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An open 

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Lake Forest discusses 

how it will handle 

cannabis legalization in 

the City, Page 6 

Lake Bluff gathers for annual Fourth of July Parade, Page 3 

A community 

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LFHS alum dies at age 

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Continues 

Lake Forest holds 

Fourth of July 

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Members of the American Legion Post 264 ride by on a float waving flags at residents during 

the Lake Bluff Fourth of July Parade, Thursday, July 4. Sarah Zaute/22nd Century Media 

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Thursday 

Author visit Deborah Rine 

6-7 p.m. July 11, 662 N. 

Western Ave., Lake Forest. 

Deborah Rine will discuss 

her two new books in her 

Emerald Coast Mystery 

Series “Envy on 30A” and 

“The Girl on 30A.” Register 

at (847) 234-6620. For 

more information, visit 

www.lakeforestbookstore. 

com. 

Yes You Can Negotiate a 

Job Offer 

10 a.m.-noon July 11, 

Career Resource Center, 

40 E. Old Mill Road, Lake 

Forest. Prepare before 

getting an offer; Respond 

when an offer is made; 

Negotiate and close the 

deal. Howard Campbell 

is Principal of Campbell 

Career Coaching where 

he works with individuals 

and groups to develop 

excellence in career performance 

and fulfillment. 

For more information, call 

(847) 295-5626. 

Friday 

Birds and Brews 

6-8 p.m. July 12, Lake 

Forest Open Lands’ Mellody 

Farm Nature Preserve, 

350 N. Waukegan Road, 

Lake Forest. With more 

than 220 bird species in 

and around the preserves, 

the bird watching is spectacular. 

Come take an evening 

birding stroll through 

Mellody Farm Nature Preserve 

to identify the songbirds, 

see their nests and 

learn about this important 

migratory path. This event 

costs $10 for members and 

$15 for non-members. For 

more contact information, 

call (847) 234-3880. 

Summer open house for 

high school and transfer 

students 

8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

July 12 at Lake Forest 

College, 555 N. Sheridan 

Road, Lake Forest. Lake 

Forest College will host an 

Open House Program for 

high school and transfer 

students. Transfer students 

applying for Fall 2019 who 

visit before the transfer application 

deadline on Aug. 

1, will receive $1,000 annually 

toward their cost of 

attendance at the College. 

To register, visit www. 

lakeforest.edu/openhouse 

or call (847) 735-5000. 

Saturday 

PASTA presents Joseph 

and the Amazing 

Technicolor Dreamcoat 

10-11 a.m. and 2-3 

p.m. Saturday-Sunday 

July 13-14, Gorton Community 

Center, 400 E. Illinois 

Road, Lake Forest. 

The story follows Jacob’s 

favored son Joseph who 

is sold into slavery by his 

jealous brothers. For more 

information, call (847) 

234-6060. 

Tuesday 

Flotstone Guest Speaker 

5:30 p.m. July 16, Flotstone, 

53 E. Scranton Ave., 

Lake Bluff. Come to Flotstone 

to learn more about 

electromagnetic radiation, 

the implementation 

of 5G, and how to protect 

yourself from their harmful 

effects. Welcome guest 

speaker Mieke Jacobs, an 

EMF specialist, to break 

down the science and laws 

that are bringing danger to 

the community. For more 


482-1700. 

Wednesday 

The Community Church 

of Lake Forest & Lake 

Bluff presents “Tommy’s 

Honour” 

5:30-8:30 p.m. July 

17, Gorton Community 

Center, 400 E. Illinois 

Road, Lake Forest. Tommy’s 

Honour is the 2016 

BAFTA Award Best Picture 

(the UK equivalent of 

the Academy Award Best 

Picture) about love, father 

and son relationships, social 

class dynamics and 

ultimately the game of 

golf. It is based on the true 

story of old and young 

Tom Morris, who ushered 

in today’s modern game of 

golf. There will be a barbecue, 

bagpipes and more. 

For more information, call 

(847) 234-6060. 

Women’s Luncheon: 

Helen’s Troy 

Noon July 17, Dickinson 

Hall, 100 E. Old 

Mill Road, Lake Forest. 

Actress, Playwright and 

Master Storyteller Megan 

Wells brings to life 

the famous Trojan War. 

A sweeping epic from the 

days of Homer, Megan’s 

unique version illuminates 

the heart of Helen. What 

was it like to live behind 

“the face that launched 

a thousand ships”? This 

event is $20 for members 

and $25 for guests. For 

more information, call 

(847) 234-2209. 

Upcoming 

LF/LB Chamber - Annual 

Luncheon with the Mayors 

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. July 

18, Deer Path Inn, 255 E. 

Illinois Road, Lake Forest. 

Come for the annual 

Luncheon with the Mayors 

featuring Kathy O’Hara, 

President of the Village 

of Lake Bluff and George 

Pandaleon, Mayor of the 

City of Lake Forest. For 

more information, call 

(847) 234-4282. 

How to Write Your Family 

History—Presented by 

Authors Mike Conklin and 

Judith Paine McBrien 

7 p.m., July 18, History 

Center Lake Forest-Lake 

Bluff, 509 E. Deerpath 

Road, Lake Forest. Conklin 

and McBrien will discuss 

the family experiences 

that offer rich material 

for writing and will share 

strategies for beginning 

the process, where it’s for 

a short written story or 

an oral history. Register 

at lflbhistory.org or (847) 

234-5253. 

Movie at the Beach - 

Christmas Countdown 

8 p.m. July 19, Forest 

Park Beach, Lake Forest. 

What could be more enjoyable 

than a day at the 

beach? How about a night 

under the stars watching 

a family movie. This year 

there will be a showing of 

“Happy Feet.” Santa Claus 

just might be there before 

the movie to make sure 

all the boys and girls are 

being good. For more information, 

call (847) 234- 

6700. 

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Ongoing 

Lake Bluff Farmers Market 

7 a.m.-noon Fridays, 

Lake Bluff Village Green. 

The annual market features 

summer flowers, 

baked goods, fresh fruits, 

veggies and more for sale. 

For more information, visit 

www.lakeblufffarmersmarket.com. 

Homefield Advantage 

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday- 

Thursday and 1-4 p.m. 

Satuday-Sunday, History 

Center of Lake Forest- 

Lake Bluff, 509 E. Deerpath 

Road, Lake Forest. 

The Chicago Bears in 

Lake Forest-Lake Bluff an 

exhibit curated by the History 

Center of Lake Forest-Lake 

Bluff. For more 


234-5253. 

Concerts in the Square 

6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays 

through July, Market 

Square, Lake Forest. Enjoy 

summer nights with free 

live music. Music, food, 

and fun for the whole family. 

For more information, 

visit cityoflakeforest.org. 

Go Walk 

8 a.m. every Tuesday 

morning at the Lake Bluff 

Recreation Center, 355 W. 

Washington Ave., Lake 

Bluff. Free for all Lake 

Forest/Lake Bluff residents. 

Walks will be held 

outdoors, weather permitting, 

year round. On 

inclement days, walkers 

will be able to use the Fitness 

Center’s indoor track. 

Register at the Lake Bluff 

Park District www.lakebluffparks.org.

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the lake forest leader | July 11, 2019 | 3 

Lake Bluff parade theme focuses on reading 

Alyssa Groh, Editor 

For many years, the 

Lake Bluff Fourth of July 

Parade has attracted thousands 

of people to the 

streets of downtown Lake 

Bluff for its traditionfilled 

celebration. 

Al Trefts, president of 

the Lake Bluff Fourth of 

July committee, said the 

parade is widely attended 

each year. 

“This is a very special 

parade to the Village of 

Lake Bluff and it attracts 

18,000 to 20,000 visitors 

from other areas,” he said. 

“We have a total of somewhere 

between 23,000 to 

25,0000 people watching 

the parade in a village of 

only 6,000 people. It is 

very locally focused, and 

very strongly supported.” 

And this year was no 

different as paradegoers 

flocked to downtown Lake 

Bluff on Thursday, July 4, 

for the annual parade. 

Each year the parade focuses 

on a central theme, 

and this year the Lake 

Bluff Fourth of July Committee 

chose to focus the 

parade around reading, 

2019 Parade Winners 

Business 

1. LoMastro Performing 

Arts Academy 

2. School of St. Mary 

3. Forest Bluff Animal 

Hospital 

Community 

1. PASTA-Performing 

Arts Summer Theatre 

Academy 

2. Lake Bluff Park 

District 

3. Scout Aquatics 

Just 4 Fun! 

1. Lake Bluff 

naming this years theme 

“FREADOM on PA- 

RADE.” 

“We have a focus this 

year on reading, school 

and students since its 

the 150th anniversary of 

schooling in Lake Bluff,” 

Trefts said. 

In searching for the 

theme each year, Trefts 

said they always look to 

see which community organizations 

are celebrating 

anniversaries and then 

they choose their theme 

off of that. 

“We look through the 

different anniversaries and 

we pick one that will lend 

itself to somehow celebrating 

freedom,” he said. 

And this year, the committee 

found it is the 

150th anniversary of 

schooling in Lake Bluff, 

and the Lake Bluff Alliance 

for Excellence and 

the Lake Bluff Public Library 

are also celebrating 

anniversaries. 

“...We chose ‘FREA- 

DOM on PARADE’ as 

this year’s theme to recognize 

these institutions 

and organizations and to 

reflect on the power of 

Lawnmower Precision 

Drill Team 

2. Pugs (for) Unity (in) 

Government! Snort! 

3. Red Rooster Fire 

Department 

Paid Band 

1. The Chicago 

Highlanders Pipes & 

Drums 

2. Colts Drum & Bugle 

Corps 

3. Antioch Brass 

Dixieland Jazz 

Paid Unit 

1. South Shore Drill 

Members of The Falcons Hockey Association walk in 

the parade. 

learning to read and the 

benefits of receiving a 

quality education. Simply 

put, reading and learning 

provide knowledge and 

power and pave the path 

to freedom, independence 

and choice in life,” Trefts 

wrote in part on the Lake 

Bluff Fourth of July Parade 

website. 

And in honoring the anniversary 

of schooling in 

Lake Bluff, Lake Bluff 

Schools’ teachers and 

staff were the parade marshal 

this year. 

In total there were 110 

floats in the parade, all of 

Team 

2. Elite Striders Drill 

Team & Drum Corps. 

3. Potts & Pans 

Steelband 

Youth 

1. CROYA 

2. O’Hare Irish Dancers 

3. Lake Forest High 

School JV Dance Team 

Judges’ Choice 

1. Lake Bluff Public 

Library 

2. Fox Nation Indian 

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Astrada enjoy the Lake Bluff Fourth of July parade from 

the side of the road Thursday, July 4. Photos by Sarah 

Zaute/22nd Century Media 

which were local. 

Trefts said parade entries 

vary slightly each 

year, but many return year 

after year. And to make 

things a little more fun, 

each parade float is entered 

into a contest vying 

to win an award in one 

of seven categories: Business, 

Community, Just 4 

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of July Parade, visit www. 

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Lake Forest City Council 

Officials discuss banning cannabis businesses at special workshop 

NEIL MILBERT 

Freelance Reporter 

After Illinois Gov. JB 

Pritzker signed a new bill 

making Illinois the 11th 

state to legalize marijuana, 

the Lake Forest City Council 

met to discuss how it 

would impact the city. 

Sentiment of the Lake 

Forest City Council members 

was solidly in favor 

of a ban on the sale of cannabis 

within the corporate 

boundaries following an 

explanatory presentation 

at a Monday, July 1, workshop 

by City Attorney Julie 

Tappendorf on the new 

state law that will take effect 

Jan. 1. 

George Pandaleon, the 

mayor of Lake Forest, Jason 

Wicha, the city manager, 

Karl Walldorf, the chief 

of police, and Desha Kalmar, 

the human resource 

director, also weighed in 

on the ramifications of the 

law. 

“It has a wide-ranging 

impact on our community 

— on law enforcement, 

zoning and municipal employment,” 

Wicha said. 

Tappendorf pointed out 

that any ban could not 

extend to possession of 

cannabis or its use in the 

homes of residents and she 

said prior criminal convictions 

of marijuana users 

would be expunged. 

However, smoking 

marijuana in public places 

will be prohibited. Tappendorf 

likened it to “walking 

down Deerpath Road with 

an open can of beer.” 

The state has imposed 

other restrictions: sale, 

possession and use of 

marijuana by individuals 

under 21 years of age is 

forbidden, school grounds 

are designated smoke free 

zones and home delivery is 

prohibited. 

Tappendorf said the statute 

allows dispensaries, 

cultivation centers, craft 

growers, the production 

of edibles and cannabis 

lounges. There are limits 

on the amount of cannabis 

that can be purchased and 

residents of Illinois will be 

allowed to buy more than 

non-residents. 

“Through zoning, you 

can pick and choose the 

kind of business you 

want,” Tappendorf explained. 

“If you allow 

them, there is a revenue 

generating opportunity. 

You can impose a tax of 

up to 3 percent on sales on 

top of the 10 to 25 percent 

taxes that the sate imposes. 

There is a privilege tax 

on cultivation centers and 

craft growers. 

“Medical marijuana dispensaries 

will have first 

dibs on licenses. There 

is one significant change 

(for medical marijuana users) 

— someone who has 

a medical marijuana card 

can have five homegrown 

plants.” 

The Illinois law is modeled 

after the Colorado 

statute, but is stricter. 

Walldorf said in Colorado 

“they have constant 

live streaming on security 

cameras (at dispensaries 

enabling law enforcement 

agencies to monitor 

them).” 

According to the Walldorf, 

“there are going to be 

dispensaries all around us” 

and one of the detrimental 

effects is that “the black 

market always increases.” 

“The only justification I 

can think of (for legalizing 

marijuana in Lake Forest) 

is to grab the taxes and 

they won’t be very much,” 

Pandaleon told the Council. 

IDOT pump station project to begin next spring 

NEIL MILBERT 


Lake Forest residents 

can anticipate some major 

traffic changes from next 

spring until October of 

2021 because of the Illinois 

Department of Transportation 

(IDOT) pump 

station project at Highway 

41 and Deerpath Road. 

Mike Thomas, the director 

of public works for 

the City of Lake Forest, 

detailed the extent of the 

work and emphasized its 

necessity at the Lake Forest 

City Council’s workshop 

on Monday, July 1. 

According to Thomas, 

the pumps currently being 

used at the location 

date back to 1951 and “90 

percent of the time when 

Deerpath is flooded it’s 

because those pumps are 

malfunctioning.” 

Plans call for a new 

pump station at Ahwahnee 

Lane and Deerpath Road, 

additional storm sewers 

to be installed at Highway 

41 and Deerpath Road 

and two detention ponds 

to be used at the Deerpath 

Golf Course. The Deerpath 

Road eastbound and 

westbound lanes will be 

widened six feet. Four 

lanes totaling 11 feet each 

— two through lanes and 

two dedicated left and 

right turn lanes — will be 

installed. 

Thomas said the estimated 

cost of the project is 

First Ward Alderman 

Prudence R. Beidler said 

she “was worried about 

teenagers” being exposed 

to marijuana and becoming 

users. 

$11 million and it will be 

paid entirely by IDOT. 

“These are true IDOT 

projects,” he told the 

Council. “They call the 

shots. They bid them, they 

manage them and they run 

them.” 

An agreement between 

the City and IDOT is being 

developed regarding the 

Deerpath landscape plan 

and restoration, the pump 

station plan and restoration 

and relocation of city 

utilities. 

At the completion of the 

project the city will own 

all of the project items 

and will be responsible for 

their maintenance. 

The timetable calls 

for IDOT headquarters 

in Springfield to review 

the design from August 

through October; bidding 

to begin in November; 

contractor documents to 

be submitted in December 

and January of 2020; 

and construction to start 

in March or April of 2020 

with completion scheduled 

for October of the following 

year. 

“City staff will be working 

with public safety, 

churches, hospitals and 

schools throughout the 

project,” Thomas said. 

The city is requesting 

that the golf course pond 

excavation and storm sewer 

work to be done late this 

fall and early next winter 

to have a minimal impact 

“I don’t think Lake Forest 

should be on the cutting 

edge on this,” said 

Melanie Rummel, second 

ward alderman. 

Tappendorf gave the 

on golfers and underground 

work on Deerpath 

Road to be done during the 

2020 summer months. 

Fund Transfer 

Director of Finance 

Elizabeth Holleb discussed 

her proposed additional 

$3 million fiscal 

year 2019 transfer from 

the General Fund to the 

Capital Improvements 

Fund that will be brought 

to the Council for consideration 

at its Monday, 

July 15 meeting. She 

also is proposing that the 

additional $3 million allocation 

to specific purposes 

for discussion at 

the Council’s workshop in 

September. 

“We came in significantly 

better in fiscal year 

2018 than we thought we 

would,” Holleb said. “Our 

General Fund balance is 

very sufficient and very 

healthy.” 

A $1.8 million surplus 

was originally projected 

for fiscal year 2019. 

By Holleb’s calculations 

the one-time transfers 

would result in a 

fiscal year 2019 General 

Fund balance closing at 

$28,342,719, “roughly the 

same as the 2018 balance” 

of $28,302,946. 

Mayor Pandaleon spoke 

in favor of the transfers. 

“It makes sense to have 

a contingency fund for 

emergencies, but its size 

needs to be balanced with 

City Council direction on 

how to move forward if 

they do not want cannabis 

businesses in the City. 

“If the thought is not to 

pursue it, take the position 

other pressing needs of the 

City” he told the Council. 

Legal Committee 

conducting 60-day review 

Acting on the recommendation 

of the mayor 

and city attorney, the 

Council deferred anticipated 

lengthy discussions 

on decision-making parameters, 

conduct and possible 

conflicts of interest 

for members because the 

Legal Committee is conducting 

a 60-day review. 

City Attorney Julie 

Tappendorf said the Legal 

Committee is revising 

rules governing these 

matters. 

“It’s not just conflicts of 

interest; they’re looking 

at the entire ethics code,” 

she said. 

Pandaleon expressed 

his “general thoughts” on 

the subject. 

“We’re in the service 

business,” he said. “We 

should hand off questions 

or requests to staff members 

and follow through 

(to ensure that they are 

addressed). 

“When we finish a decision-making 

process we 

should be united behind the 

decision that was made. 

“We have established 

avenues for concerned 

citizens (to express their 

opinions) at meetings (but) 

we have to be careful not 

to devote too much time 

to (those of) specific individuals.” 

that it is banned,” Tappendorf 

advised. 

The City Council did 

not vote on placing a ban 

on cannabis businesses at 

this meeting.



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Alyssa Groh, Editor 

J o h n 

“Jack” Ireland 

Adams, 

20, of Lake 

Forest, died 

at Clear 

Lake, Ind. 

on Saturday, Adams 

June 29, 

while wake surfing, one of 

his favorite activities. 

Adams was born in 

1998 in Indianapolis and 

is preceded in death by 

his grandparents, Robert 

H. Adams and Joan I. Adams, 

and his aunt Debra 

Adams. He is survived by 

his parents, Richard and 

Kristine, brother Connor 

and sister Lindsay, grandparents 

Gary and Suzi 

Hewitt, aunt Kelly Mc- 

Cabe (Paul), uncle Robert 

Adams (Nancy), cousins 

John and Kate McCabe, 

Courtney, Kelsey and 

Mackenzie Adams. 

After graduating from 

Lake Forest High School, 

Adams attended The College 

of Charleston where 

he pledged the Pi Kappa 

Alpha fraternity. He cherished 

his short time with 

his “brothers”. 

Adams was passionate 

about lacrosse and loved 

every aspect of the game, 

particularly the camaraderie 

he enjoyed with his 

teammates and coaches. 

Adams was a four-year 

varsity player for the 

Scouts, and in 2017 he 

was named team captain, 

IHSLA All-State, IHSLA 

All-Conference first team, 

was voted the team’s Most 

Valuable Defenseman. 

“Sweet Jack” had an infectious 

smile, was quick 

to make friends and was 

a leader on the field as a 

coach for The Lake Forest 

Lacrosse Association. 

Marc Thiergart, who 

became the head coach for 

the Scouts boys lacrosse 

team in 2015 and coached 

Adams for three years, remembers 

his passion for 

the sport vividly. 

“Jack had a passion for 

the game, his teammates 

and the school,” Thiergart 

told The Leader. 

“His effort every time 

he stepped onto the field 

was unmatched. He had 

tremendous speed and 

athleticism, which made 

him a fun player to watch. 

I don’t think we’ve ever 

had a player like him ... 

since he graduated and we 

probably never will. He 

was electric on the field.” 

While Adams was a 

quiet leader who led by 

example, Thiergart said 

the team respected him. 

“He was a quiet leader, 

but he led by example,” 

he said. “All of the kids 

respected him and he led 

on the field with his effort. 

He was extremely passionate 

for the game. He 

played hard for the game 

every time, he never complained 

and he was an unbelievable 

player to have 

on the team.” 

Coaching Adams for 

three years, Thiergart was 

able to witness Adams 

grow in many ways, but 

one memory will always 

stick out. 

Thiergart recalled Adams 

being selected for the 

All-Star team his senior 

year. The game took place 

after Adams graduated, 

but that didn’t stop him 

from putting in his full effort. 

“Justin Smith, the assistant 

coach, and I were 

walking up to coach the 

All-Star team for the 

north,” Thiergart said. 

“We spent that last game 

with him, and he was already 

graduated, so the 

situation kind of changes 

when we are no longer his 

coach. He treated us like 

adults and we had a really 

good experience and 

made good memories. It 

was a good experience 

to see him graduate and 

move onto the next step of 

his life.” 

Adams was fascinated 

and curious about many 

things including history, 

music, fishing, wake surfing, 

snow skiing, cooking 

and sewing. Above 

all, Adams most enjoyed 

spending time with those 

he loved and adored at his 

favorite place, Clear Lake. 

A Memorial Service 

will be held on Thursday, 

July 11, at 11 a.m. at The 

Church of the Holy Spirit, 

400 E. Westminster Ave., 

Lake Forest. 

To honor Adams’s 

memory and in lieu of 

flowers, donations may 

be made to Lake Forest 

Lacrosse Association: by 

Chase QuickPay or Zelle 

(made to treasurer@lakeforestlax.org) 

or by mail 

to: 

The Lake Forest Lacrosse 

Association, Attn: 

Jason Van Camp, 1961 W. 

Salisbury Lane, Lake Forest, 

IL 60045. 

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Top stories from www.lakeforestleader.com 

as of July 8: 

1. LFHS alum, lacrosse player dies in wake 

surfing accident 

2. Police Reports: LF woman charged with 

felony after stealing more than $300 from LB 

business 

3. Glenview: Police searching for missing 

20-year-old man 

4. 10 Questions with Michael Vallone, Lake 

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From the Sports Editor 

The Varsity: North Shore is worth a listen 

Nick Frazier 

Sports Editor 

Have you been 

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itching to know as much 

as possible about North 

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If you answered yes to 

either one of those questions, 

then you should 

check out The Varsity: 

North Shore, 22nd Century 

Media’s podcast 

dedicated solely to high 

school sports in the area. 

Each week, sports editors 

Michal Dwojak, Michael 

Wojtychiw and myself 

discuss the latest happenings 

from our local teams 

and athletes. 

Of course, there isn’t a 

whole lot of high school 

sports going on in the 

summer, but we still 

find plenty to talk about. 

Recently, we did a deep 

dive on the Illinois High 

School Association, going 

over what works for the 

organization as well as 

some logistics and rules 

they can improve on. 

How is there STILL no 

shot clock in high school 

basketball? 

We’ll also be starting a 

bracket of the best current 

professional athletes for 

the North Shore. If you’ve 

ever wanted to hear three 

grown men argue over 

which pro athlete has had 

the better career, this is 

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If that isn’t enough to 

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Neighbors 

From Page 13 

Nile in Illinois. 

In 2018, 72 batches of 

mosquitoes and two birds 

tested positive for West 

Nile virus. Since 2002, 

there have been 73 confirmed 

human cases of 

West Nile virus in Lake 

County, as well as four 

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Submitted by the Lake 

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THE WILMETTE BEACON 

Wilmette’s Actors Training 

Center assists collegebound 

actors with new 

program 

The Actors Training 

Center in Wilmette is piloting 

a new program at 

the end of this summer 

aimed at helping young 

actors apply to college theater 

departments and conservatories. 

The program, called the 

College Audition Clinic, 

will offer a holistic approach 

to the college audition 

process and provide 

professional assistance in 

managing this process. 

Carole Dibo, the founder 

of the Actors Training Center, 

said the idea for the 

clinic started a decade ago. 

“Ten years ago, Rachel 

Brosnahan, who is now the 

lead in the ‘Marvelous Mrs. 

Maisel,’ came to me looking 

for help to get into college 

and to help her choose 

the right monologue for her 

audition,” Dibo said. 

According to Dibo, 

since then many of the 

center’s top instructors are 

approached by students to 

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monologues and interview 

skills in order to prepare 

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“I saw the stress that this 

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Students who want to 

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process that far exceeds 

the normal stress of college 

applications. With 

go figure 

150 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

Schooling in Lake Bluff 

is celebrating 150 years, 

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A touch of class 

Winnetka’s Aboyer serves ‘elevated’ bistro cuisine, Page 23 

Spoken Four band members Taylor Mallory (left) and Lauren Banning sing to the crowd 

at the first Bluffinia event of the summer Sunday, July 7, on the Lake Bluff Village Green. 

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Bluffinia concert series kicks off in Lake Bluff, Page 19

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■Live ■ music every 

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The Lantern of Lake 

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Holly “The Balloon 

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Downtown Lake Forest 

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Gorton Community 

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Village Green 

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Jackman Park 

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Bluffinia starts off strong with large crowd, dancing 

Katie Copenhaver 


The popular Sunday 

evening concert series on 

Lake Bluff Village Green 

kicked off its 2019 season 

Sunday, July 7, with a performance 

by Spoken Four, 

a cover band that plays 

dance, R&B, rock and pop 

songs from the 1960s to 

today. Hundreds of people 

set up a low-key version 

of Ravinia, with blankets, 

tables, portable chairs and 

picnic food on the lawn. 

There were also a number 

of children and dogs along 

for the fun. 

“This is so kid friendly,” 

said Sue Tierno, owner of 

Suzy’s Swirl of Lake Bluff 

and a Bluffinia vendor for 

the fifth year. “It’s fenced 

in, so it’s very safe. It’s 

nice the park district supplies 

the hula hoops and 

balls for the kids.” 

This free event attracts 

500 to 800 people each 

week, said Jim Lakeman, 

superintendent of recreation, 

facility and safety 

services for Lake Bluff 

Park District and the concert 

series organizer. It 

runs every Sunday with 

music from 6-7:30 p.m. 

through Aug. 18. 

He noted the key event 

backers are the Lake Bluff 

Park District Board and 

Executive Director Ron 

Salski, plus event sponsor 

Lake Forest Bank and 

Trust. 

“They are very supportive 

of this nice community 

event for Sunday 

evenings,” he said. 

Bluffinia had become 

a popular event that welcomes 

residents back year 

after year. 

“We’ve enjoyed this 

venue for three or four 

years,” said Tom Zurrick, 

a Lake Forest resident. 

Attendees include Lake 

Bluff residents who are 

within walking distance 

and people who come 

from other communities, 

taking the train or parking 

for free in the Metra 

station parking lot. 

A large group accompanied 

Scott Rosen, a 

CenterStage Lake Forest 

actor, who was celebrating 

his birthday on Sunday, 

July 7. In attendance 

with Rosen was Marla 

Jacobson, of Glencoe, attended 

Bluffinia for the 

first time, and Mark Swiftney, 

who has been coming 

to Bluffinia concerts for 

years, since his parents 

were Lake Bluff residents. 

“It’s not so much about 

celebrating a birthday, it’s 

about spending a day with 

close friends,” Rosen said. 

The other two Bluffinia 

food vendors participating 

this year are Pizzeria 

DeVille, of Libertyville, 

serving whole wood-fired 

pizzas, and Left Bank, 

of Lake Forest, serving 

Kobe beef hot dogs, Vienna 

all-beef hot dogs, 

Polish sausages, chips and 

nonalcoholic drinks. 

Randy Earls, owner of 

Left Bank, and his son 

Ian will both be working 

the food truck at Bluffinia 

this summer as well as 

Children and adults danced along to music by Spoken 

Four, during the first night of Bluffinia Sunday, July 

7, on the Lake Bluff Village Green. Alex Newman/22nd 

Century Media 

participating in other outdoor 

events, including the 

Knollwood Block Party on 

July 13. 

In addition, Be Market, 

Maevery Public House and 

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Faith Briefs 

Faith Lutheran Church (680 West Deerpath, Lake Forest) 

Mid-week Bible Study 

Join us for mid-week Bible Study each Wednesday 

from 10-11 a.m. in the Adult Forum Room. 

The Parables of Jesus are being studied. The Lord’s 

Supper is offered after each class. 

First Presbyterian Church (700 Sheridan Road, Lake Forest) 

Summer Worship 

Through Sept. 1 at 10 a.m., followed by 

fellowship. 

Grace United Methodist Church (244 East Center Ave., Lake Bluff) 

Boy Scouts 

7-9 p.m. Mondays. Boy Scout Troop 42 will meet 

in Fellowship Hall. 

Church of St. Mary (175 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest) 

Eucharistic Adoration 

Each Wednesday, the Church of St. Mary offers 

Eucharistic Adoration following the 8 a.m. Mass. A 

rosary will be prayed each week at 6:40 p.m. with 

Benediction following at 7 p.m. 

Christ Church of Lake Forest (100 N. Waukegan Road) 

Senior High Youth Group 

7-9 p.m. Sundays. All are welcome for a time 

of worship, teaching and fellowship. Friends are 

encouraged to attend. For more information, call 

(847) 234-1001. 

Submit information for The Leader’s Faith page to 

alyssa@lakeforestleader.com. The deadline is noon on 

Thursday. Questions? Call (847) 272-4565 ext. 21. 

Bluffinia 

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Be Market, has a table with one of his staff on the 

sidewalk in front of his restaurant selling beer, wine, 

sparkling water and other beverages, plus snacks. 

Both Maevery and the brewery have sidewalk seating 

overlooking the village green where people can 

have dinner and drinks and enjoy the music. 

“It’s a great annual tradition,” said Greg Derman, 

owner of Maevery Public House. He and his wife 

are entrenched in the community, having grown up 

in Lake Forest and now living in Lake Bluff and 

enjoy being part of Bluffinia. 

The band schedule for the series is Mason Rivers, 

country, on July 14; Feel Good Party Band, rock/ 

pop, on July 21; Cadillac Groove, R&B and classic 

rock, on July 28; Johnny Russler and the Beach 

Bum Band, Caribbean, on Aug. 4; Rockin’ Fenderskirts, 

1950s and 1960s rock, on Aug. 11; and Sushi 

Roll cover band on Aug. 18. 

“All the bands are from the Chicago 

area,” said Lakeman. “We have a variety to 

hit different genres.” 

In Memoriam 

James Stephen 

Mills 

James Stephen 

Mills, of 

Lake Forest, co-founder and 

former chief executive officer 

of Medline Industries, 

Inc., died on July 1. He was 

born in Chicago on Sept. 

29, 1936, and he attended 

DeWitt Clinton Elementary 

School. The eldest child of 

Irving and Beatrice Mills, 

Mills recalled at one point 

that when he was a small 

boy with his brother Jon, 

“nothing was mine or nothing 

was his…everything 

belonged to our family.” 

Upon graduating from 

Senn High School, Mills 

attended Northwestern 

University and graduated 

in 1957 with a bachelor’s 

of science in business. He 

then served his country in 

the United States Army as a 

clerk and a typist. After his 

discharge, Mills continued 

to serve in the Army Reserve 

Corps for five years, 

despite a self-evaluation of 

not being very good at being 

in the Army. By his own admission, 

he broke four pairs 

of glasses learning to shoot 

a rifle and was best when 

marching in a parade or 

carrying the company flag. 

After his military service, 

he went to work as a 

sales representative first 

at National Cash Register 

and later at General Mills 

in Rockford, Ill. In 1960, 

he became a sales rep at 

his father’s company, Mills 

Hospital Supply. 

Mills’ first marriage gave 

him three children, Charles, 

Donald and Peggy, and in 

1973 he married the love 

of his life Victoria Krisch, 

bringing two daughters, 

Margueritte and Deidre, 

into the family. 

In 1961, Irv Mills sold 

Mills Hospital Supply, and 

Mills and his brother Jon 

stayed on for five years. In 

1966, the two brothers left 

and founded the company 

that today is Medline. By 

1972, the business had more 

than $8 million in annual 

revenue and has continued 

to grow at a double-digit 

rate annually. 

In 1997, Medline was a 

medical supply company 

with more than $600 million 

in annual sales when Mills 

and Jon handed the reins to 

Mills’ son and current CEO 

Charlie Mills, Mills’ nephew 

and current company 

president Andy Mills, and 

Jon’s son-in-law and current 

COO Jim Abrams. Mills 

and his brother stayed on as 

co-chairmen of the business 

that today is a healthcare 

company manufacturing and 

distributing medical supplies 

globally with more than $13 

billion in annual sales and 

23,000 employees. 

Mills laid out his principles 

for Medline and said 

that “…the management of 

the company will run the 

company for the total workforce 

of the company, not 

necessarily for the shareholders 

or any individual.” 

He and Vicki established the 

company’s total focus on 

customer service, opening 

their home to customers and 

often having houseguests 

staying with them two to 

three nights each week for 

more than 25 years. 

Mills established Medline’s 

strong entrepreneurial 

spirit, work ethic, relentless 

dedication to customer service, 

and never-give-up attitude. 

He was a man who 

loved Orange Julius from 

Dairy Queen and trips to 

Las Vegas equally. His love 

of horseback riding included 

dreams of being a cowboy, 

and he was known to 

eat blueberry blintzes while 

razzing family and friends. 

As Medline continued to 

grow, Mills remained humble 

and took pride in working 

longer and harder than 

anyone else. He was very 

philanthropic, making generous 

donations to Chicago 

Public Schools, Miseracordia, 

the Friends of Clinton 

School and established its 

“One Year Older, One Year 

Smarter” program which selects 

one eighth grader each 

year to earn a scholarship. 

Additionally he quietly and 

without fanfare often paid 

for both employees’ and 

strangers’ college tuition 

and medical bills. 

In addition to his wife, 

Vicki, Jim is survived by his 

children Charlie, Donnie, 

Peggy (John) Baker, Margueritte 

(Mark) Milhollin 

and Deidre (Clay) Grubb, 10 

grandchildren Adam, Julia, 

Tessa, Blair, Hayden, Wilson, 

Miriam, Joseph, Rosalie, 

and Davis, his brother 

and sister-in-law Jon and 

Lois Mills, and dozens of 

nieces and nephews and 

many, many lifelong friends. 

In lieu of flowers, the 

family requests donations to 

a charity of your choice. 

John H. Bleck 

John “Jack” 

H. Bleck, 94, 

a 52-year resident 

of Lake Bluff, died 

June 21, surrounded by his 

loving family. 

Bleck was born in Milwaukee 

on April 20, 1925. 

He was one of five children 

of Henry B. Bleck and 

Edna C. Kilbert, long-time 

residents of Milwaukee. 

He grew up in Waukegan, 

where he attended St. Anastasia 

School and Waukegan 

Township High School. 

In 1943, Bleck enlisted in 

the U.S. Navy and attended 

the V-12 aviation training 

program at Newberry College. 

There he received his 

wings, qualified for carrier 

landings and then was assigned 

to the VT-17 torpedo 

squadron. 

Upon his honorable discharge 

in 1946, he joined 

the reserves, attended the 

University of Illinois where 

he received his Bachelors of 

Science degree in Civil Engineering. 

After graduating, 

he acquired his license as a 

Professional Engineer and 

started the family business 

with his father. 

He is preceded in death 

by his parents, his brother 

Eugene, his sister Carol, 

and his wife of 63 years 

Marilyn (“Lynn”). 

He is survived by his 

brothers Thomas (the 

late Virginia) and Daniel 

(Dode), his children Terri, 

Donna (Thom Beeson), 

Patrick (Diane), Jeanne, 

Michael (Corry), William, 

Jack (Carol), Kathleen 

(Paul Burgener), Timothy 

and Lynn Marie. He was 

a fond grandfather of 22, 

great-grandfather of 5 and 

uncle to numerous nieces 

and nephews. 

He loved his family, flying 

and boating. He was always 

quick with a joke and 

loved to laugh. Guaranteed, 

he would much rather be 

flying or fishing. 

Our sincere gratitude to 

Nurse Adrian and Caregiver 

Jessica from Journey Care, 

as well as Caregivers Barbara, 

Elizabeth, and Adam 

for their patience, respect, 

care and love you gave Dad. 

In lieu of flowers, the 

family requests sending 

memorial contributions 

to the “Lynn Marie Bleck 

Supplemental Needs Trust” 

for the continuing care and 

needs of Lynn Marie. Contributions 

may be made c/o 

Patrick J. Bleck, Trustee; 

1375 Western Avenue, Lake 

Forest, IL 60045. 

Mary C. Pomerantz 

Mary C. Pomerantz, of 

Lake Forest, formerly of 

Winnetka died. She was the 

beloved wife of James C. 

Pomerantz; loving mother 

of Jimmy (Erin), Kiley, Michael 

and Matthew Pomerantz; 

sister of Ruth Pana. 

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Highwood theater company takes on Broadway musical 

Lake Forest native 

to be featured in 

musical 

Erin Yarnall 

Contributing Editor 

Fans of the musical “Be 

More Chill” don’t have to 

rush out to Broadway to see 

it before the show ends its 

run in the New York theater 

district next month. 

Highwood-based theater 

company 4 Chairs Theatre 

is taking on the musical 

which follows social outcast 

Jeremy Heere, who 

takes a pill, called a squip, 

which will help him to become 

more popular. The 

show also features a Lake 

Forest native. 

“The writer of the book 

and the composer say this 

is about beautiful, messy 

people, and aren’t we all? 

So we should celebrate 

that,” said Lauren Rawitz, 

the director of the production 

and the founder of the 

company. 

One of the differences 

between the Highwood 

production and Broadway’s 

is the age of the cast 

members. The Broadway 

cast is comprised of adults 

playing high school students, 

while Rawitz’s cast 

features high school students 

playing characters 

their own age. 

“It’s worth a watch because 

we’re doing a very 

different version of it compared 

to what they do on 

Broadway,” said Hanoko 

Walrath, a recent Stevenson 

High School graduate who 

plays Christine in the musical. 

“I think it’s just as good 

because it’s a little more 

real. We’re playing actors 

of our age and Broadway 

has actors in their upper 

30s playing our age.” 

There are other subtle 

differences between the 

two productions — including 

the sets and props. 

Because Rawitz didn’t 

have a Broadway budget, 

she had to improvise when 

it came to some of her set 

design. 

In a scene that was supposed 

to take place in a 

bedroom, Rawitz set the 

cast up with a yoga mat and 

exercise ball, and had the 

scene take place in a home 

gym instead. 

“You do what you’ve got 

to do, right?” Rawitz said. 

Lake Forest native Anthony 

DePew, now an 

acting student at the University 

of Minnesota, met 

Rawitz while he was attending 

Stevenson High 

School, where she was 

formerly the theater director 

before branching out on 

her own to start 4 Chairs 

Theatre. 

He said he enjoys coming 

home for the summer 

and being able to take part 

in community productions, 

such as “Be More Chill.” 

“It’s such a nice environment,” 

DePew said. 

“[Rawitz] is so knowledgeable 

about everything about 

theater, and it’s always such 

an easy process.” 

Mundelein High School 

student Matthew Callas 

plays the main character, 

Jeremy Heere. He heard 

about the theater through 

word-of-mouth and auditioned 

with a friend for the 

production this year. 

Callas said he wasn’t a 

fan of the musical when 

Hanoko Walrath plays Christine in “Be More Chill” 

which runs at 4 Chairs Theatre in Highwood through 

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he first heard it, but said it 

grew on him over time. 

“When I heard I could 

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shot,” Callas said. 

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think it’s really fun.” 

The musical features 

music direction from Glenview 

resident Aaron Kahn, 

who previously worked 

with the theater company 

on their 2018 production of 

“Spring Awakening.” 

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experience working on 

“Spring Awakening” it 

was a “no-brainer” to be 

involved for a second year. 

He added that although it 

was a different musical being 

performed last year, he 

was able to draw upon similarities 

between the two in 

order to direct the sound for 

“Be More Chill.” 

“One is a lot older of a 

story and one is more contemporary, 

but they both 

have a contemporary sound 

to it,” Kahn said. 

For Kahn, the best part 

of working with 4 Chairs 

Theatre are the people he 

has worked with, and the 

amount of creativity they 

put into their work. 

“They’ve taken our 

space in Highwood, which 

is not normally a space for 

theater, and have turned it 

into a professional-quality 

production,” Kahn said. “I 

think that shows the effort 

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and creativity 

that everybody in 4 Chairs 

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Aboyer a ‘lively’ contribution to Winnetka culinary scene 

Erin Yarnall 

Contributing Editor 

After 14 years in business, 

chef and restaurateur 

Michael Lachowicz decided 

to close the door on 

his Winnetka restaurant, 

Restaurant Michael. 

Instead of packing up 

shop and moving elsewhere 

when his restaurant closed, 

Lachowicz transformed the 

former Restaurant Michael 

into three unique restaurants 

— Aboyer, Silencieux 

and George Trois (which 

was opened in 2015). 

Aboyer, according to 

Lachowicz, is the most 

accessible of the three 

restaurants. 

With the restaurant’s 

proximity to the kitchen, 

it’s aptly named after the 

French word for “to bark.” 

“The reason I named 

Aboyer ‘the barker’ is because 

the barker in the 

French brigade system in 

the kitchen is the expediter,” 

Lachowicz said. “The 

expediter barks out orders 

all night long.” 

With all three of Lachowicz’s 

Winnetka restaurants 

housed in the same 

building, Aboyer is centerstage, 

and because of its 

positioning, tends to be the 

liveliest. 

“[The name] implies that 

it’s going to be lively,” Lachowicz 

said. “It’s going 

to be louder and it’s going 

to be more of a raucous 

scene.” 

He wanted it to take 

after French brasseries, 

which he described as “an 

elevated bistro service.” 

“Bistros were traditionally 

known to be very traditional, 

everyday places. 

It’s like ‘Cheers,’” where 

everyone knows diners’ 

names. Lachowicz said. 

“A brasserie is an elevated 

version of that, with more 

of an escalated-style menu 

Aboyer’s rabbit and sage sausage ($13) is served over charred savoy cabbage and 

white quinoa with finger limes and topped with serrano ham crisps. Photos by Jason 

Addy/22nd Century Media 

The Berkshire pork ($27) features grilled loin and Thai-spiced braised pork belly with 

a pomme puree, morels and broccolini. 

and prices.” 

Last week, a group of 

22nd Century Media editors 

stopped by Aboyer to 

meet Lachowicz and check 

out his new restaurant’s 

menu. 

Lachowicz and his staff 

served us up some of his favorites 

on the menu, along 

with several other items. 

They first brought us the 

confit new potato brandade 

($10) — a French dish 

that’s an emulsion of cod 

and olive oil. The dish was 

served with an aerated garlic 

bechamel, black sea salt 

and grilled garlic croutons. 

“That’s a super classic 

dish,” Lachowicz said. 

“It’s classic bistro brasserie 

because it’s great for 

communal eating and bar 

dining and beer- and winefriendly. 

It’s communal. 

You can dip and talk, and 

it sits and holds. As it cools 

off, it doesn’t disappear. 

It’s delicious.” 

Another of Lachowicz’s 

favorite dishes is the 

rabbit and sage sausage 

($13), which is served with 

a charred savoy cabbage 

confit, white quinoa, finger 

lime and serrano ham 

crisps. 

“The rabbit sausage is a 

beautiful dish,” Lachowicz 

said. “We make all of 

the sausage here and we 

bring in whole rabbits. We 

butcher them down and use 

the bones to make sauce. 

We use the rabbit meat to 

make sausages. We braise 

the legs and thighs and 

we take the saddle and 

loins to make the sausage 

meat. We season them 

and they’re aged properly. 

They’re crisp on the grill 

and they’re lovely.” 

Lachowicz said the dish 

goes along with the ethos 

of Aboyer — making the 

The Suffolk lamb ($25) showcases a grilled porterhouse 

lamb over a bacon-braised red chard and sunchoke 

puree. 

Aboyer’s trout ($23) is served with edamame, pickled 

daikon radish, red miso glaçage and an okra beignet. 

Aboyer 

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Winnetka 

(847) 441-3100 

aboyerrestaurant.com 

5:30-11:30 p.m. 

customers want more. 

“It’s one of those dishes 

that when the last bite is 

consumed, you want another 

bite,” Lachowicz said. 

We also sampled the restaurant’s 

trout entree ($23), 

served with a red miso 

glaçage, an okra beignet, 

pickled daikon radish and 

edamame. 

The Suffolk lamb ($27), 

with an English-inspired 

name, is made of grilled 

porterhouse lamb, a lamb 

bacon-braised red chard, 

sunchoke pureé and served 

atop white beans. 

Tuesday-Thursday 

5:30 p.m.-12 a.m. Friday 

5:30-10 p.m. Saturday 

11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 

Sunday 

Closed Mondays 

The Berkshire pork 

($27), which also takes its 

name from an area in England, 

features a grilled pork 

loin and braised pork belly, 

pomme pureé, and morels 

alongside broccolini. 

Aboyer surprised us with 

the expertly plated octopus 

carpaccio ($12), which is 

the perfect choice if you’re 

looking for an Instagramworthy 

dish to consume. 

The octopus is served 

alongside avocado, serrano 

pepper, green garlic, pickled 

pearl onions, olive oil 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Ben Rosa 

Rosa finished third in the 

state in the 1,600-meter 

race this past spring for 

the Lake Forest boys track 

team. 

How did you get 

started running track? 

I originally did swimming 

for a couple of 

years in middle school. I 

did that with a few of my 

friends. Eventually I got 

tired of that so I stopped 

swimming, I spent a year 

in middle school where I 

didn’t really do anything. 

After that, my friends convinced 

me to join the track 

team in seventh grade. 

What is your favorite 

part of running track? 

Definitely meets the 

most. During practice the 

distance guys go up and do 

their thing, and the sprinters 

are doing their thing 

and the jumpers are doing 

their thing. At the meets, 

everyone gets together for 

six or seven hours, however 

long the meet takes, 

they get to see how the 

other guys perform, it’s really 

just a lot of fun. 

What is your least 

favorite part of 

running track? 

A lot of the training in 

the offseason, especially 

over the winter when it’s 

20 degrees out, that’s not 

always the most fun, but 

it’s something you have 

to do to make sure you’re 

ready for the season. 

What’s the best 

coaching advice you’ve 

ever gotten? 

Build up into things 

slowly with running, it’s 

definitely worth your time 

to slowly build up mileage 

and workouts as opposed 

to jump into something 

full speed. 

If you could play 

another sport besides 

track, what would it 

be? 

None of the school 

sports appeal to me. I 

would do probably rowing 

or cross-country skiing, 

they’re things I do sometimes 

on my own, I’ve always 

really enjoyed. 

What’s your favorite 

place to eat? 

I’d probably say The 

Other Door, they’ve got 

really good Mexican food 

in general, I really like 

their burritos, they’re really 

good. 

Who is your favorite 

athlete? 

I’d probably have to go 

with Bernard Lagat. He’s 

currently 43 years old 

and he’s still one of the 

best runners in the world, 

and I find that kind of 

inspiring that he’s been 

able to be one of the most 

dominant athletes in all 

of track and field for 20 

years now. 

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If you won the lottery, 

what’s the first thing 

you would buy? 

I’d invest it all. There’s 

no material good right now 

worth more than saving for 

the future. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would 

you go? 

Maybe somewhere in 

Portugal, my family is 

from Portugal, and there 

are some areas I think 

would be cool to see. 

What’s something on 

your bucket list you’d 

like to cross off? 

I don’t really have a 

bucket list, I just do things 

as they come to me. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Nick Frazier 

The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys start talk of bracket for best current player 

Staff Report 

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Shore, the only podcast 

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sports, hosts Michal 

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and Nick Frazier do 

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the summer taking its full 

effect in July, the guys 

decide to make a bracket 

of the best current North 

Shore athlete competing 

at the professional level. 

The guys spend this episode 

talking about talking 

about who should 

enter the 16-team field 

and which seeding they 

should receive. 

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The three start of the 

episode talking about who 

will enter as the teams 

overall No. 1 seed and 

who barely makes it into 

the dance. 

Second Quarter 

The guys move on to 

the second quarter of the 

bracket, where they argue 

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the second-best. 

Third Quarter 

They move on to the 

third quarter of the bracket, 

where they’ll find the hardest 

matchups will show up. 

Fourth Quarter 

The Varsity’s hosts finish 

the bracket off with 

the last portion and decide 

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Basketball 

Area coaches react to IHSA state series changes 

Drew Favakeh, Sports Intern 

The IHSA announced 

changes to the way it 

will run its boys and girls 

state-championship series 

for the first time since the 

implementation of four 

classes in 2007. 

Starting in 2021, the 

boys state final tournament 

will take place on the 

weekend of March 11-13, 

with the same Thursday, 

Friday and Saturday model 

while the girls state tournament 

will be held March 

4-6. 

Currently, the IHSA 

splits each respective final 

series, pairing 1A and 

2A together for a weekend 

while 3A and 4A teams 

compete the following 

weekend. 

While the board is still 

accepting host proposals, 

the new format goes into 

effect from 2021-2023. 

“There has been a great 

deal of support for this 

new tournament format 

over the past few months,” 

IHSA Executive Director 

Craig Anderson says in a 

press release on the organization’s 

website. “We 

tried to be as transparent 

as possible, communicating 

the idea and seeking 

feedback from basketball 

coaches and school administrators 

throughout the 

state in a variety of ways. 

It was fairly unanimous 

that most felt like it was an 

idea worth trying.” 

Lake Forest girls basketball 

head coach Kyle Wilhelm 

prefers one weekend 

of basketball. Although 

he’s never reached the 

state tournament, Wilhelm 

has attended as a spectator 

the last seven years. 

The coach agrees it 

makes for a longer day 

of games, but thinks the 

idea of getting more teams 

down there and having 

the kids exposed to other 

styles of teams would be 

beneficial. 

“It has the potential for 

a nice championship Saturday,” 

Wilhelm said. “To 

watch four state championships 

on one day, that 

sounds pretty cool. I like 

the idea of putting all 

four together, but my only 

concern is the third-place 

games, if those are still 

gonna be needed.” 

Highland Park boys basketball 

coach Paul Harris 

says he understands the organization’s 

rationale behind 

the decision, as one of 

the final weekends would 

typically conflict with the 

NCAA men’s basketball 

tournament. 

The IHSA also announced 

that there may be 

changes to the state final 

venues. The finals have 

been held at Illinois State 

University’s Redbird Arena 

in Normal and at Carver 

Arena inside the Peoria 

Civic Center. 

Harris remembers going 

to games at the State Farm 

Center in Champaign and 

having a great time. He’s 

in favor of the IHSA looking 

at other possible venues. 

“I think it’s healthy in 

any kind of environment 

when you’ve been somewhere 

for a while, to see 

what other communities, 

what other cities would be 

open to hosting, and what 

that would look like,” Harris 

said. “We have a fairly 

large state, if you have it in 

southern Illinois or northern 

Illinois somebody is 

going to get upset. I’m 

sure having it centrally 

located is an important 

factor. I think it’s healthy 

to look, I’m sure whoever 

they decide is going to be 

the community that really 

is all in in their presentation 

and what they can do 

for high school basketball 

in the state of Illinois.” 

David Weber has been 

the boys coach at Glenbrook 

North for the last 

24 years and was recently 

inducted into the Illinois 

Basketball Coaches Association 

Hall of Fame. He 

traveled to state four times, 

collecting a state title and 

third-place finish. The year 

he won a state title, 2005, 

he remembered the games 

were sold out and people 

scrambled to get in. 

However, he doesn’t 

think the talent has decreased 

in the state, but the 

popularity of college basketball 

is to blame. 

“The state is trying to 

increase the crowds and 

make it like it used to be,” 

Weber said. “From what 

I hear, it’s not as well-attended 

as it had been in the 

past. The big thing with 

this is March Madness is 

killing the state tournament 

attendance. If you’re 

a basketball fan now, we 

never had March Madness 

on TV, where everybody is 

watching it.” 

Glenbrook South boys 

head coach Phil Ralston 

thinks the overall experience 

was what made the 

Illinois state tournament so 

magical in the first place. 

After coaching at Geneva 

for nine years, Ralston has 

spent two seasons coaching 

Glenbrook South. 

“It was like a basketball 

lover’s dream: you go see 

great high school basketball, 

in-between games 

you go the hotel, watch 

the NCAA tournament,” 

Ralston said. “Heck, for 

me and my kids, those 

were cherished weekends. 

Lake Forest girls basketball coach Kyle Wilhelm during a game last season. 22nd 

Century Media File Photo 

It’s not that way anymore, 

sadly. The state messed 

with something really, really 

good and now this is 

what we have. It’s sad to 

see high school basketball 

deteriorate as much as it 

has in the last 20 years. 

And they can’t figure out 

how to fix it.” 

Although he cherishes 

memories at Peoria, 

Ralston proposes switching 

venues, specifically to 

DePaul University’s Wintrust 

Arena. 

“One of the best things 

Peoria offers being the 

host is the basketball experience 

in the convention 

center,” Ralston said. 

“I think the enthusiasm 

to be a part of that and be 

there and experience that 

has dwindled. If you don’t 

have that many people to 

check out the convention 

center, the basketball experience, 

then why even 

have i?.” 

Teri Rodgers has 

coached New Trier’s girls 

program for 20 years, finishing 

third in the state in 

2001 and 2015, and second 

in 2004. Although 

she acknowledged the decrease 

in attendance, she 

attributed that to variance. 

“If anything, in the last 

20 years, attendance has 

gone down,” Teri Rodgers 

said. “There have been 

years where we did draw 

well and there have been 

years where we didn’t 

draw well at all. In 04-05, 

we draw really, really well, 

the last two times we’ve 

been there, we didn’t draw 

as well. It’s hard, there’s 

a lot going on; boys are 

playing at the same time.”

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Football 

IHSA releases 2019 Scouts schedule, LFHS to play five home games 

Nick Frazier, Sports Editor 

The countdown to the 

start of the high school 

football season is underway, 

and with the IHSA 

announcing the team 

schedules on June 26, the 

excitement is ramping up. 

The IHSA revealed Lake 

Forest football’s schedule 

this upcoming fall, and 

there is plenty to take away 

from it. The Scouts open 

the 2019 season at home 

against Antioch on Aug. 

30. They’ll begin North 

Suburban Conference play 

on Sept. 13 when they travel 

to Mundelein. 

After playing five regular-season 

games on the 

road last year, Lake Forest 

has five matchups at home 

this fall. 

“We feel good about 

the fact that we got a really 

good home schedule, 

some of the best teams in 

the conference are coming 

to our place to play, we’re 

excited about that,” Scouts 

head coach Chuck Spagnoli 

said. “We open the 

season at home which is always 

a good thing against 

a team (Antioch) that had 

a great year a year ago, 

maybe their best year ever. 

It will be a great challenge 

for us.” 

A nice treat for the 

Scouts, who are coming off 

a 5-5 season, is that they’ll 

play three of their last four 

games at home. Waukegan, 

LAMP 

From Page 31 

Libertyville and Stevenson 

will travel to Lake Forest’s 

west campus, and Lake 

Forest should get a competitive 

edge as a result. 

“It certainly sounds better 

than three of the last 

four on the road, but last 

year we had three of the 

last four on the road and 

won all three of them,” 

Spagnoli said. “Until those 

games are completed, it’s 

awful difficult to definitely 

say one of the other. Sitting 

here in July, we would 

certainly much prefer to 

be able to play at home 

as opposed to on the road, 

there’s no two ways about 

it.” 

The game to watch 

this season might be the 

regular-season finale versus 

the Patriots, who the 

Scouts beat 26-23 last season 

to secure a postseason 

berth. It’s possible the final 

game on Oct. 25 decides if 

Lake Forest advances once 

again. 

Yet Spagnoli says keeping 

his team focused on the 

day-by-day things isn’t too 

difficult. 

“We’re not such a talented 

program that we can decide 

we’re going to win every 

week no matter what,” 

Spagnoli said. “It takes a 

lot of work and a lot of effort 

by our kids to prepare 

for that mentally now, so 

when we get in that situation 

later it’s not something 

new or special or unusual.” 

aspect of his game. 

At the international 

level, he’d see men across 

the net: older, more athletic. 

It intimidated him. At 

the next level, he understands 

he can’t take points 

off for this exact reason. 

Opponents are going to be 

older and more athletic, 

so Lamp has to out-wit 

them. 

“The Cubans, for example, 

their middles were 

seven feet tall and they 

jumped 40 inches,” Lamp 

2019 Lake Forest 

Football Schedule 

Aug. 30 hosts Antioch, 

7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 6 at Wheaton 

North, 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 13 at Mundelein, 

7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 20 hosts Lake 

Zurich, 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 27 at Warren, 

7:30 p.m. 

Oct. 4 hosts 

Waukegan, 7:30 p.m. 

Oct. 11 at Zion-Benton, 

7:30 p.m. 

Oct. 18 hosts 

Libertyville, 7:30 p.m. 

Oct. 25 hosts 

Stevenson, 7:30 p.m. 

Until the season starts 

versus Antioch at the end 

of August, the Scouts are 

working hard at summer 

camp. The team is only a 

week into it, but Spagnoli 

is happy to be out there 

with the players. 

“I love more than anything 

the fact that we get 

the chance to put all our 

kids on the field together 

at one time with our coaches,” 

Spagnoli said. “The 

development day in and 

day out is the best part of 

summer camp. We’re kind 

of in our infancy right now 

with summer camp, just 

being out there again with 

all those kids is the best 

part of it.” 

said. “Athletically, I could 

compete with those guys, 

but mentally, I couldn’t. 

Once I started to develop 

that, I started to get more 

confidence.” 

If he’s to achieve his 

lofty goals, bet on Lamp 

being the most confident 

in the room. 

The Scouts, coming off a 5-4 season in 2018, will play three of their last four regularseason 

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Durbin shines in first season at WashU 

Nick Frazier, Sports Editor 

Caleb Durbin knew 

he’d get the chance to 

flourish in his first season 

at Washington University 

in St. Louis, and he didn’t 

disappoint. 

The former Lake Forest 

High School baseball star 

proved vital for the Bears 

this past spring, ultimately 

being named the University 

Athletic Association 

Rookie of the Year. 

Durbin finished second on 

the team in batting average 

(.390), fourth in RBI 

(26) and he led the entire 

UAA in runs scored with 

51. 

By leading off in the 

batting order and playing 

shortstop, Durbin picked 

up valuable lessons in his 

first year at WUSTL while 

also making an impact. 

The Bears won a program-best 

34 games, three 

of those games coming in 

the NCAA’s Division III 

regionals. 

“It was definitely a 

good expereince for my 

first year,” Durbin said. 

“(Head coach Pat) Bloom 

definitely gave me an opportunity 

to come in as 

a freshman and impact 

the team, which is what I 

wanted coming into college. 

WashU the team was 

a system that I was able 

to fit into really well, I 

thought. Obviously I had 

a good team, we were 

ranked fifth at the end of 

the year.” 

Durbin, who was one 

of two freshman named 

to the All-UAA First 

Team, knew he’d have a 

shot to prove his worth to 

the Bears this spring. He 

started off his collegiate 

career strong by totaling 

six hits in three games, 

and he hasn’t looked back. 

“I came in knowing 

that I could help this team 

win, I knew they needed a 

shortstop and I knew that 

the leadoff hitter graduated 

last year,” Durbin 

said. “I knew I’d fit in to 

the team pretty well.” 

Durbin is used to receiving 

accolades for his 

work on the field, having 

excelled with the Scouts 

in high school. When he 

graduated, he was the 

school’s record holder for 

hits, stolen bases, triples 

and runs. A three-sport 

athlete at Lake Forest, 

Durbin batted .500 his junior 

year, won a regional 

title as a sophomore, and 

earned All-North Suburban 

Conference honors 

twice. 

According to Durbin, 

playing three years of varsity 

baseball at Lake Forest 

has gone a long way in 

preparing him for the next 

level. 

“The two main things 

that helped me was 

(Scouts head coach Ray) 

DelFava gave me an opportunity 

to play on varsity 

as a sophomore, that 

was a big thing for me just 

to get that step,” Durbin 

said. “Each year in my 

sophomore, junior, senior 

year, our baseball conference 

was pretty stacked 

with Division 1 pitchers 

and a few draft picks. 

Playing with all the D1 

players in that conference, 

it prepares you well for 

college baseball.” 

That doesn’t mean 

Durbin didn’t have to adjust 

somewhat to college 

baseball. WashU routinely 

played four games in 

Washington University of St. Louis rising sophomore Caleb Durbin was named the University Athletic Association 

Rookie of the Year. Photos courtesy of WUSTL Athletics 

a weekend, and Durbin 

played in 41 games total. 

There was a learning 

curve, but Durbin, a former 

Illinois State Scholar 

in high school, got the 

hang of it pretty quickly. 

Durbin will look to 

build off a great rookie 

season next year, but for 

now, he can look back on 

the spring and smile. 

“It was definitely a 

good freshman year,” 

Durbin said. 

RIGHT: Durbin (center) left 

Lake Forest High School 

as the school record 

holder in hits, stolen 

bases, triples and runs.

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Going Places 

Lamp continues excellent career at Stanford 

22nd Century Media File 

Photo 

1st-and-3 

Top three Scouts 

Football Games 

1. October 25 vs. 

Stevenson, 7:30. 

The Scouts lost 

23-0 last season 

and will be looking 

for revenge in the 

final game of this 

season. 

2. October 11 at Zion- 

Benton, 7:30. Lake 

Forest edged out 

a 14-8 win over 

the Zee-Bees in 

2018. For fans of 

defense, this may 

be the game to 

watch. 

3. September 20 vs. 

Lake Zurich, 7:30. 

The Bears were 

the top team in 

the NSC last year, 

and the Scouts 

will get a crack at 

them in their home 

stadium. 

Drew Favakeh, Sports Intern 

Sitting at a Lake Forest 

Starbucks booth, Kevin 

Lamp was confident his 

club team, the Sports Performance 

Volleyball Club 

— fresh off a tournament 

win in Palos, Illinois — 

would win the national finals 

in Dallas. A week later, 

his voice cracked over 

the phone as he explained 

his team finished in fifth 

place, losing to Nine for 

Nine 18-black Volleyball 

Club. 

After losing the match 

in two sets, he broke down 

crying. 

“We were all crushed 

because we put a lot of energy 

into this,” said Troy 

Bib, Kevin’s club coach 

the past two seasons. “It’s 

hard to come away with 

a loss after spending so 

much time together working 

to achieve a goal. It 

was tough on all of us, but 

for the seniors especially.” 

This loss hurt the most 

of all the heart-wrenching 

losses Lamp has suffered 

recently. More than the 

two U21 national team 

losses, both of which kept 

the team from competing 

in the national finals. More 

than the final game of his 

high school career, the regional 

final against Barrington, 

which he missed 

due to a knee injury. 

“I’d say that the toughest 

loss is the club one,” 

Lamp admitted. “In terms 

of time and bonding with 

those on the team, those 

are the closest teammates 

I’ve ever been to. High 

school, you swap players 

every year, so you only 

have a couple months with 

them if you’re lucky. Couple 

of those guys are some 

of my best friends.” 

Each loss represents a 

page turned in his volleyball 

career, but this one 

flips it to a new chapter: 

Stanford University. 

It was his last time playing 

club volleyball. No 

more playing with some 

of his best buddies; Kevin 

Kauling, Hunter Bailey, 

and Rico Wardlow. No 

more five-hour commutes 

from Lake Bluff to Aurora. 

“It was heartbreaking. 

It hurt,” Lamp said. “I’ve 

been playing club volleyball 

with them for a few 

years and we had gotten 

really close over that span, 

but now that it’s all over, it 

just hurts.” 

In the few months normally 

dedicated to training 

with the national team, 

Lamp is looking forward 

to a break. At the end of 

July, he’s attending Lollapalooza. 

He is also traveling 

to Europe, including 

Estonia, where a few family 

members reside. 

But for a competitor 

who once asked his parents 

to let him play club volleyball 

as a birthday present, 

rarely does his mind drift 

from the game. He plans 

to sprinkle in beach volleyball 

sessions with club 

teammates before heading 

to college. 

As August and September 

peer around the corner, 

his focus turns to Stanford. 

He expects to compete for 

the starting outside hitter 

position, opposite rising 

senior Eric Beatty. Consider 

his main competitors 

incoming freshman Will 

Rottman and rising junior 

J.P. Reilly. 

Reilly started eight 

games last season and has 

totaled 74 kills for the Cardinal. 

He also has national 

team experience of his 

own. 

Meanwhile, Lamp tied 

Rottman for second on 

Volleyball Mag’s Fab-50 

list. When Lamp spotted 

his name second, he digested 

it as a byproduct of 

his hard work. 

“It’s pretty cool, especially 

considering I 

switched positions a few 

years ago,” Lamp said. 

“It’s pretty cool considering 

Will Rottmann, who’s 

a friend of mine and going 

to Stanford, will build 

competition early on for 

that second outside hitter.” 

As a rail-thin, 6-foot- 

1 high school freshman, 

Lamp never expected to be 

bestowed such a high honor. 

Since then, not only has 

he grown four inches but 

he also has created and demolished 

new goals in his 

path. Making the Scouts 

Kevin Lamp spikes the ball over the net in a game earlier 

this season. 22nd century media file photo 

varsity team. Making the 

All-State team. Committing 

to Stanford. 

“He’s a bright kid, he 

works as hard at being a 

student as he does a volleyball 

player,” said Steve 

Wolf, Lamp’s high school 

coach. “Stanford was always 

his number one 

choice, he visited other 

schools, especially out in 

California, but Stanford 

was always number one 

with him. I’m not happy 

to see him go, but he’s 

worked for this for longer 

than his four years at Lake 

Forest. He started back in 

sixth grade playing club, 

and it’s been about seven 

years of hard work that’s 

got him to this point.” 

His next three goals? 

Be named an NCAA All- 

American. Win an NCAA 

Championship. And if 

Stanford is the next chapter, 

the Olympics is akin to 

the New York Times Best- 

Seller stamp; it’s the ultimate 

achievement. 

“I have the characteristics 

to make the Olympics,” 

Lamp said. “I can 

jump, I’m pretty tall. If 

I was 6-foot-1, I don’t 

think I’d have a shot. But 

at 6-foot-5, there are few 

players that are 6-foot-5 

on the team. Really it’s all 

about if I can step up in 

college and basically figure 

it out.” 

On first watch of his 

highlights, the physical 

tools are apparent. He has 

a 44-inch vertical. Jumping 

runs in his family: his 

cousin is Grete Sadeiko, an 

Estonian Heptathlete who 

finished fourth and fifth in 

the 2010 and 2012 World 

Junior Championships, respectively. 

He also placed 

ninth in the 2015 European 

U23 Championships. 

To clear the final hurdle, 

he has to refine the mental 

Please see LAMP, 29 

Listen Up 

“We’re not such a talented program that we can 

decide we’re going to win every week no matter 

what.” 

Chuck Spagnoli - Scouts football coach on his team’s outlook after IHSA 

released the team’s schedule. 

tune in 

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Lessons start at 5 p.m., register online. 

Index 

29 - Football 

27 - Athlete of The Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Nick 

Frazier. Send any questions or comments to 

n.frazier@22ndcenturymedia.com.

Lake Forest Leader | July 11, 2019 | LakeForestLeader.com 

Go West Young Man 

Lamp off to Stanford for volleyball, Page 31 

Lots to discuss 

IHSA changes state series, Page 28 

starting 

STRONG 

LFHS alumnus Durbin named conference Rookie of the Year, Page 30 

Washington University of St. Louis freshman Caleb Durbin waits for his pitch in a game earlier this season. 

Photo courtesy of WUSTL Athletics

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