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Highland Park shelter holds animal 

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THURSDAY 

Stories in the Woods 

9:30-10:30 a.m. Aug 22, 

Heller Nature Center, 2821 

Ridge Road, Highland 

Park. Engage in a handson 

nature inspired activity. 

Enjoy a story and take a 

short hike with a naturalist. 

No pre-registration required. 

SATURDAY 

Port Clinton Art Festival 

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 24- 

25, Downtown Highland 

Park. Amdur Productions 

coordinates this renowned 

juried art festival that attracts 

more than 250,000 

art anthusiasts from around 

the globe. More than 300 

of world’s most celebrated 

artists come together to 

showcase their work over 

the course of the weekend, 

creating an atmopshere 

brimming with artistic creativity. 

LEGO Robotics Team 

Information Session 

1-2 p.m. Aug. 24, Highland 

Park Public Library, 

494 Laurel Ave., Highland 

Park. Parents and 

kids (ages 9 to 14) join us 

for this informational session 

about participating 

in the library’s First Lego 

League Robotics Team. 

Team coaches and mentors 

will be present to explain 

the details surrounding the 

First Lego League (FLL) 

robotics competition and 

begin the application process. 

Free Hack-a-Thon and 

Hour of Code 

3 p.m. Aug. 24, theCoderSchool, 

1929 Sheridan 

Road, Highland Park. 

We live in a world surrounded 

by technology, 

and we know that whatever 

field our students 

choose to go into as 

adults, their ability to 

succeed will increasingly 

depend on understanding 

how technology works. 

Basic Animal 

Communication 

9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Aug. 

24, Infinity Foundation, 

1280 Old Skokie Valley 

Road, Highland Park. 

Telepathic animal communication 

is a natural 

and complete way of communication 

exchange between 

all living beings. 

Everyone can learn how 

— all it takes is some guidance, 

training and practice. 

Relax and enjoy this fun, 

mind-opening and heart 

fulfilling two-day experience 

that enables you to 

share life with your animal 

companions in a whole 

new and joyful way. 

SUNDAY 

Morning Paddleboard 

7-8 a.m. Aug. 25, Rosewood 

Beach, 883 Sheridan 

Road, Highland Park. Start 

your morning off with a 

serene paddle on Lake 

Michigan. Enjoy the sight 

of birds flying, the glimmer 

of the sun on the lake 

and the sounds of nature. 

MONDAY 

Breakdancing Workshop 

5:15-6:15 p.m. Aug. 

26, West Ridge Center, 

636 Ridge Road, Highland 

Park. Experience 

the Breaking Program, an 

exciting breakfance curriculum 

that builds your 

confidence and creativity 

through hip hop dance. 

Students will learn new 

techniques by breaking 

down the movements, running 

drills with the entire 

class and then finally applying 

the movements into 

combinations and routines. 

Class involves stretching, 

conditioning, training and 

having friendly competitions 

to better improve 

skills. 

UPCOMING 

Impact Color Impact Black 

and White Artist Opening 

Reception 

5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 29, 

The Art Center Highland 

Park, 1957 Sheridan Road, 

Highland Park. How do 

we measure the impact of 

Color or Black and White? 

TACHP will be filling our 

galleries with these concurrent 

themes in one exhibition, 

highlighting the 

dichotomies between color 

and black and white in 

terms of art. A bold sense 

of color can elicit a certain 

response, while a black 

and white photograph may 

take us to another time and 

place. 

Highwood Design District 

Launch Party 

7 p.m. Sept. 5, 28 Mile 

Vodka Company, 454 

Sheridan Road, Highwood. 

Highwood Design 

District is a unique collection 

of brick-and-mortar 

shops, individual tradespeople 

and local merchants 

representing the 

very best in design. It’s 

also a three-day celebration 

of design and home 

improvement from the 

Highwood Chamber of 

Commerce, starting with 

this festive party during 

Highwood Design Week 

presented by Sherin-Williams. 

Tickets are $30 in 

advance, $35 at the door 

and everyone is welcome. 

Ticket price includes a 

tasting and tour of 28 

Mile Vodka, light bites 

provided by featured local 

restaurants, live music 

and a chance to mingle 

with Highwood’s design 

professionals. 

Nature Playdates 

10-11:30 a.m. Sept. 

7, Heller Nature Center, 

2821 Ridge Road, Highland 

Park. Learn a thing 

or two about nature. Drop 

in anytime between the 

scheduled hours and play 

at Heller. Each date offers 

a different themed activity 

and a self-guided hike. 

Afterwards, bring a picnic 

lunch or play in Wander 

Woods, our outdoor nature 

play space. 

Touch a Truck 

10 a.m.-12 p.m. Sept. 

7, Sunset Woods Park, 

1801 Sunset Road, Highland 

Park. Rev up your 

imagination and meet your 

hometown heroes. Climb 

onto the coolest trucks, 

tasctors, cars and more. 

Check out the view from 

the driver’s seat. Tasty 

treats are available for purchase. 

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Grandparent and Me Tea 

Time 

1-2:30 p.m. Sept. 7, 

Rosewood Beach Interpretive 

Center, 883 

Sheridan Road, Highland 

Park. Celebrate Grandparents 

Day by treating 

them to tea time. Enjoy 

time together making a 

hat for the party and eating 

delicious snacks. 

Fall Book Buzz 

7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 9, 

Highland Park Public Library, 

494 Laurel Ave., 

Highland Park. Looking 

for ideas of what to read 

next or for book club selections? 

Librarians and a 

representative from Penguin 

Random House will 

present new and forthcoming 

books to watch for this 

fall, with giveaways of advance 

reading copies. 

Volunteer Fair 

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 

10, Highland Park Public 

Library, 494 Laurel Ave., 

Highland Park. Looking 

for opportunities to volunteer 

and ways to get 

involved with community 

organizations? Meet local 

organizations and find 

out about their volunteer 

needs. 

ONGOING 

Drop In Chess 

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturdays, 

Highland Park 

Public Library, 494 Laurel 

Ave. Play chess with 

us on Saturday mornings 

in the Youth Services 

Department. Come meet 

our new chess expert and 

challenge him to a game. 

This program is for ages 

5-14. Children under age 

7 must be accompanied by 

an adult. No registration 

required.

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the highland park landmark | August 22, 2019 | 3 

Highland Park City Council 

City reviews updates in plans 

for proposed Green Bay Road 

apartment development 

Eric Bradach 

Freelance Reporter 

Residents who enjoy 

their summers at Sunset 

Wood Park may soon have 

a 5-story apartment building 

on Green Bay Road in 

their views. 

Final decisions on multiple 

ordinances and resolutions 

approving the sale, 

purchase and permit for 

constructing an apartment 

building at the Karger Property 

on Green Bay Road 

was moved to City Council’s 

next meeting, Aug. 26, 

at its Aug. 12 meeting. The 

developer, Albion Jacobs 

Highland Park, LLC, will 

buy the property for nearly 

$3.8 million. 

The apartment building 

will be will be 63 feet tall 

and five-stories high with 

161 units and a parking garage. 

The parking garage 

will provide 193 spaces 

underneath the building. 

There will also be 47 additional 

surface parking spaces, 

but 46 will be designated 

for the Lake County 

Health Center, 1840 Green 

Bay Road, during business 

hours. The spaces will 

then be open to the public, 

residents and their guests at 

other times. 

There are several public 

benefits with the apartment 

building that the developer 

included in their proposal: 

green building certification 

with bird strike glass in the 

atrium and a green rooftop; 

public art lining the 

walkway to Sunset Wood 

Park; a $35,000 contribution 

to the Park District to 

assist in the restoration and 

Round It Up 

Action taken by the City 

Council at its Aug. 12 

meeting 

• Mark Romo 

was unanimously 

reappointed as a 

trustee to the Highland 

Park Police Pension 

Board. 

• Mayor Nancy 

Rotering highlighted 

and thanked the city 

police officers who 

arrested an 18-yearold 

Wisconsin man 

who allegedly entered 

a vehicle and forced 

the driver to take him 

to Highland Park. The 

suspect was arrested 

by police after using 

a drone to find him 

on Aug. 8. “Tonight, 

we are so proud to 

recognize the officers 

involved in bringing the 

suspect into custody,” 

Rotering said. “Public 

safety is one of the 

city’s four major 

priorities and it guides 

the city’s policy and 

direction.” 

• Rotering and other 

213 other city mayors 

sent a letter to all 100 

U.S. Senate members 

urging them to return 

to Washington, DC, 

and take action on 

gun safety legislation. 

“Already in 2019, 

there have been over 

250 mass shootings,” 

Rotering said. “The 

tragic events in El 

Paso, and Dayton, 

and Chicago are just 

the latest reminders 

that our nation can 

no longer wait for our 

federal government to 

take action necessary 

to prevent people who 

should not have access 

to firearms from being 

able to purchase 

them.” 

• A resolution 

awarding A. Lamp 

Concrete Contractors, 

Inc. of Schaumburg, 

Illinois, the Waverly 

Road storm sewer & 

retaining wall repair 

contract passed. 

replanting at the park; and 

a $20,000 donation to the 

city for the upkeep of the 

brick water tower. 

This is a slight reduction 

from the applicants original 

171 unit proposal after 

feedback from the city’s 

Planning and Design Commission. 

Other changes 

included the pedestrian 

pathway from Green Bay 

Road to the park to improve 

safety; access to 

Central Avenue is restricted 

to emergency and loading/ 

unloading vehicles; and a 

landscape island was added 

in front of the Lake County 

Health Center. 

If the proposal is approved 

by City Council 

later this month, the developer 

won’t be just add- 

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Venetian Night offers unique way to celebrate HP’s 150th 

Eli Fraerman, Editorial Intern 

As part of the City of 

Highland Park’s ongoing 

150th birthday celebration, 

an inaugural Venetian 

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experience in a night that 

featured a water parade including 

decorated kayaks, 

paddleboards and powerboats. 

There was also a 

band and refreshments. 

North Shore Yacht Club 

member and PR representative 

Neesa Sweet felt 

this was a great event for 

the yacht club and the city. 

“We’re an all-volunteer 

organization, open to anybody,” 

Sweet said. “We 

offer sailing, kayaking 

and stand-up paddle board 

equipment and lessons by 

volunteer certified instructors, 

our members, and 

membership is really reasonable. 

“We’re the best 

kept secret on the northshore.” 

Yacht Club Commodore 

Maureen Hammond 

echoed that sentiment, feeling 

this was a unique opportunity 

to not only benefit 

the city but also show 

its residents what the yacht 

club can do, something that 

they may have not explored 

before. 

“I’m hoping that they get 

a taste of why the boating 

facility is important to the 

community,” Hammond 

said. “For one thing the seal 

of the city of Highland Park 

is a picture of the bluff and 

the lake and a couple of sail 

boats, and I often talk to 

people who never go to the 

lakefront, or I drive around 

with boats on my car and 

people ask me ‘well where 

do you use those?’ I say 

right down at the lakefront. 

It’s really kind of a hidden 

gem and is an important 

part of the community and 

we want to give people a 

reason to come and participate 

in that, after all it is on 

the seal of the city.” 

Sweet, Hammond and 

Hayley Garard, assistant to 

the city manager of Highland 

Park, recognized that 

this was a unique event for 

the city and was a special 

opportunity for the residents 

of Highland Park. 

“Talking to the city, it is 

a really unique way to celebrate 

HP’s 150th anniversary,” 

Sweet said. 

Hammond described the 

process in planning the 

event, saying that a Venetian 

night had transcended 

The Mordini family, of Highland Park, pulls its boat in 

to the dock before the start of the North Shore Venetian 

Night Saturday, Aug. 17, at Park Avenue Beach. PHOTOS 

BY David Kraus/22nd Century Media 

Boats were decorated with various lights to make them 

visible in the night. 

other parts of Illinois although 

never previously 

taken place in Highland 

Park. 

“Back about last fall, 

the city asked us to come 

up with an event or a way 

to participate in the 150th 

anniversary celebration,” 

Hammond said. “We talked 

about a lot of ideas and the 

idea of having a Venetian 

night came up, it’s not anything 

we’ve done before. 

The Venetian night idea is 

something that is popular 

in other areas, Lake Geneva, 

various places along 

the lakeshore, the city of 

Chicago used to host one 

every September. It’s sort 

of an enchanting event, just 

to see the colorfully lighted 

boats on the water on a 

summer night, that seemed 

like something that we 

could manage to organize, 

and invite people to come.” 

Hammond described that 

this event took increased 

city-wide participation 

to pull off and deliver to 

the public. Just as in any 

parade, there needs to be 

many volunteers to make 

it special. A parade on the 

water requires even more 

dedication, both from the 

yacht club and city of 

Highland Park. 

“The fire department 

was there with their rescue 

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Former Boy Scouts leader pleads guilty to forgery 

Erin Yarnall, Editor 

Former Scout Executive 

for the Boy Scouts of 

America’s Northeast Illinois 

Council, which was 

formerly based in Highland 

Park, George Douglas 

Nelson, pleaded guilty 

under a plea deal for forgery, 

a class 3 felony, on 

Aug. 1. 

Nelson, of Deer Park, 

was arrested Aug. 30, 

2018, by the Highland 

Park Police Department 

on an arrest warrant, according 

to a 2018 press 

release by the City of 

Highland Park. He was 

charged with distributing 

charitable funds without 

authority for personal 

benefit, as well as charges 

for wire fraud and forgery, 

according to the press release. 

After his arrest, he was 

released on 10 percent of 

a $50,0000 bond. 

Nelson’s defense attorney, 

Henry Samuels, said 

that his client had paid his 

complete restitution prior 

to signing the plea agreement 

— saying that Nelson 

“accepted responsiblity” 

for his actions. 

“He did it of his own 

volition,” Samuels said. 

“I think it shows outstanding 

character that he accepted 

the responsibility. 

He owns it and has taken 

ownership of it.” 

Samuels attributed Nelson’s 

crime as an “error in 

judgment on his behalf.” 

“Mr. Nelson has been 

with that organization for 

approximately 28 years, 

he has been a stellar employee 

that whole time,” 

Samuels said. 

The Highland Park Police 

Department was notified 

in May 2018 by the 

Northeast Illinois Council 

of the Boy Scouts of 

American of an internal 

investigation on one of 

their executives regarding 

fraud and other improper 

uses of Boy Scouts of 

America funds, totaling 

$25,000, according to the 

2018 press release. 

“We appreciate the 

court’s time in handling 

this matter and are thankful 

to see a favorable 

resolution,” said Nick 

Roberts, the CEO and 

Scout Executive of the 

Boy Scouts of America 

Northeast Illinois Council. 

“Our parents, volunteers 

and employees in the 

Northeast Illinois Council 

work tirelessly to support 

our programs, and we are 

grateful to have received 

full restitution of the 

funds involved.” 

police reports 

HP man charged with gun possession, no ID 

John Risdon, 66, of 

the 800 block of Central 

Avenue was arrested and 

charged with possession 

of firearm, without a firearm 

owners identification 

card on Aug. 8. An unauthorized, 

unloaded handgun 

was discovered when 

police were assisting another 

agency in locating 

Risdon. Risdon was released 

on a recognizance 

bond with a court date in 

Waukegan on Aug. 28. 

In other police news: 

Aug. 6 

• Angelo Quintana-Valenzuela, 

56, of the 1100 

block of Central Avenue, 

Highland Park, was arrested 

and charged with disorderly 

conduct when police 

responded to a complaint 

in the 400 block of Laurel 

Avenue. Quintana-Valenzuela 

was released on a 

recognizance bond with a 

court date in Waukegan on 

Sept. 20. 

• Luis Licona-Garcia, 35, 

of Waukegan, was arrested 

and charged with driving 

under the influence of 

alcohol, illegal transportation 

of alcohol, leaving 

the scene of an accident 

with vehicle damage, improper 

lane usage, and 

failure to reduce speed to 

avoid an accident when 

police responded to a 

complaint regarding a hit 

and run at the intersection 

of Edens Expressway and 

Clavey Road. No injuries 

occurred in this two car 

accident. Police conducted 

a traffic stop on Licona-Garcia 

on State Road 

41, just north of Central 

Avenue, and he was 

placed in custody. Licona- 

Garcia was released on a 



Sept. 6. 

Aug. 7 

• David Stahl, 48, of 

Northbrook, was arrested 

and charged with violation 

of an order of protection 

when police responded 

to a complaint 

that Stahl was within the 

proximity of a prohibited 

place in the 2700 block of 

Roslyn Drive. Stahl was 

held in custody, pending 

bond court. 

Aug. 8 

• Amber Mendoza, 27, of 

Blue Island, was arrested 

and charged with driving 

with a suspended or revoked 

license, obstructing 

identification, improper 

turn, disobeying traffic 

control light and possession 

of cannabis when 

police conducted a traffic 

stop at the intersection of 

Skokie Valley Road and 

Park Avenue West. Mendoza 

was released on a 



Sept. 20. 

Aug. 10 

• Marisol Acosta, 24, of 

North Chicago, was arrested 

on an in-state warrant 

when police conducted 

a traffic stop in the 400 

block of Edens Expressway. 

Acosta was released 

on a 10 percent cash bond, 

pending a court date in 

Lake County. 

• Pedro Vega, 22, of Villa 

Park, was arrested and 

charged with possession 

of a controlled substance 

when police responded to 

a complaint that Ravinia 

Festival security discovered 

what appeared to be 

a controlled substance 

during a routine park entry 

search. Vega was held 

in custody pending bond 

court. 

Aug. 11 

• A complainant in the 

100 block of Barberry 

Road reported graffiti on 

a basketball court in Woodridge 

Park, written in 

white chalk. No subjects 

have been identified at 

this time. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Highland Park Landmark’s 

Police Reports are compiled 

from official reports emailed 

from the Highland Park 

Police Department headquarters 

in Highland Park 

and the Highwood Police 

Department headquarters 

in Highwood. Individuals 

named in these reports are 

considered innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty 

in a court of law. 

City 

From Page 3 

Venetian 

From Page 4 

boat and a couple members 

of their team,” Hammond 

said. “The community 

emergency response team 

was there…they helped us 

also with just facilitating 

access. The park district 

kept the boat ramp open 

and staffing it, just to facilitate 

boat launches and 

retrievals. Plus, we had 

ing to the area, it will also 

be removing and demolishing 

the firehouse youth 

center. The developer will 

cover the cost for both the 

demolition and re-landscaping. 

Some concerns were 

brought up by City Council, 

including from Councilman 

Adam Stolberg 

who asked the developer 

to screen the fencing of the 

construction as to not disturb 

residents. The developer 

agreed on the spot. 

One resident, whose 

lives is close to the property, 

asked if the developer 

can lower the amount 

of windows to reduce the 

lighting bearing down toward 

his and his neighbors’ 

houses. He said the developer 

had previously promised 

to reduce the amount, 

but the current proposal 

actually has more. Councilwoman 

Michelle Holleman 

said it was discussed at 

commission meetings and 

the amount of windows 

was settled to provide residents 

with proper natural 

lighting. 

“One of the issues we 

had at the Housing Commission 

is that some of the 

apartments that we had did 

not have windows, and the 

comment back to us was 

that it was to accommodate 

the neighbors,” Councilwoman 

Michelle Holleman 

said. “So, it’s kind of 

a double-edged sword. You 

are either going to give the 

people bedrooms without 

windows or there are going 

to be windows on that 

wall.” 

about 55 north shore yacht 

club volunteers working 

this event, in addition to all 

the folks that will be on the 

water and decorating their 

boats.” 

While many were needed 

to pull it off, Highland 

Park’s own version of a 

Venetian night transcended 

the community and offered 

a different taste of Highland 

Park as part of the anniversary 

celebration.

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Dusty 

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Olga Bensman 

Dusty, a 

Cavalier, has 

the sweetest 

disposition, 

is very smart, 

loves people 

and is a great 

traveler! He 

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and information to Editor Erin Yarnall at erin@hplandmark.com. 

HP animal shelter attempts to ‘clear the shelter’ 

Olivia Vallone 

Editorial Intern 

Animal shelter Orphans 

of the Storm held a special 

event in honor of a nationwide 

“Clear the Shelters” 

initiative on Aug. 17. 

Starting at 11 a.m. the 

three locations will waive 

the $90 adoption fee, besides 

typical medical fees, 

for all cats and dogs 6 

months or older. People 

looking to adopt must have 

a valid form of identification 

and current address. 

According to public relations 

assistant Alyssa 

Krueger families at any 

location plus Riverwoods 

Woodland Preserve. Pets 

are welcome as well to see 

how a new furry friends 

would really fit into the 

family. 

“First and foremost, 

it’s a great opportunity to 

rescue an animal,” manager 

of the Highland Park 

shelter Daniel Kanter said. 

“We bring in a lot of animals 

from high risk shelters…especially 

for this 

event.” 

The main event was 

held at the shelter located 

at 2200 Riverwoods Rd. in 

Riverwoods where there 

was a puppy kissing booth 

and photo booth, an ice 

cream social, prizes, raffles 

and more. 

While the main shelter is 

in Deerfield, different dogs 

and cats are transported 

daily to the Highland Park 

satellite location at 468 

Central Ave. 

“The location is really to 

provide another neighboring 

community of the shelter 

an opportunity to come 

and see animals in a family 

friendly environment, a 

less intimidating environment,” 

Kanter said. 

Since the Highland Park 

location is much smaller 

than the main shelter, 

they try to bring in new 

animals they have taken 

in form Tennessee and 

Alabama and get them in a 

less stressful location than 

the giant shelter in Riverwoods. 

In Kanters estimate, this 

satellite location alone 

sees around 300 people on 

“Clear the Shelters” day. 

He also said that around 50 

dogs and 40 cats find new 

homes that day overall. 

“Even if you’re not 

looking to adopt, it’s still 

worth coming in and meeting 

an animal just because 

the animals themselves 

need socialization,” Kanter 

said. “Some of them that 

we bring here can be very 

shy or very scared and just 

having a nice, calm interaction 

with a person can 

do wonders for their self 

esteem.” 

The “Clear the Shelters” 

initiative is sponsored by 

NBC own stations and 

Telemundo. According 

to Krueger since the first 

event in 2015, the stations 

have helped more than 

150,000 pets find homes 

from over 900 shelters 

across the United States. 

The event is sponsored 

at Orphans of the Storm by 

Bayer Animal Health, Animal 

Medical Center and 

Ruth Helen Wolf Animal 

Clinic and Hospital. 

Park District completes community attitude and interest survey 

Submitted Content 

Results of the Park 

District of Highland Park 

2019 Community Attitude 

and Interest Survey were 

reviewed with the Park 

Board at a special meeting 

held on Aug. 6, 2019. It is 

a policy of the Park District 

to conduct a comprehensive 

community needs 

assessment at least once 

every three to six years. 

The last survey was completed 

in 2013. 

“It has been six years 

since the Park District’s 

last community survey 

and five years since the approval 

of GreenPrint 2024, 

the Park District’s master 

plan,” said Park Board 

President, Brian Kaplan. 

“Since that time, the Highland 

Park community has 

experienced changes that 

warrant an updated needs 

assessment.” 

The survey findings will 

be used, along with additional 

data, to guide future 

priority initiatives as 

the Park District reviews 

long-term infrastructure 

and operational plans associated 

with its Strategic 

Plan and Master Plan 

(GreenPrint 2024). 

The Park District hired 

Evanston-based firm, aQity 

Research to design 

and administer the survey 

which was conducted between 

May 17 through 

June 23, 2019. 

The survey was sent by 

mail to a random sample 

of households within the 

Park District boundaries. 

Follow-up reminder postcards 

were sent to nonrespondents 

to encourage 

full participation. Both 

mailings included options 

to complete the survey by 

mail, online or by phone. 

A total of 851 surveys 

were completed and 

weighted to match updated 

United States Census data 

for the Park District by region, 

gender, age, ethnicity 

and percentage of households 

with children. 

The survey covered the 

community’s recreation, 

facility and park usage 

and preferences. Results 

indicated favorable resident 

feedback, most notably 

programs and events, 

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Jodi Crane, of 

Highland Park, 

and Dawn 

Stanicek, of 

Northbrook, 

look at the art 

of Armando 

Pedroso at the 

16th annual Art 

at the Glen event 

Saturday, Aug. 3. 

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‘This ideology doesn’t represent us as a whole’ 

Panel discusses 

controversial quote 

in HP yearbook 

Sam Rakestraw 


“If you tell a lie big 

enough, and often enough, 

people will believe” 

was among the departing 

wisdom the graduates 

of Highland Park High 

School gave in their yearbook 

quotes. 

The quote, long associated 

with the Nazi regime, 

would go on to strike a 

nerve in the student body 

and in the community, 

which associated it as 

such, resulting in the yearbook 

being pulled. The 

school had to take action. 

Since then it’s been 

more about the impact of 

the quote. Glencoe’s Aitz 

Hayim of Jewish Living 

visited the Infinity Foundation 

in Highland Park to 

discuss just that on Aug. 

10. 

Aitz Hayim Center for 

Jewish Living is a postdenominational 

synagogue 

in Glencoe. 

At the event, questions 

and discussions focused 

on how hate speech can be 

interpreted and the crater it 

leaves in society. But the 

biggest question tackled 

by speakers is how issues 

such as these are dealt with 

logically and emotionally. 

The panel of speakers 

included Dr. Bruce Law, 

Jonathan Mintzer and 

Brianna Goodlin. Marc 

Slutsky, president of Aitz 

Hayim, moderated the 

conversation. Law has 

recently become Superintendent 

of District 113 

coming from Hinsdale. 

Mintzer is assistant director 

of the Anti-Defamatory 

League (ADL) in 

Chicago and Goodlin is 

co-chair of the Charles 

Bronfman Israel Policy 

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an educator’s view, the 

ADL’s perspective and a 

scholarly view on hate and 

social issues. 

“We know that this is an 

issue that may seem simple 

at one level,” Slutsky 

said, “but it taps into a lot 

of complex problems in 

our society.” 

Slutsky also asked for 

experience and input from 

the speakers. 

Law is new to District 

113 and Highland Park, 

but when it came to him 

that something was printed 

in the yearbook that upset 

students and parents, the 

reaction was large. 

“We wanted to say 

something since it spreads 

so quickly,” Law said. 

“We needed to make a 

statement that this ideology 

doesn’t represent us as 

a whole. What really got 

our attention that it was 

students who were upset 

about this. Because a student 

knows the historical 

context in which it was 

supposed to be said, they 

thought it must be an anti- 

Semitic, racist statement 

that doesn’t reflect them.” 

The dots seemed to be 

quickly connected by everyone. 

An upset parent 

would call NBC5 with the 

story and the quote was cemented 

in the media as an 

anti-Semitic Nazi callout. 

Many other news outlets 

would approach the story 

with the same angle. 

Regardless, Law handled 

the situation as a newcomer 

as well as he could. 

But more questions and 

discussions are raised after 

the yearbook was pulled. 

“Association” is used a 

lot. It’s no mystery that the 

association of the quote 

with Hitler was the fact 

that it was coined by his 

propaganda commissioner, 

Goebbels. Slutsky made 

the point that the context 

in which the quote was 

used was to insult the English, 

mocking them for lying 

big and often. This was 

just when the quote was 

coined, not created. Which 

raises the question of who 

it truly means by “people,” 

he said. The quote in the 

yearbook did not attribute 

to Goebbels, seemingly removing 

the context. 

“Interestingly enough, 

when I first saw the quote, 

I thought it referred to current 

time,” Law said. 

In an online poll taken 

by WGN, 59.9 percent 

said “deliver the yearbook” 

when shown that 

the quote would be included. 

36.5 percent said 

“remove the quote then deliver 

the yearbook,” and 4 

percent said to not deliver 

the book at all. 

If what Law says is true, 

then the student on their 

way to university next year 

wasn’t about anti-Semitism, 

but a statement that 

they could tell when their 

being lied to. 

“Context matters,” 

Mintzer said, finding the 

impact on students especially 

interesting. “Where 

we may have our own context 

here, students have 

their own.” 

“We need to make sure 

we measure our reactions 

to it,” Goodlin added. “We 

don’t just resort to some 

sort of reactionary anger 

and see it as a longer 

standing pattern and try to 

figure out solutions that 

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City of Highwood goes gaga for garlic at annual fest 

Hilary Anderson 


Garlic lovers came in 

droves to Highwood’s ever 

popular Garlic Fest held 

Aug. 14 at the community’s 

Everts Park to sample 

creative ways to use garlic 

in ordinary food like ice 

cream, cakes, sauces, pastas, 

meats, breads and a 

host of other culinary delights. 

Garlic aficionados came 

early to taste the variety of 

foodstuffs as there were at 

least 30 different vendors 

offering their special dishes 

made with the ancient seasoning 

including chocolate 

chip cookies. 

The event was for all 

ages. Many sat on the 

ground — some with a 

blanket, some without. 

Others used the picnic facilities 

already at the park. 

Many seasoned Garlic 

Fest goers even took their 

own chairs accompanied 

by family, friends and 

neighbors — making the 

event even more party-like. 

Three high school 

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Garlic Fest winning food 

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Garlic funnel cake, from Tres Flores & Co. Funnel 

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Brazilian-style grilled cheese on a stick, from Baked 

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People’s Choice Awards 

Charlotte’s Candied Bacon, from Toadstool Pub 

Garlic Greek Chicken, from Keep it Hot 

The 2019 Garlic Royalty winners are: 

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Garlic Princess: Barbee Williams, 10 years old 

Garlic Prince: Wyatt Turner, 7 years old 

Garlic Baby: Charlotte Regan, 2 years old 

those who chose the convenience 

of sitting on the 

ground — Sydney Kingsept, 

Lauren Goldsmith 

and Hannah Selbat. 

“This is a great atmosphere 

and so convenient,” 

Kingsept said. 

“We’re trying some 

new dishes that are really 

good,” said Goldsmith, 

who added the trio sampled 

garlic brisket sliders, garlic 

fries and a fish with garlic 

and avocados. 

Susan Fireside and 

daughter, Ellie, were there 

discussing their favorite 

food from the Toasty 

Cheese Food Truck. 

“Garlic Fest is one of our 

favorites,” Susan Fireside 

said. “We get to stop and 

meet up with neighbors, 

do some girl talk and enjoy 

these different kinds of 

food.” 

“A lot of my friends go 

to this [Garlic] Fest,” Ellie 

Fireside said. “It’s a big 

thing for families, too. My 

favorite this year is the La 

Casa de Isaac’s tamale.” 

At the other end of the 

Garlic Fest Ted Warrilow 

listened to the music. 

“It is nice getting outside 

like this,” he said. “The 

music is great.” 

His favorite food dish at 

the event was jerk chicken. 

“It is Jamaican — sweet 

The 2018 Garlic Fest King Scott Baseman (right) and Queen Pat Lenzini smile together 

at Celebrate Highwood’s Garlic Fest, Aug. 14, in Everts Park. Photos by Mairead 

Kahn/22nd Century Media 

Corey Coleman, of Culinary Gangster, serves customers 

at Garlic Fest. 

and spicy,” he smiled. 

But there was much more 

to Highwood’s Garlic Fest. 

The Highwood Historical 

Society held its annual 

Terrific Tomato Contest. 

“This is about our 11th 

year and we have 45 entries,” 

said Lisa Cerval, 

chairman of the contest and 

board member of the Highwood 

Historical Society. 

“We started this as a way to 

get our more mature residents 

involved. The interest 

in gardening has grown 

significantly in our area. 

Some of the gardens would 

take your breadth away 

they are so magnificent. We 

now have junior gardeners 

(school age) who are learning 

the beauty of sitting 

outside in their gardens and 

enjoying the beauty of nature.” 

Large Mason jars held 

samples of gardeners’ tomatoes 

from this year’s 

crop. Attendees to the Garlic 

Fest, if they chose, put 

money into the jar(s) of the 

tomato(es) they liked best. 

All of the donations went 

to the Highwood Historical 

Society’s project—the genealogical 

history of Highwood 

houses. 

Interspersed among the 

Mason jars were photos 

of some of the architecturally 

significant Highwood 

homes, which attracted 

many attendees at the Garlic 

Fest. 

One of the owners of 

such a home is Sarah 

Prossey who discovered 

her house was one of the 

few remaining built with 

the plans bought from a 

Sears Catalog. 

“I did not know the house 

had such significance when 

I bought it,” she said. “It 

was just cute, with the original 

woodwork, doors. It 

is a lot of work restoring it 

but I appreciate it now even 

more.” 

Attendees to the event 

voted for their favorite 

garlic dishes and vendors 

in the People’s Choice 

Awards. There also were 

the judges choice awards. 

Then the big highlight of 

the night arrived — selecting 

the 2019 Garlic Royalty 

done with audience applause. 

But first a good-by 

from last year’s royalty. 

“It has been my thrill to 

be the 2018 Garlic Queen 

for Celebrate Highwood’s 

Garlic Fest,” said Pat Lenzini. 

“Other than getting 

married and having my 

children, promoting Highwood 

has been the best 

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history, the heroic exploits 

of Merrill’s Marauders 

in Burma during World 

War II stand tall, so much 

so that the all-volunteer 

Army unit enjoys the rare 

distinction of each soldier 

having been awarded the 

Bronze Star for heroic 

achievement in a combat 

zone. 

One of the brave soldiers 

who survived that hellish 

mission was Dominic J. 

Baracani. After the war he 

came home to Highwood, 

where he raised a loving 

family with Anna Margaret 

“Midge,” his wife of 63 

years, and in partnership 

with her operated a local 

accounting, tax, real estate 

Dr. Jake Cohen 

Family Owned, 

Highland Park Native 

and insurance business for 

over 60 years. 

On Aug. 1, 2019, at age 

96, Dominic died in the 

bedroom he’d slept in for 

65 years. On August 12, 

family and friends gathered 

at Seguin & Symonds 

Funeral Home to send an 

old soldier on his way with 

a final salute. 

“He never boasted about 

the war. He told us it was 

something everybody had 

to do,” said his son, Bob 

Baracani. 

Dominic was drafted 

into the Army in 1942, 

shortly after graduating 

from Highland Park High 

School, where he was an 

“All County” football 

player. During basic training, 

he heard that volunteers 

were needed for a 

“dangerous and hazardous 

mission.” Months of jungle 

and advanced infantry 

training later, he was 

in India as a rifleman and 

member of the unit that 

came to be known as Merrill’s 

Marauders, after their 

commander, Brig. General 

Frank Merrill. 

Their objective was 

long-range penetration 

into Japanese-held Burma, 

where their job was to disrupt 

the enemy’s supply 

lines and communications 

as a means to help reopen 

the strategically critical 

Burma Road. 

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combat, the Marauders 

advanced on foot through 

nearly 1,000 miles of the 

harshest jungle terrain in 

the world, and fought without 

artillery support and 

often outmanned in more 

that 30 engagements. As 

well, they battled typhus, 

malaria, dysentery, and 

hunger. On May 17, 1944, 

after the Marauders had 

captured a critical airfield, 

Dominic was evacuated to 

a field hospital in India, 

weighing 129 pounds with 

his ribs sticking out of his 

chest, and suffering from 

dysentery and malaria. A 

few days later, the unit 

was disbanded with a final 

total of 130 combat-effective 

officers and men (out 

of the original 2,997). 

Returning home, Dominic 

attended Illinois State 

University on the GI bill 

and received a degree in 

accounting. For 28 years 

he was a civil service auditor 

for the U.S. Army and 

Navy while running his 

accounting, tax services, 

real estate and insurance 

business for over 60 years. 

Until last year he was still 

doing tax returns. 

Business was good, said 

his son Baron, in part because 

he always gave his 

customers a fair shake. 

“He was kind, hard working 

and generous, and he 

didn’t want to be a hardship 

on people,” he said. 

As the father of four 

sons, “he was a role model,” 

Bob Baracani said. 

“He didn’t give a lot of advice. 

He led by example. 

He was hard working.” 

As a married couple in 

business together, Dominic 

and Midge were ahead 

of the curve. 

“For the 1950s, they 

had kind of a modern marriage. 

They saw each other 

as equals,” Bob Baracani 

said. “They were hand in 

glove, and crazy about 

each other.” 

Dominic was a faithful 

member of St. James 

Church in Highwood and 

a lifelong member serving 

as treasurer of both the 

Highwood VFW and the 

Highwood American Legion. 

Two years ago Dominic 

took particular pleasure 

Highwood resident Dominic 

Baracani, a WWII vet 

who served in the Merrill’s 

Marauders in Burma, died 

Aug. 1. Photo submitted 

in attending the kickoff 

at Fort Benning, Georgia 

of the 75th anniversary 

of the 75th Ranger Regiment, 

also known as the 

Army Rangers. Merrill’s 

Marauders were an early 

iteration of the 75th. On 

one occasion there, said 

Bob baracani, a man said 

to him “Sir, I want you to 

know you set the bar high. 

We know we are falling 

short but it is not from lack 

of trying.” 

The man was Tommy 

Norris, a retired Navy 

SEAL who received the 

Medal of Honor for his 

ground rescue of two 

downed pilots in Vietnam 

in 1972. 

Dominic Baracani was 

husband of the late Anna 

Margaret (Pasquesi); father 

of Brian (Jacquie), 

Bob (late Roseann), Baron 

and Brad (Beth) Baracani; 

grandfather of Brian 

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Allie and Max, great 

grandfather of Hannah, 

Caleb and Szivah; brother 

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Bernardi, late August (late 

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Franklin) Houser, late Ellen 

(late Jobie) Eiserman 

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THE LAKE FOREST LEADER 

Deer Path Middle School 

student goes to Space 

Academy 

This summer was a particularly 

special time to 

be at the U.S. Space and 

Rocket Center in Huntsville, 

Ala., because of the 

50th anniversary of the 

first moon landing. 

Deer Path Middle 

School student Jonathan 

Hough, a rising seventhgrader, 

was lucky to be 

there for the celebration of 

the successful Apollo 11 

mission. In the week leading 

up to July 20, he attended 

Space Academy, an 

educational camp for kids 

ages 12-14. 

According to Hough, 

there were a number of 

celebrations at the center 

while he was there, and the 

campers participated in a 

couple of them. 

One took place the 

morning of July 16 when 

the center attempted to 

break a Guinness World 

Record by launching 5,000 

model rockets simultaneously 

from the United 

States Space Camp Rocket 

Launch Complex. As of 

press time, Guinness had 

not confirmed if this broke 

the world record. 

The other was a ceremony 

for campers featuring 

Robert “Hoot” Gibson, a 

retired astronaut, pilot and 

naval officer. He flew five 

space missions for NASA 

in the 1980s and 1990s. 

“It was really cool to 

see him and hear stories,” 

Hough said. 

Additionally, all the 

trainees/campers received 

a pin commemorating the 

moon landing anniversary 

during the academy graduation 

at the end of their 

camp session. 

Reporting by Katie Copenhaver, 

Freelance Reporter. 

Full story at LakeForestLeader.com 

THE WILMETTE BEACON 

Car stolen from Wilmette 

involved in fatal Lake 

County shooting, police 

chase 

A car stolen from the 

driveway of a residence in 

Wilmette during the overnight 

hours of Sunday, 

Aug. 11, was involved in 

a high-speed chase from 

Lake County to Chicago 

two nights later, according 

to the Wilmette Police Department 

and Lake County 

Sheriff’s Office. 

The chase was preceded 

by a homicide at a residence 

in Gurnee involving 

the occupants of the stolen 

car. 

A resident in the 3100 

block of Old Glenview 

Road in Wilmette had reported 

the vehicle stolen 

on Aug. 11. The car, a 

2015 Lexus SUV, was left 

unlocked in the driveway 

with the key in the cupholder, 

according to the 

Wilmette Police Department. 

Two nights later on Tuesday, 

Aug. 13, a 14-year-old 

Chicago boy was killed 

after being shot outside a 

Gurnee residence. 

According to a press release 

from the Lake County 

Sheriff’s Office, six 

teenagers traveled to the 

home in the stolen Lexus 

to commit a burglary. During 

the course of the burglary, 

at approximately 

1:15 a.m., they allegedly 

confronted the 75-yearold 

homeowner, who went 

outside to investigate why 

there were people near his 

2011 Audi, parked in the 

driveway. 

The homeowner later 

told detectives he yelled 

at the individuals to leave, 

but at least one male allegedly 

advanced toward him 

with an unknown object 

in his hand. According to 

the press release, the man 

“feared for his life” and 

discharged a firearm. At 

least one of the rounds 

struck the 14-year-old 

male, who was outside of 

the Lexus. A knife was recovered 

at the scene in the 

vicinity of where the 14 

year old was shot. 

Story by Eric DeGrechie, 

Managing Editor. Full story 

at WilmetteBeacon.com. 

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

Proposal for new 

Northbrook 7-Eleven 

re-emerges, with initial 

concerns still unaddressed 

Northbrook could soon 

gain a new 7-Eleven, if the 

applicant clears a few lingering 

hurdles. 

Back in October 2018, 

the Northbrook Village 

Board considered a preliminary 

application for 

construction of the new gas 

station, convenience store 

and car wash at the southeast 

corner of Waukegan 

and Shermer roads. 

The applicant, GW 

Northbrook 2, intended 

to purchase the 

38,176-square-foot property 

and then demolish the 

existing Mobil service station 

and gasoline pumps 

to build anew. The store 

would operate 24/7, 365 

days a year and would be 

staffed with no more than 

two employees at any 

time. The new building 

would be 3,062 square feet 

in area, plus 990 square 

feet for the carwash. 

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Health & Wellness - Cathy Irwin, Illinois Bone & Joint Institute 

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Legal - Maria Doughty, Allstate 

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20 | August 22, 2019 | The highland park landmark SOUND OFF 


Letter to the Editor 

What I learned from 

having cancer 

A little more than a year 

ago, after diagnosing myself 

with appendicitis as 

per my google medical 

research, I was diagnosed 

instead with lymphoma. 

From the moment I entered 

the Highland Park 

Hospital emergency room, 

throughout my entire stay 

at the hospital, before my 

final biopsy results, every 

doctor who came into my 

hospital room spoke of 

lymphoma kind of like I 

would speak of chocolate 

— the word easily rolled 

off their tongues. That being 

said, everyone at the 

hospital was so nice. 

As I was waiting for 

more testing, in walked 

Dr. Adess, who was my 

doctor a few years back 

for another much less serious 

condition. Hearing 

him tell me that we will 

take care of this, and he 

will be there for me, was 

kind of like cuddling with 

your favorite animal — I 

instantly felt comforted. 

Knowing he would be my 

doctor was one less thing 

to worry about. Two biopsies 

later, after waiting one 

very long and brutal week, 

I was formally diagnosed 

with non-Hodgkin’s RTPO 

lymphoma. I remember 

the feeling when I heard 

Dr. Adess tell me. It was 

almost a relief in an odd 

way. The waiting, wondering, 

creating horrible scenarios 

in my head were no 

longer necessary. He gave 

me a diagnosis and we 

soon had a plan. 

One of the hardest parts 

of this situation was telling 

my children, as my husband, 

mom and stepdad 

were all at the emergency 

room with me. 

Being a pretty blunt 

person, I summoned my 

3 children (a 17-year-old 

son, and twin 15-year-old 

girls at the time) to the 

deck where my husband, 

Matt, and I had received 

the news. So, I just came 

out and said it. 

“I have cancer. That is is 

bad news, the good news is 

it can be treated and I will 

be ok.” 

There were some tears 

and many questions. Each 

child handled the news 

differently, but with reassurance 

and some humor, 

they felt confident I would 

do what I needed to do and 

ultimately I would be ok. 

It was very important to 

me that I kept the mood in 

the house light — no doom 

and gloom allowed in the 

Heller house. 

It’s not like we were doing 

cartwheels, but I really 

wanted to do my best 

to maintain some sense 

“Yes, I was dealt a little bad, but 

the good far outweighed the 

bad,” 

- Hillary Heller, Highland Park resident on her 

cancer diagnosis 

of normalcy. I would start 

chemotherapy at the end 

of July after the girls went 

to camp. I would speak 

to them once a week and 

I told them they must enjoy 

their summer, and that 

there is nothing anyone 

can do at this point but just 

keep on “keeping on.” My 

son was home and preparing 

for his freshman year 

in college. I felt terrible for 

him. 

I began chemo and 

would go to Kellogg 3 

days once a month for 6 

months. After that I will 

have 2 years of maintenance-meaning, 

one day 

every other month for two 

years, which is what I am 

doing now. 

On to what have I 

learned — well, that is a 

loaded question. Of course 

there is the obvious: be 

grateful for what you have, 

because your life truly can 

change in a matter of minutes. 

Focus on the positives 

because worrying 

about the negative isn’t 

going to change anything; 

it just makes things worse. 

Chemo brain is an actual 

thing and lasts for a while. 

A good under eye concealer 

is a must, as going 

through chemo is exhausting. 

Filling in your eyebrows 

is a game changer 

and always wear lipstick. 

But the most wonderful 

thing I learned is what 

I learned about my community. 

I still can not get 

over the kindness that was 

shown to me — kindness 

from people apologizing 

when I finally told them 

what was going on. Not 

apologizing because I had 

cancer, but actually and 

sincerely feeling bad that 

they didn’t know because 

they couldn’t help me. 

Almost everyone I connected 

with at some level 

was beyond giving. People 

went out of their way to 

cook for me, to bake for 

me, to send me things, to 

write me notes. There were 

people regularly texting 

me, just to check in. I, to 

this day, am still humbled, 

eternally grateful and 

touched by the way people 

went out of their way for 

me. 

I have learned that you 

can never go wrong offering 

a kind word, or sending 

a text saying you are 

thinking of someone. I 

have learned that everyone 

does the best they can 

— some people are more 

comfortable sending a text 

or a note and not actually 

talking. 

This entire experience 

has taught me and my 

family so much. I feel so 

fortunate to live in a community 

where everyone 

is so caring and extends 

themselves so much. 

In life you have to take 

the good with the bad. Yes, 

I was dealt a little bad, but 

the good far outweighed 

the bad. 

I am fortunate to currently 

be in remission. I 

am still at a place where 

my illness is in the forefront 

of my mind. Negative 

thoughts don’t consume 

me, but it’s 8 months 

later, and I am still not feeling 

like my old self. I am 

feeling much better, and 

I know I will be back to 

normal soon. I don’t worry 

that I won’t be there for 

my family (of course that 

crossed my mind when diagnosed), 

but I would be 

lying if I said I don’t worry 

I will get sick again. 

Through all this I have 

learned that support is vital 

and immeasurable. I 

have an amazing husband 

and children and an incredibly 

wonderful family 

who is always here for 

me. I learned to depend on 

my closest friends in ways 

I never thought I would 

have to. Not surprisingly, 

I learned that your friends 

love you and want to help 

you. I learned that everyone 

wants to help. People 

want to send you dinner, or 

flowers or drive your kids 

for you. It was so hard to 

accept that help at the beginning. 

As women and 

mothers we train ourselves 

not to depend on people. 

When you are going 

through chemo, your energy 

is zapped and the help 

offered is not just for you, 

but your family as well. 

Thank you Highland 

Park. Thank you to everyone 

who reached out 

to me. Thank you for caring. 

Thank you for your 

love and kindness. Thank 

you for restoring my faith 

in human kindness. Highland 

Park is such a beautiful, 

interesting place. I am 

so grateful that 17 years 

ago I landed here. 

Hillary Heller, 

Highland Park resident 

NFYN 

From Page 18 

The 7-Eleven would 

also have five gasoline 

pumps to service 10 vehicles 

on the west end of the 

property. 

The applicant has purchased 

the property since 

that preliminary review; 

however, GW Northbrook 

2 failed to submit 

a formal application for 

modification within six 

months of that meeting, 

thereby resetting the process. 

During the Northbrook 

Village Board meeting on 

Tuesday, Aug, 13, trustees 

considered what amounted 

to the same plan, which 

included elements that 

caused mild concern for 

several trustees the first 

time. 

Reporting by Chris Pullam, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at NorthbrookTower. 

com. 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

Lawsuit alleges Glenview 

nursing home employees 

abused, harassed 91-yearold 

resident 

A Glenview nursing 

home and two of its former 

employees are facing 

a $1 million lawsuit over 

alleged abuse and harassment 

at the facility — including 

an incident posted 

on Snapchat by the former 

employees. 

The Abington of Glenview 

nursing home and its 

owner/operator Innovative 

Management, as well as 

former employees Brayan 

Cortez, of Glenview, 

and Jamie Montesa, were 

sued Wednesday, Aug. 7, 

in Cook County Circuit 

Court by Margaret Battersby 

Black, of the Levin 

& Perconti law firm. 

Black is representing 

Margaret Collins, a 

91-year-old former resident 

at Abington of Glenview, 

who was diagnosed 

with dementia. Collins alleges 

she was taunted by 

Cortez and Montesa, who 

worked as certified nursing 

assistants at the nursing 

home located at 3901 

Glenview Road. 

Cortez, 20, and Montesa, 

21, were arrested Jan. 8 

at the Glenview Police Department, 

more than two 

weeks after a video was 

posted to Snapchat showing 

Cortez and Montesa 

taunting Collins. 

A video of the incident 

shows Collins holding a 

blanket above her head 

as one of the employees 

shakes a hospital gown at 

her and tosses it on her pillow. 

The short video was 

captioned with the words 

“Margaret hates gowns” 

alongside two laughing 

emojis, according to the 

lawsuit. 

Reporting by Jason Addy, 

Contributing Editor. Full 

story at GlenviewLantern. 

com.

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go figure 

4 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

The amount of new Garlic 

royalty crowned at Celebrate 

Highwood’s annual Garlic Fest 

on Aug. 14. Read more on 

Page 14. 

From the Editorial Intern 

Eli Fraerman 


Letter to the Editor 

‘Accurate’ and ‘affirming’ 

coverage of the Green Bay 

Trail 

Thank you for affirming 

the trail’s tremendous 

personal and community 

value to North Shore residents. 

Alexa and Rhonda accurately 

reported and photographed 

the energy and 

positive responses from 

the more than 500 attendees 

and participating businesses. 

We continue to 

receive compliments and 

support for the FGBT’s 

Closing time 

They say the best way 

to get experience in 

a field is to get an 

internship. However, many 

internships require experience 

in order to land them. 

For many college students 

including myself, this 

can become a frustrating 

conundrum when it comes 

to applying for summer 

internships. 

Lacking much journalism 

experience outside of 

the newsroom at Lehigh 

University, I struck out on 

a lot of “bigger” opportunities 

I was hopeful to 

receive after my sophomore 

year in college. I 

did however receive an 

opportunity here at 22nd 

Century Media, an opportunity 

to come home 

to Highland Park for the 

summer and gain valuable 

internship experience. 

I was unsure what I was 

going to accomplish this 

summer. I knew I had the 

skills to jump out into the 

field, but I wasn’t sure my 

abilities would be tested. 

The internship wasn’t 

full-time, so I really didn’t 

know if I would gain valuable 

experiences or just 

sit around doing the work 

the full-time editors didn’t 

want to do. 

I am elated to say 

that this internship far 

exceeded my expectations. 

I got out into the 

communities of Highland 

Park and Lake Forest and 

interviewed their citizens, 

reporting on real stories 

with real people who had 

a story to tell. For the last 

three months, I believe I 

have told those stories and 

while not everything I did 

may have been breaking 

news — hyper-local stories 

aren’t always the craziest 

news — I believe that each 

story I wrote furthered me 

as a journalist. 

ongoing trail restoration 

efforts. We are confident 

more residents will actively 

use the trail and enjoy 

its many benefits after 

their experiences last Saturday. 

We have a busy summer 

and fall schedule ahead. 

Please take a look at our 

new website that was just 

launched (and is still being 

edited). We are now able 

to promptly share our program 

schedule and events, 

feature important restoration 

information,fun facts 

and our photo gallery. Our 

I am confident that I 

will go back to school 

this semester with a better 

preparedness as a writer, 

an interviewer and with 

an enhanced ability to tell 

people’s stories. I even 

gained immediate connections 

through this internship. 

The first story I was 

assigned, a Lake Bluff 

resident who wrote a book 

on the Chicago Bears 2018 

season, turned into an extra 

opportunity for me this 

summer exploring some of 

the radio and audio side of 

journalism. 

While I wasn’t too 

excited to feel like I was 

stuck at home for the summer 

after my sophomore 

year of college, I know that 

I have walked away with a 

far greater understanding 

of the journalism world 

and furthered my abilities. 

I want to thank my 

Highland Park editor 

Erin Yarnall for guiding 

me through this summer 

and recognizing that my 

abilities could and should 

be put to the test out in the 

field. I am also thankful to 

Alyssa Groh for serving 

9th annual Buckthorn Barbecue 

is Thursday, October 

3. Details and tickets 

are available on the website. 

Please plan to join us 

and look for more updates 

on the website. 

Thank you again for 

your support of the Friends 

of the Green Bay Trail. As 

we often say: run, walk 

and stroll the trail. It is 

close to home and open all 

year round. 

Meridith Clement 

Friends of the Green Bay 

Trail Board Trustee 

a similar role during her 

time as the Lake Forest 

editor before moving on 

from 22nd Century Media. 

Without them, I wouldn’t 

be able to say I gained as 

much from this summer as 

I did. 

I have ambition to move 

forward with my journalism 

career and I now know 

that I have the experiences 

to match my abilities. No 

longer will the problem 

of not having valuable 

experiences be an issue for 

me. Unlike some kids my 

age who get “internships” 

that only consist of getting 

coffee and doing mindless 

work, I know that I actually 

got something out of 

my summer. For whatever 

my future holds, I will 

forever be thankful to 22nd 

Century Media for helping 

jump start my career. 

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22 | August 22, 2019 | The highland park landmark Highland Park 


Grab your boots and cowboy hat and join us at 

3rd Annual Nashwood 

Highwood Meets Nashville 

Aug. 30-Sept. 1 *Labor Day Weekend* (Rain or Shine Event) 

FAMILY FRIENDLY! 

• Family friendly line up & kids area Friday 

& Saturday at the Pralines & Cream Stage 

• Elvis-Mania for the entire family with 

two shows Saturday and Sunday 

• 3-Day weekend of over 80 free, live music 

acts at over a dozen venues,2 outdoor 

stages, 7 courtyards & buskers on the 

streets 

• Southern inspired food & drink specials 

NEW THIS YEAR! 

• Register for your commemorative 

one-of-a-kind light up Nashwood 

Cowboy Boot Cup (limited 

number available) 

• $20 includes cup, sponsor gifts 

& coupons for Southern food & 

drink specials at participating 

venues 

Tito’s Two Step Stage Attractions 

• Two-Step Dance Lessons Saturday Evening 

• Adult Activity Area with Phone Charging Station 

10th YEAR! 

Weds. 

thru Aug.29 

October 

11-13 

October 12, 9am 

December 

7 

Thank you to our Nashwood Sponsors 

 

For full music line up, map and to pre-purchase Nashwood Cowboy Boot Cup 

visit www.celebratehighwood.org or call 847.432.6000

the highland park landmark | August 22, 2019 | hplandmark.com 

Eating like royalty 

Glenview’s Gangnam Ramen dishes out Korean classics, Page 29 

Highland Park resident wins 

international competition, Page 25 

Highland Park native 

Hannah Ayzman 

stands with her project 

on display in the 

Museum of the Jewish 

People in Tel Aviv, 

Israel. Submitted photo

24 | August 22, 2019 | The highland park landmark FAITH 


Faith Briefs 

Christ Church (1713 Green Bay Road, 

Highland Park) 

Sip N Paint 

7:30-9 p.m. Aug. 23. 

Highland Park’s Rev. 7:9 

is hosting a Sip ‘n Paint 

Unwind with your friends 

and connect over coffee, 

tea, etc. while a local artist 

guides you through painting 

your own masterpiece. 

Church in the Park 

10 a.m.-12 p.m. Aug. 

25. On Aug. 25, there is 

an annual art festival in 

town that will take up all 

of our parking. Every year 

we take that opportunity to 

hold our service in Sunset 

Park (behind Sunset Foods 

in Highland Park). This 

is a great opportunity to 

invite friends. We’ll have 

some music and a couple 

of testimonies, but we will 

also be cooking hot dogs, 

brats and hamburgers, offering 

games for the kids 

and a general fun old time 

church picnic atmosphere. 

Mini Ravinia 

6:30-9 p.m. Sept. 6. The 

Empty Nesters present 

Mini Ravinia. 

JRS Matthew Homes Golf 

Outing 

11:15 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 

20. Golf outing, dinner 

and auction for charity at 

Glen Flora Country Club. 

Shotgun start at 11:15 a.m. 

and 12 p.m. with a cocktail 

hour, helicopter ball drop 

and silent auction at 5 p.m. 

Dinner buffet opens at 6 

p.m. with a live auction directly 

following dinner. 

Weeknight Service 

7-8 p.m. Thursdays, 

church coffee bar. Weeknight 

service is a place to 

come, stay awhile, meet 

people and then go make 

a difference. For more 

information, call (847) 

234-1001 or email Brad at 

bcoleman@cclf.org. 

Men’s Breakfast Group 

6:30-7:30 a.m. Tuesdays. 

Panera Bread, 1211 

Half Day Road, Bannockburn. 

For more information, 

contact Sean at seansmith797@gmail.com. 

Trinity Episcopal (425 Laurel Avenue, 

Highland Park) 

Sunday Schedule 

8:45 a.m. – Fellowship 

9 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, 

St. Michael’s Chapel 

10 a.m. Sunday School 

(on the 1st and 3rd Sundays) 

11 a.m. – Fellowship 

Men’s Bible Study Group 

9-10 a.m. Saturdays 

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A Safe Place 

6 p.m. Thursdays - Guild 

Room 

Men’s AA Meeting 

8:30 p.m. Fridays 

Makom Solel Lakeside (1301 Clavey 

Road, Highland Park) 

Back to School BBQ 

5:15-7:15 p.m. Dinner at 

5:15 p.m. and Shabbat at 

6:15 p.m. 

Torah Study 

9:15 a.m. Saturdays 

North Suburban Synagogue Beth El 

(1175 Sheridan Road, Highland Park) 

Shofar Sho Good! 

10-11 a.m. Aug. 25. After 

morning minyan and 

breakfast, join us for a free 

Shofar Workshop for beginners 

and veteran shofar 

blowers. Beginners (kids 

and adults) learn the basics 

of shofar blowing for 

Elul and the high holidays. 

Shofar Veterans - review 

the finer points with experts 

and clergy, and share 

tips and tricks with the 

newbies. Bring your own 

shofar or practice on ours. 

RSVP to Marcie Eskin at 

meskin@nssbethel.org. 

Sisterhood Presents Guest 

Speaker Leah Polin 

7:45 p.m. Sept. 12. 

Keeper of the Flame 

Brunch 

10 a.m. Nov. 3. Each 

year the Men’s Club honors 

a member that has 

lived the mission of the 

men’s club. Last year we 

honored Michael Salberg 

and this year’s winner will 

be announced soon. 

Writer’s Beit Midrash 

9:30-11 a.m. every other 

Wednesday, The NSS Beth 

El Writer’s Beit Midrash 

meets in the Maxwell Abbel 

Library. All fiction, 

non-fiction, poetry, memoir 

and essay writers (published 

or not yet published) 

are welcome for discussions, 

exercises, camaraderie 

and critique. Contact 

Rachel Kamin at rkamin@ 

nssbethel.org for more information 

and to be added 

to the mailing list. 

Open Conversational 

Hebrew 

10-11 a.m. Sundays. 

Practice Hebrew conversation 

and reading informally 

with other participants. 

Free. For information, 

contact Judy Farby at 

judyfarby@yahoo.com. 

Daily Minyan 

8:45 a.m.; 7:30 p.m. 

Sunday 

7:15 a.m.; 7:30 p.m. 

Monday-Thursday 

7:15 a.m.; 6:15 p.m. Friday 

Shabbat Service 

6:15 p.m. Friday (Kabbalat 

Shabbat) 

8:50 a.m. Shacharit 

(Shabbat Morning) 

10:30 a.m. Junior Congregation 

(Grades 2-6) 

10:45 a.m. Young Family 

Service (families with 

children first-grade age 

and younger) 

Immaculate Conception Parish (770 

Deerfield Road, Highland Park) 

Donations for Rummage 

Sale 

Donations are now being 

accepted for the annual 

Immaculate Conception 

Rummage Sale. The 

sale takes place Sept. 6 

and 7 in the Parish Center. 

Please drop off donations 

of clothing, books, housewares, 

electronics, all 

children’s items, holiday 

decorations and notions 

in the front of the Parish 

Center. Indoor and outdoor 

furniture, tools, bikes, art 

work, sports equipment 

and large appliances can 

be dropped off at the upper 

level garages. Furnity 

pick-ups can be scheduled 

for a minimal fee. We can 

not accept mattresses, box 

springs, tube TVs, sofa 

beds, car seats or cribs. 

For more information or to 

schedule a pick up, contact 

the Parish Office at (847) 

433-0130. 

Weekend Services 

5 p.m. Saturdays 

4-4:45 p.m. Sundays, 

confession 

8 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. Sunday 

service 

Confessions 

4-4:45 p.m. Saturdays 

Sunday Connection 

Scripture Group 

10-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 

The Sunday Connection 

is a women’s discussion 

group based on the 

readings for the following 

weekend liturgies. Coffee 

and camraderie following 

each session. Everyone 

welcome, no sign-up necessary. 

The group is located 

in the church’s parish 

center. 

Central Avenue Synagogue (874 Central 

Ave., Highland Park) 

Jewish Spirituality and 

Mysticism Class 

1:30 p.m. Saturdays. 

Jewish Spirituality and 

Mysticism Class open to 

members and non members 

discusses spiritual 

applications of the weeks 

Torah portion to contemporary 

life. For more info 

regarding other daytime 

and evening classes please 

call (847) 266-0770. 

St. James Catholic Church (134 North 

Ave., Highwood) 

Catholic Charities Supper 

6:30 p.m. Thursdays, 

Parish Hall 

Submit information for The 

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Erin Yarnall at erin@hplandmark.com. 

The deadline is 

noon on Thursdays.

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Resident’s project displayed 

at Tel Aviv museum in Israel 


Ayzman’s project displayed at the Museum of the Jewish 

People in Tel Aviv, Israel. 

Yelena Diment, a physician 

living in the Soviet 

Union after World War 

II, survived through Joseph 

Stalin’s doctor’s plot 

— in which Jewish doctors 

throughout the Soviet 

Union were accused of 

conspiring to assassinate 

Soviet leaders. 

This led to an increase 

in anti-semitism, and persisted 

until Stalin’s death 

in 1953. Diment ended up 

losing her practice during 

the doctor’s plot. 

Yet, in that time, Diment, 

was responsible for 

helping 36 Jewish women 

give birth to 36 children. 

Her great-grandaughter, 

Hannah Ayzman, paid tribute 

to her life and her work 

in a project. 

That project is now on 

display at the Museum of 

the Jewish People in Tel 

Aviv, Israel after it won 

first place for Englishspeaking 

countries in the 

My Family Story project, 

sponsored by the museum. 

Ayzman competed 

against fellow sixth-graders 

from around the world 

in the project. 

“When I realized that 

my work was going to be 

put there, I realized a lot of 

people are going to see it 

and there’s going to be a 

lot of people that are going 

to have different opinions 

on it,” Ayzman said. “But I 

knew a lot of people could 

connect to it and I felt that 

it was an amazing thing, 

and really honoring to 

have my project displayed 

there.” 

She participated in the 

project through her classes 

at North Suburban Synagogue 

Beth El. 

Ayzman’s project centers 

around five Matryoshka 

nesting dolls, for the 

five women in Ayzman’s 

family who were inspired 

to “take on her legacy” and 

also become doctors. There 

is also a larger nesting doll 

with 36 small dolls, to represent 

the 36 children that 

Diment helped to be born. 

“They each have names 

written on them for the 36 

Jewish babies she delivered,” 

Ayzman said. 

Ayzman said she learned 

about her family history 

through the project, as well 

as some of the history of 

the Soviet Union. She said 

that before the project, she 

didn’t know the extent of 

her great-grandmother’s 

work, and she didn’t know 

about the doctor’s plot. 

“Learning more about her 

really helped me and helped 

me connect to my family 

members,” Ayzman said. 

She said her grandmother, 

Diment’s daughter, was 

“really proud” to talk to 

Ayzman about Diment. 

“She definitely liked that 

I used her side of the family 

and I was able to honor 

her mother,” Ayzman said. 

To be able to see her 

work on display, Ayzman 

and her family traveled to 

Israel and stopped by the 

museum, along with several 

other sites throughout 

the country. 

Ayzman was one of 

more than a few dozen 

students from around the 

world who displayed their 

projects on the trip to Israel. 

“There’s over thousands 

of kids who have participated 

in this project, but 

only 40 of them get to be 

at the ceremony and display 

their projects,” Ayzman 

said. 

She said that she feels 

happy to have participated 

in this project, which 

helped connect her further 

to her family, especially 

her great-grandmother. 

“Her legacy lives on in 

my family,” Ayzman said. 

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Ringo Starr ‘gets by’ with help from some friends, Beach Boys 


Channeling a classic 

song by his former band, 

The Beatles, Beatles drummer 

and musician Ringo 

Starr was surrounded by 

friends as his All Starr 

Band performed alongside 

The Beach Boys over two 

nights, Aug. 3 and 4, at Ravinia 

Festival. 

Starr’s leads his All 

Starr supergroup, which 

is comprised of musicians 

from Toto, Men at Work, 

Santana, Journey and Average 

White Band. 

The supergroup played 

hits from each of it’s members 

bands, including Starr 

performing some of his 

songs from the Beatles, 

like “Yellow Submarine.” 

Opening for the All Starr 

Band was The Beach Boys 

featuring John Stamos on 

The Beach Boys setlist 

• Do It Again 

• Surfin’ Safari 

• Catch a Wave 

• California Sun 

• It’s OK 

• Surfin’ USA 

• Surfer Girl 

• Don’t Worry Baby 

• Little Deuce Coupe 

• 409 

• Shut Down 

• I Get Around 

• Be True to Your School 

• Getcha Back 

• God Only Knows 

• Pisces Brothers 

• Here Comes the Sun 

guitar, vocals and percussion. 

Stamos first started playing 

with The Beach Boys 

in 1985, and The Beach 

• California Girls 

• Sloop John B 

• Wouldn’t It Be Nice 

• Help Me, Rhonda 

• Do You Wanna 

Dance? 

• Barbara Ann 

• Good Vibrations 

• Kokomo 

• Rockaway Beach 

• Fun, Fun, Fun 

Ringo Starr and His All 

Starr Band setlist 

• Matchbox 

• It Don’t Come Easy 

• Evil Ways 

• Rosanna 

• Pick Up the Pieces 

• Down Under 

• Boys 

• Don’t Pass Me By 

• Yellow Submarine 

• Black Magic Woman/ 

Gypsy Queen 

• You’re Sicteen 

• Anthem 

• Work to Do 

• Oye Como Va 

• I Wanna Be Your Man 

• Who Can It Be Now? 

• Hold the Line 

• Photograph 

• Act Naturally 

• With a Little Help 

From My Friends 

Boys made appearances on 

the television show “Full 

House,” which starred Stamos. 

The band played a careerspanning 

set, from the earliest 

hits in the ‘60s through 

to newer music, even including 

a cover of The Ramones’ 

“Rockaway Beach.” 

Ringo Starr performs with his All Starr Band at Ravinia, 

Aug. 3. Photos by Erin Yarnall/22nd Century Media 

Actor and musician John Stamos performs with the 

Beach Boys at Ravinia. 

Chicago pays tribute to roots, plays entirety of ‘Chicago II’ 

Olivia Vallone 


It has been 47 years 

since Chicago first graced 

Ravinia with a performance 

and though they’ve 

gone through multiple personnel 

changes since then, 

they still rocked the audience’s 

socks off. 

On Aug. 10 the pavillion 

at Ravinia Festival 

was filled up with fans to 

see the band as well as the 

more than 10,000 people 

on the lawn. 

With up to 15 people on 

stage during some songs 

and countless logos in 

the background, the band 

played as many of their 

classics as they could in 

the two-and-a-half hour 

long show. They surprised 

the audience by playing an 

entire side of “Chicago II” 

Chicago setlist 

• Questions 67 & 68 

• Dialogue (Part I & II) 

• Wake Up Sunshine 

• Call on Me 

• (I’ve Been) Searchin’ 

So Long 

• Mongonucleosis 

• Leave Me Now 

• Look Away 

• Ballet 

• Alive Again 

• Does Anybody Really 

Know What Time It Is? 

straight through. 

Three of the founding 

members, Robert 

Lamm, Lee Loughnane 

and James Pankow, were 

joined by seven other 

bandmates to create the 

nostalgic Chicago sound. 

The band paid tribute to 

• Old Days 

• Hard Habit to Break 

• You’re the Inspiration 

• I’m a Man (The 

Spencer Davis Group 

cover) 

• Street Player 

• Just You ‘n’ Me 

• Hard to Say I’m Sorry/ 

Get Away 

• Saturday in the Park 

• Feelin’ Stronger Every 

Day 

• Free 

• 25 or 6 to 4 

their roots by showing 

a slideshow during the 

performance of pictures 

from when they were 

starting out in 1967. 

One of the most notable 

parts of the concert 

was when drummer and 

percussionist Walfredo 

Lee Loughnane, trumpet player for Chicago and one of 

the band’s co-founders, performs at Ravinia. 

Reyes Jr. and Ramon Yslas 

cranked out a solo. The 

pair switched drum sets 

in the middle of the solo 

without missing a single 

beat. 

Chicago ended their 

encore with the exciting 

“25 or 6 to 4”, which had 

people who started walking 

out stop in their tracks 

and turn around. 

Chicago trombone player 

and co-founder James 

Pankow performs at the 

band’s concert, Aug. 10, 

at Ravinia Festival. PHOTOS 

BY Olivia Vallone/22nd 

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Gangnam Ramen takes diners 

on tour of Korean cuisine 

Jason Addy 

Contributing Editor 

HARD TO DESCRIBE. 

EASY TO LOVE. 

After decades of wowing 

her family and friends 

at get-togethers and church 

events, Keum Ahn — with 

support from her husband 

and children — decided 

it was time to show off 

her culinary skills to the 

world. 

The Ahn family opened 

the doors to Gangnam Ramen 

in February at 952 

Harlem Ave. in Glenview, 

and local residents and 

Korean cuisine lovers 

quickly took notice, said 

Keum’s son Daniel, who 

left his job in corporate 

marketing to help ensure 

the success of his family’s 

first restaurant. 

The reception has been 

“surprisingly very positive,” 

he said. “The feedback 

so far is great. We 

love the local community 

here in Glenview. We have 

a lot of regulars who are 

very supportive, so we’re 

grateful for that.” 

“In the beginning, it 

was actually really hard,” 

Keum said through Daniel, 

who translated on her 

behalf. But once Daniel 

and his sister stepped in to 

help out with operations, 

Keum found her rhythm 

and started winning over 

customers. 

In the first six months, 

Gangnam Ramen has converted 

many who stopped 

in to try the “half-traditional, 

half-modern” fusion 

of Korean flavors into 

regular diners, he said. 

Most of the dishes on 

the menu started from traditional 

Korean recipes 

that Keum learned while 

growing up in the southernmost 

reaches of South 

Korea with 10 siblings. 

Keum said she has taken 

Gangnam Ramen’s Korean fried chicken ($10 for a large 

order) features deep-fried chicken nuggets glazed in a 

Korean chilli sauce. Eric DeGrechie/22nd Century Media 

those recipes and “Americanized” 

them slightly as a 

way to introduce customers 

to Korean cuisine. 

The menu also features 

a few options for those 

looking to sample some of 

the more exotic dishes of 

Korea, such as the seafood 

udon and spicy rice cakes. 

While many of the dishes 

— like bibimbap and 

ramen — have rustic roots, 

some have much more regal 

backgrounds, like the 

Korean BBQ bulgogi, a 

dish once reserved for Korean 

royalty and special 

events. 

“I see ourselves as a tour 

guide for Korean culture,” 

Daniel said, alluding to the 

wide range of dishes featured 

on the menu. 

The interior of Gangnam 

Ramen also offers diners a 

dichotomy between traditional 

and modern, with 

one side of the restaurant 

featuring muted tones and 

marble tables and the other 

side bursting with colors 

and more modern wooden 

tabletops. 

Keum and Daniel recently 

took a group of 

22nd Century Media editors 

on their tour of Korean 

cuisine via some of 

Gangnam Ramen’s most 

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popular dishes. 

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with an order of Gangnam 

Ramen’s Korean fried 

chicken ($10 for a large order), 

which features deepfried 

chicken nuggets 

glazed in a Korean chilli 

sauce, and an order of the 

Korean BBQ fries ($8.50), 

a serving of French fries 

topped with marinated ribeye 

beef, sour cream sauce, 

scallions and housemade 

Korean barbecue sauce. 

We also sampled the 

fried dumplings ($8 for 

eight dumplings), a staple 

of many Asian restaurants. 

Next, the Ahn family 

served us dumpling ramen 

($10.50), a large bowl of 

broth filled with dumplings, 

egg, mushrooms, 

peppers, onions and other 

vegetables. Keum simmers 

chicken bones for 48 

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with a bow 

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yard 

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Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Ethan Fineman 

Fineman is a junior goalkeeper 

for the Highland 

Park boys soccer team. 

How did you get 

started playing 

soccer? 

I started playing when I 

was around six years old. 

A lot of people I knew 

were playing soccer, at 

that point it was kind of 

like the sport you would 

play as a kid. 

What’s your favorite 

part of playing 

goalkeeper? 

My favorite part would 

have to be saving a penalty 

kick and watching 

the reaction of the penalty 

kicker. Usually they’re in 

agony. 

What’s the most 

challenging part of 

playing goalkeeper? 

I would say having to 

overcome a mistake, coming 

home from a game at 

night and just realizing 

that maybe you cost your 

team some points and trying 

to come to the field the 

next day trying to make up 

for everything. 

Do you have any 

pre-game rituals or 

superstitions? 

On the way to a game I 

like to watch film of great 

saves just for inspiration, 

just help me envision myself 

making some of those 

saves during my game. 

If you could play 

another sport besides 

soccer, what would it 

be? 

Volleyball. I played a 

little bit in middle school, 

and I’m a keeper, I’m really 

good with upper-body 

coordination. 

What’s the best 

coaching advice you’ve 

ever gotten? 

This offseason I’ve been 

training with Chicago Fire 

coach Aleksandar Saric, 

and one of his main points 

is always to stay focused, 

no matter the point of the 

game. Just never click off, 

always stay focused. 

What’s your favorite 

place to eat? 

I’d have to say Lou 

Malnati’s, I really enjoy 

their pizza, it’s a nice little 

meal. 

Who is your favorite 

athlete? 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

Christian Pulisic. Growing 

up the past couple of 

years I’ve really gotten 

into professional soccer. 

Watching him is an inspiration 

to me that I can be 

there doing that. 

If you won the lottery, 

what’s the first thing 

you would buy? 

I would probably buy 

plane tickets to England to 

go watch Christian Pulisic 

play. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would 

you go? 

I’d probably go anywhere 

in Europe. I haven’t 

been there yet and I’ve 

been watching a lot of 

professional soccer on TV. 

I would just want to see 

the atmosphere in person, 

what it would be like to be 

in that crowd. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Nick Frazier

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Counting Down the Days 

Highland Park football began practicing last week at Wolters 

Field. The Giants kick off the season at home versus Wheeling 

on Aug. 30. 

Linebacker Jaden Holzman (right) fights through the block at practice on Aug. 13 at 

Wolters Field. Nick Frazier/22nd Century Media 

Running back Giovanni Volpentesta bursts through the line of scrimmage on Aug. 13. 

Nick Frazier/22nd Century Media 

Members of the United States Marine Corps joined the team at practice on Aug. 14 to 

go through team-building exercises. Photo submitted 

Highland Park head coach David Lindquist gives instructions to the running backs at 

the end of practice on Aug. 13. Nick Frazier/22nd Century Media 

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This Week In... 

GIANTS VARSITY 

ATHLETICS 

GIRLS GOLF 

■ ■Aug. 22 - at Glenbrook 

South, 4 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 23 - hosts 

Stevenson, 4 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 26 - invitational at 

Barrington, 1 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 28 - hosts Maine 

West, 4 p.m. 

BOYS GOLF 

■Aug. ■ 24 - CSL Invitational, 

11 a.m. 

■Aug. ■ 26 - tournament at 

Hoffman Estates, 2:30 p.m. 

FOOTBALL 

■Aug. ■ 22 - Intrasquad 

scrimmage at Wolters Field, 

7 p.m. 

FIELD HOCKEY 


Deerfield, 12 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 26 - at Loyola, TBD 

■Aug. ■ 28 - hosts Francis W. 

Parker, 4:45 p.m. 

BOYS SOCCER 

■Aug. ■ 26 - hosts Buffalo 

Grove, 4:45 p.m. 


Lake Forest, 4:30 p.m. 

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL 

■Aug. ■ 26 - at Glenbrook 

North, 6 p.m. 

■■ 

GIRLS TENNIS 

■Aug. ■ 27 - at Lake Forest, 

4:45 p.m.



Going Places 

Ignoffo eager to join team culture at Edgewood 

Nick Frazier, Sports Editor 

For recent Highland 

Park High School graduate 

Sydney Ignoffo, playing 

college baketball wasn’t 

something worth secondguessing. 

Ignoffo, who joined the 

Giants’ 1,000-point club 

this past season, has been 

playing the game since she 

was 7 years old. Her passion 

for basketball meant 

she was going to keep 

playing competitively for 

as long as she can. 

“[Basketball’s] always 

been a part of my life,” 

Ignoffo said. “One thing 

that I love and it makes me 

want to play all the time is 

the relationships you build. 

Just being on the court, you 

have something to focus on 

and everything just goes 

away, school, high school 

drama. It’s just somewhere 

to let yourself breathe, it’s 

a love you can’t get rid of. 

“It was never really an 

option, I just knew I had to 

play because I love it.” 

After a successful career 

with Highland Park, Ignoffo 

will suit up for Division-III 

Edgewood College 

in the winter. The combo 

guard joins an Eagles program 

that won 14 of its 25 

games in the 2018-19 season 

and competes in the 

Northern Athletics Collegiate 

Conference. 

A 5-foot-5 ballhandler 

with a knack for lighting 

up the scoreboard, Ignoffo 

originally was looking into 

bigger schools to continue 

her playing career at. Then 

she stumbled upon Edgewood, 

a small school with 

an enrollment of 2,500 located 

in Madison, Wisc. 

That means Ignoffo can 

stay reserved and quiet on 

campus if she likes, or she 

can go out and meet new 

people in the city. 

“If you walk around on 

campus it’s always lively, 

it’s one of my favorite 

cities,” Ignoffo said. “I 

feel like it’s a best of both 

worlds scenario, so I’m excited.” 

Besides the school’s location, 

Ignoffo is looking 

forward to joining Edgewood 

on the court. During 

her official overnight 

visit, Ignoffo was in awe 

at how the unity the Eagles 

showed during practice. 

“The most important 

thing to me is just culture 

and family,” Ignoffo said. 

“They were all so close, 

sprinting to help each other 

up. Just their culture and 

love for each other really 

stood out, they reminded 

me of my AAU team, 

we’re just so close and 

that’s the most important 

thing to me. Basketball 

ends, but relationships will 

always stay and be around, 

that’s what I was looking 

for in a team.” 

Playing for Full Package, 

her club team based 

in Northfield, and for the 

Giants, Ignoffo is use to 

that tight team culture. She 

played four years of varsity 

at Highland Park, and after 

scoring 25 points to reach 

the 1,000-point plateau last 

season, Ignoffo was quick 

to give credit to her teammates. 

That devoiton to team 

culture, as well as an emphasis 

on the finer details, 

has Ignoffo feeling ready 

for what lays ahead of her 

at Edgewood. 

“My coach [Jolie Betchel] 

was really strict on the 

little things, I feel like that 

will help me in college,” 

Ignoffo said. “At Highland 

Park we played a lot of 

tough teams, I feel like that 

got me stronger and helped 

Sydney Ignoffo pushes the ball up the court in a game for the Giants last season. 22nd Century Media file photos 

Ignoffo (center) with her Giants teammates last season. 

me develop my game because 

I was going against 

really good guards. I feel 

like that’s helped me get 

ready for college. 

“I just learned a lot from 

them. I learned a lot from 

all my coaches and everything, 

everything prepared 

me for college, I feel pretty 

ready.” 

Even so, Ignoffo ackowledges 

there are still 

things she can work on, 

like coming off of screens 

harder. A deadly 3-point 

shooter, Ignoffo also 

plans on quickening her 

shot release. 

“I can shoot fast, so I’m 

just trying to speed up my 

shot because obviously the 

speed is so different in college,” 

Ignoffo said. “I’m 

getting my body stronger 

because again, those 

girls are so strong. Since 

I’m short, I’m just trying 

to make myself quicker, 

faster, do things I can personally 

control to make my 

game better and help the 

team.” 

The Eagles begin the 

2019-20 season at Crown 

College on Nov. 8.



From the sports intern 

Looking back on a memorable internship with The Landmark 

Drew Favakeh 

Sports Intern 

When I first 

started at 22nd 

Century Media, 

I expected to be doing 

typical intern’s grunt 

work. Answer phone 

calls, grab a coffee or 

two, maybe write the occasional 

game recap. 

Sure, I did write some 

game recaps, especially 

in the beginning with 

lacrosse season coming to 

an end. But by the end of 

my internship, I refined 

my writing skills tremendously. 

I was writing 2-4 

feature stories per week 

and generally learning 

on the fly, just as I had 

wanted to when I applied 

to intern at 22nd Century 

Media. 

But in many ways, it 

was way more than I expected. 

When Lake Forest 

Leader editor Alyssa 

Groh left for another 

job, Nick Frazier worked 

double duty until a new 

editor arrived three weeks 

later. You’d be hardpressed 

to find Nick without 

bags under his eyes 

or sweat seeping through 

his shirt. Needless to say, 

he worked tremendously 

hard and even still, his 

content was impressive. 

Alyssa’s departure also 

meant I had to cover for 

Nick at times. I had to 

write even more feature 

stories and I’m not 

going to lie, I struggled 

sometimes. I am the first 

to admit that I struggle 

with deadlines. But with 

Nick’s help, I improved 

in that aspect. He would 

constantly remind me 

via text or in person, that 

he needed stories a few 

days early. For that, I am 

grateful. 

I am grateful for all the 

sports editors’ help this 

year; Northbrook Tower 

and Glenview Lantern 

sports editor, Michal 

Dwojak and Wilmette 

Beacon, Glencoe Anchor 

and Winnetka Current 

sports editor, Michael 

Wojtychiw, too. Michael 

Wojtychiw taught me 

to find the focus of the 

story and Michal Dowjak, 

to cut unnecessary 

words. I would also like 

to thank Eric DeGrechie 

and Megan Bernard, both 

of whom helped me land 

this internship in the first 

place. 

With their help, I was 

able to cover sports 

stories across the north 

shore. My goal at the 

beginning was to show 

the human aspect of an 

athletes’ life. Confidently, 

I can say I succeeded in 

doing so. 

I wrote about Princeton 

University and New 

Trier alumnus Steven 

Cook, who quit professional 

basketball to 

volunteer in Uganda, 

Baylor University sophomore 

and Highland Park 

alumna, soccer player 

Giuliana Cunningham, 

who overcame anemia 

to have a great freshman 

season, and Princeton 

junior and Highland Park 

alumnus Levy Nathan, 

who had shingles but 

ended the swimming 

season and school year 

strong. And those are just 

a few people I met. 

In writing and reporting 

for 22nd Century Media, 

I found that I still have a 

passion for doing such. 

Next semester, I begin 

a sports editor internship 

at the IndyStar and 

my second year at the 

Butler Collegian. Before, 

I wasn’t sure I was 

prepared, but with this 

opportunity, I can now 

say I am fully prepared. 

Above all, I couldn’t 

have done it without 

you, the reader. Thank 

you for taking this trip 

with me, through all the 

ups and downs. It will 

be exciting to read all 

the 22nd Century Media 

crew has to offer while 

I’m in college, at Butler 

University. 

In the meantime, keep 

reading, who knows who 

you might meet. 

Giants 

From Page 38 

amount since last year,” 

Schwenk said. “I’ve 

gained like twenty or thirty 

yards. My putting was really 

good today. I didn’t 

have a single three-putt 

and I was an inch away so 

many times today.” 

Putting is an area Kovitz 

wants to focus on moving 

forward. 

“I had four three-putts 

today, which is a little upsetting. 

It’s something I 

have to work on,” Kovitz 

said. “But overall I’m happy. 

I hit it pretty well. But 

there’s still a lot of areas to 

improve on.” 

Lake Forest junior Elizabeth 

Lyon has not enjoyed 

playing at Bonnie Dundee 

Golf Club in years past, in 

a season-opening tournament 

annually hosted by 

Barrington. 

“I haven’t played very 

well here. Last year I shot 

a 92 here so I really wanted 

to shoot below 90 this 

year,” Lyon said. 

Mission accomplished. 

Lyon destroyed her previous 

best score at the course, 

shooting a team-low 79 to 

help lead the Scouts to a 

fifth-place finish. 

There’s no practice 

range at Bonnie Dundee so 

players essentially got off 

the team bus and teed off. 

It took most players a few 

holes to warm up and Lyon 

was no different. 

“I bogeyed, parred, and 

bogeyed, and then I birdied 

a hole,” Lyon said. 

“After that I started to feel 

better. I kept it calm and 

I played pretty confident 

today. My chipping and 

putting haven’t been great 

but towards the end today I 

started putting really well. 

I made a lot of one-putts.” 

Scouts coach Steve 

Johnson liked what he saw 

from Lyon. 

“She’s someone that can 

really drive the ball well,” 

Johnson said. “She’s really 

long and consistent 

and she must have putted 

really well today. I know 

she played in tournaments 

all summer and she really 

works hard at her game.” 

Sophomore Chloe Lee 

finished one stroke behind 

Lyon with a score of 80, 

followed by junior Gianna 

Martino (82) and junior 

Susa Carlson (84). Sophomores 

Lucy Rogers (91) 

and Michelyn Ward (89) 

also competed for a Scouts 

team that has a lot of parity 

at the top of its lineup. 

“I think everyone knows 

we could have played a 

little better but we were 

scrambling to do the 

best we could,” Lee said. 

“I think some of it was 

nerves because that’s always 

the biggest enemy on 

the course.” 

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Giants show promise in season-opening tournament 

Gary Larsen 


The best athletes allow 

failure to motivate them 

and that’s exactly what 

Highland Park sophomore 

Ally Kovitz did at the end 

of last year’s high school 

golf season. 

“I shot a really bad score 

at regionals last year and 

after that I said I wanted 

to be more serious about 

the game,” Kovitz said. “I 

want to work hard and be 

as good as I can be.” 

Kovitz’s plan included 

foregoing an eight-week 

summer camp she annually 

attended and instead she 

attended a pair of weeklong 

golf camps far from 

home. Her newfound commitment 

to golf opened her 

eyes to what it truly takes 

to play well on a consistent 

basis. 

“It’s really about how 

many times you can get 

a club in your hands each 

week,” Kovitz said. “But 

you also can’t forget it’s a 

game, and it’s about making 

friends and having 

fun.” 

Highland Park had some 

fun in its first tournament 

of the season on Thursday, 

Aug. 15 at Bonnie Dundee 

Golf Club in Carpentersville. 

Kovitz shot a 76 to 

help lead the Giants to a 

fourth-place finish in a 

field of 11 teams. 

Giants coach Jessica Berens 

sees a difference in 

Kovitz since last season. 

“She’s more confident in 

her game, she knows the 

improvements and corrections 

she needs to make 

out on the course, and she’s 

making them,” Berens said. 

“She’s more consistent and 

I expect some great things 

from her and some really 

good golf play.” 

Ally Kovitz, Highland Park’s top scorer in the 11-team tournament, lines up a putt on Thursday, Aug. 15, at Bonnie Dundee Golf Club in Carpentersville. 

Photos by Gary Larsen/22nd Century Media 

Highland Park got a 

score of 81 from Emmi 

Schwenk, an 82 from junior 

Sam Fahn, and an 

85 from classmate Charlotte 

Harrigan to finish 40 

over par as a team. Host 

Barrington won the tournament 

at 12 over par, 

followed by Brookfield 

Central of Wisconsin and 

Lincoln-Way Central. 

“I was really proud of 

the girls for going out, 

working hard, and coming 

back with some real 

nice scores,” Berens said. 

“We have a young team 

which is exciting to be 

able to work with. We’ll 

keep working to see improvement 

and we’ll get a 

couple more years out of 

them.” 

Rosie Ezgur (93) and 

Caroline Millen (103) also 

“I have a lot of hope for our 

team this year. We’re getting 

closer as a group, which is fun, 

and a lot of us have stepped it 

up to fill that place the seniors 

from last year left behind.” 

- junior Emma Schwenk 

competed for the Giants as 

non-scoring golfers. The 

junior Schwenk sees good 

things ahead for this year’s 

squad. 

“I have a lot of hope 

for our team this year,” 

she said. “We’re getting 

closer as a group, which 

is fun, and a lot of us have 

stepped it up to fill that 

place the seniors from last 

year left behind.” 

Schwenk also put in her 

time on the course over 

the summer and she was 

relatively pleased with the 

round she played in Carpentersville. 

“My impact on the 

ball has changed a crazy Highland Park junior Emmi Schwenk holds her swing 

Please see Giants, 37 after an iron shot.



From the Sports Editor 

Checking in on the top 2019 fall storylines 

22nd Century Media File 

Photo 

1st-and-3 

Three Stars of 

the Week 

1. Ally Kovitz 

(ABOVE). The 

sophomore was 

the low scorer for 

the Giants in their 

first tournament of 

the year, shooting 

a 76 and leading 

HPHS to a fourthplace 

finish. 

2. Sydney Ignoffo. 

A 1,000-point 

scorer at Highland 

Park, the combo 

guard is excited 

to continue her 

playing career at 

Edgewood College 

3. Ethan Fineman. 

The junior 

goalkeeper is 

our Athlete of the 

Week and figures 

to start in net for 

the Giants once 

again this fall. 

Nick Frazier 

Sports Editor 

The wait was unbearable 

at times, but 

at long last, the fall 

sports season is here. 

The IHSA season began 

on Aug. 12, and Highland 

Park football, cross-country, 

golf, girls volleyball, 

field hockey, girls tennis, 

boys soccer and girls 

swimming will be getting 

underway soon (if they 

haven’t already). With 

games right around the 

corner, let’s take a look 

at the top questions going 

into the fall season. 

Can Highland Park football 

bounceback? 

In their first season 

under head coach David 

Lindquist, the Giants took 

a step backward in 2018, 

losing three of their last 

four games. Highland 

Park had qualified for the 

postseason the two years 

prior, and the team will 

be looking to play into 

November once again. Junior 

David Crane should 

earn the starting quarterback 

role, replacing the 

now-graduated Michael 

Rooney. Fellow classmate 

Zion Griffin will contribute 

plenty as a running 

back, defensive back, and 

even a kick returner. And 

Giovanni Volpentesta, 

also a junior, should shine 

at the linebacker position 

this fall. The Giants won 

the CSL North in 2017; 

some other key players 

will have to step up into 

bigger roles to win the 

conference this season. 

Can HP girls volleyball 

replace strong senior 

class? 

All high school teams 

lose vital players each 

season to graduation, but 

the HPHS girls volleyball 

team has especially big 

shoes to fill. That starts 

with Ireland Hieb, the 

two-time CSL North Player 

of the Year who moves 

on to Eastern Illinois 

University this fall Hieb 

was a dynamic outside hitter 

for the Giants, totaling 

292 kills, 43 aces, 132 

digs and 33 blocks. Not 

to be forgotten are fellow 

graduates Olivia Carter, 

Allyson Gordon, Ella Weil 

and Helena Grobelny, who 

all were regular starters 

in 2018. Head coach Beth 

Peterson must fill those 

holes to bring the Giants 

back to the top of the 

conference. Middle hitter 

Georgia Sullivan returns 

Senior Samara Michael will need a new doubles partner this season. 22nd Century 

Media file photo 

after a strong junior campaign, 

and Talia Teich and 

Izzy Cohen figure to carve 

out roles for themselves 

as well. 

Can Giants boys crosscountry 

get two runners to 

state? 

Last season, distance 

runner Jason Polydoris 

qualified for the IHSA 

Class 3A state meet as a 

sophomore by running 

a 15:05 at sectionals. 

There’s no reason Polydoris 

shouldn’t return to 

state, but the question will 

be if the Giants can get 

another runner or two to 

join Polydoris. In 2018, 

freshman Alex Brown 

qualified for the sectional 

meet at Hoffman Estates 

by placing 26th at regional 

with a time of 16:58. If 

Brown and Polydoris can 

get to state together, it 

will be the first time Steve 

Buti’s team will have two 

runners in the final race 

of the season since 2016, 

when Highland Park 

qualified as a team. 

Can Highland Park girls 

tennis win a sectional? 

Last year was a good 

year for the Giants, who 

placed second in their 

own sectional, trailing 

Lake Forest by five points. 

Of the three Giants who 

qualified for the Class 2A 

state meet, only senior 

Samara Michael returns. 

Luckily, head coaches 

Chris Visconti and John 

Whitehead have a lot of 

young players that can 

step up, including Kathryn 

Harris and Halle Michael, 

Samara’s twin sister. Samara 

and Monique Brual 

had reached the doubles 

state tournament three 

years in a row; with Brual 

now graduated, it looks 

like the Michael twins 

may finally take the court 

together. 

Listen Up 

“Just being on the court, you have something to focus 

on and everything just goes away.” 

Sydney Ignoffo — Highland Park High School girls basketball star 

on her favorite part of the game. 

Tuning In 

What to Watch this Week 

GIRLS TENNIS: The Giants head to Lake Forest, 

who defeated HPHS in their sectional in 2018. 

• The match between the two powerhouses takes place 

on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 4:45 p.m. 

Index 

35 - Photo Gallery 

34 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Nick 

Frazier. Send any questions or comments to 

n.frazier@22ndcenturymedia.com.

The highland Park Landmark | August 22, 2019 | HPLandmark.com 

What to Watch For 

Previewing the top HPHS storylines this season, Page 39 

Right at Home 

Ignoffo prepares for college basketball 

in Madison, Page 36 

Giants kick off fall season with strong 

showing in tournament, Page 38 

Highland Park’s 

Emmi Schwenk 

watches her iron 

shot in an 11-team 

tournament on 

Thursday, Aug. 

15, at Bonnie 

Dundee Golf Club 

in Barrington. 

Gary Larsen/22nd 

Century Media

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