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Retiring District 225
Superintendent Dr. Mike
Riggle reflects on his career in
education, Page 3
District 225 Superintendent Dr. Mike Riggle is honored as the “Spartan of the
Week” during a 2018 assembly at Glenbrook North. Riggle announced his pending
retirement last summer and his final day as superintendent will be June 30. Photo
courtesy of District 225
Extra
enforcement
NB Police
Department releases
results of St. Patrick’s
Day enforcement,
Page 6
Finalizing
the
numbers
Park Board sets
budget and
appropriations
ordinance, Page 9
Supporting
GBN
Annual Booster
Bash raises funds
for GBN athletics
at new location,
Page 18

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Police Reports............... 6
Pet of the Week8
Editorial21
Puzzles24
Faith26
Dining Out30
Home of the Week31
Athlete of the Week34
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THURSDAY
Northbrook Woman’s Club
Luncheon and Presentation
Noon-2 p.m. April 4,
Our Lady of The Brook,
3700 Dundee Road. The
Northbrook Woman’s
Club will be having a casual
luncheon and presentation
by Suzanne Sus of
Calico Corners on freshening
up your home for
spring. There is no charge.
For more information, visit
www.northbrookwomansclub.org.
Increasing Cash Flow &
Managing Debt
7 p.m. April 4, North
Suburban YMCA, 2705
Techny Road. Gain insight,
ideas and information
to help manage your
finances, increase cash on
hand and control your debt.
Pre-registration requested;
RSVP to (847) 272-7250
on online at www.nsymca.
org. For more information,
contact kbrownlee@
nsymca.org.
FRIDAY
Walking Club
9-10 a.m. April 5,
Northbrook Leisure Center,
3323 Walters Ave. Join
members for a weekly
walking club through
some of Northbrook’s best
parks. Pick up your schedule
at the Leisure Center
Front Desk. Walking Club
will be cancelled in event
of inclement weather.
For more information,
please call please call
(847) 291-2993.
Friday Night Salon -
Traversing the Pyrenees
7-9 p.m. April 5, Northbrook
Public Library, 1201
Cedar Lane. Sevgi Giles
and Marina Hoover present
a new program at the
library showcasing French
and Spanish music for
cello and piano. For more
information, please call
(847) 272-6224.
SATURDAY
Releve Dance Company
Performance
11 a.m.-Noon April 6,
Northbrook Public Library,
1201 Cedar Lane. Join Releve
Dance Company in
a morning of movement.
Children will watch the
Performance Teams on
stage while having the opportunity
to interact by using
different props. At the
end, join Releve on stage
to learn a fun dance. For
more information, please
call (847) 272-6224.
SUNDAY
Bach to Rock: Rock Band
Experience
2-4 p.m. April 7, Northbrook
Public Library, 1201
Cedar Lane. Come join
Bach to Rock at the Northbrook
Public Library for
a 90 minute jam session
where everyone becomes
a Rock Star. No experience
necessary. For more
information, please call
(847) 272-6224.
Village of Northbrook’s
Teen Mindfulness
Workshop
2-4 p.m. Sunday, April
7, Northbrook Public Library,
1201 Cedar Lane.
Bridge the gap between
the digital hype of an exterior
teenage life and the
elusive calm of a peaceful
inner mind. Discover ways
to develop body and mind
wellness to better manage
the pressures of adolescence.
Explore methods
for finding contentment in
day-to-day life.
TUESDAY
Experience Laughter Yoga
4 p.m. April 9, North
Suburban YMCA, 2705
Techny Road. Come experience
a fun way to get
happier and healthier.
Laughter Yoga is taught by
Ellen Klein, a registered
nurse who is professionally
trained in Laughter
Yoga. This interactive
hour will include gentle
stretches, laughter, breathwork
and meditation. It
will be geared for all levels
of ability and will allow
you to go at your own pace.
Please wear comfortable
clothing and bring water.
Pre-registration requested;
RSVP to 847-272-7250 on
online at www.nsymca.org
UPCOMING
Planting Party at Reds —
Spring Containers
1 p.m. Saturday, April
13, Reds Garden Cetner,
3460 Dundee Road. Join
the party. Design and
plant your own early season
container garden. We
have the containers, soil
and the plants….or you
can bring a container you
already have. Preregistration
is required. Call
(847) 272-1209 for more
information.
Spring Bunny
2:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday,
April 14, Glenbrook North
High School, 2300 Shermer
Road. Hop over and
meet the Spring Bunny
with the Northbrook Park
District. This free family
event features a hunt for
candy and toy-filled eggs
and other activities. Don’t
forget to bring a basket
for eggs and a camera for
photos with the Bunny.
For more information, call
(847) 291-2993.
Lawyers Networking Lunch
11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24, The
Claim Company, Northbrook
Court. Attorneys
are invited to share ideas
and make connections
with professional peers at
this lawyers-only event.
$23 Northbrook Chamber
members by April 19, $33
non-members. RSVP to
(847) 513-6004.
ONGOING
Current Events Club
Every Tuesday at 1 p.m.
in the Leisure Center,
3323 Walters Ave. Join the
conversation at the Park
District’s current events
group. Connect with others
as you talk about the
latest topics in the news.
It’s free to join for Senior
Center members. Call
(847) 291-2995 to come to
a meeting and start making
new friends.
NorthShore Essential
Tremor Group
The NorthShore Essential
Tremor Group meets
the second Saturday of
every month at the Northbrook
Public Library.
Meetings are held in the
Civic Room, starting at 10
a.m. until 11:30 a.m. For
more information, please
call (847)564-1777
Laughter Group
Every Wednesday, 7-8
p.m., come to the free
Optimists Laughter Club,
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Thursday, April 11
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results, visit NorthbrookTower.com
John and Carol Walter
Ambulatory Care Center,
lower level meeting room
E, west side of Glenbrook
Hospital, 2180 Pfingsten
Road, Glenview. Park and
enter through Ambulatory
Care Center. Experience a
unique exercise that uses
laughing and breath work
to get happier and healthier.
No jokes needed. Everyone
is equipped to
laugh because it feels good
and is good for you. Call
(847) 571-7553 for more
information.
Say it in Hebrew
Thursday from 10-11
a.m. or Thursday evenings
from 7-8:30 p.m, Bernard
Weinger JCC, 300 Revere
Drive. Learn the everyday
language spoken in Israel
in an interactive, stimulating
and supportive learning
environment. Classes
are taught by native speaking
master teachers who
enjoy helping adult learnings
reach their language
goals in an engaging
and inspiring group setting.
For more information
visit jccchicago.org/
sayitinhebrew.

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Riggle confident in district’s future as retirement nears
Neil Milbert
Freelance Reporter
Dr. Mike Riggle believes
he stepped into an
ideal situation when he
came from his native Indiana
to become Glenbrook
North principal in 1998,
and later becoming Glenbrook
High Schools District
225 superintendent in
2008.
Furthermore, Riggle believes
his successor as District
225 superintendent,
Dr. Charles Johns, will
quickly come to the same
conclusion after taking
over on July 1, when Riggle
moves back to Indiana
to begin his retirement.
“Our new superintendent
will feel very relaxed,
very quickly,” Riggle predicted.
“The people here
are top professionals.
“One of the things I told
myself is that it was time to
retire because the district
is in such a good position.
I didn’t want to develop
a new three-to-five-year
strategic plan and not be
around to work that plan.
A new leader can come in
and help develop a strategic
plan for the future and
work that plan. It’s a great
opportunity for the district.
“If I waited longer, it
would be too long for my
family, too long for the
district and too long for
any potential opportunities
I would have in higher education.
Everything to me
indicated that a leadership
change was appropriate.”
During an hour-long interview
with The Tower,
Riggle reflected not only
on his decision, his career
and his future plans, but
also on his philosophy of
education and challenges
that may be in the offing
for Illinois educators.
In a prelude to his retirement,
his wife, Stephanie,
and their sons, Max
and Mason, moved from
Northbrook to Bloomington,
Ind., prior to the start
of the current school year.
“We decided it would
be best for our kids,” he
explained. “Max, who was
at GBN, is a sophomore at
Bloomington North High
School, and Mason, who
had finished fifth grade at
Greenbriar and would have
entered Northbrook Junior
High, is a sixth-grader at
University Elementary.
Although it’s hard to pass
up a Glenbrook education,
by leaving it gave Max
three years instead of two
at his new high school and
enabled Mason to make
only one transition rather
than two.
“Stephanie is from
Bloomington originally,
and I grew up in the area.
Her parents are there and I
have friends and relatives
who are there. I’m going to
reconnect with old friends
I haven’t seen for 20 years.
“At the university (Indiana)
there are a lot of opportunities
that might hold
potential for me.”
‘I felt a personal
commitment to keep those
promises’
In Riggle’s opinion, the
narrow passage of the $94
million building bond referendum
in November,
2006 was the most monumental
event during the
two decades he has spent
in the district.
“When the referendum
was proposed, I was a
principal and helped to
structure that,” he recalled.
“The promises we made
were ingrained in my
thinking when I became
superintendent. I felt a personal
commitment to keep
those promises and the
Board of Education felt the
same way.
“There was collaboration
between the board and
the administration to make
sure at every step we kept
the needs of students in
mind and also reflected on
what that meant financially
for the community. A lot of
money was saved in recent
years by refinancing original
bonds. The community
will be debt-free in January
2027. Taxpayers will
see a reduction.”
Riggle believes continuity
at the administrative
level also has been a major
factor in maintaining
the strength of the district.
He cited Tim Duffy, “who
was principal at North for
23 years,” Bill Schreiner,
“who was principal at
South for 24 years,” and
Gene McGovern, “the
long-time superintendent
through 1998.”
Dave Hales came from
Fort Wayne, Ind., to succeed
McGovern as superintendent
and his first major
move was hiring Riggle
as principal at GBN.
“A lot of people thought
he brought a friend from
Indiana, but we were from
opposite ends of the state
and didn’t know each other
at all,” Riggle said. “Dave
was the leader when the
referendum was passed.
“I feel that (in becoming
the superintendent) I
inherited something that
was very special because
right from the beginning
the right philosophical
base was laid, and it’s
one I am very much in
agreement with.
“Back in the 1940s,
they voted to form a high
school district and they
Retiring District 225 Superintendent Dr. Mike Riggle addresses the Class of 2018 at
the 65th annual Glenbrook North commencement address. Riggle first came to the
district in 1998 as GBN principal. 22nd Century Media File Photo
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opened the first high
school (GBN) in 1953.
Norm Watson was the first
superintendent. He made
it his mission to find the
very best teachers because
he wanted to compete
with New Trier and Evanston,
two of the best in the
country. Our teachers are
our No. 1 resource. We
try to find the best possible
people and provide
them with good resources
and structure. It’s not
about teachers who focus
solely on teaching content
— they have to demonstrate
they care about our
students.”
Riggle’s road to D225
The career road to District
225 began in 1980 at
Indiana’s Seymour High
School, where the future
District 225 superintendent
spent three years
teaching chemistry and
physics and working as
an assistant basketball and
track coach.
Although he was happy
in Seymour, he was
persuaded to move to
Bloomington South in
1983 to teach physics and
chemistry and serve as
the head golf coach and
assistant track coach. He
also began working on his
post-graduate degrees at
Indiana. After two years,
he became the science department
chair and held
that position for four more
years.
By then, he had picked
up his principal’s license,
and when a Bloomington
South assistant principal’s
job became available
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Police Reports
Chicago woman charged with child endangerment
Milena J. Spencer, 40,
of Chicago, was charged
with child endangerment
at 2:46 p.m. on March 23
in the 100 block of Skokie
Boulevard.
The subject left a toddler
alone in a vehicle for
40 minutes. She was arrested
and processed, and
a notification to DCFS
was made.
In other police news:
March 27
• Sean A. Fuentes, 29,
of Chicago, was charged
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with suspended registration
for no insurance and
driving with no insurance
at 6:26 p.m. near the intersection
of Willow and
Waukegan Roads.
• A complainant in the
4000 block of Picardy
reported four personal
checks were forged by an
unknown person(s) and
posted to their account.
• A complainant in the
2600 block of Techny
Road reported they received
an email they believed
originated from a
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friend. The email stated
their friend was out of
town and asked them
to purchase an iTunes
gift card and email the
pin number back to the
friend. The complainant
complied with the request
but subsequently realized
the email was fraudulent.
• Unknown person(s)
used the personal information
of a resident of
the 2200 block of Cedar
Court to purchase a cellular
phone and open a Verizon
Wireless account. No
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monetary loss incurred
by the complainant.
March 25
• A complainant in the
1500 block of Spruce
Street reported unknown
person(s) attempted to
purchase $1,700 worth
of merchandise at Kroger
in Houston, Texas, with
their credit card.
March 24
• JT Hampton, 23, of Chicago,
was charged on an
active warrant for CDPT
at 1:16 a.m. in the 600
block of Waukegan Road.
Hampton, a passenger on
a traffic stop, was discovered
to have an active
warrant for CDTP and
also had an active unserved
OOP.
March 22
• A resident of the 2200
block of Techny Road reported
they purchased an
item from an online website.
When they received
the purchased item, it
was not as described. The
complainant has filed a
dispute with their credit
card company.
• A resident of the 600
block of Dundee was notified
that a vehicle had
been rented using their
information. The resident
did not authorize anyone
to use their information.
• Unknown subject(s)
took a cell phone from
an unlocked vehicle in
the 1900 block of Cherry
Lane at 1:54 p.m.
• Unknown subject(s)
broke the driver’s door
window of a vehicle
parked in the 1700 block
of Larkdale during the
overnight hours.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The
Northbrook Tower’s Police
Reports are compiled from
official reports found on file
at the Northbrook Police
Department headquarters
in Northbrook. Individuals
named in these reports are
considered innocent of all
charges until proven guilty
in a court of law.
NB resident
fatally
struck by
vehicle
Martin Carlino, Editor
Leona Kruse, 93, of
Northbrook, was fatally
struck by a vehicle Monday,
March 25, in the 2200
block of Brentwood Road,
according to official records
from the Cook Co
unty Medical Examiner’s
Office.
Northbrook Deputy
Police Chief Dan Strickland
told The Tower the
incident was a car versus
pedestrian accident that
occurred in “the morning
hours.”
Records from the medical
examiner’s office list
Kruse’s manner of death
as an accident and her
cause of death as multiple
injuries due to being
struck by a vehicle.
Strickland said the driver
did not flee the scene
and the department’s investigation
is ongoing.
Police department announces St.
Patrick’s Day enforcement results
Submitted by the
Northbrook Police
Department
The Northbrook Police
Department announced
it issued 28 seat belt citations,
eight speeding citations,
and nine other various
citations during the St.
Patrick’s Day enforcement
period.
“Because of the efforts
by our community leaders
to spread the word about
alcohol and drug-impaired
driving, the streets were
safer during the St. Patrick’s
Day holiday,” Detective
Chris Lacina said.
“We strongly enforce traffic
laws for one reason —
to save lives.”
The Northbrook Police
Department joined forces
with state and local law
enforcement and highway
safety partners in the St.
Patrick’s Day enforcement
campaign.
The law enforcement
campaign was funded by
federal highway safety
funds administered by
the Illinois Department of
Transportation as part of
the statewide Drive Sober
or Get Pulled Over and
Click It or Ticket campaigns.

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Measles case confirmed in Cook County;
patient visited North Shore towns
Martin Carlino, Editor
Cook County public
health officials are reporting
a confirmed case of
measles in a north suburban
resident, according
to a press release from
the Cook County Department
of Public Health
published on Wednesday,
March 27.
Per the release, the
Cook County resident has
a recent travel history to
another country with ongoing
measles transmission.
The case was confirmed
on March 26, and
is no longer infectious,
according to public health
officials.
The release states the
patient may have exposed
others before they realized
they were sick.
The possible exposures
sites and times present at
the locations listed in the
release are as follows:
Glenview
• Glenbrook Hospital
Laboratory and Oncology
Center — 2100 Pfingsten
Road (2-4:30 p.m. Friday,
March 22)
Northbrook
• Dunbrook Cleaners
and Tailors, Dunbrook
Center — 2750 Dundee
Road (11:45 a.m.-2 p.m.
Monday, March 18, and
4:45-7 p.m. Thursday,
March 21)
• Sunset Foods — 1127
Church St. (5-8 p.m. Monday,
March 18)
LEGAL SERVICES
For more information, please contact your local
health department:
• Suburban Cook County residents: CCDPH at
(708) 836-8699.
• Evanston residents: Evanston Health Department
at (847) 448-4311.
• Chicago residents: Chicago Department of Public
Health at (312) 746-5380 and select option 1.
• Dairy Queen — 2770
Dundee Road (5-7 p.m.
Thursday, March 21)
Glencoe
• Full Circle Fitness
— 55 Green Bay Road
(9 a.m.-noon Monday,
March 18)
Deerfield
• Rochelle Zell Jewish
High School — 1095
Lake Cook Road (1-6
p.m. Sunday, March 17)
• Bed Bath and Beyond
— 96 S. Waukegan Road
( 4-7 p.m. Monday, March
18)
• Home Depot — 655
Lake Cook Road (10
a.m.-12:45 p.m. Thursday,
March 21)
• Medical Office —
707 Lake Cook Road (11
a.m.-1:15 p.m. Thursday,
March 21, and 1:15-3:45
p.m. Friday, March 22)
• North Shore Urgent
Care — 49 Waukegan
Road (9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 23)
Chicago
• Greek Islands Restaurant
— 200 S. Halsted
St. (5-8:45 p.m. Tuesday,
March 19)
• Nederlander Theater
— 24 W. Randolph St.
(7:15-11:45 p.m. Tuesday,
March 19)
Niles
• Giorgio Elan Salon —
9025 N. Milwaukee Ave
(2-5:30 p.m. Thursday,
March 21)
• Shell Gas Station —
9002 N. Milwaukee Ave
(3:45-6 p.m. Thursday,
March 21)
• Fresh Farms — 8203
W. Golf Road (1:45-6:40
p.m. Thursday, March 21)
Evanston
• Northshore Evanston
Hospital: Emergency Department
— 2650 Ridge
Ave. (10:30 p.m.-2 a.m.
Saturday, March 23, into
Sunday, March 24)
The release states
symptoms of measles include
fever, rash, cough,
runny nose, and red, watery
eyes. If you visited
the previous locations in
the days and times listed,
and are experiencing any
symptoms, health officials
are encouraging you to
call your healthcare provider
before going to a
medical office.
For more information or to place a listing
CALL 708-326-9170
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Glenbrook South
Glenbrook South would like to
welcome families to summer swim
2019. We provide a very small
student ratio that is appropriate to
the age and ability level for each
individual swimmer.
Classes are taught by the Glenbrook
South “Student Guard Organization”,
they are one of the longest running
service programs in the district.
For over 50 years the GBS “Learnto-Swim”
program continues to
enthusiastically provide hands on
approach to instruct top-notch skill
development. We will continue to
promote good will and service to our
community!
est. 1962
Summer Session 2019
REGISTRATION #2: SATURDAY, APRIL 6 AT 7:00AM
for classes not yet filled will be held in the “old pool lobby”.
Enter through the doors marked “OO”.
REGULAR PUNCH CARD LESSONS
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Bane
The Yarnall family
Our sweet puppy Bane came
into our lives Dec. 7, 2012,
when we rescued him from a
home in Richmond, Ill. Since
that day, he’s become more
than a pet to our family — he’s
a little brother, a ‘favorite son,’
but most importantly, our best friend. Bane loves
to play with bacon-flavored squeaky balls. We hate
the smell, but he loves it. He loves eating anything
— literally, anything, and he could spend all of his
free time playing with new friends at the dog park,
but when he’s tired out from that he’ll tuck in with
a pillow and a heated blanket. Bane’s a pampered
pup, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Riggle
From Page 3
prior to the 1989-90
school year, he was hired.
But a few days before
the school year began,
the principal left to take
a job in Indianapolis and
Riggle was immediately
promoted to interim principal.
His already heavy
workload increased when
the other assistant principal
also found a new job.
At the end of the school
year, the interim principal
became the principal,
and he remained in that
position until 1998.
“We were able to get
community support for a
$32 million renovation,
and after the renovation, it
was a very nice situation,”
Riggle remembered.
“A gentleman at Indiana
University named Ron
Barnes suggested that I
should consider looking
in the Chicago area because
there were some really
good situations there,
but I was not interested.”
Eventually, Riggle
came to the realization
that he was “looking to
grow” and he decided to
look into the principal’s
job at GBN when it became
available. Following
an intensive interview
process, he was offered
the job and accepted.
He never regretted his
decision.
“I consider our high
schools to be destination
high schools and our district
to be a destination
district,” he said. “Once
teachers start here, they
don’t want to leave. They
feel this is a good place to
be for a long, long time.
I attribute this to the outstanding
students they
work with, the support
of the parents and the resources
the district is able
to provide.
“In various surveys,
residents have said there
are three reasons why they
like to live in Northbrook
and Glenview — 1. The
location with its proximity
to downtown Chicago
and the resources within
the communities; 2. The
high quality of the park
districts; 3. Education.
“Educators who are permanently
focused on their
students can make all the
difference in achievement.
I will miss many
people here. I’ll always be
available to people here if
they need my help.”
Education is in Riggle’s
DNA, but the son
of a high school principal
didn’t realize it until one
day when he was a student
at Bedford Junior High.
“The teacher of a science
class, Warren Mitchell,
needed to leave the
room, and he asked me to
take over and review the
material with the class,”
Riggle remembered. “I
always had been a fairly
good student but never a
great student.
“I was up there when
the teacher came back to
the room. He took a seat
in the back and I kept
going. At the end of the
class, he thanked me for
doing what I did and said:
‘Sometime you ought to
think about being a teacher.
I think you’d be really
good at it.’ That planted
the seed in my head.
“I went to Hanover College
where I was a basketball
player and thought
coaching would be a lot
of fun. So I started thinking
about teaching and
coaching.”
Over the intervening
years, Dr. Riggle has
come to the conclusion
that “teaching is not a science
but an art.” The nation-wide
trend of fewer
students entering teaching
as a profession concerns
him.
“At Indiana University,
Indiana State and Ball
State in the last threefour
years, enrollments
have been dropping in the
School of Education,” he
said. “Here in Illinois, a
lot of places are having
trouble finding teachers,
particularly in rural areas.
A lot of it has to do with
the social life a young
person might have in a rural
area where there’s not
much to do.”
Riggle believes one of
the biggest challenges that
might confront schools in
Illinois such as GBN and
GBS in the years to come
is funding.
“They have to be aware
of that at all times because
we’re so heavily
dependent on local property
taxes — 94 percent of
our revenue comes from
them,” he emphasized.
“So, if they become frozen
or are siphoned away
and there is a larger percentage
of income tax
used, that could become a
real financial challenge.”

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Northbrook Park District Board of Commissioners
2019 budget and appropriations ordinance set at $29M
Todd Marver
Freelance Reporter
With the current fiscal
year now roughly a quarter
of the way done, the
Northbrook Park Board
approved its budget and
appropriation ordinance
for fiscal year 2019 at its
Wednesday, March 27
meeting. The total amount
budgeted and appropriated
is $29.411 million.
“The budget and appropriations
ordinance creates
a ceiling on the park
district’s expenditures during
the fiscal period and
therefore is structured to
include appropriations
with every dollar that can
reasonably be anticipated
to be received and spent,”
Board President Penny
Randel said.
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• The $385,000 in the
Illinois Municipal Retirement
Fund is for participation
in the fund.
• The $309,750 in the liability
insurance fund consists
of park district risk
management premiums.
• The $23,600 in the audit
fund is for the audit of
park district accounts.
• Alloted funds in special
recreation consists
of the contribution to the
North Suburban Special
Recreation Association
($451,000) and Americans
with Disabilities
Act capital expenditures
($385,000).
• The bond and interest
fund consists of principal
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($1.9 million) and interest
general obligation bonds
($272,773).
• The repair and improvement
fund consists
of contractual services
(1.578 million), technology
hardware and software
($125,000), building
($6.7 million), building
improvements ($677,700),
vehicle and equipment
purchases ($80,750), land
and land improvements
($1.335 million).
• The corporate
fund consists of wages
($2.631 million), benefits
($571,584), contractual
services ($1.109 million),
repairs ($83,000), materials
and supplies ($365,665)
and miscellaneous
($50,775). The recreation
fund consists of wages
($5.161 million), benefits
($808,554), contractual
services ($2.287 million),
repairs ($120,125), materials
and supplies ($1.308
million) and miscellaneous
($99,050). The total
revenue estimated to be
received by the park district
is fiscal year 2019 is
$32.305 million.
The estimate of revenues
by source anticipated
to be received by
the park district is as follows:
general real estate
tax revenues ($11.713 million),
personal property
replacement tax revenue
($187,000), interest earnings
revenue ($300,000),
bond proceeds ($10 million),
program user fees
revenue ($5.391 million),
daily fees revenue ($2.455
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fees revenue ($1.265 million),
retail sales revenue
($309,415) and grants, donations
and miscellaneous
revenue ($379,378). The
amount of cash on hand
and short-term investments
at the beginning of
the fiscal year is $20.669
million and the estimated
cash and short-term investments
expected to be on
hand at the end of the fiscal
year is $23.563 million.
The other items the
board approved include
the approval of a wireless
mic replacement bid of
$50,903.35 from Kinasthetics,
Inc. of Arlington
Heights, the approval of
the Wood Oaks Green Park
culvert replacement.
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THE WILMETTE BEACON
Wilmette’s Bakers Square
Restaurant abruptly closes
A Bakers Square Restaurant
& Bakery location
in Wilmette has closed its
doors.
Located at 200 Skokie
Blvd., the casual dining
restaurant chain known for
its pies, never opened for
business March 25.
A person answering the
phone at the Wilmette location
told The Beacon
that the restaurant owners
“couldn’t reach a lease
agreement” and this led to
the abrupt closure. Both
the Google and Facebook
listings for the Wilmette
location state the restaurant
is “permanently
closed.”
A source told The Beacon
that employees were
not given any notice about
the closure and the restaurant
was open for breakfast,
lunch and dinner Sunday,
March 24.
The chain is owned by
American Ribbon Holdings
and as of January
2019 had 39 locations
across the United States.
A call to Bakers Square’s
corporate headquarters
had not been returned as of
press time for this story.
Later in the week, workers
began removing all
signage from the building.
Following the closing,
the closest Bakers Square
Restaurant to the North
Shore is located at 8584
W. Dempster St. in Niles.
Reporting by Eric De-
Grechie, Managing Editor.
Full story at WilmetteBeacon.com.
THE LAKE FOREST LEADER
Man charged with sexual
assault, abuse of female
minor in Lake Forest
Shawheen Sariri, 23, of
Lake Villa, was charged
with predatory criminal
sexual assault of a child
under the age of 13, criminal
sexual assault and aggravated
criminal sexual
abuse on March 20, in
Lake Forest, according to
a police report from the
Lake Forest Police Department.
According to the report,
Lake Forest Police detectives
began an investigation
after being contacted
by DCFS regarding a reported
sexual assault that
took place in Lake Forest
involving a female minor.
Lake Forest Police detectives,
DCFS, Lake County
Child Advocacy Center
and the Lake County
State’s Attorney conducted
the investigation and identified
Sariri as the suspect.
Rob Copeland, Lake
Forest deputy chief, said
there is only one suspect
and one victim.
An arrest warrant was
issued following numerous
interviews and a case
review by the Lake County
State’s Attorney’s Office.
Per the Lake County
State’s Attorney’s Office,
Sariri is facing six counts
of charges:
• Predatory criminal
sexual assault of a victim
under the age of 13
• Predatory criminal
sexual assault of a victim
under the age of 13
• Criminal sexual assault
of a victim under the age
of 18
• Aggravated criminal
sexual abuse of a victim
under the age of 18
• Aggravated criminal
sexual abuse of a victim
under the age of 18
• Aggravated criminal
sexual abuse of a victim
under the age of 18
Reporting by Alyssa Groh,
Contributing Editor. Full
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com.
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From the Village
Shermer Road Bridge
Project
Beginning this week,
the Village’s contractor
will resume work on the
Shermer Road Bridge.
The remaining work includes
installing the brick
sidewalk and parapet
walls and is expected to
be complete by April 30.
This work will require
daily lane closures but
Shermer Road will remain
open to traffic throughout
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them that Shermer
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Plan Commission to hold
special meeting April 4
The Northbrook Plan
Commission will meet at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, April
4 to reopen the public
hearing for proposed redevelopments
at Northbrook
Court. The developers are
slated to address the concerns
of the commissioners
and residents. For the
full agenda, please visit
the Village’s website.
Earth and Arbor Day
celebration set for April 13
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Northbrook resident
named to prestigious list
John Hammond, 39, of
Northbrook,
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From Page 10
The Village and Park
District invite all to
Northbrook’s 30th Annual
Earth and Arbor Day
celebration on Saturday,
April 13.
In addition to special
recycling opportunities,
the country.
Hammond has been
with Merrill Lynch since
2002. Today, he manages
approximately 250 client
relationships from his
Northbrook office, and
his practice has roughly
$1 billion in assets under
management.
Hammond credits
much of his success to his
unique wealth management
philosophy: spend
considerable amount of
time on planning, getting
to know his clients and
attendees can enjoy exhibits,
information on
living green, demonstrations,
give-a-ways, free
tree seedlings and Zinnia
seeds, pony rides, children’s
activities, guest
speakers, and entertainment
between 9 a.m. and
noon at Village Green Park
at the corner of Shermer
their goals; be transparent
about costs; and provide
excellent service, as this
is one of aspects of his
work over which he has
complete control.
In his free time, Hammond
enjoys spending
time with his wife
and their three children.
He plays golf and
ice hockey and is actively
involved with the
Shedd Aquarium.
Submitted to The Tower
and Meadow Roads.
The event takes place
rain or shine! For a schedule
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News Briefs
New twist added to
annual NSYMCA Strong
Kids fundraiser
The North Suburban
YMCA’s annual Ken and
Alta Thiel Strong Kids
Scholarship Fundraiser,
held from 6:30-11:30
p.m. Friday, April 12 at
the Chevy Chase Country
Club — will feature a few
surprises.
This year, to commemorate
the Y’s 50th Anniversary
Celebration, attendees
will experience a new twist
to the popular event, featuring
a new venue with casino
games, live entertainment,
an all-night dining
experience, celebrity appearances
and many other
surprises.
This year the NSYMCA
is pleased to announce that
Northbrook radio personality,
real estate investor and
mortgage professional, David
Hochberg along with
his wife Elyse will be the
2019 Strong Kids Event
Chairs.
The Y is also planning to
“Double its Bet” by doubling
the annual event goal
of $250,000 in matching
funds. “We’re hopeful the
community will recognize
the importance of fortifying
the Y’s capacity to
deliver the high quality of
programming it has come
to expect at our Y,” said
Howard Schultz, President
and CEO of the NSYMCA.
For more than 13 years,
the Ken & Alta Thiel Strong
Kids Scholarship Fund has
provided critical funding
that enables the Y to keep
its life-changing programs
and services available to
all, regardless of their ability
to pay. In the last twelve
years, the Strong Kids Fund
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Glenbrook North parents
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for the GBN booster club’s
13th annual Booster Bash
March 9 at Rosemont’s
Joe’s Live.
Booster Club co-president
Mark Spencer said
this year’s bash was a
great success, earning the
Booster Club more than
$17,000.
Money raised from the
event helps fund the club’s
mission of supporting
student athletics at GBN
through “wish list” items
coaches request, and for
larger capital improvements
at the school.
The evening included
a silent auction and live
music performances.
This year’s Booster Bash
was co-chaired by Lissa
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Northbrook’s The Cove School finds its ‘spark’ at benefit gala
Submitted by The Cove
School
Under the theme of “Be
The Spark,” The Cove
School and its supporting
community were that and
much more at their annual
benefit.
The event brought together
Cove parents, alumni,
faculty, board members,
and corporate sponsors, as
well as friends and guests,
to celebrate and raise funds
for the school, which for
more than 70 years has
continued to provide the
highest level of support
for students with learning
disabilities.
With 500 people in attendance,
the room was filled
with joy and spirit.
During the evening, benefit
attendees had the opportunity
to bid on silent
and live-auction items.
Live auction packages
this year included local
adventures, a wine collection,
and unique travel experiences,
including trips
to Paris, the Bahamas and
New York City.
This year’s “Golden
Paddle Raffle” winners
were Gregg and Kim Berman
of Lake Zurich, who
won a paddle valued at
$5,000, which they used to
bid on a 16-person weeklong
lake house getaway
in Harbert, Mich. Dinner,
a paddle raise, and dancing
to the sounds of “Standing
Room Only” were also
part of the evening. The
Benefit grossed more than
$630,000.
Leading the way as the
Event Chair this year was
Courtney Jack, of Winnetka.
Debra Johnson and
Shana Peretz of Deerfield
chaired the live auction.
The Silent Auction Chair
was Lisa Foley, of Winnetka.
The Alumni Chairs
were Rebecca Blase, of
Northbrook, and Betsy
Crosswhite, of Wilmette.
The Benefit Advisors
were Lisa Flanagan, of
Winnetka, and Beverly Petersen,
of Winnetka. Betsy
and Howard Ellen were the
High School Liaisons, and
Amy Goldenberg was the
Junior High Liaison.
Corporate sponsors who
helped underwrite the
event were: Academic Approach,
Barnett Capital,
American Chemet Corporation,
CIBC, Drinker
Biddle, BMO Wealth Management,
Seyfarth Shaw,
Gonnella Baking Company,
Grane and HCI Equity
Partners. “Friends of
Cove” included: ABC Pediatrics
LLC, Eyes on the
Lake, The Culver Family,
ISBS, The Medel/Wiedmayer
Family, The Novar
Family, The Weicher Family,
and Queue Marketing
Communications Group.
This year, Cove honored
two exemplars of stewardship
to the Cove Community,
Board Members Rob
and Lisa Flanagan, with its
annual Prism Award. Since
their daughter Natalie
Sportsmanship lives on as hallmark of St. Norbert Roundball Tournament
Submitted by St. Norbert
The annual St. Norbert
Roundball Tournament,
played out March 13-17,
once again was highlighted
by sportsmanship
and teamwork, two of the
basketball tournament’s
long-standing hallmarks.
The tournament included
both a boy’s and a
girl’s bracket comprised
of fourth- through eighthgrade
students assembled
by the athletic director,
coaches and committee
members.
Every student gets playing
time regardless of
grade level or ability, and
teams are coached by St.
Norbert School alumni
or parish members. More
than 67 students and
21 recent alumni were
present as players and
coaches respectively.
“What continues to impress
me year after year
is how all of the students
gather for these basketball
games and work together
as a team regardless of
age,” said Bob Brafford,
the school’s athletic director.
“This gives the
younger students a chance
to take the court with the
older students and the
older students an opportunity
to teach the younger
ones a thing or two about
sportsmanship and basketball.
What a great leadership
opportunity for our
middle-school students.”
At the end of the tournament,
two awards are given
out. “The Kyle Caraher/
Billy Garrity Team Spirit
Award” is given to the
Rev. Daniel I. Folwaczny presents “The Father Valker
Award” to Rori Bowne and Brenna Burns at the annual
St. Norbert Roundball Tournament. Photo Submitted
team that best exemplifies
all the exceptional
qualities of teamwork,
leadership, school spirit,
pride and respect – all
qualities that both Caraher
and Garrity exhibited
during their participation
in team sports. This
year’s team winner was
Team Gonzaga.
Northbrook’s The Cove School raised more than $630,000 at its annual benefit gala.
Photo Submitted
The second award, “The
Father Valker Award,” is
given to the one girl and
the one boy who best represents
the values and character
of a true sportsman
and teammate throughout
the tournament. This
year’s awards went to Rori
Bowne, Brenna Burns and
Peter Stavros.
joined Cove in 2009, both
have been active in every
aspect of service to Cove,
and have been instrumental
in transforming the school
into what it is today. Rob
is a partner at Seyfarth
Shaw. Lisa and Rob have
three children, Alex, Noah
and Natalie, and live in
Winnetka.
To support Cove or find
more information, visit
www.coveschool.org, or
contact Stephanie Sanderman,
Director of Development,
at ssanderman@
coveschool.org.
Author visit lifts
spirits at Wescott
Submitted by District 30
The sunny, spring-like
weather on March 22
brought a frisky wind that
would have been perfect
for lifting a kite or hot-air
balloon into the cyan skies
filled with clouds. The
morning was an uplifting
and appropriate backdrop
for Wescott School’s special
visit from first-time
author, Jason Henry, who
wrote and illustrated the
children’s non-fiction book,
“Up and Away.”
The book, which took
only two years to publish,
is based on the true story
of the first hot-air balloon
flight more than 200 years
ago in France.
During presentations in
the library, he talked about
what inspired him to write,
like traveling to Paris,
where the story is based.
He was dressed for the
part, as a Frenchman would
have been attired in the
1700s, with a long white
curly wig and blue velvet
coat with bold brass buttons.
Then Henry read the book
to the children with enthusiasm
and wonderment.
There was a question-andanswer
period after each
presentation. Henry is the
uncle of Wescott students
Atticus Kim, fourth-grader
in Jane Eilhauer’s class; and
Micah Kim, second-grader
in Sallie Magruder’s class.

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Man The attempts Glencoe to rob Central
School Glenview seventh-grader bank through was
making his Bar Mitzvah
drive-thru window
and had to do a service
project
Glenview
beforehand.
police
Some
are
young searching people for a might man look who
forward tried to to rob such a Glenview a special
occasion bank from in their drive-thru lives as a
time lane. for having a big party
and The receiving man pulled gifts. up to
the Goldberg drive-thru thought window otherwise.
Chase Bank, 990 River
at
Drive, “I live around in Glencoe 2:55 p.m. and
am March fortunate 16 and to passed have so a
many note to good the teller things demanding
money, Goldberg according said. “I to
in my
life,”
wanted Sgt. Jeff to Ader do of something the Glenview
Police and Department. use my ser-
different
vice The project man, as who a way wore to a
help hat, sunglasses others, especially and mask
kids.” with a silver logo during
the Goldberg attempted and his robbery, parents
threatened
began
to
researching
set off explosives
that he
organizations and
claimed
discovered
Chicago Cares,
to
have on him or in his car
if the teller did not follow
which his instructions, directed them according to the
Belmont-Cragin
to police. Public
Elementary Tellers at the School bank (K-8) “were
on pretty Chicago’s sharp” and Northwest “locked
Side. everything It shares up” space as with soon
the as the Northwest threats were Middle made,
School. Ader said. The man left
the “Chicago bank without Cares any is money
in a dark blue organization four-door
a
nonprofit
that sedan. helps prospective
volunteers Ader said find volunteer investigators
have the note through-
the man
opportunities
out passed the to Chicago the bank area,” teller,
said but he Lori is Golberg, unsure whether Alex’s
mother. surveillance “Requests cameras often captured
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Chicago “Nobody Cares says all was criminals happy
to are learn smart. about In fact, Alex’s most project.”
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Simple, but high quality Glenview’s Adam’s Kabob
impresses guests with Mediterranean dishes, Page 30
Northbrook residents star in Highland Park Players’ ‘Madagascar,’ Page 25
Members of the Highland Park Players perform a practice run of their upcoming production “Madagascar” at the Highland Park Library. The production
features several Northbrook residents and will be preformed April 6-7 and April 13-14. Nicole Carrow/22nd Century Media

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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. School in Winnetka
that is a National Historic
Landmark, goes
with 29 down
5. Little brother’s shout
10. Corp. money
managers
14. Healthy
15. Maintains
16. Zhivago’s love
17. Some addresses
18. One of Franklin’s
two certainties
19. Top gun in
Tombstone
20. Spaghetti’s partner
22. Parisian summer
24. One of the March
girls
25. North Shore jewelry
line owned and
designed by Kathleen
Sleigh
29. “Why should
___ you?”
32. Catch red-handed
34. More than one OK
35. Became established
36. Deplorable
37. Red panda
38. Smart ___
39. Internet addresses
40. Lean
42. Untouched
43. NASDAQ term
44. Necklace item,
perhaps
45. No-see-ums
48. Eastern philosophy
50. Award for
“Damages”
51. Wandering
adventure
53. Embellish
55. Nobel invention
56. Many washings
61. “It’s cold out here!”
64. Protein acid
66. ‘’Gone With the
Wind’’ mansion
67. Floating, perhaps
68. Rubbernecked
69. Polo competitor
70. On the peak of
71. Obliterate
72. Sports apparel giant
Down
1. Fish bait
2. One-in-a-million
3. Cocinero’s pot
4. Direction
5. Heidi Fleiss e.g.
6. “Brideshead
Revisited” novelist
Waugh
7. Freshwater duck
8. Left over
9. Milo in “The
Dream Team”
10. John of “Fawlty
Towers”
11. J.F.K. regulators
12. Bobby of the rink
13. Plant production
21. Javanese handdyed
fabric
23. Put to the test
25. Abbreviations for
certain companies
26. Teeming
with bees
27. Almost
28. Tennis great,
Arthur
29. Cuba, e.g.
30. Time to spare
31. Roman
abbreviation
33. Pet protection org.
38. Famed legendary
ship
39. ___-bitty
40. Grains
41. Cooking spray
46. Woman’s shoe
47. Application
datum, abbr.
49. Guesses
52. Eiffel Tower
level
54. It’s positive
56. Morning chat
personality
57. Pack ___ (quit)
58. W.W. II foe
59. Understand
60. “Smooth
Operator” singer
61. Country sound
62. Letters after Q
63. Classic car
65. Ruin the
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HP Players’ ‘Madagascar’ features touches of Northbrook
Doug Rapp
Freelance Reporter
The lion, the zebra, the
giraffe, the hippo and some
penguins escaped the Central
Park Zoo and made it
to Madagascar — but now
they’re coming to Highland
Park.
The Highland Park Players
Theater for Young
Audiences is performing
“Madagascar: A Musical
Adventure,” based on
the 2005 animated film,
on April 6, 7, 13 and 14
at Sherwood Elementary
in Highland Park. Performances
are at 11 a.m. and
1 p.m. Tickets can be purchased
at highlandparkplayers.com
for $14. After
the show, children will be
able to interact with the
cast and take pictures.
Madagascar was chosen
because of its appeal to children
and adults, as well as
being a recognizable title,
said Highland Park resident
Carol Wax, one of the play’s
producers, along with Glenbrook
North alums Holly
Weis and Scott Schwartz.
“We researched and
read numerous scripts and
listened to a lot of sound
tracks,” Wax said. “It is
essential to find just the
right combination of great
music, simple storyline, a
wonderful message for the
kids, [and] enough humor
and creative dialogue for
the adults.”
Alex McGarry, a seventh-grader
at Northbrook’s
Maple School,
will play Rico, a penguin.
She said she’s worked with
Hart and Aaron Kaplan,
the play’s music director
and also a GBN alumnus,
in other productions and
auditioned when Hart told
her about this show. “I
like the movie,” McGarry
said, “but the musical is a
little different. We all add
our own personalities to
our characters. When it all
comes together, you still
have the musical Madagascar,
but with unique actors
portraying how they think
they best perform their
character.”
Madagascar tells the story
of a group of New York
zoo animals who end up
living in the wilds of that
east African island, but the
play’s creative team found
far more meaning.
“The true message of the
story is about friendship
and belonging, which will
appeal to even our youngest
audience members,”
Wax said. “The music is
imaginative, fun and energetic
with the famous “I
Like To Move It” [song] included.
Everyone will want
to get up and dance.”
Director Jeri Hart said
there are some challenges
when adapting animation
for live performance.
“One of the draws of
animation is that you can
make things larger than life
and amplify everything in
a way that is impossible
in a live show,” Hart said.
“While we can’t do everything
that animation can
do, we can create largerthan-life
characters and fill
in the magic with song and
dance.”
Hart, who has acted with
HPP but is directing for the
first time, said rehearsals
are going well with many
returning cast and crew
from previous HPP productions.
Performers from the Highland Park Players pose for a
photo following a dress rehearsal performance of their
upcoming production “Masagascar”. The production’s
cast and crew features several Northbrook residents.
Photos by Nicole Carrow/22nd Century Media
Allison Kasbee performs as Alex the Zebra in
“Madagascar.”
“Community theater is
so special because people
choose to take time out of
their busy lives to be here
and perform,” Hart said,
“and to be able to share
something we love so
much with children is the
greatest gift.”
Sabra Gerber will play
Skipper, another penguin.
She said she’s basing her
performance on an unlikely
source — her young son
Max.
“My 10-year-old son is
currently running lines with
me,” Gerber said, “and he’s
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Faith Briefs
Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook (2095
Landwehr Road)
Tuesday Women to Women
Class
Weekly women’s class
hosted by Chaya Epstein at
9 a.m. Women to Women
is a Jewish women’s organization
run by women for
women. For more information,
call (847) 564-8770.
Congregation Beth Shalom (3433
Walters Ave)
Shabbat with a Twist
Join from 11 a.m. to
11:45 a.m. on Friday, April
5, May 3 and May 17.
Families with children up
to Pre-K join our clergy for
stories, songs and projects
and then twist your own
challah with the dough we
provide and take it home
to bake. Open to the community
– free of charge.
For more information, call
(847) 498-4100.
Shabbat B’Yachad Dinner
& Service
Join the service featuring
our kindergarten
through second-grade students
April 12. Join for
Shabbat dinner at 6 p.m.
($12 adults, kids eat free
– no charge to come for
Shabbat service) and stay
for family friendly services
at 6:45 p.m. For more
information and to RSVP
for dinner, call (847) 498-
5352.
H.U.G.S
Join programming for
Jewish families with special
needs in a fun and
delicious Passover DES-
SERT Chocolate Seder
during which we’ll sing
our favorite songs and tell
wonderful stories from 2
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on April
14. A creative new way to
learn about Passover, share
a fun afternoon of family
time and make some new
friends. For more information
and RSVP by April
5, email ecastellano@
bethshalomnb.org.
National Donate Life
Month
Be a part of National
Donate Life Month
and donate blood at the
spring blood drive at
Congregation Beth Shalom
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
on April 28. For more
information, email Steven
Elisco at swelisco@
eliscodesign.com.
Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah, a Program
of Remembrance, at
Congregation Beth Shalom
on May 2, at 6:45 p.m.
Hear musical selections by
Cantor Susan Lewis Friedman
of Temple Jeremiah,
Northfield and Cantor Ben
Tisser of North Suburban
Synagogue Beth El, Highland
Park and personal reflections
from a Beth Shalom
Member who is also a
Holocaust Survivor.
Northbrook Community Synagogue
(2548 Jasper Court)
Morning Minyan
Join morning minyan
followed by breakfast on
weekdays at 7:15 a.m. and
on Sundays and holidays
at 9 a.m. For information,
call (847) 509-9204.
St. Giles Episcopal Church (3025
Walters Ave.)
Community Breakfast
Join for a monthly, free
community breakfast held
each second Sunday from
9-10:30 a.m. in the church
basement. Our Sunday
morning worship service
begins at 10:15 a.m.
Islamic Cultural Center of Greater
Chicago (1810 Pfingsten Road)
Juma’ah Prayer
This prayer includes a
khutba (sermon) by Imam,
followed by the prayer
from 1-2 p.m. on Fridays.
For more information, call
(847) 272-0319.
Young Israel of Northbrook (3545
Walters Ave.)
Weekly Monday Night
Torah Study
Study Torah with Rabbi
Herschel Berger, spiritual
leader of Young Israel of
Northbrook, at 7 p.m. on
Mondays. For more information,
contact Rabbi
Berger at (847) 205-1910.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (1133
Pfingsten)
“One Step in a Lifelong
Adventure of Faith”
Please join on Sundays
at 9:15 am for inspirational
and thought-provoking
Sunday School, Confirmation,
High School and
Adult Education programs
— free to the public
— 8:15am and 10:30am
worship services. All are
welcome. For more information,
visit Gloria-
DeiNorthbrook.org.
Northbrook United Methodist Church
(1190 Western Avenue)
Alcoholics Anonymous
Every Thursday from
7:30-9 p.m. the church
hosts an AA meeting in the
basement. For more information,
visit www.northbrookumc.com.
Darchei Noam of Glenbrook (3465
Techny Rd.)
Sedar Workshop
Experiential Seder
Workshop at 8 p.m. on
Sunday, April 7. Please
contact info@mcjl.org for
more details.
Shabbat services
Join 9 a.m. followed by
kiddush. Daf Yomi weekdays
5:30 a.m., Sundays at
7:15 a.m. Shacharit weekdays
6:30 a.m., Sundays
8:30 a.m. Mincha, maariv,
and other study opportunities
variable — please
contact margo@darcheinoamglenbrook.org
or
(224) 306-9364 for details.
Shabbat Yeladim
Join for a fun Shabbat
experience for children
ages 7 and younger at 5:30
p.m. on Friday, April 5.
STAGES Performing Arts
will bring the Prince of
Egypt to life in an interactive
show after a delicious
complimentary dinner.
Oneg and Passover craft
to follow. RSVP requested
for dinner. For more information
and to RSVP, email
hhamburg@templebeth-el.
org. No charge.
Torah Learning Center of Northbrook
(2548 Jasper Ct, 201)
Avivah Zornberg
Join for Avivah Zornberg
at Doubletree North
Shore Hotel 9599 Skokie
Boulevard in Skokie at 7
p.m. on May 8. Tickets are
$25 in advance and $18
at the door. For more information,
contact Lauren
Weiss at (847) 272-7255.
Temple Beth-El (3610 Dundee Rd)
Kabbalat Shabbat
Join TBE on Friday,
April 5, at 7:30 p.m. for
Shabbat Service and special
guest speaker Emma
Yaaka, a refugee who
fled Uganda at the age
of 23. Contact Shaina at
(847) 205-9982 for more
information.
Shabbat Yeladim Passover
Program
Join for a fun Shabbat
experience for children
ages 7 and younger on Friday,
April 5 at 5:30 p.m.
STAGES Performing Arts
will bring the Prince of
Egypt to life in an interactive
show after a delicious
complimentary dinner.
Oneg & Passover craft to
follow. RSVP requested
for dinner: hhamburg@
templebeth-el.org.
JUF Brunch
Join for a free brunch
and program Sunday, April
7, at 9:15 a.m. on Israel’s
2019 elections with guest
speaker Laura E. Adkins.
No charge, RSVP online at
juf.org/TBE.
Sisterhood Taste & Tell
Seder
Bring your daughters,
your mothers and other
family or friends for the
annual Women’s Seder
sponsored by TBE Sisterhood
on Wednesday, April
10, at 7 p.m. $12 members,
$15 non-member.
Visit templebeth-el.org for
more information and to
register.
Passover Festival Services
Passover Festival Services
will be held, April 20
at 9:30 a.m. and April 26 at
11:15 a.m. Both followed
by light lunch. Contact
Shaina at (847) 205-9982
for more information.
Men’s Club Yom HaShoah
Bagel Brunch
Delicious bagel brunch
April 28 at 9:30 a.m. includes
breakfast goodies
followed by guest speaker
and Holocaust survivor
Frank Stern. Yom HaShoah
Service to follow.
$5 members, $8 nonmembers.
Please RSVP to
Bryan Mittelman at bryantbe1871@gmail.com.
In Memoriam
Jayne Nyhan Whalen
Jayne N. Whalen, 90,
longtime Northbrook resident,
died March 21.
She was the beloved
wife of the late John E.
Whalen; loving mother of
John E. Jr. (Kelly), Elizabeth
W. (Robert) Bruce,
Margaret W. (the late
Jerry) Clark and Stephen
N. (Kathleen); proud
grandmother of Gregory
and Katharine Whalen,
R.J. and Chad Bruce,
Kristen, Patrick and Peter
Whalen; dear sister
of Thomas (Nadine) Nyhan
and the late James
(Patricia) Nyhan; fond
aunt of many nieces and
nephews. A graduate of
the University of Dayton,
Jayne spent her career in
the media and communications
industry. From
1962-1968 she appeared
as a co-host and home
economist on the WTMJ-
TV show, “Today for
Women.” She went on to
work for many prominent
public relations firms in
Chicago, specializing
in the food industry. In
the 1980s, Jayne started
her own public relations
firm, Jayne Whalen &
Associates.
She served as a past
president of The Publicity
Club of Chicago and was
a winner of the Club’s
prestigious Golden Trumpet
award. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be
made to Chicago Botanic
Gardens, 1000 Lake Cook
Road, Glencoe, IL 60022
or Northbrook Public Library,
1201 Cedar Lane,
Northbrook.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email
m.dwojak@22nd
centurymedia.com with information
about a loved one who
was part of the Northbrook
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Village Church welcomes new
youth and family minister
Submitted Content
The Village Presbyterian
Church of Northbrook
recently announced Ed
Burton has been hired as
the new youth and family
minister.
Burton joined the staff
of the Village Church on
March 1 and comes with
more than 17 years of experience
leading youth in
large and small churches
in the surrounding area and
California.
He received his Bachelor
of Arts in communication
from Wheaton
College.
“I believe youth need
to experience their ministry
as a warm place where
they belong, a place where
they’re encouraged, and a
The Village church recently named Ed Burton its new
youth and family minister. Photo Submitted
place that provides the appropriate
amount of challenge
and opportunity for
growth,” he said. “I desire
to see this transformation in
the lives of young people,
and I know this is the desire
at the Village Church
as well.”
The Village Presbyterian
Church of Northbrook
is located at 1300
Shermer Road in the heart
of downtown Northbrook.
To learn more about the
youth programs and activities,
visit the website
at www.tvpchurch.org
or contact Ed Burton at
eburton@tvpchurch.org.
March 21 through May 5
To reserve tickets - oillamptheater.org
Or (847) 834-0738

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NORTHBROOK
Pinstripes
(1150 Willow Road, (847) 480-
2323)
■From ■ open until close all
week: bowling and bocce
Northbrook Theatre
(3323 Walters Ave.)
■12:30 ■ and 4 p.m. Sunday,
April 7 and 14: Performances
of ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’
GLENVIEW
Johnny’s Kitchen
(1740 Milwaukee Ave. (847)
699-9999)
■7:30 ■ p.m. every Friday and
Saturday: Live Music
The Rock House
(1742 Glenview Road (224)
616-3062)
■5 ■ p.m. Friday, April 5: Family
Night and Karaoke
■9:30 ■ a.m. Saturday, April 6:
Gene Lim
Ten Ninety Brewing Co.
(1025 N. Waukegan Road,
(224) 432-5472)
■7-9 ■ p.m. every Thursday:
Trivia Night
Potato Creek Johnny’s
(1850 Waukegan Road)
■8 ■ p.m. Friday, April 5: Victor
Brown Band
Oil Lamp Theater
(1723 Glenview Road)
■March ■ 21-May 5: Ongoing
performances of “Play on!”
LAKE FOREST
Gorton Community Center
(400 E. Illinois Road)
■10 ■ a.m. Saturday, April 6:
‘Rumplestiltskin’
■7:30 ■ p.m. Saturday, April 6:
The Benefit of Laughter, a
Willow House fundraiser
WINNETKA
New Trier High School
(385 Winnetka Ave.)
■7-9 ■ p.m. Thursday, April 4:
Spring Choral Concert
Winnetka Community House
(620 Lincoln Ave.)
■10 ■ a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday,
April 6: Just get sleep
Winnetka! Mattress Sale
Fundraiser.
GLENCOE
Chicago Botanic Garden
(1000 Lake Cook Road)
■2 ■ p.m. Saturday, April 6:
Words in Bloom
Writers Theatre
(325 Tudor Court)
■7:30 ■ p.m. Friday, April 5: “A
Number” (additional showtimes
all weekend)
WILMETTE
The Rock House
(1150 Central Ave., (847) 256-
7625)
■6-9 ■ p.m. Friday, April 5: Family
Karaoke Night
■9:30 ■ a.m. Saturday, April 6:
Dewdropper Jazz Quartet
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
Music Theater Works
(516 4th St.)
■5:30 ■ p.m. Saturday, April 6:
Spring Gala Benefit
To place an event in The Scene,
email martin@northbrooktower.
com
Madagascar
From Page 25
10-year-old imagination. Hopefully
[director] Jeri approves.”
The 60-minute show was adapted
by Kevin Del Aguila, a New Yorkbased
actor, writer and director. The
original music and lyrics are by
George Noriega and Joel Someillan.
Kaplan, the music director, said
the most recognizable song from the
film version of “Madagascar “will
be in the show. “I Like To Move It”
was actually recorded in 1994 and
re-recorded for the movie. Kaplan
said the songs they will be performing
are written specifically for live
productions and not the movie.
“The challenge for the composers
was finding the right moments in the
film script to add songs, and how the
plot would be enhanced by adding
songs into it,” he said.
Next, HPP will perform “Mamma
Mia!” at the Northbrook Theatre
in September. HPP is in its
32nd year as a non-profit organization
affiliated with the Park
District and has won awards from
Broadway World Chicago.
The North Shore’s Most
Exciting Orchestra!
CHILDREN
AGES 7-18
ATTEND
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Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 4pm
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High-quality, fresh food a recipe for success at Adam’s Kabob
Megan Bernard
Contributing Editor
Since Jamal Amr’s son
was the first person to step
into what would become
his new restaurant in 2014,
he knew it was going to be
a lucky spot.
“He is the love of my
life,” Amr said about his
son, Adam, who is now 7
years old.
Therefore, it felt only
right to name the restaurant
Adam’s Kabob after his
beloved little guy. Luckily
for Amr, the namesake
spot hit the ground running
almost four years ago
at 1410 Waukegan Road in
Glenview, and he’s never
looked back since.
Amr brought his experience
from his 11 years at
Pita Inn in Skokie and a
restaurant he previously
owned in Buffalo Grove
called Firewood Kabob.
His expertise in the
kitchen paired with his
knowledge of the restaurant
industry earned him
a successful start in Glenview
— something Amr
says isn’t always common
in the first months of operating
a new business.
“I found this store and
it was perfect,” he added.
“After we built everything,
the first day we opened we
kicked butt. I was so busy
the first day and we still
are today.”
Adam’s Kabob
1410 Waukegan Road,
Glenview
(224) 432-5474
www.adamskabob.com
11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Monday-Saturday
Noon-8 p.m. Sunday
Adam’s Kabob has several
tables for customers to
dine-in and serves Mediterranean
dishes with three
different types of bases,
including chicken, kefta
(beef) and shawarma.
“I take pride in my quality,”
Amr said of the menu.
“I created the menu and
it’s very simple. It doesn’t
have a lot of items. [Mediterranean]
food is one of
the most expensive types
of food in the market because
of all the meat. I
made the menu small so
my food is profitable and
at the same time simple;
it’s good for the community
and the price range is
nice.”
Everything on the menu
is homemade from the tahini
sauce and falafel to
the hummus and baklava.
Each dish is also made
daily, Amr added.
To get the most bang for
your buck, the restaurant
offers healthy bowls for
$7.99 every day from 11
a.m.-3 p.m. The bowls include
your choice of kefta,
The chicken shawarma platter ($11.99) is served with rice, hummus, salad, pita and soup. Photos by Erin
Yarnall/22nd Century Media
chicken tenders or chicken
shawarma over rice and/or
salad and hummus.
22nd Century Media
editors visited Adam’s
Kabob last week and tried
several of the dishes for
ourselves.
We started with a plate of
chicken shawarma, which
had thin slices of marinated
chicken on a bed of
rice and a side salad. Amr
said the shawarma — my
personal favorite — sits in
the marinade for two days
leading up to its slowly
revolving rotisserie.
Our next dish, the kefta
kabob, was made with firegrilled
ground beef, which
was lightly seasoned with
minced onion and parsley.
Paired with the salad and
rice, it makes for a filling
lunch or dinner.
A customer favorite,
falafel, quickly became
ours too. The crispy brown
croquette made from fresh
chickpeas blended with
herbs was so flavorful
dipped in the tahini and
garlic sauce. We also used
fresh pita to sandwich the
falafel, sauces and salad.
Another dish Amr made
us was the chicken tender
salad — which isn’t what
you’re thinking. The salad
was made with marinated
Mediterranean chicken
breasts over fresh lettuce
with gluten-free feta cubes.
We also sampled a side of
Jerusalem fries made from
thinly sliced fried potato
wedges heavily seasoned
with Mediterranean herbs.
To finish off the meal,
we enjoyed a cup of mint
tea and a large wedge of
homemade baklava, which
cannot be passed up when
you visit the establishment.
Looking forward, Amr
said he’s hoping to open
a second Adam’s Kabob
location in downtown Chicago.
He is currently negotiating
a space where he
plans to serve breakfast and
lunch. He’s also looking to
franchise the restaurant.
AdamsKabob2: The restaurant’s falafel ($7.99 for a
plate) is made from fresh chickpeas and herbs.
The kefta kabob platter ($11.99) is made with ground
beef kabob, and served with rice, salad, soup and pita.
The chicken tender salad ($9.99) features marinated
Mediterranean chicken served over a salad.

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The Varsity: North Shore Podcast
Athlete of the Week
Guys recap spring break
baseball, predict volleyball
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 how
the area baseball teams did
in their respective spring
break tournaments, hear
from JJ O’Connor Male
High School Player of the
Year Eamon O’Brien, play
Way/No Way with boys
volleyball and talk some
girls soccer.
First Quarter
The three talk some
baseball to start the episode
off.
Second Quarter
The guys hear from the
Loyola Academy Gold
hockey player on his honor.
Third Quarter
With seasons starting,
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the guys predict how the
boys volleyball teams
will do.
Fourth Quarter
To finish things off, the
guys talk some girls soccer.
10 Questions
Photo submitted
with Mia Fusco
Fusco is a sophomore on
the Glenbrook North girls
lacrosse team who recently
scored eight goals
in a game.
When and why did
you start playing
lacrosse?
I started in sixth grade
because two of my friends
did it and said they loved
it. I had wanted to do it
because I play other sports
and that would be fun. My
brother played.
What do you like most
about the sport?
I love the team aspect
because there’s parts that
you can do by yourself but
there’s no way, like in basketball,
there’s no way you
can do the whole game by
yourself.
Do you have any
superstitions before a
game?
I like to listen to country
music because while I’m
listening, I visualize myself
in the game.
What is your favorite
sports moment?
This season when I
scored eight goals against
Palatine.
What is one thing
people don’t know
about you?
That I quit soccer to play
lacrosse.
If you could be any
superhero, what super
power would you
want?
I would want to read
minds.
What would you do if
you won the lottery?
I would go on a trip with
my friends. We would go
to Fiji.
If you could play any
other sport, which
sport would it be?
I play volleyball and
basketball right now, so I
think I would want to try
either hockey or football.
What is your favorite
area restaurant?
My favorite restaurant
would be Bluegrass because
it’s my aunt and
uncle’s. They have really
good orange sesame
chicken.
If you could be any
animal, which animal
would you be?
I would be a lion, but
not the scary kind, but the
Simba kind from the Lion
King.
Interview by Sports Editor
Michal Dwojak

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Athlete of the Month
Morse keeps on winning
Michal Dwojak
Sports Editor
Gavin Morse just keeps on adding
on all the accolades.
After helping the Glenbrook South
boys soccer team win its first IHSA
regional title in seven years and
the Titans boys basketball team its
first regional crown in 10 years, the
South player added another honor:
22nd Century Media’s Athlete of
the Month. The senior won the company’s
honor for the month of February
after a successful high school
athletic career.
Morse won the monthly competition
with 652 votes, edging out Lake
Forest boys basketball player Michael
Pasquella and Loyola Academy girls
basketball player Julia Martinez.
The Titan helped Glenbrook South
win its first honor in 2019 and the
first since Emsela Orucevic won in
November.
Voting lasted from March 10-25.
The Athlete of the Month contest
for athletes selected in the month
of March gets underway on April
10 and will end on April 25. Vote at
NorthbrookTower.com.
Purdy, Northbrook swimmers shine at sectional
Staff report
Ryan Purdy shined again, this
time helping lead the way for the
Glenbrook Swim at the Central
Zone Speedo Champions Series.
The Glenbrook North senior won
three individual finals and took
part in three relay teams that finished
at the top of the podium in
Minneapolis for the four-day series
from March 14 to March 17.
Purdy finished first at the 100-meter
backstroke with a time of 57.37
seconds, the 200 individual medley
at 2:07.07 and the 200 back at
2:03.72. He also took part in the
800 free relay with North swimmer
Jake Shapiro and Sami Moussally
and Michael Hadjivanov
(7:49.66), the 400 medley relay
with Max Iida, Shapiro and Moussally
(3:52.23) and 400 free relay
with Moussally, Brendan Forrest
and Shapiro (3:32.09).
March Athlete of the Month candidates
Glenbrook North
Chris Karasinski, baseball
Casey Mutchnik, boys gymnastics
Olivia Kosla, girls soccer
Ilian Farbman, boys water polo
Glenbrook South
Mac Hubbard, boys basketball
Libbie Vanderveen, girls soccer
Loyola Academy
Quinn Pemberton, boys basketball
Eamon O’Brien, boys hockey
Jake Novak, baseball
New Trier
Meghan Dwyer, girls soccer
Highland Park
Andrew Natinsky, boys basketball
Frankie Pecaro, boys water polo
Alex Zlotnik, boys lacrosse
Lydia Taylor, softball
Lake Forest
Ramatoulaye Keita, girls basketball
John Wilford, boys water polo
Spencer Capps, boys volleyball
Ainsley Allan, girls soccer
Members of the Glenbrook Swim Club pose after competing at the Central
Zone Speedo Champions Series in Minneapolis for the four-day series from
March 14 to March 17. Photos submitted
This Week In ...
SPARTANS Varsity
Athletics
BASEBALL
■■April 4 - at Warren,
4:30 p.m.
■■April 6 - hosts Buffalo
Grove, 11 a.m.
■■April 9 - hosts Niles
West 4:45 p.m.
■■April 11 - hosts Niles
North, 4:45 o.n.
SOFTBALL
■■April 4 - at Evanston,
4:45 p.m.
■■April 5 - at Leyden
Invite, 4:30 p.m.
■■April 6 - at Leyden
Invite, 9 a.m.
■■April 9 - at Niles West,
4:45 p.m.
■■April 10 - at Vernon
Hills, 4:45 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
■■April 4 - hosts Glenbrook
South, 6 p.m.
■■April 9 - hosts Maine
East, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
■■April 5 - at Lake Zurich
Invite, 4:45 p.m.
■■April 6 - at Lake Zurich
Invite, 10 a.m.
■■April 6 - at Lake Zurich
Invite, 2 p.m.
■■April 9 - hosts Grayslake
Central, 7 p.m.
BOYS WATER POLO
■■April 4 - hosts Vernon
Hills, 6 p.m.
■■April 8 - hosts Maine
East, 6 p.m.
GIRLS WATER POLO
■■April 4 - at Vernon
Hills, 5 p.m.
■■April 6 - at Deerfield
Invite, 8 a.m.
■■April 8 - at Maine East,
6 p.m.
■■April 10 - at Deerfield,
5 p.m.
BOYS GYMNASTICS
■■April 5 - at Mundelein
Invite, 6 p.m.
■■April 10 - at Niles
North, 6 p.m.
GIRLS BADMINTON
■■April 4 - at Maine East,
4:30 p.m.
■■April 6 - at York Invite,
9 a.m.
■■April 9 - hosts Maine
South, 4:30 p.m.
■■April 11 - at Niles
North, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
■■April 5 - at Vernon
Hills, 7 p.m.
■■April 6 - hosts St. Rita,
Noon
■■April 9 - at Highland
Park, 4:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
■■April 6 - hosts Lakeville
North, 10 a.m.
■■April 6 - hosts Noblesville,
2 p.m.
■■April 8 - hosts Highland
Park, 7 p.m.
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
■■April 5 - at Deerfield
Invite, 5 p.m.
■■April 10 - at Deerfield,
4:30 p.m.
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
■■April 5 - hosts Spartans
Relays, 4:30 p.m.
■■April 10 - at Deerfield,
4:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
■■April 6 - hosts Liberty
Bell Invite, 8:30 a.m.
■■April 10 - at Fremd,
4:30 p.m.

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Girls Lacrosse
Spartans ready for teaching lessons
Michal Dwojak, Sports Editor
Tom Rosenbaum will have to do a lot of
teaching during this season.
With a lot of new faces, The Tower
Sports Editor caught up with the Glenbrook
North head coach to see what he’s
looking forward to in the season.
What are you looking forward to this
season?
Our goal this is season is to raise the
kids’ lacrosse IQ. We’ve got a real young
group. We’ve got a lot of kids who are really
excited, really motivated to play, but at
the same time, playing at the varsity level
is new to them. So not only do they need to
learn how to work together as a team but
also learn how to play at the varsity level.
That’s what we’re working for each game.
We’re looking to excel in one or two areas
per game and that into a total game.
What are the challenges of having such a
young group and trying to improve that
lacrosse IQ?
Number one is staying positive. Number
two is being very clear in communication.
Three is be very resilient, understanding
and a good listener. Every day
I talk with my assistant coach, every day
I talk with my captains, every day I talk
with the kids. I don’t give them a thousand
things they need to work on. There’s
different things that they each work for.
And if we’re clear and concise with those
goals, then we’re successful. Eventually
the wins will come, but for now, to get
those wins, we have to play together as a
group. Catching the ball backing up, you
have to run through the ball. It’s a learning
process. But these kids are worth it,
100 percent. They want to come, they
want to be better.
What has it been like so far?
It’s a love-hate relationship. The last
couple years, we were really fortunate to
have a lot of kids, a lot of returners who
knew how to play varsity. We had a nice
mix of kids who would learn from those
people, so they wouldn’t have to take the
burden of everything on, they would learn
in short pieces. As far as this year, it’s a
learning process. Each day, each game,
we work on a very specific goal. If we
slow it down and make small goals inside
of the big goals, they’re not overwhelming,
so they get those and learn from it. In
our first game, we didn’t play really well
defensively, so now we’ve got the defense
down so we can move on to a different
thing and remember the defense. Spring
sports are so tough because you start inside,
you start when it’s dark out in night,
because you can’t get outside. You’re trying
to teach these things in a gym. Sometimes
you’re after school at 3:30, sometimes
you’re 6:30 at night. Sometimes
you’re at 6 a.m., so it’s really difficult for
the kids to get a consistent time so their
body and minds are all over the place, but
everybody else has to do that. Then you
have to battle the elements.
Who are some of the players you are
looking forward to seeing?
You’ve got some leaders and some returners.
The kids that stand out are Faith
Kim and Molly Alcorn; those are my returners
who played extended minutes last
year. You have Katie Steinbeck in goal,
those are kids who have really stepped up
and shown leadership in terms of pressure
and that kind of stuff. Those guys are my
returners and those guys are all big contributors
on and off the field, both mentally
and physically. As far as new girls, Amanda
Gregory, she’s a sophomore, her and
her twin sister Ariana, who got hurt in the
second game has been out, we have a couple
other freshmen who are doing a nice
job. There’s just a lot of kids that we are
asking a lot about as freshmen and sophomores.
So instead of learning the process
2019 Spartans Schedule
April 6 — hosts Lakeville North, 10 a.m.
April 6 — hosts Noblesville, 2 p.m.
April 8 — hosts Highland Park, 7 p.m.
April 13 — hosts Barrington, 3 p.m.
April 16 — at New Trier, 6:15 p.m.
April 17 — hosts Fenwick, 7 p.m.
April 24 — hosts Vernon Hills, 7 p.m.
April 27 — at Schaumburg, 2 p.m.
May 2 — at Glenbrook South, 6:15 p.m.
May 6 — at Lake Zurich, 5:30 p.m.
May 11 — at Hoffman Estates,
12:30 p.m.
and learning how to do it, they’re learning
the process under fire, and they’re doing a
good job.
Anything else you want to add?
I just think the area that we play in, the
level of lacrosse has improved so much
in the past eight to 10 years. The committed
that these kids have put forth, it’s really
good, but they’re getting better while
everyone else is getting better too, which
I love. That’s the cool thing. They work
hard, they never give up on the person to
their right, the person on their left, and it’s
enjoyable. I’m the lucky one because I get
to work with them.
Sports From Your Neighbor
Loyola tabs former Chicago Bear for new athletic position
Michael Wojtychiw, Contributing Sports Editor
Football has always been
a part of Mark Carrier’s life
for as long as he can remember.
After playing as a defensive
back in the National
Football League from 1990-
Carrier
2000 — including a stint
with the Chicago Bears from 1990-96 —
Carrier coached in the NFL and college
football from 2004-2016.
After his coaching career ended, he knew
he wanted to stay involved with sports, and
that dream continued when Loyola Academy
named Carrier as its new associate
athletic director on March 13.
“What led me to it (the Loyola position)
is the ability to be around kids,” Carrier
said. “My love for sports, love for high
school sports and being a positive influence
on kids going forward is what would
draw me to this.”
Carrier’s path to the new role is actually
a bit of an ironic one, as he originally
applied for and pursued the role of vice
president of athletics and fitness, a position
the school awarded Genevieve Baisley
Atwood. His relationship with some
people affiliated with the school, as well
as his knowledge of Loyola — Carrier said
Loyola is most likely where his kids would
have attended high school if they were here
for their high school years — helped him
in his pursuit of the position.
When the thought of adding another person
in the athletic department would be a
good idea, Carrier’s name came up and the
rest is history.
Even though the Pro Bowl safety has
been around sports his entire life, moving
into the athletic administration and athletic
director roles was not something he saw
himself getting into.
“Actually I did in the sense, not because
this is what I wanted to do,” he said. “To
me it was more what I thought I needed to
do because I think I’ve always reached out
and helped others, through charity, through
others, through my own family.
“I was helping kids in the community. I
was helping friends and friends of kids and
find out what’s the best choices for them in
life and through sports and benefit for it.
And also not just being a former player but
being a former coach and how tough that
can be on coaches.”
His role and his duties are still a work in
progress but he knows it will involve mentoring
students as well as working with
parents and discussing things they can do
to help their children going forward. He
will also work with administration.

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THE NORTH SUBURBAN YMCA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH
ALTA THIEL
My husband Ken and I moved to Northbrook in 1956. Ken was
working then at the Evanston YMCA as the physical director.
We saw all the new families moving here in the 1960s and felt
accomplished as a satellite of the Evanston Y.
Soon Ken thought it would be better to have a separate YMCA to
Suburban YMCA opened its doors.
the North Suburban YMCA
chaperoned skate and swim evenings and Summer Adventure Club
Just like it takes
a community
to raise a
child, it took a
community to
make the North
Suburban YMCA
a success.
involvement throughout the state of Illinois. We also traveled to
YMCAs all over the country so Ken could inspect their buildings and
safety procedures. I personally have been in at least 90 YMCAs!
part of my association with the Y was the opportunity to meet so
I probably would not have met. I truly feel lucky.
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Do you have a great Y story or want to get involved with the Y’s
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Northbrook native Jesse Compher will represent the
United States at the 2019 International Ice Hockey
Federation Women’s World Championship in Espoo,
Finland. Rich Gagnon/Boston University Athletics
Jesse Compher got the
news she’s been waiting
for her entire life in the
most fitting way: heading
to practice.
The Northbrook native
received a phone call from
the United States Women’s
National hockey team
head coach Bob Corkum
letting Compher know
she made the roster for
the 2019 International Ice
Hockey Federation Women’s
World Championship
from Thursday, April 4, to
14 at the Metro Areena in
Espoo, Finland.
Compher couldn’t hold
in the excitement when she
got the news; her dreams
had come true earlier than
she expected.
“I dreamed about it as a
kid but I never knew how
real it could be,” Compher
said. “Growing up and going
to the U-18 team, it became
a little bit real. The
national team seemed so
far for me. I didn’t think it
was going to happen this
soon, I’m excited for it.”
She texted her family
right away when she got
the news and limited to
telling just her family before
the official announcement
came out.
The moment came as
a surprise of how soon it
happened, but not that it
happened. The Northbrook
native is a two-time gold
medalist with the U.S. Under-18
Team at the IIHF
Women’s World Championship,
helping Team
USA win gold in 2016 and
2017.
But the roster announcement
marked her debut for
the national team, which
is something Compher
noted as something that
helped honor the worked
Compher has put in to her
game.
“It’s just nice to see
people are realizing how
much work I put to go all
over the world to do this,”
Compher said. “So to be
able to get rewarded for it,
I feel really lucky.”
Seventeen of the 23
players on the roster have
Olympic experience, 14
of which helped the U.S.
claim gold at the 2018
Olympic Winter Games
in PyeongChang while
14 members of the U.S.
team that claimed gold at
the 2017 IIHF Women’s
World Championship in
Plymouth, Mich., return to
defend the title this year in
Espoo.
Compher will have the
chance to play with players
she grew up idolizing.
She’ll play with Kendall
Coybe and Hillary Knight
on this roster, both of
which have helped inspire
hockey players across the
nation.
“I think that at first I’ll
be a little star-struck, but
once the game goes on, I‘ll
get into it,” Compher said.
The players will meet in
Long Island, New York,
for a training camp before
they travel to Finland for
the tournament. They’ve
been in contact with each
other through email and
text messages, but it’ll
be good to get together
to become familiar with
how each player prefers to
compete.
Compher’s parents will
also make the trip over
to support her during the
games. While she has
some nerves heading into
the experience, Compher
knows she’ll be ready for
whatever she faces.
“I think I’m just going
to work out, skate and be
in the best shape that I can
be, so that when I do get
there, I can be there in any
way possible,” Compher
said. “The nerves have
been a good motivation.”

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Boys Tennis
Jordan tries to put together pieces for season
photo courtesy of
UMKC Athletics
1st-and-3
Players of the
winter
1. Billy Donlon
(Above) The Glenbrook
North alumnus
got a second
chance at being
a head coach
for a college
men’s basketball
team, earning
the University of
Missouri-Kansas
City role.
2. Ryan Purdy
North’s senior
swimmer continued
to impress
with the Glenbrook
Swim Club
at the team’s
sectional meet.
3. Mia Fusco The
Spartans sophomore
scored eight
goals against
Palatine to help
the Spartans get
a good win near
the start.
Michal Dwojak, Sports Editor
Glenbrook North has
nine returning players this
season, which has head
coach Jeff Jordan excited.
The Tower Sports Editor
Michal Dwojak caught up
with Jordan to see what has
him excited about this year.
What are you looking
forward to this season?
Like every year, there’s
new guys on the varsity
team so it’s always exciting
to get to know the new
personalities on the team
and see how everybody has
improved over the summer
and the school year.
We’re kind of putting the
part to the puzzle together
with those new guys. We
have a freshman, his name
is Brandon Chi and he’s
starting to contribute a little
bit, so that’s interesting and
we’ve got several juniors
we didn’t have on the team
last year, so we’re kind of
figuring it out.
How do you figure out
what you want to do
with finding that perfect
rotation?
Well what we’ve been
doing a lot of, and it’s
been tough because of
the weather, I really don’t
worry about pairings right
now, I’m trying to have
everybody play with everybody
because they
might have pre-conceived
notions that they might be
playing with somebody
and that doesn’t always
work out in terms of being
able to return from the
same side and that kind
of thing. Sometimes you
might need a guy who puts
balls away and sometimes
you might need a guy
who’s more steady, so really
it’s just a lot of mixing
and matching and just
observing how it goes.
We started playing in this
indoor tournament with
New Trier and Highland
Park and a couple other local
schools that we played
a few weekends ago. We
had four double teams play
three matches, so it was really
nice to see them play
outside competition, and
that kind of exposes what’s
going on, who’s playing at
what level and strengths
and weaknesses.
Glenbrook North boys
tennis player Ben Riad
returns as a major
contributor for the
Spartans this season. 22nd
Century Media File Photo
Who are you looking
forward to seeing this
season?
We’re going to ask a
lot of Ben Riad in terms
of he’s going to play one
singles for us to start. He’s
probably one of the best
doubles players in the
entire state but we need
somebody to play that one
singles spot and he’s up for
the talent. So I’m excited
to see how that’s going
to work out. Ethan Park,
who’s our senior and Reid’s
doubles partner for the
last couple year, is now going
to be playing a little bit
with his brother Matthew,
who’s also a state qualifier
last year. So those two are
starting at one doubles, so
that’s exciting to see that
dynamic, having the brothers
together and having
Ethan play with his brother
and Reid moving over
to singles. We’re probably
going to rotate those three
guys through a little bit in
that regard.
How do you approach this
season with the group you
have?
Well we’ve got nine returners
coming back from
2019 Spartans Schedule
April 6 — hosts Liberty Bell Invite, 8:30 a.m.
April 10 — at Fremd, 4:30 p.m.
April 13 — at Harlem Invite, 9 a.m.
April 15 — hosts Warren, 4:30 p.m.
April 16 — hosts New Trier, 4:30 p.m.
April 18 — hosts Deerfield, 4:30 p.m.
April 20 — at Buffalo Grove Invite, 9 a.m.
April 23 — at Maine East, 4:30 p.m.
April 25 — at Highland Park, 4:30 p.m.
April 26 — at Hersey Invite, 3 p.m.
April 27 — at Hersey Invite, 8 a.m.
April 30 — at Maine West, 4:30 p.m.
May 1 — at Lake Forest, 4:30 p.m.
May 2 — hosts Vernon Hills, 4:30 p.m.
May 4 — at Barrington Quad, 9 a.m.
May 8 — hosts Glenbrook South, 4:30 p.m.
May 10 — at CSL North Conference, 3:30 p.m.
May 11 — at CSL North Conference, 8:30 a.m.
last year. We really have a
well-established group, so
that’s helpful with they few
guys that are new, the four
or five who are new to the
team. We have plenty of
guys who know the routine,
know the drills, know what
to expect, so that’s been
pretty helpful to see. So really,
we’re looking for one
to two guys to step in and
help out a little bit for the
guys who graduated?
How much do you guys
talk about winning the CSL
North given that it’s your
last year in the division?
We do start talking about,
but not until we start the
conference matches. That’s
a big motivation when
we’re playing Highland
Park or Deerfield to win the
conference and is usually
an attainable goal for us,
or something that is not out
of our reach. We might not
do it, but it’s something we
can always shoot for. We
haven’t talked about it at all
this year, but after spring
break when we start having
conference matches, that
will be something to speak
to. That’s where the team
part of it comes in because
you need to win four of the
seven matches. I don’t see
that changing that much
with us going to the other
side. We’ll have Glenbrook
South to compete with and
Maine South and certainly
New Trier is always strong,
but we’ll take the same approach.
We’re not necessarily
worried about that.
Listen Up
“I dreamed about it as a kid but I never knew how
real it could be.”
Jesse Compher — The Northbrook native on making
the United States Women’s Nation hockey team.
tunE in
What to watch this week
The Glenbrook North girls track and field team hosts
the Spartan Relays on Friday, April 5.
4:30 p.m., Friday, April 5 at GBN
Index
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35 - Boys Swimming
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Serving a new start
Spartans ready to compete, Page 39
Learning lessons North girls
lacrosse learning with each step, Page 36
Northbrook native
excited to represent
United States,
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Northbrook native Jesse Compher
will represent the United States at
the 2019 International Ice Hockey
Federation Women’s World
Championship in Espoo, Finland.
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