teachers Bill Norris 

and Tim Zinanni are hosting 

a before-school workshop 

for parents and students 

to make snowshoes. 

Students measure and mark 

the wooden frames exactly 

where the lacing should 

be spaced in order to hold 

their weight in the snow. 

Then, they cut the lacing 

and weave it into an intricate 

pattern of knots to create 

the webbing. 

When the weaving was 

complete, they use a woodburning 

tool to add their 

names or decoration. Then 

the snowshoes are varnished 

for durability. Once 

leather bindings are attached, 

the snowshoes are 

ready for snow. 

About 15 students and 

their parents have been 

toiling away in the early 

morning hours for the past 

several weeks. 

“They’re learning patience. 

They’re learning 

patterns,” Zinanni said. 

Thomas Hendrickson and his grandfather, Bruce 

Boudreaux, show the snowshoes they made together in 

a before-school workshop at Greenbriar School. 

“There is no instant gratification. 

This is an opportunity 

to get students to 

work with their hands and 

change raw materials into 

something that can last a 

lifetime.” 

And if the early cold 

weather is any sign, there 

will be plenty of opportunities 

this winter to use 

them. 

Harper Williams works on weaving the lacing on one 

of his snowshoes during the before-school workshop 

at Greenbriar School. The project gives students an 

opportunity to work with their parents, learn patience 

and patterns to create something that will last a 

lifetime. Photos Submitted

northbrooktower.com news 


NSYMCA presents ‘Day of Giving Back’ on Dec. 1 

Submitted by the North 

Suburban YMCA 

Combining family fun 

with community service, 

the North Suburban 

YMCA invites the public 

to participate in its first 

“Holiday Giveback” event 

on Saturday, Dec. 1. 

From 1-3 p.m., guests of 

all ages can participate in 

a volunteer project helping 

those in need, while also 

enjoying holiday crafts, 

activities, and a visit with 

Santa and Mrs. Claus. 

Guests at the event can 

help pack “blessing bags” 

of everyday essentials that 

will be distributed to individuals 

through Project I 

Am and the YWCA Evanston/North 

Shore. 

Project I Am provides 

the blessing bags to homeless 

individuals in Chicagoland, 

and the YWCA’s 

Domestic Violence Programming 

delivers to individuals 

and families dealing 

with abuse across the 

entire Northeastern Metropolitan 

Chicago Area. 

Throughout the month 

of November, the NSYM- 

CA will be collecting personal 

necessities like travel-size 

toiletries, granola 

bars, socks and other items 

to fill the blessing bags. 

Local businesses like 

Northwestern Medicine 

and Yummy Dental of 

Glenview have already 

donated items including 

bandages, hand sanitizer, 

toothpaste, and toothbrushes. 

In addition to the service 

opportunity, the Holiday 

Giveback Event will offer 

other activities to put 

guests in a festive mood. 

Children can participate 

in an art project, cookie 

decorating, or enjoy a visit 

with Santa and Mrs. Claus. 

Photos with be available 

throughout the event to 

encourage kids to be extra 

nice throughout the 

season. DJs from Bach to 

Rock will keep the atmosphere 

upbeat with holiday 

music favorites. 

The NSYMCA’s Holiday 

Giveback event is 

open to the public and free 

of charge. 

Registration is recommended. 

BRIGHTER IDEAS 

TO ADVANCE YOUR BUSINESS 

We’re a passionate team driven to 

make your company stand out from the 

competition. Let’s navigate the changing 

demands of your business together to 

reach a new level of success. 

DESIGN • BRANDING • MARKETING 

WEB • DIGITAL • VIDEO • ANALYTICS 

Building & Fostering 

A Community of Craft 

Beer Fans For Life! 

15% OFF 

Sunday Brunch 

10AM-2PM 

992 Willow Rd, Northbrook | 847-504-0277 | gcfb.com 

250 Waukegan Ave., Highwood 

847.432.5150 

streetlevelstudio.com 

Advertise your 

RENTAL PROPERTY 

in the newspaper 

people turn 

to first 

CALL US TODAY: 708.326.9170 

www.22ndcenturymedia.com 

2 

.75% APY* 

18 Months CD 

2 

.55% APY* 

13 Months CD 

FDIC Insured up to $250,000 

centrustbank.com 

All rights reserved 

*The annual Percentage Yield (APY) is accurate as of 11/28/2018 and is subject to change at any time. 

Interest compounds annually. 

New money required to open and earn the stated APY. IRA eligible. 

Substantial penalty for early withdrawal which will reduce earnings. 

Offer may be cancelled at any time without notice. 

For additional terms and conditions, call us at 847-267-1331. 

385 Waukegan Road, Northbrook IL, 60062 • 847.267.1331



GET 

$100 

CHECK OUT THIS 

SPECIAL OFFER 

MENTION THIS AD AT ACCOUNT 

OPENING TO REDEEM THE BONUS! 

WFC00ADTA100 

TOTAL ACCESS CHECKING 

Get free ATMS and we’llrefund the fee! 2 

Only $100 newmoneyrequired to open 1 

$100 BONUS 3 

when youopen anew TotalAccessChecking account by 12/31/18, 

enroll in online banking,activatee-statements through the bank 

website, and completeadirectdeposit within the qualification period. 

NORTHBROOK’S COMMUNITY BANK 

1100 Waukegan Rd. |875 Sanders Rd. | Northbrook 

847-418-2800 |www.northbrookbank.com 

NORTHFIELD’S COMMUNITY BANK 

245 Waukegan Rd. |1751 W.Orchard Ln. | Northfield 

847-446-0245 |www.northview.com 

Proud to be partofthe 

family 

NorthviewBank &Trust is abranch of Northbrook Bank &Trust Company. 1. General Information. NewMoneyismoneynot held in an account at the Bank at the time of account opening. 2. ATMFees. The bank does not charge its customers amonthly card 

usagefee. No transaction charge at any ATMinthe Allpoint, MoneyPass, or Sum surcharge-free networks. Other banks outside the network mayimpose ATMsurchargesattheir machines. Surcharge fees assessedbyowners of otherATMs outside the network 

will be reimbursed. Reimbursement does not include the 1.10% International Servicefee chargedfor certain foreign transactions conductedoutside the continental United States. 3. Total Access Checking Account. The promotion is not available to existing 

checking customers of the Bank.Activeemployees of Wintrust Financial Corp. and its subsidiaries arenot eligible forthis promotion. Limit 1checking bonus payment per customer,regardlessofthe number of accounts opened. In order to receiveabonus 

payment, your account(s) must be open and have abalancegreater than zero when the bonus payment is made. The $100 bonus is subjecttoIRS 1099-INT reporting and maybeconsidered income fortax purposesfor the tax year in which the bonus was 

paid. If all bonus qualifications aremet, youwill receivea$100.00 bonus credit to your account within 30 calendar days following the end of the Qualification Period. The Qualification Period is 2consecutivecalendar months following the calendar month 

the account is opened. To qualify forthe bonus, youmust: 1) Open anew Total Access Checking Account during the promotional period which continues until December 31, 2018. 2) Tell us youare awareofthe promotion at the time youopen the account. 3) 

Deposit $100.00 or moreinnew moneywithin 10 businessdaysofaccount opening. 4) Have your qualifying directdeposit made to this account within the Qualification Period. “DirectDeposit” means any payment made by agovernment 

agency, employer, or other third-party organization which is made via an electronic deposit. Directdeposits do not include teller/ATM/mobile or remotedeposits, wiretransfers, Online Banking/telephone transfers between accounts at 

the bank,external transfers from other accounts at other financial institutions, and/or ATM/debit cardtransfers and deposits. 5) Enroll in online banking and activatee-statements through the Bank websitewithin the Qualification Period.



UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH 

OCCUPATION: Stylist 

SPECIALTY: Medium /long haircuts and braiding 

PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION: Oribe Volumista 

FAVORITE MOVIE: Wolf of Wall Street 

FAVORITE FOOD: Omelettes 

For more about Claudya, visit our website. 

CLAUDYA 

2018 

368 PARK AVENUE • GLENCOE • 847.501.3100 

BOOK ONLINE • PASCALPOURELLE.COM



Time Lines 

As postwar population boom eases, Northbrook does some catching up 

In recognition of the Illinois 

Bicentennial, this is Part 7 of 

a series tracing major events 

in Illinois and Northbrook 

during the eight 25-year 

intervals that comprise 200 

years of state history. Part 7 

focuses on 1968 to 1993. 

Dan Kaye 

Northbrook Historical Society 

Historical themes over 

certain time periods are 

seldom exact, with many 

overlapping trends and 

events competing for attention. 

But if “exploding 

population” best describes 

Northbrook in the 25 years 

following World War II, 

then “adjusting to the explosion” 

might best characterize 

the quarter century 

from 1968-93. 

In other words, as Illinois 

and the nation moved 

on from the tumultuous 

year of 1968, Northbrook 

began a period of “catching 

up” with its amazing 

population growth. 

It wasn’t that Northbrook 

didn’t continue to 

expand geographically; in 

fact, the Village annexed 

areas that pushed its borders 

in all four directions, 

including the key addition 

of Techny in 1988. But according 

to “Northbrook, 

Illinois: The Fabric of Our 

History,” the “build, build, 

build” theme of the 1950s, 

’60s and into the ’70s gave 

way to closer looks at controlled 

growth and zoning 

concerns. 

A review of Northbrook 

population figures: 1940 

— 1,285; 1950 — 3,348; 

1960 — 11, 635; 1970 — 

25,422. That meant the 

Village in 1970 had about 

20 times more residents 

than 30 years earlier. But 

by 1980, the population 

increased only to 30,778, 

and in 1990 it was 32,308 

— not far from today’s estimated 

33,400. 

During the 1970s and 

’80s, it became more evident 

that Northbrook was 

maturing into a suburban 

village, a process that was 

illustrated by a necessary 

expansion of services. 

One of the earliest examples 

actually came in 

late 1963, when Northbrook’s 

direct line to Lake 

Michigan water became 

operational. This accomplishment 

was especially 

attributable to the efforts 

of Bertram Pollak, Village 

President from 1957-1969. 

Other expanded services 

and facilities soon followed. 

The Dundee Road 

fire station was completed 

in 1971, and by 1988, 

Northbrook had 54 paid 

firefighters in a department 

that was fully equipped for 

many types of responses 

including hazardous materials, 

underwater rescues, 

and high-rise emergencies. 

The police department’s 

first computer was 

installed in 1973, and by 

1988, the department had 

82 officers. When Northbrook 

Police Chief Arthur 

K. Schmidt retired in 

1987 following 30 years 

with the department, he 

said: “When I joined we 

had a manpower total of 

12. There was little need 

for service back then. But 

now one of the things this 

community demands most 

is service. Only about 15 

percent of our time is law 

enforcement.” 

Also by 1988, the Village’s 

Public Works Department 

had grown to 

52 full-time members. In 

November 1990, the current 

Village Hall was completed. 

The Northbrook Public 

Library opened at its present 

location in May 1969, 

and at the time it was believed 

that facility would 

be more than adequate for 

many years. But by 1975, 

more space was needed, 

prompting more construction. 

The Northbrook Sports 

Center, first called the 

Sports Complex, opened 

in 1968. The North Suburban 

YMCA was completed 

in March 1969. 

Wood Oaks Green Park 

became a reality in 1975, 

and Sportsman’s Country 

Club became Park District 

property in 1978. 

White Plains Shopping 

Center was built in phases 

beginning in 1969, and 

Sanders Court opened in 

1973. After the settling 

of more than 20 lawsuits, 

Northbrook Court opened 

in 1976. The post office 

moved from its cramped 

downtown location to a 

new building on Dundee 

Road in 1980. 

The current Northbrook 

Historical Society was 

chartered in 1974, paving 

the way for the Northfield 

Inn to be moved to Village 

Green Park. After much 

restoration work by many 

volunteers, the Northbrook 

History Museum opened 

to the public on July 4, 

1976 — the nation’s bicentennial. 

Northbrook/ 

Shermerville also turned 

75 in 1976. 

More examples of a maturing 

village: The Northbrook 

Symphony Orchestra 

was founded in 1980 

— a year after the opening 

of the Forrest Sheeley 

Center for the Performing 

Arts at Glenbrook North. 

It was also during the 

1980s that many of Glenbrook 

North graduate John 

Hughes’ films were released, 

with several set in 

and around Northbrook. 

Most familiar might by 

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” 

which debuted in 1986 and 

featured the Northbrook 

water tower with “SAVE 

FERRIS” painted on the 

side. 

During this time, women 

finally gained more local 

leadership positions. After 

Sally Probst became the 

first female Northbrook 

Village Trustee in 1963, 

Linda White became the 

first female Park District 

President in 1977. Lucinda 

Kasperson became the first 

woman to serve as Village 

President in 1981. 

In statewide politics, 

voters adopted a new Illinois 

constitution in 1970. 

Abraham Lincoln’s home 

in Springfield became the 

first national historic site 

in Illinois in 1972. Illinois 

native Ronald Reagan became 

the nation’s 40th 

president when elected 

in 1980. In 1983, Harold 

Washington was elected 

as Chicago’s first African- 

American mayor. In 1992, 

Carol Mosely Braun became 

the first African- 

American woman elected 

to the U.S. Senate. 

Political downsides in 

Illinois included the riotous 

Democratic National 

Convention in Chicago in 

late August 1968. In February 

1973, former Illinois 

Gov. Otto Kerner was sentenced 

to three years in 

prison. In August 1987, 

Though the playground equipment has greatly changed 

(as have the downtown buildings in the background), 

the Village Green play area, shown here in the late 

1960s, has been a magnet for Northbrook children for 

many decades. Photo Submitted 

former Illinois Gov. Dan 

Walker was sentenced to 

seven years in prison. 

Other state highlights 

from 1968 to 1993: The 

Sears Tower (1,450 feet) 

in Chicago became the 

world’s tallest building at 

the time in 1973; Pope John 

Paul II visited Chicago in 

October 1979; and “The 

Oprah Winfrey Show” was 

broadcast nationally from 

Chicago for the first time 

on Sept. 8, 1986. 

Tragedies included the 

crash of American Airlines 

Flight 191 soon after takeoff 

from O’Hare Field on 

May 25, 1979, with the 

loss of all 271 on board 

plus several on the ground. 

This came only a few 

months after investigators 

began tearing apart John 

Wayne Gacy’s Norwood 

Park home, where many of 

his 33 victims were buried. 

One Northbrook trend 

that did not continue was 

school-enrollment expansion. 

After the huge 

student increases of the 

1950s and ’60s, declining 

enrollments became a key 

issue. After much discussion 

and a lawsuit filed by 

Northbrook East residents, 

Oaklane (District 28) elementary 

school closed in 

1977. Crestwood, which 

had served local students 

since 1911, closed in 1979; 

the Village eventually purchased 

the building and 

reopened it as Crestwood 

Place (senior housing) in 

1985. Indian Ridge (District 

27) closed in 1982 

and later became the Park 

District’s Leisure Center. 

Meanwhile, the world 

was introduced to Northbrook 

thanks to the accomplishments 

of a trio 

of speed skaters. Dianne 

Holum (silver and bronze, 

1968; gold and silver, 

1972), Anne Henning 

(gold and bronze, 1972), 

and Leah Poulos-Mueller 

(silver, 1976; two silvers, 

1980) accounted for nine 

U.S. medals during four 

consecutive Winter Olympics 

from 1968 through 

1980. Several other Northbrook 

Speed Skating Club 

members also were part of 

those U.S. Olympic teams 

as Northbrook, which had 

called itself “The Village 

of Friendly Living,” 

became better known as 

“The Speed Skating Capital 

of the World.” 

Sports success also came 

to Glenbrook North, with 

Please see timelines, 31

northbrooktower.com sound off 


Social snapshot 

Top Web Stories 

From northbrooktower.com as of Monday, 

Nov. 26 

1. Police: Shopper attempts to steal $1,500 

worth of goods from Northbrook Court store 

2. Letter to the Editor: Northbrook nightmare 

3. Glenbrook North boys basketball ready for 

new identity 

4. Team 22: 2018 Football 

5. Annual Turkey Trot continues to ‘pull the 

community together’ 

Become a Tower Plus member: 

northbrooktower.com/plus 

from the editor 

Home Sweet Home Foundation an admirable cause 

Martin Carlino 

martin@northbrooktower.com 

Toward the front of 

this week’s news 

section (page 8) 

in The Tower, you’ll find 

the story of a nonprofit 

founded by Glenbrook 

North alumna Erin Ross. 

That foundation, 

which is called Home 

Sweet Home Foundation, 

donates needed items to 

group homes for adults 

with intellectual and 

developmental disabilities. 

The foundation’s mission 

statement says it 

“transforms supportive 

housing for adults with 

intellectual and developmental 

disabilities into 

safe, happy nurturing 

homes through in-kind 

donations — empowering 

them to live with the 

confidence and dignity 

they deserve.” 

The foundation works 

toward that mission by 

providing those living 

in supportive housing 

with new and gently used 

household — and other — 

basic necessities on a seasonal 

basis, according to 

the foundation’s website. 

Our page 8 article 

provides further details 

about the foundation and 

insights from Ross herself. 

But in case you missed 

that article, or even if you 

didn’t, it’s worth noting 

once more how we can 

help this admirable cause 

started by a fellow Northbrook 

native. 

Ross and the foundation 

are currently doing a fundraiser 

in partnership with 

Burlington Coat Factory. 

Ross is asking for monetary 

donations, until Dec. 

2, so that residents of El 

Valor Residential Community 

Housing can go 

shopping for winter items 

of their choosing. 

Burlington Coat Factory 

has agreed to open early, 

so the residents can have 

the store to themselves to 

get the winter items they 

need. 

Now, I realize this is 

only a few days away, but 

I’m certain that any little 

bit will go a long ways in 

helping. As I penned this 

editorial, Chicago and its 

surrounding suburbs were 

getting hammered with 

snow. Imagine not having 

a winter coat, or winter 

gloves, or proper footwear 

to bear these conditions. 

Unfortunately that is a 

reality for many, but with 

just a little bit of help, we 

can change that for some. 

For more information 

about Home Sweet Home, 

please visit sweet-home. 

org. 

Did you know being outside in colder 

weather boosts your mood, provides 

needed sunlight and burns extra calories? 

Visit our parks this weekend and enjoy a 

brisk walk! 

The Northbrook Park District posted this 

photo on Facebook on Nov. 23 

Like The Northbrook Tower: facebook.com/northbrooktower 

NFYN 

From Page 24 

an egg white omelette inspired 

his search. 

“I knew it was possible 

for pure protein to crunch 

like a chip,” Schreier said. 

“So with my friend Nick 

[Hamburger], we started 

developing a low-carb egg 

white chip.” 

The two experimented 

tirelessly for two years in 

Schreier’s kitchen before 

arriving at the product of 

their dreams — a crunchy 

and boldy flavorful chip 

that delivers the nutrition 

and purity of an egg white 

omelette. 

The two graduated from 

New Trier High School and 

went on to college. Schreier 

went to Williams College 

and Hamburger to the 

University of Chicago. 

The two brought their 

Quevos product to Glencoe 

neighbor Andy Friedman 

for advice. Friedman happens 

to be the co-founder 

of the popcorn brand Skinny 

Pop. 

THE WILMETTE BEACON 

2019 Kenilworth budget 

approved, features surplus 

The Village of Kenilworth’s 

2019 budget 

features a surplus, but challenges 

loom with respect to 

Police Pension Fund contributions. 

The Kenilworth Village 

Board approved its budget 

for fiscal year 2019 during 

its regular meeting Monday, 

Nov. 19. The budget 

features revenues in excess 

of expenditures by $33,818 

— compared with the approved 

2018 budget, which 

had a surplus of $81,788 — 

with revenues coming in at 

just under $4.5 million. 

Reporting by Fouad Egbaria, 


WilmetteBeacon.com. 

Humble brag: we’re a small business. 

Humble truth: small businesses need you. 

Please, whenever you can, shop local! 

Book Bin NBK tweeted this on Nov. 24 

Follow The Northbrook Tower: @northbrooktower 

go figure 

2 

The 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

tree lighting held at Northbrook’s 

Village Presbyterian Church was just 

the second ever. The church hopes to 

continue the tradition for years to come. 

Please see Page 3 for more. 

timelines 

From Page 30 

1974 a special year as the 

Spartans won a state baseball 

championship in June 

before capturing the Class 

5A football state championship 

in November. 

Fans of two Chicago 

professional teams had 

plenty to cheer about, too, 

as the Bears dominated 

opponents during the 1985 

NFL season before routing 

the New England Patriots 

in Super Bowl XX. Not 

long after, the Bulls, led by 

Michael Jordan, won NBA 

championships in 1991, 

1992 and 1993. 

Both teams attracted 

worldwide attention, enabling 

Chicago and Illinois 

— the “Land of Lincoln” 

that turned 175 in 1993 — 

to finally make progress in 

erasing an image defined 

for so long by gangsters 

and a tragic fire. 


Sound Off Policy 

Editorials and columns are the opinions of the author. Pieces from 

22nd Century Media are the thoughts of the company as a whole. 

The Northbrook Tower encourages readers to write letters to Sound 

Off. All letters must be signed, and names and hometowns will be 

published. We also ask that writers include their address and phone 

number for verification, not publication. Letters should be limited 

to 400 words. The Northbrook Tower reserves the right to edit letters. 

Letters become property of The Northbrook Tower. Letters that are 

published do not reflect the thoughts and views of The Northbrook 

Tower. Letters can be mailed to: The Northbrook Tower, 60 Revere 

Drive ST 888, Northbrook, IL, 60062. Fax letters to (847) 272-4648 

or email to martin@northbrooktower.com. 

www.northbrooktower.com



Wishing All Those 

Who Celebrate a 

Happy Hanukkah 

and 

Happy New Year! 

Building Relationships That Last aLifetime 

847-764-5532 

Mark@MarkSchrimmer.com 

MarkSchrimmer.com 

COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE | 1925 CHERRY LANE | NORTHBROOK IL 60062 

Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company. ©2018 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the 

Equal Opportunity Act. Owned by asubsidiary ofNRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.

the Northbrook Tower | November 29, 2018 | northbrooktower.com 

Knockin’ on Seven’s Door 

22nd Century Media editors set the table for seven-course meal, Page 39 

22nd annual Turkey Trot supports Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook, Page 35 

Runners take off from the starting line on Thursday, Nov. 22, at the 22nd annual Turkey Trot 5K in Glenview. Photo by Scott Margolin/22nd Century Media

34 | November 29, 2018 | The Northbrook tower puzzles 


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. Ft. Meade-based 

org. 

4. Permeate 

8. Puget Sound city 

14. “Hamlet” contraction 

15. Itch 

16. Declared 

17. Northbrook 

resident who spreads 

inspirational messages 

with his “The Stu 

Show” - Stuart ____ 

19. Monopoly structures 

20. One of five Norwegian 

kings 

21. Düsseldorf denial 

23. “The Pillars of the 

Earth” writer 

27. Warp 

31. Chapter in history 

32. Peach or plum 

33. GBN girls middle 

distance runner, 

Emma 

34. Payment option 

36. “Splendor in the 

Grass” Oscar winner 

37. Taqueria fare 

39. Agnus ___ 

40. “Twittering Machine” 

artist 

41. Game of Kings 

42. Schedule tentatively 

(with “in”) 

44. Sonata producer 

46. Hodges of the 

Dodgers 

47. Ed.’s in-box filler 

50. Philosophies 

51. Church government 

by bishops 

54. Fig Newton alternative 

55. Christmas tree 

topper 

56. Unpleasant air 

60. Reference works 

64. Most exquisite 

65. Primer material 

66. Elvis’s label 

67. Amount eaten 

68. Any day now 

69. Dark time for poets 

Down 

1. “Really!” 

2. Undercoat 

3. Secret mysteries 

4. Stand in 

5. Hesitant sounds 

6. Self concept 

7. Tubular pasta 

8. S.Pacific island 

9. Skin care brand 

10. Child’s crib (Brit) 

11. Have markers out 

12. Funnyman 

Brooks 

13. Pop-ups 

18. Postponed 

22. Forms of art 

24. “Heaven forbid!” 

25. “March of the 

Penguins” director 

Jacquet 

26. Clue weapon 

27. Single shot 

28. “Citizen ___” 

29. Boundary line 

30. Deep distress 

34. Figures looked to 

as examples 

35. Witness 

37. Santa’s sackful 

38. Homecoming 

guest 

40. Fruit weight in 

EU 

41. ___ Beta Kappa 

43. Presidents’ mil. 

rank 

45. ___ the soil 

47. A sign of good 

wine 

48. Seldom 

49. Damascus citizen 

52. Tiny quantities 

53. Good works ad 

54. Trans-Siberian 

Railroad city 

56. Hosp. procedure 

57. First name in spy 

fiction 

58. Prada contents 

59. Swell place 

61. Movie channel 

(abbr.) 

62. Author Umberto 

63. Tax form ID 

Let’s see what’s on 

Tune in all month in November to Northbrook Community 

Television, cable Channel 17 

7 a.m. and 3 p.m. 

Glenview Northbrook Coalition 

for Youth Raising 

Resilient Youth - Strategies 

For Parenting In A 

Complex World 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

Korean War Exhibit at 

the Northbrook Library - 

Presented by Jin Lee 

10 a.m. and 6 p.m 

North Shore Senior 

Center “Cosley Zoo - Tami 

Romenjko, Education 

and Guest Experiences 

Manger of the Cosley Zoo 

in Wheaton - A Learning 

Zoo” 

11 a.m. and 7 p.m. 

North Shore Mosquito 

Abatement District - West 

Nile Virus 

Noon, 8 p.m. and midnight 

Northbrook’s 4th of July 

Parade 

1 p.m. and 9 p.m 

Parent University – Paul 

Sweetow; Reducing 

Negative Emotions” 

10 p.m. 

Northbrook: An American 

Tapestry 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 

3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column 

and box must contain each of the numbers 

1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

visit us online at 

www.NORTHBROOKTOWER.com 

answers 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

northbrooktower.com life & arts 


Annual Turkey Trot continues to ‘pull the community together’ 

Neil Milbert 


Residents of the Tall 

Trees neighborhood in 

Glenview have their 

Thanksgiving Day priorities 

in order. 

The traditional turkey, 

stuffing, cranberries and 

pumpkin pie come later; 

but the first course on 

the menu is the 3.1-mile 

course for the Tall Trees 

Turkey Trot, a neighborhood 

Thanksgiving tradition 

for decades. 

T-shirts of past races 

were hanging on a clothesline 

near the awards area 

and the lettering on the 

shirt on the far right read: 

“1st Annual Tall Trees 5K 

Fun Run May 18, 1997,” 

so an explanation is in order. 

“That first year, we 

had about 23 runners,” 

said Ken Kraus, who has 

served as director of the 

race since its inception. 

“We lost money that first 

year. We held it in May the 

next two years, but there 

was too much competition 

with soccer. 

“One of my neighbors 

said: ‘Why not hold it on 

Thanksgiving?’ and a light 

went on. We did and it 

took off. 

“Now, we max out at 

650 runners every year, so 

we don’t have traffic problems 

because of too many 

runners meeting when 

they’re going in opposite 

directions on the course. 

Otherwise we would have 

about 700 or 800 runners.” 

As popular as the contest 

on the course is the 

artwork on the official race 

T-shirts. This year’s shirt 

featured a cartoon drawing 

of President Lincoln. 

He had the head of a turkey 

and was seated in his 

Lincoln Monument chair. 

Among the past T-shirts 

are depictions of The Beatles 

and Andy Warhol’s 

artwork. 

Kraus said he collaborates 

on the designs with 

Scott Willis, a friend from 

college who has been 

working in art and design 

for more than a decade. 

Another colorful aspect 

to the Tall Trees Turkey 

Trot is the attire of the 

many neighborhood volunteers, 

such as June De- 

Castro, who donned a turkey 

costume for the annual 

race. 

“I’ve always been a 

cheerleader during my 

16 years in the neighborhood,” 

she said. “Then, 

somebody said: ‘You need 

a turkey costume.’ I don’t 

know what year that came 

into place, but I do know 

our dog, Boomer, thinks 

I’m crazy.” 

Not only has the Tall 

Trees Turkey Trot proven 

to be an annual showcase 

for art and community, it 

also has grown to become 

a financial success. 

“Each year, we donate 

about $20,000 to Youth 

Services of Glenview/ 

Northbrook,” Kraus said, 

“and a lot of people in the 

neighborhood have gotten 

involved in Youth Services 

because of their involvement 

in the race. It pulls 

the community together.” 

The runners in the 22nd 

annual Tall Trees Turkey 

Trot came from near and 

far, and for many, it was a 

family affair. 

Mitchell Stern, of 

Northbrook, was joined by 

his wife, Amy, and their 

14-year-old daughter, Ella. 

“Our son, Eli, runs for 

Glenbrook North, and 

he got us started running 

again,” Mitchell said. 

Making his Tall Trees 

2018 Tall Trees Turkey 

Trot winners 

Top male finishers 

First place: Jordan Theriault, 

of Glenview 

Second place: Joseph 

White, of New York 

Third Place: Jordan 

Lynch, of Glenview 

Top women finishers 

First place: Amanda 

Gershun, formerly of 

Glenview 

Second Place: Jessica 

Ackerman, of Wilmette 

Third Place: Courtney 

Ackerman, of Wilmette 

racing debut was 10-yearold 

Axel Beck, of Northbrook. 

He and his 13-yearold 

sister, Cecilia, were 

joined by their cousins, 

Eva, 13, and Max Beck, 

10, from Shorewood in 

Will County. 

The overall winner in 

the female division with a 

time of 19:18.3 was Amanda 

Gershun, a 25-year-old 

former Glenview resident 

who now lives in Phoenix, 

Arizona. 

Finishing second and 

third, respectively, in the 

women’s overall completion 

were Jessica and 

Courtney Ackerman, 

23-year-old twins from 

Wilmette who established 

school records during 

their high school running 

careers at New Trier and 

have excelled in the Tall 

Trees Turkey Trot over the 

years. 

Their mother, Debbie 

Ackerman, finished first 

in the women’s 45-54 age 

group competition, while 

their father, Doug Ackerman, 

ran in the men’s division. 

Younger brother Tyler, 

who has given a good 

Runners (left to right) Mitchell, Amy and Ella Stern, of Northbrook, stop for a photo 

before the race. Photos by Scott Margolin/22nd Century Media 

account of himself in past 

races, was sidelined because 

of illness. 

“This race is our family’s 

Thanksgiving tradition,” 

Courtney said. 

Another runner who has 

established a tradition of 

excellence in the Tall Trees 

Turkey Trot is Jordan Theriault, 

a former Glenbrook 

South star who now is a 

freshman at Notre Dame. 

After coming in second 

last year, Theriault 

reclaimed the men’s overall 

championship that he 

won in 2016, crossing the 

finish line in a time of 17 

minutes, 53.2 seconds. He 

finished second overall 

in 2014 and was an agegroup 

winner in 2015. 

This time around, Joseph 

White of Brooklyn, 

N.Y., placed second overall 

and Glenview’s Jordan 

Lynch took home the 

bronze. 

A number of out-of-state 

contenders show up every 

Thanksgiving and this year 

was no exception. 

Among those who went 

home with age-group 

awards were: Holden 

Glenview resident Jordan Theriault crosses the finish 

line on Thursday, Nov. 22 as the top overall finisher at 

the 22nd annual Tall Trees Turkey Trot, in Glenview. 

Dan Swanson, in his festive race attire, crosses the 

finish line. 

Ruegger of Westerville, 

Ohio — second in the 

men’s 16-24 division; 

Derek Kopon of Cambridge, 

Mass. — second in 

the men’s 35-44 division; 

Owen Kopon of Washington, 

D.C. — third in the 

men’s 25-34 division; and 

Chelsey Paquette of Dayton, 

Ohio — third in the 

women’s 25-34 division.

36 | November 29, 2018 | The Northbrook tower Life & arts 


Northbrook Symphony to present 

‘Celebrate the holiday spirit’ 

Submitted Content 

for the 

holidays 

MARKETING SOLUTIONS 

The Northbrook Symphony will present a holiday 

concert on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Our Lady of the Brook 

Church in Northbrook. Photo Submitted 

Join the Northbrook 

Symphony for a festive 

holiday concert on Dec. 1, 

the second of its exciting 

“Celebrate Music” season. 

“Celebrate the holiday spirit” 

will showcase seasonal 

favorites the whole family 

will enjoy, featuring the return 

of the Christmas piano 

concertos of Hollywood 

composer George Greeley 

— magnificent symphonic 

settings of 16 beloved 

Christmas carols for grand 

piano and full orchestra. 

Usher in the holiday season 

with this program of 

grand and glorious music 

including Tchaikovsky’s 

dances from “The Nutcracker” 

and fThe Festive 

Sounds of Hanukkah. The 

concert will also feature the 

first performance of Maestro 

Rapchak’s “Christmas 

March.” 

The NSO welcomes 

the return of pianist John 

Goodwin as its guest artist 

and will feature the St. 

Norbert and Our Lady of 

the Brook Parish Choir. 

And remember, guests 

are encouraged to bring 

young family members to 

every concert; the NSO is 

continuing its exciting offer 

of free tickets for all 

children ages 7-18 when 

accompanied by a ticketholding 

adult. Call the NSO 

office at (847) 272-0755 

for details and tickets. The 

concert will start at 7 p.m. 

at Our Lady of the Brook 

Church, in Northbrook. 

ENGAGE 

GROW 

CONVERT 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: 

IMC.22NDCENTURYMEDIA.COM/HOLIDAYS 

NORTHBROOK 

Pinstripes 

(1150 Willow Road, 

(847) 480-2323) 

■From ■ open until close 

all week: bowling and 

bocce 

Glenbrook North High 

School 

(2300 Shermer Road, 

(847) 272-6400) 

■7 ■ p.m., Nov. 29, Nov. 

30 or Dec. 1: Performances 

of GBN’s 

Winter Sketch Comedy 

Showcase 

GLENVIEW 

Oil Lamp Theater 

(1723 Glenview Road, 

(847) 834-0738) 

■Multiple ■ showtimes 

starting Nov. 29 until 

Dec. 30: Performances 

of “It’s a Wonderful 

Life” ($40 adult, $25 

student tickets) 

Johnny’s Kitchen 

(1740 Milwaukee Ave. 

(847) 699-9999) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every Friday 

and Saturday: Live 

Music 

The Rock House 

(1742 Glenview Road 

(224) 616-3062) 

■5 ■ p.m. Friday, Nov. 

30: Family Night and 

Karaoke 

■9 ■ a.m.. Saturday, Dec. 

1: Gene Lim 

■Noon ■ Sunday, Dec. 2: 

Sean Hefferan 

Curragh Irish Pub 

(1800 Tower Drive, (847) 

998-1100) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every 

Wednesday: Trivia 

LAKE FOREST 

Woodlands Academy 

(705 E. Westleigh Road, 

(847) 234-4300) 

■7-8:30 ■ p.m. Dec. 

6: Free Christmas 

Concert at Woodlands 

Academy 

Northcroft Park 

(1365 S. Ridge Road) 

■7-10 ■ p.m. Dec. 7: Cocktails 

with Claus’s 

WINNETKA 

Please see scene, 37

northbrooktower.com FAITH 


Faith Briefs 

Northbrook Community Synagogue (2548 

Jasper Court) 

Canasta Game Night 

Join at NCS for or 

monthly Canasta game 

on Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. Don’t 

worry if you don’t know 

how to play, we can teach 

you. Great fun for everyone 

For more information, 

email Stevevwbus@ 

aol.com or call (847) 509- 

9204. 

NCS Hanukkah Bash 

Join for a free night of 

Chanukah celebration 

at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 8. 

There will be candle lighting, 

music, crafts, latkes, 

sufganiyot and more. All 

are welcome. For more 

information, please call 

(847) 509-9204 or email 

office@northbrookcommunitysynagogue.org. 

Morning Minyan 

Join morning minyan 

followed by breakfast on 

weekdays at 7:15 a.m. and 

on Sundays and holidays 

at 9 a.m. For information, 

call (847) 509-9204. 

St. Giles Episcopal Church (3025 Walters 

Ave.) 

Community Breakfast 

Join for a monthly, 

free community breakfast 

held each second Sunday 

from 9-10:30 a.m. in the 

church basement. All are 

welcome. Our Sunday 

morning worship service 

begins at 10:15 a.m. 

Men’s Night Out 

St. Giles men and their 

male friends and family 

are welcome to gather at 

In Memoriam 

Diana Leengran 

Diana Leengran, nee 

Brouse, 83, of Northbrook, 

died Nov. 13. 

She was the beloved 

wife for 57 years of Wayne 

Leengran; loving mother 

Grandpa’s in Glenview, 

across from the downtown 

train station, at 7 p.m. on 

the second Tuesday of the 

month. For more information, 

call (847) 272-6622. 

Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago 

(1810 Pfingsten Road) 

Juma’ah Prayer 

This prayer includes a 

khutba (sermon) by Imam, 

followed by the prayer 

from 1-2 p.m. on Fridays. 

For more information, call 

(847) 272-0319. 

Sunday Talk 

Every Sunday the Islamic 

Cultural Center 

will hold a discussion at 

12:30-1 p.m. For more 

information, call (847) 

272-0319 or visit www. 

icc-greaterchicago.com. 

Young Israel of Northbrook (3545 Walters 

Ave.) 

Weekly Monday Night 

Torah Study 

Study Torah with Rabbi 

Herschel Berger, spiritual 

leader of Young Israel of 

Northbrook, at 7 p.m. on 

Mondays. Discussions 

will correlate the study 

topic to modern daily life. 

No charge. For more information, 

contact Rabbi 

Berger at (847) 205-1910 

or hbglobemet@aol.com. 

of Karen (Timothy) Heslop, 

the late Glenn and Neil 

Leengran; proud grandmother 

of Lauren Heslop; 

cherished sister of the late 

Barbara Williams and dear 

aunt of Lori Colley and 

Casual Morning Minyan 

On Saturdays at 9:30 

a.m., join for a Shabbat, 

lay-led, participatory service 

held in the mishkan. 

The one-hour service 

is informal and open to 

young and old alike. After 

worship, many participants 

remain for a lively 

discussion about the Torah 

portion over a bagel 

and coffee. 

Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook (2095 

Landwehr Road) 

Tuesday Women to 

Women Class 

Weekly women’s class 

hosted by Chaya Epstein 

at 2:15 p.m. Women to 

Women is a Jewish women’s 

organization run by 

women for women. For 

more information, call 

(847) 564-8770. 

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (1133 

Pfingsten) 

“The Case for Christ” 

Series 

Join on a riveting quest 

for the truth about history’s 

most compelling 

figure on Sundays from 

9:20-10:20 a.m. For more 

information, visit Gloria- 

DeiNorthbrook.org. 

Northbrook United Methodist Church 

(1190 Western Avenue) 

Line Dancing 

Join Tuesday nights 

from 7-8 p.m. for $50 per 

six-week session. 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

Every Thursday from 

7:30-9 p.m. the church 

hosts an AA meeting in 

the basement. For more 

information, visit www. 

northbrookumc.com. 

Temple Beth-El (3610 Dundee Rd) 

Kabbalat Shabbat 

Join TBE for Friday 

night refreshing musical 

service every Friday night 

at 6 p.m. Soloists include 

Holly Williams. Leengran 

received her Bachelor’s 

and Masters degrees from 

the University of Michigan. 

She loved to sew and 

travel and was an avid 

reader. 

Jane Heyman and Susan 

Coren. Early one is at 

5:30 p.m. For more information, 

contact Shaina at 

(847) 205-9982. 

BrisketPalooza 

Prove your status as the 

world’s best brisket maker 

at BrisketPalooza on Saturday, 

Dec. 1, from 7-10 

p.m. Bring your brisket or 

just your appetite. We’ll 

have professional judges 

and “Chicago style” voting 

plus fun, prizes and a 

special concert by Noah 

Aronson. This event is 

open to the public — 

bring your friends and 

neighbors. Free for cookers, 

$25 for taster and $15 

for concert and dessert 

only. Register online now 

at bit.ly/brisketpalooza. 

Congregation Beth Shalom (3433 Walters 

Ave.) 

Shabbat with a Twist 

Join for Shabbat with a 

Twist on Dec. 7 and 21 at 

Congregation Beth Shalom 

from 11-11:45 a.m. 

Families with children up 

to Pre-K join us to sing 

songs, hear a story read 

by our clergy and twist 

your own challah with 

the dough we provide 

and take it home to bake. 

All are welcome, open to 

the community, free of 

charge. For more information, 

call (847) 498-4100. 

Shabba-Teen 

Join at Congregation 

Beth Shalom if you are 

in 9th-12th grade for our 

Shabba-Teen discussion 

Saturday, Dec. 1, from 

In lieu of flowers, memorials 

may be made to 

the University of Michigan, 

Latin Department, 

2160 Angell Hall, 435 S. 

State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 

48109. 

10:30 a.m. to noon. Hang 

out in our Youth Lounge 

and discuss topics that 

are relevant to you with 

Rabbi Ari Averbach and 

Matt Rissien, Director of 

Youth and Young Family 

Engagement. The topic: Is 

There A Jewish Heaven? 

All high school students 

are welcome, open to the 

community. For more information, 

call (847) 498- 

4100. 

Distinguished Speaker 

Congregation Beth 

Shalom welcomes Distinguished 

Speaker Amy- 

Jill Levine, Agreeing to 

Disagree: How Jews and 

Christians Read Scripture 

Differently. Levine 

is University Professor of 

New Testament and Jewish 

Studies, Mary Jane 

Werthan Professor of Jewish 

Studies and Professor 

of New Testament Studies 

at Vanderbilt Divinity 

School and College of Arts 

and Science and author 

of many books including 

The Misunderstood Jew: 

The Church and the Scandal 

of the Jewish Jesus. 

Join Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. The 

event is open to the community 

and free of charge. 


(847) 498-4100. 

Submit information for 

The Tower’s Faith page to 

m.dwojak@22nd 

centurymedia.com. Deadline 

is noon on Thursday. Questions? 

Call (847) 272-4565. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 

m.dwojak@22nd 

centurymedia.com with information 

about a loved one 

who was part of the Northbrook 

community. 

scene 

From Page 36 

Winnetka Community 

House 

(620 Lincoln Ave., (847) 

446-0537) 

■8:30 ■ a.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 1: Breakfast with 

Santa 

Elm Street Metra Station 

(754 Elm St.,(847) 501- 

2040) 

■5 ■ p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2: 

Menorah Lighting 

GLENCOE 

Watts Ice Center 

(305 Randolph St., (847) 

835-4440) 

■1 ■ p.m., 1:40 p.m., 2:20 

p.m. or 3 p.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 1: The Winter 

Express 

Downtown Business 

District 

(Downtown Glencoe) 

■9 ■ a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 1: Santa visits 

Glencoe 

WILMETTE 

The Rock House 

(1150 Central Ave. (847) 

256-7625) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 1: Handsome 

Dave and the Ravens 

Wilmette Village Hall 

(1200 Wilmette Ave., 

(847) 251-2700) 

■5-6 ■ p.m. Dec. 1: 

Wilmette Tree Lighting 

Ceremony 

Wilmette Theatre 

(1122 Central Ave., (847) 

251-7424) 

■10 ■ a.m. Saturday, Dec. 

1: Holiday Movie – The 

Star 

To place an event in The 

Scene, email martin@northbrooktower.com


northbrooktower.com

northbrooktower.com Quick Bites 


A taste of seven 

22CM editors offer 

up seven North 

Shore samplings 

for full-course meal 

Staff Report 

Calories don’t count this 

time of the year, right? 

Although that’s likely a 

case of wishful thinking 

on our end, 22nd Century 

Media editors are taking 

that claim to heart. 

On the heels of everyone’s 

favorite meal of the 

year, we’re taking it one 

step further, loosening 

our belts once more. And 

what better way to combat 

the horrible feeling of finishing 

off the last of your 

Thanksgiving leftovers 

than thinking about more 

food? 

So, before we all join together 

in post-holiday regret, 

let’s bask in glory of 

food again and check out 

the fine-dining options the 

North Shore has to offer. 

One of Marcello’s most popular pasta offerings is its 

penne pasta with tomato cream sauce ($13.95). Photo 

Submitted 

Crostini — Convito Cafe & 

Market, Wilmette 

For the past 35 years, 

the folks at Wilmette’s 

Convito Cafe & Market 

have been perfecting their 

crostinis. Judging by the 

popularity of these Italian 

appetizers, the effort has 

paid off. 

“We are creative with 

our toppings. We have 

four to five different options 

for any catering order 

that travel well and are 

delicious crowd-pleasers,” 

said Candace Warner, 

owner of Convito. 

Crostini, which means 

“little crusts” in Italian, 

consist of small slices of 

grilled bread and toppings. 

Convito uses extra virgin 

olive oil and fresh ingredients. 

The caponata crostini 

(24 for $20 take out/ 

catering or $7 as a shared 

plate appetizer) is made 

of eggplant, tomato, black 

olives and sweet and sour 

dressing. 

“It’s a great dip or spread 

for a variety of items. You 

can also eat it by itself,” 

Warner said. “It’s a difficult 

recipe to make just 

right.” 

Convito sells many crostinis 

during the holiday 

season for catering and 

parties. Warner said crostinis 

are also ordered often 

during the summer as they 

feature fresh tomatoes. 

Other popular options 

include apple and brie, and 

chicken liver mousse on 

multi-grain crostini with 

cornichons. 

Following increased 

business for Thanksgiving, 

Convito looks to remain 

busy for the remainder of 

the holiday season. The 

cafe will feature dishes 

that best reflect the homey 

flavors of the Italian countryside 

with a Christmas 

Eve brunch and Christmas 

Day dinner planned. 

The food and wine market 

has also rolled out its 

holiday menus with what it 

calls an “in-depth selection 

of Italian prepared foods 

as well as other dishes 

from around the world.” 

Convito is open from 

10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday- 

Thursday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Friday and Saturday. To 

find out more about Convito 

Cafe & Market, visit 

www.convitocafeandmarket.com. 

Story by Eric DeGrechie, 

Managing Editor 

Cod fish soup - Manooben 

Japanese Cafe, Glenview 

If you find yourself 

searching for something to 

break up the stick-to-yourbones 

stews and chowders 

winter is known for, look 

no further than the cod fish 

soup at Manooben Japanese 

Cafe. 

The restaurant’s chefs 

serve up thick cuts of cod 

in a thin, Korean-style 

spicy pepper paste broth. 

The dish is served in a hot 

stone bowl with the broth 

still rapidly boiling to finish 

cooking the fish and 

large clams that are added 

to boost the soup’s earthy, 

salty notes. 

Thinly sliced potatoes 

are paired with the seafood 

to give the soup a hearty, 

familiar bite. 

Tucked away in Glen- 

Please see taste, 40 

PHOTOS BY MATTHEW MURPHY

40 | November 29, 2018 | The Northbrook tower Quick Bites 


taste 

From Page 39 

view’s Howard Plaza, the 

quaint, wooden interior of 

the Japanese cafe immediately 

transports diners into 

a unique culinary experience. 

Make it a meal by starting 

off with an order 

of asparagus beef roll, 

which features paper-thin 

beef wrapped around perfectly 

cooked spears of 

asparagus with a teriyaki 

sauce. 

Manooben Japanese 

Restaurant, 1728 Milwaukee 

Ave., serves traditional 

Japanese favorites and 

modern reinventions from 

11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 

from 4:30-9:30 p.m. Monday 

through Saturday and 

from 4:30-9 p.m. on Sundays. 

Story by Jason Addy, Contributing 

Editor 

Jenniper salad — Three 

Tarts Cafe, Northfield 

When a dish has been 

around for 20 years, you 

know it’s working. 

That’s the case at Three 

Tarts for the Jenniper 

salad, which is a customer 

favorite, said Kate 

Rooney, co-owner of the 

bakery and cafe at 301 

Happ Road. 

“We’re been making it 

for at least 20 years; it’s 

one of those originals,” 

Rooney added. 

The Jenniper salad 

($6.30) has mixed greens, 

toasted walnuts, sliced 

cucumber, roasted onion, 

goat cheese, and, not to be 

missed, dried cranberries. 

The latter was an addition 

from an employee named 

Jen. 

“She always added 

dried cranberries to the 

goat cheese salad so it was 

named after her,” Rooney 

said. 

The flavorful and unique 

salad — one of my personal 

North Shore favorites — 

The crostini at Wilmette’s Convito Cafe & Market come 

in a variety of options including the caponata. Photo 

submitted 

is dressed with the cafe’s 

balsamic vinaigrette and 

comes with a small roll on 

the side. 

Rooney said the Jenniper 

can be made for those dining 

in or to-go, adding that 

some customers choose to 

order it “en component,” 

which comes with all the 

ingredients separated to 

later make it at home. The 

salad is also offered on the 

cafe’s catering menu. 

Three Tarts is open 7 

a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday- 

Friday and 7 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Saturday. It is closed Sundays. 

For more info, visit 

www.threetartsbakery. 

com. 

Mini cheeseburgers — 

Foodstuffs, Glencoe 

Whether you are planning 

a meal for your family 

or a large holiday party, 

Foodstuffs in downtown 

Glencoe can fulfill your 

needs. 

Every day, the shop 

has a display case full of 

various entrees to choose 

from. The best part about 

it? You don’t have to even 

lift a finger because they 

are already premade. 

Last week, I visited 

Foodstuffs at 388 Park 

Ave. to see what they had 

to offer for lunch and dinner 

and I was pleasantly 

surprised to find a large 

amount of opinions. 

A heaping plate of mini 

cheeseburgers was calling 

my name, so I settled upon 

three of the sliders for my 

entree. 

“They are made fresh 

in the kitchen at this location,” 

said Andreea 

Nemes, the manager at 

Foodstuffs. 

I got the burgers packaged 

to go and warmed 

them in the microwave for 

less than a minute back at 

the office. The mini buns 

became soft and the cheese 

on top of the burger and 

underneath (score!) melted 

upon the seasoned burger. 

It was delicious — and super 

easy to reheat. 

I learned that finding an 

entree at Foodstuffs is very 

convenient and helps take 

the stress away from preparing 

a meal during the 

holidays. 

This week from Thursday-Sunday, 

Nov. 29-Dec. 

2, there are various entrees 

including: ginger beef stir 

fry, grilled shrimp quesadillas, 

skinless fried chicken, 

Risa’s turkey burgers 

and a Hanukkah menu. 

Foodstuffs also offers 

sandwiches, salads, appetizers, 

party trays, gift 

baskets and cakes. It is 

open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 

Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 

p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.- 

5 p.m. Sunday. 

Two stories by Megan Bernard, 

Contributing Editor 

Penne pasta with 

tomato cream sauce — 

Marcello’s Father and Son, 

Northbrook 

If you’re anything like 

this Italian American editor, 

you know that no meal 

is complete without a plate 

of pasta. 

Whether you enjoy your 

pasta prior to your meal, or 

as your main course, Northbrook’s 

Marcello’s Father 

and Son probably has just 

the right dish for you. 

According to Michael 

Seymour, one of the restaurant’s 

managers, one of 

Marcello’s most popular 

pasta offerings is its penne 

pasta with tomato cream 

sauce ($13.95). 

“It’s simply just a really 

good dish,” he said. “Besides 

spaghetti and meatballs, 

it’s probably our 

most popular.” 

The classic dish is 

served with penne pasta, 

tossed with a tomato cream 

sauce, baby peas and your 

choice of oven-baked eggplant, 

Italian sausage or 

chicken breast. 

Marcello’s also offers 

diners a create your own 

pasta dish option, which 

lets guests chose from a 

variety of pastas, sauces 

and toppings. 

Marcello’s is open 11 

a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday- 

Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10:30 

p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. to 

10:30 p.m. on Saturday, 

and 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 

Sunday. 

For more information, 

call (847) 498-1500 or 

visit marcellos.com 

Story by Martin Carlino, 

Editor. 

Brussel sprouts — 

Maevery Public House, 

Lake Bluff 

Maevery Public House 

is constantly changing its 

menu offering new items 

for its regular, or first time, 

guests. 

Part of changing its 

menu on a consistent basis 

is to bring seasonal 

offerings guests look for 

throughout the year. 

And with that, during 

the fall months, Maevery 

Public House offers 

a side of brussel sprouts 

($8), during the fall and 

winter months. The brussel 

sprouts are coated in a 

ancho balsamic vinaigrette 

and tossed with pecans. 

William Wagener, at 


said the brussel sprouts 

“are a perfect fall dish,” 

that can be added to any 

seven course meal. 

He also added that 

he loves this side offering 

because as children 

most people hate brussel 

sprouts, but as you get 

older you appreciate them. 


20 E. Scranton Ave., Lake 

Bluff, is open for lunch 11 

a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday- 

Thursday, dinner 5-10 

p.m. Monday-Thursday 

and 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 

offers brunch from 10 

a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday. 


(847) 604-3952. 

Story by Alyssa Groh, Contributing 

Editor 

Gelato — Arrivadolce 

Gelato and Coffee Bar, 

Highland Park 

Amy Touchette, the 

co-owner of Arrivadolce 

Gelato and Coffee Bar, 

initially wanted to open a 

gelato restaurant because 

ice cream is “a happy business.” 

“Who isn’t happy when 

they’re having ice cream?” 

Touchette said. 

She and her friend from 

graduate school, Jill Gross, 

opened Arrivadolce together 

in the summer of 

2011. 

To help prepare for 

opening the restaurant, 

Touchette and Gross attended 

Gelato University 

in North Carolina to learn 

how to make gelato. The 

university is run by PreGel 

Ingredients, a company 

that sells mixes to make 

gelato, but after attending 

the university, Touchette 

and Gross decided to have 

their gelato sent in by Palazzolo’s 

Dairy, a company 

in Michigan who makes 

gelato from scratch. 

“We went to learn all 

about gelato, but we realized 

we didn’t want 

to make it from a mix,” 

Touchette said. “A lot of 

places that say they make 

it — they use a mix and 

they add flavorings.” 

Touchette said you can 

taste the difference in the 

gelato they use. 

“The pistachio, it has 

lots of pistachios in it, the 

mango tastes like fresh 

mango,” Touchette said. 

Their gelato supplier 

has 400 flavors to choose 

from, and Touchette said 

they will make anything. 

She said the most popular 

flavors at Arrivadolce are 

the standards — chocolate, 

vanilla, strawberry, as well 

as banana fudge chunk, 

but they’re always willing 

to try new flavors. 

The sizes of their gelato 

range from a small cup to 

an extra-large, and they 

can also be purchased by 

the pint. 

To combat the seasonality, 

Touchette decided to 

expand their menu to include 

different coffee beverages 

as well — and from 

there the menu continued 

to grow. 

The cafe also serves up 

baked goods, made fresh 

by baker Marilyn Stewart, 

along with sandwiches, 

smoothies, teas and coffee. 

Arrivadolce Gelato and 

Coffee Bar, 1823 St. Johns 

Ave., is open 6:30 a.m.- 

4:30 p.m. Monday through 

Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 

p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-2 

p.m. Sunday. 

Story by Erin Yarnall, Contributing 

Editor.

northbrooktower.com real estate 


The Northbrook Tower’s 

SPONSORED CONTENT 

of the 

WEEK 

What: A 2 Bedroom, 2 bathroom condo 

Where: 2 The Court of Harborside Court, 

Unit 308, Northbrook 

Amenities: Country club living in Ancient 

Tree, Northbrook’s most sought-after 

planned community. This is a two-bedroom, 

two-bathroom condo with a den and a balcony 

view of Sportsman’s Country Club golf 

course. The 1,800-square-foot unit—larger 

than most units in the same building— 

makes for comfortable living. Among the 

amenities is a master bath with a walk-in 

shower and separate tub. Elevator building, 

large walk-in closet in the master bedroom 

and ample storage and a secure storage 

room in the basement. This six-room unit, decorated in neutral colors is move-in ready. 

Enjoy the pool, clubhouse, walking paths, attractive landscape and pleasant atmosphere 

that make Ancient Tree such a popular find on Chicago’s North Shore. With 

good reason. The residents throughout Ancient Tree’s existence have made a determined 

effort to preserve the attractive features that were an integral part of the 

original planned unit development while watching the pocket book. 

Assessment for the unit is $470 a month. 

Your guests will be welcomed in a main lobby that has been professionally 

redecorated in the popular up-to-date colors. There is new 

furniture on all three floors with comfortable seating areas 

throughout. The three-story atrium lobby with sky light, give it 

an inviting and smart look. 

Listing Price: $298,000 

Listing Agent: Barbara 

Byrne, Baird & Warner 

Glenbrook. Barbara. 

Byrne@BairdWarner. 

com, 847-477-2929, 

BarbaraByrne.com 

Agent Brokerage: 

Baird & Warner 

To see your home featured as Home of the Week, email John Zeddies at 

j.zeddies@22ndcenturymedia.com or call (847) 272-4565 ext. 19. 

Oct. 16 

• 1424 Orchard Lane, 

Northbrook, 60062- 

5432 - Kyle K. Parker to 

Thomas Martin Longo, Laura 

Riley Graham Longo, $665,000 

Oct. 17 

• 1432 Wescott Road, 


5229 - Chicago Title Land Trust 

Co Tr to Scott Roos, $275,000 

Oct. 18 

Brought to you by: 

FOR ALL YOUR 

MORTGAGE NEEDS 

664 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest, IL 60045 

Phone: (847) 234-8484 

thefederalsavingsbank.com 

• 1970 Cherry Lane 308, 


3669 - Thomas Reid to Siguo 

Feng, Ouping Zhing, $97,500 

• 1873 Kiest Ave., Northbrook, 

60062-3638 - Alan 

D. Mitchell to Edward A. Graft, 

Urmi M. Graft, $517,000 

Oct. 23 

• 4765 Forest View Dr, 


1011 - Mona F. Nubani Dabbah 

to Peter Kollias, Norma Chacon, 

$370,000 

• 770 Greenwood Road, 

Northbrook, 60062-2629 

- Alex Wang to Ray Chung, Selah 

Chung, $151,000 

• 3539 Prestwick Lane, 


5038 - Sybil Gimbel Trustee to 

Spiro Giannos, Georgia Giannos, 

$710,000 

The Going Rate is provided 

by Record Information 

Services, Inc. For more 

information, visit www. 

public-record.com or call 

(630) 557-1000

42 | November 29, 2018 | The Northbrook tower CLASSIFIEDS 


CLASSIFIEDS 

Help Wanted · Garage Sales · Automotive 

Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise 

1003 Help 

Wanted 

Help 

Wanted 

Come Home to 

Your Children: 

Be part of our team with an 

E-commerce membership 

company. We are both the 

manufacturer & the store. 

Work full-time/part-time with 

No preset hours. Call 

717-940-7147 please leave 

message with best time to 

reach you. 

ARE YOU A GOOD COOK? 

Can set elegant table? Formal 

Service? Family in Highland 

Park, $10-15/h F/P time 

earlywayne@yahoo.com 

1004 Employment 

Opportunities 

Paid In Advance!! 

Make $1000 Weekly Mailing 

Brochures From Home. 

Helping Home 

Workers Since 2001! 

No Experience Required. 

Genuine Opportunity. 

Start Immediately. 

www.MoreMailers.com 

1220 Condos for 

Rent 

Rental 

1403 Parking Garages for Rent 

Business Directory 

2006 Basement Waterproofing 

Sell It 708.326.9170 

Fax It 708.326.9179 

Charge It 

DEADLINE - 

Friday at 3pm 

Automotive 

$52 

4 lines/ 

7 papers 

Merchandise 

Directory 

2489 

Merchandise 

Wanted 

I'LL PAY YOU $$$ 

Before donating or before 

your estate sale. I buy 

jewelry, china, porcelain, 

designer clothes & 

accessories, collectibles, 

antiques, etc. Call today: 

224-616-7474 

Carol is buying costume 

jewelry, oil paintings, old 

watches, silverplate, china, 

figurines, old 

furniture, & misc. antiques. 

Please call 847.732.1195. 

HIRE 

LOCALLY 

Reach over 83% 

of prospective 

employees in 

your area! 

Help Wanted 

Real Estate 

Merchandise 

per line $13 

$50 

$30 

4 lines/ 

7 lines/ 

4 lines/ 

7 papers 

7 papers 

7 papers 

Buy It! 

FIND It! 

SELL It! 

in the CLASSIFIEDS 

708.326.9170 

Glenview East 

1st fl, 1 BR condo, charming 

Plymouth Pl. complex, no 

stairs, patio, lrg clsts/storg, on 

site laundry. Walk to loc. No 

smkg/pets. $975. Avail now. 

847.533.7034 

1221 Houses for 

Rent 

Northfield - 6BR, 7BA. 

Gym, movie theater, elevator, 

20,000 sq. ft. with 4 car 

garage. Available now! 

For more details, call 

Andy at 773-447-4767 

...to place your 

Classified Ad! 

708.326.9170 

CALL TODAY FOR RATES 

& INFORMATION 

708-326-9170 

www.22ndcenturymedia.com 




people turn to first 

CALL US TODAY: 708.326.9170 

www.22ndcenturymedia.com

northbrooktower.com CLASSIFIEDS 


CLASSIFIEDS 

Help Wanted · Garage Sales · Automotive 

Real Estate · Rentals · Merchandise 

Sell It 708.326.9170 

Fax It 708.326.9179 

Charge It 

DEADLINE - 

Friday at 3pm 

Automotive 

$52 

4 lines/ 

7 papers 

Help Wanted 

per line $13 

4 lines/ 

7 papers 

Real Estate 

$50 

7 lines/ 

7 papers 

Merchandise 

$30 

4 lines/ 

7 papers 

FREE FREE FREE 

CLASSIFIED MERCHANDISE ADS!!! 

In this tough economy, we'll give you a free 

merchandise ad totaling $100 or less. 

· Write your FREE ad in 30 words or less. 

· One free ad per week. 

· Same ad may not be submitted more than 3 times. 

· The total selling price of your ad must not exceed $100. 

· Ads will be published on a space available basis. 

· Free Ads are Not Guaranteed to Run! 

GUARANTEE Your Merchandise Ad To Run! 

Free Merchandise Ad - All Seven Papers 

Ad Copy Here (please print): 

$30 for 7 papers 

...to place your 

Classified Ad! 

Call 

708.326.9170 

Merchandise Pre-Paid Ad $30! 4 lines! 7 papers! 

Choose Paper: Homer 

Horizon New Lenox Patriot Frankfort Station 

Orland Park Prairie Mokena Messenger Tinley Junction 

Name: 

Address 

City/State/Zip 

Phone 

Payment Method(paid ads only) Check enclosed Money Order Credit Card 

Credit Card Orders Only 

Credit Card # 

Signature 

® 

Exp Date 

Please cut this form out and mail or fax it back to us at: 

22nd Century Media 

11516 W. 183rd St, Suite #3 Unit SW 

Orland Park, IL 60467 

FAX: 708.326.9179 

Circle One:

44 | November 29, 2018 | The Northbrook tower Sports 


This Week In ... 

SPARTANS Varsity 

Athletics 

BOYS BOWLING 

■Nov. ■ 29 - hosts Vernon 

Hills, 4:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 1 - at Vernon Hills 

Invite, 9 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 4 - hosts Evanston, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 6 - hosts Niles 

North, 4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS BASKETBALL 

■Nov. ■ 30 - at Maine 

West, 7 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 1 - hosts Waukegan, 

12:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 4 - at Maine East, 

7:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 6 - at Vernon Hills, 

6 p.m. 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

■Nov. ■ 30 - hosts Maine 

East, 7 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 1 - at Libertyville, 

5:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 6 - at Vernon Hills, 

7:30 p.m. 

BOYS HOCKEY 

■Dec. ■ 1 - hosts Waubonsie, 

5:40 p.m. 

GIRLS BOWLING 

■Nov. ■ 29 - hosts Dundee- 

Crown, 4:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 3 - at Evanston, 

4 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 5 - hosts Vernon 

Hills, 4:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 6 - hosts Fremd, 

4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS GYMNASTICS 

■Nov. ■ 29 - at Niles West, 

5:30 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 1 - at Glenbard 

West, 11 a.m. 

■Dec. ■ 5 - at Highland 

Park, 5:30 p.m. 

BOY SWIMMING AND 

DIVING 

■Nov. ■ 30 - at Lyons, 

5:30 p.m. 

WRESTLING 

■Nov. ■ 30 - hosts Deerfield 

6 p.m. 

■Dec. ■ 1 - hosts Quad, 

9 a.m. 

 

Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Bridget Billig 

Billig will be a major contributor 

for the Glenbrook 

North girls gymnastics 

team this season. 

When and why did 

you start competing in 

gymnastics? 

I started in 2009 competing 

but I started doing 

gymnastics in first grade 

and I just did that because 

all my friends were doing 

it. 

 

 

Vote for Athlete of the Month 

Help support young athletes. 

Vote online December 10 - 25 at: 


 

 

Congratulations to this week’s 

Athlete of the Week. 

We’re pleased to be a 

sponsor of this program. 

 

 

 

 

What do you like most 

about the sport? 

It’s so different from all 

other sports because it’s a 

sport on bars and sports 

on beam, you have to put 

in different effort for these 

different routines, you 

have to learn how to control 

your body in so many 

different ways. 

Do you have any 

superstitions before a 

routine? 

Before a meet, I have 

to braid my hair a different 

way each time. Before 

beam and vault, I have 

to put my hands and feet 

in chalk and then before 

vault, I step onto the runway 

and go to the spot 

where I start but I take two 

steps backs before I go. 

What is your favorite 

sports moment? 

I used to get bloody 

noses all the time so when 

time when I was in seventh 

grade, I was in my state 

meet and my nose started 

bleeding while I was on 

the beam and I had to start 

warming up. I did really 

well without warming up, 

so that was exciting. 

What is one thing 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I really like fuzzy 

clothes because I don’t 

like to be cold, it makes 

me feel comfortable. 

What would you do if 

you won the lottery? 

I would move to Italy 

with my family. 

If you could be any 

superhero, what super 

power would you 

want? 

Telekinesis because I 

think it would be cool to 

turn the lights off without 

Michal Dwojak/22nd century media 

getting out of bed. 

If you could play any 

other sport, what 

sport would it be? 

I would play soccer, I 

used to play and really like 

it but I’m not that good 

at running, so it would be 

cool to be able to run. 

What is your favorite 

area restaurant? 

If I’m going out with my 

family, then I’m going to 

Francesca’s because I like 

Italian. If I’m going by 

myself, I’m going to Noodles 

and Company. 

If you could be any 

animal, which animal 

would you be? 

I would be a dog because 

everyone loves dogs. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Michal Dwojak

northbrooktower.com Sports 


Spartans athletes earn awards on, off field of competition 

Staff report 

Glenbrook North 

athletes had a good 

fall season, which was 

reflected in honors 

at the end of each 

season. 

GBN All-Conference Athletes 

Girls Golf 

Ashley Choi 

Claire Choi 

Boys Golf 

Tyler Chron 

Maxilmilian Plasota 

Girls Cross-country 

Alexandra Chertok 

Carly Harris 

Chloe MacMillin 

Natalie Sandlow 

Sarah Sandlow 

Boys Cross-Country 

Nicholas Redstone 

Dana Sullivan 

Boys Soccer 

Benjamin Gordon 

Joey Martens 

Sam Sullivan 

Football 

Ryan Anhari 

Alex Borczyk 

Cameron Casey 

Michael Ciss 

Benjamin Kieffer 

Louis Schaller 

Owen Sybert 

Quinn Sybert 

Michael Weingardt 

Girls Tennis 

Grace Chatas 

Samantha Frishman 

Maya Kononets 

Lara Pick 

Elizabeth Shakhlevich 

Girls Volleyball 

Casey Brown 

Grace Heywood 

Maggie Myers 

Erin Rosdahl 

Madilyn Schooley 

Girls Swimming and Diving 

Lucie Abbot 

Caroline Cooper 

Kamila Nowak 

Nya Robinson 

GBN Conference Senior 

Scholar-Athletes 

Boys Golf 

Max Kogen 

Archer Lallas 

Nathaniel Lim 

Maximilian Plasota 

Girls Golf 

Ashley Choi 

Emily Christopher 

Gina Kim 

Ashley Suh 

Julia Velasquez 

Leah Won 

Boys Cross-Country 

Dustin Birnhaum 

Noah Bruns 

Caleb Kim 

Jonah Levine 

Jack Stewart 

David Zelkowitz 

David Zelkowitz 

Girls Cross-Country 

Gemma Abbot 

Madeline Butz 

Lauren Cole 

Colleen Cuncannan 

Lia Devereux 

Julia Greenwood 

Caroline Harris 

Gabriela Ocasek 

Sarah Sandlow 

Sandran Serbu 

Nora Smith 

Julia Treleven 

Ashley Yashikawa 

Girls Volleyball 

Sarah Babikian 

Isabelle Gundrum 

Riley McCarthy 

Maggie Myers 

Madilyn Schooley 

Boys Soccer 

Nathaniel Aronson 

Noah Ben-Ivsy 

Benjamin Gordon 

William Hendricks 

Dylan Hillocks 

Ronan Kerrigan 

Johann Kim 

Noah LaCavilier 

Joshua Lee 

Nathan Levandovsky 

Maximus Marquez 

Jack McDonaugh 

Patrick O’Brien 

Michael Pressler 

Tyler Smith 

Sam Sullivan 

Girls Tennis 

Zoe Birman 

Grace Chatas 

Beatrice Katsnelson 

Elise Katsnelsson 

Allison Miller 

Claira Vaynberg-Movchan 

Sara Williams 

Sonia Zaacks 

Girls Swimming and Diving 

Nicole Aguilar 

Caroline Chodak 

Leah Greenberg 

Sarah Levine 

Erin Markowitz 

Jaclyn Mattson 

Tasha Netzky 

Emma Parker 

Katherine Platanitis 

Ashlyn Remien 

Football 

Ryan Anhari 

Benjamin Bachenheimer 

Danny Brodson 

Cameron Casey 

Matt Glambrone 

Joseph Harris 

Benjamin Kieffer 

Tibor Klein 

Maximilian Luc 

Nick Mantas 

Jackson Mayer 

Peter Mayer 

Maxim Meleshko 

Anthony Norberg 

Christopher Park 

Andrew Pollina 

Ethan Quayle 

Owen Sybert 

Michael Weingardt 

Kyle Williams 

Trent Williams 

The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys recap Loyola football championship 

Staff Report 

In this week’s episode of 

The Varsity: North Shore, 

the only podcast focused 

on North Shore sports, 

hosts Michal Dwojak and 

Michael Wojtychiw give 

their listeners a full recap 

of Loyola Academy football’s 

win over Brother 

Rice to win its second 

state championship since 

2015 and later announce 

the 2018 Football Coach 

and Player of the Year. 

First Quarter 

Michal Dwojak and Michael 

Wojtychiw recap a 

strong performance by the 

Ramblers to win another 

state championship. 

Second Quarter 

The guys hear from 

some Ramblers about 

what the game was like 

and how it felt to win a 

championship. 

Third Quarter 

They announce the 

Football Player and Coach 

of the Year. 

Find The Varsity 

Twitter: @varsitypodcast 

Facebook: @ 

thevarsitypodcast 

Website: 

NorthbrookTower.com/ 

sports 

Download: Soundcloud, 

iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, 

PlayerFm, more 

Fourth Quarter 

Wojtychiw recaps some 

Thanksgiving basketball 

action in some fun action 

in the North Shore. 




people turn 

to first 

CALL US TODAY: 708.326.9170 

www.22ndcenturymedia.com



Shots of the Fall 

Looking back at the best Spartan shots 

Glenbrook North girls tennis player Sammi Frishman had a strong season for the 

Spartans. 22nd Century Media File Photos 

Glenbrook North boys soccer player Joey Martens was a key component for the 

Spartans offense. 

Glenbrook North’s Madilyn Schooley made a presence 

for GBN at the net. 

Glenbrook North girls swimmer Elise Larson had an 

impressive season for the Spartans. 

Glenbrook North football’s Drayton Charleton-Perrin 

had a lot to celebrate during a successful season for 

the Spartans.



Girls Gymnastics 

North looking for strong competition 

Michal Dwojak, Sports Editor 

Trying to fill holes on a roster 

might seem like a great undertaking, 

but Glenbrook North 

head coach Julie Holmbeck 

looks forward to the challenge. 

She’ll have to fill two major 

holes in her varsity rotation after 

both Brittany Ullrich and 

Brittany Lazar graduated last 

year. The Spartans finished fifth 

in their sectional in the spring 

thanks in part to the success 

of those two, but Holmbeck 

knows her team has the talent 

to compete, it might just take 

some time to figure out that rotation 

that will compete for the 

Spartans once the postseason 

starts. 

“Trying to fill their shoes and 

moving the team forward will 

be a challenge that is not impossible 

to do,” Holmbeck said. “It 

means everyone has to come together, 

work together, push each 

other to achieve those skills for 

that to happen.” 

GBN returns four gymnasts 

from last season’s squad, but 

there’s no given spots on the 

team. Holmbeck noted how this 

season is different from others: 

There’s no major gap between 

the Spartans vying for a 

spot. The GBN gymnasts have 

a lot of talent, but they’re all in 

the same “bubble,” which will 

make it tough on the coaches 

to decipher who will help the 

Spartans to reach their best potential. 

No single Spartan has 

perfected all four events, leading 

the challenge in trying to 

figure out who will have to perform 

which events as part of the 

starting rotation. 

This is something Holmbeck 

and the rest of the coaching staff 

brings out the best out of their 

gymnasts. With no spots guaranteed, 

the coaching staff will 

get the best out of each gymnast, 

which they hope will lead 

to overall success. 

2018-19 Spartans Schedule 

Nov. 29 — at Niles West, 

5:30 p.m. 

Dec. 1 — at Glenbard West 

Invite, 11 a.m. 

Dec. 5 — at Highland Park, 

5:30 p.m. 

Dec. 7 — hosts GBN Spartan 

Classic, 6:30 p.m. 

Dec. 13 — at Maine East, 

5:30 p.m. 

Dec. 20 — hosts Deerfield, 

5:30 p.m. 

Jan. 10 — hosts Vernon Hills, 

5:30 p.m. 

Jan. 12 — at Fremd Invite, 

1 p.m. 

Jsn. 17 — hosts Maine West, 

5:30 p.m. 

Jsn. 19 — at York Invite, 

1 p.m. 

Jan. 25 — at CSL Conference, 

6 p.m. 

“I’ve challenged them that 

this is a year where you are going 

to be challenged for a spot, 

nothing is set in stone,” Holmbeck 

said. “Even if you achieve 

a spot, you’re not guaranteed it 

because there is that competition, 

so I’m hoping it lights that 

fair and motivates them.” 

One constant the Spartans 

will have is senior Bridget Bollig. 

She’s been a member of the 

team since she was a freshman 

and knows what it takes to build 

a strong culture after she saw 

what leaders like Ullrich and 

Lazar created. 

Bollig knows she’ll need to 

help create that same culture to 

replicate the Spartans’ past success. 

“We’re getting a lot of new 

girls who are good, and I’m trying 

to keep up the positive team 

energy,” Bollig said. 

Holmbeck might have to wait 

a little before figuring out its rotation. 

GBN will have to battle 

Glenbrook North gymnast Lucie Abbott will be a key contributor for the Spartans this season. 22nd 

Century Media File Photo 

some injuries at the start of the 

season and key returner Lucie 

Abbott will need some adjusting 

time after cometing at the state 

meet for swimming. 

No matter how long it takes, 

Holmbeck knows she’ll get the 

best out of her team, because the 

best will compete. 

“They have to push the envelopes 

on themselves,” Holmbeck 

said. “They have to go in 

there and work hard. We can go 

in an motivate themselves so 

they can get a spot.”



Football Player of the Year 

Gonzalez’s leadership helps right Loyola’s ship 

Michael Wojtychiw 

Contributing Sports Editor 

Loyola Academy has 

been a model of consistency 

since head coach 

John Holecek took over 

as the Ramblers coach in 

2006. 

With nine state semifinal 

appearances in the 

past 10 years, four straight 

title game appearances 

and five of the past six, 

it’s fair to say the Ramblers 

have been on quite 

a roll. So when the team 

started off 3-3, the team 

needed to regroup to right 

the ship. 

“I think in the beginning 

of the season in those early 

couple weeks, we just 

thought we’re just going 

to throw on that Loyola 

jersey and we’re just going 

to just win, because 

that’s what Loyola does,” 

he said. “But I think that 

after that Montini loss, 

we all kind of realized 

that this is our team, like 

each year is different. So 

if we’re going to be successful, 

we have to do it 

on our own, we have to 

work that much harder. 

“And I think our coaches, 

even at practice were 

just kind of, they’re patient 

at the beginning just 

understanding, and then 

they really helped us get 

back on the right track.” 

Thanks to the play of 

Gonzalez and his fellow 

Jake Gonzalez returns an interception against Maine South. 22nd Century Media 

seniors, the Ramblers not 

only righted the ship, but 

won eight games in a row, 

leading them to the state 

title game. 

“We started righting the 

ship when we all started 

bonding and getting closer 

with each other, and 

started trusting each other 

and playing for each other,” 

he said. “There’s one 

moment, we were at Cole 

Livaditis’s house, and we 

were all, everyone on the 

defense was pretty much 

in there, and we were just 

talking about what we can 

do better and how we’re 

going to become a championship 

team, like what 

each person’s going do to 

play their part.” 

Gonzalez, who has 

started since he was a 

sophomore, became the 

school’s all-time tackles 

leader after the Providence 

game, something 

he knew he was nearing 

but didn’t know he had 

achieved until the end of 

that game. He also became 

the sixth Rambler 

to be named the conference’s 

Defensive Player 

of the Year when he won 

it this year, sharing the 

award with Jackson Bruscianelli 

of Montini. Not to 

be outdone, however, the 

Loyola senior also earned 

Illinois High School Football 

Coaches Association 

All-State honors in 2018. 

For as much success 

as he’s had, Gonzalez is 

more than willing to give 

credit to the teammates he 

had around him. 

“I’m very proud of that 

one (all-state award),” he 

said. “I think it just felt really 

good, and that also is 

a reflection of just teammates, 

I think everyone 

on our defense especially 

my safety partner Nick 

Pomey, we’ve been having 

a really close relationship 

this year. And I just 

think that relationship has 

really helped.” 

What makes Gonzalez’s 

case even more interesting 

is that he started out 

his high school career as 

an offensive player, before 

the coaches moved 

him to safety his sophomore 

year. 

“When there was practice 

over the summer going 

into sophomore year 

I think that I was just really 

up for the challenge 

and just knew that not that 

many people are getting 

this opportunity to play because 

they’re sophomores 

for Loyola,” he said. 

Next year Gonzalez will 

take his talents to the East 

Coast and play for the University 

of Pennsylvania. 

Despite being a safety for 

the majority of his career, 

Penn recruited him as an 

outside linebacker. 

coach 

From Page 51 

know it would take off so 

well. 

“I wanted to be in the 

conversation,” Holecek 

said. “I didn’t think it was 

going to be consistent every 

year. It’s not like I have 

a piles of money where we 

can buy kids. You don’t 

have scholarships. We’re 

going to get who we get, 

a bunch of kids who work 

hard. There’s no reason we 

shouldn’t be in the conversation 

every year.” 

So the Ramblers bought 

back into the system when 

faced with adversity. Starting 

quarterback Jack Fallon 

missed games due to 

injury and the defense 

didn’t look as strong as 

it always had, but once 

everything came back together, 

Loyola was back. 

Loyola’s staff focused 

on the individual players 

and games, going back to 

their roots. 

“I think there’s a commitment, 

and now I think 

there’s an expectation,” 

Holecek said. “There’s 

a commitment to getting 

better, working on yourself 

every day.” 

That’s why the Ramblers 

ended up in a familiar 

position.



Get an annual membership 

and save up to $184! 

GET FIT 

FOR THE 

HOLIDAYS! 

HOLIDAY 

GIVEBACK! 

GET A JUMP ON THE 

NEW YEAR AND SAVE! 

JOIN TODAY! 

NORTH SUBURBAN YMCA • 2705 Techny Rd. 

Northbrook, IL • 847-272-7250 • nsymca.org 

DECEMBER 1 st 

from 1-3pm 

• Donate supplies and help pack "Blessing 

Bags," which will go to Project "I Am Helping 

the Homeless."Bagswillalsogo to the YWCA 

to help North Shore women and children who 

are dealing with domestic violence. 

• Holiday craft and activities 

• FREE pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus 

If you would like to donate money for supplies, the 

NSYMCA will be taking money donations as well. For more 

information, please contact Tara Wesselink at 

twesselink@nsymca.org. For donation information, please 

contact Karen Brownlee at kbrownlee@nsymca.org. 

2017 & 2018 WINNER 

NORTH SUBURBAN YMCA 

2705 Techny Rd. Northbrook, IL • 847-272-7250 • nsymca.org



North tops South in pre-Thanksgiving battle 

Gary Larsen 


The pucks came fast and 

furious at Glenbrook North 

goaltender Brennan Nein 

to start this year’s annually 

raucous rivalry game 

against rival Glenbrook 

South. 

Nein was up to every 

challenge, but in the game’s 

first seven minutes, GBS’ 

offensive pressure gave 

him no time to breathe. 

That’s when North’s 

fourth line took its place 

in the spotlight in front 

of a capacity crowd at the 

Glenview Ice Center on 

Wednesday, Nov. 21. 

Momentum is huge in 

hockey, and GBN didn’t 

have it until a fourth line 

led by Alex Adler, Michael 

Rabkin and Matt Glowacki 

grabbed that momentum by 

the throat. 

“Our fourth line turned 

the game around,” Spartans 

head coach Evan Poulakidas 

said. “We weren’t 

getting anything done, we 

were skating in quicksand, 

and they came out and did 

a great job. 

“They played loose, they 

forechecked and had scoring 

chances. And then the 

next line followed and got 

after it.” 

After Adler, Rabkin 

and Glowacki stepped up, 

North took control, getting 

first-period goals from 

Casey Miller and Mikey 

Day and going up 3-0 on 

a shorthanded goal from 

Matt Dahlke in the second 

period. 

Tim Burke and Charlie 

Slovis also scored for GBN 

in an eventual 5-2 win over 

GBS, which got goals from 

Nicolas Botvinnik and 

Gavin Miller. 

But the game didn’t turn 

for the Spartans until Adler, 

Rabkin, and Glowacki 

stepped up. 

“Our fourth line works 

so hard and it really showed 

today,” Burke said. “They 

put a lot of pressure on, 

they played the body, and 

kept it simple. They were 

great.” 

North struck first on 

a power-play goal from 

Miller on a David Wilcox 

assist, and Day made it 2-0 

near the end of the first period 

on a feed from Jonathan 

Ovnanyan. 

GBS went on the power 

play midway through 

the second, but Dahlke’s 

shorthanded goal on a feed 

from Burke made it 3-0. It 

was Dahlke’s 10th goal in 

North’s last 10 games, giving 

the junior 21 goals to 

lead the team. 

“He’s been doing great. 

The last couple games he 

has put up multiple goals 

in each game,” Burke said. 

“His offense has been really 

good out there.” 

Even though GBS failed 

to capitalize on early scoring 

chances, Titans head 

coach Jim Philbin liked 

his side’s fast start. But he 

believed North’s first goal 

was a game-changer. 

“They had their fourth 

line come out and put four 

shots on the board right 

away,” Philbin said. “Their 

next line followed up and 

then we had a penalty and 

they got a goal. The deflating 

happened when we 

gave up that goal. Then we 

gave up a goal a little while 

later, and that hurt. It’s hard 

to come back against a 

good team like that.” 

South’s offense applied 

Jonathan Ovnanyan shoots the puck. 

pressure this year, and forward 

Theo Papalas just 

sees the need for some finetuning. 

“We have to get more 

people to the net and more 

shots that hit the net,” Papalas 

said. “We’re missing 

high and wide and we have 

to hit the net more. It has to 

happen now and it’s just a 

mental thing. We have to 

make it click.” 

Botvinnik gave South its 

first goal on an assist from 

Daniel McKay, but North 

quickly answered with a 

Slovis goal on a feed from 

Alex Kim. Burke made it 

5-1 on Wilcox’s second 

assist of the night, and 

South’s Joseph Young assisted 

on Miller’s goal to 

end the game’s scoring. 

Nein finished with 27 

saves for Glenbrook North, 

while Glenbrook South 

goalie Connor Wall made 

31 saves. The Titans were 

hit hard by graduation but 

they’re confident that this 

year’s team can find chemistry 

with young talent. 

“We had a couple mistakes 

but that happens,” 

Wall said. “But we’re all 

friends here and we know 

each other really well, and 

that will start to show later 

in the season.” 

NORTH SHORE 

EXCLUSIVE 

ANALYSIS 

AND INTERVIEWS 

about your favorite high 

school teams. Sports 

editors Michal Dwojak 

and Michael Wojtychiw 

host the only North 

Shore sports podcast. 

FIND THE VARSITY: NORTH SHORE ON 

SOUNDCLOUD, ITUNES OR NORTHBROOKTOWER.COM/SPORTS 

A 22ND CENTURY MEDIA PRODUCTION 

Glenbrook North goaltender Brennan Nein looks to stop a shot on Nov. 21 against 

Glenbrook South in Glenview. Photos by Gary Larsen/22nd Century Media



Football Coach of the Year 

2018 Pressbox Picks 

Holecek leads Ramblers past adversity 

Michal Dwojak, Sports Editor 

22nd century media 

file photo 

1st-and-3 

Athletes of the 

week 

1. Mikey Day 

(ABOVE) The 

Glenbrook North 

senior scored a 

first-period goal 

to take down rival 

Glenbrook South 

in the Spartans’ 

pre-Thanksgiving 

battle. 

2. Bridget Billig 

North’s girls 

gymnast will be 

a key leader for 

the Spartans this 

season as they 

look to put all the 

pieces together 

with many new 

faces. 

3. Brian Johnson 

The GBN boys 

basketball player 

was a key contributor 

and will 

need to be one 

this season. 

Loyola Academy head coach John Holecek earned 22nd Century Media’s 2018 

Football Coach of the Year honor. Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century Media 

John Holecek was in an 

unfamiliar position. 

His Loyola Academy 

team had a 3-3 record 

after falling to Montini 

Catholic at home on Sept. 

29, adding on to a season 

that hadn’t gone how he 

planned. The Ramblers lost 

two consecutive games for 

the first time since 2006 

— Holecek’s first year 

as the head coach — and 

luckily beat St. Ignatius 

in overtime the week before. 

Loyola wasn’t playing 

well and looked like a 

shell of its former self. 

Holecek knew something 

needed to happen as 

his team entered “survival 

mode”; his players needed 

to buy in if they were going 

to go on a roll. 

The Ramblers responded 

in their next game in what 

the head coach regarded as 

his team’s best game of the 

season. Loyola won 49-14 

at De La Salle, looking 

like the Loyola team many 

across the state are used to 

seeing. 

“After we bottomed the 

barrel, we showed that 

we’re a good team,” Holecek 

said. “I thought we 

got our swagger back that 

week.” 

Loyola went on to run 

the table, winning eight 

straight games to win its 

second state championship 

in four seasons. The Ramblers 

gained steam, shutting 

out Maine South in the 

quarterfinals, while avenging 

last year’s state championship 

loss to Lincoln- 

Way East in the semifinals. 

Holecek’s strong leadership 

in weathering an early 

storm is why he earned 

22nd Century Media’s 

2018 Football Coach of the 

Year honor. While Holecek 

has built Loyola into a perennial 

state powerhouse 

in football, he knows he 

couldn’t do it by himself. 

“I really appreciate all 

the support around me,” 

Holecek said. “From the 

Loyola administrators to 

my wife who takes care of 

my family at home when 

I’m gone for the majority 

of the time, to my assistant 

coaches who have fulltime 

jobs and still commit 

to do an ungodly amount 

of work in the fall, and the 

players and their parents, 

who buy in and trust in 

us.” 

Loyola executed its annual 

plan of filtering kids 

in each year. Juniors typically 

gain experience in 

back-up roles and take on 

the leadership when they 

become seniors. While not 

everyone will move on to 

play football collegiately, 

everyone buys into Holecek’s 

system, which has 

produced one [TWO] state 

titles during his 12-year 

tenure at the helm. 

The players buy into 

the culture set by Holecek 

and his coaches. Loyola’s 

assistant coaches film every 

snap of practice and 

spend hours after practice 

dissecting all that film to 

help the players learn. The 

coaching staff bought in, 

which makes it easy for 

the players to buy in too. 

That was Holecek’s vision 

for the program when 

he took over; he just didn’t 

Please see coach, 48 

MICHAL DWOJAK, Sports Editor 

Sages win 

pushes Dwojak 

to title win 

Staff report 

Monticello was always 

just a town to Michal 

Dwojak, but the town 

helped him become a 

champion. 

The Sages’ 3A state 

championship win on 

Friday, Nov. 23, helped 

Dwojak win 22nd Century 

Media’s Pressbox 

Picks by one game, narrowly 

edging out Michael 

Wojtychiw. Monticello’s 

win was its first in school 

history. 

Dwojak was happy he 

stuck to the town he only 

knew about because he 

went to the University of 

Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 

“I knew the Sages had 

a great program, I’m glad 

they could help me finish 

a great year in picks,” 

Dwojak said. 

Listen Up 

“They have to push the envelopes on 

themselves.” 

Julie Holmbeck — The GBN girls gymnastics head 

coach on the competition heading into the season. 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

The Glenbrook North boys basketball team hosts 

Maine East on Friday, Nov. 30. 

• 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 30, at GBN 

Index 

48 - Football Player of the Year 

46 - Shots of the Fall 

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

m.dwojak@22ndcenturymedia.com.

The Northbrook Tower | November 29, 2018 | NorthbrookTower.com 

Fighting back Holecek helps lead 

Ramblers football back to success, Page 51 

Coming together 

Spartans girls gymnasts ready 

for position battles, Page 47 

Glenbrook North’s 

Matt Dahlke (left) 

and Tim Burke 

celebrate Dahlke’s 

shorthanded goal in 

the second period of 

North’s 5-2 win over 

Glenbrook South on 

Nov. 21 in Glenview. 

Gary Larsen/22nd 

Century Media 

Spartans top Titans 

in holiday battle, 

Page 50 

NOW HIRING 

COUNSELORS, AQUATICS, SPORTS & OFFICE STAFF NEEDED 

JUNE 10 THROUGH AUGUST 9 

CALL 847.295.4900 OR VISIT BANNERDAYCAMP.COM TO APPLY!

NT_112918

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?