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From the Editor
Jason Addy
Editor
Grab a pen and
paper to take some
notes. It’s that
time of year again.
Yes, it was “that time of
year” last month — and
many of the months preceding
the Nov. 6 general
village
From Page 12
Mary Cooper
Cooper, a resident of
Glenview for three decades,
is also running for
a seat on the Village Board
for the first time.
Cooper boasts more
than 25 years of business
experience advising
Let the race begin
election — but it is now
time for us as voters to
turn our attention closer
to home.
The 2019 municipal
election in April is coming
up on us quicker than
most of us probably hope,
but there is no better time
than now to begin learning
about the candidates seeking
seats on the Glenview
Village Board and a number
of school district and
other boards throughout
the community.
These are the people
who will be making decisions
on property taxes,
community investments
and municipal services,
decisions that will arguably
affect residents more
regularly and more deeply
than decisions being made
in Springfield and Washington
D.C.
The unofficial launch
of the local campaign
season happened on
Saturday, Dec. 1, at
Glenview Village Hall as
a residents’ group threw
its support behind three
candidates for the Village
Board.
From the board room,
Citizens for Glenview
nominated incumbent
trustee Mike Jenny, Northbrook/Glenview
District
30 Board President Chuck
consumer products organizations.
She also has a
wealth of experience in
fundraising, serving on
boards of local organizations
and schools, and
hands-on and strategic
volunteering.
Cooper has raised four
kids in the village, two of
whom graduated and two
who are about to graduate
from Glenbrook South
High School.
“Given that my kids are
almost off the payroll, I
have a little bit more bandwidth
to do things, so i’m
looking forward to channeling
that energy,” Cooper
said. “A lot of people
who know me know I can’t
sit still. I need to do something.”
Gitles and political newcomer
Mary Cooper for a
seat on the board.
A number of other local
organizations will soon
nominate their own candidates
for local boards,
meaning these slate
announcements will start
piling up.
Take the time now to
get to know Jenny, Gitles,
Cooper and the other
candidates so you are not
racing at the last minute to
learn how the candidates
want to lead Glenview,
your village.
The last thing anyone
wants is a surprise at the
ballot box in April.
Jenny, Gitles and Cooper
will be on the ballot
for the April 2 municipal
election next
spring. Early voting starts
March 18.
For more information
about the candidates and
Citizens for Glenview,
visit the group’s website at
www.citizensforglenview.
org.
Glenview District 34 (@glenview34) tweeted
this photo on Nov. 30 with “Thanks to Natalia,
who went to every @HenkingSchool class to
encourage kids to write cards to soldiers, Mrs.
Brown & Mrs. Rothschild’s class received a
shout out on @US99Chicago this morning!
#WeAreD34”
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go figure
$17,295,608
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
The 2019 tax-levy amount
requested by West Northfield
School District 31. See Page 6
for the full story.
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From Page 14
munity together to make
changes for the better. He
educated students on the
types of planners, such as
regional, transportation,
economic, environmental
and more. Neal explained
his goal was to help the
Village create a 10-15
year plan that would
bring out the best in the
community.
Neal then asked students
to select five things
they’d like to see fixed
or improved in within
the Village of Northfield.
Some of the most popular
suggestions included
improving sidewalks for
better walking and biking
transportation; increasing
the opportunity for entertainment
with a bowling
alley and arcades; and
adding more open courtyards
and public parks
and spaces where families
can participate in a wide
variety of leisure sports
and activities, such as
recreational basketball,
tennis and more.
At the end of the presentation,
Neal encouraged
students to visit the Village
of Northfield Website
at http://www.hlplanning.
com/portals/northfield/
where they can contribute
more ideas, learn about
future public forums and
workshops and to stay
afloat to the next steps for
the Village of Northfield
Vision Plan 2040.
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