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From WilmetteBeacon.com as of June 17
1. New Trier alum allegedly steals $460K
from fraternity for personal investments,
online trading, yacht club
2. Wilmette mother opens CBD, hemp
seed oil kiosk at Northbrook Court
3. Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile
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4. Police Reports: Woman allegedly steals
$32K from 92-year-old grandmother
5. Wilmette Village Board: Proposed
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From the Editor
Restaurant options continue to grow in North Shore
Eric DeGrechie
eric@wilmettebeacon.com
Each week with our
Dining Out feature,
we highlight a local
restaurant on the North
Shore. The story usually
involves an interview
with an owner, manager
or sometimes a chef. We
learn everything about
how the restaurant came
to be, what’s what on the
menu and why the business
is unique and stand
out from the pack.
After the interview, and
sometimes during, we
sample some of the restaurant’s
specialities and
take photos. Often, the
restaurant is a new one as
was the case recently with
Wilmette’s 5b2f Akira Sushi
and Pescadero in this
week’s edition (Page 35).
While new restaurants
are usually our focus, we
will also venture out to
restaurants we have never
been to or revisit those we
haven’t frequented in at
least a few years.
While we don’t pretend
to be food critics or experts,
our staff does these
stories on a weekly basis.
For the 22nd Century
Media veterans, there’s
a certain confidence we
have in describing the
food in these often fine
dining establishments.
Like any business,
unfortunately, we see
many restaurants come
and go. During our visits,
the owners and staff often
have so much confidence
in what they’re doing, that
we believe, like them, it’s
all going to work out. The
business world can be
cruel.
On a positive note,
we’ve really enjoyed our
visits in recent months
with all kinds of new
restaurants popping up
across the North Shore.
We’ve sampled a wide variety
of different cuisines
and dishes. It’s surely an
exciting time to be a local
restaurant-goer.
If your restaurant has
never been featured in
our publications, or if it’s
been a while and you want
us to come back, please
send me an email at eric@
wilmettebeacon.com.
Letters to the Editor
Historic times for women
in government
In 2019, we have 65
women in the Illinois General
Assembly, 110 women
in the U.S. Congress and
74 women in statewide
elective executive posts,
and three women on the
Village of Wilmette Board
of Trustees. This historic
number of women in government
didn’t happen
Wilmette Park District posted this photo on
June 13 with the caption:
“Our Mallinckrodt outing to BAPS Mandir
Temple in Bartlett was the perfect way to
spend this breezy day!”
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overnight. This representation
is possible through the
hard work, diligence and
dedication of many advocates.
Illinois has long stood
for women. On June 10,
1919, Illinois became the
first state in the U.S. to
ratify the 19th Amendment
to the Constitution which
would give women the
right to vote. Illinois has
always stood at the forefront
of women’s rights,
being the first state to have
a statewide Suffrage organization;
the Illinois Woman
Suffrage Association
was established in 1869.
And in 1913, Illinois enacted
the Presidential Suffrage
Bill which gave Illinois
women the right to
vote in federal and municipal
elections.
Today, we celebrate the
work of the women and
men of Illinois who have
and continue to help us
raise the voices and the
rights of women in Illinois.
Nancy Hoying,
Co-President
Cindy Levine,
Co-President
League of Women Voters
of Wilmette
“Congratultions to New Trier’s very own
Emma Weaver on being named IL Girls
Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year for
2019!! AWESOME!!! @ntboosterclub @
NTGS_giddyup @NewTrier203 #gotrevs”
@AthleticsNTHS New Trier Athletics
posted on June 13
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go figure
1.45
Cost
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
in millions of proposed
downtown Wilmette
streetscape project, Page 4
hemp
From Page 10
“They include 10 items
and come in lotions, balm,
capsules and drops,” she
said. “None are edible.
There even is a product
to help relieve dogs’ anxiety
during thunderstorms.
They are all registered by
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA).”
In 2014, Orizaba began
selling these products online
under the name, Sacred.
She now sells them at
a kiosk inside Northbrook
Court shopping mall. The
kiosk is located on the
first floor across from the
Apple Store.
“The best way to reach
our kiosk is by entering the
mall through the entrance
closest to Macy’s,” Orizaba
said. “Individuals must
be 18 years or older to purchase
any of the products.”
“These products can
only bring positive results,”
Orizaba said. “They
help relieve pain in a natural
way. I truly believe in
what we are doing.”
More information is
available on Orizaba’s
website cbdsacred.com, or
at info@cbdsacred.com.
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