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Members of the Hacky Turtles (left) perform during a recent SignOff event encouraging people to reconnect in the digital 

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startup designed to inspire and enable more mindful relationships between humans and their devices. Photos Submitted 

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THURSDAY 

Joe Policastro Trio 

7 p.m. Feb. 7, Northbrook 

Public Library, 

1201 Cedar Lane. Hailed 

by Downbeat for its “deft 

analysis of choice repertoire,” 

and by the Chicago 

Reader for its “diversity of 

approaches to all kinds of 

source material,” the Joe 

Policastro Trio returns to 

the Northbrook Public Library 

with a program based 

upon the trio’s most recent 

release, Screen Sounds. 

For more information, call 

(847) 272-6224 or visit 

northbrook.info. 

FRIDAY 

Daddy-Daughter Dance: 

Mad Hatter’s Ball 

6:30 p.m. Feb. 8, Northbrook 

Hilton, 2855 Milwaukee 

Ave. Enjoy an 

evening of music and 

memories Friday, Feb. 8 

at the Northbrook Hilton. 

The fun includes DJ entertainment, 

appetizers, 

games and desserts, with 

boutonnieres for dads and 

corsages for daughters. A 

souvenir Daddy-Daughter 

photo and T-shirt also is 

included. This event sells 

out fast! Save your spot at 

nbparks.org. For information 

call, (847) 291-2993. 

SATURDAY 

Free Yoga/Meditation 

Class 

9 a.m. Feb. 9, Body 

and Brain Yoga Tai Chi, 

1947 Cherry Lane. These 

classes are a great way to 

learn the basics of yoga. 

Each class has effective 

and dynamic components 

of stretching, breathing, 

and meditation to destress, 

strengthen and relax the 

mind and body. Please call 

Northbrook Body & Brain 

Yoga Tai Chi at (847) 562- 

9642 to register. 

Cosmic Skating 

7-9 p.m. Feb. 9, Northbrook 

Sports Center, 1730 

Pfingsten Road. Bring 

your Valentine for an evening 

of fun on the ice. 

Cosmic Skating features 

DJ music, games and onice 

activities. Admission is 

$7. Skate rental is $3. For 

information call, (847) 

291-2993. 

SUNDAY 

Winter Salon Series: 

Rachel Peterson, vocalist, 

and Mark Streder, piano 

3-4 p.m. Feb. 10, Northbrook 

Public Library, 1201 

Cedar Lane. Winter Salon 

Series: Rachel Peterson, 

vocalist, and Mark Streder, 

piano. For more information, 

call (847) 272-6224 

or visit northbrook.info. 

MONDAY 

Magic Class 

6:45-7:40 p.m. Feb. 11, 

Northbrook Leisure Center, 

3323 Walters Ave. 

Amaze your family and 

friends. Children ages 5-11 

will learn a variety of fascinating 

tricks at the Leisure 

Center, 3323 Walters 

Ave. Register at nbparks. 

org. For information call, 

(847) 291-2993. 

TUESDAY 

February Topics: Juul and 

Vapes 

6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 12, 

Glenbrook North High 

School cafeteria, 2300 

Shermer Road. The Glenview 

Northbrook Coalition 

for Youth is hosting a Taco 

Tuesday” presentation discussing 

JUUL and vaping. 

This is its first presentation 

that will include both parents 

and their teens. Visit 

GNCY.org to register by 

Jan. 31. 

WEDNESDAY 

Proactive Planning when 

Living with a Chronic 

Medical Condition 

11:15 a.m. Feb. 13, 

North Suburban YMCA, 

2705 Techny Road. Elder 

Law Attorney Matt Margolis 

will discuss the importance 

of planning ahead 

when you have a chronic 

medical condition. Topics 

will include Power of Attorney 

documents, differences 

between revocable 

and irrevocable trusts, and 

reasons why a will isn’t 

enough. Free and open to 

the public. Pre-registration 

required; call (847) 272 

7250 or visit NSYMCA. 

org. 

UPCOMING 

Valentine’s Day Luncheon 

Noon Feb. 14, Northbrook 

Senior Center, 3323 

Walters Ave. 

Celebrate Valentine’s 

Day with friends. The 

menu includes pasta with 

meatballs, salad and a trip 

to the dessert bar. Visit 

nbparks.org or call (847) 

291-2995 to save your 

spot. 

Blood drive at Temple 

Beth-El 

8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Feb. 

17, Temple Beth-El, 3610 

Dundee Road. Temple 

Beth-El will hold a blood 

drive on Feb. 17. It is 

sponsored by Vitalant 

(formerly Lifesource). 

To schedule an appointment, 

please contact Joan 

at jfreud36@comcast.net 

or call 847-272-4554. You 

can also visit vitalant.org 

and use group code NB66. 

Donors will receive a coupon 

for a pint of Culver’s 

frozen custard. Donors 

should bring a photo ID 

and eat a healthy breakfast 

with no caffeine. 

63rd Annual Pancake 

Festival 

7:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, 

March 2, Village 

Presbyterian Church, 1300 

Shermer Road. The Village 

Church will host the 63rd 

annual Pancake Festival. 

Tickets are $8 for adults, 

$5 for kids 5-12 years old, 

and kids under 5 eat free. 

A raffle will be held every 

hour for home electronics 

- raffle entries are only 

$5 each. All proceeds will 

go to charity. This year’s 

primary charity is A Safe 

Place in Waukegan which 

provides support to battered. 

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Want to lose weight? 

Come join TOPS in Northbrook. 

This organization 

offers a healthy, caring, 

supportive approach to 

weight control at an affordable 

price. Chapter IL 847 

Northbrook meets every 

Wednesday for a weigh-in 

(6:15-6:45 p.m.) and meeting 

(6:45-7:30 p.m.) in the 

back lower level of the 

North Northfield United 

Methodist Church at 797 

Sanders Road in Northbrook. 

For more information, 

call (847) 564-3147 

or visit www.tops.org. 

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Israeli Dancing 

7-9:45 p.m., Wednesday 

nights, Bernard Weinger 

JCC, 300 Revere Drive. 

Join Israeli Dance teachers 

Jim Rust and Harriette 

Leibovitz for a fun dance 

class. Exercise; expand 

your mind; make friends. 

Let yourself be teleported 

briefly to Israel. No partner 

or experience needed, 

just a willingness to have 

a great time. $10/week/ 

person. Contact Abby 

Ashkenazi at aashkenazi@ 

jccchicago.org; (847) 763- 

3627 for more information. 

Current Events Club 

Every Tuesday at 1 p.m. 

in the Leisure Center, 

3323 Walters Ave. Join the 

conversation at the Park 

District’s current events 

group. Connect with others 

as you talk about the 

latest topics in the news. 

It’s free to join for Senior 

Center members. Call 

(847) 291-2995 to come to 

a meeting and start making 

new friends. 

NorthShore Essential 

Tremor Group 

The NorthShore Essential 

Tremor Group meets 

the second Saturday of 

every month at the Northbrook 

Public Library. 

Meetings are held in the 

Civic Room, starting at 10 

a.m. until 11:30 a.m. For 

more information, please 

call (847)564-1777

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Field grad teaches wellness in the digital age 

Chris Pullam 

Freelance Reporter 

Andrew Montesantos 

is uniquely qualified to 

talk tech, although his 

preferred subject matter – 

breaking society’s digital 

dependence – is a bit unexpected 

considering his 

background. 

Montesantos, a graduate 

of Northbrook’s Field 

Middle School, studied 

management information 

systems at University of 

Montana in Missoula before 

taking an IT consulting 

position at KPMG. 

While the gig paid the 

Glenview native’s bills, 

and his student loans, “it 

left me a little empty inside.” 

“After so many long 

hours of communicating 

with people virtually, I 

started seeing that make 

itself into my real life,” he 

said. “A lot of the times, 

the way I was interacting 

with family and friends 

was just small talk while 

juggling work, so I wanted 

to explore this [concept] 

for the younger generation 

but also for me: how could 

I use technology to help 

my relationships, because 

I felt like it was just getting 

in the way.” 

So he quit. About a year 

ago, Montesantos left a 

stable job with one of the 

Big Four auditing and accounting 

firms to launch 

SignOff, a digital wellness 

startup designed to inspire 

and enable more mindful 

relationships between humans 

and their devices. 

He found his inspiration 

in an unusual place: 

a Make-A-Wish trip to 

Orlando, Fla., to celebrate 

his younger step-brother’s 

remission. 

Billy Nestos, aka Billy 

Boy, was diagnosed with 

Stage 3 lymphoma in late 

2016. A few months later, 

in March 2017, his cancer 

went into remission, and 

he’s currently enjoying his 

sophomore year at Glenbrook 

South High School. 

But during the family’s 

celebratory trip, Montesantos 

began noticing 

trends in his siblings’ cellphone 

behavior. 

“I grew up in an age 

where social media was 

just becoming something 

that’s at our fingertips,” 

said 26-year-old Montesantos. 

“Smartphones are only 

10 years old [now], and 

that gave me a perspective 

my seven younger siblings 

didn’t have. Watching them 

grow up with a phone in 

their hands was my motivation 

for finding a solution 

for them.” 

Specifically, as Montesantos 

recounts in his very 

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shared healing experience 

during the Make-A-Wish 

trip. 

“Between the eight of 

us, everything was captured 

– from roller coasters 

to car rides,” the post 

says. “Whether it was us 

older brothers writing 

down memorable quotes to 

read through on the flight 

home, or the younger siblings 

sharing them live 

over Snapchat, we all approached 

it in our own 

way.” 

At one point, his younger 

step-sister, Melina Nestos, 

posted a photo on 

Snapchat with the caption 

“LMR,” an initialism for 

“like my recent” photo on 

Instagram. The concept 

of using one social media 

channel to drive “likes” on 

another channel seemed 

foreign to Montesantos, 

and motivated him to start 

SignOff. 

“Her stance is sad, but 

true,” Montesantos said. 

“It’s the reality she lives 

in, that this is how everyone 

her age is interacting. 

If she was different about 

her phone use, her life 

would look very different. 

She’s very involved with 

her different friend groups, 

from sports to dance, and 

she would miss out on a 

lot of things without her 

phone that we never had to 

worry about. 

“She feels like it’s a necessity, 

and many kids her 

age don’t see any need to 

stop. It’s just kind of their 

reality.” 

Through the startup, 

Monetsantos creates products 

to help people manage 

their cellphone usage, 

such as a pouch “that goes 

around your phones and 

forces you to be a little 

more intentional with your 

usage.” He is currently developing 

an app to pair with 

the pouch’s public release. 

He’s also hosting events 

to teach people about their 

technological dependence, 

as well as demonstrate the 

benefits of person-to-person 

engagement. 

At one recent Signoff 

event, Montesantos asked 

his 80 guests to check in 

their phones as they arrived, 

and although he 

planned activities for the 

entire night, “we found 

that we couldn’t get the 

room quiet. It became 80 

people just having great 

conversations among 

themselves. Some people 

said it was the loudest 

they’d ever heard a room 

of that size.” 

Eventually, after the 

room settled down, a 

Elizabeth Nestos, mother of SignOff founder Andrew 

Montesantos, sits next to a bucket for phones during a 

recent event the company held. Photo Submitted 

Headspace representative 

guided guests through seven 

minutes of silent meditation 

before Montesantos 

led a conversation on 

healthy usage of technology. 

At the end of the night, 

a live band performed for 

the crowd. 

“One thing I didn’t expect, 

when we asked people 

how they felt after we 

took their phones away, 

their responses were very 

raw,” Montesantos said. 

“I expected them to feel 

free, but instead most people 

admitted that they felt 

anxious. They kept checking 

their pockets for their 

phones, but they weren’t 

there. But by the end of the 

night, no one was in a hurry 

to get their phone back.” 

For more information 

about SignOff, or to join 

the startup’s mailing list 

to learn about upcoming 

events, visit SignOff.com/ 

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Man fatally shot in unincorporated 

Northbrook apartment building 

Martin Carlino, Editor 

A 22-year-old man was 

fatally shot in unincorporated 

Northbrook Sunday, 

Feb. 3, according to Sam 

Randall, a spokesperson 

for the Cook County sheriff’s 

office. 

According to Randall, 

authorities responded to 

a call at approximately 

10:10 p.m. reporting shots 

were fired at an apartment 

complex in the 3600 block 

From feb. 4 

of Salem Walk, which is 

located in unincorporated 

Northbrook. 

The male, who lived in 

the apartment building, 

was identified as Daniel 

Middaugh, according to 

the Cook County medical 

examiner’s office. His 

cause of death was multiple 

gunshot wounds and 

his manner of death was a 

homicide. 

Per Randall, he was pronounced 

dead at the scene. 

Authorities do not have 

anyone in custody as of 

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Scott A. 

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Jan. 12 crash on Interstate 

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Jan. 28. 

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Scott’s Law against 

Larsen. Scott’s Law requires 

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when they are approaching 

an emergency vehicle, 

or any vehicle with its 

hazard lights activated. 

Per the release, all 

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the crash scene, 

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Frum addresses Northbrook Court, downtown in annual State of the Village 

Neil Milbert 


Northbrook Village 

President Sandy Frum believes 

“if you want to win 

at the game of government 

you have to make sure all 

of your bases are covered.” 

Frum attempted to cover 

all of the bases on Monday, 

Jan. 28 when she delivered 

her annual State 

of the Village address at 

a Northbrook Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry 

luncheon in the Renaissance 

Chicago Hotel. 

Members of the audience 

were given “BINGO” 

cards with 24 blocks, each 

of which listed a subject 

pertaining to an important 

aspect of village government. 

Infrastructure was one 

of the most important 

of these 24 subjects that 

Frum addressed. 

“In the next five years, 

we will have to spend $12 

million to replace water 

mains, $1.5 million to replace 

sewer mains and $2 

million on roads,” she said. 

“Metra is the oldest train 

line in the country and it 

is buying used cars from 

Los Angeles. Of the state’s 

gross domestic product, 

90 percent comes from 

the Chicago metropolitan 

area. There are 840 bridges 

and 400 are over 100 

years-old. There’s a huge, 

huge amount of work that 

needs to be done.” 

Frum also spoke at 

length on Northbrook 

Court and pointed out that 

“Northbrook Court gives 

$4 million of the $16 million 

Northbrook collects 

(in tax revenue).” 

She said Northbrook 

Court is investing $220 

million in developing 300 

apartments and a lifestyle 

center in the area where 

Macy’s department store 

is located. The 280,000 

square-foot property was 

bought by the mall’s former 

owner, GGP (earlier 

known as General Growth 

Properties) for $25 million 

in January, 2018 and then, 

in July, Brookfield Properties 

acquired GGP for $15 

billion. 

The new owner plans 

to invest $220 million in 

the redevelopment and is 

asking the village for tax 

increment financing (TIF) 

totaling $21.5 million and 

$5.5 million in sales tax 

rebates. Frum said the 

“only part of the mall (affected 

by the TIF) would 

be where Macy’s sits.” 

“Residential housing 

is not allowed at Northbrook 

Court,” she enumerated. 

“That will have to 

be changed (to enable the 

apartments to be built).” 

On the subject of downtown 

Northbrook, the village 

president said the next 

phase of construction work 

does not involve any road 

closures. 

“We have a couple of 

restaurant vacancies,” she 

added. “I do believe we 

will see occupancy. Other 

than the two restaurant vacancies, 

downtown Northbrook 

is full. We don’t 

have enough density and 

we don’t have any place to 

expand.” 

Frum cautioned that retail 

outlets are facing declining 

revenue because 

of the expansion in online 

sales. “We hear retail 

is pulling out (of downtowns) 

everywhere,” she 

said, citing neighboring 

Highland Park and Deerfield. 

“It’s a very careful 

balancing act.” 

Additional topics discussed 

Among the other topics 

of general interest that 

Frum touched on in her address, 

and her comments: 

Northbrook Village President Sandy Frum (center) poses for a photo Jan. 28 after 

her annual State of the Village address with Chamber of Commerce President 

Tensley Garris (left) and Chamber Board Chair Bob Caldwell. Frum spoke to guests 

at the annual address held at Northbrook’s Renaissance Chicago Hotel. Photo 

Submitted 

• Finances — “Northbrook 

continues to maintain 

its Aaa bond rating. 

On July 1 local sales taxes 

will increase to 1 percent 

to make up for the $1 million 

in telecommunications 

fee.” 

• Stormwater management 

— “We have completed 

16 projects at a cost 

of $21 million; 15 remain. 

When all those communities 

(in the area) flooded 

last year, we did not.” 

• Environment and 

sustainability — “We’ve 

banned coal tar. We’re 

looking at banning plastic 

bags.” 

• Illinois — “Expect 

legislation to affect local 

government. A plethora of 

bills, between 4,000 and 

8,000, will be introduced 

(in the spring session of 

the General Assembly). 

The minimum wage, and 

legalization of cannabis 

and consolidation of the 

police and firemen’s pension 

fund investments 

(will be proposed). I think 

legalization of cannabis is 

coming. We will have to 

establish zoning controls 

where it will be sold.” 

• Elections — “Four 

(state) legislators represent 

Northbrook and two 

of them are new. On the 

village board we have two 

new coming in. We will 

have a board where four 

of the seven will have less 

than two years of experience.” 

• New (local) legislation 

— “We have asked 

Cook County to enforce 

its assault weapons ban 

(in Northbrook). We have 

passed legislation to opt in 

on sick leave.” 

• Emergency preparedness 

— “We have 

about 6,500 emergency 

calls a year, an average 

of about 18 a day. (Of the 

calls) 57 percent are medical, 

21 percent are fire and 

the others are not emergencies.” 

• Drones —“Last year 

we purchased two drones. 

They are used by police 

to search for suspects (in 

criminal cases) and missing 

people and by firemen 

to check for hot spots.” 

• Facilities study — 

“We studied the main fire 

station, the police station 

and the public works garage 

to determine if they 

should be renovated or 

moved. We asked: Does 

it make sense for some of 

this to be done in coordination 

with other (neighboring) 

communities?” 

• Administrative hearings 

— “We now hear locally 

non-moving traffic 

violation cases.” 

• Bicycle (and) pedestrian 

master plan — 

“The objective is to make 

it easier to bike and walk. 

The cost will be $8 million 

over the next five years.” 

• Seniors — “25 percent 

of our residents are senior 

citizens. We continue to be 

active in supporting programs 

for seniors.” 

• ComED — “Our relationship 

with ComEd is 

excellent. They’re very responsive.” 

Facts and figures 

During the course of her 

address, Frum noted there 

are 6,963 taxing bodies in 

Illinois, more than in any 

other state. The next two 

with the highest number 

are Texas and Pennsylvania, 

both of which are in 

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When Chamber of Commerce 

Chairman Bob 

Caldwell introduced Frum 

prior to her address, he 

gave the audience a rundown 

of her career in public 

service. 

This is Frum’s third 

term as Village president. 

She was elected in 2009 

and re-elected in 2013 and 

2017. 

A resident of Northbrook 

for more than 40 

years, she began serving 

the village in 1981 when 

she was elected to the Park 

District Board. She then 

served as a Village trustee 

for 24 years, chairing the 

Finance Committee during 

a portion of that time. 

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The Northbrook Police 

Department and Northbrook 

Fire Department 

both were represented by 

delegations. 

Also in attendance were 

Glenview/Northbrook 

District 30 Board of Education 

President Chuck 

Gitles and Superintendent 

Dr. Brian Wegley and 

Northfield Township Supervisor 

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Glenbrook D225 Board of Education 

Officials trying to align GBS, GBN bus services 

Maxx 

Dianne Stransky, of Northbrook 

Maxx is an 8-year-old Jack 

Russel Terrier. He is the 

same breed you often see 

in TV commercials and 

shows. 

Maxx is highly energetic, 

very feisty and full of spirit! But, he is also super affectionate, 

cuddly and loving! Maxx’s favorite things 

are long walks, barking at other dogs (you may have 

heard him on our morning walks), chasing squirrels, 

having his belly rubbed, eating liver sausage and 

giving lots of kisses. 

Please Help! The Northbrook Tower needs Pet of the Week 

submissions. To see your pet featured in The Northbrook 

Tower, send photos and stories to Martin at martin@northbrooktower.com 

or at 60 Revere Drive, Suite 888, Northbrook. 

Plan could push 

back start time at 

GBN 20 minutes 

Neil Milbert 


Students at Glenbrook 

North will get an extra 20 

minutes of sleep every 

school day if a plan to coordinate 

their First Student 

bus routes with those of 

Glenbrook South comes to 

fruition. 

At its Monday, Jan. 28 

meeting, the Glenbrook 

District 225 Board of Education 

received an update 

on the plan from Dr. R.J. 

Gravel, assistant superintendent 

for business services. 

Currently, the school 

day at GBN begins at 7:40 

a.m. and ends at 2:55 p.m., 

while GBS students’ day 

starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 

3:15 p.m. 

“We’ve worked very 

hard with First Student 

on the high schools being 

more independent from the 

feeder districts,” Dr. Gravel 

told the board. “Next year, 

the high schools will have 

buses independent of those 

serving the elementary 

feeder districts.” 

District 225 has one year 

remaining on its contract 

with First Student and an 

option to renew the contract 

with the bus company 

for two additional years at 

the same price structure, 

which is a 3 percent annual 

increase. 

According to Dr. Gravel, 

exorbitant costs — estimated 

to be up to $1 million 

— had previously been 

the barrier to coordinating 

bus schedules in a way that 

would enable the school 

days at each of the high 

schools to be aligned. 

But he said the plan he 

and officials from First 

Student worked out entails 

“increasing the budget a 

small amount, $35,000 for 

the high schools.” 

“We want to align the 

schedules and have a 

timely pick up, a timely 

drop-off and a safe transportation 

experience for 

the students, and we think 

we’ve achieved that goal,” 

Gravel said. 

Superintendent Dr. Mike 

Riggle said realignment 

would entail three steps: 

1. Increasing the budget 

slightly 

2. Establishing the same 

start and end times for both 

schools 

3. Considering changing 

the schools’ start and end 

times in the future 

Riggle said the main 

takeaway is “it will help 

kids get more sleep.” 

Heartwarming Glenbrook 

story 

The board watched a 

short film that told the 

heartwarming tale of Terry 

Harris, a 43-year-old special 

education teacher and 

baseball and football coach 

at GBS, whose complete 

loss of hearing in both ears 

was restored through cochlear 

implants at North- 

Shore Hospital. 

The implant stimulates 

the cochlear nerve, which 

controls hearing. One part 

of the small electronic device 

is placed behind the 

ear; the second part is implanted 

in the inner ear, 

connecting the auditory 

nerve that sends sound impulses 

to the brain. 

As a child in Michigan, 

Harris was totally deaf in 

his left ear and had only 

partial hearing in his right 

ear. A hearing aid enabled 

him to lead a relatively normal 

life. 

He starred in football 

and baseball at Watervliet 

High School and then 

at Elmhurst College before 

achieving his goal of 

becoming a high school 

teacher and coach. 

On Oct. 25, 2014, Harris 

lost all hearing in his right 

ear, leaving him totally deaf. 

Harris went to North- 

Shore Hospital, just hoping 

to have hearing restored in 

his right ear. 

Dr. Michael Shimers, 

a NorthShore otolaryngologist 

who specializes in 

hearing loss and the person 

who introduced cochlear 

implants there a decade 

ago, recommended Harris 

undergo the implant procedure 

in both ears. 

Harris continued teaching 

for about a month, then 

took a leave of absence to 

await the installation of the 

cochlear implants in January 

2015. His left ear was 

the first to undergo the procedure, 

with the cochlear 

implant activated two 

weeks later. 

The film showed Harris 

breaking into tears when 

the implant was activated 

and he experienced hearing 

in his left ear for the first 

time in his life. Then, another 

implant brought back 

hearing in his right ear and 

he now hears in a normal 

range in both ears. 

In the spring of of 2015, 

Harris returned to teaching 

and coaching at GBS. 

“It’s a journey that continues,” 

Dr. Riggle told 

Harris, who came to the 

meeting with his wife, 

Karin, and their son, Brady, 

the youngest of their two 

children. 

“Your story is a testimony 

to your perseverance. 

You’re a tremendous role 

model.” 

police reports 

Female duo steals pairs of shoes from NB retailer 

Lashaun Watson, 23, 

of Chicago, and Meosha 

Johnson, 22, of Chicago, 

were charged with retail 

theft at 4:55 p.m. Jan. 26 

at the Saks off Fifth store 

located in the 100 block 

of Skokie Boulevard. 

A worker reported that 

the female subjects left 

the store after failing to 

pay for shores. 

Both subjects were processed 

and released after 

posting bond, per police. 

In other police news: 

Jan. 27 

• A complainant in the 

1000 block of Western 

reported at 6:25 p.m. that 

unknown subject(s) used 

their information to open 

a cellular account without 

their permission. 

Please see police, 11



Northbrook eateries offer North Shore Restaurant Month deals 

Megan Bernard 

Contributing Editor 

One week isn’t long 

enough for North Shore 

restaurant deals. 

That’s according to 

Gina Speckman, executive 

director of Chicago’s 

North Shore Convention 

and Visitors Bureau. 

The bureau is hosting 

the 11th annual North 

Shore Restaurant Month 

from Feb. 1-28 with 91 local 

eateries participating. 

“It started out when 

Chicago started its Restaurant 

Week,” Speckman 

said. “Restaurants have 

a hard time in the winter 

because people like to be 

home. We thought, ‘What 

can we do to help our restaurants 

get business in 

the colder months?’ 

“If we are going through 

all this work to produce 

this program, why would 

we just do it for a week? 

If someone is on vacation, 

they’ll miss it. All of February 

needs help, so we 

decided to just do it for a 

month.” 

Throughout the 11 years 

of North Shore Restaurant 

Month, more and more 

restaurants have joined 

the program. The only restriction 

is that they must 

be a member of the bureau. 

“Our restaurants really 

like it and residents really 

get excited and ask 

us what restaurants are 

included months before 

February,” Speckman 

said. 

Participating restaurants 

specifically in 

Northbrook include: Allgauer’s 

on the Riverfront, 

Buffalo Wild Wings, The 

Claim Company, Connections 

Restaurant, Corner 

Bakery, Di Pescara, Francesca’s 

North, Granite 

City, Grill House, J. Alexander’s, 

Mesa Urbana, 

Morton’s The Steakhouse, 

Pancetta Regional Kitchen 

+ Bar and Pinstripes. 

Residents and visitors 

can print a single certificate 

that can be used at all 

participating locations or 

pull it up on your phone to 

receive a deal this month. 

To help spread the word 

about North Shore Restaurant 

Month, Speckman 

said bureau staff 

members will be visiting 

different North Shore coffee 

shops throughout the 

month treating customers 

to complimentary cups of 

coffee. 

Upcoming free coffee 

events will be held Feb. 

14 at Northbrook’s Leonides 

and Feb. 21 at Glenview 

Grind. Each event 

will hosted from 8 a.m.-9 

a.m. at each location. 

New this year, North 

Shore Restaurant Month 

is partnering with the 

newly launched North 

Shore Theater Month running 

in February, as well. 

Speckman said it’s the 

inaugural year for Theater 

Month, and hopes those 

participating in Restaurant 

Month will consider 

coupling their meal with 

a show at a North Shore 

theater. 

Discounts tickets can be 

found at NorthShoreTheaterWeek.com. 

As far as the month 

goes, Speckman said the 

best part about it is having 

the chance to get out and 

about. 

For a complete list of 

participating restaurants 

and their offers, or to print 

Tuesday, February 19 

5 pm to 6:30 pm 

Whitehall of Deerfield 

300 Waukegan Road 

a single dining certificate 

that can be used at all of 

them, visit www.North- 

ShoreDiningDeals.com. 

Present the certificate to 

your server anytime in 

February (with the exception 

of Valentine’s Day). 

police 

From Page 10 

Jan. 26 

• Jeffrey Berlin, 57, of 

Northbrook, was charged 

with driving while under 

the influence, no insurance, 

failure to reduce 

speed and failure to yield 

at 11:13 p.m. near the intersection 

of Waukegan 

and Dundee roads. 

• A resident in the 1200 

block of Dell reported at 

9:55 a.m. that an unauthorized 

withdrawal was 

made to one of their bank 

accounts. 

Jan. 25 

• Christopher A. Gajewski, 

31, of Chicago, was 

charged with making an 

improper turn and driving 

with a suspended 

driver’s license at 8:13 

p.m. near the intersection 

of Dundee and Midway 

roads. 

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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 

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News Briefs 

D28 Full-day kindergarten fee 

dropped for 2019-20 

When District 28 implemented 

full-day kindergarten three years 

ago, an enrichment fee of $300 

per student helped fund the program 

amid revenue uncertainty. 

The district’s financial picture 

has improved since then: state 

funding is now consistent; property 

tax revenues are increasing 

due to new property development; 

and investment income is 

increasing as interest rates rise. 

Also, the rate at which the district 

can increase property tax 

revenues has increased from 

less than one percent to about 

two percent for three straight 

years. 

“We’re in a much better place 

now than we were at the time 

we enacted the fee,” said Jessica 

Donato, Chief School Business 

Official at the board’s Jan. 22. 

As a result, the Board of Education 

agreed to drop the $300 

full-day kindergarten enrichment 

fee for the 2019-20 school year. 

“(The fee) was a lot for a family,” 

Superintendent Larry Hewitt 

said. “When we looked at our 

neighboring districts, this puts 

us in alignment with them.” 

Other fees, including curriculum, 

transportation and summer 

school, will increase slightly for 

all grades. The curriculum fee 

will increase by $5 to $125 for 

grades K-5 and $130 for grades 

6-8. Summer School class fees 

will also increase by $5 to $110 

per class for district residents. 

Fees for Young Explorers Early 

Childhood Program, beforeand 

after-school care and sixthgrade 

Outdoor Education will 

remain unchanged. 

Submitted to The Tower 

District 31 establishes bilingual 

District 31 recently established a Bilingual Parent Advisory 

Committee. The committee will help facilitate communication 

between bilingual parents and the district. Photo Submitted. 

parent advisory committee 

District 31 recently established 

a Bilingual Parent Advisory 

Committee (BPAC). The 

purpose of this state-required 

committee is to help facilitate 

communication between the bilingual 

parents and the district 

and to give opportunities to discuss 

or provide input on the EL/ 

Bilingual program. 

The group met Jan. 23 to discuss 

EL/Bilingual programming, 

review the ACCESS assessment 

and suggest additional topics for 

upcoming parent education. Important 

topics relating to education, 

the district and the community 

were shared. Presentations 

were in Spanish, Korean and 

Mongolian. 

The committee will meet at 

Winkelman at least four times a 

year and participate in the planning, 

operation and evaluation 

of the program. The BPAC committee 

will also review the district’s 

annual TBE/TPI funding 

and adhere to the requirements 

of Section 14C-10 of the School 

Code ([105 ILCS 5/14C-10]). 

The district would like to thank 

the EL/Bilingual team for their 

time planning and supporting 

bilingual parents. If you would 

like more information, contact 

Dr. Janine Gruhn, jgruhn@district31.net, 

or Veronica Gott, 

vgott@district31.net. 

Submitted to The Tower. 

News Briefs are compiled by Editor 

Martin Carlino. 

THE WINNETKA CURRENT 

Restaurant Michael to 

close in March after 14 

years of French fare 

After 14 years on Green 

Bay Road, Restaurant Michael 

is closing in Winnetka. 

The news broke Jan. 

30, and it is unclear as of 

press time why the upscale 

French eatery will 

shut down. The restaurant, 

however, may reopen as 

another venture. 

“My team and I aren’t 

going anywhere,” chef and 

owner Michael Lachowicz 

says in a press release. 

“Stay tuned for details.” 

March 3 will be the last 

day of service at Restaurant 

Michael. 

George Trois, the restaurant 

housed inside Restaurant 

Michael, will be 

on hiatus during this time 

in order to “maintain the 

experience for which it 

has become known,” the 

release says. Dining at 

George Trois will resume 

business on May 2. 

In January, George Trois 

was awarded Restaurant of 

the Year at the Jean Banchet 

Awards in Chicago. 

22nd Century Media 

interviewed Lachowicz 

following the opening of 

Georgie Trois in October 

2015. He said he was 

proud to have his businesses 

in Winnetka because of 

the North Shore culture 

and dedicated area clientele. 

Reporting by Megan Bernard, 

Contributing Editor. 

Full story at WinnetkaCurrent.com. 

THE LAKE FOREST LEADER 

Village unanimously 

adopts 3 ordinances to 

implement RIO District 

The Lake Bluff Village 

Board unanimously approved 

the second reading 

of three ordinances necessary 

to implement a Recreational, 

Institutional and 

Open (RIO) Space District 

on Monday, Jan. 28. 

The RIO District includes 

more than 200 parcels — or 

about one-sixth of the Village’s 

incorporated area. 

Properties recommended 

for rezoning are used for 

purposes consistent with 

the RIO District, such 

as churches, libraries, 

public agency buildings, 

museums, recreational 

and leisure facilities, 

schools and open space. 

Village Administrator 

Drew Irvin noted the ordinances 

date back to the 

proposed classification in 

the 1997 Comprehensive 

Plan, which the Plan Commission 

and Zoning Board 

of Appeals (PCZBA) had 

extensively reviewed 

since January 2017. 

The PCZBA also conducted 

focused individual 

parcel study and outreach 

to affected agencies and 

the public and held a public 

hearing on Dec. 19. 

“After a lot of work, the 

PCZBA working through 

this with all of the stakeholders 

and all of the institutional 

uses and groups 

out there and finally putting 

this together, that approval 

seals the deal,” Irvin 

said. 

The critical piece of the 

new regulations — among 

the amendments to establish 

the RIO District, 

rezone properties into the 

district and establish fees 

for the development process 

— is a new review 

process called the RIO Development 

Plan Review. 

This process, according 

to Irvin and the PCZBA, 

addresses the unique challenge 

of addressing already 

developed sites that 

range in size from less 

than an acre to more than 

100 acres. 

Reporting by Stephanie Kim, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at LakeForestLeader. 

com. 

THE WILMETTE BEACON 

Wilmette exercise 

facility set to relocate to 

Kenilworth 

The Kenilworth Village 

Board unanimously 

approved a special use 

permit for a new physical 

fitness facility that will be 

relocating to Kenilworth 

after 14 years in Wilmette. 

The fitness facility, operated 

by Body Science 

Properties, LLC, plans to 

relocate its Body Science 

PFT facility from 355 

Ridge Road in Wilmette to 

642-644 Green Bay Road 

in Kenilworth. 

“What they would like 

to do is merge the lots, demolish 

the existing building 

at 644 [Green Bay 

Road], which had been a 

bungalow, build an addition 

onto what is now the 

New Trier Credit Union 

building and then open a 

fitness studio in that enlarged 

building,” Community 

Development Director 

Susan Criezis said during 

the Village Board’s Monday, 

Jan. 28 monthly meeting. 

Body Science PFT primarily 

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group classes. The petitioner’s 

proposal to relocate 

to Kenilworth previously 

received approvals 

from the Building Review 

Commission, approval for 

a tentative plat of subdivision 

from the Plan Commission 

and approval of a 

Certificate of Appropriateness 

from the Architectural 

Review Commission. 

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two Advocacy in Action 

Awards from Music for All, 

Inc., a national music education 

organization. 

The Advocacy in Action 

Award designation is presented 

to music programs, 

schools and communities 

across the United States 

that demonstrate outstanding 

achievement in efforts 

to provide access to music 

education for all students. 

District 28 received 

awards in two categories, 

Recruitment & Retention: 

Gold award for “Alumni 

Band Festival” and Decision-Maker 

Interaction: 

Bronze award for “Success 

through Collaboration.” A 

national panel of educators, 

administrators, community 

leaders and business leaders 

selected the winners. 

The Alumni Band Festival 

is a biennial event 

celebrating the tradition of 

excellence in the band program. 

The event is held in 

December on alternating 

years, scheduled strategically 

to attract alumni who 

will be home from college 

for winter break and close 

to the time when eighthgraders 

will register for 

freshman classes. 

Over the years, returning 

alumni have spanned more 

than 50 years. Alumni can 

participate at a variety of 

levels. Regardless of the 

participation, it is meaningful 

to our students. 

The Decision-Maker Interaction 

award, “Success 

Through Collaboration,” 

represents the value the 

district places on music 

education and its impact on 

students. 

“A culture of respect 

The Alumni Band Festival, last held in 2017, brings 

together alumni band members and current members 

of the Northbrook Junior High band to play together. 

The event, directed by Greg Scapillato, won the Gold 

award in Recruitment and Retention from the Advocacy 

in Action Awards of Music for All, Inc. District 28 also 

received a bronze award in Decision-Maker Interaction 

for “Success Through Collaboration.” Photo Submitted 

and support between the 

administration and the music 

educators in District 28 

benefits students, and contributes 

to thriving music 

programs,” band director 

Greg Scapillato writes in 

the application. “It is the 

constant nurturing of this 

collaborative relationship 

that is a hallmark of 

Northbrook School District 

28, and is accomplished 

through active efforts from 

both administrators and 

music educators.” 

The District 28 instrumental 

music program has 

four concert bands, beginning 

with fourth grade, and 

five orchestras, beginning 

in third grade. The choral 

ensembles begin in sixth 

grade and rehearse during 

lunch periods or before 

school. The bands and orchestras 

rehearse as full 

ensembles before school, 

in addition to receiving private 

or semi-private lessons 

once a week during the 

school day. Between the 

bands, choirs, and orchestras, 

over 700 students are 

involved in the performing 

ensembles in District 28. 

Beyond the performing 

ensembles, general music 

in District 28 has a rich curriculum 

for K-5 students, 

provided as a class for 30 

minutes, twice per week. At 

the elementary level, this 

curriculum culminates for 

first through fourth grades 

with Winter Sing performances 

and a spring musical 

for fifth grade. At the 

junior high level, students 

have a range of options to 

explore music-making as 

an elective as well as an annual 

musical in the spring 

of each year. 

“In the end, we all believe 

and have the same 

philosophy, that music education 

is good for our children’s 

brains and it’s good 

for their souls,” said Superintendent 

Larry Hewitt. 

District 28’s two awards 

are part of the Music for 

All Advocacy in Action 

website (advocacy.musicforall.org 

) which is a clearinghouse 

of practical advocacy 

examples that can 

be adapted and replicated 

by programs nationwide. 

By collecting, recognizing 

and sharing outstanding 

examples of local advocacy 

efforts, Music for All 

ultimately hopes to inspire 

others across the nation to 

take action in their own 

communities.

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Try tossing technology to the side for a bit 

Martin Carlino 


I’ll be the first to 

admit it — I’m on my 

cellphone way too 

much. 

Limiting my screen 

time each day, so I can 

instead work toward a 

more valuable usage of 

my free time, is something 

I’ve long tried to 

work on. At the start of 

2019, it was even at the 

top of my resolutions 

list. I’d say I’m off to 

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through on that, but I 

know there is still room 

for improvement. 

OK, enough on that, 

but yes, there is a point 

that brief introduction 

served. 

If you read over the 

Page 3 cover story of this 

week’s issue, you probably 

know where I am 

headed with this editorial. 

If not, I’ll recap as 

quickly as possible. 

Andrew Montesantos, 

a graduate of Northbrook’s 

Field Middle 

School, about a year 

ago launched SignOff, a 

digital wellness startup 

designed to inspire and 

enable more mindful relationships 

between humans 

and their devices. 

On a brief digression, if 

you’re wondering, Montesantos 

graduated high 

school from Glenbrook 

South High School. 

Through his startup, 

Montesantos develops 

products to help people 

manage their cellphone 

usage. He’s even hosting 

events to teach people 

about how to better 

balance technological 

dependence, and also, 

even more importantly, 

demonstrating the benefits 

of person-to-person 

engagement. 

And by limiting our 

time with our handheld 

technology, and turning 

away from our screens, 

that is exactly what we 

should all strive for: 

More person-to-person 

engagement. 

At this point, you’re 

probably rolling your 

eyes hearing this from 

someone of my age, but 

unlike most of my peers, 

decreasing my phone usage 

is a goal I’m actively 

trying to achieve. 

So the next time I walk 

into a room filled with 

others, I’m going to keep 

my phone in my pocket, 

and try to start up some 

conversations. And I expect 

it will be much more 

enjoyable than staring at 

my phone. 

If you feel the same, 

and also hope to limit 

your phone usage, I challenge 

you to do the same. 

I’d love to hear how it 

goes. 

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An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

17 years as music director of 

the Northbrook Symphony, Lawrence 

Rapchak announced last month that 

he is stepping down from the position. 

Chicago resident Mina Zikri will take 

over. Please see Page 29 for more. 

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From Page 20 

idea of service to heart. 

The Glencoe Central 

School seventh-grader was 

making his Bar Mitzvah 

and had to do a service 

project beforehand. Some 

young people might look 

forward to such a special 

occasion in their lives as a 

time for having a big party 

and receiving gifts. 

Goldberg thought otherwise. 

“I live in Glencoe and 

am fortunate to have so 

many good things in my 

life,” Goldberg said. “I 

wanted to do something 

different and use my service 

project as a way to 

help others, especially 

kids.” 

Goldberg and his parents 

began researching 

organizations and discovered 

Chicago Cares, 

which directed them to the 

Belmont-Cragin Public 

Elementary School (K-8) 

on Chicago’s Northwest 

Side. It shares space with 

the Northwest Middle 

School. 

“Chicago Cares is a 

nonprofit organization 

that helps prospective 

volunteers find volunteer 

opportunities throughout 

the Chicago area,” 

said Lori Golberg, Alex’s 

mother. “Requests often 

come from a business or 

organization whose employees 

or members want 

to do service projects en 

masse like on a weekend. 

Chicago Cares was happy 

to learn about Alex’s project.” 

Reporting by Hilary Anderson, 


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Preliminary plan 

for Karger Center 

redevelopment receives 

green light with mixed 

reviews 

Residents who enjoy 

the public park behind the 

Karger Center may have 

some reduced sunshine 

as City Council approved 

a preliminary plan for a 

171-unit, 5-story apartment 

complex to replace 

the center at its Jan. 28 

meeting. 

The property, 1850 

Green Bay Road, was 

bought for $3.76 million, 

more than $250,000 over 

the asking price, from the 

city in January 2018 by 

developers Albion Jacobs 

Highland Park, LLC. 

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In A Complex World 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

A Look Back - “Mr. 

Kelly” – Remember the 

ol’ Jewel Food store in 

Northbrook? 

10 a.m. and 6 p.m 

North Shore Senior Center 

“Brazil: A Travelers’s 

Tale” - David George, retired 

Professor of South 

American Studies - Lake 

Forest College 

11 a.m. and 7 p.m. 

All About Downsizing – 

When is the right time 

to move? – Helpful tips 

and resources for Seniors 

and their families. 

Noon, 8 p.m. and midnight 

Senior Safety – Cons, 

Scams, and Fraud – 

Presented by Northbrook 

Community Service 

Officer Tom Moore 

1 p.m. and 9 p.m 

Parent University – 

Char Wenc, M. ED. “The 

Answer is NO” - Explaining 

to children that 

sometimes the answer 

is “NO”- A helpful class 

in parenting. 

10 p.m. 

Northbrook - The Fabric 

of Our History Learn 

more about our Village, 

which was once known 

as Shermerville. 

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New symphony director excited 

to continue rich tradition 


After 17 years under the 

musical direction of Lawrence 

Rapchak, the Northbrook 

Symphony will start 

its 40th season under the 

orchestration of a new maestro. 

The Northbrook Symphony 

announced Rapchak’s 

resignation in a 

press release sent out late 

last month. Mina Zikri, 

founder and current music 

director of the Oistrakh 

Symphony of Chicago, will 

step into the role at the start 

of the 2019-20 40th anniversary 

season in June. 

"Since he joined the 

Northbrook Symphony in 

2002, Mina Zikri's superb 

talent and commitment has 

played a major role in the 

raising of artistic standards 

within the ensemble," Rapchak 

says in the release. "I 

have often remarked that 

when I decided to leave 

Northbrook Symphony, 

Mina would be the obvious 

and inevitable choice as my 

successor. I am confident 

that the Northbrook Symphony 

will now continue 

under the most capable and 

committed leadership possible." 

Rapchak leaves the position 

having served in it since 

2001. During Rapchak’s 

tenure as music director, the 

symphony performed several 

first Chicago-area performances, 

including Symphony 

No. 2 and Michelangelo 

Suite of Shostakovich, per 

the release. 

Rapchak also created the 

multi-year initiative "In 

Mahler's Shadow," which 

produced Chicago-area 

debuts of several highly regarded 

symphonies. 

Northbrook Symphony music director Lawrence 

Rapchak (left) announced his resignation late last 

month. Chicago resident Mina Zikri will take over in the 

position. Photos Submitted 

Zikri, founder and current music director of the Oistrakh 

Symphony of Chicago, will step into the role at the start 

of the 2019-20 40th anniversary season in June. 


Rapchak will conduct the 

last three remaining concerts 

of this season, with 

his final concert coming 

on May 5. That performance 

is scheduled to be 

held at Glenbrook North 

High School’s Sheely Center 

for Performing Arts. In 

recognition of Rapchak’s 

time with the organization, 

the symphony will also be 

hosting a benefit at in late 

May at Northfield’s Sunset 

Ridge Country Club. The 

benefit will also serve as an 

introduction of Zikri. 

A spokesperson for the 

symphony told The Tower 

Rapchak is resigning so he 

can “pursue new opportunities 

in communicating 

and sharing his passion for 

music.” 

Zikri, a member of the 

faculty of DePaul University’s 

community music 

division, brings with him 

years of experience and career 

distinctions. 

The 41-year-old Chicago 

resident holds bachelor’s 

and master’s degrees from 

DePaul University, as well 

as a performance certificate 

in violin. 

Zikri was named one of 

the twelve finalists in the 

2007 Gustav Mahler International 

Conducting Com- 

Please see music, 33 

January 17 -March 3 

Phone (847) 834-0738 

Theater located at 1723 Glenview Road 

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Faith Briefs 

Northbrook Community Synagogue 

(2548 Jasper Court) 

Women’s Havurah Book 

Club 

Join at NCS for or 

monthly Canasta game at 

7 p.m. on March 6. Don’t 

worry if you don’t know 

how to play, we can teach 

you. Great fun for everyone. 

For more information 

and questions, email 

stevevwbus@aol.com and 

call (847) 509-9204. 

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 

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. 

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 discussion. 

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. 

Darchei Noam Glenbrook 

(3465 Techny Rd.) 

Shabbat services 9 a.m. 

followed by kiddush. Daf 

Yomi weekdays 5:30 a.m., 

Sundays 7:15 a.m. Shacharit 

weekdays 6:30 a.m., 

Sundays 8:30 a.m. Mincha, 

maariv and other study opportunities 

variable, For 

more information, please 

contact margo@darcheinoamglenbrook.org 

or 

(224) 306-9364. 

Submit information for 

The Tower’s Faith page to 

m.dwojak@22nd 

centurymedia.com. Deadline 

is noon on Thursday. Questions? 

Call (847) 272-4565. 

In Memoriam 

Audrey Snyder 

Audrey Snyder, nee Williams, 

94, a 44-year resident 

of Northbrook, died 

Jan. 24. 

She was the beloved wife 

of the late Henry Duda and 

the late Clarence Snyder; 

loving mother of Beth Hansen, 

Dale (Charles Mann) 

Duda and Julie (Glenn) 

Smith; loving grandmother 

to Jay (Becca) Hansen, Erich 

(Laura) Smith, Jason 

(Ryanne) Duda, Lindsey 

(Jeff) Miska and Rachael 

(Alex) Fowler and eight 

great-grandchildren. She 

was the favorite aunt of 

many. 

She was preceded in 

death by her two sons, Greg 

Duda and Timothy Duda, 

son-in-law Carl Hansen 

and her parents, Clarence 

and Barbara Williams. 

Snyder grew up in Rogers 

Park, became a dancer 

and joined stage ensembles 

and also toured the country 

during World War II with 

the USO. After marrying 

Hank, they moved to Niles 

to raise their five children. 

Later she married Clarence 

and moved to Northbrook 

and became stepmother to 

his three children, Sandy 

Lingenfelser, Rick (deceased) 

and Jeff. 

Donations may be made 

to Our Lady of the Brook 

or Journeycare hospice. 

Robert F. Toland 

Robert F. Toland, 80, 

longtime resident of Northbrook, 

died. 

He was the beloved husband 

of the late Susan Toland; 

loving father of Julie 

Toland (Mark) Pigott, Patrick 

(Lora Baltosiewich) 

and the late Robert Jr. (Sally) 

Toland; devoted grandfather 

of Carreen (Justin) 

Morrison, Elizabeth, Merrit 

and Liam Toland, Jake and 

Katie Pigott; dear brother 

of Ann Serb, Joseph and 

Richard Toland; fond uncle 

of many nieces and nephews. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials 

to the Evans Scholars 

Foundation, www.wgaesf. 

org, are appreciated. Arrangements 

entrusted to 

Ryan-Parke Funeral Home. 

Everett H. Natkin 

Everett H. “Bud” Natkin, 

89, of Northbrook, died. 

Natkin’s family meant 

everything to him. He was 

the beloved husband of Iris 

née Fox, with whom he 

shared 45 wonderful years; 

loving father of Audrey 

Natcone (Barbara Sherry), 

Nancy Vella (Doug), Gary 

Natkin (Susan McGuire), 

Lynn Zwyers (Ken), the 

late Jeffrey Kohan and the 

late Gregg Kohan; devoted 

grandfather of Jason, Allysun 

and Melanie, and 

great-grandfather of Madison 

and Ryder; cousin and 

best friend of Ken Skolnik 

(Naomi Litrofsky). 

Natkin was the devoted 

son of the late Harry and 

Esther Natkin. 

In lieu of flowers, donations 

may be made to JourneyCare 

Foundation, 2050 

Claire Court, Glenview, IL 

60025 or online at www. 

journeycare.org. 

Weona A. Sutton 

Weona (Cuz) Armstrong 

Sutton, 94, of Northbrook, 

Jan. 21. 

She was married to Henry 

(Ren) C. Sutton of Honolulu 

in February 1944 who 

she had met in New York 

City at a dance for Naval 

officers. Daughter Bonnie 

was born in February 1945. 

Sutton and daughter sailed 

across the Pacific to Honolulu 

in a darkened Navy 

ship while the war in the 

Pacific was on-going. 

They lived in Honolulu 

for three years, then moved 

back to the mainland, settling 

in Glenview. Two 

more daughters, Randy 

and Stephanie, were born 

in 1948 and 1950. Cuz 

pursued a life-long love of 

dance, becoming a student 

of Stone and Cameron, Gus 

Giordano and Florence 

Voss. After years of study, 

she segued into teaching 

ballet for Ms. Voss at her 

Winnetka School of Ballet. 

After Ms. Voss’s retirement, 

Sutton owned and 

managed the school for 20 

plus years. Cuz and Voss 

held Master Classes taught 

by prominent dancer such 

as Maria Tallchief, Edward 

Villella, Patricia McBride. 

Sutton was a passionate 

supporter of all aspects of 

ballet and she hosted events 

in support of the New York 

City Ballet, the Miami City 

Ballet, Ballet Chicago, the 

Joffrey Ballet attended 

by George Balanchine, 

Mikhail Baryshnikov, and 

Eduard Villella. Cuz was 

an adventurous and active 

traveler. She and Ren biked 

through Europe until Ren’s 

death in 1982. 

She continued with various 

hiking, kayaking and 

biking trips until well into 

her 80s. She spent a month 

in the jungles of Borneo 

working with orphaned 

orangutans. She loved the 

rustic home on the Big 

Island of Hawaii that she 

and Ren (a native of Hawaii), 

created. There she 

hoped to teach her family 

— children, grandchildren 

and great grandchildren — 

about a simpler life with no 

TV or iPhones, to appreciate 

nature, to swim with the 

honu, to watch the waves 

crash against the lava reef, 

to sit still and contemplate 

the setting sun. 

She is survived by her 

loving daughters, Bonnie 

Serra (Luigi), Randy 

Sargeant (Steven), Stephanie 

Sutton (Patrick Flanagan), 

her loving grandchildren 

Alessandro Serra 

(Sue), Luca Serra (Wendy), 

Olivia Tincani(Giacomo), 

Gwendolyn Dearbor and 

her six great grandchildren, 

Isabella, Gabriella, Daniela, 

Lexi, Vincent, Vasco. 

Her strength and resilience 

remains an example 

to her family. 

Private memorial service 

at a date to be determined. 

The family will be grateful 

for donations given in 

her memory given to The 

Joffrey Balllet. www.joffrey.org. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

like to honor? Email 

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Annual Bowl-a-Thon benefits Wilmette’s Warming House 

staff report 

Local residents came out 

to bowl and throw strikes 

for a good cause at the 24th 

annual Warming House 

Bowl-a-Thon. The fun was 

held Jan. 27 at Wilmette 

Bowling Center. 

The Warming House 

Youth Center, located at 

827 17th St. in Wilmette, is 

a non-profit agency that is 

open to teens. 

RIGHT ABOVE: Warming 

House staff members 

enjoy a night of bowling 

Jan. 27 at Wilmette 

Bowling Center. Photos 

by Rhonda Holcomb/22nd 

Century Media 

RIGHT: Warming House 

teens (left to right) 

Meg Denberg, 13, Sam 

Karthiser, 13, Beckham 

Lee 14, and Nate Goren, 

14, all of Wilmette. 

Kevin Farrell, of Northbrook. 

Warming House staff members (left to right) Lily Ostler, 

Shari Gordon and Alessandra Caruso, all seniors at 

Northwestern University. 

NORTHBROOK 

Pinstripes 

(1150 Willow Road, (847) 

480-2323) 

■From ■ open until close 

all week: bowling and 

bocce 

Northbrook Theatre 

(3323 Walters Ave., (847) 

291-2367) 

■Recurring ■ performances 

of “Pinkalicious” on 

Saturdays until Feb. 23 

starting at 10 a.m. 

GLENVIEW 

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, Feb. 

8 : Family Night and 

Karaoke 

■Noon ■ Saturday, Feb. 

9: Ayme Frye acoustic 

performance 

Curragh Irish Pub 

(1800 Tower Drive, (847) 

998-1100) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every 

Wednesday: Trivia 

Ten Ninety Brewing Co. 

(1025 N. Waukegan 

Road, (224) 432-5472) 

■7-9 ■ p.m. every Thursday: 

Trivia Night 

LAKE FOREST 

Citadel Theatre Company 

(300 S. Waukegan Road) 

■8 ■ p.m. Friday, Feb. 8: 

Performance of “The 

Roommate” — additional 

performances 

throughout February. 

NORTHFIELD 

Sunset Ridge Country Club 

(2100 Sunset Ridge 

Road) 

■6:30-8:30 ■ p.m. Friday, 

Feb. 8: Daddy-Daughter 

Valentine’s Dance 

To place an event in The 

Scene, email martin@northbrooktower.com. 

music 

From Page 29 

petition, according to the 

release. He is also founder 

and current music director 

of the Oistrakh Symphony 

of Chicago, a position he 

will still maintain even 

after he takes over at the 

Northbrook Symphony. 

“Through his global performance 

experience, Maestro 

Zikri will bring the 

world of music to Northbrook” 

James Karagianis, 


Board President says in the 

release. “We’re delighted 

to welcome him and trust 

his vision for the future of 

both our symphony and 

the broader classical music 

community in Chicagoland 

and beyond.” 

For Zikri, the opportunity 

is one he truly cherishes. 

“First of all, I feel honored 

and I do realize the 

magnitude of the responsibility,” 

Zikri told The 

Tower. “As music director 

of the orchestra, people put 

their musical experience in 

my hands. At this point in 

time, culturally and socially, 

I think that this is a big 

responsibility for anybody 

to bear. As happy as I am, 

I’m trying to get myself 

prepared in all the ways 

I can. Thankfully, working 

with my own orchestra 

(Oistrakh) has given me 

much experience.” 

Although Zikri believes 

the future of the Northbrook 

symphony is bright, 

he’s grateful for the work 

of his predecessor. 

“I have a great respect for 

the strong foundation Larry 

created in Northbrook,” he 

says in the release. “I intend 

to protect and build on the 

symphony’s already stellar 

reputation. “To me, music is 

life, and I hope through this 

appointment to share that 

feeling with everyone.” 

Zikri also said he has a 

great admiration for the 

Northbrook community. 

He said he hopes to continue 

to build on the strong 

foundation already in place 

and continue to develop its 

success. 

Founded in 1980, the 


prides itself on providing 

guests with classical music 

experiences, enhancing locals’ 

interests in orchestra 

and fostering the development 

of young musicians. 

To learn more about the 

symphony and for upcoming 

performance information, 

visit northbrooksymphony.org.

34 | February 7, 2019 | The Northbrook tower Life & arts 


Glencoe’s Shanghai Garden serves up ‘real Chinese food fast’ 

Megan Bernard 

Contributing Editor 

When Chin’s Chop Suey 

closed after 20 years in 

downtown Glencoe, residents 

were left missing 

their Chinese takeout. 

Luckily for them, the 

space didn’t stay vacant 

for long. 

“It has been a Chinese 

restaurant since 1964,” 

landlord Kevin Campbell 

previously told 22nd Century 

Media. “It was originally 

owned by Mr. Chin. 

About 20 years ago, he retired 

and sold the business 

to family members, the 

Chens. They maintained 

the name and it’s basically 

another retirement situation. 

They found another 

family member who was 

interested in purchasing 

it.” 

Shanghai Garden, a new 

Chinese food restaurant, 

opened up shop in the 

beginning of October last 

year. It took about a year’s 

time from the possession 

to the opening date after 

the space was required to 

renovate due to Glencoe’s 

Village Code. 

The “total remodel,” 

Campbell said, included 

renovating the kitchen and 

equipment, changes to the 

seating, and new floors. 

“The fact that we didn’t 

have the restaurant there 

for a year’s time, it was 

really missed by the community,” 

Campbell said. 

“I was getting questions 

constantly through the 

process about the buildout 

and when we were going 

to open. 

“They were truly 

missed. There was a great 

deal of excitement when 

they got up and running.” 

Husband and wife, Rong 

and Shu Yan Wu, of Chicago, 

own and operate 

Shanghai Garden at 655 

Vernon Ave. 

Shanghai Garden 

655 Vernon Ave., 

Glencoe 

(847) 835-4660 

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 

11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 

Friday-Saturday 

2:30-9 p.m. Sunday 

Closed Monday 

The Wus — who are 

related to the Chin family 

and are “experienced 

restaurant owners,” according 

to Campbell — 

kept Chin’s staples, but 

updated and modernized 

the menu. 

The menu, described as 

authentic Hunan, Szechuan 

and Cantonese cuisine, 

offers lunch and 

dinner options with an additional 

section for Weight 

Watchers. The menu also 

provides a slogan to describe 

the food: “This isn’t 

fast food, it’s real Chinese 

food fast.” 


editors recently visited 

Shanghai Garden to see the 

new space and grab some 

lunch. The downtown establishment 

has several 

tables to dine at, but serves 

mostly as a takeout destination. 

To begin, we started 

with the chicken pot stickers 

($5.95). The dumplinglike 

appetizer came with 

soy sauce and was packed 

with shredded meat. Other 

appetizers on the menu include 

crab meat rangoons, 

teriyaki beef, edamame 

and onion cake, among 

others. 

We also tried several 

lunch specials, including 

the Mongolian beef 

($6.95), Kung Pao Shrimp 

($6.95), orange chicken 

($6.95) and lo mein 

($6.40). The lo mein noodles 

come in five options 

including chicken, shrimp, 

The orange chicken lunch special ($6.95) features fried chicken pieces coated in a sweet orange-flavored chili 

sauce. Photos by Eric DeGrechie/22nd Century Media 

The Mongolian beef lunch special ($6.95) is stir-fried 

with vegetables in a savory brown sauce. 

BBQ pork, vegetable and 

beef. 

The lunch specials were 

a hit with our office and 

each flavorful dish was 

served with a heaping 

amount of chicken fried 

rice. 

Each of the lunch specials 

were considered entrees, 

and included an egg 

roll, the rice and a fortune 

cookie. The special runs 

from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. After 

3 p.m., it is $1.50 extra. 

Shanghai Garden also 

offers soups, eastern 

popular noodle dishes, lo 

mein, chop suey or chow 

mein, Cantonese double 

pan fried noodles, egg 

foo young, seafood and 

smoothies. The restaurant 

provides takeout, dine in 

The vegetarian lo mein lunch special ($6.40) is made 

with egg noodles and chicken, shrimp, barbecue pork 

and beef can be added. 

and delivery options. 

In all, residents have 

reacted well to the new 

restaurant, according to 

Jordan Lester, Village 

of Glencoe management 

analyst and deputy village 

clerk. 

“Residents responded 

very positively to a Village 

announcement on Facebook 

back in October that 

the restaurant had opened 

for business,” Lester said. 

Campbell added that so 

far, it’s so good. 

“The feedback has been 

positive,” he said. “The 

community is happy to 

have the Chinese restaurant 

back even though it’s 

under new ownership.”

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1003 Help Wanted 

Part Time Administrative Clerk and Part Time Payroll Clerk 

The Village of Northbrook seeks qualified applicants 

for two part time Clerk positions. 

Part Time Administrative Clerk - This position’s 

responsibilities include but are not limited to; filing, copying, 

answering department phones, assisting callers and walk-ins, 

and providing clerical support to staff as needed. 

Part Time Payroll Clerk - This position’s responsibilities 

include but are not limited to; processing and maintaining payroll 

and payroll records. Previous payroll, accounting and 

bookkeeping experience preferred. 

Applicants for both positions must possess a high school diploma 

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This Week In ... 

SPARTANS Varsity 

Athletics 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

■Feb. ■ 8 - at Highland 

Park, 7 p.m. 

■Feb. ■ 12 - at Prospect, 

7:30 p.m. 

GIRLS BASKETBALL 

■Feb. ■ 8 - hosts Highland 

Park, 7 p.m. 

BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING 

■Feb. ■ 9 - at CSL North 

Invite, 1 p.m. 

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD 


Park/Palatine, 

4:30 p.m. 

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD 


Park/Marist, 

4:30 p.m. 

Athlete of the Week 

 

 

 

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10 Questions 

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Press was a leader for 

the Glenbrook North boys 

basketball team’s win over 

Deerfield. 

When and why did 

you start playing 

basketball? 

I started when I was 4 

or 5 years old. When I was 

younger, I always wanted 

a ball in my hand, I was 

obsessed playing with different 

basketballs and soccer 

balls and fell in love 

with basketball. 

What do you like most 

about the sport? 

I like the competitiveness. 

Everyone is competitive 

and it’s super cool. 

Do you have any 

superstitions before a 

game? 

I put the left sock on 

my right foot and my right 

sock on my left foot. 

What is your favorite 

sports moment? 

Probably the first time 

I dunked my sophomore 

year. 

What would you do if 

you won the lottery? 

I would buy a lot of 

sports cars and take care of 

my family. 

If you could be any 

superhero, which 

super power would 

you want? 

I would want to read 

minds, that would be awesome. 

If you could play any 

other sport, which 

sport would you play? 

Hockey because all my 

friends play it, so I’m always 

going to their games 

and playing pond hockey 

with them. It’s a good 

time. 

What is your favorite 

area restaurant? 

I like Wildfire. I start off 

with their house salad and 

then I get a nice steak. 

What is one thing on 

your bucket list? 

I want to go to Dubai. 

If you could be any 

animal, which animal 

would you be? 

I would be a monkey 

because just living in the 

jungle, swinging around 

tree to tree, eating bananas 

would be pretty nice. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Michal Dwojak

northbrooktower.com sports 


Athlete of the Month 

Goldman makes it two in a row for New Trier 

Michael Wojtychiw 

Contributing Sports Editor 

New Trier’s Rebecca 

Goldman is one of the best 

shooters in the area and has 

led the Trevians to a lofty 

season thus far. Her local 

residents helped her shoot 

to the top of the 22nd Century 

Media December Athlete 

of the Month voting, 

leading the senior to the 

title with 287 votes. 

Goldman’s win makes 

it two consecutive titles 

for the Trevians, who saw 

cross-country runner Ellie 

Finnigan win last month. 

Goldman finished the 

Athlete of the Month voting 

with 287 votes. Connor 

Barrett of Loyola’s boys 

basketball team finished 

second with 207 votes and 

Jared Kuper of Glenbrook 

North’s bowling squad finished 

third with 143 tallies. 

Voting for the January 

Athlete of the Month starts 

Sunday, Feb. 10. Vote at 

NorthbrookTower.com. 

New Trier girls basketball player Rebecca Goldman won the final Athlete of the Month 

honor in 2018 for the month of December. 22nd century media file photo 

January Athlete of the Month candidates 

Glenbrook North High 

School 

•Brennan Nein, boys 

hockey 

•Lucie Abbott, girls 

gymnastics 

•Jeniah Griggs, cheerleading 

•Tim Burke, boys 

hockey 

•Faith Kim, girls basketball 

Loyola Academy 

•Celia Satter, girls 

basketball 

•Aidan McKeag, wrestling 

New Trier High School 

•Holly Fessler, badminton 

•Maddie Michiels, 

cheerleading 

•Sam Silverstein, boys 

basketball 

Glenbrook South High 

School 

•KP Santos, wrestling 

•George Papagianopoulos, 

wrestling 

Highland Park High 

School 

•Tobe Obochi, boys 

swimming and diving 

•Addie Budnik, girls 

basketball 

•Lucas Absler, boys 

swimming and diving 

•Lindsay Weisskopf, 

girls gymnastics 

•Val Oplchenski, boys 

basketball 

Lake Forest High School 

•Carlos Minetti, boys 

swimming 

•Tatum Litzsinger, Dance 

•Taylor Cekay, girls 

gymnastics 

•Jack Owen, wrestling 

•Frank Pasquesi, wrestling 

Michal’s Mailbag 

Introducing a new fan feature at The Tower 

Michal Dwojak, Sports Editor 

We here at The Tower 

have always worked hard 

to provide our readers with 

unique stories and experiences 

they can’t get anywhere 

else. 

Whether it’s exclusive 

coverage of the most important 

Glenbrook North 

games, writing about 

Northbrook stories, providing 

more content online, 

including photo galleries 

and videos, or any of 

the other ways The Tower 

provides readers with content 

no other newspaper 

does, we’re always looking 

for ways to improve 

and become better at what 

we do. 

This is why I’ll be adding 

something new to the 

sports section that will improve 

not only the sports 

section, but help readers 

feel like they’re part of the 

conversation as well. 

It’s always been a goal 

of mine to make sure The 

Tower readers feel as if 

this is their newspaper that 

covers what they want to 

know. 

Reader participation has 

always been a vital part of 

this paper, which is why I 

encourage it. 

Alright, I’ve dragged 

this out as long as I could. 

What’s so special that I 

needed to write column 

about? 

Well, I’m happy to introduce 

what will be called 

“Michal’s Mailbag.” If you 

can’t tell by the name, this 

will be a mailbag where 

Glenbrook North sports 

fans can ask me whatever 

questions they have about 

Spartans athletics. 

Whatever you guys want 

to know, I’ll try to answer 

the questions. This doesn’t 

even have to be limited to 

current Spartans athletics, 

but let’s keep it to current 

sports for now (it’s fair 

game to ask me who’s the 

best GBN athlete of all 

time or compare players, 

that’s where the fun begins). 

So how will readers get 

questions to me? They 

can reach out to me by 

email at m.dwojak@22nd 

centurymedia.com with 

the subject line “Mailbag.” 

Readers can also 

tweet their questions at me 

(@mdwojak94) and also 

tweet back at The Tower’s 

twitter (@northbrooktower) 

or comment on the 

mailbag post on Facebook 

on The Tower’s page (@ 

theNorthbrookTower). 

We’ll start off the few 

months as this being a 

monthly mailbag, where 

readers will have some 

time to get used to the 

schedule of when these 

post and I learn the tricks 

of sorting through what I 

hope are many questions. 

Hopefully, with readers’ 

help, we can grow this 

mailbag into a every other 

week deal, or maybe a 

weekly column. 

We’ll see how it goes, 

but I’m excited for the 

possibilities that await us 

in this new way of giving 

Northbrook readers content 

they want. 

The deadline for the first 

mailbag questions will be 

noon on Feb. 20, so make 

sure to get those questions 

in there. 

Happy writing.

40 | February 7, 2019 | The Northbrook tower sports 


Skaters support each other on, off ice 

Submitted by Northbrook 

Park District 

As they prepare to represent 

Team USA in Milan, 

Italy, Northbrook 

Park District’s Teams 

Elite Junior skaters are 

filled with gratitude for 

their community, families 

and coaches who have 

supported them along the 

way. 

“We’re so excited about 

this opportunity,” said 

Sofia Gisiner, a sophomore 

at Glenbrook North. 

“Through every competition, 

our coaches have 

told us ‘Just keep moving 

forward. You can do it.’” 

Twenty skaters will 

compete at the Spring 

Cup on Feb. 15-17 where 

30 international synchronized 

skating teams will 

be performing. A Teams 

Elite Junior Send-Off Rally 

is planned for Thursday, 

Feb. 7, at Northbrook 

Sports Center, 1730 Pfingsten 

Road. The rally 

will feature the team’s 

short and long programs 

and a brief ceremony. 

“Going to Italy is a 

dream come true,” said 

Ellie Lim, 15, a sophomore 


“We set this goal from the 

beginning and we made 

it. To be competing with 

Team USA is such a huge 

honor.” 

In addition to the thrill 

of skating in such a prestigious 

international event, 

the athletes hope the Team 

USA notoriety will bring 

more attention to the 

sport. With complicated 

movements and maneuvers 

done in unison, synchronized 

skating requires 

a unique type of skillset. 

“Synchronized skating 

is all about coordination,” 

Gisiner said. “With more 

than a dozen other skaters, 

it can be hard to be so 

Members of the Team Elite skating team practice. Photos submitted 

precise.” 

Synchro skating also 

provides something that 

can’t be found in freestyle 

or figure skating — a 

team experience. For the 

Teams Elite skaters, the 

words sewn on their jackets 

“More than a team … 

family” mean just that. 

Many of the skaters on the 

Junior Team have grown 

up together, starting out 

in elementary school taking 

lessons at Northbrook 

Sports Center. 

“Having my teammates 

out there skating with me 

is so nice,” said Caroline 

Clesen, 17, a senior at 

Glenbrook North. “We 

encourage each other and 

cheer one another on.” 

Friendships and team 

comradery are part of 

what drew Lizzie Mar, 17, 

a junior at Christian Heritage 

Academy in Northfield, 

to Teams Elite. 

“I’ve made so many 

friends through Teams 

Elite,” Mar said. “Synchronized 

skating is unlike 

any other type of 

The group of skaters will travel to Italy to represent Team USA. 

skating. You get to know 

so many different people 

and there’s so much collaboration.” 

Founded in 1999, the 

Teams Elite Program includes 

seven teams, starting 

with Synchro Skills I 

and Preliminary up to the 

newly added Junior-level 

traveling to Italy. The 

Teams Elite Junior Team 

was formed in February 

after Teams Elite Novice 

skaters were ready to 

move to the next level. 

“We’re going to give it 

our all,” said Erica Lee, 

15, who competes in 

track and field for Glenbrook 

North during the 

synchro skating off season 

in the spring. “This is 

going to be a really great 

experience for us and 

bring more attention to 

the program.” 

Although several skaters 

are from Northbrook 

and neighboring communities, 

Teams Elite’s success 

has drawn skaters 

from as far as Downers 

Grove and even Wisconsin 

for a chance to compete. 

“It was really exciting 

to find out with the rest 

of the team that we were 

going to Italy,” said Nikki 

Nemerson, 15, a sophomore 


“Our goal from the beginning 

was to make history.” 

The Varsity: North 

Shore Podcast 

Guys recap 

wrestling, hear 

from new coach 

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 recap 

the start of the wrestling 

postseason, hear from new 

Glenbrook North football 

coach Matt Purdy, play 

Way/No Way with girls 

basketball, preview the 

start of the boys swimming 

and diving postseason and 

go to overtime to wrap 

some things up in the week. 

First Quarter 

Dwojak and Wojtychiw 

recap the start of the wrestling 

postseason for area 

teams. 

Second Quarter 

The guys hear from new 

Spartan football coach Purdy 

and hear what it means 

for him to take over at the 

position. 

Third Quarter 

With the seeds now out, 

Wojtychiw tries to predict 

how the area girls basketball 

teams will do. 

Fourth Quarter 

The hosts preview the 

start of the boys swimming 

and diving playoffs. 

Find the varsity 

Twitter: @varsitypodcast 

Facebook: @thevarsitypodcast 

Website: Northbrook- 

Tower.com/sports 

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Girls Gymnastics 

North finishes 2nd in regional, 

advances gymnasts to sectional meet 

Gary Larsen 


Glenbrook North went 

into this year’s regional 

meet on the heels of winning 

the Central Suburban 

League North meet with a 

solid performance. 

But a stellar performance 

by host Carmel 

Catholic and a few too 

many mistakes by Glenbrook 

North left the Spartans 

with a second-place 

regional finish on Friday, 

Feb. 1. 

Carmel, which earned 

the No. 3 seed in Illinois 

this season, had the topthree 

finishers in three of 

the four events and the top 

five all-around finishers in 

outpointing the Spartans 

148.65-135.75. 

“I wish we could have 

brought it all together 

tonight but it is what it 

is,” Spartans coach Julie 

Holmbeck said. “Hopefully 

we’ll get as many (individuals) 

to the sectional 

as we can and we’ll move 

forward.” 

Glenbrook North’s automatic 

sectional qualifiers 

included Katie Dahlke on 

vault and floor, and Dahlke 

and Lucie Abbott in the 

floor exercise. A top-five 

finish is required for sectional 

advancement. 

Dahlke tied for fourth 

with a score of 8.85 on 

vault and tied for fifth on 

floor with a score of 9.27. 

Abbott scored 9.30 on 

floor to place fourth. 

“I think we were all just 

really nervous tonight,” 

Dahlke said. “We really, 

really wanted to do well 

this season and I think the 

nerves just kind of beat 

down on us a little bit. 

Glenbrook North girls gymnast Katie Dahlke competes 

in the beat at the Spartans’ regional on Friday, Feb. 1, in 

Mundelein. Photos by Gary Larsen/22nd Century Media 

Lucie Abbott will compete at the team’s sectional meet 

after her top-five finish in the floor. 

“I felt best on floor because 

that’s one of my 

strongest routines, but I 

was nervous and I had a 

rough warmup. But I was 

able to pull it off. Our team 

was really energetic and 

supportive, and that helped 

me through it.” 

Potential at-large sectional 

bids included Molly 

Alcorn and Abbott in the 

all-around competition, 

Abbott in vault, Alcorn in 

uneven bars and Dahlke 

and Alcorn on beam. 

The Spartans will lose 

senior Bridget Billig from 

this year’s team. 

“We’ll miss (Billig) but 

we’re hoping to get some 

strong freshmen next 

year,” Abbott said. “We’ve 

had some rough meets but 

overall I’m pretty happy 

with the season we’ve 

had.” 

Highland Park freshman 

Rachel Weber left her feet 

on the balance beam and 

flipped backwards — a 

standing back tuck in gymnastic 

terms — and when 

she landed successfully on 

the four-inch-wide beam 

and looked up, a smile lit 

up her face. 

The best moments in 

gymnastics always feature 

surprise and elation; 

surprise when a difficult 

move works. 

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North wrestlers ready for next test 

Gary Larsen 


As a junior last year, 

Glenbrook North’s Cam 

Casey fought a tendency 

that slowed him down on a 

wrestling mat. At this year’s 

Class 3A Fremd Regional, 

he won that fight and it 

earned him a regional title. 

“Last year I overthought 

it way too much,” Casey 

said, “so the thought going 

into this was that it’s just 

another tournament. I’ve 

wrestled a million of these 

and I’ve wrestled for a long 

time. I just wanted to wrestle 

my best and wrestle my 

hardest.” 

Casey’s 11-5 win over 

Fremd’s Isiah Pettigrew on 

the title mat at 182 pounds 

gave him the first regional 

title. He placed third at 

Glenbrook South’s regional 

last season. 

At this year’s regional on 

Saturday, Feb. 2 in Palatine, 

Casey reached the title 

mat with a pin and then a 

major decision win in his 

semifinal match. 

“My offense was good 

today,” Casey said. “Next 

week I’ll do the same thing; 

keep attacking and keep being 

on the offense. I’m excited 

and I’m ready to go.” 

Glenbrook North finished 

second in the team 

standing to Prospect, ending 

the Spartans’ team dual 

season. But the Spartans 

advanced nine wrestlers to 

next week’s individual Barrington 

sectional. 

Joe Cho (106), Eddie 

Kline (113), Benji Rubin 

(126), Kyle Williams 

(152) and Nico Jung (170) 

all reached the regional 

title mat and placed second, 

while Sam Ryabov 

(132) and Louis Schaller 

(285) won their third-place 

matches to advance. 

KP Santos (106) and 

Anthony Sherman (145) 

also reached the third-place 

mat but lost and did not advance. 

Only the top-three 

finishers in each weight 

class earned sectional advancement. 

Spartans senior Trent 

Williams repeated as a regional 

champion thanks to 

a 3-1 decision over Fremd’s 

Brian Morel on the title mat 

at 220. Williams reached the 

title mat with a pair of pins. 

Williams placed second 

at last year’s Barrington 

sectional and advanced 

downstate, but he didn’t 

medal downstate in Champaign. 

His mindset is different 

this season. 

“Last year I just went 

along for the ride and was 

just happy with the result,” 

Williams said. “This year, 

I expect to dominate and 

go out there and win. I’m 

better on my feet this year. 

I have more tools in my arsenal 

to beat an elite guy.” 

While Casey and Williams 

were top regional 

seeds, Cho was unseeded 

at 106 but got all the way 

to the title mat. He punched 

his sectional ticket with 

a 6-4 semifinal win over 

Rolling Meadows’ thirdseeded 

Elciro Domingo. 

But Cho’s big win came 

in his first match of the day, 

in an upset of second-seeded 

KJ Santos of Glenbrook 

South. Santos beat Cho 

during a regular-season 

dual meet but Cho took the 

rematch with a takedown in 

overtime and a 5-3 win. 

“That was satisfying,” 

Cho said. “I got injured at 

the end of last season so 

this year I want to be a state 

qualifier. I’ll work hard this 

week and get ready for the 

sectional.” 

Glenbrook North wrestler Trent Williams looks on during his match at the team’s IHSA regional on Saturday, Feb. 

2, in Palatine. Photos by Gary Larsen/22nd Century Media 

Eddie Kline prepares to make a move.



Football 

Purdy taking over program a ‘great honor’ 

Michal Dwojak, Sports Editor 

22nd century media 

file photo 

1st-and-3 

Players of the 

week 

1. Frank Siegien 

(Above) The 

Spartan had a big 

game to lead his 

team past Deerfield 

on Friday, 

Feb. 1, helping 

North take control 

of the Central 

Suburban League 

North. 

2. Cheerleading 

North finished a 

successful season 

with a trip down to 

the state competition 

for the first 

time in program 

history. 

3. Matt Purdy The 

longtime football 

assistant paid his 

dues when the 

school named 

him the new head 

coach of the 

Spartans football 

program. 

The moment was 22 

years in the making. 

Matt Purdy had been a 

longtime assistant coach 

for Glenbrook North and 

former head coach Bob 

Pieper, so when the District 

225 Board of Education 

approved the hiring of 

Purdy to succeed his longtime 

friend on Jan. 28, it 

all seemed to make sense. 

“It’s an exciting opportunity,” 

Purdy said “I’ve 

worked within the program 

for 22 years. I’ve watched 

the program grow and I 

got to see the program 

flourish. To think about the 

opportunity to take over 

and follow the footsteps of 

so many coaches is a great 

honor.” 

Many were surprised 

when Pieper announced 

his sudden resignation 

in December so he could 

spend more time with his 

family, but many thought 

of Purdy once the shock of 

the resignation wore off. 

Purdy came to Illinois 

after a successful career in 

Iowa high schools football 

and wrestling and playing 

for the University of Iowa 

football team. When he 

started coaching at GBN, 

many players became 

close with Purdy and became 

enamoured with his 

passion for football and 

the connections he made 

with the community, including 

Pieper. 

Matt Purdy was named the new head coach of the Glenbrook North football team. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

“This is really a great 

story,” Pieper said. “He’s 

worked really hard and 

there’s nobody more loyal 

or hard-working than him. 

I think it’s a great hire.” 

Purdy told players the 

news on Jan. 29 in the 

weight room when he 

saw them and officially 

let the Illinois football 

world know when he sent 

a tweet out that night, and 

saw what it means to be a 

high school head football 

coach. Many people he’d 

never met started reaching 

out him to congratulate 

him for the honor, while 

coach from various universities 

started following the 

new Spartan head coach. 

“You start to understand 

the global impact a high 

school coach has,” Purdy 

said. 

The new people he’ll 

have to meet won’t be his 

players and coaches, which 

both Purdy and Pieper will 

be very beneficial for not 

only the new head coach, 

but also the program. 

“It’s a great advantage,” 

Purdy said. “I walk 

in knowing every player 

there, knowing the coaches 

that are available, knowing 

that I have one of the best 

mentors in Bob Pieper, so I 

hit the ground running instead 

of walking in. I can 

go in and start to talking 

about the ideas I want to 

instill in them.” 

While not everything 

will remain the same, 

Purdy wants to evaluate 

and talk over the next few 

steps with his coaches. He 

likes the schematic way of 

how his team throws the 

ball, runs the ball, plays 

defense, but he also wants 

to make sure to instill his 

values into the program. 

One of the most important 

things he wants to 

start with is the inclusion 

of the community. Purdy 

comes from a small Iowa 

town where the entire town 

would shut down and what 

the town’s football team 

play every Friday night. 

While he knows that 

might not be entirely possible 

in a town like Northbrook, 

he wants the community 

to be excited about 

its football team, mostly 

by giving back. 

The Spartans have done 

a good job of helping the 

community in Purdy’s 

eyes, but he wants his 

players to do more. He 

wants his players to help 

those in the community 

whenever they need help, 

or participate in different 

ways in Northbrook. 

He’s ready to watch the 

Spartans become Northbrook’s 

team. 

“I want to see our kids 

be more involved in our 

community, more community 

outreach,” Purdy said. 

“I want our football players 

to be people who kids 

look up to.” 

Listen Up 

“To think about the opportunity to take over 

and follow the footsteps ... is a great honor.” 

Matt Purdy — The Glenbrook North head football 

coach on taking over the program. 

tunE in 

What to watch next week 

The Glenbrook North boys basketball team travels to 

Highland Park on Friday, Feb. 8. 

• 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8, at Highland Park 

Index 

40 - Skaters 

39 - Athlete of the Month 

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

m.dwojak@22ndcenturymedia.com.

The Northbrook Tower | February 7, 2019 | NorthbrookTower.com 

Fitting news 

Purdy named new football coach, Page 43 

Moving on 

Spartans advance to sectional, Page 41 

Spartans wrestlers 

advance to 

sectional meet, 

Page 42 

Glenbrook North wrestler Cam Casey 

looks on after winning his match at 

the Spartans’ regional on Saturday, 

Feb. 2, in Palatine. Gary Larsen/22nd 

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