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To stay or go? D115 weighs change 

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Dr. Ara Goshgarian 

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THURSDAY 

Spring Vegetable 

Gardening Workshop 

7-8 p.m. March 21, 

Lake Bluff Library, 123 E 

Scranton Ave., Lake Bluff. 

Lettuce, arugula, and radishes 

are just a few of the 

many veggies you can 

harvest this spring! Marissa 

Hopkins, an urban 

farmer, will show how to 

grow a super-easy spring 

vegetable garden in pots or 

in the ground--anywhere 

you have a little sun. This 

program’s raffle prizes are 

sponsored by the Friends 

of the Library and Pasquesi 

Home and Garden. For 

more information, call 

(847) 234-2540. 

Apps for Healthy Living 

1-2 p.m. March 21, 

Lake Forest Library, 360 

E. Deerpath Road, Lake 

Forest. Discover how to 

track your physical activity, 

meals, and sleep patterns 

using various apps. 

For more information, call 

(847) 234-0636. 

SATURDAY 

Mad Hatters 

11 a.m.-noon March 23, 

Lake Bluff Library, 123 E. 

Scranton Ave., Lake Bluff. 

Come for this fast-paced, 

exciting program sponsored 

by the Junior League 

of Chicago. These energetic 

performers swap hats 

and characters as they tell 

madcap stories and sing 

songs to entertain all. For 

more information, email 

reference@lakebluffl 

ibrary.org. 

STEAM Storytime: 

Numbers! Count with Pete 

the Cat 

10:30-11:30 a.m. March 

23, Lake Forest Library, 

360 E. Deerpath Road, 

Lake Forest. Activate the 

budding scientist, engineer, 

and artist in you. 

After a story, get ready to 

conduct science experiments, 

tackle technology 

through apps and music, 

explore engineering while 

building and designing, 

get creative with art, and 

discover patterns in math. 


(847) 234-0648. 

MONDAY 

Make a Masterpiece 

Monday: 3D Yarn Art 

All day, March 25, 

Lake Forest Library, 360 

E. Deerpath Road, Lake 

Forest. Make 3D Yarn Art 

inspired by Harold and the 

Purple Crayon by Crockett 

Johnson. This event 

is part of Spring Break 

in the Children’s Library. 


(847) 234-0636. 

UPCOMING 

The Orchestra Horn: A 

Musical History 

8-9:30 p.m. March 29, 

Gorton Community Center, 

400 E. Illinois Road, 

Lake Forest. Find out how 

the horn evolved through 

time, around the world, 

and how it ended up as 

the soul of the orchestra. 

The Symphony presents 

its horns from pre-history 

to the modern day orchestra 

horn. Instruments will 

include sea shells, animal 

horns, and early manmade 

wood and metal instruments. 

We’ll journey 

from the Baroque era, to 

Classical, Romantic, and 

through 20th and 21st century 

compositions, with 

slight detours to Manhattan, 

Hollywood, and Chicago. 

For more information, 

call (847) 295-2135. 

12th Annual Emerging 

Artist Exhibit 

Noon-2 p.m. March 31, 

The Gallery, 202 E Wisconsin 

Ave., Lake Forest. 

The Deer Path Art League 

presents the 12th Annual 

Emerging Artist Exhibit 

| featuring artwork from 

Lake Forest-Lake Bluff 

schools from preschool to 

highschool. Celebrate the 

young artists in our community. 

Lunch will be 

available for purchase at 

The Gallery. For more information, 

call (224) 544- 

5961. 

ONGOING 

Soup-er Bingo 

Noon Dickinson Hall, 

100 E. Old Mill Road, 

Lake Forest. Back by 

popular demand, Bingo 

Lunch. Come in on the 

first Friday of February 

and March to warm up 

on a chilly day. Come for 

the soup and stay for the 

bingo. The regular bingo 

game will start immediately 

after lunch. This event 

is $5 for members and $10 

for guests. For more information, 

call (847) 234- 

2209. 

Go Walk 

8 a.m. every Tuesday 

morning at the Lake Bluff 

Recreation Center, 355 W. 

Washington Ave., Lake 

Bluff. Free for all Lake 

Forest/Lake Bluff residents. 

Walks will be held 

outdoors, weather permitting, 

year round. On 

inclement days, walkers 

will be able to use the Fitness 

Center’s indoor track. 

Register at the Lake Bluff 

Park District www.lakebluffparks.org. 

Toastmasters Club 

6:15 p.m. First and third 

Tuesday of the month, 

Lake Forest Toastmasters 

Club meets at the Gorton 

Community Center, 400 E. 

Illinois Road, Lake Forest. 

Toastmasters is an international 

organization that 

aims to help develop communication 

and leadership 

skills for professional and 

personal growth. This club 

is open to all. For more information 

visit www.lakeforest.toastmastersclubs. 

org. 

Social Bridge Play 

7-9 p.m. every Thursdays, 

First Presbyterian 

Church, 700 N. Sheridan 

Road. Lake Forest. 

The Deacons of First 

Presbyterian Church are 

hosting weekly Social 

Bridge Play. Brief Bridge 

lesson given at the beginning, 

followed by social 

play. All Levels welcome. 

No partner required, dropins 

welcome. Beginner 

Bridge Instruction available 

separate from social 

play. For more information, 

call (847) 977-3159. 

Memory Care & Adult Day 

Services 

1:30-2:30 p.m. every 

Thursday, The Sheridan 

at Green Oaks, 29300 N. 

Waukegan Road, Lake 

Bluff. Come for a meaningful 

targeted programming 

to help people suffering 

with dementia. 

Songs by Heart Foundation 

bringing beautifully 

sung music and dancing to 

LIST IT YOURSELF 

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Correction 

In the March 14 issue 

of The Lake Forest 

Leader, the article 

titled “Martinelli stays 

true to himself in big 

season” incorrectly 

spelled Dom 

Martinelli’s name. 

The Leader recognizes 

and regrets this error. 

the residents. For more information, 

call (224) 723- 

0054. 

Monthly Blood Pressure 

Checks 

10-11 a.m. on the second 

Monday of every month, 

Dickinson Hall, 100 E. 

Old Mill Road, Lake Forest. 

Nurse Patti Mikes will 

visit Dickinson Hall to 

give free blood pressure 

checks to anyone 50 years 

old and older. No appointment 

needed. For more information, 

call (847) 234- 

2209. 

CROYA Weekly Meetings 

4-5 p.m. or 7-8 p.m. 

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 

CROYA, 400 Hastings 

Road, Lake Forest. 

Come make friends, learn 

about volunteer opportunities 

and have fun. The 

middle school meetings 

are 4-5 p.m. on Tuesdays at 

CROYA. The high school 

meetings are 7-8 p.m. on 

Wednesdays at CROYA.

LakeForestLeader.com NEWS 

the lake forest leader | March 21, 2019 | 3 

Lake Forest D115 Board of Education 

Parents, students favor change in first-semester final exam schedule 

Faculty members 

have mixed 

opinions 

NEIL MILBERT 

Freelance Reporter 

This school year Lake 

Forest High School students 

took first semester 

final exams before winter 

break and most of them 

liked it. 

Dr. Chala Holland, the 

Lake Forest High School 

principal, reported the 

findings of a survey of 

249 students at the Board 

of Education meeting on 

Monday, March 11. 

The survey showed 84 

percent of students approved 

of taking finals before 

winter break. 

The students’ parents 

liked it even more — of 

the 282 parents surveyed 

87.2 percent believe the 

high school should continue 

the policy. 

The 74 faculty members 

surveyed had a mixed reaction 

with 51 percent 

indicating the policy was 

“good or best” and 30 

percent casting a “somewhat” 

favorable vote. 

“Overall the changes 

were very positive for the 

school community,” Holland 

said. 

A consequence of the 

new policy is that the first 

Round it up: 

A brief recap of D115 

Board of Education action 

on Monday, March 11. 

• The board approved a 

three-year contract with 

Miller Cooper & Co., Ltd. 

to continue to serve as 

the District 115 auditor 

semester is shorter than 

the second semester. 

This unbalanced schedule 

will also be in effect 

during the 2020-21 school 

year when students will 

take final exams before 

winter break. 

Holland said the survey 

showed that the faculty 

“seemed to be split” on 

the question of whether 

the schedule should remain 

unbalanced or the 

school calendar should be 

adjusted to produce a balanced 

schedule. 

Board is ‘one to two 

months away from having 

clarity’ on investigation 

of Chris Morehead 

Members of the Lake 

Forest High School District 

115 Board of Education 

discussed the alleged 

embezzlement case involving 

former Assistant 

Athletic Director Chris 

Morehead during the executive 

session that preceded 

their regular meeting 

on Monday, March 11. 

Executive sessions are 

closed to members of the 

media and the public. 

“Nothing definitive,” 

Superintendent Mike 

Simeck replied when he 

was asked by The Leader 

after the executive session 

if there were any developments 

in the case. “There 

are a great [amount of] 

for $27,000 yearly. 

• Approval of a 2019- 

20 contract with Quest 

Food Management 

Services, Inc. in the 

amount of $70,885. 

• The board approved a 

2019-20 contract with 

Olson Transportation, 

Inc. calling for a 5 

questions yet to be answered. 

“We’re exploring different 

items that have 

arisen in the course of 

that investigation. What 

are best practices? What 

are ways we can improve? 

And we’re obviously examining 

whether this is 

a one-time occurrence or 

whether there were multiple 

events. 

“We’re one to two 

months away from having 

clarity on that. At that 

time there will be a public 

report.” 

Earlier this year Morehead 

was put on administrative 

leave after being 

accused of the felony theft 

of $2,800 from the fund 

for intramural sports and 

he subsequently resigned. 

He had served as assistant 

athletic director since 

2011 and he was the chairman 

of the school’s wellness, 

health and driver 

education programs. Prior 

to coming to Lake Forest 

High School he was 

the Athletic Director and 

taught physical education 

classes in Lake Bluff 

School District 65. 

percent increase. 

• A one-year contract 

renewal for janitorial 

services with RJB 

Custodial Properties, 

Inc., calling for an 

increase in work time 

from seven to eight 

hours daily and an hourly 

base pay increase from 

$12 to $12.25. 

Calling all 

Join us Tuesday 

3 new security initiatives 

discussed 

Director of Safety and 

Security Lane Linder reported 

to the board on 

safety and security components, 

new initiatives 

and enhanced procedures 

and discussed them in detail. 

Included on the list of 

components are the physical 

intrastructure, policies 

and procedures, climate 

and culture and community 

support and collaboration. 

There are three new initiatives: 

a confidential reporting 

tool for students, a 

micro-drill resource guide 

and an emergency quick 

response guide. 

The enhanced procedures 

call for uniform professional 

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Candidates share stances on pressing issues at debate 

Neil Milbert 


At a time in American 

history when rancorous 

and vitriolic exchanges 

between candidates seeking 

political office seem to 

have become a trend, Lake 

Forest Third Ward Alderman 

candidates Dr. JoAnn 

Desmond and Dr. Ara Goshgarian 

were paragons of 

civility when they participated 

in a Sunday, March 

17, debate sponsored by 

the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff 

League of Women voters. 

“Our styles are very different; 

our intentions are 

similar,” Goshgarian said 

at the conclusion of the 

debate held in the CROYA 

wing of the Lake Forest 

Parks and Recreation 

building. 

“Conflict and acrimony 

create chaos. We can see 

what has been created in 

state and federal government.” 

Desmond was of the 

same mind. 

“I don’t believe in 

negative campaigning,” 

she said. “I am not running 

against anything or 

anyone; I am running for 

Third Ward Alderman.” 

The vacancy on the City 

Council was created when 

Jack Reisenberg decided 

to step down. 

Goshgarian is slated by 

the Lake Forest Caucus, 

while Desmond is running 

as an independent candidate 

in the April 2 election. 

Both candidates have 

lived in Lake Forest for 

more than 20 years. 

Desmond is the retired 

superintendent of North 

Shore School District 112. 

The Chicago native also 

served as superintendent 

of Frankfort Community 

Consolidated School District 

157-c and assistant 

superintendent of DeKalb 

School District 428 after 

starting her career in education 

as a teacher. She 

holds doctoral, master’s 

and undergraduate degrees 

from Northern Illinois 

University. 

Goshgarian is a Lake 

Forest orthodontist who 

grew up in the city and attended 

Everett and Deerpath 

elementary schools 

and Lake Forest High 

School. He graduated from 

Carroll College and then 

obtained his doctor of dental 

surgery degree at the 

University of Illinois and 

his degree in orthodontics 

at Loyola University. He 

is past president of the Illinois 

Society of Orthodontists 

and the Midwestern 

Society of Orthodontists. 

His debut in the political 

arena came when he 

was chosen to serve on 

the Lake Forest Caucus 

and he is the current vicepresident 

of the Friends 

of Lake Forest Parks and 

Recreation Board. 

Serving as the moderator 

of the debate was Paula 

Lawson, a member of the 

Glenview/Glencoe League 

of Women Voters and pastpresident 

of the League of 

Women Voters of Illinois. 

Prior to the debate, 

George Pandaleon, who is 

running unopposed in the 

mayoral election, spoke 

briefly. 

“We live in one of the 

safest, best-managed and 

beautiful communities in 

the nation,” said Pandaleon, 

a 30-year resident who 

has been involved in civic 

affairs since 1993. “The 

notion that the council is 

a cabal that is a bunch of 

insiders has not been my 

experience.” 

Dr. JoAnn Desmond tells residents why she is running 

for Third Ward Alderman during the Lake Forest/Lake 

Bluff League of Women voters debate Sunday, March 17 

at CROYA. Photos by Alex Newman/22nd Century Media 

The format for the debate 

called for members 

of the audience to submit 

written questions to Lawson 

and for the candidates 

to alternate in answering 

the questions. 

On all of the issues 

posed by the audience 

Desmond and Goshgarian 

were in agreement. 

They both believe coping 

with flooding, addressing 

the environmental impact 

from outside elements 

and the proposed holding 

track are priorities of paramount 

importance. 

Desmond said her experience 

as a school superintendent 

“in three high 

performing districts” and 

the time she has at her disposal 

make her the best 

candidate for the office. 

“I have planned budgets 

in excess of $65 million,” 

she said. “As a retired 

professional, I have 

the time and the energy. I 

am a person of action. I’m 

a firm believer an alderman 

should be a conduit. I 

think it’s imperative to go 

Dr. Ara Goshgarian shares his views on some of the 

pressing issues in Lake Forest during the debate. 

out and hear your concerns 

(as citizens). I want to interact.” 

Goshgarian cited the 

governmental expertise 

he acquired and the contacts 

he has made through 

serving on the Caucus and 

the Friends of Lake Forest 

Parks and Recreation 

Board as vital assets he 

would bring to the City 

Council. 

“I have a very strong 

relationship with the functionality 

of Lake Forest,” 

he said. “I’ve worked with 

the mayor and city manager. 

My relationship with 

the village staff is excellent. 

I will parlay that into 

what’s good for Lake Forest. 

I want to represent all 

of Lake Forest as the 3rd 

Ward alderman.” 

Goshgarian said he recently 

met with U.S. Senator 

Dick Durbin to discuss 

and address the health 

threat posed by ethylene 

oxide emissions from 

three plants that Foxconn 

has proposed to build just 

across the state line in 

Wisconsin. 

Desmond has been active 

in the campaign to 

prevent the establishment 

of a holding track for 

freight trains in order to 

increase Chicago/Milwaukee 

rail service. 

“We’re working with the 

Village of Glenview to find 

an effective and successful 

alternative,” she said. “We 

have to accomplish a winwin 

solution.”

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Lake Bluff Village Board 

Lake Bluff residents call for restrictions on leaf blowers due to noise, pollution 

Stephanie Kim 


A group of residents in 

Lake Bluff are pushing 

for tighter restrictions on 

gas-powered leaf blowers, 

now that spring is around 

the corner during the Lake 

Bluff Village Board meeting 

Monday, March 11. 

Lee Sachnoff, of Lake 

Bluff, urged the Village 

Board to consider restricting 

the use of gas-powered 

leaf blowers from mid- 

May through September, 

with support from about a 

dozen others. 

“There’s over 100 communities 

in the U.S. right 

now that either banned or 

increased the restrictions 

on leaf blowers,” Sachnoff 

said. 

Sachnoff pointed out 

that these restrictions have 

been adopted in nearby 

communities, including 

Winnetka, Glencoe, Evanston 

and Highland Park. 

Yet, in Lake Bluff, current 

landscape work hours 

only declare the use of leaf 

blowers, or any other lawn 

maintenance equipment, 

a public nuisance from 

8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, and from 8 

a.m.-9 p.m. on Saturdays, 

Sundays and holidays. 

But Sachnoff said the 

noise is one problem — 

the bigger issue is pollution 

from the gas-powered 

leaf blowers. 

“So I take this very seriously,” 

Sachnoff said. “I 

want this community to 

remain healthy, I want it 

to remain quiet — as quiet 

as it possibly can be within 

sensible range.” 

Village President Kathleen 

O’Hara said the board 

would discuss the restrictions 

in an upcoming town 

meeting in April. 

“We will be looking into 

it,” O’Hara said. “Thank 

you for bringing it to our 

attention.” 

Round it up 

A brief recap of Lake Bluff Village 

board action on Monday, March 11. 

• The Village Board unanimously 

approved the Thematic Landscape 

Identity, Gateway, and Corridor Plan, 

which proposes and applies future 

plantings and treatments to the Route 

176 Corridor. The first project will 

enhance frontage along Route 176 

adjacent to the Lake Bluff Golf Course. 

Preparation for detailed landscape 

plans, including budgetary costs, is 

would be $12,000. 

• The Lake Bluff Municipal Code will 

now designate Mountain Avenue as a 

“No Parking” area, as currently signed 

Village makes push for 

Smart911 

In the next few weeks, 

the Village will also be 

pushing for more residents 

to register for Smart911 — 

a system that people can 

opt into to provide first 

responders with important 

information about themselves 

or their household 

when a 911 call is made. 

Such information could 

include location, medical 

information or personal 

details about pets, service 

animals, vehicles and any 

other special notes one 

would want a first responder 

to know. 

“However that information 

is going to be up to 

you — what you put into 

that system and whatever 

amount of that information 

you want to put into 

it,” Lake Bluff Deputy 

Chief of Police Matthew 

Smizinski said. 

As of March 11, Smizinski 

said more than 300 

residents registered for the 

program. The push comes 

a few weeks before April 

1, which is the end of 

and recommended by the ad hoc beach 

parking committee. The committee also 

recommended eliminating annual beach 

membership passes for non-residents 

and increasing their daily fees from 

$12 to $15 for adults and their annual 

dog passes from $150 to $350, among 

other proposed changes. 

• Village President Kathleen O’Hara gave 

an update on state matters that may 

affect Lake Bluff and other municipalities, 

after meeting with other municipal leaders 

and state legislators in Springfield. O’Hara 

said she is pushing for consolidation 

of pension funds to handle increasing 

pension costs and greater municipal 

control in regulating marijuana use and 

growth, if marijuana becomes legalized. 

the Village’s contractual 

agreement with CodeRED 

Emergency Alert System. 

For more information 

about the Smart911 or to 

enroll online, visit www. 

Smart911.com. 

Police Reports 

Waukegan driver arrested after crashing his car, falling asleep in vehicle 

Miguel M. Melchor, 21, 

of Waukegan, was charged 

with no valid driver’s license, 

no vehicle insurance, 

a DUI of alcohol, 

illegal transportation of 

alcohol and possession 

of drug paraphernalia at 

5:27 a.m. on March 11, in 

the 800 block of N. Field 

Drive in Lake Forest. 

Police responded to a 

911 call concerning a vehicle 

that had crashed in a 

parking lot and the driver 

was sleeping in the vehicle. 

Officers located a blue 

Mazda 6 with two front 

flat tires that was in a ditch, 

and the driver appeared to 

be sleeping. When police 

were able to speak with 

Melchor, officers detected 

the smell of cannabis and 

alcohol coming from the 

vehicle. Officers also observed 

8-10 empty beer 

cans in the floorboard. Officers 

noted Melchor was 

displaying signs of impairment 

and Melchor was requested 

to submit to standard 

field sobriety testing. 

In other police news: 

Lake Forest: 

March 10: 

• A juvenile, 16, and a juvenile, 

17, were charged 

with possession of cannabis, 

possession of drug 

paraphernalia and possession 

of fake identification 

at 4:25 p.m. in the 500 

block of Mayflower Road. 

Police responded to a residential 

alarm, and when 

police arrived, they located 

a suspicious vehicle 

occupied by two male juveniles. 

Police questioned 

the two juveniles and, during 

the interview, officers 

detected the odor of cannabis 

coming from their vehicle. 

Officers located cannabis, 

drug paraphernalia 

and a fake driver’s license 

in their possession. The 

two juveniles were subsequently 

cited, released to 

their parents at the scene, 

and issued April administrative 

hearing dates. 

• Ryan D. Connor, 35, of 

Lake Villa, was charged 

with DUI of drugs, possession 

of drug paraphernalia 

and speeding at 12:19 

a.m. in the intersection of 

Route 60 and Waukegan 

Road. Police conducted 

a traffic stop on a silver 

two-door sedan for speeding 

79 mph in a posted 55 

mph zone. When officers 

spoke to the driver, identified 

as Connor, they noted 

he was displaying signs of 

drug impairment and, subsequent 

to further investigation 

and taking a field 

sobriety test, Connor was 

arrested. Connor was arrested, 

transported to Lake 

Forest Hospital for chemical 

testing, processed at 

the Public Safety Building. 

March 9: 

• Joshua D. Graham, 58, of 

Steam Boat Springs, Colo., 

was charged with DUI of 

alcohol at 8:39 p.m. in the 

intersection of Waukegan 

Road and Route 22. Police 

conducted a traffic stop on 

a silver Jeep for an equipment 

violation. When officers 

approached the vehicle 

and spoke to Graham, 

they immediately smelled 

the odor of alcohol coming 

from the vehicle. The officer 

also noted Graham was 

displaying signs of impairment 

and Graham admitted 

to drinking prior to 

driving. Officers on scene 

requested Graham submit 

to standard field sobriety 

testing and he was subsequently 

arrested. 

Lake Bluff: 

March 8: 

• Fraud and identity theft 

was reported at 2:05 p.m. at 

the Public Safety Building. 

• A delayed burglary to 

a motor vehicle was reported 

at 5:17 p.m. in the 

0-100 block of Sherwood 

Terrace. 

March 7: 

• A delayed accident was 

reported at 7:43 p.m. in the 

Lake Bluff Public Safety 

Building. The accident occurred 

in the 200 block of 

S. Waukegan Road. 

Please see Police, 7

LakeForestLeader.com Election 2019 


Lake Forest Ward 3 Alderman (2-year term, vote for 1) 

Name: JoAnn 

Desmond 

Age: 71 

Residence: 

Lake Forest 

Occupation: 

Retired, 

School Superintendent/CEO 

Past local government/relative 

experience: I served 

as school superintendent/ 

CEO in three high performing 

school districts (Frankfort 

Dist. 157C, North Shore 

Dist.112 and Bannockburn 

Dist. 106) where I was responsible 

to an elected board 

of education and fiscally accountable 

to the taxpayers. 

My responsibilities included 

levying of taxes; planning 

and monitoring balanced 

budgets in excess of $65 

million; successfully negotiating 

numerous labor contracts 

with multiple unions; 

employing over 1,000 public 

sector employees; maintaining 

large public buildings; 

planning and construction of 

over $100 million in public 

building projects for new 

schools and expansion of existing 

and historic facilities; 

facilitating the development 

of strategic plans; securing 

millions of dollars in local, 

state and federal public and 

private grant funding; working 

collaboratively with all 

stakeholders including local 

municipality, library, park, 

police and fire officials to 

benefit constituents; complying 

with all federal and 

state laws governing public 

institutions; advocating for 

the needs of children and 

communities to state and 

federal agencies and elected 

officials; listening and engaging 

the public in goal 

setting and decision-making; 

and, providing leadership 

and direction to a large 

organization/unit of government. 

What do you think is the 

biggest problem facing your 

coverage area and how do 

you plan to approach it to 

improve your constituents’ 

quality of life? 

As I talk to residents 

throughout the Third Ward 

there are several problems 

that dominate our conversations: 

flooding, decaying infrastructure, 

decreasing property 

values, difficulty selling 

homes, and a lack of young 

professional families willing 

to locate here. The problem 

of greatest concern to most 

residents is flooding. Our residents 

and business owners 

constantly deal with flooding 

problems — in their streets, 

parking areas, garages, basements 

and back yards. For 

many years residents have 

been complaining to our City 

that our inadequate storm 

water capacity and aging 

infrastructure need to be addressed. 

With more frequent 

storms and expanded impervious 

surfaces, the problems 

worsen for our residents and 

the consequences are significant 

property damage, loss of 

property values and difficulty 

in selling homes. There is no 

strategic plan to address this 

serious issue adequately and 

in a timely manner, so for 

me, it is a high priority. Since 

cost is a significant factor, I 

want to explore all available 

funding options, including 

federal, state, county and 

public and private sources. 

My experience in dealing 

with community stakeholders 

and federal, state and local 

government agencies is 

what is needed to develop a 

timely and fiscally responsible 

solution to this problem. 

What makes you the best/a 

top candidate for this 

position? 

I am the best candidate 

to serve as alderman of the 

Third Ward because of my 

proven record of leadership 

and accomplishments. As 

an award winning school 

superintendent of three high 

performing school districts, 

I worked collaboratively 

with an elected board and 

all stakeholders to achieve 

recognition for excellence 

in education and financial 

management. I am uniquely 

qualified to understand how 

government functions to 

serve the best interests of the 

public. I have also achieved 

considerable success in 

balancing the expectations 

of citizens for high quality 

public service with fiscal responsibility. 

My tireless efforts to preserve 

our environment and 

community from the harmful 

impacts of a proposed freight 

train holding track exemplify 

how I fight to protect 

our children and our quality 

of life. Lake Forest is an 

incredibly special place because 

generations before us 

had the foresight to preserve 

our treasured open lands 

and beautiful beachfront. I 

have demonstrated that I will 

stand up to special interests 

and negative outside influences 

that may adversely affect 

our community. 

Through my government 

experience and regular attendance 

at Lake Forest City 

Council meetings for over 

two years, I recognize that 

being an effective alderman 

requires many hours 

of preparation, research and 

seeking public input. I sincerely 

believe that the most 

challenging problems are 

best solved by respectfully 

listening to all perspectives 

on City issues. Also, I have 

the necessary research skills 

to uncover advantages and 

disadvantages of approaches 

to solving real problems facing 

communities. As a retired 

professional, I have the time 

and energy to listen and invest 

in representing the best 

interests of 3rd Ward residents. 

As a twenty-four year 

resident, I am committed to 

making Lake Forest the very 

best City it can be. 

Name: Ara Goshgarian 

Age: 57 

Residence: Lake Forest 

Occupation: Orthodontist, 

Goshgarian 

Orthodontics in Lake Forest 

Past local government /relative 

experience: I am very active in the 

Lake Forest community. I am a current 

member of The Friends of Lake 

Forest Parks and Recreation Board, 

serving as vice president. We are 

implementing a number of improvements 

to the Deerpath Golf Course 

and have secured state grant money 

to improve water quality and infrastructure 

at South Park. 

I have deep ties to Lake Forest. I’ve 

lived here most of my life. I attended 

Everett, Deerpath and Lake Forest 

High Schools. After earning my undergraduate 

and graduate degrees, 

I returned to Lake Forest with my 

wife, Christine, to start my orthodontics 

business in town. My four children 

are currently attending and have 

attended both D67 & D115 schools. 

police 

From Page 6 

March 6: 

• A wallet was reported stolen from a vehicle 

at 12:56 p.m. parked in a parking 

lot in the 900 block of N. Shore Drive. 

March 4: 

• A driver was issued citations for operating 

an uninsured vehicle, no valid 

driver’s license and disobeying an 

What do you think is the biggest 

problem facing your coverage area 

and how do you plan to approach it 

to improve your constituents’ quality 

of life? 

I love Lake Forest and really see 

more opportunities than problems. 

I do, however, share the concern 

of many residents about stagnating 

property values. As Alderman, I will 

help by holding the line on property 

taxes, while preserving our outstanding 

services. I will also be a leader in 

the Council working with community 

groups to vigorously oppose poorly 

conceived projects like the Third Train 

Rail that would cause health, environment 

and property value damages. 

I will would like to see more dynamic 

food and entertainment options 

downtown, though we must always 

be respectful of the residents who live 

there. As a member of City Council, 

I will work to prioritize infrastructure 

and flood mitigation investment, focusing 

on the most impactful capital 

projects. I will maintain close communication 

with Third Ward residents 

in areas prone to flooding to ensure 

that our neighborhoods receive fair 

attention. 

What makes you the best/a top 

candidate for this position? 

I am the only candidate for Third 

Ward Alderman who will bring responsive 

and collaborative leadership. 

My primary focus will be to 

actively engage the immense talent 

of our community. This is your City, 

and I will work to ensure your voice 

is heard in its governance. 

I will always look to bring people 

together around shared goals and values. 

I have the personality and disposition 

to develop consensus around 

the priorities of the Lake Forest’s 

Third Ward. My collaborative approach 

will offer vigorous and conscientious 

oversight, while preserving 

the City Council’s ability to govern 

efficiently and responsibly. 

I respect my opponent’s advocacy 

in the community, but I think her talents 

are better served as a community 

activist than alderman. I believe our 

best path forward will be to engage 

residents and stakeholders collaboratively 

so that we can develop and execute 

win-win solutions. 

My website is www.araforlakeforest.com, 

where you may learn more 

about me and my priorities. I encourage 

you to contact with me with any 

ideas or concerns you have for our 

City. Thank you! 

official traffic control device at 5:42 

a.m. in the intersection of Rockland 

Road and Green Avenue. 

EDITORS NOTE: The Lake Forest Leader’s 

Police Reports are compiled from official 

reports found on file at the Lake Forest and 

Lake Bluff Police Department headquarters. 

Individuals named in these reports 

are considered innocent of all charges until 

proven guilty in the court of law.

8 | March 21, 2019 | The lake forest leader Election 2019 



Name: James Morris 

Age: 73 

Residence: Lake Forest 

Occupation: Retired 


experience: Lake Forest 

- Current Ward 1 Alderman 

and Finance Committee Chairman, 

Plan Commission 

Other - financial consulting work with State 

of Illinois, Lake County, Cook County, City 

of Chicago and other municipalities 

What do you think is the biggest problem 

facing your coverage area and how do 

you plan to approach it to improve your 

constituents’ quality of life? 

The City of Lake Forest is subject to 

declining State revenue sharing and sales 

tax revenue. With continuing public safety 

pension obligations and general operational 

cost inflation, the City will be challenged 

to maintain our City infrastructure 

and municipal amenities. We will need to 

do careful financial planning with involvement 

from our residents to map and balance 

our future revenue and tax resources. 



As the current Finance Chairman, I was 

able to help oversee our municipal financial 

operations and budgets for the past 

two years. This included an in-depth review 

of our public safety obligations and 

development of our plan to fund the retirement 

plans with a new actuarial funding 

model. I also was able to support the 

Finance Department’s implementation of 

the new BS&A Financial Management 

Software which we expect will result in 

significant operational efficiencies for 

the City. In addition, my experience with 

state and local government finances will 

enable me to assess and help manage the 

unique financial challenges facing Lake 

Forest municipal government. 


Name: Melanie K. 

Rummel 

Age: Not provided 

Residence: Lake 

Forest 

Occupation: Attorney 

Past local government/relative experience: 

Currently Alderman, Ward 

#2; President, District #67 Board of 

Education, Chairman, Finance Committee 

District #67; Cable Commission; 

Chairman, Lake Forest Open 

Lands Association; Vice President, 

League of Women Voters, Chairman 

of League’s Caucus Study; President 

LF/LB Volunteer Bureau; A Founder, 

Gorton Children’s Drop-In Learning 

Center; Gorton Community Center 

Board; Ragdale Women’s Board; 

President, Women’s Board of Catholic 

Charities; President, Lake County 

Bar Foundation; North Shore Magazine’s 

Volunteer of the Year. 



and how do you plan to approach 

it to improve your constituents’ 


Each member of the City Council 

represents all the residents of Lake 

Forest. We do, however bring to the 

attention of the City staff or to the 

Council, any concerns of residents 

of our Ward. Most recently one of 

those concerns was the frequent, severe 

flooding occurring in the area 

of Timber and Forest Hill. Residents 

were experiencing flooding 

on their first floors. A major sewer 

project was scheduled in the area for 

the 2021 fiscal year. At my urging, 

the Council advanced the almost 

$1.5 million project into the current 

fiscal year to begin this spring. 

In response to other flooding concerns 

of residents, I have arranged for 

City staff to meet and advise those 

residents on remediation measures. 

Many residents on Beverly Road 

have privately owned electrical facilities, 

which Commonwealth Edison 

does not repair when there is a 

power outage. This has persisted 

for around sixty years. The City has 

now taken this matter all the way to 

the ICC and we are beginning to see 

some progress. 

Looking ahead, I believe we must 

focus on ensuring a smooth transition 

through the recent personnel 

changes. I also think we could better 

utilize social media and the internet 

to engage with our residents in 

decisions that are important to them. 

Shorter commute times for our 

residents is also a key factor in 

maintaining the desirability of our 

community. The increased stops 

out at the Telegraph Road station 

are an important step. 

I believe how we care for our environment 

is important to residents. 

Through my seat on the Public 

Works Committee, I have been instrumental 

in piloting the use of beet 

based de-icing products instead of 

calcium chloride. The Committee 

is also discussing the environmental 

and health impact of coal-tar based 

driveway sealants. 

What makes you the best/top 


I believe my experience on many 

of the not-for-profit boards which 

are the life-blood of this community 

combined with my past work in City 

positions such as the District #67 

Board have given me an unparalleled 

understanding of Lake Forest. 

I have lived here my entire life. I 

know its history and I know its people. 

I understand the morphosis that 

led to decisions of the past which 

gives me unique insight into how to 

approach challenges of the future. 

Because I have been involved in 

county-wide positions through my 

involvement on the Lake County 

Bar Foundation, I have achieved a 

perspective that reaches outside our 

immediate borders. My involvement 

introduced me to key players in the 

county judiciary and to other elected 

officials. My husband’s position as a 

former mayor of our town and his current 

position as our representative to 

the Lake County Board also broadens 

my perspective and alerts me to factors 

outside our immediate community 

which may impact our residents. 

I believe my legal background 

has made me a valued member of 

the City’s Legal Committee. In my 

capacity on that committee, I initiated 

a rewriting of the City’s Ethics 

Policy and its Whistleblower Policy. 

My scrutiny of City contracts which 

come before the Council has led to 

some changes. 

Most importantly, I love doing 

this job! I have done my very best 

to represent my constituents. I believe 

I have been accessible, willing 

to engage and helpful to residents of 

my Ward and my community. I enjoy 

problem-solving and interacting 

with people. I am so honored to have 

been elected to this position through 

a contested election my first term. I 

would be most honored to be voted 

into a second term. 

3 people evacuated safely from 

house fire in Lake Forest 

Alyssa Groh, Editor 

Three people were evacuated 

from a house fire in 

the southwest part of Lake 

Forest shortly after 12:27 

a.m. Monday, March 18, 

according to a press release 

from the Lake Forest 

Fire Department. 

One of the three residents, 

who was inside 

the house at the time of 

the fire, was evaluated 

by paramedics for smoke 

inhalation and signed a 

medical release, the press 

release says. There were 

no injuries to emergency 

personnel. 

“The fire was contained 

to the room of the origin of 

the fire,” said Mike Gallo, 

division chief at the Lake 

Forest Fire Department. 

“One of the occupants of 

the home was smart enough 

to pull the bedroom door 

shut, and that really helped 

contain the fire.” 

While still en route to 

the scene of the fire, the 

shift commander upgraded 

the alarm to a code 4, 

bringing in additional units 

from surrounding communities. 

When the fire department 

arrived on scene, it 

was reported there were 

From MARCH 18 

flames coming from a second-floor 

bedroom. 

Gallo said when the fire 

department arrives to a 

fire, there is typically only 

smoke, but this house already 

had flames coming 

from the second-floor. 

“The fire department 

pulled a hose line and began 

aggressive, interior attack 

and had water on the 

fire within minutes after 

their arrival,” the release 

says. 

The fire was out by 1 

a.m., but the fire department 

still performed overhaul 

to ensure the fire was 

fully extinguished. 

Lake Forest was assisted 

at the scene by the 

North Chicago, Highland 

Park, Libertyville, Countryside, 

Lincolnshire and 

Deerfield fire departments. 

The Wheeling, Mundelein 

and Lake Bluff fire departments 

sent apparatus to 

cover other calls in Lake 

Forest during the fire. 

The cause of the fire 

is under investigation. 

Preliminary estimates of 

damage to the house is 

$300,000. 

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JoAnn 

Desmond 

A Letter to my 3rd Ward Neighbors: 

Giving 3rd Ward Voters a 

Choice and a Voice 

in their Local Government 

VOTE for JoAnn Desmond, Independent Candidate 

for Lake Forest 3rd Ward Alderman on April 2nd 

My name is JoAnn Desmond and I am an independent candidate for 3rd Ward 

alderman in the only contested race in Lake Forest. I am asking for your vote 

on April 2nd to give you a choice and a voice in our local government. 

New School Construction 

Middlefork Savannah Conservation Day 

As an impassioned 24-year resident of the 3rd Ward, I appreciate the 

uniqueness of Lake Forest and our special quality of life. I also recognize we 

are beset by special interests and outside influences that can adversely impact 

our community. 

I am the fighter who stands up to thwart negative and unintended consequences 

that threaten our health and economic well-being. My experience as an awardwinning 

superintendent of three high performing school districts proves I 

possess the skill set for collaborative problem solving, successful negotiations 

and responsible fiscal management. 

Being an effective alderman entails more than just attending meetings. It 

demands countless hours of preparation, research, seeking public input and 

knowledge of how government functions. It also requires responsiveness to 

multiple stakeholders, for which I have a proven record. 

I sincerely believe that listening to all perspectives on City issues and seeking 

win-win solutions is the best way to solve the most challenging problems. 

As a retired professional, I have the time and energy to listen and invest in 

representing your best interests. 

Most importantly, I will be accessible to you, the people in our community, a 

phone call or email away. 

Guest of Honor at Great Lakes Naval Base 

Receiving Girl Scout Trifold Award 

Fund Raising for the Salvation Army 

PAID BY FRIENDS FOR JOANN DESMOND 

Dr. JoAnn Desmond, Superintendent



Lake Bluff Village Board Trustee (4-year term, vote for 3) 

Name: Barbara Ankenman 

Age: 56 

Residence: Lake Bluff 

Occupation: Accountant 

Past local government experience: 

Lake Bluff Village 

Clerk 2013 – 2015 and 

Lake Bluff Trustee 2015 - 2019 





Continued financial pressures due to 

both known factors and unknown factors 

from the State of Illinois could have 

a significant impact on the Village moving 

forward. To assist the Village in the 

financial planning for these pressures, 

the Village Board has recently changed 

to taking a longer view of our budgeting 

process (now a biennial budget) and 

investment in capital (expanded to a 10 

year capital outlook.) These extended 

planning time frames will help to ensure 

the Village’s long term financial health in 

terms of both spending and investment. 

Additionally, the Board must also 

continue to look to sources of funding 

outside of property taxes to meet the demands 

of the Village’s budget. The Board 

is active in encouraging local businesses 

to thrive and the Village’s sales tax revenue 

has grown over the past few years. 

Our responsive and creative problemsolving 

team on the Village Staff need to 

have adequate resources to do all that we 

ask them to do, so sources of funding will 

always be a concern. 

What makes you a top candidate for this 

position? 

The past 4 years that I have spent serving 

as a Trustee have been a great experience 

for learning how the Village functions. 

I have met with residents and heard 

their concerns and hopes for the future of 

Lake Bluff. The one common thread that 

I have found is the love of this Village 

and a sincere desire to keep our unique 

character while moving towards the challenges 

that lie ahead. 

I have been serving on the Finance 

Committee and have been trained as an 

accountant. As a non-practicing CPA, I 

pay attention to both dollars and details. 

The Committee continues to strive to be 

a good steward of the Village’s resources 

and the residents’ taxes which fund the 

high level of services that are expected. 

When it comes to looking at some of 

the issues that have been brought to the 

Village Board for resolution, I have an 

independent spirit that allows me to offer 

a unique point of view. I believe that 

we need a diverse Board to encourage 

healthy debate and to determine the best 

direction for the Village of Lake Bluff. 

Name: Regis Charlot 

Age: 52 


Occupation: Corporate 

Leader & Software Engineer. 

Today Retired. 

Past local government/ 

relative experience: While new to local 

government management, my past 

corporate experience required extensive 

strategic thinking, financial oversight, 

and product innovation. In this new role, 

active listening to our community, being 

thoughtful and maintain a fiscally responsible 

mindset are all necessary skills 

that I possess. 



and how do you plan to approach it to 

improve your constituents’ quality of 

life? 

Lake Bluff is uniquely defined by its 

historic character, strong education system, 

and village charm: People move 

to Lake Bluff to participate in the Lake 

Bluff unique brand of North Shore spirit. 

The challenge of the village board is to 

preserve this character and spirit, while 

also making good decisions about containing 

costs. The village needs to continue 

to work to attract and encourage 

businesses, as a way of expanding the 

tax base. 

Lake Bluff faces challenges related 

to the State of Illinois’ fiscal difficulties, 

changing weather patterns and development. 

While I recognize the Lake 

Bluff Village Board has engaged in long 

term budget process, I see attracting new 

businesses for building additional revenue 

and storm flood planning as two 

important and pressing issues going forward. 

As a member of the village board, 

I believe my role is to lead these efforts 

with strong community input, consensus 

and a global strategic plan. 



I have been part of the Lake Bluff 

community for the past 22 years. Married 

in Lake Bluff and raising two children 

here, I have volunteered as a soccer 

coach, participated in Fox Nation Indian 

Guides and Princesses, and now participate 

in Lake Bluff Boy Scout troop 42. 

I also enjoy being part of the flotilla of 

Sunfish sail boats competing every Sunday 

off Lake Bluff beach. Along the way, 

I have experienced the unique nature of 

our community, and I am committed to 

continue making this community enjoyed 

by all. 

Name: Joy Markee 

Age: 46 


Occupation: Stay at home 

mom/community volunteer 


relative experience: Lake Bluff Village 

Clerk (2017-present); Lake Bluff 

Quasquicentennial Steering Committee 

(2018- pres), Lake Bluff Strategic Plan 

(2017) 





life? 

On a macro level, the biggest issue 

we face is the fiscal condition of Illinois. 

As the State continues to look for new 

and creative ways to finance its spending, 

we will need to assess how those 

decisions affect Lake Bluff. On a micro 

level, our community needs to continue 

to find compromise between economic 

growth and community character. One 

of our biggest and most important issues 

will be to find the right balance between 

these two areas. 



I believe all of the individuals running 

for trustee this year, Barbara Ankenman, 

Regis Charlot and myself, will bring a 

wealth of education and experience to 

the Lake Bluff Village Board. 

I’ve spent the last two years as the 

Lake Bluff Village Clerk and have a 

strong understanding of the issues currently 

facing the Village. Additionally, 

my volunteer work with the Lake Bluff 

4th of July Parade Board and the 2023 

Lake Bluff Strategic Plan Steering Committee 

have allowed me to interact with 

many members of the Lake Bluff community. 

These interactions have taught 

me what Bluffers cherish most about 

their town. I will use that knowledge, 

and the importance of representing all 

residents, when making decisions for 

Lake Bluff. 

My educational background includes 

an undergraduate degree in English from 

Miami University, Oxford OH and an 

MBA in International Marketing from 

Thunderbird School of Global Management, 

Phoenix AZ. Prior to being 

at home with my children, I worked in 

new product development and market 

research in the private sector. My volunteer 

efforts are generally focused on 

fundraising and marketing. 

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Lake Bluff Village Clerk (2-year term, vote for 1) 

Name: Megan Michael 

Age: 44 

Residence: Village 

of Lake Bluff 

Occupation: Fulltime 

parent, avid 

volunteer, part-time assistant at a 

family foundation 


experience: All of my professional 

and volunteer experiences have 

been in the non-profit sector. My 

background is in marketing communications. 

I have a M.S Management, 

non-profit concentration 

and a B.A. Communications, 

public relations focus. I chair the 

Lake Bluff Middle School’s PTO 

and serve on the Lake Bluff 4th 

of July Committee and the Lake 

Bluff Quasquicentennial Committee. 

I was a marketing manager at 

the University of Maryland’s technology 

commercialization office 

and at a D.C.-based biotechnology 

trade association. I recently started 

working for a local family foundation 

and am enjoying learning 

about the organizations that serve 

Lake Forest Mayor (2, 2-year terms, vote for 1) 

Name: George A. 

Pandaleon 

Age: 62 

Residence: Lake 

Forest, since 1989 

(30 years) 

Occupation: Institutional 

Real Estate Investment Management 

Past Local Government/Related 

Experience: Member/Chairman 

– Zoning Board of Appeals 1993- 

1999 

Member/Chairman – Plan Commission 

– 1998-2005 

Member - Ad Hoc Historic Preservation 

Task Force - (drafted bylaws 

and standards of permanent 

LF HPC) 

Chairman – Ad Hoc CBD Task 

Force – (developed detailed overhaul 

of CBD zoning code now in 

use) 

Chairman – Gorton Community 

Center Interim Board – 2009-2010 

(restructured Gorton’s governance, 

finances and operations after financial 

failure) 

Alderman – Second Ward 2011- 

2017 (committee service on Audit, 

Personnel & Compensation, and 

Property & Public Lands) 

Chairman - City Council Finance 

Committee 2011- 2017 

Recipient – Lawrence J. Temple 

Distinguished Public Service 

Award – 2018 

Education – MBA, Kellogg School 

of Management, Northwestern 

University; 

BA, Kenyon College 

35 years of professional experience 

in finance and real estate as an 

institutional investment fiduciary 

and/or principal for LaSalle Investment 

Management (JLL), Allstate 

Insurance, CMD Realty Investors, 

and Inland Institutional Capital, 

LLC. Extensive experience in real 

estate investment and development 

across property sectors and investment 

structures/strategies. 



and how to you plan to approach 

it to improve your constituents’ 


Lake Forest residents enjoy a 

truly extraordinary quality of life 

and community. We live in one of 

the safest, best managed and most 

beautiful cities in the country. This 

is not an accident. It is the result 

of exceptional vision, governance, 

management and philanthropy by 

literally thousands of resident volunteers 

and highly professional 

city staff members since the City’s 

founding in 1856. 

But we have, as always, multiple 

challenges ahead. Major local employers 

like Kraft, Mondelez, Walgreen’s, 

Takeda, Pfizer and others 

continue to move their headquarters 

operations downtown or out of 

state, reducing the appeal of Lake 

Forest to potential new residents. 

State driven labor agreements for 

our local employees drive City expenses 

to a 4 percent growth rate, 

while our revenues increase only 2 

percent. And our state government 

those in need in Lake County. 



I believe in community. I recognize 

that we can’t just be consumers 

of Lake Bluff, but instead 

have a responsibility to participate, 

serve and give back to the community 

that we live in. Therefore, 

I want to get involved in the local 

government process and help 

strengthen Lake Bluff so that it 

continues to be a vibrant home for 

current and future residents. 

pursues policies that cause people 

of means and education to exit Illinois 

entirely. 

Lake Foresters have always 

banded together in challenging 

times, and found ways to overcome 

obstacles and make the City 

better than ever. Today we stand 

tall in a tough environment. Our 

AAA bond rating and strong financial 

reserves ensure solid access 

to capital to preserve and enhance 

Lake Forest’s infrastructure and 

efficient, high quality municipal 

services. Our property tax rates 

are extremely competitive versus 

our immediate neighbors and the 

Chicago area as a whole. We have 

much to offer growing families 

seeking local employment, a true 

community, safety, and educational 

and recreational excellence. 

We cannot control all the forces 

impinging on us. But we can continue 

to focus on managing what 

we do control, sharing our vision, 

and coming together to remind 

our residents and the broader marketplace 

what an incredible place 

Lake Forest is to live. My intent is 

to gather all of Lake Forest’s positive 

energy, from all of our community’s 

stakeholders, to preserve 

what we have, address our challenges, 

and to tell our story. I am 

truly honored to have this opportunity, 

and I look forward to you, 

my neighbors, supporting this 

effort. 

Please see Pandaleon, 12 

Ralph and Nelly 

The Pavlik family, 

Lake Bluff 

These are our 

dogs Ralph and 

Nelly Pavlik. They 

are fourteen 

and a half years 

old and have 

traveled the 

world, even 

living in England for two years. They have little 

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Lake Bluff Library Board (2-year term, vote for 3) 

Name: Janie Jerch 

Age: 67 


Occupation: Retired 

from teaching mathematics 

at Lake Forest High 

School 

Past local government/relative experience: 

I am serving my first term as a 

trustee of the Lake Bluff Public Library, 

and wish to continue to serve for a second 

term. Prior to serving on this board, 

I participated in the Lake Bluff School 

Caucus some years back, and served as its 

Chairman for one term. Currently, I also 

serve on the Lake Bluff History Museum 

board, the Lake Bluff Historic Preservation 

Commission, and the board of the 

Spurlock Museum in Urbana, Illinois. 

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life? 

I think that there are two big problems 

facing the Lake Bluff Library today: its 

space limitations, and keeping the Library 

current with emerging information 

technology and emerging functions in 

the community. 

Libraries are much more than places 

to find books today; they also are community 

education/entertainment/meeting 

centers. Every program or activity offered 

requires space in which to hold it. Our 

space is limited, and the board and executive 

staff have made thorough studies of 

community wants and needs, maximizing 

the use of existing space, and possible expansion 

plans. All new services and programs 

we offer require specialized staff to 

envision, plan, and execute them. 



We have successfully maintained our 

collection, our staff, our program offerings, 

and our building’s upkeep while 

staying within our budget. I feel that I 

contributed to that accomplishment in 

the last four years, and I wish to continue 

my efforts to make our Library the 

best it can be, serving the needs of our 

community while maintaining a fiscally 

responsible institution. 

Name: Kathleen Meierhoff 



Occupation: Retired middle 

school teacher 


relative experience: Library trustee - 

two terms - I have served as Secretary 

and President and on several Board committees. 





life? 

Attracting and keeping a talented and 

creative staff and maintaining and improving 

an aging facility to meet the 

needs of a 21st century library while 

Name: Jon Heintzelman 

Age: 72 


Occupation: Fund Raising 

Consultant 


relative experience: 

Served on Lake Bluff 

Caucus 





life? 

The issue facing the Library is how 

to competently and effectively meet the 

needs of the community with regard to 

availability, content, usage, programming 

and facility adequacy to meet 

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What makes you the 

best/a top candidate for 

this position? 

Breadth and depth of 

experience in Lake Forest 

government affairs. 

Strong, constructive 

relationships with key 

stakeholders including 

current City Council 

members, leaders of 

Boards, Commissions and 

other city institutions, and 

perhaps most importantly, 

safeguarding the financial well being of 

the Library are significant goals facing 

the Library. 

The Library constituents range from 

preschool children to seniors and all 

ages visit the Library every day. Materials, 

programing and services need to 

be diverse, creative and of interest to all 

patrons. The Trustees work with our outstanding 

staff to meet the needs of the 

community. 



I have lived in Lake Bluff since 1983, 

raised my family here and taught in the 

local school district. I welcome this opportunity 

to continue to serve my community 

and feel that my service to the 

Board of Trustees and as President prepares 

me toto meet the challenges of the 

position. 

these needs. A vibrant and highly relevant 

library is a cornerstone of a like 

community. So the goal moving forward 

is how to meet and overcome the 

various challenges to accomplish these 

goals. 



I believe I am a good candidate for 

this position as I have a great deal of 

experience in the area of advancement 

with over 33 years in higher education 

advancement at both Northwestern and 

Loyola Universities. I also have a legal 

background in areas such as real estate 

and estate planning. We have 6 grandchildren 

who live in Lake Bluff and 

who benefit from the library. 

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Lake Bluff Park District Board of Commissioners (4-year term, vote for 3) 

Name: Emily Lane 

Age: 42 


Occupation: Substitute 

school nurse 


relative experience: I 

have participated in a number of government 

and community service projects 

that have all been geared towards improving 

and enhancing the well being 

of our Lake Bluff community. The most 

relevant of these roles include the Lake 

Bluff Fitness and Strategy Committee, 

the Lake Bluff Community Golf Association 

and several years as the Student 

Curriculum Chair for the Lake Bluff 

School District 65 PTO. I believe my 

experience as a registered nurse will also 

provide a diverse and valuable perspective 

for the Park District Board team. 



Name: Paul Greenfield 



Occupation: Not provided 


relative experience: Not 

Provided 





life? 

The Lake Bluff Park District board faces 

the ongoing issue of how to maintain 

and improve a first-class park district with 

a relatively small taxpayer base – with the 

THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK 

City denies alterations to 

Central Avenue landmark 

With a vocal crowd in 

attendance, the City of 

Highland Park’s Historic 

Preservation Commission 

denied a Certificate of Appropriateness 

for alterations 

to the landmarked 

William Walter Witten 

House, 1014 Central Ave., 

at its March 14 meeting. 

The developer, Capital 

Senior Housing Development, 

bought the house 

and others in the surrounding 

area and had razed all 

but the Witten House because 

of its landmark status. 

Instead, the developer 

was considering removing 

the parquet flooring and 



The biggest challenge facing the board 

will be maintaining and growing our 

most valuable programs and offerings 

while being a fiscally responsible decision 

making board. I plan to approach this by 

working with my fellow board members 

as a team to develop strategic goals and 

hitting milestones that will strengthen the 

health and well being of the community. 



A good candidate is someone who 

will be open to listening, growing, and 

working together as a team. As a registered 

nurse, I have these skills and will 

prioritize the health and well being of 

the community. I believe the Lake Bluff 

Park District is a community health hub 

center where all community members 

can come together to learn, move, and 

connect to live a healthier life. 

issue of already high real estate taxes that 

make increasing tax revenue unpopular. 

The beach, in particular, requires expenditures 

that go well beyond those of communities 

which don’t have this kind of 

lakefront property. 



As one of the active members of the 

recently-formed Lake Bluff Community 

Golf Association (LBCGA), I was closely 

involved in the work we did raising community 

awareness of the importance of 

the golf course to our community. One 

thing I would do as a Park District commissioner 

would be to extend this experience 

to the rest of the park district assets. 

woodwork in the house 

and placing it publicly 

in its new Highland Park 

Capital Senior Housing 

Development. The house 

would be moved to another 

location, all of which 

would require a COA. 

The flooring pieces, 

made by Witten, were first 

Please see Neighbors, 14 

Name: Jennifer Beeler 

Age: 57 


Occupation: Attorney/ 

Ciesla Beeler 


relative experience: 

Board Trustee for Friends of Lake Bluff 

Parks since 2014, including serving as 

Secretary, Vice President and President 

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I believe we have two major challenges 

ahead of us with the Lake Bluff 

Park District: preserving our beach, and 

maintaining our Park District assets. We 

have such a unique lakeside community, 

and Sunrise Park and Beach is an incredible 

Park District asset. The topics of 

beach erosion, parking for beach use, and 

the bluff and beach preservation impact 

all of us, and will continually be a focus 

of this Board . In addition to the beach, 

the Lake Bluff Park District Commissioners 

have been instrumental in developing 

short- and long-range strategic plans. We 

are a small community, but with a vast array 

of programs and assets offered by the 

Park District. The Lake Bluff Golf Club 

house is already under major renovations 

to bring the building to ADA compliance; 

funds for maintaining the Recreational 

Center and other hard assets are clearly 

a concern. Making these financial decisions 

for a viable and well-used Park District 

will be a challenge. 



In my years of service on the Friends 

of Lake Bluff Parks charitable foundation, 

we have always held a position 

on that board for a liaison between the 

Friends and the Park District Commissioners. 

There needs to be active information 

between the two boards, as the 

Friends raise the funds that will assist in 

the Commissioners’ long-range plans for 

the parks. As a Friends Board member, 

I already have an in-depth knowledge of 

our Park District, and want to serve as 

that liaison between the two boards. 

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Lake Bluff Park District Board 

Commissioner Brock Gordon dies at 61 

Staff report 

Brock 

Gordon, the 

vice president 

of the 

Lake Bluff 

Park District 

Board 

of Commissioners, died 

Tuesday, March 12, according 

to a press release 

from the Lake Bluff Park 

District. 

Gordon’s obituary says 

he died due to complications 

from Multiple Myeloma. 

“Our entire Lake Bluff 

Park District family 

mourns this unfortunate 

loss, and our thoughts and 

deepest sympathies are 

with Brock’s wife, Kim, 

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Jeff Spillman, the communications 

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manager for the Park 

District, said it is unknown 

at this time if his passing 

was sudden. Spillman did 

confirm Gordon was in the 

hospital prior to his passing. 

Gordon, 61, was appointed 

to the Park Board 

in 2012, and he also served 

on the Tri-Board, Facilities 

and Programs and Finance 

and Administration Board 

Committees. 

“He was a very personable 

leader who always 

remained positive through 

challenging times,” the 

release reads. “He was 

greatly respected by his 

Sat. & Sun.10am -5pm5 

iNtErior 

fellow Board Members 

and staff. He will be dearly 

missed.” 

A memorial service will 

be held for Gordon at 11 

a.m. Saturday, March 23, 

at Union Church of Lake 

Bluff, 525 E. Prospect 

Ave, Lake Bluff. A reception 

will follow immediately 

for friends and family 

to celebrate Gordon’s 

incredible life. 

In lieu of flowers, donations 

in his name can be 

made to the Multiple Myeloma 

Research Foundation 

at wwwlthemmrf.org. 

For additional information, 

contact Reuland & 

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used for a dance floor at 

the 1893 Chicago World’s 

Fair. He then removed his 

woodwork after the exposition 

and placed them 

in his house, a Victorian 

farmhouse built in 1894. 

The house was designated 

a landmark in 1985, citing 

the parquet flooring and 

woodwork as historically 

significant. 

Representatives of the 

developer argued that Witten’s 

work is unknown to 

the majority of city residents 

because they can’t 

see it, and placing it on 

public display enhances its 

landmark status. 

But some in attendance 

didn’t buy it and were concerned 

that alterations to 

the Witten House would 

damage its historic significance. 

Witten’s great-granddaughter, 

Renee Boyle, 

said the landmark was 

made with the house, 

woodwork and flooring 

intact and separating them 

would damage its legacy. 

A petition to preserve the 

landmark as is has more 

than 220 Highland Park 

resident signatures, she 

noted. 

Ultimately, the commission 

voted 5-0 to deny the 

developers the COA. 

Reporting by Eric Bradach, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at HPLandmark.com. 

THE WILMETTE BEACON 

Residents express 

frustration with speed 

of Wilmette stormwater 

project 

The Wilmette Park 

Board held its first of three 

public hearings on the 

stormwater project at its 

Monday, March 11 meeting. 

This first hearing focused 

on Community Playfield, 

although residents 

who spoke talked about the 

project as a whole. Underground 

storage is proposed 

at three parks: Community 

Playfield (Phase I), Hibbard 

Park (Phase II) and 

Thornwood Park (Phase 

III). The plan results in 98 

percent of structures being 

afforded 10-year rain event 

protection. Four residents, 

including Village Trustee 

Joel Kurzman, spoke in 

favor of the project with 

a desire for the project to 

be completed as quickly as 

possible. 

The stormwater project 

was approved by the 

Village Board last April 

and Raquel Klibanoff, of 

the 400 block of Wilshire 

Drive East, expressed her 

dissatisfaction that there 

hasn’t been a shovel in the 

ground yet. 

Reporting by Todd Marver, 


story at WilmetteBeacon. 

com. 

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

Date of Dundee Road 

closure finalized 

Dundee Road will completely 

close to thru-traffic, 

between Skokie Boulevard 

and Waukegan Road, from 

April 15 to Oct. 31. 

In mid-April, the Illinois 

Department of Transportation 

will begin replacing a 

culvert at the intersection 

of Dundee and Lee roads 

that “has reached the end 

of its useful life.” 

To circumvent the construction 

area during that 

six-month period, traffic 

will be directed north on 

either Waukegan Road or 

Skokie Boulevard, east 

or west on Lake Cook 

Road, and then back south. 

Shermer Road will remain 

open to local traffic for the 

duration of the project. 

Since late February, the 

intersection has experienced 

daily lane closures 

as crews removed trees 

and created a temporary 

stormwater holding facility. 

After Oct. 31, the 

Village expects further 

temporary closures as the 

contractor completes final 

tasks, such as landscaping. 

Reporting by Chris Pullam, 


story at NorthbrookTower. 

com 

THE GLENCOE ANCHOR 

Guanajuato opens second 

taco location in northwest 

burbs 

After 11 successful years 

in the Village of Glencoe, 

Guanajuato Contemporary 

Mexican and Tequila Bar 

is spreading its wings. 

The restaurant opened 

up a second location this 

February in Kildeer in the 

northwest suburbs, offering 

a scaled back menu focusing 

on tacos, its owner 

Margarita Challenger said. 

“We love what we do 

and we love our customers 

in Glencoe,” Challenger 

said. “People tell me that 

if you make it in the North 

Shore, you’re good; plus, 

we’ve never had a bad experience 

here. So, we’re 

extremely grateful to keep 

doing this in the same 

business.” 

The second location, 

Tacos Guanajuato, took 

about three months to 

open at 20771 North Rand 

Road, Kildeer. 

Two experienced chefs 

lead the kitchen at Tacos 

Guanajuato — or “Baby 

G,” as Challenger calls it. 

Challenger herself is taking 

more of an ownership/ 

management role, leaving 

the kitchen. 

At Tacos Guanajuato, 

there is a “nice selection” 

of tacos, she said, ranging 

from steak and chicken to 

fish and vegetarian. 

Reporting by Megan Bernard, 

Contributing Editor. 

Full story at GlencoeAnchor. 

com.

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Letters to the Editor 

The Only Contested Election in 

Lake Forest 

This letter is in support of 

JoAnn Desmond, who is an independent 

candidate for alderman in 

Lake Forest’s third ward. 

On Wednesday March 6, I was 

honored to introduce JoAnn at 

Lake Forest Place. I would like 

to summarize my remarks. Dick 

Hutson, Dr. Gene Hotchkiss and I 

are all friends of JoAnn Desmond 

and all of us are sponsoring her. 

We know her and highly respect 

her. 

JoAnn Desmond is the only independent 

candidate running for 

office in Lake Forest at this time. 

Dick, Gene and I all believe that 

discussions and differences of 

opinion and contested elections 

are all good for democracy and 

good for the city of Lake Forest. 

JoAnn Desmond worked as 

Superintendent of Schools in 

Frankfort, Illinois for 5 years and 

then became Superintendent for 

District 112 in Highland Park and 

Highwood. (Dr. James Warren, a 

highly respected educator, recruited 

her for the District 112 job.) 

District 112 is a large district 

covering kindergarten through 

eighth grade, and includes students 

from Fort Sheridan as well 

as Highwood and Highland Park. 

A school superintendent must satisfy 

four different constituenciestaxpayers, 

teachers, students and 

parents. It is a very demanding 

job. JoAnn had an excellent record 

in both Frankfort and Highland 

Park. 

She then tried to retire, but was 

recruited by the Bannockburn 

school district where she was superintendent 

for ten years, again 

with an excellent record. 

Her friends and neighbors in 

Academy Woods have elected her 

president of the homeowners association. 

Now that she is retired 

she is working hard on civic affairs 

for the city of Lake Forest, 

including attending numerous 

City Council meetings. She also is 

very involved in the issue of an effort 

by the railroad to build an additional 

railroad track adjacent to 

private homes in Academy Woods 

in west Lake Forest. 

That additional track-if built- 

would be a holding track with 

long freight trains parked in west 

Lake Forest for prolonged periods. 

JoAnn is not a one issue person. 

She has talked extensively with 

city residents and knows their 

concerns. 

JoAnn brings excellent experience 

and an outstanding record. 

She is energetic and devoted to 

the city of Lake Forest. She would 

make an outstanding alderwoman. 

William E. Cape MD, 

A resident of Lake Forest 

Ara Goshgarian is the right choice 

for Lake Forest Alderman 

We enthusiastically endorse 

Ara Goshgarian for Third Ward 

Alderman. The process employed 

by the Lake Forest Caucus to 

identify the most qualified candidates 

has served our community 

well for decades. We have a beautiful 

community, and it didn’t happen 

by accident. 

The Lake Forest Caucus 

screens candidates to determine 

that no one who is slated is primarily 

interested in a single issue. 

Each Lake Forest alderman must 

simultaneously represent his or 

her ward, while also working for 

what is best for Lake Forest as a 

whole. Ara is well aware of the 

issues specific to the Third Ward, 

including the third rail to the west, 

near his home, and flooding issues 

in the east of the ward, near his office. 

Ara is also well versed with 

the issues that face all of Lake 

Forest, including managing our 

pension obligations, maintaining 

our AAA bond rating, supporting 

our home values and keeping 

our downtown vibrant. He did not 

come to this election by way of a 

single issue, and the breadth of his 

life long experience in Lake Forest 

explains his selection as the 

nominee. 

We are most impressed with 

Ara’s collaborative management 

style that has served him well in 

our community and is one of the 

strongest assets that he will use 

on behalf of voters. This style has 

served him well in his current role 

as Vice President of the Friends of 

Lake Forest Parks and Recreation 

Board and on the various boards 

he has served on in his professional 

life. He has also built and 

grown a business in town, and truly 

understands the importance of 

strong customer service. His temperament 

and business and professional 

training yield the ability 

to identify and balance competing 

interests in a fair-minded and thorough 

way. We would expect and 

hope that the City Council will 

have differences of opinion on a 

variety of issues. These discussions 

bring out the best thoughts 

of all of its members, but only if 

they are discussed in a collegial 

and non-adversarial manner. We 

understand that Ara can disagree 

without being disagreeable, an essential 

characteristic of our leaders 

to foster civic engagement and 

participation by all citizens. 

Without hesitation, we endorse 

Ara Goshgarian for Third Ward 

Alderman. Whoever candidate 

you support, however, we urge 

you to vote. The beauty of our 

system is that ultimately, our voters 

will make the final decision. 

Chris Collins, Peg Determan, 

Michael Freeman, and Gary 

Peet 

Former Caucus Presidents 

Proven Ability is What Counts 

As we approach the April 2nd 

election day for voting for Lake 

Forest Third Ward Alderman, 

more and more residents have 

begun to question the existing 

Caucus process for candidate 

nomination. While the Caucus 

has made a significant contribution 

to the community over the 

years, the bottom-line conclusion 

being drawn by many residents 

is that Caucus candidacy is based 

more and more on WHO someone 

knows, rather than WHAT they 

know and HOW MUCH experience 

they have related to municipal 

governance. 

The well-qualified Independent 

candidate for Third Ward 

Alderman, Dr. JoAnn Desmond, 

currently finds herself facing the 

need to battle against this trend. 

It seems that being born, raised, 

and educated in Lake Forest and 

having an abundance of friends in 

Lake Forest jump to the top of a 

candidate’s perceived qualifications. 

So, no, Dr. Desmond was not 

born in Lake Forest; and, no, she 

was not educated here. But that 

does not mean that she, as a 20- 

plus year resident, does not love 

this community as much as anyone 

possibly could. 

Serving on the City Council 

is no junior high popularity contest. 

It requires a “proven ability” 

to analyze and clearly grasp 

the challenges that Lake Forest 

is facing. There does not seem to 

be any question as to which candidate 

has the extensive management 

capability and experience to 

spearhead the effort. 

To successfully represent the 

Third Ward constituency Dr. Desmond 

would certainly be able to 

draw upon a broad base of managerial 

experience. By way of example, 

she: 

• Successfully merged three 

disparate, high-performing school 

districts. 

• Levied taxes and monitored 

operating budgets in excess of 

$65 million. 

• Negotiated numerous multiunion 

labor contracts. 

• Managed an organization of 

1,000 employees and 10 facilities. 

• Developed and implemented 

long-term strategic plans. 

• Managed units of government 

larger than the City of Lake Forest. 

• Restored fiscal solvency to 

school districts placed under her 

management. 

• Was awarded certification in 

Dispute Resolution. 

• Completed Motorola Leadership 

Training Program. 

• Received numerous recognitions 

as a superintendent. 

• After retiring, dedicated her 

time to protecting our city. 

I hope the voters will put experience 

and capability first and vote 

for JoAnn Desmond on April 2nd 

or in early voting. 

Tom Sarsfield, 

Resident of Lake Forest 

A Breath of Fresh Air Candidate 

I have known JoAnn Desmond 

for 20 years since we became 

neighbors in Lake Forest. 

We need JoAnn in the Third 

Ward. She is a breath of fresh air 

and, I’m convinced, will work 

tirelessly on our behalf. 

JoAnn is the kind of activist 

who cares deeply about something 

very dear to us — our community. 

She has no other agenda. 

She is not a politician; she is not 

beholding to anyone; she has no 

favors to repay. All she has is an 

unbridled desire to make things 

better. 

We’re lucky to have JoAnn in 

the 3rd Ward. Let’s not waste the 

opportunity she offers; they don’t 

come along all that often. 

Jay A. Frank, 

A resident of Lake Forest 

Daniel Burnham’s words live on in 

Lake Forest 

Daniel Burnham, the inspirational 

architect of many landmarks 

in Chicago, spoke words 

109 years ago that continue to 

resound today, even as far away 

as here in Lake Forest. The Chicago 

Tribune, in their March 8, 

2019 edition, reported that Adam 

Selzer discovered a transcript 

of Burnham’s famous speech in 

a newspaper article from 1910, 

which read: “Make no little plans, 

they have no magic to stir men’s 

blood and probably themselves 

will not be realized. Make big 

plans, aim high in hope and work, 

remembering that a noble, logical 

diagram once recorded will never 

die, but long after we are gone will 

be a living thing, asserting itself 

with ever- growing insistency.” 

I had the honor to serve with 

several capable residents of Lake 

Forest on the Mayor’s Task Force 

to reexamine the comprehensive 

plan for the Waukegan Road/ 

Settlers Square Business District. 

We took several cues from Burnham, 

thinking that the business 

district should not simply meet 

basic business needs, but should 

aspire to serve the region’s cultural, 

spiritual, recreational and 

entertainment needs as well. We 

conceptualized a vision for a cohesive, 

vibrant district that protects 

open space and walkability, 

Please see Letters, 17

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DNA testing has 

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research. Join us at the 

History Center of Lake 

Forest-Lake Bluff for a 

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DNA in family 

histories at 7 p.m. on April 

4, 509 E. Deerpath Road, 

Lake Forest. The following 

is part of a research piece 

about local inventors by 

History Center Curator 

Laurie Stein. 

Albert Blake Dick 

(1856- 1934), inventor 

of the mimeograph, was 

born in Bureau County, 

Illinois. In 1863, the family 

relocated to Galesburg, 

Ohio, where young Albert 

attended public schools. As 

a young man, he worked 

for farm equipment 

manufacturers in Ohio and 

Moline, Illinois, and then 

became a partner in the 

Moline Lumber Company. 

In 1884, he established his 

own Chicago-based lumber 

enterprise, A. B. Dick 

Company. After the first 

mimeographs were marketed 

in 1887, Mr. Dick 

abandoned the lumber 

business to turn his full attention 

to the mimeograph. 

At the time of his death 

in 1934, the Edison-Dick 

mimeograph had become 

virtually indispensable to 

every kind of public and 

private institution. 

In 1902, Albert B. Dick, 

Albert Blake Dick invented the mimeograph. Photo 

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Sr., built a forty-acre summer 

estate near Deerpath 

and Waukegan Road. The 

name “Westmoreland” was 

taken from Westmoreland 

County, Pennsylvania, 

where Mr. Dick’s father 

and grandfather lived. The 

estate included a manor 

house, cottages for the gardener 

and coachman (later 

chauffeur), barns for the 

horses and cows, an implement 

building, a chicken 

coop, a potting shed, and 

greenhouses. Crops such 

as hay, barley, and wheat 

were planted east of the 

estate to support the farm. 

The main house was razed 

in 1948. Several of the outbuildings 

have been turned 

into residences, however. 

A. B. Dick discovered 

the beginnings of the mimeograph 

process one day 

as he drew a tool across 

a piece of wax paper and 

created a stencil. He soon 

used this process to duplicate 

price change notices 

for his lumber business. He 

applied for a patent, only 

to find that Thomas Edison 

had received a patent for 

an electric pen that performed 

a similar, but more 

cumbersome, process. Mr. 

Dick contacted Thomas 

Edison who gave him a 

license under the electric 

pen patent. A. B. Dick 

marketed his product as the 

“Edison Mimeograph,” using 

Edison’s name for star 

value. Mimeograph comes 

from the Greek words 

meaning “to imitate” and 

“to write.” The A. B. Dick 

Company continued to 

improve and automate 

the process. Mimeograph 

reproduction was the 

preferred office method 

of copying from a master 

copy until electrostatic 

copiers were introduced in 

the 1960s. 

David Forlow has been a 

Lake Bluff resident for more 

than 20 years. He serves as 

the board vice president for 

the History Center of Lake 

Forest-Lake Bluff. To learn 

more about the History Center, 

visit www.lflbhistory.org.

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Top Stories 

Top stories from www.lakeforestleader.com 

as of March 18: 

1. 3 people evacuated safely from house fire in 

Lake Forest 

2. LB Park District Board Commissioner Brock 

Gordon dies at 61 

3. Police Reports: Heroin, cannabis, edibles, 

THC, $3K in cash found inside car during 

traffic stop in Lake Forest 

4. Lake Bluff Village Board: Lake Bluff 

residents call for restrictions on leaf blowers 

due to noise, pollution 

5. Lake Forest D115 Board of Education: 

Change in first-semester final schedule 

favored by students, parents 

From the Editor 

Gain experience to set you up for your future 

Alyssa Groh 


Having experience 

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dedication and time. 

When I was in college, 

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times I heard I needed 

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During my junior year, 

I began applying to a 

variety of internships and 

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dream internship at 22nd 

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company of The Lake 

Forest Leader. 

I spent an entire summer 

learning how to work 

in a newsroom, write 

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and how to use a camera. 

Jump ahead a year later 

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It doesn’t always work 

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The Bluff Brewing Company posted this photo 

on March 15. The Bluff Brewing Company 

posted this photo of Artesian Lake, which 

used to be a lake where Artisan Park is now. 

Lake Bluff Brewing is releasing a new beer, 

Swan Island, named after an island in middle 

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Letters 

From Page 15 

and elevates quality of life, 

a district with diversity of 

uses that includes flexibility 

in housing that accommodates 

“down sizers” and 

millennials. 

Thank you to my fellow 

residents, Eileen Looby 

Weber, John Cortesi, Jack 

Frigo, Dennis Meulemans, 

Bob Shaw and Stephen 

Douglass, and to Mike 

Adelman for chairing our 

group, for their thoughtful 

input and creativity. It is 

now up to the City Council 

to implement our vision. 

Look for the Report of 

the Task Force on the Lake 

Forest City Website, to be 

published soon. 

Richard Sugar, resident of 

Lake Forest, IL 

President, Lake Forest 

Chateau Homeowners 

Association, Inc. 

Candidates: What have you 

done and what will you do? 

When it comes to contested 

elections, every voter 

should ask themselves at 

least two questions: 1. What 

public service has the candidate 

performed in the past, 

and 2. What public service 

can we expect from her/him 

in the future? If Lake Forest 

residents ask themselves 

these questions in the race 

for Third Ward Alderman, 

an undisputed superior candidate 

emerges: Dr. JoAnn 

Desmond. 

In the past, JoAnn organized 

concerned residents 

and worked with citizens 

and officials from the Village 

of Glenview to stop 

the construction of a freight 

holding track in Lake Forest. 

JoAnn first tried to 

work with our own Lake 

Forest City Council, but 

pursued her collaboration 

with Glenview when the 

City refused to take substantive 

action on the issue. 

If not for JoAnn’s persistence, 

it is doubtful that our 

City Council even would 

have passed its’ two resolutions 

opposing the holding 

track. 

JoAnn also discovered 

and exposed $200,000 of 

unauthorized spending on 

D.C. lobbying by our former 

City Manager. She participated 

in all manner of 

public meetings, including 

the City Council, budget 

planning and business development. 

At these meetings, 

she provided insight 

and solutions to problems 

facing Lake Forest. While 

a strong supporter of resident-friendly 

economic 

growth, she objected to the 

Waterway Car Wash on the 

grounds that id did not meet 

the City’s own requirements 

for a special use permit. 

Her activities with respect 

to Lake Forest almost 

pale in comparison to her 

many accomplishments as 

an award-winning Superintendent 

of school Districts 

112 and 106. 

In the future, what can we 

expect from JoAnn? More 

of the same and then some. 

JoAnn still is collaborating 

with Glenview officials to 

prevent the holding track. 

She continues to monitor 

our own City Council for 

good government practices. 

She still participates in City 

meetings and offers fresh 

perspectives to on-going 

issues. She values citizen 

input and listens to their 

concerns. She also would 

bring extensive professional 

expertise, new ideas and 

a cooperative spirit to the 

Lake Forest City Council. 

So, you should ask the 

opposing candidate these 

same two questions: What 

have you done and what 

will you do? As yet, I have 

not found those answers. 

Richard W. Hutson, 

Lake Forest resident 

go figure 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

61 

Lake Bluff Park District 

Board Commissioner dies at 

61, Page 14 


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The lake forest leader | March 21, 2019 | LakeForestLeader.com 

A Pizza History 

Il Forno Pizzeria stands the test of time in Highland Park, Page 23 

Lake Forest High School students tackle serious topics at annual TEDx event, Page 21 

Caroline Zeeman gives a speech 

about the media during the annual 

TEDx event March 13, at Lake Forest 

High School. Alyssa groh/22nd 

Century Media

20 | March 21, 2019 | The lake forest leader PUZZLES 


north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Nil 

5. First or neutral 

9. Litmus reddener 

13. Pink-slips 

14. Terrible 

16. Scarce 

17. “___, vidi, vici” 

18. Switzerland’s capital 

19. Family 

20. Betwixt 

21. “The Marvelous 

Mrs. Maisel” star who 

was raised in Highland 

Park, Rachel ___ 

23. Son of Mary Stuart 

25. Third word in 

“America” 

26. Badly, at first 

28. Come-___ (inducements) 

29. Units of force 

32. Club with maps 

33. Collectibles 

34. Sea eagle 

35. Rock that stands out 

37. Compass point 

38. Rental car agency 

39. Jolly good fellow 

40. Existing: Lat. 

42. Pops 

43. Put off indefinitely 

45. German pronoun 

48. ___- fi 

49. “Hanging __ __ star” 

1978 film 

50. One of the most successful 

protesters of 20th 

century politics 

52. Northbrook’s 

Unger family house 

is renowned for their 

eerie displays for this 

56. Paddles 

57. “Lovely” Beatles girl 

58. Three-time Masters 

winner 

59. Not that 

60. Get ___ the ground 

floor 

61. Genius 

62. Wine choice 

63. Meanie 

64. Joint with a cap 

65. Cornerstone abbr. 

Down 

1. Hogan dweller 

2. Feller 

3. Casual wear 

4. Parenthetical 

comment 

5. More garrulous 

6. The America’s 

Cup trophy, e.g. 

7. Hendrix hairdo 

8. Deteriorates 

9. St. Louis attraction 

10. Squid 

11. Tabriz residents 

12. Hideout 

15. Reds’ revolutionary 

22. Jennet 

24. Tucked in 

27. Freelancer’s 

enclosure 

30. Triumph easily 

31. Metric unit 

33. Top 

34. First lady 

35. “I’m about to 

get paid!” 

36. Engine cooler 

38. On the water 

39. D.J.’s stack 

41. Italian title 

43. Mexican sun 

44. Go ___ the 

deep end 

45. Some potatoes 

46. New Testament 

Messiah 

47. Showed contempt 

51. ___ Dame 

53. Highway division 

54. Enthusiasm 

55. Real estate 

agent on “Desperate 

Housewives” 

57. Brazilian city, 

familiarly 

LAKE FOREST 

The Gallery 

(202 E. Wisconsin Ave.) 

■Noon-2 ■ p.m. Sunday, 

March 31: 12th 

Annual Emerging 

Artist Exhibit Opening 

Reception 

NORTHBROOK 

Pinstripes 

(1150 Willow Road, 

(847) 480-2323) 

■From ■ open until close 

all week: bowling and 

bocce 

GLENVIEW 

Johnny’s Kitchen 

(1740 Milwaukee Ave. 

(847) 699-9999) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every Friday 

and Saturday: Live 

Music 

NORTHFIELD 

Northfield Public Library 

(1785 Orchard Lane) 

■9 ■ a.m. Monday, April 

1: Opening of New 

Trier’s 6th annual 

Glass Art Exhibition 

WINNETKA 

Avli Restaurant 

(566 Chestnut St.) 

■7 ■ p.m. Tuesday, April 

2: The Winnetka Comedy 

Series at Avli 

GLENCOE 

Chicago Botanic Garden 

(1000 Lake Cook Road) 

■10 ■ a.m.-4 p.m. running 

until March 24: 

In the Tropics: The 

Orchid Show 

WILMETTE 

Wilmette Bowling Center 

(1901 Schiller 

Ave.,(847) 251-0705) 

■11 ■ a.m.-9 p.m. (10 

p.m. on Friday, Saturday): 

Glow bowling 

and pizza all week 

long 

HIGHWOOD 

210 

(210 Green Bay Road 

(847) 433-0304) 

■9 ■ p.m. Friday, March 

22: 1980s party with 

Sixteen Candles 

■8 ■ p.m. Saturday, 

March 23: The Prince 

Project 

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Scene, email martin@ 

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answers 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 

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

and box must contain each of the numbers 

1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

LakeForestLeader.com LIFE & ARTS 


TEDx event becomes tradition at LFHS, promotes individualism 

Alyssa groh, Editor 

For the past five years, 

students and adults have 

taken the stage to share 

their passion on a series 

of topics during the annual 

TEDx event at Lake Forest 

High School. 

The first TEDx event 

began five years ago when 

social studies teacher Joe 

De Rosa was looking for 

a new way to give his students 

a final exam. 

“Four years ago we 

worked with [De Rosa] 

who, in lieu of a traditional 

exam, wanted students to 

give TED-like talks,” said 

Jimmy Juliano, the creative 

director of the TEDx 

event at LFHS. “I was 

talking to him and told 

him we could apply for a 

license and run our own 

TEDx event.” 

And since then, the rest 

is history. 

TEDx stems from TED 

talks, which invite the 

world’s leading thinkers 

and doers to speak for 

18 minutes or less. TEDx 

events are independently 

organized and include a 

much smaller audience 

than TED talks. 

All students and adults 

are welcome to apply to be 

a speaker, but typically 10- 

25 speakers are chosen. 

To apply to be a speaker, 

applicants must submit a 

one-minute pitch video of 

what they would like their 

TEDx talk to be about. A 

group of students watch 

all the videos and choose a 

select few to step on stage 

every March. 

The event, which was 

put together by Juliano, 

Laura Grigg and Corey 

Holmer, featured 13 

speakers on March 13. 

Grigg, the program director 

of the event, said 

they included six enter- 

Allen Chiu performs some yoyo tricks during the annual 

TEDx event March 13, at Lake Forest High School. 

Photos by Alyssa groh/22nd Century media 

Bella Watters talks about her studying abroad experience. 

tainment acts opposed to 

the four entertainment acts 

last year, due to feedback 

they have gotten from previous 

events. 

Performers included 

Allen Chiu and the YoYo 

Crew, and musical performances 

by Katie Pierce, 

Sam Randall, Lowkey 

Treble, Swing Sonatas and 

Sylvia Kollasch. 

According to the TEDx- 

LFHS website, the 2019 

theme was “The Ripple 

Effect,” placing a strong 

emphasis on empowering 

young people in Lake 

Forest, area schools and 

around the world. 

Student stepped on stage 

to share their passions and 

experiences with the hopes 

of challenging others to be 

open-minded about a variety 

of topics. 

Among the many topics 

discussed were: 

• Kiera Burn,s who 

shared why she is a feminist 

and what is means to 

be a feminist. 

• Katherine Slover and 

Ashleu Updike, who talked 

about the harmful affect 

of keeping vehicles 

on while sitting parked. 

They specifically targeted 

school bus exhaust. 

• Bella Watters shared 

her experience studying 

abroad, and all of the 

things she learned and how 

the experience changed 

her. 

• Charlotte Yehle spoke 

about living with Osteogenesis 

Imperfecta, which 

is a disorder that causes 

fragile bones that break 

easily. 

• Callan Shanahan spoke 

about her passion of volunteering 

with Fill A Heart 

4 Kids, an organization 

that helps foster children 

and homeless youth in the 

Chicago area. 

• Keegan Thoranin 

shared his story about being 

a trans man and helping 

people understand 

what it means to be aware 

of and respecting the diversity 

of the world. 

At the end of the day, 

Juliano wanted students, 

speakers and the audience 

to feel inspired. 

“This event is about 

the value of sharing your 

idea and putting yourself 

out there,” Juliano said. 

“It is important to promote 

individualism around 

speakers. Kids in a way 

are pouring their hearts 

out in a Ted talk way. You 

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want the audience to walk 

out feeling inspired about 

what the kids are talking 

about, and wanting to 

make a positive change in 

their community.” 

To view all the speeches 

at the TEDx event, visit 

www.TEDxlfhs.com. 

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22 | March 21, 2019 | The lake forest leader FAITH 


Faith Briefs 

Faith Lutheran Church (680 West 

Deerpath, Lake Forest) 

Lent worship 

Lenten Worship Services 

on Wednesday at 10am 

and 7:15pm. Soup Supper 

at 5:30 pm. Communion 

offered at each service. 

Men of Faith 

8 a.m. Saturday (once a 

month). The men of Faith 

meet for an hour or so of 

breakfast and a short Bible 

study and discussion. All 

men, members or not, are 

welcome. This is typically 

on the third Saturday 

morning of the month. 

First Presbyterian Church (700 Sheridan 

Road, Lake Forest) 

Monthly Evening Service 

5:30 p.m. on April 7 and 

May 5 

A new, relaxed, non-traditional 

worship service held 

monthly on Sunday evenings. 

Worship will be intergenerational 

and include 

communion, highly participatory 

creative elements, 

global/contemporary piano 

and guitar-based music, 

and integrated screens. 

Simple dinner served after 

the service. 

Care Giver Support Group 

Do you care for a family 

member or friend? Do 

you feel isolated or overwhelmed? 

Come join our 

new Caregivers Support 

Group. Join others who 

care for loved ones to 

share, interact, and learn 

from each other in a safe, 

supportive environment. 

The group will gather from 

1-2 p.m. twice a month on 

the first and third Thursday 

of the month in the parish 

house for valuable information 

on relevant topics, 

leads on resources, and to 

share concerns and tips 

with other caregivers. All 

are welcome. For more information, 

contact Martha 

Zeeman at martha@zeemanfamily.com 

Third Thursday Taizé 

Prayer Service 

6:30 p.m., every third 

Thursday, in the Chapel. 

Step back from everyday 

life to be refreshed and 

encounter God in the silence. 

A gracefully simple 

service of contemplation 

in a prayerful setting, with 

scripture, prayer, song, silence 

and light. 

Grace United Methodist Church (244 

East Center Ave., Lake Bluff) 

Boy Scouts 

7-9 p.m. Mondays. Boy 

Scout Troop 42 will meet 

in Fellowship Hall. 

Gentle Chair Yoga 

3-3:30 p.m. Fridays, 

Fellowship Hall. All are 

welcome. 

Church of St. Mary (175 E. Illinois 

Road, Lake Forest) 

Eucharistic Adoration 

Each Wednesday, the 

Church of St. Mary offers 

Eucharistic Adoration following 

the 8 a.m. Mass. A 

rosary will be prayed each 

week at 6:40 p.m. with 

Benediction following at 7 

p.m. 

Christ Church of Lake Forest (100 N. 

Waukegan Road) 

Senior High Youth Group 

7-9 p.m. Sundays. All 

are welcome for a time 

of worship, teaching and 

fellowship. Friends are 

encouraged to attend. For 

more information, call 

(847) 234-1001. 

Love INC Furniture 

Ministry 

8 a.m.-noon, second Saturday 

of the month. Volunteer 

to help load, deliver 

and pick-up furniture. All 

ages and abilities are welcome, 

youth is welcome 

with adult supervision. For 

more information, contact 

Tim Banks at timothycbanks@yahoo.com. 

The Bridge Young Adults 

Group 

7-9 p.m., every Wednesday. 

All young adults are 

welcome to join. For more 

information, contact The- 

BridgeCCLF@gmail.com. 

Christian Science Society (Gorton 

Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake 

Forest) 

Testimony Meeting 

7:30 p.m. first Wednesday 

of each month. Come 

to Gorton Center for 

prayer, hymns, and readings 

from the Bible, with 

related passages from the 

“Christian Science” textbook, 

“Science and Health 

with Key to the Scriptures” 

by Mary Baker Eddy. Then 

participants share their 

own healings and inspiration. 

For more information, 

call (847) 234-0820 

or email cssocietylakeforest@gmail.com. 

Bible Blast 

5-6 p.m. Sunday evenings. 

Bible Blast is a family 

program for children 

4 years old through fifth 

grade. Guide your child’s 

spiritual growth and biblical 

literacy to a new level 

through Bible Blast. There 

is a one-time registration 

fee of $45. Free childcare 

is provided for 3 years old 

and younger. 

Union Church of Lake Bluff (525 E. 

Prospect Ave., Lake Bluff) 

Live Wires 

4-5 p.m. Wednesdays, 

Fellowship Hall. Live 

Wires is the Union Church 

youth group for fourththrough 

sixth-graders. The 

group meets for lively discussion 

and fun activities. 

Submit information for 

The Leader’s Faith page to 

alyssa@lakeforestleader. 

com. The deadline is noon on 

Thursday. Questions? Call 

(847) 272-4565 ext. 21. 

In Memoriam 

Philip W. K. Sweet 

Mr. Philip 

W. K. Sweet 

Jr., former 

chairman of 

the board 

and chief 

executive 

officer of Sweet 

Northern 

Trust Corp. who was a 

longtime leader in civic 

affairs in Chicago, passed 

away peacefully on Saturday, 

March 2. He was 91. 

During his tenure as the 

head of Northern Trust, 

the bank enjoyed growth 

in the master trust business 

(custody accounts), 

securities lending and 

wealth management areas. 

It expanded its foreign exchange 

trading operations, 

its London branch and its 

U.S. presence, especially 

in Florida and Arizona 

along with Illinois. 

After members of the 

Smith family ran the bank 

for 90 years, in 1981 Sweet 

became only the second 

non-family member to 

lead the venerable institution. 

He had started his career 

at Northern 28 years 

earlier as an employee in 

the bond department. The 

Lake Forest resident was 

named president in 1975. 

Soon after leaving 

Northern Trust at the end 

of 1984, the gentlemanly 

banker kept his hand in the 

business by running banks 

near Champaign owned 

by his wife Nancy’s family. 

But he also focused 

on non-profits. He became 

chairman of the board of 

the Chicago Zoological Society, 

which runs 216-acre 

Brookfield Zoo. During his 

tenure, a new Seven Seas 

Panorama opened and became 

highly popular. He 

raised tens of millions of 

dollars to help lead the zoo 

into the 21st century. 

Sweet also served as 

chairman of the Chicago 

Sunday Evening Club, 

chairman of the University 

of Chicago Graduate 

School of Business Alumni 

Association, president 

of the Harvard Club of 

Chicago, president of the 

Commonwealth Club and 

vice chairman of the John 

F. Kennedy Center for the 

Performing Arts in Washington, 

D.C. He served as 

a board member of Rush 

University Medical Center, 

the Commercial Club, 

the Economic Club and 

served on the Trustees 

Committee of the Chicago 

Community Trust. 

Sweet was born on Dec. 

31, 1927 in Mt. Vernon, 

N.Y., the son of Philip W. 

K. Sweet and Katherine 

Buhl Sweet. He grew up 

sailing on Long Island 

Sound. After graduating 

from Phillips Andover 

Academy in 1946 and from 

Harvard College in 1950, 

he was married to his college 

sweetheart, Nancy 

Frederick. He served as an 

officer in the U.S. Navy 

during the Korean War 

aboard the U.S.S. Holder 

and the U.S.S. Toledo until 

the armistice agreement in 

1953. 

Sweet enjoyed tennis 

and squash, but his first 

love was golf. He was a 

member of the U.S. Seniors 

Golf Association 

and played in tournaments 

across the United States. 

He served as president 

of Shoreacres and on the 

boards of Onwentsia, the 

Chicago Club and the Lyford 

Cay Club. 

His family enjoyed a 

reunion in Lake Forest on 

the Fourth of July every 

year along with a special 

gathering at the Rolling 

Rock Club in Pennsylvania 

to celebrate his 90th 

birthday in 2017. He felt 

particularly blessed to 

have all three of his children 

living in Lake Forest 

or nearby and to have three 

of his grandchildren living 

in Lake Forest. Watching 

his grandchildren play for 

their teams in hockey, tennis, 

soccer and basketball 

-- as well as joining them 

for golf -- was always the 

highlight of that day. 

His beloved wife of 66 

years, Nancy, passed away 

in 2016. His survivors include 

his three children 

Sandra Harkness Sweet 

(Mira), Philip W. K. Sweet 

III (Carol), David A. F. 

Sweet (Tricia), along with 

six grandchildren: Stephanie 

Sweet Ingersoll (Dan), 

Stacy Sweet Patlovich 

(Eric), Marilla Sweet 

Perkins (Luke), Hannah 

Harding Sweet, David A. 

F. Sweet Jr. and Philip W. 

K. Sweet II. He is also survived 

by five great grandsons 

– Henry Ingersoll, 

George Ingersoll, Whit 

Patlovich, Andrew Patlovich 

and Fritz Perkins. 

His sister, Virginia Sweet 

Cobb, also survives him. 

Services will be private. 

For information contact 

Reuland & Turnbough 

Funeral Directors of Lake 

Forest www.RTfunerals. 

com or (847)234-9649. 

In lieu of flowers, donations 

may be sent to 

the Chicago Zoological 

Society, 3300 Golf Road, 

Brookfield, IL 60513 or a 

charity of your choice. 

Have someone’s life you’d 

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Il Forno Pizzeria’s Italian history keeps restaurant around for generations 

Alyssa Groh, Editor 

Il Forno Pizzeria in 

Highland Park has a rich 

history spanning generations, 

which has in part, 

kept it in business despite 

the “changing dynamic in 

the pizza business,” according 

to owner Mike 

Rudolph. 

Il Forno, meaning “the 

oven” in Italian, was a 

concept created in 1953 by 

Bruno Pupolo, who wanted 

to bring a relatively 

new concept to Chicago, 

according to Il Forno’s 

website. Pupolo combined 

his family’s pizza sauce 

recipe, fresh ingredients, 

homemade dough and pizza 

sausage with the idea of 

offering a place in Chicago 

where families could sit 

down, listen to music and 

eat pizza. 

Later that year, Bruno’s 

son-in-law Lou Bonelli 

and his mother-in-law 

Phyllis Tancredi, purchased 

Il Forno in Chicago’s 

West Rogers Park 

neighborhood. Within a 

few years, a few more locations 

opened in Highland 

Park, Wilmette, Skokie 

and Morton Grove. 

Rudolph began working 

at the Highland Park 

location in 1972, and soon 

after purchased the location 

in 1985 to support his 

growing family. 

To stay true to its rich 

history, Rudolph said he 

didn’t change much when 

he took over. 

“The recipes were 

passed on through the ages 

and we stuck with it,” Rudolph 

said. “Italian’s don’t 

measure with cups, they 

measure with their hands 

— a little bit of this, a little 

bit of that.” 

Since Il Forno opened 

in 1953, Rudolph said the 

opening of a variety of 

chain pizza places changed 

the dynamic of the pizza 

The Antipasto Bolognese salad ($6.95) features 

three meats, two cheeses, lettuce, onion olive and 

pepperoncini. 

For those seeking a classic alternative to pizza, Il Forno 

also offers burger options. 

business, which has been 

a bit challenging. But, to 

overcome that challenge, 

Il Forno has stuck to its 

roots and remained the 

“mom-and-pop shop” that 

it is, offering fresh, quality 

ingredients, according to 

Rudolph. 

Il Forno prides itself on 

always using fresh mozzarella 

cheese for its pizzas, 

fresh veggies and meat. Il 

Forno doesn’t stop at pizzas, 

it also offers a variety 

of other menu items and 

make its own meatballs 

and lasagna. 

22nd Century Media editors 

stopped in to try some 

of the signature items at Il 

Forno Pizzeria. 

We dove right into two 

pizzas, eager to try the 

signature pizza sauce. We 

indulged in a medium thincrust 

cheese pizza ($11.35) 

Il Forno Pizzeria 

496 Old Elm Rd., 

Highland Park 

(847) 432-2440 

www.ilfornopizza.com 

11 a.m.-8 p.m. 

Monday-Tuesday 

11 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Wednesday-Thursday 

11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday- 

Saturday 

4 p.m.-8 p.m. Sunday 

and a medium thin-crust 

pizza topped with pepperoni 

and sausage ($14.85). 

We also tried Il Forno’s 

famous lasagna ($9.75), 

which is a great entree to 

share with another person 

or eat as a meal. 

Next up was the Italian 

beef sandwich ($6.95) 

loaded with sweet and 

hot peppers. We tried the 

Il Forno’s thin-crust sausage and pepperoni pizza ($11.35) is one of the many 

fan-favorite pizza options at the longtime community eatery. Photos by Martin 

Carlino/22nd Century Media 

Il Forno’s Italian beef sandwich ($6.95) is served with a choice of sweet or hot 

peppers — or a mixture of both. 

Italian beef with a side of 

curly fries. 

Il Forno’s menu also offers 

a variety of burgers 

including its traditional 

cheese burger ($5.75). 

The cheese burger can be 

topped with a choice of 

American, cheddar, mozzarella 

or Swiss cheese. The 

burgers are topped with 

lettuce, tomato and pickles. 

Make it a deluxe burger 

and add fries and coleslaw. 

Finally, we tried out a 

healthier option, the Antipasto 

Bolognese salad 

($6.95) made with three 

meats, two cheeses, lettuce, 

onion olive and pepperoncini. 

Il Forno Pizzeria offers 

dine-in, delivery and carryout 

options for all of its 

menu items. 

What has kept Rudolph 

around all these years? 

The people. 

Working in a restaurant 

that has been around since 

the early 1950’s and has 

served generations, helped 

create a loyal following. 

Rudolph said he frequently 

has people come 

into the restaurant who are 

in their 90’s and tell him 

they “grew up on the pizza,” 

and are now there to 

share the experience with 

their grandchildren. 

“Hearing people come 

in and tell me they grew up 

on our pizza is heartwarming,” 

Rudolph said.

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Athlete of The Week 

10 Questions 

with Spencer Capps 

Capps is a senior captain 

on the Lake Forest volleyball 

team. 

How did you get 

started playing 

volleyball? 

I started freshman year, 

I just went for it and I’ve 

been playing it ever since. 

The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys hear from former Bear, preview hockey title games 

Staff Report 

In this week’s episode of The Varsity: 

North Shore, the only podcast focused 

on North Shore sports, hosts Michal 

Dwojak, Michael Wojtychiw and Nick 

Frazier recap the indoor track and field 

conference championships, hear from a 

former Chicago Bear and new Loyola 

athletics staffer Mark Carrier, play Way/ 

No Way with football and preview the 

hockey boys and girls state championships. 

First Quarter 

The three recap the indoor track championships 

from the weekend. 

Second Quarter 

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The guys hear from new Loyola athletics 

staffer Mark Carrier. 

Third Quarter 

With half a year to go, it’s perfect time 

to play Way/No Way with football. 

Fourth Quarter 

To finish things off, the guys preview 

the hockey state championship games. 

What’s your favorite 

part about volleyball? 

I’d say blocking, when 

you roof somebody, everybody 

gets hyped up, it’s 

fun to see. 

Do you have any 

superstitions or rituals 

before a game? 

Not really, I just try to 

listen to music and get in 

the right mindset. 

What’s the best 

coaching advice you’ve 

ever gotten? 

I’d say just to focus on 

the next point. If you get 

blocked or shot down, it 

can get to you, but you 

need to think its in the past 

and you got a whole game 

ahead of you. Just forget 

about it and move on to the 

next point. 

If you could play any 

other sport, what 

would you play? 

I use to play baseball 

when I was younger, but I 

stopped, I was really into 

basketball. I’d still like to 

get back into it someday. 

Where’s your favorite 

place to eat? 

I’d go with Mod Pizza, 

best pizza I’ve ever had, I 

go there endlessly. 

If you could travel 

anywhere, where 

would you go? 

I’d go to Australia. I’ve 

never been there, everybody 

says it’s really cool, 

I’d hear some accents. 

If you could have any 

superpower, what 

would it be? 

I’ll go with flying, be 

anywhere I want whenever 

I want and be the best that 

any sport I want to play basically. 

What do you want to 

cross off your bucket 

list? 

Right now, I really want 

photo SUBMITTED 

to win this year’s sectional 

title. I’d say in the future, 

just getting a college degree. 

What is your favorite 

movie? 

I’d go with either Friday 

or Back to the Future. 

I’ll go with Friday, Chris 

Tucker is my favorite actor, 

I laugh out loud every 

time I watch it. 

What are your college 

plans? 

I’m going to Miami 

of Ohio. I was looking 

to study sports management, 

and when I visited 

I was talking with a professor, 

we really just connected, 

it sounded like a 

great fit for what I wanted 

to do. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Nick Frazier

28 | March 21, 2019 | The lake forest leader SPORTS 


Spartan FC excited to provide North Shore youth soccer ‘alternative’ experience 

Michal Dwojak, Contributing 

Sports Editor 

NORTH SHORE 

Yianny Caparos and 

John Soltani want to give 

North Shore families a 

new opportunity when it 

comes to youth soccer. 

The two leaders of 

Northbrook’s Spartan FC 

soccer club have watched 

youth soccer in the area 

transform into a business 

rather than a place for 

young soccer players to 

grow. 

That’s why the two announced 

Spartan FC and 

the Eclipse Select Soccer 

Club have agreed to an 

elite and youth development 

partnership to establish 

Eclipse North. 

“A lot of people are 

looking for an alternative 

opportunity just to play 

for a soccer club, not just 

about business,” Caparos 

said. “They miss that 

personal touch, personal 

communication.” 

The move comes a 

year after youth soccer in 

the North Shore area has 

seen different headlines 

and drastic changes to the 

area’s lone soccer club 

FC United. Former coach 

Craig Snower left the club 

after players at Loyola 

Academy made allegations 

against the coach for 

inappropriate comments. 

Glenbrook South and FC 

United coach Seong Ha 

departed the school and 

club for personal reasons, 

but a 22nd Century Media 

investigation found parents 

had made complaints 

about the coach before his 

departure. 

Caparos and Soltani 

started Spartan FC in 

2008 as its own entity that 

was affiliated with the 

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Shore sports podcast. 

Northbrook Park District, 

elevating it from a travel 

soccer team to club. The 

club became affiliated 

with FC United four years 

ago, with the importance 

placed on having Spartan 

FC represented. 

FC United made good 

on its word, according to 

the two, before there was 

a change in ownership a 

year and a half ago. That’s 

when new leadership released 

Soltani from his 

position with FC United 

and the club made changes 

to its organization from 

top to bottom. 

“We looked at that in 

August and realized in 

more ways than one, we 

weren’t aligned,” Caparos 

said. “It was important 

for us to figure what 

kind of pathway we can 

put together for our kids 

to make sure they’re successful 

with youth soccer.” 

Caparos decided 

Eclipse would be the perfect 

partnership for Spartan 

FC this past winter. 

He had a long relationship 

with the owner and knew 

there was a market in the 

North Shore given the recent 

changes. 

“I think FC United took 

things for granted,” Caparos 

said. “I think adding 

an Eclipse vehicle in the 

North Shore is healthy 

for everybody. The most 

important thing is to give 

people options. If you 

want to play soccer, don’t 

feel like you have to play 

somewhere because you 

don’t have any other options. 

It’s about finding 

the right need for you.” 

One of the advantages 

Spartan FC hopes to 

have is that it will allow 

members of its teams to 

play high school soccer, 

something many at FC 

United cannot do. During 

the past four years, Caparos 

and Soltani learned 

many youth soccer players 

wanted to be a part 

of their high school team 

but couldn’t. They believe 

high school soccer is an 

important variable in their 

development and learning 

apart from playing the 

game. 

As a father of a high 

school junior, Caparos 

watched how important 

it was for youth soccer 

players to have the oppor- 

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“It’s a combination of us 

coming to each match with 

a focus and intensity that 

we feel confident that we 

can win, but also knowing 

that we’re not going to just 

tunity to play high school 

soccer. 

“High school, you get 

to play stress-free, you 

have the competition, 

you’re playing for your 

school colors, your playing 

with your fiends,” 

Caparos said. “It’s not 

about the level of play, 

it’s about playing together 

and learning how to succeed 

together.” 

The club alliance will 

begin this fall. This will 

be the third Eclipse satellite 

location added to 

the club in Chicagoland. 

Caparos and Soltani hope 

to have a town hall meeting 

in the near future to 

address the changes to the 

be handed that,” Frye said. 

“We have to earn each one 

of those wins. We know 

that every match is just as 

important as the next one.” 

Having the girls help 

each other and offer support 

throughout games 

and practices has Frye 

feeling good about the 

club and any questions 

players and parents might 

have. They also want to 

have a new leader named 

by March 24 at the latest. 

While there might be 

some challenges down 

the way, Spartan FC is excited 

to provide the North 

Shore soccer scene an alternative 

they think families 

deserve. 

“[Eclipse] is a great vehicle 

for us to be a part 

of. We’re ecstatic. It’s an 

honor for us to be with 

them,” Caparos said. “I 

do know we’re going to 

have a competitive club 

and a good pool of players 

that can make our teams 

strong from the start.” 

team’s outlook. 

“When they help each 

other, that teamwork and 

camaraderie, that’s what’s 

going to make the difference 

as they help each 

other grow and coach each 

other through those difficult 

times,” Frye said.



THIS WEEK IN ... 

SCOUTS VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 

GIRLS BADMINTON 

■March ■ 21 - at Zion- 

Benton, 4:30 p.m. 

BASEBALL 

■March ■ 23 - at Lakes 

Scouts Athletics Girls Soccer 

Lake Forest 3, Saint Viator 

0 

Elise Stanley, Margaux 

Miller and Emily Asmussen 

all scored goals in the 

Scouts’ win on March 12. 

Goalkeeper Sophia DiVagno 

preserved the shutout 

for Lake Forest. 

Boys Water Polo 

Lake Forest 14, Deerfield 

5 

Greg Damidot led the 

way with four goals for the 

Scouts on March 11. Ryan 

Devine added three goals, 

and Peter Landis and Zach 

Community, 11 a.m. 

■March ■ 27 - opponent TBD 

in Murfreesboro, Tenn. 

BOYS LACROSSE 

■March ■ 21 - hosts 

Arrowhead, 6:30 p.m. 

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD 

■March ■ 21 - invitational at 

Batavia, 4:30 p.m. 

high school highlights 

The rest of the week in high school sports 

Lacrosse 

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ing to make the changes 

we need them to make, 

and that to me is probably 

their greatest asset to this 

point. Hopefully later on 

in the season, I’m not saying 

the same thing.” 

The Scouts will focus 

on one game at a time, 

but they’ll likely struggle 

to not look ahead to a 

matchup against Stevenson 

on May 1. Lake Forest 

and the Patriots have 

taken turns winning the 

North Suburban League 

the last few years. Most 

recently, Stevenson won 

the conference in 2018, 

but Lake Forest knocked 

off their rivals 11-3 to win 

sectionals. 

“It’s always a very 

Rose had two apiece. Jack 

Nemickas made 10 saves 

in net. 

Girls Water Polo 

Maine West 11, Lake 

Forest 5 

The Scouts stumbled in 

a non-conference loss to 

the Warriors on March 13. 

Girls Hockey 

Lake Forest 3, Lake Forest 

Academy 2 

Tess Clark, Lucy Heller 

and Kennedy Stein all 

found the back of the net 

in the Scouts’ win over the 

Caxys on March 12. 

back-and-forth game, it’s 

highly aggressive, it’s really 

fun,” Catanzaro said 

of games against the Patriots. 

“We got a little rivalry 

going, that’s always 

a fun game for us.” 

With so much from last 

season now gone, it may 

take a while for the Scouts 

to gel and reach their true 

potential. Catanzaro says 

the team has adopted the 

mantra of “Team, Teammate, 

Self” as the first 

game of the year inches 

closer. 

“It’s how we’re approaching 

our season,” 

Catanzaro said. “Is it good 

for the team? Is it good for 

my teammates? And lastly, 

is it good for myself? 

So the idea is all before 

one.” 

Sports Briefs 

Karras ends U of C career on high note 

Staff Report 

Lake Forest High 

School alumnus Noah 

Karras was named to 

the 2018-19 University 

Athletic Association All- 

Association Team after a 

strong senior season with 

the University of Chicago. 

The guard ranked third 

on the team with 11.7 

points per game, while 

draining 70 three on 36 

percent shooting from beyond 

the arc. 

Karras scored 20 or 

more points five times 

this season, guiding the 

Maroon to a 15-10 record. 

He dropped 27 points in 

a Nov. 20 win over North 

Park, shooting 10-of-16 

from the field. The Lake 

Forest native finished his 

collegiate career with the 

fourth-most 3-pointers in 

program history with 186. 

Lake Forest basketball spends time with future Scouts 

The Lake Forest High 

School basketball team 

stopped by Everett Elementary 

on Thursday, 

March 14 to visit Cub 

Scout Pack 148 (Everett 

Elementary Troop). The 

team chatted with the Cub 

Scouts and ran a few drills 

before playing a couple of 

games. The Scouts team 

does this annually after the 

season ends, and players in 

attendance included freshman 

through seniors, who 

were in charge of the 

activities. 

RIGHT: Members of the 

Lake Forest basketball 

team post with Cub Scout 

Pack 148 on Thursday, 

March 14. PHOTO SUB- 

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Lake Forest alumnus wins 

Big Ten title 

Purdue junior Evan 

Boudreaux is now a Big 

Ten champion. 

The former Lake Forest 

High School standout 

averaged 5.4 points per 

game for the Boilermakers 

this season after transferring 

from Dartmouth 

University, contributing 

to the team’s regular-season 

conference title. 

Boudreaux, the Scouts’ 

all-time leading scorer, 

scored double-digit points 

in five games this year at 

Purdue. The sharpshooter 

ranked fifth on the team 

in 3-point percentage and 

third in free throw percentage 

in the regular 

season. Boudreaux’s best 

game of the year came in a 

November 18 loss to Virginia 

Tech, when he put 

up 18 points and grabbed 

seven rebounds. 

The Boilermakers enter 

the NCAA Tournament 

as a 3 seed and will play 

Old Dominion at approximately 

9 p.m. on Thursday, 

March 21. 

Former LFA star thrives in 

MAAC 

Lake Forest Academy 

alum Diago Quinn helped 

power Monmouth to the 

MAAC Championship 

game to wrap up his senior 

year. 

Quinn, a 2015 graduate 

from LFA, averaged 

13.25 ppg and 7.25 rpg 

in the conference tournament. 

The 6-foot-9, 

225-pound center notched 

a double-dobule in the 

MAAC semifinals versus 

Canisius, then led 

the Hawks with 13 points 

in the conference final 

against Iona. 

Overall, Quinn averaged 

9.3 points and 5.9 

rebounds on the year for 

Monmouth. The New 

York native led the team 

in rebounds and started 

the last 23 games of the 

season. He also set the 

program record for most 

games played.

30 | March 21, 2019 | The lake forest leader SPORTS 


LAKE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL 

HOCKEY SPRING PROGRAM 

Skill sessions and interclub league 

play for new and returning players 

eighth grade through high school 

April 1st to May 29th. 

For more information and to register, 

please visit www.scouthockey.com. 

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Scouts go undefeated 

in first week of season 

Nick Frazier, Sports Editor 

Lake Forest coach Nicole Frye talks with Elaina Lee and 

Mary King during a timeout on Thursday, March 14 at 

Lake Forest. photos By Nick Frazier/22nd Century Media 

Vivian Jiao prepares to receive a serve from Waukegan. 

The 2019 season 

couldn’t have started off 

any better for the Lake 

Forest badminton team. 

In their third game in 

four days, the Scouts 

cruised to a 17-1 conference 

win over visiting 

Waukegan on Thursday, 

March 14. Lake Forest is 

now 3-0 after defeating 

Conant 13-5 on Monday, 

March 11, and squeezing 

by Barrington 10-8 on 

March 13. 

Lake Forest won all six 

doubles matches, then won 

11 of 12 single matches 

versus the Bulldogs. 

The Scouts are anchored 

by a pair of doubles teams 

that qualified for the state 

tournament a year ago. 

Juniors Nika Belova and 

Grace Gescheidle and seniors 

Anisha Paruchuru 

and Paige Dillow are experienced 

athletes that 

should shine yet again this 

season. 

“I’m really looking to 

see them grow and be both 

leaders and contributors in 

the win column, but most 

importantly growing as 

athletes to really be competitive,” 

said Lake Forest 

coach Nicole Frye. 

“We also have a ton of 

other great talent in both 

doubles and singles that 

have really contributed to 

those wins so far. Really 

all around the young talent 

is showing a lot of promise, 

and our returners are 

continuing to come and 

play.” 

After compiling a 6-6 

record in 2017, the Scouts 

were much improved in 

2018, going 12-1. Considering 

how Lake Forest has 

performed so far, there’s 

little reason to expect the 

team to take a step back 

this year. 

Frye says the Scouts 

have been focusing on 

assessing their personal 

weaknesses in practices 

and working to address 

them. 

“That’s a combination 

of me making some decisions 

in early practices, but 

also getting their feedback 

on what they feel they’ve 

been struggling with, and 

asking each other to look 

for their weaknesses, because 

that’s the only way 

they can improve,” Frye 

said. 

Thursday’s win was a 

dominant one for Lake 

Forest, but there are plenty 

of more obstacles on the 

horizon. The Scouts have 

an invitational at Hersey 

on Saturday, March 23, 

then two more matches 

the following week before 

spring break. Frye 

also notes the schedule is a 

competitive one, so keeping 

the girls focused is a 

priority. 

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Girls Lacrosse 

Scouts aim to compete despite heavy loss of talent 

Nick Frazier, Sports Editor 

22nd Century Media file 

photo 

1st-and-3 

Stars of the week 

1. Nika Belova 

(ABOVE, RIGHT). 


junior swept her 

doubles match, 

then swept her 

singles match in 

the badminton 

team’s 17-1 win 

over Waukegan on 

Thursday, March 

14. 

2. Lake Forest girls 

lacrosse. 

The Scouts will be 

a team to watch 

after winning their 

sectional a year 

ago. They open the 

season March 19 

versus Naperville. 

3. Greg Damidot. 

The water polo star 

scored five goals 

in a 14-5 win over 

Deerfield on March 

11. 

Lake Forest might have 

graduated some star players 

from last season, but 

there are no signs of a rebuild 

with coach Cat Catanzaro’s 

squad. 

The Scouts hope to repeat 

as sectional champions 

despite losing some 

key athletes. That includes 

two 2018 All-State 

selections in Kara Antonucci 

and Audrey Kaus, 

who will play lacrosse 

this spring at Arizona 

State and the University 

of Chicago, respectively. 

The duo combined for 136 

points a year ago. 

In fact, the top five 

scorers last season were 

all seniors and have since 

moved on. This year’s 

Lake Forest team carries 

just five seniors total, but 

Catanzaro is optimistic 

that the Scouts can make 

another run in the postseason. 

“I think we can do some 

really cool things,” Catanzaro 

said. “I’m very cautious 

in the fact that we’re 

so young, I don’t want to 

place too many expectations 

on them, because I 

think there is a learning 

curve. Our team goal right 

now is we’d really like to 

play in the sectional final 

again. I think that’s a reasonable 

and an attainable 

goal for us, so we’re going 

to shoot for that as our 

goal.” 

Lake Forest girls lacrosse senior Addie Sidles will anchor the defense this season.. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

Leading the Scouts 

this year are 2018 All- 

Conference selection 

Addie Sidles, junior attacker 

Emma O’Connor, 

and junior midfielder Allie 

Wicks. Sidles, Wicks 

and senior Sabrina Siegel 

anchor the defense, and 

O’Connor totaled nine 

points last year. 

Team captain Emma 

Kelly won the Scouts’ 

Most Improved Award 

last season after registering 

nine points, and junior 

Gracie McGown is 

the returning leader scorer 

with 16. Lastly, junior 

Grace Kellie is the presumed 

starter in net after 

Lake Forest graduated last 

year’s starting goaltender 

Mary Doheny. 

Lake Forest’s season 

starts on Tuesday, March 

19 against Naperville 

North. The Scouts haven’t 

been able to practice outside 

much due to weather, 

but Catanzaro notes that 

the team already has a 

strong work ethic. 

“They’re very flexible 

and very coachable, 

they’re doing what we ask 

them to do, they’re very 

eager to improve,” Catanzaro 

said. “When you’re 

that young, you need kids 

that are willing to take 

information, figure it out 

and then be able to produce. 

Right now they’re 

doing a really good job of 

taking information, try- 

Please see Lacrosse, 29 

Listen Up 

“It’s how we’re approaching our season. Is it good 

for the team? Is it good for my teammates? And 

lastly, is it good for myself?” 

Cat Catanzaro — Lake Forest girls lacrosse coach on the team’s motto 

this season 

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Boys Baseball 

•11 a.m. Saturday, March 23, hosts Lakes 

Community 

Index 

28 - Spartan FC 

27 - Athlete of The Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Nick 

Frazier. Send any questions or comments to 

n.frazier@22ndcenturymedia.com.

Lake Forest Leader | March 21, 2019 | LakeForestLeader.com 

Team, Teammate, Self Scouts girls 

lacrosse readies for another deep run, Page 31 

Alums at the next level 

Former Lake Forest basketball players 

thrive in college, Page 29 

Scouts begin 

season on strong 

note, 

Page 30 

Lake Forest’s 

Susanna 

Noble 

prepares 

to serve to 

Waukegan 

on Thursday, 

March 14 

at Lake 

Forest. Nick 

Frazier/22nd 

Century Media 

 

 

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