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the glenview lantern | January 17, 2019 | 15
THE NORTHBROOK TOWER
State trooper dies after
being struck on I-294 in
Northbrook
An Illinois state trooper
was fatally struck by a
vehicle at approximately
4:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
12, while investigating a
traffic crash on I-294 in
Northbrook, according to
a statement from Illinois
State Police.
The trooper was identified
late Saturday night as
34-year-old Highland Park
resident Chris Lambert.
Lambert had been a state
trooper for five years, according
to state police.
State police said the
crash was a three-car,
incident that was likely
weather-related. Lambert
was struck while standing
outside of his car. Lambert
sustained serious injuries
and was given CPR by an
off-duty nurse, per police.
The crash occurred on
northbound I-294 near
Willow Road in the left
lane as Lambert was investigating
the crash on
the interstate.
Lambert was then transported
to Glenbrook Hospital
in Glenview. He was
pronounced dead at 7:19
p.m, according to official
records from the Lake
County Medical Examiner’s
office.
“Trooper Lambert was
a great trooper and was
respected by those within
and from outside the ISP,
this is a tremendous loss
which could have been
prevented and should
have never happened,” Illinois
State Police Director
Leo P. Schmitz says in
a statement released late
Saturday night.
Staff report. Full story at
NorthbrookTower.com.
THE WINNETKA CURRENT
Winnetka Music Fest
permit approved, will
charge for top acts
One big change to this
summer’s Winnetka Music
Festival should lead to bigger
headlining musicians.
All of the thousands of
visitors will be able to hear
the final two acts, but only
5,000 ticket-purchasing
fans will be able to see
them.
Most of the third-annual
edition of the two-day summer
party will be free, but
the special event permit
that the Winnetka Village
Council approved on Jan.
8 allows the organizers to
charge a $20 fee for admission
to the final two performances.
After the meeting, Terry
Dason, the Winnetka-
Northfield Chamber of
Commerce executive director,
said the new revenue
stream should stabilize
the future of the bash
— which costs more than a
quarter of a million dollars
to produce.
“I think it will be wellreceived,”
Dason said of
the new format. “Chasing
down $350,000 is a lot of
work, year-long.”
The Winnetka Music
Festival brought 17 bands
and about 10,000 visitors
to the East Elm Business
District in 2017, then 28
acts and 14,000 visitors in
2018; both shows began
on Friday nights and continued
to Saturday nights,
admission-free.
Last summer, the production
came together with
the efforts of the chamber,
Village Hall, the Winnetka
Park District and Val’s
List (a music-selection
service akin to Pandora or
Spotify). It required 250
volunteers and a budget of
$350,000 — but according
to Village trustee and lead
organizer Scott Myers, it
grossed $360,000.
The fest, however, needs
to change to remain viable.
“It’s become physically
exhausting to try to manage
all that,” Myers told
his fellow council members
during the meeting.
Reporting by Ronnie Wachter,
Freelance Reporter. Full story
at WinnetkaCurrent.com.
THE GLENCOE ANCHOR
Audit report provides
‘highest level of
assurance’
In its first meeting of
2019, the Glencoe School
District 35 Board approved
the fiscal year 2018
audit at its Thursday, Jan.
10 meeting.
Nick Cavaliere, partner
at Baker Tilly Virchow
Krause, presented a report
on the audit at the meeting.
The district received an
unmodified audit opinion,
which is most favorable
opinion the district can receive,
Cavaliere said.
“It is the highest level
of assurance you can receive
from the external
auditor that your financial
statements represent in accordance
with generally
accepted accounting principles,”
he said. “That’s
what you want to hear
when the external auditor
comes to speak about the
type of opinion that they
are able to render on your
financial statements.”
Cavaliere added the
district also received the
highest possible score on
its financial statements
from the State Board of
Education.
“It is a standard measuring
metric that a lot
of school districts tend to
look at regarding their financial
profile score,” he
said. “It’s a 4.0, which is a
recognition status. So you
received the highest rating
on all of those particular
metrics. Ultimately the district’s
financial statements
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