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GBN comes back after a 9 run deficit to win it 15-
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North’s
Symphony,
math team
Lawrence
won
rapchak announced last month that
its third straight state championship
he is stepping down from the position.
earlier this month at the Illinois Council
Chicago resident mina Zikri will take
of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM)
over. Please see Page 29 for more.
State Math Contest. For the full story,
please see Page 3.
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The admit Northbrook it — I’m on my
cellphone Public Library way too frequently
highlights
much.
the
Limiting
work of
my
Northbrook
screen
time
residents
each
for
day,
the
so
rest
I can
of
instead
the community
work toward
to marvel
at. As detailed in the
a
more valuable usage of
brief article on Page 14,
my free time, is something
I’ve long tried to
Northbrook’s local library
work on. At the start of
2019, it was even at the
top
NFYN
of my resolutions
From Page 18
the ability to choose what
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idea
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of service
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to heart.
want us
to
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know
Glencoe
in an emergency:
Central
School
from medical
seventh-grader
conditions,
was
making to emergency his Bar contacts, Mitzvah to
and family had members to do a with service intellectual
beforehand. physical Some dis-
project
young abilities,” people Murphy might look said.
forward ‘This information to such a is special only
occasion made available in their at lives the time as a
time you call for having 9-1-1.” a big party
and Smart911 receiving also gifts. provides
greater Goldberg access thought to otherwisemation
in the event of an
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emergency, “I live in with Glencoe targeted and
am location-based fortunate to alerts have to so all
many individuals good things according my to
life,” the press Goldberg release. said. “I
wanted “Wilmette to do Emergency something
different Notifications and use enable my servicthorities
project to notify as a the way com-
to
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help munity others, in real time,” especially Police
Commander Michael
kids.”
Robinson Goldberg said. and his parents
began researching
organizations Reporting by Eric and De- discovered
Chicago Cares,
Grechie, Managing Editor.
Full story found at Wilmette-
list. now I’d taking say I’m it a off step to
a further. solid start following
through The library on that, announced but I
know last week there the is start still of room its
for local improvement. collection, which
is OK, set to enough take final on form that,
but sometime yes, there this is upcoming a point
that summer. brief introduction
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headed residents with who this have editorial.
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quickly lives in Northbrook. as possible. The
exact Andrew materials Montesantos, included
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be determined Field Middle by what’s
will
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submitted
about
to the
a year
library,
ago
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launched
from
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a
nonfiction work, short
digital wellness startup
designed to inspire and
enable Beacon.com. more mindful relationships
between hu-
THE WINNETKA CURRENT
which $2.1M directed streetscape them plan to the
Belmont-Cragin
heads out for bidding; Public
Elementary construction School to begin (K-8) in
on July Chicago’s Northwest
Side.
The
It shares
Winnetka
space
Village
with
the
Council
Northwest
approved a
Middle
90 percent
complete streetscape
School.
“Chicago Cares is a
plan and authorized the
nonprofit organization
project for public bidding
that helps prospective
during its Tuesday, May 7
volunteers find volunteer
regular meeting.
opportunities throughout
the Chicago area,”
The Village Council reviewed
said Lori
a
Golberg,
60 percent
Alex’s
plan
mother.
at its April
“Requests
9 meeting.
often
The
come
2019 budget
from a
includes
business
$2.1
or
organization
million for the
whose
streetscape
employees
project, or which members includes want
to upgrades do service along: projects Chestnut en
masse Street between like on a Spruce weekend. and
Chicago Elm streets; Cares along was Spruce happy
to Street learn east about and Alex’s west project.”
Chestnut Street; and the
of
intersection of Chestnut
Reporting and Elm streets. by Hilary Anderson,
The
Freelance
bid
Reporter.
opening
Full
is
scheduled for June 7, with
story at GlencoeAnchor.com.
construction slated to start
the week of July 22, after
the annual Sidewalk
THE HIGHLaND PaRK LaNDMaRK
Sale. Construction on
mans stories, and music, their scores devices. or More donated person-to-person
by community
On films a brief will likely digression, be set if engagement. members themselves. So
you’re up for library wondering, patrons Montesantos
check out. graduated high probably submitting rolling your own your
to if At you’re this point, interested you’re in
school Whether from you’re Glenbrook an author,
musician, High School. filmmaker someone
eyes
work,
hearing
you should
this from
visit
South
www.northbrook.info/
of my age, but
or Through just someone his startup, who loves unlike
local-collection,
most of my
where
peers,
Montesantos to create, the develops new local decreasing
you can fill
my
out
phone
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usage
products collection to at help the library people
form
is
detailing
a goal I’m
what
actively
you’d
manage gives you their a chance cellphone to trying
like to
to
submit.
achieve.
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usage. share your He’s work even with hosting the
will
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accept
the next
up
time
to three
I walk
events Northbrook to teach community. people into a room filled with
about I’ve how long to been better an advocate
of technological supporting your
items per person for the
others, I’m going to keep
balance
collection.
my phone in my pocket,
dependence, neighbors and and prompting Once the collection’s
also, and try to start up some
even a sense more of community materials are put together,
importantly, conversations. And I expect
it will be much more
demonstrating within the confines the benefits
space. of Once person-to-person again the li-
second floor of the library.
of this it will be on display on the
enjoyable than staring at
engagement.
brary is giving residents a Those looking for additional
information should
my phone.
great
And
opportunity
by limiting
to
our
do so.
If you feel the same,
time
All
with
items
our
in
handheld
the new visit northbrook.info or
and also hope to limit
local collection will be call (847) 272-6224.
technology, and turning your phone usage, I challenge
you to do the same.
away from our screens,
that the is streetscape exactly what project we is I’d Council love to agreed hear how to contract it
should expected all strive to be for: completed
by Oct. 18, with final ates to assist the Down-
goes. design firm Teska Associ-
punch list items completed town Master Plan Task
preliminary by Nov. 1. plan The Force NorThbrook
with the streetscape
for “Concerns karger center have been plan. Tower
redevelopment heard by and receives taken into Jodi Mariano, of Teska
consideration,” Village
sOunD Off pOlicY
green light with mixed Associates, summarized
President Chris Rintz said.
editorials
the 90
and
percent
columns
plan
are the
Tuesday
evening before trust-
reviews
opinions of the author. pieces
“Now is the time to act
from 22nd Century media are
by
Residents
reviewing
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the 90
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asked a few questions
the the thoughts of the company as
public
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park
and
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voting
the
to and ultimately voted to
Karger a whole. The Northbrook Tower
finalize
Center
construction
may
documents
to reduced solicit bids sunshine for the
have
encourages
send the
readers
project
to
forward
write
to
some
letters the bidding to sound phase. off. all letters
as project.” City Council approved
must be signed, and names and
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