20 | June 6, 2019 | The Northbrook tower news northbrooktower.com Inaugural Healthy Living Expo and 5K promotes wellness NorthbrookTheatreCommunityMusical PERFORMANCES June 7, 8, 14 June 9, 15, 16 7pm 2pm Join our cast of adult and youth community actors as theybring this storytolifeonthe Northbrook Theatrestage—seizethe day! TICKETS $20 @NBPARKS.ORG 847-291-2995 3323 Walters Ave.,Northbrook Eric DeGrechie Managing Editor Staying healthy is a challenge we all face. Increased workloads and family responsibilities are factors for many as Americans too often put their own personal wellness on the back burner. For those looking for ideas and information on how to improve their health, the inaugural Healthy Living Expo promises to provide the perfect setting to meet all your wellness needs. Dozens of health and wellness vendors will be part of this exciting new health fair Sunday, Aug. 25, at Northbrook Court, 1515 Lake Cook Road. THE WILMETTE BEACON Wilmette’s Herguth carved own niche during storied journalism career A golden era of Chicago newspaper journalism can arguably be said to have occurred from the mid-1950s into the 1980s, when the internet began to undermine the printed daily newspaper business model. Armed with a combination of grand wordsmiths, street-smart columnists, relentless investigators, old pros who could rewrite Bible chapters in an hour if asked, the occasional scallywag, and lots of shoe leather, the Chicago Sun- Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Today and Chicago Daily News slugged it out day by day, deadline by deadline, to beat the competition, and in the process grab readers’ attention. “We have done this event the past three years in our Southwest suburban area and have had really great success,” said Heather Warthen, chief events officer of organizer 22nd Century Media, publisher of The Northbrook Tower. “We were looking to bring a new event that was health-focused to the North Shore so it just made sense.” For those so inclined, a chance to run a 5K is also in the mix Aug. 25. The 5K and expo begin at 8:30 a.m. with the latter running until 1 p.m. In addition to the 5K, there will be a Kids 50-Yard Dash. Walkers are also encouraged to take part in the festivities. In the midst of that colorful journalistic maelstrom stood Bob Herguth, who during his tenure at the Chicago Daily News from 1955 to 1978 and the Chicago Sun-Times from 1979 to 1999 carved out a kinder, gentler, eternally optimistic style and niche uniquely his own. A few, but not many of the longtime Wilmette resident’s old colleagues and friends at the Daily News and Sun-Times still click the keyboard for a living. One of them is nationally respected Sun-Times obituary writer Maureen O’Donnell, who upon Herguth’s death on May 22, 2019 at age 93 summarized his professional life this way. “Chicago journalism is famous for bulldog reporters who rake muck for Health and wellness vendors will be set up for consultation post-race with family-friendly activities abound. Chicago Sky Kids Zone will have a variety things for children to do at the all-ages event. “While our south event is held in January, we thought the end of the August would be a perfect time with families getting ready for the new school year,” Warthen said. Registration for the 5K is $35 and includes a race T-shirt. Registration deadline is Aug. 9. People can register for the 5K by visiting 22ndCenturyMedia. com/5K. For more information on the expo itself, visit 22ndCenturyMedia. com/health. the public good. Robert J. Herguth had a different approach. His gentle demeanor and lighthearted, pun-filled way of viewing the world made interview subjects open up to him.” Reporting by Alan P. Henry, Freelance Reporter. Full story at WilmetteBeacon. com. THE LAKE FOREST LEADER Fire department rescues woman from roof of burning home in Lake Forest A female homeowner was found on the roof of her burning home in Lake Forest in the early morning hours on Friday, May 31, according to a press release from the Lake Forest Please see nfyn, 23
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