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1. UPDATE: Winnetka: Wisconsin Pedestrian man killed charged by train with near
reckless Indian Hill homicide station in crash that killed state
2.
trooper
Northbrook Village Board: Northbrook Court
2. Northbrook redevelopment Park up District for final synchro vote June skaters 11
3. support Police Reports: each other Wilmette on, off resident ice arrested for
3. Matt warrant Purdy after taking suspicious over as person Glenbrook call North
4. head News football Briefs: coach Plan Commission a ‘great honor’ gives its
4. Photo approval Gallery: to Northbrook Glenbrook Court North Redevelopment
cheerleading
advances
proposal
to state
5. Northbrook Community Theatre previews
5. News From Your Neighbors: Three new
summer musical ‘Newsies’
restaurants to emerge on the Winnetka scene
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Thank you Village President Sandra Frum
for
Sunshine!
reading
At
to
last!
@greenbriarschool
What a perfect garden
students
day!
during Our first-graders #worldreadaloudday
visited gardens at Westmoor
and Northbrook Junior High to explore, learn and
Northbrook School District 28 posted this
taste the garden! Thank you to Meg and Kristen
photo
from The
on
Organic
Feb. 1
Gardener, Ltd. for leading the
lessons. #TLC28
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Northbrook It’s with great School pride District and 28 excitement posted this that photo
on I can Thursday, announce May that 30. I have been named
as the next head football coach @
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GBNSpartanFB. Thank you to everyone
who guided me through this process!
Congratulations Wildcat Class of 2019!! You will
#spartanpride
be missed.
Matt Purdy, new head football coach at
Wood Oaks Junior High tweeted this on Friday,
GBN, Tweeted this on Jan. 30
May 31
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After
17
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an intriguing number from this week’s edition
17 years An intriguing as music number director from this week’s of edition
the Northbrook
Glenbrook
Symphony,
North students
Lawrence
rapchak announced last month that
graduated Sunday, June 3 at the
he is stepping down from the position.
school’s 66th commencement
Chicago resident mina Zikri will take
ceremony. For more, please see Page
over. Please see Page 29 for more.
3. To see more photo from graduation,
please visit NorthbrookTower.com.
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Martin Carlino
martin@northbrooktower.com
I’ll If you’ve be the ever first met to Jason
admit Kipnis, it — you I’m probably on my
cellphone fully agree way with too the thesis
of this editorial.
much.
Limiting To cut my to screen the chase,
time here’s each my day, point: so I can Kipnis
instead
is the
work
true representation
toward a
more valuable usage of
of what a community role
my free time, is something
I’ve long tried to
model looks like.
While The Tower has
work on. At the start of
2019, it was even at the
top of my resolutions
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Fire Department.
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fire was reported
of service at 4:22 to a.m. heart. in the
idea
southeast The Glencoe part of the Central city.
School When seventh-grader Lake Forest Police was
making arrived his on Bar scene, Mitzvah they
and found had the to sole do a occupant service
project of the home beforehand. on the roof Some in
young the rear people of the house. might Soon look
forward after fire to department such a special arrival,
personnel in their lives reported as a
occasion
time moderate for having smoke a big coming party
and from receiving the same gifts. location the
female Goldberg was thought standing, otherwise.
release says.
“I A live crew in member Glencoe from and
am the fortunate first arriving to have engine so
many grabbed good a ladder things and in was my
life,” able to Goldberg rescue the said. female, “I
wanted without to injuries. do something She was
different evaluated and by use paramedics my service
for smoke project inhalation as a way and to
help signed others, a medical especially release,
kids.”
the release says.
Goldberg
Additional
and
firefighters
his parents
entered
began
the home
researching
to ensure
there were no other
organizations and discovered
Chicago Cares,
occupants.
Firefighters pulled a
list. interviewed I’d say I’m Kipnis, off to one of
a Glenbrook solid start following North’s mostaccomplished
on that, graduates, but I in
through
know the past, there last is Saturday still room night
for was improvement.
the first time I had the
chance OK, enough to meet on him. that,
but I’ve yes, hit there the is point a point
my
that journalistic brief introduction career that interviews
with notable pub-
served.
lic If figures you read no longer over the garner
Page up nerves, 3 cover but story I’d of be this lying
if I issue, didn’t you say I prob-
felt the
week’s
ably slightest know bit where anxious I am prior
headed to interviewing with this a editorial.
Major If League not, I’ll Baseball recap as all-
two-time
quickly
star.
as possible.
Andrew
Just moments
Montesantos,
after Kipnis
a graduate
walked
of Northbrook’s
through the
doors of
Field
the
Middle
new Northbrook
School, about
Baseball
a year
Kipnis
ago
Center
launched
last
SignOff,
Saturday,
a
digital
those nerves
wellness
quickly
startup
disappeared.
designed to
He
inspire
graciously
and
enable more mindful relationships
hose line
between
and began
hu-
an
aggressive interior attack
which
and had
directed
water
them
on the
to the
fire
Belmont-Cragin
within minutes of Public arrival
Elementary to the scene. School (K-8)
on The Chicago’s fire was out Northwest by 4:40
Side. a.m., It but shares the space fire department
Northwest performed overhaul Middle
with
the
School. to ensure complete extinguishment,
“Chicago Cares the release is a
nonprofit says. organization
that There helps were prospective no injuries
volunteers to emergency find personnel. volunteer
opportunities There was significant throughout
smoke the and Chicago fire damage area,” to
said the home. Lori Golberg, The cause Alex’s of the
mother. fire is under “Requests investigation, often
come according from to a the business release. or
organization whose employees
or members want
Reporting by Alyssa Groh,
to do service projects en
masse
Contributing
like on
Editor.
a weekend.
Full
Chicago story at LakeForestLeader.
Cares was happy
to com. learn about Alex’s project.”
THE WINNETKA CURRENT
Reporting Residents by debate Hilary location Anderson,
for Skokie
Freelance
Valley
Reporter.
Trail
Full
at
story at GlencoeAnchor.com.
open house
The open house was
THE HIGHLaND PaRK LaNDMaRK
held about a proposed 4.5-
mile segment of the Skok-
mans accepted and my their request devices. to interview
a brief him digression, and thought-
if
On
you’re fully answered wondering, each Montesantos
of my graduated questions high in a
one
school comprehensive from Glenbrook manner.
South But High that was School. done after
he Through took the his time startup, to interact
Montesantos with every person develops in attendance,
pose to help for photos people with
products
manage all who asked their cellphone him and sign
usage. autographs He’s for even every hosting child
events who wanted to teach one. people
about All how who gathered to better at 1851
balance
Janke Drive
technological
last week were
dependence,
there for the
and
same
also,
reason
—
even more
to
importantly,
say thank you
demonstrating
for making the
the
facility
benefits
a
reality.
of person-to-person
engagement.
Without the generous
contribution
And by limiting
of Kipnis,
our
it
time
would
with
not
our
have
handheld
been possible.
It’s truly
technology, and turning
inspiring
away
to see
from
the regard
our screens,
in which
that is exactly what we
should
ie Valley
all
Trail
strive
that
for:
would
be built by the Villages
of Glenview, Wilmette,
preliminary plan
Northfield and Skokie.
for
The
karger
current
center
proposal is
redevelopment for the construction receives of a
green 10-foot-wide, light with hot-mix mixed asphalt
shared-use path con-
reviews
necting Residents with Voltz who Road enjoy in
the Northbrook public park on behind the north the
Karger and Old Center Orchard may Road have in
some Skokie reduced on the south. sunshine
as City The Council purpose approved of the
a meeting preliminary was to plan inform the a
171-unit, public of 5-story proposed apart-
improvements,
complex provide to replace an
the center at its Jan. 28
meeting.
The property, 1850
Green Sound Bay Off Policy Road, was
bought for $3.76 million,
more than $250,000 over
the asking price, from the
city in January 2018 by
developers Albion Jacobs
Highland Park, LLC.
More Kipnis person-to-person
has given back to
engagement. Northbrook. He certainly
will At this never point, forget you’re where
probably he came rolling from and your he has
eyes seemingly hearing taken this every from possible
opportunity of my age, to but give
someone
unlike back to most various of my programs peers,
decreasing throughout my Northbrook. phone usage
Although is a goal I’m I could actively not
trying fit the to achieve. following quote
into So the my next Page time 38 I walk article
into — which a room details filled with Saturday
others,
night’s
I’m
event
going
further
to keep
— in
my
this
phone
week’s
in
Sports
my pocket,
section,
and
I thought
try to
it
start
worth
up
sharing.
some
conversations.
“Northbrook
And
is
I expect
still
home
it
for
will
me.
be
…
much
Anytime
more
I
enjoyable
get to come
than
back
staring
to Northbrook,
at
my phone.
it’s special for me.”
If
It’s
you
often
feel
said
the same,
that home
and
is where
also hope
the heart
to limit
is. Well
your
to me,
phone
it’s clear
usage,
Jason
I challenge
you to do the same.
Kipnis’
heart is in Northbrook.
I’d love to hear how it
goes. opportunity for the public
to examine exhibits and
gather public feedback.
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Northfield,
NorThbrook
Wilmette,
Glenview Tower and Skokie secured
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