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Annual Taste 

of District 31 

celebrates cultural 

traditions of local 

families, Page 3 

Students featured in the parade of nations at the annual Taste of District 31 

gather on stage for a group photo Friday, April 12 at Winkelman Elementary 

School. David Kraus/22nd Century Media 

Next on the 

agenda Village trustees 

to vote on TIF District at 

next meeting, Page 8 

Time for an upgrade D225 hopes to replace 

outdated technology at GBN, GBS, Page 12 

Celebrating 

student art Hundreds 

attend opening of art 

exhibition that features works 

from GBN students, Page 14

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In this week’s 

Tower 

Police Reports............... 6 

Pet of the Week8 

Editorial23 

Puzzles26 

Faith28 

Dining Out30 

Home of the Week32 

Athlete of the Week35 

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THURSDAY 

Robotic Egg Decorating 

with EggBot 

5-6:30 p.m., April 18, 

Northbrook Public Library, 

1201 Cedar Lane. Use digital 

software to design and 

decorate an egg, using the 

EggBot. This class will be 

held in The Collaboratory, 

and is for ages 13 and up. 

For more information, call 

(847) 272-6224. 

FRIDAY 

Grandparent and 

Grandchild Night 

7-8:30 p.m. Friday, 

April 19, Leisure Center, 

3323 Walters Ave. Bring 

your special grandparent 

to the Leisure Center 

for an evening of stories, 

hot chocolate and a fun 

craft. Wear your jammies 

and get comfy with 

the ones you love. For 

more information, please 

call (847) 291-2993. 

SATURDAY 

Easter Egg Hunt 

10 a.m.-Noon, Saturday, 

April 20, Village Presbyterian 

Church. Join for 

the church’s annual Easter 

Egg Hunt, which will go 

on rain or shine. After the 

hunt, hop into Westminster 

Hall for Easter crafts and 

special treats for kids and 

adults. For more information, 

visit tvpchurch.org or 

call (847) 272-0900. 

MONDAY 

Balance and Fall Risk 

Assessments 

9 a.m.- noon April 22, 

North Suburban YCMA, 

2705 Techny Road. Become 

aware of your risk 

for a fall. Schedule your 

Balance & Fall Risk 

Assessment with Licensed 

Physical Therapist Denise 

Schwartz, to learn whether 

you are at risk for a fall and/ 

or need a more detailed assessment 

or intervention. 

Assessments are 15 minutes 

in length, and you 

can register by emailing 

or calling Karen Brownlee 

at 847-275-0079 or 

kbrownlee@nsymca.org. 

WEDNESDAY 

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. 

UPCOMING 

Healthy Kids Day 5K 

8 a.m. Saturday, April 

27, North Suburban 

YMCA, 2705 Techny 

Road. Run or walk in the 

Healthy Kids Day 5K 

road race at North Suburban 

YMCA. Race starts 

at 8 a.m. Preparations 

and last-minute registration 

begins at 7 a.m., with 

warm up at 7:30 am. Details 

and registration at 

runsignup.com/Race/IL/ 

Northbrook/HealthyKids 

Day5kWalkRun. 

Homer O. Harvey 5K 

8 a.m. May 4, Northbrook 

Junior High, 1475 

Maple Ave. Running enthusiasts, 

as well as families 

running for fun, are 

invited to participate in 

District 28 PTO Council 

HOH5K. The 5K race, 

which includes microchip 

timing, begins at 8 a.m. 

An obstacle course/fun run 

for children 11 and under 

begins at 9 a.m. Registration 

will be accepted up 

through race day. Register 

early to be guaranteed a 

t-shirt. Visit the HOH5K. 

com website for more 

information. 

19th annual Lew Blond 

Memorial 5K Run/Walk 

8 a.m. Saturday, May 

18, Maple School, 2370 

Shermer Road. The Lew 

Blond Run is an esteemed 

CARA Circuit Race and 

is USATF certified. The 

event is among the top 

running events in the north 

suburban area. For 18 

years, this fundraiser has 

been helping to support 

research for Lou Gehrig’s 

Disease (ALS), in memory 

of Lew Blond, a Maple 

School teacher who passed 

away from this disease in 

February 2000. Sign up by 

April 26 to save on the entry 

fee at lewblondrun.org 

Concert to honor retiring 

GBN band director 

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 

June 5, Glenbrook North, 

2300 Shermer Road. Calling 

all GBN band friends 

and alumni. Help celebrate 

Rich Chapman’s 31 years 

of dedication to the GBN 

band program with a special 

concert in his honor. 

Alumni, parents and community 

members are also 

invited to join in playing 

one of the pieces during the 

concert. If you would like 

to honor Rich by attending 

or playing in the concert, 

please RSVP at this link: 

bit.ly/RichChapman. 

ONGOING 

Business Mentoring 

Want to start a business? 

Have a business and are 

struggling with a situation? 

SCORE is a non-profit, 

volunteer organization 

providing free, confidential, 

personalized business 

mentoring. Real world 

advise is provided by experienced, 

retired executives 

and business owners 

helping entrepreneurs and 

small businesses build, 

grow and thrive. Ongoing, 

one-hour sessions are held 

the 1st and 3rd Wednesday 

mornings every month in 

the Northbrook Chamber 

of Commerce offices. Appointments 

can be made 

through scorechicago.org 

or by contacting the chamber 

office or GaryKlow@ 

scorevolunteer.org. 

Take Off Pounds Sensibly 

Want to lose weight? 

Come join TOPS (Take 

Off Pounds Sensibly) in 

Northbrook. This organization 

offers a healthy, caring, 

supportive approach 

to weight control at an 

affordable price. Chapter 

IL 847 Northbrook meets 

every Wednesday for a 

weigh-in (6:15-6:45 p.m.) 

and meeting (6:45-7:30 

p.m.) in the back lower level 

of the North Northfield 

United Methodist Church 

at 797 Sanders Road in 

Northbrook (northeast 

corner of Dundee and 

Sanders), Northbrook. 


(847) 564-3147 or visit 

www.tops.org. 

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Israeli Dancing 

7-9:45 p.m., Wednesday 

nights, Bernard Weinger 

JCC, 300 Revere 

Drive. Join Israeli Dance 

teachers Jim Rust and 

Harriette Leibovitz for a 

fun dance class. Exercise; 

expand your mind; make 

friends. Let yourself be 

teleported briefly to Israel. 

No partner or experience 

needed, just a willingness 

to have a great time. 

$10/week/person. Contact 

Abby Ashkenazi at aashkenazi@jccchicago.org; 

(847) 763-3627 for more 

information. 

Current Events Club 

Every Tuesday at 1 p.m. 

in the Leisure Center, 

3323 Walters Ave. Join the 

conversation at the Park 

District’s current events 

group. Connect with others 

as you talk about the 

latest topics in the news. 

It’s free to join for Senior 

Center members. Call 

(847) 291-2995 to come to 

a meeting and start making 

new friends. 

NorthShore Essential 

Tremor Group 

The NorthShore Essential 

Tremor Group meets 

the second Saturday of 

every month at the Northbrook 

Public Library. 

Meetings are held in the 

Civic Room, starting at 10 

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

more information, please 

call (847)564-1777.

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District 31 community proudly celebrates diversity 

Hilary Anderson 

Freelance Reporter 

West Northfield School 

District 31 couldn’t be 

prouder of the diversity 

within its district. 

In a yearly tradition 

known as The Taste of 

District 31, hundreds of 

local residents joined the 

district Friday, April 12, 

at Winkelman Elementary 

School for a celebration 

of diversity and cultural 

traditions. 

The event, sponsored by 

the district’s Parent Teacher 

Club, saw families pack 

the hallways of the school 

with various representations 

of their heritage. 

Tables featuring an array 

of tantalizing food dishes 

from 10 different countries 

lined the school’s hallways 

waiting to be devoured 

by the many guests in 

attendance. 

The countries represented 

were: Albania, Bulgaria, 

China, Greece, India, 

Israel, Mongolia, Pakistan, 

South Korea and the 

United States. 

Many families brought 

home-cooked dishes, 

while some North Shore 

and area ethnic restaurants 

and businesses donated 

food. By night’s end, no 

one could possibly have 

gone home hungry. 

Meredith Estes, president 

of the PTC at both 

Winkelman and Field, detailed 

what The Taste of 

District 31 is all about. 

“District 31 is a family 

district,” she said. “We 

are proud of the heritage 

of the many families in 

our schools and celebrate 

them. There are about 40 

languages spoken within 

our district. This event is a 

grassroots one. Everyone 

knows everyone else.” 

The event featured far 

more than just food, as a 

sea of colorful ethnic costumes 

were worn by parents 

and children alike. 

Saima Gowani, originally 

from Pakistan, wore 

a deep blue quarta (dress) 

with silver buttons and 

four-inch-wide multicolored 

embroidered cuffs on 

each sleeve. 

She said the cuffs are 

embroidered by hand and 

they come in different 

widths and combinations 

of color. 

Many of the children 

Saranzul Batzul and Munkhundram Purevsuren perform 

a traditional Mongolian dance Friday, April 12, at the 

Taste of District 31 Festival at Winkelman Elementary 

School. Photos by David Kraus/22nd Century Media 

Field Middle School Principal Erin Murphy and her son 

Finn, 4, enjoy the tastes from around the world. 

Kyla and Kayson Quach, wearing clothing from their 

Chinese heritage, pose for a photo. 

representing China wore 

beautiful, flowing shirts 

or dresses with gorgeous 

needlework. 

Following the eating 

portion was a parade of 

children and adults representing 

their family’s 

country of origin. 

Sunday 21 st Special 

Easter Brunch 

8am-3pm 

Sunday Brunch 

10am - 2pm 

Each time the master of 

ceremonies announced a 

country’s name, she read 

a brief paragraph about 

it. Families and students 

themselves provided the 

information. 

“Each had to write some 

facts about their country 

and why they were proud 

of it,” Estes said. 

Many in attendance 

said they walked away 

learning more about other 

countries than they ever 

could have imagined. 

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Presentation: 5:30-6:30 P.M. 

We will be talking about the denial 

of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. 

How do we break down this 

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Police Reports 

Wheeling resident charged after handgun, 

sock containing ammunition found 

Daisy M. Ortiz, 24, of 

Wheeling, was charged 

with aggravated unlawful 

use of a weapon at 6:33 

p.m. on April 4 near the 

intersection of Founders 

and Waukegan. 

Officers on routine patrol 

observed a vehicle 

traveling with an equipment 

violation. Officers 

stopped the vehicle and 

noticed an odor of burnt 

cannabis coming from it 

when they approached 

the driver. The driver and 

a passenger were asked 

to step outside of the vehicle. 

During a search of the 

passenger, a handgun was 

recovered, as well as a 

sock, which contained 

ammunition. Neither the 

driver or the passenger 

had a firearm owner’s registration 

card for the gun 

or the ammunition. 

The Cook County 

State’s Attorney Office 

approved one felony 

count. 

In other police news: 

April 10 

• A worker at the Apple 

store located in Northbrook 

Court reported at 

7:03 p.m. that three female 

subjects entered the 

store and removed four 

Apple watches without 

paying for them. 

• Fernando Arellanes- 

Ramirez, 36, of North 

Chicago, was charged 

with driving an uninsured 

motor vehicle and driving 

with a suspended license 

at 1:27 p.m. near the intersection 

of Pfingsten Road 

and Maria Avenue. 

• A complainant in the 

3300 block of Lake Knoll 

Drive reported at 9:42 

a.m. that they received 

an email threatening to 

release personal information 

if they did not pay the 

sender $1,400 in bitcoin. 

The complainant was advised 

this was a scam and 

nothing was sent. 

April 9 

• Unknown subject(s) 

broke a picnic table at 

9:51 p.m. in the 1300 

block of Shermer Road. 

April 7 

• Robert A. Mcclellan, 

25, of Northbrook, was 

charged with improper 

lane usage, no insurance 

and driving while under 

the influence at 9:13 p.m. 

in the 600 block of Voltz. 

April 6 

• Anna M. Gabris, 25, of 

Gurnee, was charged on 

outstanding arrest warrants 

at 12:33 p.m. near 

the intersection of Willow 

and Pfingsten roads. Officers 

responded to the area 

regarding an erratic driver. 

Officers located the 

vehicle in questions, and 

learned that the driver had 

several outstanding arrest 

warrants from Lake, Kendall 

and Kane Counties. 

April 5 

• Gordon C. Cormack, 

57, of Beach Park, was 

charged with failure to reduce 

speed to avoid an accident, 

driving while under 

the influence, illegal 

transportation of alcohol 

and driving with no insurance 

at 8:34 p.m. near the 

intersection of Sanders 

and Dundee roads. 

• An air compressor was 

reported stolen at 3:54 

p.m. at a construction site 

located near the intersection 

of Dundee and Lee 

roads. 

• James T. Gibson, 23, 

of Chicago, was charged 

with parking in the roadway, 

expired registration, 

driving an uninsured vehicle, 

illegal transportation 

of alcohol, driving 

while under the influence 

and unlawful possession 

of a controlled substance 

at 12:59 a.m. near the intersection 

of Skokie Boulevard 

and Sunset Ridge 

Road. Officers responded 

to the area regarding a 

possible disabled vehicle. 

Officers made contact 

with the driver of the vehicle 

in question, and determined 

he was driving 

while under the influence. 

Officers also located an 

open bottle of an alcoholic 

beverage, and an illegal 

controlled substance in 

the vehicle. 

March 30 

• A complainant reported 

at 2:15 p.m. that they 

were alerted that subjects 

continually discarded 

products on their property 

located in the 1800 block 

of Raymond Drive without 

permission. 

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. 

From the Village 

Northbrook Originals 

exhibit and reception 

On Thursday, April 11, 

the Northbrook Arts Commission 

hosted an Artist’s 

reception for the 16th Annual 

Northbrook Originals 

Art Exhibit at the Northbrook 

Library. 

More than 120 guests, 

including the exhibiting 

Northbrook artists, attended 

the event. Everyone 

enjoyed meeting the artists 

and viewing artwork by 48 

Northbrook artists. 

The artwork, which will 

be on display through May 

31, is featured on all three 

floors of the Library. The 

show wouldn’t have been 

possible without the hours 

of work and coordination 

by Arts Commissioner Jerry 

Block, who served as the 

Northbrook Originals Exhibit 

Committee Chairman. 

From the Village is information 

submitted by the Village 

of Northbrook, www.northbrook.il.us 

Artist Deborah Rhode is photographed Thursday, 

April 11, with her artwork “Crowded Thoughts” at the 

Northbrook Originals Show. Photos Courtesy of the 

Village of Northbrook 

Attendees look at a watercolor work by Northbrook 

artist Ken Call. 

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From Page 3 

The journey around the 

world parade ended with 

Erin Murphy, Field School 

principal, wearing a Statue 

of Liberty costume while 

her son, Finn, 4, dressed as 

an American flag. 

Nick Milano, assistant 

principal at Field School, 

dressed as Uncle Sam. 

Together, the three represented 

the United States. 

Next was the entertainment, 

which was so captivating 

that most stayed for 

all the acts. 

First came the Field Middle 

School choir, followed 

by students singing a song 

in Mongolian. 

Saranzul Batzul and 

Munkhundram Purevsuren 

performed an elegant, native 

Mongolian dance. The 

girls seemed to float across 

the stage as they danced. 

The Winkelman Bucket 

Drummers, directed by 

teacher Heather Bordley- 

Harvell, were a delight as 

they drummed through 

their performance. 

The Champion Martial 

Arts group gave a performance 

that kept everyone’s 

eyes on the stage while its 

members did many martial 

arts maneuvers. 

One of the youngest 

members broke blocks of 

wood with his hand, and 

older members broke them 

with their feet. 

But one that captured 

everyone’s attention was 

done by student Michael 

Glowacki. 

He twirled and threw 

two performance swords in 

the air as though they were 

children’s batons and he 

was a juggler. 

“We are not allowed to 

use real swords with sharp 

blades while we are performing,” 

he said. “It is too 

dangerous. 

The edges of my swords 

are blunt.” 

Kishen Behara, Shail 

Desai, Tanvi Natarajan 

and Kayla Patel later 

performed dances from 

various states in India. 

As attendees filtered out 

of the school, the most common 

remark heard throughout 

was, “We’ll be back for 

next year’s celebration.”



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Cooper and Stella 

The Bender family, of Northbrook 

Northbrook Village Board 

Trustees to vote on Northbrook Court TIF District on April 23 

Actual development 

will be considered 

in May 

Meet Cooper and Stella. Cooper is 

a 13-year-old miniature Pinscher 

& Japanese Chin mix. Stella is an 8-year-old miniature 

Pinscher. Although Cooper was non-too-happy when 

we brought Stella home (about seven years ago) they 

are now like Frick and Frack and inseparable. Cooper 

has the cutest smile and the softest fur. Cooper can 

be a bit stand offish at first, he takes his time to size 

you up before deciding if you’re part of the “circle of 

trust”, and once you’re in, you’re golden. Stella, on 

the other hand is extraordinarily outgoing and friendly 

to everyone. To say we are obsessed with our pups is 

an understatement! 

NORTHBROOK RESIDENTS: PLEASE HELP! The Tower 

needs Pet of the Week submissions! To see your pet featured 

as Pet of the Week, send photos and stories to Martin at 

martin@northbrooktower.com or at 60 Revere Drive, Suite 

888, Northbrook. 

Chris Pullam 


During their Tuesday, April 9 meeting, Northbrook Village Trustees directed staff, 

by a 5-1 vote, to draft the necessary ordinances for the consideration of creating a 

Tax Increment Financing District to support the potential redevelopment project at 

Northbrook Court. Design rendering courtesy of the Village of Northbrook 

The Northbrook Village 

Board moved one step 

closer to creating a Tax Increment 

Financing District 

to support the potential 

redevelopment project at 

Northbrook Court. 

During their Tuesday, 

April 9 meeting, trustees 

directed staff, by a 5-1 vote, 

to draft the necessary ordinances 

for consideration 

at their Tuesday, April 23 

meeting. 

Only Trustee Jason Han 

voted against the decision, 

which would put creating 

the TIF District up for a 

vote before trustees could 

vote on whether or not to 

approve the actual redevelopment 

project it was 

designed to support. 

The Village Board originally 

hoped to approve 

both simultaneously during 

the Tuesday, April 23 meeting. 

However, before the 

Village Board can review 

the redevelopment plan, 

they need a referral from 

the Northbrook Plan Commission, 

which won’t render 

a decision until May 21 

after honoring a requested 

delay from the developer. 

The Village Board would 

consider the redevelopment 

plan after that. 

“To me, that’s like putting 

the cart before the 

horse,” Han said. 

If the redevelopment is 

eventually approved, the 

overall property value of 

Northbrook Court will increase, 

causing its property 

taxes to increase. By creating 

a TIF District around 

the mall, trustees would 

be subsidizing construction 

costs by waving only 

the additional taxes over a 

23-year period. 

According to Village 

Attorney Steve Elrod, establishing 

the TIF District 

would not tie the board’s 

hands when it comes to 

voting on the actual redevelopment 

proposal down 

the road. 

“You can look at this 

as a resolution saying it’s 

okay to adopt this tool,” 

Trustee James Karagianis 

said. “Whether you use the 

tool is up to the board, but 

permission to have the tool 

[at our disposal] in the first 

place is what we’re voting 

for.” 

Prior to the vote, Elrod 

also suggested waiting until 

the redevelopment was 

ready for a vote because the 

TIF District will expire 23 

years after its implementation, 

meaning the 23-year 

timer will begin counting 

down before the redeveloper 

can begin benefitting. 

Village President Sandy 

Frum noted, however, that 

the move isn’t unprecedented 

in Northbrook; 

when NorthShore770 was 

built at Dundee Road and 

Skokie Boulevard, it benefitted 

from a TIF District 

ROUND IT UP 

A brief recap of Village Board action on Tuesday, 

April 9: 

• The Village Board authorized a $121,158 

agreement with Horner & Shifrin, of St. Louis, for 

program assistance for Northbrook’s Stormwater 

Inflow and Infiltration Control Program. 

• Trustees executed a $1,299,660 contract with 

Mauro Sewer Construction, of Des Plaines, for the 

2019 Water Main Replacement Program. 

• The board approved the renewal an agreement 

for material testing services with Soil and Material 

Consultants, of Arlington Heights. 

that was establish several 

years earlier for a different 

development, which 

ultimately failed to get the 

board’s approval. The developers 

of NorthShore770 

were still drawn to the land 

even though they had less 

time to benefit from the 

TIF. 

Ultimately, Trustee A.C. 

Buehler III made the motion 

to have staff draft 

the TIF documents, and 

Karagianis seconded the 

motion. 

Both trustees said they 

support creating the TIF 

District, but since they 

will leave the board this 

month after declining to 

run in the April 2 election, 

they hoped to move the 

issue forward before new 

trustees were seated. Trustees 

Kathryn Ciesla, Robert 

Israel and Muriel Collison 

supported their motion. 

A look at the debate to 

come 

The Northbrook Plan 

Commission will reopen 

a public comment period 

on the proposed redevelopment 

plan during its 

Tuesday, May 7 meeting. 

According to Frum, that 

will be the best upcoming 

opportunity for residents to 

address their elected officials 

regarding the project. 

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dent Herb Brenner requested 

that trustees require 

the developer to include 

affordable housing. 

Even though the actual 

redevelopment plan wasn’t 

up for consideration, Han 

agreed, saying that “I 

couldn’t support this without 

an affordable housing 

component.” 

At stake is a potential 

$250-million face-lift to 

Northbrook Court, which 

would include $27 million 

in public financing — as 

proposed when the board 

first discussed the matter 

during its Dec. 11, 2018 

meeting. 

In that iteration, prior 

to any changes that could 

arise from current negotiations 

with the Northbrook 

Plan Commission, 

the project consists of two 

components. 

The first involves replacing 

the existing Macy’s 

building and portions of the 

nearby parking lots with a 

new 178,000-square-foot 

retail center featuring multiple 

sit-down restaurants, 

a grocery store, a food hall 

and a public green space. It 

would also include a fivestory, 

315-unit apartment 

complex. 

The second component 

focuses on mall renovation, 

which includes remodeling 

the flooring, lighting, 

entrances, amenities and 

signage. 

The developers expect 

the redevelopment and mall 

renovation to cost $142 million 

and the residential portion 

to cost $109 million. 

To help fund the project, 

the developers proposed 

a public financial package 

including $21.5 million 

in TIFs and $5.5 million 

in partial sales tax rebates 

— for a total of $27 million 

— to help with upfront 

costs associated with the 

construction. 

Northbrook/Glenview D30 Board of Education 

‘We are incredibly proud of you’ 

District students 

honored for 

extraordinary feats 

Fouad Egbaria 


The Maple School Library 

was packed Thursday 

night as the Northbrook/ 

Glenview District 30 Board 

of Education honored the 

achievements of district 

students competing in academic 

and athletic pursuits 

this year. 

The school board recognized 

three groups of 

students during its Thursday, 

April 11 regular board 

meeting. 

“On behalf of the district 

to all of our students who 

are here tonight, we are 

incredibly proud of you,” 

Superintendent Dr. Brian 

Wegley said. “You represent 

yourselves very well 

and you represent us very 

well. We really are incredibly 

impressed with all that 

Glenbrook D225 Board of Education 

District aims to replace 900-plus outdated laptops 

Neil Milbert 


Dr. R.J. Gravel, assistant 

superintendent for Business 

Services, told the District 

225 board that the district’s 

laptop computers are outdated 

and must be replaced 

during its Monday, April 8 

regular meeting. 

“The devices lasted for 

five years and are due for 

replacement,” he said. 

“The cost will be $1.4 million 

for 900-plus devices.” 

However, Gravel anticipates 

that the district will 

you have been able to do, 

so congratulations.” 

Wegley also thanked the 

coaches who worked with 

the various teams. 

“Thanks to our coaches 

who have put this together, 

put their time in and helped 

develop these young men 

and women into terrific 

people,” he said. 

Coached by Robyn 

Kogan and Amy Kauth, 

the board recognized the 

students who were victorious 

in the Village of 

Northbrook Quiz Bowl 

competition: Skyler Elliott, 

Kyle Joseph, Darshan 

Kommanapalli and Rohan 

Mitra. 

The competition Feb. 19 

tested the students’ knowledge 

on a wide variety of 

subjects, ranging from pop 

culture to science. 

Students competing in 

the athletic arena were 

also honored by the board. 

Coached by Kitt Kopach, 

students competing in 

wrestling at the state level 

were honored for their 

receive $237,000 in revenue 

by selling the old laptops. 

“Teachers and staff have 

expressed an interest in 

purchasing them,” he said. 

“They would be wiped clean 

(of stored information) and 

sold for $250 per device but 

we would not support them 

(by making repairs) after 

they are purchased. Other 

school districts also would 

be interested.” 

Another major technology 

project is updating the 

Data Center at Glenbrook 

North, which is not as efficient 

as the Data Center at 

Glenbrook South. 

“We are eligible for an 

$80,000 grant from the federal 

government that would 

cover about half of the 

project,” Gravel said. 

Technology Consortium 

Expanding? 

Since 2014, District 225 

has been serving as the 

internet service provider 

for School Districts 27, 

28 and 30; the Village of 

Northbrook; the Northbrook 

Park District; and the 

performance during the 

Class AA state competition 

March 8-9 at Northern 

Illinois University’s 

Convocation Center. 

Eighth-grader Marcus 

Santos, who finished in 

the top 12 at the state competition, 

said he got into 

wrestling because his older 

brother competed in wrestling 

at Glenbrook South. 

Meanwhile, in the 

90-pound category, eighthgrader 

Massey Odiotti took 

third place by fall in 2 minutes, 

9 seconds. Seventhgrader 

Max Brown finished 

in the top eight in the 

80-pound bracket. 

Eighth-grader Sam Diaz 

competed in the 75-pound 

bracket after taking third 

place at the sectional competition. 

A large group of students 

who competed in the Argonne 

National Laboratory 

Science Bowl and electric 

car competition were also 

honored. The electric car 

competition took place 

March 16 at the corporate 

headquarters of CNH 

Industrial in Burr Ridge. 

The delegation included 

two teams: a challenger 

team and a competition 

team. 

Students on the challenger 

team were: Ben 

Lee, Roger Yang, Evan 

Gerns, Ben Witzel, Kieran 

Layland, Rina Matsunaga, 

David Lipkind and Evan 

D’Souza. The competition 

team featured: Claire Mui, 

Darshan Kommanapalli, 

Kyle Joseph, Risha Purayil 

and Elan Schonfeld. 

Team managers for the 

groups were: Zoe Wang, 

Irene Park, David Liss, 

Chloe Zhu and Samantha 

Field. 

The teams were coached 

by eighth-grade science 

teacher Robin Dombeck. 

The electric car competition, 

which includes up to 

20 middle-school teams, 

judges the students’ automotive 

creations on two 

categories: speed and design. 

The Maple School 

team took second place in 

Northbrook Public Library. 

According to Gravel, 

the district’s Northfield 

Township Technology 

Consortium is exploring an 

expansion of its services. 

The Glenview Park District 

is renovating the Glenview 

Ice Center and there 

have been talks with its staff 

about adding it and all of 

the Park District’s facilities 

to the consortium. The fire 

station next door to the Ice 

Center is being rehabbed 

and, according to the Gravel, 

this has prompted village 

both categories. 

The students explained 

the competition included 

creation of miniature racing 

cars out of ordinary 

materials, among them being 

small CDs they used 

for wheels. The competition 

team created one car, 

while the challenger team 

fashioned two makeshift 

vehicles. 

Each team in the competition 

is provided with a 

set of car parts and charging 

materials to build the 

vehicles, but the students 

also had a $20 budget to 

customize their vehicles 

with non-classroom or nonhousehold 

materials. However, 

teams were permitted 

to use an unlimited amount 

of repurposed household 

items or classroom supplies, 

like food and beverage 

containers, straws, and 

rubber bands. 

Among the innovations 

deployed by the competition 

team was 3D-printed 

parts used to contact the 

axles and chassis. 

officials to express an interest 

in joining. 

Gravel said if the village 

of Glenview links in 

it’s possible that the city of 

Highland Park, Highland 

Park School District 112 

and Highland Park/Deerfield 

School District 113 

also would become part of 

the consortium. 

Dr. Riggle expressed his 

enthusiasm for the venture. 

“This is thousands of 

dollars you’d be saving 

residents,” the District 225 

superintendent told Gravel.



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Annual exhibition celebrates student art from 12 CSL schools 

Haley M. Hwang 


An appreciation for the 

artistic endeavors of local 

students was on full 

display as more than 300 

locals packed Highland 

Park’s Art Center Thursday, 

April 11, for the 

opening of the 2019 Central 

Suburban League Art 

Exhibition. 

The annual exhibition 

highlights 600-plus twodimensional 

and threedimensional 

works of art 

from the 12 CSL schools. 

New Trier art department 

chair Alicia Landes, 

who has served as the art 

exhibit coordinator for the 

past six years, said each 

school chooses 55 pieces 

to exhibit. Displayed 

works include: mediums 

of drawing and painting, 

portraits, social justice and 

expressionism, body art, 

glass, ceramics, graphic 

design, sculptures and 

photography. 

The exhibition’s opening 

night drew art-lovers 

far and wide to Highland 

Park. It is open to the public 

and will run through 

April 20. 

“It’s not a competition,” 

Landes said. “It’s a 

celebration of our student 

artists. We hope the community 

comes to see what 

the kids have created.” 

Glenbrook North graduate 

Laura Hanna walked 

into the opening reception 

and saw Lee Block, her 

former art teacher from 

Glenbrook North High 

School. 

“I went into arts education 

because she inspired 

me so much, and I want to 

inspire other kids like she 

inspired me,” said Hanna, 

who graduated from GBN 

in 1996 and is now a fine 

arts teacher at Maine East 

High School. 

Hanna introduced Lee 

Glenbrook North student Natalie Sandlow poses for a photo next to her digital 

photo, one of the nearly 600 student works of art displayed at Highland Park’s Art 

Center during the 2019 Central Suburban League Art Exhibition. Photos by Scott 

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to two of her current photography 

students, James 

Mastalerz, 18, and Brandon 

Rogerio, 17, both 

seniors at Maine East. 

Rogerio then thanked 

Lee, saying “I owe my education 

to you because you 

taught my teacher.” 

“This is a ripple effect 

that we as artists and art 

teachers embrace, to be 

able to inspire those of the 

future,” said Block, one 

of the founding members 

of the CSL Art Exhibition, 

beaming with pride. 

“This is so beyond what 

my hopes and dreams 

were when I first started 

teaching 38 years ago — 

to have a lasting effect on 

a student who then carries 

her art spirit to the next 

generation.” 

Natalie Sandlow, 15, a 

sophomore at Glenbrook 

North, was excited to have 

her digital photograph of a 

bicycle carriage driver that 

she took from a bridge in 

Chicago with her Nikon 

D3300 for her Photography 

1 class last semester. 

Sandlow said she is following 

in the footsteps of 

her grandfather and her 

father with her love of 

photography. Her grandfather 

traveled the world 

and took photos while her 

father likes to take sports 

photographs of her games. 

Sandlow is a three-season 

athlete at GBN, doing 

cross country, basketball 

and track and field. 

“This makes me proud 

of my work,” Sandlow 

said. “It’s pretty cool 

having people see it.” 

Olivia Wilas, 18, a senior 

at Glenbrook South, 

displayed an oil painting 

of colorful protea flowers 

titled “Strength,” which 

she painted in her AP Art 

class. She plans to attend 

the Milwaukee Institute of 

Art & Design, where she 

hopes to study industrial 

design. 

Wilas said this is her 

second year being a part 

of this annual student exhibition. 

Last year, she displayed 

a two-canvas painting 

of a heart being ripped 

apart from her series based 

on the theme of fear. 

“This means a lot to 

me,” Wilas said. “It’s cool 

to have a bunch of people 

looking at my work.” 

A.J. Stephens, 15, of 

Glenview, displayed a 

film photograph she took 

with a manual camera of 

the Prince Waikiki hotel in 

Honolulu, where her family 

spent their last New 

Year’s Day during winter 

vacation, for her Photography 

1 class at New Trier, 

where she is a freshman. 

Stephens said that she 

was struck by the lines and 

patterns of the adjacent 

buildings with the palm 

trees in the foreground of 

every building. She loves 

exploring angles and experimenting 

with lines and 

shapes in her photography. 

“I like the way you can 

be very exact,” Stephens 

said. “I know exactly 

what’s going to be in the 

photo and if I don’t like it, 

I can change it.” 

She said even with film 

photographs, there are ways 

to manipulate the photos, 

such as using chemicals to 

layer on color in black-andwhite 

photographs. 

James M. Lynch, executive 

director of The 

GBN art teacher Lee Block (left), Maine East student 

Brandon Rogerio (center) and GBN alumna and current 

Maine East art teacher Laura Hanna, stop for a photo 

Thursday, April 11 at an opening reception for the 

exhibition. 

Local parents and students admire the artwork on display. 

Art Center Highland Park, like to see high schools’ 

summed up the meaning of emphasis on STEM education 

lean more toward 

the exhibition for students. 

“When kids have their “STEAM” to include the 

art at a professional gallery, 

how proud they are “It’s really great to see 

arts. 

and what it does to their the art teachers out there 

self-esteem are amazing to helping their students to 

see,” said James M. Lynch, work to this level of sophistication,” 

Lynch said. 

executive director of The 

Art Center Highland Park. “I don’t paint as well as 

Lynch said he would some of these kids.”



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67-year-old man killed in 

head-on crash 

A 67-year-old man was 

killed in a head-on collision 

the morning of April 

9 on West Lake Avenue 

in Glenview, according 

to the Glenview Police 

Department. 

Police have identified the 

man as Raul Gonzalez, of 

Schiller Park. 

The two-car crash occurred 

at 5:28 a.m. in the 

4700 block of West Lake 

Avenue. 

Gonzalez and the driver 

of the other vehicle were 

transported to Lutheran 

General Hospital in Park 

Ridge, where Gonzalez 

was pronounced dead at 

6:51 a.m. the same day, according 

to a press release. 

The second driver was 

treated at Lutheran General 

Hospital for non-lifethreatening 

injuries. 

Police cleared the roadway 

for traffic after the 

Glenview Police Department 

and the Major Crash 

Assistance Team investigated 

the cause of the 

crash for several hours that 

morning. 

and had one passenger in 

the car, a 42-year-old man 

from Grayslake. 

The driver, who is not 

being identified, opened his 

car door and intentionally 

fell out of the moving vehicle 

on the roadway, for an 

unknown reason, according 

to the passenger. 

Witnesses reported the 

driver got up and jumped 

off the overpass, falling 

onto the railroad tracks 

approximately 30-feet below 

the roadway, per the 

release. 

The driver sustained 

serious injuries and was 

transported to Advocate 

Condell Medical Center in 

Libertyville. 

Sgt. Christopher Covelli, 

of the Lake County Sheriff’s 

Office, said the driver 

is in stable condition at the 

hospital as of April 9. 

The passenger of the vehicle 

— who is a friend of 

the driver — was not injured 

when the car struck 

the guardrail, Covelli 

added. 

“The passenger was 

completely taken off guard 

and taken by surprise when 

the driver jumped out of 

the moving vehicle,” Covelli 

told The Lake Forest 

Leader. 

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The event featured 

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To kick-off the 

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valuable usage of 

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free 

we’re 

time, 

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is 

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to 

work 

right? 

on. 

Regardless 

At the start 

of if we 

of 

2019, 

actually 

it 

are, 

was 

this 

even 

week 

at the 

we’ll 

top instead of my focus resolutions on some indoor 

opportunities you can 

list. enjoy I’d no say matter I’m the off outside to 

a conditions. solid start And following while doing 

so, you on can that, even but enjoy I 

through 

know some of there great is still work room of 

for Northbrook improvement. residents. 

OK, Last enough week, the on annual 

yes, Northbrook there is a Originals point 

that, 

but 

that Art Exhibit brief introduction opened at 

served. the Northbrook Public 

Library. If you From read over now the until 

Page May 31, 3 cover head story over to of the this 

week’s library to issue, take you in works probably 

of art know from where more than I am 45 

headed Northbrook with residents. this editorial. 

Works If not, include: I’ll recap photography, 

oil, as acrylic, possible. watercol- 

as 

quickly 

or Andrew and pastels. Montesantos, The yearly 

a exhibit graduate is presented of North-bbrook’s Northbrook Field Arts Middle Commis- 

the 

School, sion with about the Northbrook a year 

ago Public launched Library. SignOff, For more a 

digital information wellness on the startup exhibit, 

designed visit northbrookarts.org. 

to inspire and 

enable You also more have mindful an opportunity, 

albeit between a much 

relationships 

humans 

and their devices. 

On a brief digression, if 

you’re wondering, Montesantos 

graduated high 

school from Glenbrook 

South High School. 

Through his startup, 

Montesantos develops 

products to help people 

manage their cellphone 

usage. He’s even hosting 

events to teach people 

about how to better 

balance technological 

dependence, and also, 

even more importantly, 

demonstrating the benefits 

of person-to-person 

shorter one, to check out 

the work of Glenbrook 

engagement. 

North students at The 

And by limiting our 

Art Center in Highland 

time with our handheld 

technology, 

Park. More than 

and turning 

50 GBN 

away 

students’ 

from 

art 

our 

pieces 

screens, 

will be 

that on display is exactly at the what CSL we Art 

should Exhibition all strive until April for: 20. 

More person-to-person 

engagement. 

At this point, you’re 

probably rolling your 

eyes hearing this from 

someone of my age, but 

unlike most of my peers, 

decreasing my phone usage 

is a goal I’m actively 

trying to achieve. 

So the next time I walk 

into a room filled with 

others, I’m going to keep 

my phone in my pocket, 

and try to start up some 

conversations. And I expect 

it will be much more 

I encourage you, if possible, 

to visit both displays. 

enjoyable than staring at 

my phone. 

You’ll truly be amazed 

If you feel the same, 

at the artwork created by 

and also hope to limit 

your fellow Northbrook 

your phone usage, I challenge 

residents. 

you 

You 

to do 

may 

the 

even 

same. 

I’d 

find 

love 

the work 

to hear 

of 

how 

one of 

it 

goes. your neighbors on display. 

Locals enjoy the works of art on display during the annual 

Northbrook Originals Art Exhibit at an opening reception 

Thursday, April 11, held at the Northbrook Public Library. 

Photo courtesy of the Village of Northbrook 

Thank you Village President Sandra Frum 

for reading to @greenbriarschool students 

during #worldreadaloudday 

Northbrook School District 28 posted this 

Thanks photo on to Feb. all who 1 made it out to the Earth and 

Arbor Day Celebration with the Northbrook Park 

Like The Northbrook Tower: facebook.com/northbrooktower 

District and the Village of Northbrook! 

The It’s with Northbrook great pride Park District and excitement posted this that photo on 

Saturday, I can announce April 13. that I have been named 

as the next head football coach @ 

GBNSpartanFB. Thank you to everyone 

Like The Northbrook Tower: facebook.com/northbrooktower 

who guided me through this process! 

#spartanpride 

Another win for the Spartans against Niles West 

9-7! Matt Keep Purdy, the new W’s rolling head into football next week! coach at 

GBN, Tweeted this on Jan. 30 

@GBNsoftball tweeted this on Sunday, April 14 

Follow The Northbrook Tower: @northbrooktower 

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GO figure 

go figure 

17 

After 

1 

an intriguing number from this week’s edition 

17 years An intriguing as music number from director this week’s of edition 

the 

Glenbrook 

Northbrook 

North’s 

Symphony, 

baseball 

Lawrence 

team 

rapchak announced last month that 

defeated Marist, the state’s top-ranked 

he is stepping down from the position. 

team on Friday, April 12, in Northbrook. 

Chicago resident mina Zikri will take 

The Spartans topped the Redhawks 

over. Please see Page 29 for more. 

10-5. See Page 39 in Sports for more 

on the game. 

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From Page 20 15 

idea story of at LakeForestLeader. 

service to heart. 

com. The Glencoe Central 

School seventh-grader was 

making THE WILMETTE his BEACON Bar Mitzvah 

and Resident had suggests to do a proposal service 

project beforehand. Some 

to save cottonwood trees 

young people might look 

forward at Community to such Playfield a special 

occasion After attending their lives the Wilmette 

for Park having Board a big meeting party 

as a 

time 

and the receiving day before gifts. to speak 

about Goldberg the stormwater thought otherwiseect, 

resident Herb Engel- 

projhard 

“I live attended in Glencoe the Village and 

am Board fortunate meeting to the have next day so 

many to speak good about things the in same my 

life,” topic. Goldberg said. “I 

wanted Engelhard to do and something fellow 

different resident Rick and use Prohov my servicrived 

project to the Village as a way Board to 

ar- 

help meeting others, on Tuesday, especially April 

kids.” 9, after the designated public 

Goldberg comment and time, his as parents 

they 

were not 

began 

familiar 

researching 

with the 

organizations and discovered 

Chicago Cares, 

Village Board’s practice 

of public comment taking 

place near the beginning of 

which the meeting. directed Immediately them to the 

Belmont-Cragin 

upon the board adjourning 

the meeting, School Engelhard (K-8) 

Public 

Elementary 

on and Chicago’s Prohov indicated Northwest they 

Side. wanted It to shares speak. space All board with 

the members Northwest except Middle trustee 

School. Joel Kurzman voted in favor 

“Chicago of reopening Cares the meeting 

to allow them organization to speak. 

is a 

nonprofit 

that Kurzman helps voiced prospective his displeasure 

that find the volunteer residents 

volunteers 

opportunities 

were allowed to through- 

speak 

outside the of Chicago the designated area,” 

said public Lori comment Golberg, time. Alex’s 

mother. “There“Requests needs to be often consistency,” 

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organization 

have been 11 years 

whose 

of meetings 

on this, 

employees 

or members 

and I have 

want 

sat 

to do service projects en 

in those seats (in the audience) 

and wanted to get 

masse like on a weekend. 

Chicago Cares was happy 

that mic and I wait for 

to learn about Alex’s project.” 

the appropriate time and 

juncture to do it.” 

Trustee Kathy Dodd 

Reporting by Hilary Anderson, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

defended the residents, as 

public comment time takes 

story at GlencoeAnchor.com. 

place at different points in 

the meeting depending on 

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A fresh take 

Northbrook’s Trattoria Oliverii adds fresh options to classic Italian menu, Page 30 

Northbrook Park District’s Jr. Theater 

Division thrills audiences with ‘Willy 

Wonka Jr.’, Page 27 

Shabonee Elementary 

School student Harrison 

Cohen performs as 

Willy Wonka during the 

Northbrook Park District’s 

Jr. Theater Division’s 

production of “Willy Wonka 

Jr.” Alexa Burnell/22nd 

Century Media

26 | April 18, 2019 | The Northbrook tower puzzles 


north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

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

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

Across 

1. Salute 

5. Big brass 

9. Cheesy sandwiches 

14. “The Sun ___ 

Rises” 

15. Isabel Allende’s 

“___ of My Soul” 

16. Absinthe flavoring 

17. Martian ships 

18. Lt. Kojak 

19. Madison Avenue 

worker 

20. North Shore golf 

club 

22. Poetic preposition 

23. Mysterious, 

alt. spelling 

24. Storm heading, 

abbr. 

26. Most artful 

29. Mrs. sheep 

30. Vienna’s land, abbr. 

33. Mimics 

34. Exhaust 

36. City near Anaheim 

37. Toyota ____ 4 

38. Diatribe 

39. “Zumanity” players 

____ soleil 

42. Book before 

Nahum 

43. 116 is one 

44. Warriors’ grp. 

45. ____ Lagoons, 

near Glencoe 

47. San Francisco hill 

48. Earth sci. 

49. Pub offering 

51. Alexander the 

Great’s kingdom area 

56. Hymn start 

58. Heater 

59. Coquette 

60. Irish poet Oscar 

61. Lightsaber user 

62. Excessively 

orderly, informally 

63. The ‘new’ ketchup 

64. Fashion designer 

Cassini 

65. Education by 

memorization 

Down 

1. Spoils 

2. Romeo starter 

3. It’s fine 

4. Squander 

5. Dukes and so on 

6. O.K. 

7. Like muscle 

magazine models 

8. Starting from 

9. Plaintive cry 

10. Furnish with a 

fund 

11. Beer garnish 

12. Boris or Alexander 

13. Capitol Hill 

V.I.P., abbr. 

21. Hive group 

24. Personal ad abbr. 

25. Catch on 

26. Sail extender 

27. Knowing looks 

28. A 1991 war zone 

29. Ltr. holder 

30. Old adders 

31. Arm bones 

32. Son of Adam and 

Eve 

33. Kindergarten 

lesson 

34. It’s bottled in 

Cannes 

35. The Phantom of 

the Opera 

37. Food stat. 

40. A, in Acapulco 

41. Diminish 

42. Jello frame 

45. Break away 

46. Chekov player on 

“Star Trek” 

47. Social rejects 

48. Judges mallet 

49. Et or inter follower 

50. Allow to hang 

51. Austin Powers’ 

power 

52. Actor Sharif 

53. Boy, to his madre 

54. “For those listening 

___ home ...” 

55. Car bar 

56. Cries of pain 

57. Raiding grp. 

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northbrooktower.com life & arts 


Young thespians find valuable lessons 

in park district’s ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ 

Alexa Burnell 


Aspiring thespians from 

the Northbrook Park District’s 

Jr. Theater Division 

taught the audience many 

sweet lessons about honesty 

and integrity during 

performances of their recent 

production of “Willy 

Wonka Jr.” 

Performing Arts Supervisor, 

Drew Kambach, 

explained that selecting 

“Willy Wonka Jr.” appealed 

to him because of 

the moral of the story and 

the many opportunities it 

presented for all the young 

performers in grades 3-5. 

“Willy Wonka is an 

iconic character, reminding 

us to embrace creativity 

and be an honest and 

considerate person, ”Kambach 

said. “The script also 

appealed to me because 

there are many vignettes 

and opportunities for various 

ensembles and individual 

actors to shine. The 

music is fun and familiar 

and the production is all 

about embracing imagination; 

something that this 

age-group is very good at 

doing.” 

10-year-old Lincoln 

Brown, a student at Northbrook’s 

Greenbriar Elementary 

School, played 

Grandpa Joe, learning that 

a great performance is all 

about the effort that the 

actors put forth. 

“We learned that a show 

is only as good as the energy 

the actors give to their 

performance,” Brown said. 

“To make it believable, 

you have to give it your 

all and give your character 

your own touch. I really 

enjoyed being up on stage 

and giving it my best.” 

Harrison Cohen, 10, a 

Christine Ebhomielen (left), playing Mrs. Beauregarde, 

and Rylee Weber, playing Violet Beauregarde, act out a 

scene. Photos by Alexa Burnell/22nd Century Media 

Avi Oldani (left to right), Mike Eichstadt and Ella Marks 

perform during a production of “Willy Wonka Jr.” 

student at Shabonee Elementary 

School, played 

the legendary Willy Wonka, 

describing the character 

as quirky, irritable and 

with constantly changing 

emotions. 

“There is a lot you can 

do with Willy Wonka; I 

developed a certain style 

and relied on some fun and 

quirky facial expressions 

to make him unique and 

entertaining. The tips from 

our directors about vocal 

diction and projection 

also really helped make 

my character as real and 

believable as possible.” 

Cohen said. 

Zoey Alpert, 9, of 

Westmoor Elementary, 

played Billie the Candy 

Kid, walking away with 

important life lessons. 

“The story teaches you 

that if you are greedy, 

good things will not happen,” 

she said. “The story 

also teaches us that life 

doesn’t always go the way 

that we want, and that we 

must be okay with it when 

things don’t go our way.” 

“Willy Wonka Jr.” was 

directed by Jess Fine, 

choreographed by Tuesdai 

B. Perry and under 

the musical direction of 

Caroline Prescott. Others 

contributing to the show 

included: Matthew Weidenbener, 

production assistant; 

Sam Gribben, set 

designer; Jazmin Aurora 

Medina, costume designer; 

Kurt Ottinger, light 

and sound designer; and 

properties designer Dave 

Wisniewski. 

March 21 through May 5 

To reserve tickets - oillamptheater.org 

Or (847) 834-0738

28 | April 18, 2019 | The Northbrook tower faith 


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. 

Chametz Burning 

In preparation for Passover, 

Lubavitch Chabad 

of Northbrook will host a 

Chametz burning on Friday, 

April 19 from 8-9:15 

a.m. at 2095 Landwehr 

Road, Northbrook. All are 

welcome. 

Congregation Beth Shalom 

(3433 Walters Ave) 

Shabbat with a Twist 

Join from 11 a.m. to 

11:45 a.m. on 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. 


(847) 498-4100. 

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. 

ShabbaTONE 

Join for a special ShabbaTONE 

celebrating Israel 

Independence Day 

on May 10 at 6 p.m. Welcome 

our special guest 

speaker, Ariella Rada, 

Consul for Academic 

and Community Affairs 

at the Consulate General 

of Israel to the Midwest. 

Singing and Dancing in 

the aisles is welcomed 

and encouraged and an 

Israeli-themed Oneg will 

follow the service. All are 

welcome. 

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. All are 

welcome. Our Sunday 

morning worship service 

begins at 10:15 a.m. 

Men’s Night Out 

St. Giles men and their 

male friends and family 

are welcome to gather at 

Grandpa’s in Glenview, 

across from the downtown 

train station, at 7 p.m. on 

the second Tuesday of the 

month. For more information, 

call (847) 272-6622. 

Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago 

(1810 Pfingsten Road) 

Juma’ah Prayer 

This prayer includes a 

khutba (sermon) by Imam, 

followed by the prayer 

from 1-2 p.m. on Fridays. 


(847) 272-0319. 

Sunday Talk 

Every Sunday the Islamic 

Cultural Center 

will hold a discussion at 

12:30-1 p.m. For more 

information, call (847) 

272-0319 or visit www. 

icc-greaterchicago.com. 

Young Israel of Northbrook 

(3545 Walters Ave.) 

Weekly Monday Night 

Torah Study 

Study Torah with Rabbi 

Herschel Berger, spiritual 

leader of Young Israel 

of Northbrook, at 7 

p.m. on Mondays. Discussions 

will correlate 

the study topic to modern 

daily life. No charge. 

For more information, 

contact Rabbi Berger 

at (847) 205-1910 or 

hbglobemet@aol.com. 

Casual Morning Minyan 

On Saturdays at 9:30 

a.m., join for a Shabbat, 

lay-led, participatory service 

held in the mishkan. 

The one-hour service 

is informal and open to 

young and old alike. After 

worship, many participants 

remain for a lively 

discussion about the Torah 

portion over a bagel 

and coffee. 

Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook 

(2095 Landwehr Road) 

Tuesday Women to 

Women Class 

Weekly women’s class 

hosted by Chaya Epstein 

at 2:15 p.m. Women to 

Women is a Jewish women’s 

organization run by 

women for women. For 

more information, call 

(847) 564-8770. 

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (1133 

Pfingsten) 

“The Case for Christ” 

Series 

Join on a riveting quest 

for the truth about history’s 

most compelling 

figure on Sundays from 

9:20-10:20 a.m. For 

more information, visit 

GloriaDeiNorthbrook.org. 

“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 


GloriaDeiNorthbrook.org. 

Northbrook United Methodist Church 

(1190 Western Avenue) 

Line Dancing 

Join Tuesday nights 

from 7-8 p.m. for $50 per 

six-week session. 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

Every Thursday from 

7:30-9 p.m. the church 

hosts an AA meeting 

in the basement. For 


www.northbrookumc. 

com. 

Darchei Noam of Glenbrook 

(3465 Techny Rd.) 

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. 

Yom HaShoah 

Yom HaShoah program 

with Holocaust survivor 

and dynamic speaker 

Lothar Kahn on May 1, 

7:30 at p.m. There will 

be a Yom HaZikaron program 

on May 8 and Yom 

HaAtzmaut program May 

9. 

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 or info@torahlearningcenter.com. 

Temple Beth-El (3610 Dundee Rd) 

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 

of April 28 at 9:30 a.m. 

includes an assortment 

of 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. 

Scholar-in-Residence: Dr. 

Daniel Matt 

Dr. Daniel Matt, one 

of the world’s leading 

authorities on Kabbalah 

and the Zohar will present 

“God & The Big Bang” at 

Temple Beth-El on May 

18 at 7:30 p.m. Learn 

about the mystical understanding 

of Creation compared 

to modern theories. 

This program is free and 

open to the community. 

RSVP required. For more 

information, visit bit. 

ly/tbedanielmatt or call 

(847) 205-9982. 

Submit information for 

The Tower’s Faith page to 

m.dwojak@22nd 

centurymedia.com. Deadline 

is noon on Thursday. Questions? 

Call (847) 272-4565. 

In Memoriam 

Karen J. Jenkins 

Karen J. Jenkins, nee 

Godemann 75, of Northbrook, 

died April 9. 

She was the beloved wife 

of the late Thomas Jenkins 

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Trattoria Oliverii mixes tradition with fresh spin on Italian classics 

Eric DeGrechie 

Managing Editor 

Spring can be a challenging 

time of year for 

local residents as the 

weather seems to change 

every day, even by the 

hour at times. 

Katie Keefe and Ali 

Clark, owners of Northbrook’s 

Trattoria Oliverii, 

are especially excited for 

better weather to roll into 

town. 

“We’re ready to put our 

patio out,” said Clark, 

adding that eight tables 

with 24 seats total will 

soon be available for 

seating on the sidewalk 

located in front of the restaurant. 

“We need to stop 

getting teased every day.” 

Keefe, a native of 

Northbrook, and Clark 

bought Trattoria Oliverii 

in November of last 

year. Keefe has worked at 

the downtown establishment 

since it opened in 

1991. Keefe and Clark are 

cousins. 

While some of Trattoria 

Oliverii’s signature dishes 

have remained intact 

from years past, the current 

owners have also put 

their own spin on things at 

1358 Shermer Road. 

“We gave the menus a 

facelift. We’ve changed 

up the lunch menus, too,” 

Clark said. “The specials 

have improved tremendously. 

We’re giving our 

chef all the leeway to be 

creative.” 

Clark said they’ve also 

worked on expanding the 

wine list by bringing in 

some fresh selections. 

Last month, Trattoria Oliverii 

introduced new options 

on its daily special 

menu with the goal to 

incentivise customers to 

return frequently. 

Trattoria Oliverii is a 

popular spot for families 

with a kids menu recently 

added. 

“We encourage people 

to bring their kids in. 

We’re located right near 

the train station, so kids 

love to watch the trains,” 

Clark said. “Bring your 

families and if you want 

to come by a little later at 

night on the weekends, it’s 

a great date night spot.” 

Recently, several 22nd 

Century Media editors 

made a visit to Trattoria 

Oliverii to talk with the 

owners, try some dishes 

and take in the entire 

culinary experience. 

Clark described the cuisine 

as being mostly from 

the Central and Northern 

parts of Italy, specifically 

the Abruzzo region, east 

of Rome. 

First up, we sampled the 

Trattoria Oliverii 

1358 Shermer Road, 

Northbrook 

(847) 559-8785 

www.oliveriis.com 

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

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

4-10 p.m. Saturday 

4-8:30 p.m. Sunday 

Bruschetta Romana ($7) 

on the antipasti menu featuring 

chopped tomatoes, 

fresh mozzarella, garlic, 

and parmigiana, served on 

Italian bread. The bruschetta 

is topped with extra 

virgin olive oil. After taking 

our first few bites, we 

knew instantly we were in 

for a good meal. 

All entrees include a 

choice of soup or salad. 

We tried the minestrone 

soup. The Italian soup 

was chock-full of hearty 

vegetables and included 

some pasta. 

Next, we were brought 

out a dish of the Pasta 

Prosciutto ($18), featuring 

rolled pasta, ham, basil, 

cheese and a tomato 

cream sauce. 

“It’s definitely one of 

our best sellers, people 

love it,” Clark said. “Anything 

with our vodka tomato 

cream sauce, or Russo 

sauce, is what we’re 

well known for.” 

The Pasta Prosciutto ($18), featuring rolled pasta, ham, basil, cheese and a tomato 

creme sauce, is said to be a favorite among customers at the restaurant. Photos by 

Michael Wojtychiw/22nd Century Media 

Pizza is another go-to 

at Trattoria Oliverii. The 

Oliverii Special ($22 for 

a large pie) is made with 

cheese, sausage, pepperoni, 

bacon, mushrooms, 

onions, green peppers and 

black olives. 

Another popular pizza 

is the Guido’s Special 

($18.50 for a large) featuring 

cheese, tomato, 

onions, garlic and hot 

giardiniera. 

Seafood, like everything 

on the menu according 

to Clark, is fresh and 

ordered locally. We tried 

the Lemon Sole ($14) 

made with a fillet of sole, 

fresh tomato, white wine 

and a side of capellini, or 

thin pasta like spaghetti. 

Last, but certainly not 

least, we were served 

housemade tiramisu ($8). 

The coffee-flavored dessert 

tantalized our taste 

buds and we were still 

raving about the dish days 

after our visit. 

Catering is available 

at Trattoria Oliverii and 

there is a carry-out pickup 

window near the back 

of the restaurant. The 

latter is a popular option 

for many travelers when 

they disembark from their 

trains across the street. 

Private dining is also 

available. 

“The fact that this restaurant 

has been open 

for 30 years really helps. 

The location is fantastic,” 

Clark said. “People 

have been coming here 

for a long time and now 

their kids are coming 

here. We’re seeing generations 

of families from 

Northbrook come in, 

which is fun.” 

The Oliverii Special pizza ($22 for a large pie) is made 

with cheese, sausage, pepperoni, bacon, mushrooms, 

onions, green peppers and black olives. 

Trattoria Oliverri’s Bruschetta Romana ($7) features 

chopped tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, garlic, and parmigiana, 

served on Italian bread with extra virgin olive oil. 

The tiramisu ($8) is lady finger cookies soaked with 

espresso, topped with mascarpone cheese and 

chocolate.



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10 Questions 

with Joe Harris 

Harris has gotten off to a 

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North boys lacrosse 

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When and why did 

you start playing 

lacrosse? 

I started playing lacrosse 

in sixth grade because a 

few of my friends were 

playing it and it looked 

like a lot of fun and I just 

wanted to give it a shot. 

What do you like most 

about the sport? 

I really like the defense. 

I really like to hit people, 

get groundballs. It’s a lot 

of fun. 

Do you have any 

superstitions before a 

game? 

It sort of changes from 

time to time, but recently I 

try to wear the same shoes 

for each game. 

What is your favorite 

sports moment? 

This year when I got 

my first goal or last year 

when we were down five 

to Evanston and we came 

back and ended up winning 

the game 12-11. 

What is one thing 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I play the guitar. 

If you could be any 

superhero, what super 

power would you 

want? 

I would want to fly. 

What would you do if 

you won the lottery? 

I would travel a bunch 

of places. 

If you could play any 

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Guys recap baseball, predict tennis 

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North alumnus Billy Donlon on his new 

role as the University of Missouri-Kansas 

City’s men’s basketball program, play 

Way/No Way with boys tennis and finish 

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36 | April 18, 2019 | The Northbrook tower sports 


Boys Gymnastics 

Practice makes perfect 

for Spartans in win 

Neil Milbert 


Going into the April 10 

dual meet at Niles North, 

Glenbrook North Coach 

Ryan Dul told his gymnasts 

to “work on form 

and hitting routines.” 

That’s what the Spartans 

did and in the process 

they won the meet 

155.30-132.70. 

“Some routines were 

hit and some form was 

really good, but there are 

still little things we need 

to work on, such as holding 

handstands a little better 

and finding our feet 

on dismounts (because) 

we had several falls,” Dul 

said afterward. 

“If we can do that we’re 

going to be fighting for a 

spot in the state tournament.” 

In their compelling conquest 

of Niles North, the 

Spartans finished 1-2 in 

all six events. They flaunted 

the first four finishers 

in rings and parallel bars 

and the first three in floor 

exercise and vault. 

Senior Cam Hardagree 

showed the way by winning 

the all-around title 

with a score of 51.90 followed 

by his sophomore 

teammate Daniel Lavrentiev 

with a 50.80. The Vikings’ 

Gavin Byrd was a 

distant third with a 46.10. 

“It was a decent meet, 

not one of my best,” 

Hardagree said. “There 

definitely were many 

places to improve (but) I 

can’t really complain. I’m 

generally happy with how 

Glenbrook North boys gymnast Cam Hardagree poses during his floor routine against 

Niles North on April 10 in Skokie. Photos by Michal Dwojak/22nd Century Media 

I did. 

“I’m doing pretty well 

this season. I’m still training 

hard, hoping to make 

it to state and place there.” 

Hardagree won the 

vault (9.20) and the pommel 

horse (8.80); was second 

in both parallel bars 

(8.70) and the horizontal 

bar (8.0); tied for second 

with Lavrentiev in rings 

(8.60); and was third in 

floor exercise (8.60). 

Lavrentiev was the horizontal 

bar winner (8.10) 

and he and junior Eamon 

Hennig tied for first in 

floor exercise (9.0). 

Another standout for 

GBN was senior Casey 

Mutchnik, who made it to 

the state meet last season. 

Against Niles North, 

he had a meet best score 

Eamon Henning does his floor routine. 

of 9.30 in winning parallel 

bars and captured another 

first in rings (8.90). 

He also was second in the 

vault (8.90) and pommel 

horse (8.70). 

“Parallel bars is my favorite 

event,” Mutchnik 

said. “I was hoping to go 

higher but it was a good 

event. 

“All of my routines 

were pretty standard, 

nothing abnormally low 

or high. There was some 

sloppy stuff I need to improve 

on but overall it was 

a good meet.” 

This Week In ... 

SPARTANS Varsity 

Athletics 

BASEBALL 

■■April 18 - at Deerfield, 

4:45 p.m. 

■■April 20 - hosts Fremd, 

10:30 a.m. 

■■April 23 - hosts Vernon 

Hills, 4:45 p.m. 

■■April 25 - at Vernon 

Hills, 4:45 p.m. 

SOFTBALL 

■■April 18 - at Highland 

Park, 4:45 p.m. 

■■April 20 - at Wheeling, 

10 a.m. 

■■April 23 - hosts Deerfield, 

4:45 p.m. 

■■April 25 - hosts Maine 

West, 4:45 p.m. 

BOYS VOLLEYBALL 

■■April 18 - at Smack Attack 

Invite, 5 p.m. 

■■April 20 - at Smack Attack 

Invite, 9 a.m. 

■■April 22 - hosts Lake 

Zurich, 6 p.m. 


6 p.m. 

■■April 25 - hosts Highland 

Park, 6 p.m. 

GIRLS SOCCER 

■■April 18 - at Maine 

East, 7 p.m. 

■■April 23 - at Deerfield, 

7 p.m. 

■■April 25 - hosts Glenbrook 

Cup, 5 p.m. 

BOYS WATER POLO 

■■April 18 - hosts Niles 

West, 6 p.m. 

■■April 23 - at Lake Forest, 

6 p.m. 


South, 6 p.m. 

GIRLS WATER POLO 

■■April 18 - hosts Niles 

West, 5 p.m. 

■■April 20 - hosts GBN 

Invite, 9 a.m. 

■■April 23 - hosts Lake 

Forest, 6 p.m. 

■■April 24 - at Glenbrook 

South, 6:30 p.m. 

BOYS GYMNASTICS 

■■April 18 - at Niles 

North Invite, 6 p.m. 

■■April 25 - at CSL Conference, 

6 p.m. 

GIRLS BADMINTON 


South, 4:30 

p.m. 

■■April 22 - at Lake Forest, 

4:30 p.m. 

■■April 23 - hosts 

Waukegan, 4:30 p.m. 

BOYS LACROSSE 

■■April 23 - hosts Maine 

South, 7 p.m. 

GIRLS LACROSSE 

■■April 24 - hosts Vernon 

Hills, 7 p.m. 

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD 

■■April 18 - at Lake Zurich 

Invite, 5 p.m. 

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD 

■■April 18 - Titan Relays, 

4:30 p.m. 


West Invite, 4:30 p.m. 

BOYS TENNIS 


4:30 p.m. 

■■April 20 - at Buffalo 

Grove Invite, 9 a.m. 


East, 4:30 p.m. 

■■April 25 - at Highland 

Park, 4:30 p.m.



Girls Water Polo 

North shows progress in win against Deerfield 

Michal Dwojak, Sports Editor 

John Fournier is starting 

to see the fruits of his players’ 

labor. 

The Glenbrook North 

head coach sees it with 

each game the Spartans 

play, and saw the best 

when North took down 

Central Suburban League 

North rival Deerfield on 

April 10 11-4. His team 

wasn’t perfect yet, but the 

Spartans are starting to 

make progress, which is 

all he can ask of his players. 

“Our defense is up and 

going,” Fournier said. 

“Our defense is really 

strong, we’re still working 

on our offense. But we’re 

seeing glimpses of what 

we want to do and we’re 

getting excited about it.” 

North’s players needed 

to make critical plays early 

defensively as the host 

Warriors applied pressure 

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right from the beginning 

of the game. The Spartans 

continued to attack with 

pressure defense and held 

Deerfield scoreless for 

much of the first half. 

While the offense took a 

while to get going into the 

game, once the Spartans 

scoring, they figured it out. 

Elise Larson scored the 

first goal of the game with 

2 minutes, 42 seconds, 

left in the first quarter. Ellie 

Bosacoma added the 

team’s second goals and 

added another later in the 

game where North scored 

eight goals in the second 

half. 

“I think once we got into 

the rhythm of the game 

and figured out the way 

they’re playing and the 

Stars of the game 

1. Ellie Bosacoma — 

The Spartan scored 

the team’s second goal 

and added another 

later in the game. 

2. Elise Larson — 

North’s shooter scored 

the team’s first goal of 

the game. 

3. Erin Markowitz 

— The North goalie 

limited Deerfield from 

scoring often early and 

late in the game 

way we needed to get it 

done, we just got it done,” 

Bosacoma said. 

Fournier’s key to the 

game and this season is 

his team’s depth. The roster 

consists of plenty of 

underclassmen who are 

learning how to play at 

the varsity level, which is 

why the head coach likes 

to play in rotations and get 

Glenbrook North girls water polo player Alexandra Gehrs goes after the ball against 

Deerfield on April 10 in Deerfield. Michal Dwojak/22nd Century Media 

them into the game. 

His substitutions also 

helps wear out opponents 

and allows the Spartans 

play aggressively. While 

other teams battle to stay 

in the game, North gets in 

a new rotation that’s not 

only helping in the current 

game but also with the 

program’s progress. 

“I think our team is going 

to keep on going up 

and up from here,” Fournier 

said. “We have a bright 

future that we’re looking 

forward to.” 

The Spartans will continue 

to develop with each 

game, but games like the 

one against Deerfield 

don’t escape the minds of 

the players and coaches 

in the school’s last year in 

the CSL North. While the 

Spartans might not be at 

the top of the conference, 

they believe they can compete 

with every team in the 

conference. 

They’re starting to see 

the fruits of their labor. 

“Every game I’ve seen 

glimpses of what we 

want,” Fournier said. “I’ve 

seen glimpses of excellent 

water polo plays and every 

game, we’ve gotten better 

and better.” 

Boys Lacrosse 

Spartans find way to honor program’s greats, past 


Justin Georgacakis has 

always known the Glenbrook 

North boys lacrosse 

program’s impact on its 

players’ lives; he just 

needed a way to show it to 

others. 

He drew upon inspiration 

from the book “Legacy,” 

which focuses on the 

New Zealand rugby team 

known as the All Blacks 

and the principles the team 

has used to build its success. 

Georgacakis helped 

build the program for the 

past 15 years as a coach 

and the past 13 as the program’s 

head and wanted to 

recognize the best to play, 

which is why he created 

the All-Green Club. 

The club is a way to join 

the past with the present so 

the current players can see 

how the program evolved. 

That’s why Georgacakis 

brought back 2013 graduate 

and three-time captain 

Matt Brown during its 

intersquad scrimmage to 

honor and hear from the 

former Spartan and recognize 

what he meant to the 

program. 

“We like to think that the 

program is just one continuation 

for a family and 

even though Matt played 

in 2013, why kids playing 

in 2019 still have a connection 

to him,” Georgacakis 

said. 

Brown met with the 

team after the game where 

he met with the players at 

the school’s cafeteria after 

they played against each 

other. There, he talked 

about the program and 

what it meant to be a part 

of the Spartan program. 

The moment came to 

fruition after Georgacakis 

sent out a survey to alumni 

asking what the define 

the program. He wanted 

to see what those who 

went through the program 

thought, and with the help 

of “Legacy,” he created the 

new club. 

The plans are still fluid 

for what Georgacakis 

wants to do with the future 

of the All-Green Club. He 

didn’t give Brown a gift 

but wants to award one later 

this summer; he hopes to 

send over a t-shirt signed 

by all the current members 

of the team. The honor 

isn’t a jersey retirement 

and he still has to think 

about how many players 

he’ll want to honor each 

year. There will be plaque 

that Georgacakis will hang 

outside his desk in his office 

with the names of the 

honorees etched into it. 

What he does know is 

there is a lot to recognize 

when it comes to the Spartans 

program and knows 

those who came before 

have paved the way for 

the current group. Seniors 

David Wilcox, Connor 

Doughty, Joe Harris and 

Sam Erickson have all impressed 

Georgacakis early 

in the season and continue 

to show where the program 

has gone since its beginnings 

in the `90s. 

“Even before my time 

as head coach, we’ve had 

some extraordinary individuals 

come through our 

program and we’re very 

fortunate to not only have 

really good lacrosse players, 

but also really good 

people.”

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Donlon ready to make history with ’Roos 


Billy Donlon needed to 

come back home. 

The Northbrook native 

had spent a year as 

an assistant coach for the 

University of Michigan 

men’s basketball team 

after Wright State fired 

him as the program’s head 

coach in 2016. Donlon 

loved the experience of 

working with legendary 

coach John Beilein in Ann 

Arbor, but when an assistant 

position opened up at 

Northwestern University, 

Donlon knew he had to 

take it. 

NORTH SHORE 

So Donlon 

returned 

to the North 

Shore and 

went to 

the school 

where his 

father used Donlon 

to be the 

coach and where longtime 

acquaintance and fellow 

Glenbrook North alumnus 

Chris Collins was 

now the head coach. The 

two years not only helped 

Donlon continue to grow 

as a coach but also helped 

him earn a shot as a head 

coach at the University of 

Missouri-Kansas City. 

A 22ND CENTURY MEDIA PRODUCTION 

“All those things give 

you perspective and you 

try to grow and learn every 

day.” Donlon said. “... 

It was really good to be 

home.” 

Donlon had a relationship 

with Collins since 

he was in fourth or fifth 

grade. The two knew each 

other, but never ended 

up playing together since 

Donlon attended Loyola 

Academy in Wilmette his 

freshman year when Collins 

was a senior at GBN 

— Donlon still believes 

he could have helped 

Collins’ GBN team win a 

state championship. The 

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two went on to play college 

basketball in the state 

of North Carolina and 

became college coaches, 

with their paths crossing 

in different ways before 

they met in Evanston. 

His two years back 

home not only impacted 

his professional career, 

but also his personal life. 

Two months after he took 

the job, he met his wife, 

Melissa. He spent time 

with his father and other 

members of his family 

back home while continuing 

to learn what it’s like 

to coach today’s players. 

“You’re always learning 

in our profession, no 

matter the position you’re 

in; head coach, assistant 

coach, you’re always 

there learning,” Donlon 

said. “The past three 

years, spending it in the 

best coaching league in 

the Big Ten, I saw a lot of 

things, I got to learn a lot, 

so it was a great experience 

for me.” 

But Donlon knew he 

wanted another shot at 

being a head coach in the 

college-basketball world. 

He still felt like he had 

more to accomplish after 

leaving Wright State, 

so when the UMKC job 

opened up, it seemed to 

make sense to go after it, 

something Collins is excited 

for his friend. 

“Billy is a great friend 

and I want to thank him 

for his tireless work ethic 

and significant contributions 

to the Northwestern 

program,” Collins says in 

a statement. “He is a proven 

winner as a head coach 

and his commitment to 

the student-athlete experience, 

unparalleled passion 

and knowledge of 

the game will make him a 

Northbrook native Billy Donlon is the new head coach 

for the University of Missouri-Kansas City men’s 

basketball team. Photo submitted 

great representative of the 

basketball program, community 

and University. 

He will do a great job and 

I look forward to seeing 

what the future holds for 

him and UMKC basketball.” 

UMKC will be another 

challenge for Donlon. 

He’s always loved a challenge 

ever since he chose 

to go to UNC Wilmington, 

a school that had never 

found success. UMKC 

has never made an NCAA 

Tournament appearance, a 

challenge Donlon is ready 

to take on. 

“I’m incredibly excited,” 

Donlon said. “There 

are only 351 Division-I 

jobs and I think this is a diamond 

in the rough and really 

believe we’re going to 

have great success here.”



22nd century media 

file photo 

1st-and-3 

players of the 

week 

1. Jesse Compher 

(Above) The Glenbrook 

North alumna 

won gold with 

the U.S. women’s 

hockey team on 

Sunday, April 14, 

in Finland at the 

2019 Ice Hockey 

Women’s Worlds 

World Championships. 

2. Zach Crane 

North’s pitcher 

continued his 

nice start to the 

season with a 

shutout against 

Niles North on 

Thursday, April 

11. 

3. Cam Hardagree 

The Spartans 

boys gymnast won 

the all-around 

against Niles 

North on April 10 

in Skokie. 

Glenbrook North alumnus, former baseball player Sanderson dies at 62 

Staff report 

Scott Sanderson, a Glenbrook 

North alumnus and 

former major league baseball 

player, died Thursday 

at the age of 62. 

The 1974 North graduate, 

who won a baseball 

state championship his senior 

year, went on to play 

for eight Major League 

teams, including both the 

Chicago Cubs and White 

Sox. Sanderson had a successful 

career with the 

Cubs from 1984-1989, including 

his first year with 

the club where he compiled 

a 8-5 record with a 

3.14 ERA and helped the 

Cubs win the National 

League East Division. 

Sanderson pitched for 

the White Sox during a 

1994 season that ended 

early because of a player 

strike. 

After high school, Sanderson 

played baseball collegiately 

at Vanderbilt University. 

Sanderson pitched 

in only 28 minor league 

games before being called 

up to the major leagues in 

1978. An All-Star in 1991, 

he also pitched for the 

Montreal Expos, Oakland 

Athletics, New York Yankees, 

California Angels 

and San Francisco Giants. 

Sanderson compiled a 

163-143 record. 

Following retirement 

from baseball in 1996, 

Sanderson worked as a 

sports agent and radio 

broadcaster. 

Sanderson leaves behind 

a wife and two children. He 

was a longtime Northbrook 

and Lake Forest resident. 

At Thursday night’s 

Chicago Cubs game versus 

the Pittsburgh Pirates 

at Wrigley Field, the Cubs 

honored Sanderson with 

a scoreboard tribute. The 

club also mentioned Sanderson 

on Twitter, “We are 

saddened by the passing of 

former #Cubs pitcher Scott 

Sanderson and share our 

deepest condolences with 

his family and friends.” 

Baseball 

Sophomore Crane becoming a key cog in GBN’s rotation 

Martin Carlino, Editor 

Glenbrook North sophomore 

pitcher Zach Crane 

entered the 2019 season 

with zero innings pitched 

at the varsity level. Now 

less than halfway into this 

season, Crane is becoming 

one of the most trusted 

arms on a young GBN 

starting staff. 

Crane followed up his 

impressive start against 

perennially North Suburban 

Conference contender 

Warren with a shutout 

against Niles North on 

Thursday, April 11, in 

Northbrook. The righthander 

silenced Niles 

North for five innings during 

GBN’s 14-0 win over 

the Vikings. He struck out 

five hitters and did not allow 

a runner to get past 

second base after the first 

inning. 

“I thought Zach Crane 

did a great job setting the 

tone on the mound by consistently 

throwing strikes 

and challenging hitters,” 

head coach Dom Savino 

said. “I’ve been really impressed 

with his last two 

starts. He’s an unbelievably 

coachable young 

man. We feel like he is 

going to just keep getting 

better and better.” 

Crane credited his success 

on the mound Thursday 

to his ability to locate 

his curveball when ahead 

of hitters and his utilization 

of his changeup later 

in the game. 

“I felt my curveball was 

working really well today,” 

he said. “I struggled 

with my changeup earlier 

in the game, but I started 

to find it toward the middle 

part of the game. I think 

it’s huge to have all three 

pitches working. It creates 

more deception for the hitters 

and it just helps me 

even more.” 

GBN’s coaching staff 

has a high level of confidence 

in the sophomore, 

utilizing him against several 

high-caliber opposing 

teams they’ve matched up 

with this season. 

Savino said he’s seen 

him improve each appearance 

this season and expects 

him to continue his 

development as a pitcher. 

Spartans split weekend 

matchups with state’s best 

The Spartans delivered 

one of their best performances 

of the young season 

Friday, April 12, as 

they defeated Marist, the 

state’s top-ranked team. 

GBN never trailed the 

Redhawks, beating them 

by a final score of 10-5. 

North jumped out to an 

early lead after scoring 

two runs in the first inning. 

A two-out Redhawks 

Glenbrook North sophomore Zach Crane delivers a pitch 

Thursday, April 11, during GBN’s 14-0 win over Niles 

North, in Northbrook. Martin Carlino/22nd Century Media 

single down the right-field 

line tied the game at two in 

the third inning. 

The Spartans answered 

in their half of the inning 

with two runs. Quinn Meier 

drove in one run with 

a double and Ben Kieffer 

drove in the second with a 

bases-loaded sacrifice fly. 

After Marist tied the 

game in the fifth, GBN 

went on to score the 

game’s last five runs. 

GBN returned to action 

the next day against Plainfield 

South, the state’s No. 

11-ranked team, dropping 

the nonconference game 

by a score of 8-3. 

Full story at Northbrook- 

Tower.com. 

Listen Up 

“All those things give you perspective and you try 

to grow and learn every day.” 

Billy Donlon — The GBN alumnus on coming back 

home before becoming a head coach again. 

tunE in 

What to watch this week 

The Glenbrook North boys water polo team takes on 

rival Glenbrook South on Wednesday, April 24. 

6 p.m., Wednesday, April 24 at GBN 

Index 

37 - Girls Water Polo 

36 - Boys Gymnastics 

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

m.dwojak@22ndcenturymedia.com.

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Playing the best 

Spartans test their level, Page 39 

Starting something 

new North boys lacrosse adds 

honor, Page 37 

Northbrook’s Donlon ready for next shot, Page 38 

Northbrook native Billy Donlon is the new University of Missouri-Kansas City men’s basketball head coach. Photo submitted

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