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April Feb. 48:
1. UPDATE: Amid concerns Wisconsin from residents man charged and with
reckless commissioners, homicide Northbrook in crash that Court killed developers state
trooper ‘will make one more effort’ before vote
2. Northbrook Park gymnast District earns synchro top Illinois skaters honor
3. support Retiring each District other 225 on, Superintendent off ice Dr. Mike
3. Matt Riggle Purdy reflects taking on his over career as Glenbrook in education North
4. head Business football Briefs: coach Northbrook a ‘great honor’ resident named
4. Photo to prestigious Gallery: list Glenbrook North cheerleading
5. advances From the Village: to statePlan Commission to reopen
Northbrook Court public hearing Thursday,
5. News From Your Neighbors: Three new
April 4
restaurants to emerge on the Winnetka scene
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during #worldreadaloudday
Northbrook School District 28 posted this
Willowbrook photo on Feb. School 1 fourth grade teacher Betsie
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demonstrate It’s with great our pride learning and in excitement Social Studies! that
Thanks I can announce for your help, that technology I have been integration named
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the
In its
Northbrook
first national
Symphony,
tournament
Lawrence
rapchak announced last month that
appearance, Glenbrook North’s chess
he is stepping down from the position.
team captured the U1600 National
Chicago resident mina Zikri will take
Championship earlier this month. For
over. Please see Page 29 for more.
the full story, please see Page 16 in this
week’s issue.
frOM From the eDitOr Editor
Try tossing Bring technology on to spring the side for a bit
list. I’d say I’m off to mans and their devices. More person-to-person
a solid And as start the following weather On Arbor a brief Day digression, Celebration: if engagement. • Enjoy the spring sports
through finally starts on that, to break, but I you’re 9 a.m. Saturday, wondering, April Montesantos
13 at Village graduated Green high Park probably North High rolling School. your Take
season At this at point, Glenbrook you’re
know what better there time is still to get room out
for and improvement.
enjoy this beautiful school (Shermer from and Glenbrook Meadow eyes in the hearing chance this to enjoy from the
community OK, enough and on the that, many South roads). High All are School. welcome someone weather and of my catch age, one but of
but upcoming yes, there events is a it point has to to Through join the morning’s his startup, unlike the many most upcoming of my peers, games
that offer. brief introduction Montesantos activities as the develops Village decreasing at GBN. To my see phone some of usage
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celebrates
to
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trying week, to please achieve. see Page 42
Martin Carlino
Page 3 cover story
probably
of this usage.
to register
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for
even
a community
hosting in So the the Sports next section time I of walk this
martin@northbrooktower.com
Martin Carlino week’s
has an ideal
issue,
place
you
for
probably
know where I am about how to better others, As always, I’m going we’ll to do keep our
you. clean-up. Stick around after
and enjoy exhibits, food
events to teach people into week’s a room issue. filled with
I’ll
martin@northbrooktower.com There’s truly countless
be the first to
options to enjoy the scenic and entertainment.
Though admit it — I’m I’m writing on my headed with this editorial.
If not, I’ll recap as dependence, and also, and on all try the to upcoming start some events
balance technological my best phone to keep in you my informed pocket,
views this community has • Meet the Spring
cellphone this with way a projected too
to offer. Rumor has it you Bunny: 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
much. forecast that’s less quickly as possible. even more importantly, conversations. this season. We’re And certainly
happy it will we’ll be much be covering
I expect
can even often find this April 14 at Glenbrook
than Limiting ideal, after my screen the recent Andrew Montesantos, demonstrating the benefits
of person-to-person enjoyable the news in than much staring warmer
editor walking the beautiful
Trail Through Time at event is a great chance for
North. This free family
more
time weather, each it’s day, hard so to I deny can a graduate of Northbrook’s
at
instead that spring work has toward just about a Techny Prairie
Field Middle
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my Most free local time, schools is something
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2019, sports it season was even at Glenbrook at the enable in, some more laps mindful around Northbrook
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should River Nature all strive Trail for: Center. goes. Carlino at martin@north-
relationships
that p.m. is Sunday, exactly April what 21, we at I’d know. love Email to hear Editor how Martin it
top North of is my in resolutions full swing, and
we’ve already hit temperatures
near 70 degrees. And help getting into the spring the early stages of spring at story tips or events you’d
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NFyN according to the calendar,
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to the preliminary River nature plan Trail Center. The like to NorThbrook
see in the paper.
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Belmont-Cragin Public
a few of the upcoming for To karger learn about center the many It’ll be
Elementary School (K-8)
Tower
a refreshing
Seems like enough evidence
to say we’re headed
events in Northbrook that
idea of service to heart. on Chicago’s Northwest
redevelopment more events the receives nature change of pace to get back
sOunD Off pOlicY
scream spring is here.
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for better weather, right? • Village’s Earth and fpdcc.com/event
editorials
you all out
and columns
there.
are the
School seventh-grader was the Northwest Middle reviews
opinions of the author. pieces
making his Bar Mitzvah School.
Residents who enjoy from 22nd Century media are
and had to do a service “Chicago Cares is a
the thoughts of the company as
The proposed projects the public park behind the
Wilmette Village Board result of the Tuesday, April
project
NFYN
beforehand. Some nonprofit organization
a whole. The Northbrook Tower
were expected to cost Karger Center may have
Candidates Senta Plunkett,
Daniel E. Sullivan, letters Election. to sound off. all letters
encourages
2 Consolidated
readers to write
General
young From Page people 20 might look that helps prospective
$100.6 million, which some reduced sunshine
forward to such a special volunteers find volunteer
million in order to update would be offset by $10 as City Council approved
must
facilities to both modern million of the district’s reserves.
171-unit, nabbed seats 5-story on the apart-
Wil-
Jr. and Gina Kennedy all Reporting be signed, by and Eric names De- and
occasion in their lives as a opportunities throughout
the Chicago area,”
a preliminary plan for a
hometowns will be published.
time for having a big party
code and practices, and
we
Grechie,
also ask
Managing
that writers
Editor.
include
and receiving gifts. said Lori Golberg, Alex’s
make renovations that According to D36 Superintendent
Trisha Ko-
the center at its Jan. 28 for verification, not publication.
ment mette complex Village Board to replace as a their Story address WilmetteBeacon.com.
and phone number
Goldberg thought otherwise.
come from a business or
mother. “Requests often
would allow the district to
implement its Educational canda, this referendum meeting.
Letters should be limited to 400
“I live in Glencoe and organization whose employees
or members want
Master Facility Plan. was the result of “a multiyear
process which started
words. The Northbrook Tower
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reserves the right to edit letters.
many good things in my to do service projects en
Green Sound Off Bay Policy Road, was
Letters become property of The
proposed to maintain
with community involvement
related to our enroll-
life,” Goldberg said. “I masse like on a weekend. bought Editorials for and $3.76 columns million, are the opinions of the author. Pieces from
Northbrook Tower. Letters that
wanted neighborhood to do elementary something Chicago Cares was happy more 22nd Century than $250,000 Media are the over thoughts of the company as a whole.
are published do not reflect
different
ment imbalance.”
schools and for use kindergarten my service
Reporting by Megan Ber-
to learn about Alex’s project.”
city Off. All in letters January must be 2018 signed, by and names and hometowns will be
the The Northbrook asking price, Tower from encourages the readers to write letters to Sound
the thoughts and views of The
through project fourth-graders,
as a way to
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and decommission others, especially Skokie
number for verification, not publication. Letters should be limited
kids.”
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