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Amid coronavirus concerns, LifeWorking Coworking remains 

open for the public to get their work done, Page 4. 

LifeWorking Coworking, in Lake Forest, offers working spaces for teleconferences 

(inset, from top), events, and community presentations. Photos Submitted and by 

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Learning 

from 

home 

Schools 

implement 

e-Learning, 

Page 3 

A Reptile 

Reception 

Turtles, lizards 

and snakes 

among those 

featured at 

Reptile Rampage, 

Page 8 

Staying Active 

Get advice on Active Aging, 

Inside

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Police Reports6 

Pet of the Week8 

Editorial15 

Puzzles26 

Faith28 

Dining Out30 

Home of the Week31 

Athlete of the Week34 

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Upcoming 

Making a Difference: 

League of Women Voters 

Gala Reception 

5-7 p.m., April 2, Ferrari 

Lake Forest, 990 North 

Shore Drive, Lake Bluff. 

The reception will honors 

Lake Forest and Lake 

Bluff elected and appointed 

women in government. 

Visit the League of Women 

Voters website for more 

information. 

The Year the Music Died: 

The Breakup of The 

Beatles 

7-8 p.m., April 13, Lake 

Forest Library, 360 E. 

Deerpath Road, Lake Forest. 

Fifty years ago, The 

Beatles called it quits. Incredibly, 

it was only six 

years earlier that their popularity 

first exploded with 

their American debut on 

the Ed Sullivan Show. Explore 

the reasons it all fell 

apart in April of 1970 and 

what, if anything, could 

have been done to keep the 

band together. Register at 

lakeforestlibrary.org. 

LFHS Foundation Spring 

Luncheon 

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., April 

17, Knollwood Club, 1890 

Knollwood Road, Lake 

Forest. The event is open 

to the community and 

tickets can be purchased 

through our website at 

www.lfhsfoundation. 

org. All proceeds help us 

in our efforts to support, 

enrich, and enhance the 

LFHS experience for all 

students, faculty, and staff 

by investing in educational 

excellence. Can’t join us, 

make a donation or bid in 

the online auction. 

Free Paper Shredding 

Event 

8:30-11:30 a.m., April 

18, Municipal Services 

Building, 800 N. Field 

Drive, Lake Forest. This 

event is open to Lake 

Forest residents only. 

Residents may bring 

their private documents 

to be safely and securely 

destroyed. Consumers 

should shred any papers 

that have personal or medical 

information on them. 

Please note that there is a 

four-box (a box is considered 

to be about the size 

of a standard copier paper/ 

office box) limit and that 

any plastic paper bindings 

should be removed. Please 

contact Jim Lockefeer or 

(847) 810-3542 with any 

questions. 

Ragdale’s Novel Affair 

Reception and Dinners 

4-10 p.m., April 18. 

Cocktail reception and 

book signing with all featured 

authors followed by 

intimate dinners with individual 

featured guests 

in distinctive North Shore 

locations. All proceeds 

benefit Ragdale, a nonprofit 

artists’ community 

and historic campus serving 

more than 200 creative 

professionals and 1,000 

students annually. Call 

(847) 234-1063 or check 

the Ragdale website for all 

the details of this popular 

event! 

Spring Fling Open House 


Bluff Library, 123 E. 

Scranton Ave., Lake Bluff. 

All ages are welcome to 

stop by the Children’s Department 

for a spring storytime, 

a variety of crafts, 

and plenty of sweet treats! 

How to Hire the Sun: Solar 

Energy 101 

7-8 p.m., April 23, 

Lake Bluff Library, 123 

E. Scranton Ave., Lake 

Bluff. Wondering if solar 

energy is right for you? 

Join GRNE Solar for an 

educational session that 

will dive into everything 

from Solar 101 and mythbusting 

to covering the 

current Federal and State 

incentives. 

Brain Education Games for 

Healthier, Happier Families 


Forest Library, 360 E. 

Deerpath Road, Lake Forest. 

Enjoy heaps of fun and 

laughter during this special 

time connecting with your 

family and developing 

your brain power! Engage 

in specialized Brain Education 

games and activities 

to improve communication, 

respect, and appreciation 

for one another. Class 

taught by Libertyville 

Body & Brain Center, for 

ages 5 with their families. 

Register at lakeforestlibrary.org. 

Jason Kollum: See a 

Juggler! Be a Juggler! 

11 a.m.-noon, April 25, 

Lake Bluff Library, 123 E. 


This show will WOW 

families and children of 

all ages, as balls, clubs, 

rings, spinning balls, giant 

beanbag chairs, and much 

more will all be sent flying 

through the air, all leading 

up to the big balancing 

and juggling finale that 

will have everybody on the 

edge of their seats! 

Smelt-O-Rama 

6:30-10 p.m., April 25, 

Boating Pavilion at Forest 

Park Beach, Lake Forest. 

Join the Lake Forest 

Recreation Department 

as we rediscover a Lake 

Michigan tradition. Osmerus 

mordax, otherwise 

known as smelt, return to 

our shores each spring to 

spawn in the warm water 

near piers and beaches. 

You will learn how to 

catch, clean and cook these 

tasty little critters! A limited 

number of nets will be 

provided by the Recreation 

Department so that everyone 

will have a chance to 

get into the action. Parents 

must supervise their children 

at this event. 

Electric Cars 

Noon-1 p.m., April 25, 

Lake Bluff Library, 123 E. 


If you’re considering going 

electric for your next 

vehicle, join us for this 

presentation by Chicago 

for Electric Vehicles. After 

a 25 minute indoor presentation, 

you will get an 

opportunity to ask questions 

while touring some 

electric cars. Chicago 

for Electric Vehicles is a 

volunteer-run and brandneutral 

group of electric 

vehicle owners from the 

Chicagoland area. 

Play Ball!: Dough Boys and 

Baseball During the Great 

War 




American soldiers brought 

the game of baseball with 

them to the front line and 

then into the occupation 

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due to closing and 

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result of COVID-19 

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of Germany. Author Peter 

Belmonte will discuss 

famous professional ballplayers, 

managers, lawyers, 

politicians and even 

an umpire who played 

baseball while in the service 

and overseas. 

A Startup Workshop for 

Seniors 




Join us for a startup workshop 

for seniors and learn 

the tools and mindset required 

to be an innovator 

and entrepreneur. Workshop 

leader Kate Jackson 

will guide you through the 

methodologies used for 

finding problems worth 

solving, mobilizing the resources 

to solve them, and 

the order of operations for 

designing a new venture. 

Kate Jackson, MA and 

MBA, is an entrepreneurship 

and innovation lecturer 

at Lake Forest College. 

She has designed and implemented 

major change 

initiatives at both Fortune 

500 companies and nonprofit 

organizations.

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Posted to LakeForestLeaderDaily.com 7 days ago 

Schools switch to e-Learning to stop coronavirus 

Staff Report 

Many Lake Forest and 

Lake Bluff schools have 

announced that they will 

be going to e-Learning as 

concerns about the coronavirus 

pandemic spread. 

Although no cases of 

coronavirus have been reported 

in Lake Forest or 

Lake Bluff, the schools are 

all taking this precautionary 

measure to slow the 

disease. 

Schools taking part in 

e-Learning include Lake 

Forest School Districts 

67 and 115, Lake Bluff 

School District 65, School 

of St. Mary and Woodlands 

Academy of the Sacred 

Heart. 

All of the schools had 

their last days on Friday, 

March 13, and officially 

implemented e-Learning 

on Monday, March 16. 

District 67 and 115 

Superintendent Michael 

Simeck said students will 

have one week of e-Learning 

from March 16-20, and 

a second one from March 

30-April 3. Spring break, 

which is in between, will 

go on as planned. 

Dr. Jean Sophie, Superintendent 

of Lake Bluff 

District 65, said the public 

will continue to be updated 

on any changes. 

“We’re on top of it,” she 

said. “We would certainly 

notify parents if there is 

any alert of an exposure.” 

Cardinal Blaise J. Cupich, 

archbishop of Chicago, 

said in a written 

statement that the closure 

of School of St. Mary, 

as well as the limiting of 

church services, was not 

an easy decision. 

“The Eucharist is the 

source and summit of our 

life as Catholics. And our 

schools and agencies provide 

essential services to 

many thousands across 

Cook and Lake Counties,” 

Cardinal Blaise J. Cupich, 

archbishop of Chicago, 

said in a written statement. 

“But, in consultation with 

leaders from across the 

archdiocese, for the sake 

of the safety of our students, 

parishioners, and 

all the women and men 

who serve the people of 

the archdiocese, it is clear 

that we must take the better 

part of caution in order 

to slow the spread of this 

pandemic.” 

Woodlands Academy 

issued a statement saying 

they held a mini-dance for 

families on March 13, after 

which they informed 

families of their plans. 

“Woodlands’ boarding 

school will remain open 

for international students 

until Friday, March 20, 

when it will then close for 

the regularly scheduled 

spring break that begins 

the following week,” the 

announcement said. “As 

of now, Woodlands Academy 

expects to resume 

normal classroom activity 

on April 6, following 

spring break.” 


Cancellations continue to stop coronavirus 

Staff Report 

The City of Lake Forest 

and Village of Lake Bluff 

have both announced 

the suspension of nonessential 

operations in an 

attempt to help curb the 

spread of coronavrius. 

Both City Hall and Village 

Hall are closed until 

further notice, and all 

meetings have been canceled. 

In addition, Gov. JB 

Pritzker announced on 

Sunday, March 15, that all 

bars and restaurants must 

suspend dining-in effective 

the close of business 

on Monday, March 16. 

Although no cases have 

been reported in Lake 

Forest or Lake Bluff, the 

City and Village are taking 

these measures as a 

precaution. 

Dickinson Hall 

On Thursday, March 

12, the City of Lake Forest 

and Village of Lake 

Bluff jointly announced 

that all programming at 

Dickinson Hall has been 

canceled through the end 

of March. Dickinson Hall 

serves residents who are 

50 and older, and hosts 

an extensive variety of 

events and programs involving 

large numbers of 

participants. 

Questions related to 

Dickinson Hall activities 

may be directed to the 

Dickinson Hall staff at 

(847) 234-2209. 

Gorton Community Center 

A number of Gorton 

Community Center 

events through March 

and early April have been 

postponed. A full list of 

canceled and postponed 

classes can be found on 

the Gorton Center’s website, 

gortoncenter.org. 

History Center of Lake 

Forest-Lake Bluff 

While the History Center 

of Lake Forest-Lake 

Bluff remains open, it has 

Lake Forest City Hall is among the places closed 

through the end of March due to coronavirus concerns. 

22nd Century Media File Photo 

postponed three scheduled 

programs. 

In an email, executive 

director Carol Summerfield 

said Rethinking Suffrage 

(March 12); From 

Scorn to Socialization: 

Managing Drugs and Addiction 

Over Time (March 

19); and Ginevra King 

and The Big Four (April 

2) will be rescheduled for 

a later date. 

Lake Bluff Park District/ 

Lake Bluff Library 

“These measures are not driven 

by fear or panic, but by the recognition 

that these incremental 

actions will protect the most 

vulnerable members of our 

community.” 

Kathleen O’Hara, Lake Bluff Village President 

Both the Lake Bluff 

Park District and Lake 

Bluff Library closed until 

further notice on Friday, 

March 13. 

Additionally, all public 

meetings have been canceled 

until further notice. 

All programming has also 

been canceled. 

Village officials stated 

that these closures were 

not done at the request of 

any county, state, or federal 

agency. 

“These measures are 

not driven by fear or panic, 

but by the recognition 

that these incremental 

actions will protect the 

most vulnerable members 

of our community,” said 

Kathleen O’Hara, Village 

President. 

Lake Forest Library 

The Lake Forest Library 

closed on Saturday, 

March 14 and will remain 

closed until April 1. All 

library programming has 

also been canceled. 

“We understand that 

the library is a valuable 

resource at all times, but 

especially in times of uncertainty,” 

said Library 

Director Catherine Lemmer. 

“We are committed 

to being available in all 

ways possible that do not 

conflict with the safety 

of our staff or library 

users.” 

For updates, visit LakeForestLeaderDaily.com

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LifeWorking Coworking offers quiet places for getting work done 

Peter Kaspari, Editor 

In light of the coronavirus 

pandemic, many businesses 

are encouraging or 

requiring their employees 

to work from home as a 

preventative measure. 

But for some people, 

working from home might 

be too distracting or too 

stressful, especially when 

their children might be 

home due to schools being 

closed. 

For people in that situation, 

one business in Lake 

Forest could provide some 

relief. 

LifeWorking Coworking 

provides both community 

and office spaces 

for people to rent out during 

the day as a means of 

getting their work done in 

a calm, peaceful environment 

away from stress. 

Giselle Andrade Cotait, 

head of marketing and 

business development for 

LifeWorking Coworking, 

said the company made 

the decision to stay open 

to help people who may be 

working from home. 

LifeWorking holds 

events throughout the year, 

but to help limit exposure 

to COVID-19, Cotait said 

they have canceled their 

two upcoming events and 

have made some internal 

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changes to make their environment 

clean and safe. 

“We have deep cleaning 

multiple times a day,” she 

said. “We have put some 

extra hand sanitizers out.” 

Additionally, the company 

has also spread 

chairs out more, so people 

are further apart from each 

other and not working so 

close together. 

“The community engagement 

is something 

that’s really key for us,” 

she said. 

In fact, on Friday, March 

13, Cotait said four people 

had come in before 10 a.m. 

to get some work done. 

Some of them showed up 

because they had work 

from home, while someone 

else said they couldn’t 

concentrate with their kids 

at home and needed a quiet 

place. 

“That is exactly what we 

were talking about,” Cotait 

said. “Hey, if you still 

need a safe place to be, 

we’ve got it. We are here 

for you.” 

Cotait said her husband 

even showed up to get 

some work done. 

“We do expect a lot of 

people working remotely,” 

she said of the precautions 

being taken to stop the 

pandemic. “We have a bit 

of conferencing, we have 

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offers many different 

spaces. They have private 

offices set up for getting 

work done, they have 

rooms for conferencing, 

they have public spaces 

and a café where people 

are welcome to sit down, 

they have small rooms 

with a single phone in 

them for a private meeting. 

Cotait said drop-ins are 

welcome, and while some 

spaces need reservations, 

many of the rooms are exclusively 

for people who 

just want to swing by really 

quickly. 


offers day passes that 

can be used for any open 

space. And buying a day 

pass does not guarantee 

you membership – you 

only use it that day. 

But Cotait added that 

membership levels are 

available for those interested. 

She said that it’s all 

about being available for 

the community. 

“We are here for the 

community; here for you,” 

she said. “Even from the 

college students that are 

going to be doing the e- 

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the space. We have highspeed 

internet that you can 

use. Even for the students 

themselves. It’s a safe 

place for them to be.” 


also holds community 

events, such as a wellness 

fair on March 4. Cotait 

said it was so successful, 

they actually had to turn 

away businesses. But she 

said they will be the first 

ones scheduled for the 

next fair. 

For more information, 

call (847) 457-2662. 

LifeWorking Coworking is open to anyone looking to 

get business work done, whether it be a conference call 

or they need a quiet space.

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Driver found with crystal meth after being pulled over 

Staff Report 

Kevin R. Thomsen, 33, 

of Vernon Hills, is facing 

multiple charges after police 

say he was pulled over 

and found to have an active 

warrant and drugs in 

his possession. 

On March 10, Thomsen 

was pulled over at the intersection 

of Route 41 and 

Route 60 after receiving 

multiple 911 calls about a 

2017 Nissan Murano driving 

erratically. When officers 

questioned Thomsen, 

he admitted that he was on 

his phone while driving. 

Officers learned that 

Thomsen’s license was 

suspended and that he also 

had an active Lake County 

arrest warrant for retail 

theft. After Thomsen was 

taken into custody, police 

found items that were possibly 

stolen inside his vehicle. 

Additionally, the officers 

found a plastic baggie 

with a powdery substance, 

which Thomsen identified 

as crystal methamphetamine. 

He also had a number 

of Xanax and Alprazolam 

pills on him. 

Thomsen was charged 

with possession of a controlled 

substance, driving 

with a suspended license, 

not having vehicle insurance 

and use of a cell 

phone while driving. 

He was taken to the Public 

Safety Building where 

he was processed and held 

pending transport to Lake 

County for a bond hearing. 

In other police news: 

March 8 

• Jenay M. Howze, 26, 

of North Chicago, was 

charged with driving on a 

suspended license and not 

having valid vehicle insurance. 

Police pulled Howze 

over in the area of Route 

60 and Ridge Road for 

an equipment violation. 

Howze told the officer that 

she did not have a driver’s 

license or insurance. She 

was arrested and transported 

to the Public Safety 

Building where she was 

processed and released on 

bond. Howze was given an 

April court date. 

Lake Bluff: 

March 7 

• Cristoforo R. Loiotile, 24, 

of Addison, was charged 

with possession of cannabis 

by a driver and parking 

in a prohibited area. The 

charges stem from an incident 

in the 500 block of 

Sunrise Avenue. Loiotile 

posted a personal recognizance 

bond and was given 

an April court date. 

March 8 

• David E. Duarte Jr., 23, of 

Beach Park, was charged 

with driving under the influence 

of alcohol, driving 

under the influence of 

alcohol with a BAC of .08 

or more, improper lane usage, 

disobeying a stop sign 

and operating an uninsured 

motor vehicle following a 

traffic stop in the 10 block 

of East Center Avenue. 

Duarte was released on 

a personal recognizance 

bond and given an April 

court date. 

March 11 

• A person reported that 

their cell phone had been 

taken from a general merchandise 

store in the 900 

block of Rockland Road. 

Officers were able to locate 

the phone, which had 

been returned. No charges 

were filed. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 

Lake Forest Leader’s Police 

Reports are compiled from 

official reports found on file 

at the Lake Forest and Lake 

Bluff Police Departments. Individuals 

named in these reports 

are considered innocent 

of all charges until proven 

guilty in a court of law. 


Hand-washing key to coronavirus prevention 


As Lake Forest and Lake 

Bluff take precautions to 

help curb the spread of 

COVID-19, otherwise 

known as coronavirus, one 

local doctor said the best 

way to prevent the disease 

is a simple one; wash your 

hands. 

Dr. Jason Rho, a pulmonologist 

with Northwestern 

Medicine — Lake 

Forest Hospital, said handwashing 

is the No. 1 way 

to help protect yourself 

from coronavirus. 

“Many people are going 

out and buying supplies 

and you see now maybe 

reports of toilet paper and 

hand sanitizers being off 

the shelf, running off the 

shelf,” he said. “But what 

should really be going off 

the shelf is hand lotion, 

and that’s because people 

should really, really be 

frequently washing their 

hands for 20 seconds all 

throughout the course of 

the day, to the point where 

your hands get dried up a 

little bit so you have to use 

hand lotion to be comfortable.” 

Rho said Lake Forest 

and Lake Bluff are at no 

greater risk for coronvirus 

than any other place in the 

United States. 

“In fact, there’s probably 

a lower risk in general 

than, obviously, parts that 

are affected in China and 

southeast Asia and Italy, of 

course,” he said. 

Symptoms of coronavirus 

can be very similar to 

any other virus, such as the 

flu or even common cold, 

such as a sore throat, headaches, 

fevers, coughing, 

fatigue and nasal congestion. 

“If you have any of 

those symptoms, the first 

thing to do would be to just 

try to stay away from other 

people in the sense that 

you don’t want to spread 

the disease any further,” 

Rho said. 

The Centers for Disease 

Control is recommending 

that, if symptoms last for 

more than a few days, to 

contact your primary care 

provider for further guidance. 

Odds are, though, unless 

there’s an outbreak 

in your community, Rho 

said it’s most likely the 

flu you’re suffering from. 

But if you’re concerned 

it’s coronavirus, Rho said 

to call your regular doctor, 

who will then screen you 

for the illness. 

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Reptile Rampage provides cold-blooded fun for all 

Katie Copenhaver 

Freelance Reporter 

Reptiles took over the 

Lake Forest Recreation 

Center on March 8 for the 

23rd annual Reptile Rampage, 

accompanied by 

their owners, rescuers and 

breeders. 

Hundreds of visitors attended 

the event for various 

reasons. Some were 

current reptile owners, 

some were would-be reptile 

owners, some were 

merely curious about reptiles 

and others just wanted 

something different to do 

on a weekend afternoon. 

“It’s a community event 

to celebrate reptiles,” said 

Rob Carmichael, curator 

of Lake Forest’s Wildlife 

Discovery Center, the host 

organization. Carmichael 

was on staff for the first 

Reptile Rampage in 1997, 

and he has been at every 

show since then. He personally 

selects all of the 

exhibiting groups and individuals, 

so that he is sure 

to get like-minded people 

who have a passion for 

reptiles. 

“What’s great is it’s totally 

hands on,” said Carmichael, 

meaning that attendees 

were welcome to 

pet, touch and, in some 

cases, hold the animals 

with supervision of the exhibitors. 

Some of the most visible 

examples of the hands-on 

experience were the tortoise 

pens of the Madison 

Area Herpetological Society 

and Black Coal Exotics. 

Both groups had set 

up enclosures on the floor 

beside their tables where 

the tortoises could roam 

around and visitors could 

reach down and touch 

them. 

The founders of the 

Misfit Zoo Project had a 

bearded dragon dressed up 

in a hoodie and cowboy 

hat that they were holding 

and allowing visitors to pet 

and touch. For his part, the 

lizard seemed comfortable 

and friendly in the situation. 

Exhibiting groups came 

from Illinois and surrounding 

states. They included 

Black Coal Exotics, Crosstown 

Exotics, Richard 

Crowley Reptiles, Chicago 

Herpetological Society, 

Friends of Scales Reptile 

Rescue, Madison Area 

Herpetological Society, 

The Misfit Zoo Project, 

Peggy Notebaert Nature 

Museum of Chicago, Phillips 

Park Zoo of Aurora, 

Roaming Reptiles of Wisconsin, 

Adeline Robinson 

Arts and Illustration, St. 

Louis Herpetological Society 

and Wilcox Reptile 

Supply. 

Brandon and Michelle 

Fowler, of Roaming Reptiles, 

relocated from California 

to Wisconsin last 

year. They were doing 60 

– 70 educational programs 

in California per month, 

which meant taking reptiles 

to schools, libraries, 

birthday parties and more. 

Because of their popularity 

in California, they kept a 

branch office with a manager 

there. Meanwhile, 

the move has worked well 

for them because they are 

now based out of the M 

Toxins company facility in 

Oshkosh, Wisc. That company 

extracts venoms from 

snakes for medicinal uses, 

so it is reptile-friendly. 

Plus, Brandon explained 

that they have been friends 

with members of the Madison 

Area Herpetological 

Society and Carmichael 

for years, so being in the 

An American alligator was just one of the many reptiles 

brought out to meet the public at Reptile Rampage, held 

on March 8 in Lake Forest. Alex Newman/22nd Century 

Media 

Midwest brings them closer 

to their reptile network. 

Like the Fowlers, the 

Madison Area Herpetological 

Society does reptile 

education shows at a variety 

of venues. 

Bill Stewart, president 

of the Milwaukee Chapter, 

said their mission is twofold: 

1) to educate people 

on the importance of reptiles 

to the natural environment; 

and 2) to show people 

how to keep reptiles 

happy and healthy as pets. 

“We really like to dispel 

myths,” Stewart said. 

“We want to make sure 

we disseminate accurate 

information about how incredible 

these magnificent 

animals are.” 

The society has grown 

so much that they now 

have three chapters: Madison, 

Milwaukee and the 

Fox Valley, Wisc. It is an 

all-volunteer run nonprofit 

organization with members 

who participate because 

of their passion for 

reptiles and conservation, 

explained Stewart. 

The Midwest reptile 

community is supportive 

and close knit. Many of the 

exhibitors know each other 

from various events like 

this one, and the semi-annual 

North American Reptile 

Breeders Conference 

(NARBC) that takes place 

at the Tinley Park Convention 

Center in Illinois. 

(The next conferences occurs 

March 14 and 15.) 

Another of many interconnections 

was that 

a member of the Madison 

Area Herpetological 

Society was adopting a 

Sulcota tortoise from the 

Friends of Scales Reptile 

Rescue. Erica Mede, with 

Friends of Scales, said 

they brought that tortoise 

to Reptile Rampage so the 

society member could take 

it home with them. 

Aly Balles and Cody 

Wilson, who are founders 

of The Misfit Zoo Project, 

met at the NARBC. 

Balles said their Wisconsin-based 

organization, 

which is in the process of 

becoming a 501(c)3 nonprofit, 

specializes in special 

needs and disabled 

reptiles and birds. Char, 

their friendly bearded 

dragon who wears clothes, 

was her first rescue animal. 



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Lake Bluff Village Board 


Proposed height limit increase fails on 4-2 vote 


Following opposition 

to the plan during public 

comment, the Lake Bluff 

Village Board’s first reading 

of an amendment increasing 

the height limit for 

downtown buildings failed 

on a 4-2 vote at the board’s 

regular meeting on March 

9, with only Trustees Mark 

Dewart and Regis Charlot 

voting in favor of it. 

The plan, which would 

have eliminated height restrictions 

and allowed for 

three-story buildings in 

Lake Bluff, was unpopular 

with those who spoke up 

during the meeting’s public 

comment portion of the 

meeting, with nine members 

of the public speaking 

out against it. 

Longtime Lake Bluff 

resident Becky Kluchka 

told the board the Plan 

Commission and Zoning 

Board of Appeals had previously 

voted 3-2 against 

allowing the limit increase. 

“I feel the PCZBA members 

should be recognized 

for their support,” she 

said. “And I apologize for 

the waste of their precious 

time, only to have this 

board seemingly ignore 

their recommendation.” 

Holly Volkert said she 

believed the board had 

already made up its mind 

and was going to proceed 

regardless of what the public 

said. 

She suggested the board 

look into getting a 3-D 

model of any planned development 

to see how it 

would look in real-life before 

approving any plans. 

Terry Moran said his 

family has lived in Lake 

Bluff since 1954. He recalled 

one reason his father 

loved Lake Bluff was 

because of a barn in his 

backyard, which allowed 

him to “leave the hustle 

and bustle of Lake Bluff.” 

“...hopefully I won’t 

have to leave the hustle 

and bustle of Lake Bluff,” 

Moran said. 

Several board members 

were moved by the public 

comments. 

Trustee William Meyer 

said his vote was going to 

be no. 

“I have not heard a compelling 

case to the contrary,” 

he said. 

Trustee Barbara Ankenman 

said that while removing 

the height limit would 

not guarantee a development 

and said any developer 

would have to go 

through the same process 

of everyone else, she felt 

the public’s perception that 

they weren’t being transparent 

was enough for her 

to vote against it. 

“I think there is a lack 

of trust at this point by the 

public,” she said. “That the 

board is acting independently. 

There’ve been accusations 

that we haven’t 

been acting in the interest 

of the community and 

therefore maybe there are 

some other factors at play 

at that we aren’t being 

transparent.” 

Charlot voted for the 

limit increase, but with the 

caveat that the project be 

used to fix the vacant building 

that occupies the downtown 

space. 

Dewart said any development 

plan would need to 

go through a series of approvals 

and studies before 

it would get final approval, 

and he took issue with 

some people accusing the 

board of having conflicts of 

interest. 

“And that’s something 

you need to know, that this 

board takes very, very seriously,” 

Dewart said. “For 

a board member to note 

recuse him or herself is a 

very, very serious and legal 

matter.” 

Trustee Joy Markee also 

voted no. 

“I just would hope 

that we could be open to 

change,” she said. “I don’t 

know that we’re ready for 

it now.” 

Trustee Aaron Towle said 

that while much of the opposition 

at public meetings 

was against the change, 

there were many people in 

Lake Bluff who supported 

removing the height limits. 

He said he personally has 

been opposed to raising the 

limit to three stories. 

“I’m torn as well,” he 

said. 

Following the vote, 

board members made no 

further comment on the 

matter. 

In Memoriam 


Glencoe scholarship honors the memory of LF College alum 

Christine Adams 


Following 

the 

tragic death 

of one of 

its longtime 

supporters, 

Glencoe 

Youth Services 

has 

Calhoun 

established the Daniel Calhoun 

GYS All-Star Scholarship, 

with the intention 

of improving local teens’ 

experiences. 

The scholarship’s namesake, 

Daniel Calhoun, grew 

up in Glencoe, graduated 

from Lake Forest College, 

and participated in GYS 

programming as a teen, 

then served on its board of 

directors until his mid 20s. 

According to Calhoun’s 

mother, Anne Helander, 

Calhoun struggled with his 

mental health his entire life 

and never felt like he fit in 

at school, but at GYS, he 

“found his tribe.” 

“GYS was always the 

backstop for him,” providing 

a safe space whenever 

he needed one, said Helander. 

Daniel’s father Walter 

Calhoun agreed, saying 

“GYS was the place he 

could socialize. It was the 

place he had made much 

progress.” 

Daniel graduated from 

New Trier High School 

in 2005, according to his 

father,and then he went on 

to graduate cum laude from 

Lake Forest College and 

hold several jobs. But sadly, 

on Nov. 5, 2019, while 

at University of Michigan 

Law School, Daniel died. 

He was 32 years old. 

At his funeral, several of 

his friends spoke, calling 

Daniel their best friend and 

tracing their relationship 

back to their days as students 

at GYS. 

“You wouldn’t find a 

bigger heart,” Helander 

said of her son. 

“GYS saved my son’s 

life over and over again. He 

lived a longer life because 

of it,” she added. 

Inspired by the positive 

impact Daniel had on so 

many individuals through 

GYS, the organization’s 

board, on which his father 

Walter now sits, decided to 

establish a scholarship fund 

“with the determination to 

continue to provide quality 

experiences for youth 

as we know this is something 

Daniel would have 

wanted,” according to the 

scholarship application. 

Students in fifth grade 

and higher are able to apply 

for the scholarship 

and put the money toward 

an activity of their choosing, 

be that summer camp, 

a new instrument rental, 

classes for a new hobby, or 

anything else that they are 

interested in. At least one 

scholarship of $500-$1000 

will be awarded. 

“It’s about creating a better 

experience for the kids,” 

said GYS Executive Director 

William Barnard, who 

hopes that the scholarship 

empowers young people by 

giving them the resources 

to independently seek out 

their interests and passions. 

This scholarship is part 

of GYS’s larger plan to 

raise awareness for youth 

mental health and give students 

space and skills to 

deal with their struggles. 

“They need it, and we 

are simply trying to help,” 

Barnard said. 

Anxiety, stress, and other 

mental health struggles are 

a nationwide concern at 

the moment, and from Barnard’s 

perspective, the adolescents 

he sees weekly are 

especially vulnerable due to 

their limited life experience. 

“We tell them you have 

to learn how to love yourself. 

Take a deep breath 

and relax. Go one day at a 

time,” Barnard said. 

GYS is making May 

“mental health month,” and 

is working with the village 

to plan a mental health day. 

As part of the month, they 

are organizing a baseball 

game with Glencoe Public 

Safety, a tie-dye day alongside 

Special Needs Adult 

Program (SNAP), and other 

events. 

Neither mental health 

month nor the scholarship 

are expected to be just onetime 

offerings as GYS is 

intent on dealing with the 

mental health epidemic, 

and keeping the memory of 

Daniel Calhoun alive. 

The scholarship “will be 

something going forward 

we will be giving every 

year. We’ll continue to honor 

him. That’s a staple going 

forward,” said Barnard. 

Anyone looking for more 

information or wanting to 

volunteer with the efforts is 

encouraged to visit www. 

glencoeyouthservices.org.



Lake Bluff D65 Board of Education 


Coronavirus concerns addressed 

by board, administrators 

Katie Copenhaver 


Coronavirus (COV- 

ID-19) preparedness was 

the major focus of the 

regularly scheduled District 

65 Board of Education 

meeting on Tuesday, 

March 10. 

Principals Nate Blackmer 

and Margaret St. 

Claire presented the precautions 

they are taking in 

Lake Bluff Middle School 

and Lake Bluff Elementary 

School, respectively. 

St. Claire said they are 

carefully tracking student 

absences in terms of types 

and clusters of illnesses. 

So far, the worst they have 

seen are influenza and 

stomach flu. Blackmer 

said they are requesting 

parents to provide specifics 

about illnesses when 

they call in for their children’s 

absences. 

In addition, Blackmer 

assured everyone that regular 

sanitizing is happening 

at the facilities. 

“How are students handling 

this?” Board Secretary 

Julie Gottshall asked. 

According to St. Claire, 

they are seeing a range 

of responses from the elementary 

school students. 

In fact, one young kid erroneously 

claimed he had 

the coronavirus. School 

officials confirmed with 

his parents that he was 

confused. Teachers were 

assuring students that nobody 

in the school had 

contracted the virus. 

While it was entirely 

unplanned, Blackmer said, 

“This aligns precisely with 

[the sixth grade] science 

unit on bacteria and viruses.” 

“Has there been any difficulty 

getting supplies?” 

Board Member John Marozsan 

asked. 

Jay Kahn, director of finance 

and operations, said 

their reserve is running 

low, but more supplies are 

coming next week. 

Superintendent Dr. Jean 

Sophie said the guidelines 

they are following, from 

the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, 

Illinois Department of 

Public Health and Illinois 

State Board of Education, 

are posted on the district 

website. 

“My Lake County superintendent 

group is 

where I get the most information,” 

she said, noting 

that online communications 

with them have provided 

a helpful forum for 

talking through the issues 

and practices on how to 

prepare for an outbreak. 

“The guidance we’ve 

been getting from day one 

is to prepare for schools to 

be closed,” Sophie said. 

She explained that they 

currently have five boardapproved 

e-learning days. 

School administration and 

staff have begun making 

plans for how to use those 

five days and possibly 

more. 

Sophie went on to say 

that if there is any concern 

of exposure in the school 

system, they will notify 

the Lake County Department 

of Health. 

“We’re on top of it,” she 

said. “We would certainly 

notify parents if there is 

any alert of an exposure.” 

As of Thursday, March 

12, Sophie announced on 

the district website that 

“Our May 1 Teacher Institute 

is now being moved to 

Monday, March 16. This 

will be a non-attendance 

day for students and will 

allow our staff to better 

prepare for remote learning.” 

She also stated, “I am 

pretty certain that we will 

be starting our e-learning 

days or remote learning 

Tuesday, March 17 

through Friday, March 

20. I will update our community 

by the end of day 

tomorrow on this decision. 

Spring Break then follows 

March 23-27.”] 

Roehrick named director of 

student services 

The board unanimously 

approved the promotion 

of Tracy Roehrick to succeed 

Dr. Kevin Rubenstein 

as the district’s director of 

student services. It was a 6 

- 0 vote, with only Board 

Member Andy Duran absent. 

Roehrick, who is currently 

serving as the assistant 

principal at LBES, 

will take over on July 1. 

Rubenstein is leaving for a 

new position with the Elmhurst 

school district. 

Since coming to District 

65 in 2009, Roehrick has 

served as a behavior intervention 

specialist as well 

as assistant principal at the 

elementary school. Prior to 

that, she was a teacher in 

Schaumburg. 



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Lake Forest High School D115 Board of Education 

Linder provides security 

update for community 


A comprehensive security 

and safety update 

was provided to members 

of the Lake Forest High 

School District 115 Board 

of Education at its regular 

meeting on Monday, 

March 9. 

Lane Linder, the district’s 

director of safety and 

security, provided board 

members and community 

members with information 

on changes he has implemented 

in the year and a 

half he’s been with the district. 

Linder said he had “very 

robust goals for trying to 

bring in best practices for 

security and safety” when 

he started and has implemented 

a number of changes. 

One of them was a new 

entry system at the school, 

which Linder and administrators 

have said have made 

it more secure and to help 

make sure nobody gets into 

the school that isn’t supposed 

to be there. 

Linder added that another 

change was a reporting 

tool that allows students 

to anonymously contact 

school officials if they see 

something wrong going on 

in the building. 

“We put together an 

in-house tool that allows 

students to quickly report 

something of concern that 

sends an automatic notification 

to key administrators 

in the building and 

allows us to quickly investigate 

and take action on areas 

of concern reported by 

students,” he said. 

While drills such as 

fire, severe weather and 

lockdown are common in 

schools, Linder said he 

added a new element to 

them that he called student 

accountability. This means 

faculty members now keep 

track of which of their 

students are actually participating 

in the drill. In the 

event of a real emergency, 

this would mean a student 

may not have gotten out of 

the building or is not in a 

safe place. 

“It was quite an undertaking 

but we’ve gotten 

better every time we’ve 

done it,” Linder said. 

The high school also adopted 

a new severe weather 

plan, where the priority is 

getting all students to the 

high school’s basement 

level, and providing red 

clipboards to staff that has 

a checklist of what to do 

in case of an emergency. 

Linder also came up with 

maps that show proper 

evacuation routes. 

Another new implementation 

are “micro drills,” 

which are essentially smaller 

drills, but with a focus on 

specific classrooms. 

“I conducted training 

with those staff members 

on how to conduct a micro 

drill with theri students,” he 

said. “...It’s important for 

these students to know in 

every space that they’re in 

the building where the safe 

location is.” 

Other changes include 

improvements to the 

school’s panic buttons, 

which make it easier for 

staff to tell which panic 

button was pressed, as well 

as an improved public address 

system. 

Currently, Linder said 

he’s working on developing 

a new security plan for the 

high school’s West Campus, 

located on Waukegan 

Road, and which houses 

the district’s Little Scouts 

preschool program. 

In response to a board 

member question, Linder 

stated that it is very important 

to him to make sure 

that students remain calm 

during drills. He’s actually 

spoken to students who 

may experience high anxiety 

during drills to go stepby-step 

through what they 

mean. Linder said he also 

has an option for advanced 

notice, where students who 

get stressed about drills 

will be notified beforehand 

that a drill will be happening 

so they can prepare 

themselves. 

In other board news, 

Superintendent Michael 

Simeck gave a recap of 

the high school’s open 

house that had been held on 

March 4, which provided 

parents and community 

members a chance to tour 

the high school and learn 

more about the school’s 

master plan that is currently 

being worked on. 

Simeck showed the page 

on the high school’s website 

where community members 

can see links to presentations, 

get information on 

what the school would like 

to see happen, and links for 

offering feedback. 

The district is in the beginning 

stages of the planning, 

and no final plans 

have been developed or approved.

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Sharing Lake Bluff’s Stories 


Historic Lake Bluff chimney on bluff ’s edge 

Adrienne Fawcett 

Lake Bluff History Museum 

When you look 

out the picture 

windows in Neil 

Dahlmann’s living room, 

you see what you’d expect 

to see at a lakefront home: 

trees, water, clouds, sky 

— plus something totally 

unexpected: the remains 

of a 125-year-old chimney 

that is literally teetering 

on the edge of the bluff. 

“Someday it will tip 

over, and we’ll wake up 

and it won’t be here,” said 

Neil’s wife, Mary. 

The Dahlmanns live on 

Bluff Road on land that’s 

significant to Lake Bluff 

history: it was the first 

parcel claimed here after 

the 1833 treaty of Chicago 

opened the area to settlers, 

and only three homes have 

stood on the property in 

all this time. 

In 1836, German emigrants 

John & Catherine 

Cloes arrived in Chicago 

and made their way north 

along the shoreline with 

their son Henry. The 

Cloes laid claim to 100 

acres of land at $1.25 an 

acre, according to “100 

Years of Lake Bluff History” 

by Elmer Vliet. They 

built a log cabin overlooking 

the bluff and near a 

ravine, and raised seven 

children in the homestead. 

Years later their younger 

son Ben Cloes wrote, 

“Other settlers chose the 

rich prairie farm lands, but 

father was drawn by the 

wilder beauty of the lake 

shore and wide outlook 

from the bluff.” 

In 1895 the Cloes family 

sold seven acres of 

their lakefront property 

to newspaper publisher 

A.K. Stearns: he demolished 

the cabin and built 

a new house on the same 

spot. The 16-foot yellowbrick 

chimney was in 

the middle of the house, 

which was at least 75 

feet from the bluff. (The 

bricks might have come 

from Mrs. Cloes’ brickyard, 

which was nearby 

on Birch Road, but the 

The 16-foot chimney once stood in the middle of a 

house. Photo submitted by Neil Dahlmann 

Dahlmanns don’t know 

for sure.) 

Ben Cloes wrote that 

during the almost 60 

years he was in Lake 

Bluff, from 1847 to 1905, 

approximately 50 feet of 

land washed away due to 

storms and high waves. 

It also has been said that 

the construction of the 

harbor in 1910, at Naval 

Station Great Lakes about 

1.5 miles to the north, 

changed the lake flow 

along the shore and increased 

erosion problems 

over time. 

In 1948, after Stearns’ 

death, the home stood at 

the edge of the bluff. It 

was abandoned, and years 

later it was destroyed by 

fire. Well, almost destroyed: 

the brick chimney 

survived. Eventually an 

architect purchased the 

property and sub-divided 

it into two lots. 

In 1965 Neil’s parents, 

Bernard and Eleanora 

Dahlmann, bought the 

north lot and built a midcentury 

modern-style 

house, with picture windows 

that afforded a clear 

view of the trees, sky, lake 

— and Stearns chimney. 

They loved it so much that 

Eleanora created a painting 

of the chimney on 

door panels in her kitchen 

so that she could still see 

a version of it when she 

closed the doors. 

Neil and Mary inherited 

the house from his parents 

in 1995. They initially 

Neil and Mary Dahlmann pose with the 125-year-old 

Stearns chimney on the edge of the bluff. Photo submitted 

by Adrienne Fawcett 

put the property on the 

market, but the more they 

came to check on the 

house, the more they liked 

it and Lake Bluff. They 

moved to Bluff Road in 

1996, and did some renovations 

but maintained the 

prime view of the chimney, 

which was then quite 

near the bluff. 

Today it is literally 

on the bluff’s edge, and 

there’s nothing the Dahlmanns 

can do but wait 

and see what happens to 

their piece of Lake Bluff 

history. 

Adrienne Fawcett is communications 

manager for the 

Lake Bluff History Museum. 

She and her husband, Don, 

raised three children in Lake 

Bluff who love coming home 

to the village. 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

‘No concern’ of 

coronavirus transmission 

linked to out-of-state CVS 

employee who visited 

Glenview, officials say 

Officials from the Village 

of Glenview say there 

is no risk of transmission 

to residents after an out-ofstate 

CVS employee tested 

positive for the coronavirus 

(COVID-19) following 

a visit to the company’s 

Glenview facility. 

Cook County Department 

of Public Health officials 

confirmed the outof-state 

employee “was 

asymptomatic while in 

Glenview and therefore 

there is no concern of 

COVID-19 transmission 

to the community regarding 

this case,” according 

to a press release issued 

Wednesday, March 11, by 

the Village of Glenview. 

CVS sterilized and disinfected 

the office where 

the out-of-state employee 

worked at the facility, located 

at and set up a precautionary 

14-day quarantine 

period for workers 

who had direct contact 

with them, according to 

the release. 

The company coordinated 

its initial efforts with 

the CCDPH and the Illinois 

Department Health. 

The public health agencies 

prescribed no additional 

steps in relation to the potential 

exposure. 

Reporting by Jason Addy, 

Contributing Editor. Full 

story at GlenviewLantern- 

Daily.com. 

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

Trustees vote to 

recommend Buffalo Grove 

company’s request for 

property tax incentive 

6B or not 6B? 

That is the question that 

confronted Northbrook 

Village trustees on Tuesday, 

March 10, when they 

considered a request from 

Belmont Trading Co. for 

a Cook County 6B tax 

incentive to help finance 

the renovation of a vacant 

building at 555 Huehl 

Road in order to relocate 

its corporate headquarters 

and warehouse from Buffalo 

Grove. 

At the outset of the discussion, 

it appeared the 

trustees were going to vote 

against the recommending 

the proposal. But an explanation 

by Village Attorney 

Steve Elrod and a seemingly 

persuasive argu- 

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From the Editor 

Cancellations will keep us healthy in the long run 

Peter Kaspari 


It’s hard for me to 

predict what the future 

will be like. By the 

time you read this, there’s 

a chance that some of the 

events listed in the calendar 

may not happen, or 

that long-planned events 

will get postponed. 

And it’s all because of 

concerns regarding coronavirus. 

There’s a wide variety 

of opinions about coronavirus. 

Some people think 

it’s overhyped. Some 

people are terrified and are 

hoarding items. Others are 

just confused and don’t 

know what to do. 

For me? To be honest, 

it is a bit frustrating. From 

NFYN 

From Page 14 

ment by Belmont Trading 

Co. attorney Zach Kafitz 

prompted a 4-2 vote in favor. 

The company, which 

warehouses and recycles 

electronic devices in January 

proposed to the board 

that, if the 6B was granted, 

it would spend from 

$700,000 to $900,000 for 

renovation and bring its 

132 employees to Northbrook 

and eventually up 

the number to 170. 

Because the incentive 

applies only to buildings 

the perspective of someone 

who puts the news 

out every week and does 

my absolute best to keep 

the people of Lake Forest 

and Lake Bluff informed, 

it can be tiresome when 

events you were depending 

on for coverage get 

canceled. 

But at the same time, 

I get it. Coronavirus has 

hit Illinois hard. We’re 

fortunate in Lake Forest 

and Lake Bluff that 

there haven’t been any 

cases here as of press 

time. But why take the 

chance? Why risk having 

a public gathering where 

somebody might be sick 

and they might accidentally 

spread it to another 

person? 

Last week I interviewed 

Dr. Jason Rho, at Northwestern 

Medicine — Lake 

Forest Hospital, and asked 

him about coronavirus. 

The full story is on Page 

6, but he said what may be 

most important, besides 

washing your hands with 

soap and water for 20 seconds, 

is remaining calm. 

that have been vacant for 

two or more years and the 

Huehl Road location has 

been vacant for only one 

year, Belmont Trading Co. 

came to the meeting seeking 

a recommendation for 

an exemption. 

Reporting by Neil Milbert, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at NorthbrookTower- 

Daily.com. 

It’s easy to forget that, but 

despite the challenges, life 

goes on. We may have to 

put some events on hold 

for a little while, but at 

the end of the day, we all 

go on. 

The cancellations 

at Dickinson Hall, the 

History Center of Lake 

Forest-Lake Bluff, 

Woodlands Academy of 

the Sacred Heart, public 

and private schools, and 

other venues are causing 

frustration with people. I 

get that. But I also think, 

in the end, they were the 

right decisions. You can 

always reschedule a community 

event. 

On a related note, for 

the time being, I will not 

be working out of my 

office, as a preventative 

measure to keep coronavirus 

contained. Don’t 

worry — I’m feeling 100 

percent healthy! It’s just a 

precaution to keep all of 

us safe and secure. 

But I will still be online 

and working every day 

to make sure The Lake 

Forest Leader provides 

THE WILMETTE BEACON 

Optima project approved 

following revisions to sixstory 

development 

The northwest corner of 

Green Bay Road and Central 

Avenue will soon have 

a new look. 

The Wilmette Village 

Board approved the 109- 

unit, six-story Optima development 

at 1210 Central 

Ave. at its Tuesday, March 

10 meeting. Optima made 

changes to the proposal 

since the board’s Feb. 25 

meeting in response to 

trustees’ comments at that 

meeting. The changes include 

setting back the second 

through sixth floors of 

the building five feet along 

Green Bay Road. 

Reporting by Todd Marver, 

Freelance Reporter. Full story 

at WilmetteBeaconDaily.com. 

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that Lake Forest and Lake 

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ahold of me over the next 

few weeks, please do not 

hesitate to send me an 

email at peter@lakeforestleader.com. 

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20 

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Dementia doesn’t define them:’ local senior living reimagines memory care 

Everything about The 

Sheridan at Green Oaks 

defies preconceived notions 

of senior living. 

From the moment you enter 

the community you are 

greeted by an impressive, 

sophisticated atmosphere, 

engaged and friendly staff, 

and the welcome sound 

of activity and laughter 

resonating just around the 

corner. It’s not the typical 

image conjured by the 

mention of a senior living 

community, and that’s perfectly 

fine with the proud 

staff and residents that call 

this community home. 

“We like that visitors are 

pleasantly surprised by our 

vibrant atmosphere, and 

enjoy showing it is just 

the beginning of how we 

redefine memory care,” 

said Barbara Caspersen, 

Memory Care Director, 

referring to the innovative 

lifestyles, diverse social 

opportunities, and two 

specialized memory care 

programs available to residents 

of the community. 

Since opening its doors, 

The Sheridan at Green 

Oaks has offered embrace 

Memory Care, a program 

created to help residents 

living with advanced dementia 

find more joy and 

connection each day. Using 

research-based approaches, 

caregivers help 

residents discover meaning 

in the little moments 

and build upon each one 

to create a more fulfilling 

lifestyle. The award-winning 

program has received 

acclaim for its inspiring 

garden-to-table programs, 

book clubs, and brain 

health classes, all tailored 

to each resident’s likes, 

needs, and abilities. However, 

it’s often the structured 

friend and family 

support that shines for visitors 

and staff alike. “We 

provide tools and guidance 

that can gift special 

moments of connection to 

families who have been 

struggling,” said Caspersen, 

“The love is always 

there, we just create new 

ways of expressing it.” 

Caspersen is uniquely 

qualified to provide that 

guidance to families. She 

holds a Master’s in Gerontology 

and has built her 

career helping residents 

and their families navigate 

traumatic brain injuries and 

dementia. This knowledge 

and expertise enables residents 

and their families find 

the right answers to life-altering 

questions blurred by 

the disruptive and uneven 

progression of dementia. 

Knowing how dementia 

progresses and the decisions 

faced by families at 

every stage of the disease 

helped create the second 

memory care program 

available at The Sheridan 

at Green Oaks. “We implemented 

enrich Memory 

Care as a stepping-stone 

from assisted living to 

memory care,” Caspersen 

said, “creating another 

option for our Lake Bluff 

community.” The enrich 

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is for people living with 

early-stage dementia who 

need gentle reminders and 

a little extra attention each 

day, and thrive when engaged 

in stimulating activities 

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That’s why the enrich 

programming schedule 

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botanical gardens, fall 

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provide fun and engaging 

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with a smile, “We love 

that their dementia doesn’t 

define them, or their days. 

Life for our residents is 

still bright and full of possibilities 

at The Sheridan 

at Green Oaks.” 

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Green Oaks 29330 Waukegan 

Road, Lake Bluff, (224) 

545-1653. 

Vi at The Glen finds new ways to raise the bar for retirement 

If you’re trying to make sense 

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lifestyle, Vi at The Glen could 

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a plan for life care, Vi continues 

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Blueprint for a winning lifestyle 

The $4.8 million remodeling 

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and planning well can go hand in 

hand at Vi at The Glen. The first 

phase introduced a redesigned 

bistro, a theater and stunning 

new community spaces, including 

a fully stocked bar, a living 

room and lounges. Phase II, 

which is scheduled for completion 

later this year, will renovate 

the community’s other two 

dining options. All three of the 

restaurants — ranging from fine 

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counter — offer scratch cooking. 

Regarding care for residents 

who might someday need it, Vi 

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communities, which typically 

offer only independent living. 

As a Life Plan Community, Vi at 

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with access to on-site assisted 

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nursing and rehabilitation. And 

while some rentals do offer care 

at fluctuating market rates, the 

benefits of a Life Plan are built 

into predictable monthly fees at 

Vi at The Glen. 

All in all, an inviting approach to 

senior living 

Lifestyle Director Andrea 

Agazim says that the remodel 

emphasizes a key part of what 

makes Vi at The Glen unique: a 

commitment to fostering social 

opportunities. 

“There aren’t many senior living 

communities that offer residents 

opportunities for incredible 

social lives while also enabling 

them to plan for the future,” said 

Agazim. “That’s so important 

because most of the people who 

live here want to continue forming 

friendships and enjoying 

their neighbors while also pursuing 

their individual passions. 

“What we have here is really 

special.” 

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A new era of senior 

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of the community receive 

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that enables access 

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Designed with intention, 

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fixtures. 

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Park Ridge, 510 N Greenwood 

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Tamarisk NorthShore set to welcome residents in June 2020 

Tamarisk NorthShore, a new 

independent living rental community 

managed by CJE Senior- 

Life, will welcome adults 65 and 

better starting in June 2020. 

Conveniently located in Deerfield 

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Residents can enjoy multiple 

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Resources for Intelligent Aging – with you every step of the way 

Helping older adults age in place 

– or helping them find the best 

home away from home 

When seniors are diagnosed 

with dementia or other debilitating 

illnesses, suddenly their 

loved ones are thrust into a position 

of having to make many difficult 

decisions in a short period 

of time. Or in some cases, adult 

children find that their elderly 

parents with chronic health conditions 

simply are not managing 

well at home. 

“Most of the time, ‘accidental 

caregivers’ like these are not prepared 

when events occur,” said 

Charlotte Bishop, of Creative 

Care Management. “They need 

expert advice, and fast.” 

These types of situations were 

the driving force behind the creation 

of Resources for Intelligent 

Aging, (RIA). 

“We believed it would be helpful 

to organize a group of professionals 

who could assist seniors 

and their families every step of 

the way,” said Ann Ayres, of 

Ayres Estate Services. 

She and her business partner 

and sister Doris are RIA cofounders. 

Doris Ayres adds, “our focus 

is understanding individuals’ 

needs and preferences as they go 

through life’s transitions.” 

RIA’s goal is to provide trusted 

and accessible resources in all 

areas to help older adults age in 

place. In addition, the group supports 

the ‘Sandwich’ Generation 

who are often caring for senior 

parents and children at the same 

time. RIA includes business 

owners and professionals who 

are developing useful and interactive 

ways to serve seniors and 

their families in our community. 

In many cases, the focus is on 

comprehensive life care plans 

that range from financial planning 

to home safety. 

“As professionals serving 

this demographic, we know that 

when someone needs one service, 

they probably need many 

other services as well,” said senior 

home repair expert Darryl 

Rose, of Get Dwell. 

As a Realtor, Merry Juell often 

has homeowners asking for other 

professional services. 

“Through our networking, I 

feel confident referring a care 

management professional, several 

home care agencies, an estate 

attorney, an estate services company 

to help with downsizing, a 

personal trainer to preserve my 

clients’ health, and a memory 

care facility if necessary.” 

One way RIA members help 

seniors and their families prepare 

for the future is through 

complimentary presentations to 

community groups, senior centers, 

libraries, houses of worship, 

physicians, and more. 

For example, participants such 

as attorney Charles E. Hutchinson 

discuss the importance of 

estate planning or Alice Chow, 

MS, RPh, CLTC, LTCP educates 

on Medicare and Supplemental 

Plans as well as Long-term Care. 

In addition, Lydia Morrissey, 

of Morrissey Client Advocates, 

shares daily money and household 

management tips. 

“When a senior wants to remain 

in his/her home, there are 

many logistics for loved ones to 

consider, she explains. “Is the 

home safe? Does it need repairs 

or adaptations? Or who is going 

to manage the home?” Lydia 

also helps clients assess caregiving 

and healthcare needs. 

“When it is not possible for a 

senior to remain in his/her home, 

a whole new set of questions 

arise,” says Senior Move Manager 

Drina Nikola of Dwelling 

Spaces & Places. “How do we 

go about selling the house? Do 

we need to fix it up first? Which 

care facility is best for our loved 

one? 

As client care director for 

Home Care Assistance, Nancy 

Hopkins said, “In the field, I often 

have clients ask about many 

of the services that would assist 

them to achieve the highest quality 

of life at home. By directing 

them to the Wilmette/Kenilworth 

Chamber of Commerce website, 

wilmettekenilworth.com, and 

RIA website, intelligent-aging. 

net/, every resource is in one 

place.” 

RIA meets monthly to share 

information, discuss industry 

trends, learn more about each 

other’s services, and consider 

ways we can better serve residents 

on the North Shore. For 

more information about Resources 

for Intelligent Aging, 

call 847-251-3800. 

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Aging, (847) 251-3800.

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Known as a leader in 

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Under the direction 

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high-speed Internet, 

dozens of cable TV channels 

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and much more. 

Customized care from top 

rehabilitation professionals 

You’ll find the area’s 

most experienced and loyal 

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including board-certified 

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physicians from local hospitals 

to ensure continuity 

of care. 

High ratings, accreditation 

and hospital recognition 

Family owned, Glenview 

Terrace is dedicated 

to the highest standards of 

health care and outstanding 

clinical outcomes. This is 

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This is also why Glenview 

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prestigious Gold Seal of 

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the nation’s leading 

healthcare accrediting 

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What’s more, four of 

the area’s leading hospitals 

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— NorthShore University 

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Auroa Health, Northwestern 

Memorial Hospital 

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North Shore Senior Center remains go-to resource for older adults and families 

North Shore Senior 

Center is headquartered in 

Northfield and serves and 

engages more than 23,000 

older adults and their families 

each year throughout 

Chicago’s northern suburbs. 

The Center is nationally-accredited 

and offers 

a comprehensive suite of 

services, including a wide 

array of social services, 

programs for people living 

with dementia, private care 

management, educational 

and wellness programs, and 

volunteer opportunities. 

“Our continuum of services 

provides for the most 

independent older adults to 

those needing more support. 

From social services 

and specialized care for 

people living with dementia, 

to a wealth of educational, 

social and wellness 

opportunities, the Center 

is the premier provider of 

services for older adults in 

the northern suburbs,” explained 

Executive Director 

Tish Rudnicki. 

Thousands of North 

Shore residents flock to 

the Center to participate 

in Lifelong Learning programs 

that include classes, 

clubs, concerts, events 

and activities. Participants 

enjoy a large selection of 

education classes on current 

issues, history, film, 

literature, culture and other 

humanities topics. The art 

studio and variety of clubs 

attract those seeking friendships 

and outlets to express 

themselves. Evening programming 

begins May 14. 

Check www.nssc.org for 

details. 

The Center’s expanding 

selection of fitness and 

wellness programs include 

a mix of strength and balance 

classes, yoga, tai chi, 

and outdoor adventures 

such as hiking and canoeing. 

Fitness specialists offer 

personal and small-group 

training in the Fitness Center 

seven days a week. 

For families caring for 

someone with memory 

loss, the Center’s House 

of Welcome (HOW) Adult 

Day Services provides specialized 

therapeutic care 

for people living with Alzheimer’s 

disease and other 

dementias. HOW offers a 

structured, therapeutic Day 

Program; a program for 

those with early memory 

loss; and an Alzheimer’s 

family support group. 

HOW’s monthly Memory 

Café provides an opportunity 

for people with memory 

loss and their caregivers 

to steal away for a few 

hours of fun in a safe and 

supportive environment. 

Senior and Family Services 

partners with older 

adults and their families to 

help them access valuable 

community programs and 

services including benefits 

counseling, general case 

management, home-delivered 

meals, housekeeping 

services and many other resources. 

Its Lending Closet 

in Northfield and Glenview 

allows people of all ages 

to borrow durable medical 

equipment such as walkers, 

canes, wheelchairs and 

shower chairs. The Center 

also holds support groups 

for people living with Parkinson’s 

disease, hearing 

loss and low vision. Family 

caregiver support groups 

are held in Evanston and 

Skokie. 

An affiliate of the Center, 

fee-based North Shore 

Senior Options works with 

older adults and their families 

to improve quality of 

life now and in the future 

through private care management, 

guardianship, 

counseling and money 

management. 

In addition to its flagship 

location in Northfield, the 

Center has social services 

offices in Niles, Glenview 

and Evanston. Social services 

staff visits clients in 

their homes and in senior 

housing buildings. NSSC 

also offers hospital screenings 

to evaluate patients’ 

care needs upon discharge 

in six area hospitals: Lutheran 

General, Skokie, 

Evanston, Glenbrook, St. 

Francis and Holy Family. 

Submitted by North Shore 

Senior Center, 161 Northfield 

Road, Northfield, IL 60093, 

(847) 784-6000, nssc.org

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Page 27 

Ami Polonsky, an 

English teacher 

at Lake Forest 

Country Day School, 

reads from her 

book, “Gracefully 

Grayson.” A 

screenwriter was 

recently hired to 

adapt the young 

adult book into 

a movie. Peter 

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LFCDS teacher’s book is 

being turned into a movie 


LEFT: Ami 

Polonsky 

reads 

from 

“Gracefully 

Grayson” 

in her 

classroom. 

The story about a transgender 

sixth-grader, written 

six years ago by a 

Lake Forest Country Day 

School English teacher, is 

on track to become a fulllength 

movie. 

“Gracefully Grayson,” 

which was published in 

2014 and written by Ami 

Polonsky, who teaches 

middle-school students at 

LFCDS, was the author’s 

debut novel. 

“At the time, it was 

the first coming of age 

story about a transgender 

middle-schooler,” Polonsky 

said. “So Grayson is 

a sixth-grader who is assigned 

male at birth and 

has always known that 

she’s a girl, but has to 

go through this process 

of becoming comfortable 

enough, and brave 

enough, to come out to her 

community.” 

Polonsky found out 

about a year ago that Paperclip 

Ltd., a movie studio 

co-founded by “The 

Simpsons” voice actor 

Yeardley Smith, was 

interested in adapting 

“Gracefully Grayson” for 

the big screen. 

“I really am in love with 

this production company, 

because they’re super devoted 

to having LGBTQ+ 

actors playing the roles of 

characters, and the screenwriter 

that they hired, 

Henry Alberto, is a nonbinary 

person,” Polonsky 

said. “This is part of the 

mission of Paperclip productions. 

They want to 

be very purposeful about 

who they employ or who 

they hire to have a role in 

Ami Polonsky poses with her novel, “Gracefully 

Grayson,” in her classroom at Lake Forest Country 

Day School. The teacher’s novel is in the process of 

being turned into a movie. Photos by Peter Kaspari/22nd 

Century Media 

producing a movie, especially 

since I’m not part 

of the LGBTQ+ community.” 

Right now, the movie 

adaptation is still in its 

very early stages. Polonsky 

said the next big step 

is getting funding secured 

for the movie. 

While Polonsky never 

imagined that “Gracefully 

Grayson” would attract 

the attention of movie 

producers, she did admit 

that it’s kind of reflective 

of how she writes. 

“When I write, I write as 

if I’m watching a movie in 

my mind,” she said. “So, 

usually, when I’m coming 

up with an idea for a 

book, what I’m seeing is a 

movie trailer for it.” 

Her challenge is piecing 

that movie trailer together, 

as she only pictures 

certain parts of the movie, 

not the whole story. 

“As a writer, I’ll see 

that in my mind, but then 

I’m like, ‘Darn it. Now I 

have to figure out how it 

got to that climactic point, 

and how you wrap it up 

after the fact,’” Polonsky 

said. “But I know how 

it’ll start and I know what 

the climax will be and I 

know how it’ll end. The 

movie trailer is kind of 

fun to have in my mind, 

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Lake Forest, Lake Bluff churches temporarily suspend worship 


With the spread of 

coronavirus, dozens of 

churches in Lake Forest 

and Lake Bluff have announced 

that they have 

suspended in-person services 

until further notice. 

All Catholic services 

were suspended effective 

Saturday evening, 

March 14, following an 

announcement from Cardinal 

Blaise J. Cupich, 

archbishop of Chicago. 

In Lake Forest and 

Lake Bluff, this directly 

impacts the Church of 

St. Mary and St. Patrick 

Church. 

The decision is based 

on current guidelines 

from local public health 

departments regarding 

COVID-19 (coronavirus), 

which recommend 

the cancellation of public 

gatherings involving 250 

or more people, according 

to a press release found on 

the Archdiocese of Chicago’s 

website. 

Cupich also announced 

the closing of schools operated 

by the archdiocese, 

the Pastoral Center and 

related agency offices until 

further notice. 

“This was not a decision 

I made lightly,” Cupich 

said in the press release. 

“The Eucharist is 

the source and summit of 

our life as Catholics. And 

our schools and agencies 

provide essential services 

to many thousands across 

Cook and Lake Counties. 

But, in consultation with 

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leaders from across the 

archdiocese, for the sake 

of the safety of our students, 

parishioners, and 

all the women and men 

who serve the people of 

the archdiocese, it is clear 

that we must take the better 

part of caution in order 

to slow the spread of this 

pandemic.” 

Other churches have 

also announced temporary 

cancellations and suspension 

of services. 

Christ Church Lake 

Forest announced that 

it has suspended all of 

its services until further 

notice, but, for the first 

time in the church’s history, 

according to Pastor 

Ben Dockery, is providing 

a link on its website 

where services will be 

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livestreamed. 

The Church of the 

Holy Spirit in Lake Forest 

has also suspended 

services and is offering a 

livestream. 

“I am asking you to 

stay home this weekend 

and that hurts,” The Rev. 

Luke N. Back wrote in a 

message on the website. 

“In times of difficulty it 

is never easy to be away 

from the people and spiritual 

home we love. I want 

you to know that God is 

with you wherever you 

go. Do not be afraid.” 

The Rev. Dr. Matthew 

C. Harrison, president of 

The Lutheran Church – 

Missouri Synod, said in a 

video message that a temporary 

travel ban has been 

ordered for the church, 

and that the church’s 

overseas missionaries are 

all healthy. 

And he added while 

he wasn’t going to order 

churches to cancel services, 

he said he would leave 

that up to the individual 

congregations to make 

their own decisions. 

Other houses of worship 

that have suspended their 

services and are offering 

livestreaming options are 

The Community Church 

of Lake Forest and Lake 

Bluff; First Presbyterian 

Church of Lake Forest; St. 

James Lutheran Church 

and Union Church of 

Lake Bluff. 

In an announcement, St. 

James Lutheran Church 

said the church council 

will be meeting to determine 

what the next steps 

are. 

Parishioners are encouraged 

to check their 

church’s websites and social 

media pages for updates. 

Feast of Divine Mercy is April 19 


St. Patrick’s Church is 

celebrating its Feast of Divine 

Mercy Ceremony on 

Sunday, April 19. 

Confessions begin at 

but in a way I wish it was 

like, ‘OK, now can I just 

get the whole movie in 

my mind so I can see how 

I actually unravel this 

plot?’” 

When “Gracefully 

Grayson” was published 

by Disney Hyperion nearly 

six years ago, it was one 

of the first novels to feature 

a transgender youth. 

Since then, Polonsky said 

that genre has become so 

popular, publishers are actually 

no longer interested 

in it, and want authors to 

go beyond. 

Today, authors are more 

interested in hearing stories 

about youth who are 

non-binary and, if a story 

is about a transgender 

youth, having it be more 

about how the child is living 

their life, Polonsky 

said. 

She added that “Gracefully 

Grayson” is still 

being read today, and is 

still popular reading in 

schools. 

That success is actually 

unusual, especially for a 

1 p.m., Holy Mass is at 2 

p.m., and Holy Hour Confessions 

will be at 3 p.m. 

All are welcome. 

St. Patrick’s Church is 

located at 950 W. Everett 

Road in Lake Forest. 

CHS seeks food pantry volunteers 


LFCDS 

From Page 27 

The Church of the Holy 

Spirit is seeking volunteers 

for its Food Pantry ministry. 

The pantry is staffed 

with volunteers Tuesdays, 

Wednesdays, and Thursdays 

from 1–3 p.m. Volunteers 

prepare supplemental 

food bags to be ready for 

those who come in need, as 

well as stock and organize 

the shelves. For more information 

or to volunteer, 

please contact the Parish 

Office at (847) 234-7633 

or chs-office@chslf.org. 

first-time author. 

“I felt very lucky that it 

got published at the time, 

but I know now, that I’ve 

become more a part of the 

writing community, I realized 

that the stars really 

were aligned,” Polonsky 

said. “I think a lot of it 

was just that it was a timing 

thing. At that point, 

the idea of a transgender 

kid coming out, that was 

novel enough that it was 

still intriguing to people 

(and) interesting.” 

Polonsky added the reception 

to “Gracefully 

Grayson” has been what 

she called “sobering.” 

She recalled one email 

she received about the 

book from a transgender 

woman who had not come 

out publicly. 

“She had read ‘Gracefully 

Grayson’ and was like, 

‘This book has inspired me 

to be true to who I am,’” 

Polonsky said. “That’s so 

amazing, but bizarre, that I 

could have had that influence 

on somebody’s life. 

Someone I’ll never meet, 

someone I’ll never know. 

It’s very sobering. I don’t 

take that lightly.”

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Singer-songwriter Edie Carey performed at the Gorton Community Center on Sunday, 

March 8. 

Carey takes the stage at Gorton 

Staff Report 

Singer-songwriter Edie 

Carey delighted and entertained 

a Gorton Community 

Center audience on 

Sunday, March 8. 

Based in Colorado, 

Carey is known for her 

music as well as her presence 

on and off stage. 

She’s described as having 

a “wry and often selfmocking 

humor” that 

“makes audiences feel 

as though they have just 

spent an evening with a 

very close friend.” 

Carey has performed 

alongside such artists as 

Sara Bareilles, Brandi 

Carlile, Emmylou Harris, 

Lyle Lovett and Shawn 

Mullins. 

Carey has performed with artists including Sara Bareilles and Lyle Lovett. Photos 

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30 | March 19, 2020 | The lake forest leader DINING OUT 



Winnetka’s Spirit Elephant makes plant-based eating sophisticated 

Erin Yarnall 

Contributing Editor 

Renan Lopes, the executive 

chef at Winnetka’s 

Spirit Elephant, wanted to 

change people’s perceptions 

of what plant-based 

eating could be. 

When he first started developing 

the restaurant’s 

entirely vegan menu nearly 

a year ago, he tried to expand 

upon vegan dining, 

and he wasn’t going to limit 

himself geographically, 

either. 

“The menu reflects the 

diversity of my background 

and my team’s 

background. Everybody 

came from a different place 

so we are trying to showcase 

that,” Lopes said. 

The French and Brazilian 

chef has been serving 

up a varied menu at the restaurant 

since its opening a 

little more than one month 

ago on Jan. 25. 

“(The menu) also represents 

the full extent of 

plant-based food,” Lopes 

said. “We don’t want to do 

the same thing as everybody 

with buddha bowls 

and rice, or burger patties. 

We’re trying to show how 

much further plant-based 

can go.” 

Although he has cooked 

vegan food before, Spirit 

Elephant is Lopes’ first 

venture into an all-vegan 

restaurant and he is enthusiastic 

about the benefits 

of meatless and dairy-free 

dining. 

Lopes said plant-based 

dining is the “future of the 

restaurant industry,” and 

that future was something 

that Highland Park native 

and General Manager Dan 

Meyers was eager to get 

involved with. 

“It was basically a passion 

project to do good in 

the world,” Meyers said 

of the restaurant. “It was 

a way to help in the ways 

of health for people; it was 

a way to help in the ways 

of animal cruelty in the 

world, also to help with the 

environmental impact that 

people have on the world 

that we live in.” 

Meyers said the restaurant 

has received feedback 

from people with varying 

diets — including “meat 

and potatoes eaters” who 

said they plan on returning. 

But one of the highlights 

that sticks with him 

is hearing from customers 

who said the restaurant has 

created a unique dining experience 

for them. 

“This girl said to me, 

‘The best part of our meal 

was the fact that I got to 

dig in on everyone’s plate 

and try something,’” Meyers 

said. “That’s an experience 

that people who have 

dietary restrictions or eat 

a certain way don’t get to 

experience. It’s really cool 

to be able to bring that to 

somebody and watch the 

joy that they have in knowing 

this was created for 

them.” 

A group of 22nd Century 

Media editors recently 

stopped by the new restaurant 

to sample some of 

the plant-based food, and 

this vegetarian editor was 

thrilled with the wide array 

of options. 

We first sampled the 

fig flatbread ($14), one of 

the restaurant’s starter options. 

The flatbread comes 

topped with vegan cheese, 

confit tomato, arugula and 

pesto with a fig balsamic 

drizzled over the top. 

Another starter that we 

sampled is a vegan classic 

— Spirit Elephant’s 

cauli-wings ($12). The restaurant 

substitutes chicken 

Spirit Elephant 

924 Green Bay Road, 

Winnetka 

(847) 348-9000 

spiritelephantrestaurant.com 

4-10 p.m. Monday, 

Wednesday, Thursday 

4-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday 

4-9:30 p.m. Sunday 

wings for pieces of cauliflower 

that come in two 

flavors, Buffalo or wasabidijon, 

both with their own 

flavorful kick. 

Lopes said the appetizer 

is the restaurant’s most frequently 

ordered item. 

Lopes’ French background 

inspired the restaurant’s 

bourguignon ($17) 

— a plant-based take on 

the French classic, beef 

bourguignon. Spirit Elephant’s 

dish is made with 

baby carrots, a mushroom 

melange, cipollini onions, 

confit garlic and smashed 

potatoes. 

The restaurant’s beet 

carpaccio ($14) is a beautifully 

plated dish of marinated 

beets, arugula, pickled 

beet stalks, braised beet 

greens and tartar dressing. 

We also sampled one 

of the restaurant’s prime 

cuts, the pistachio-crusted 

tofu ($17). The tofu fillet is 

served over a fig and quinoa 

salad alongside sautéed 

broccolini and a citrus 

aioli. 

Our meal was finished 

with two of the restaurant’s 

dessert options. 

The first was a slice 

of moist chocolate cake 

($11). The soft, multi-layered 

cake is served with 

dark and white chocolate 

sauces, a raspberry coulis 

and raspberries. 

We also tried the apple 

Spirit Elephant’s pistachio-crusted tofu ($19) features sauteed broccolini, fig and 

quinoa salad and a citrus aioli. Photos by Michal Dwojak/22nd Century Media 

The fig flatbread ($14) is one of Spirit Elephant’s shareables that includes cheese, 

confit tomato, arugula, pesto and fig balsamic. 

pie ($11) — a warm, fried 

apple cinnamon pie topped 

with whipped cream and 

sea salt caramel, served 

alongside a scoop of vegan 

gelato. 

RIGHT: The beet 

carpaccio ($14) features 

marinated beets, arugula, 

pickled beet stalks, 

braised beet greens, tartar 

dressing is one of the 

many salads on the menu.

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34 | March 19, 2020 | The lake forest leader SPORTS 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Sydney Leonardi 

Leonardi is a senior captain 

on the Lake Forest 

girls track & field team. 

How did you get 

started running track 

& field? 

I started my freshman 

year. When I was a kid I 

played soccer and lacrosse, 

I didn’t have a lot of skill 

but I was always fast. 

What’s your favorite 

part of track & field? 

Even though it doesn’t 

seem like it, it’s such a 

team sport. You get a lot of 

support from your teammates. 

Even in the 4x400 

we’re all going to line up 

and cheer for everyone. 

Even though it is individually 

based, a lot of it comes 

from the team as well. 

What’s the most 

challenging part of 

track & field? 

The mental side of 

things. It is so individual, 

you feel like if anything 

goes wrong it’s kind of 

your fault. You really have 

to run for yourself. It all 

depends on what you do, it 

is kind of nerve-wracking 

in that sense. 

What’s the best 

coaching advice you’ve 

ever gotten? 

Not every day is going 

to be the best day. Just put 

everything on the track, 

give everything you can 

that day, and no what you 

can still be proud of yourself. 

Do you have any premeet 

rituals or lucky 

superstitions? 

Before I get in my 

blocks, I have a little thing 

I do every time, it’s more 

to make me feel better. 

If you could play 

another sport, what 

would it be? 

I still wish I did lacrosse. 

My sister played, and I 

think it’s a really fun sport 

to play. Or maybe soccer. 

Who is your favorite 

athlete? 

Eliud Kipchoge, he ran 

the marathon in under two 

hours. I watched his whole 

race, that’s insane. No 

matter what sport you’re 

in, someone setting a new 

world record like that is 

amazing. 

22nd Century Media file photo 

What’s your favorite 

place to eat? 

My go-to is either Culver’s 

or Portillo’s. After 

a track meet, you kind of 

want that kind of food. 

If you won the lottery, 

what’s the first thing 

you would buy? 

I would want to go on a 

trip with my family. Something 

that’s an experience. 

If you could travel 

anywhere in the 

world, where would 

you go? 

At this moment in time, 

maybe not to Europe. But 

I really love historical 

things and a lot of architecture, 

and Europe has 

those things so I’d want to 

go there. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

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The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys discuss how coronavirus 

affects high school athletics 

In this week’s episode of 

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the only podcast focused 

on North Shore sports, 

hosts Michal Dwojak, 

Nick Frazier and Michael 

Wojtychiw discuss how 

the covid-19 outbreak has 

brought local high school 

sports to a screeching halt. 

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season-opening victory on 

March 11. 

Stuckslager said. 

All-Conference senior 

Katie Bondoc returns and 

will play the wingback 

position to fill in for the 

injured Lily Bryant. Camy 

Esplin will play alongside 

Bires as a center defender, 

and All-NSC goalkeeper 

Sophia Divagno should 

once again be one of the 

top netminders in the area. 

The Scouts are coming 

off a successful 2019 season 

in which they won 11 

games, finished third in 

the conference and won a 

regional title. Now, with 

an added boost, Lake Forest 

is primed for a deeper 

postseason run. 

The key for the team, 

according to Stuckslager, 

is for the Scouts to stay focused 

and play their game 

when things aren’t going 

their way. 

“Being able in tight situations, 

that lets us keep 

playing our game and not 

get frustrated,” Stuckslager 

said. “Teams will 

be doing different things 

to stop us. We’ve talked 

to the girls, it’s a lot of 

problem-solving. What 

are they giving you? What 

can we take, how can we 

adapt, and how can we 

change? 

“We’re still growing 

into our roles, but it’s exciting. 

It’s fun to watch the 

girls, they seem to have a 

lot of enthusiasm. I think 

everyone is excited for a 

lot of reasons.”

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Girls Soccer 


Scouts hope depth leads to deep playoff push 

Nick Frazier, Sports Editor 

Lake Forest soccer has 

a rare advantage for this 

spring season. 

Despite each team having 

11 starters on the field, 

the Scouts return 12 girls 

who were regular starters 

in their previous seasons 

with the program. That’s 

because five athletes who 

started for Lake Forest as 

freshmen return for their 

senior seasons after playing 

club soccer the last two 

springs. 

Needless to say, the 

Scouts will rely on their 

depth to compete for a 

state title, if the spring season 

is resumed in April. 

“We have 12 girls who 

started regularly, some of 

the girls below that started 

five or six games last year 

as well,” LFHS head coach 

Ty Stuckslager said. “It’s a 

talented group, there’s a 

good number of girls playing 

for D1 schools and 

a good number of girls 

who probably could play 

for D1 schools. The girls 

seem very excited to play 

together.” 

Among the five returners 

are Nicole Doucette, 

Ingrid Falls and Bridget 

Mitchell, who are all committed 

to Northwestern 

University. Though Mitchell 

tore her ACL and will 

miss the season, Doucette 

and Falls are two talented 

playmakers who will likely 

be among the team’s top 

scorers. 

Also rejoining the team 

is University of Toledo 

commit Alyssa Marquis 

and center back Sarah Bires. 

Those five returners 

played in the Pepsi Showdown 

final and went to 

overtime in a regional final 

their freshman year. 

“The fact that they were 

2020 Scouts Roster 

Sydney Fitzgerald, GK 

Sophia DiVagno, GK 

Katie Bondoc, M 

Nicole Doucette, F 

Emersen Waddle, M 

Lily Bryant, D 

Camy Esplin, M 

Callie Birtman, F 

Hayden Keller, D 

Kate Gotta, D 

Mary McKendry, D 

Ashleigh Rupprecht, F 

Maddie Barnes, F 

Lyla Walsh, D 

Julia Loeger, M 

Elise Stanley, F 

Charlotte Andress, D 

Grace Hardy, D 

Lindsey Asmussen, D 

Ingrid Falls, M 

Alyssa Marquis, M 

Molly Fisher, M 

Lexi Valley, D 

Sarah Bires, D 

already in some tough situations, 

they’ve had some 

experience,” Stuckslager 

said. “They definitely 

bring a level of excitement, 

they’re excited to 

be here playing for their 

school.” 

There’s plenty more talent 

on the Lake Forest roster. 

Emersen Waddle and 

Elise Stanley are the top 

returning scorers after totaling 

11 and nine points, 

respectively. Stanley is 

a John Hopkins University 

commit, while Waddle 

could have a breakout season 

as a sophomore. 

“We asked her to do an 

awful lot, and she now 

has some talented players 

around her to help create,” 

Please see Soccer, 34 

Lake Forest sophomore Emerson Waddle was one of the Scouts’ top scorers last season. 22nd Century Media file 

photos 

Scouts senior Katie Bondoc returns after an All-Conference season last year.



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Alumni Spotlight 

Ansari earns NFHCA academic honors 


Yale field hockey freshman 

Lena Ansari was 

named to the NFHCA National 

Academic Squad for 

the 2019 season on March 

10. 

Ansari, a Lake Forest 

Academy alumna and 

Glenview resident, was 

one of 19 Bulldogs who 

achieved a minimum cumulative 

GPA of 3.30 

through the first semester 

of the 2019-20 academic 

year. The individual honors 

come on the heels of 

Yale as a team earning the 

NFHCA National Academic 

Team Award for the 

2019 season last week. 

In her rookie season at 

Yale, Ansari appeared in 

all 17 Yale games, totaling 

Former Lake Forest Academy star Lena Ansari earned 

academic honors at Yale University. photo submitted 

four goals and an assist. 

The forward was a fouryear 

starter in field hockey, 

ice hockey and lacrosse at 

LFA, making the Illinois 

all-state first team for field 

hockey in her final three 

seasons.

LakeForestLeaderDaily.com SPORTS 


Boys Track & Field 


Well-balanced Scouts hope to return to state 


The potential is skyhigh 

for Lake Forest this 

spring, though fans will 

have to wait and see what 

the Scouts can accomplish. 

With the coronavirus 

postponing high school 

spring sports across the 

country, the Scouts have 

yet to get a full understanding 

of the team’s 

possibilities for this 

spring. Lake Forest competed 

in just one invitational 

on March 9 before 

LFHS athletics were canceled 

on Thursday, March 

12, until at least April 3. 

The only certainty for 

Scouts track is that there 

are several talented athletes 

who hope to compete 

at state this spring. 

Lake Forest had its 

800-meter relay team 

qualify for state last 

year, as did distance runner 

Ben Rosa. A Harvard 

University commit, Rosa 

finished third in the state 

in the 1600-meter run in 

2019, and he’ll aim to win 

a state title later this year. 

As far as sprints, the 

Scouts have had a sprint 

relay reach the state level 

five of the last seven years, 

and coach John Brummund-Smith 

hopes to send 

another relay back to state. 

“We kind of do it every 

year, we kind of reload 

from what we had in years 

past,” Brummund-Smith 

said. “We had no idea 

last year which event we 

would be best at, and we 

don’t have any idea this 

year either. It’s kind of become 

a tradition, and the 

kids want to carry on that 

tradition.” 

Jahari Scott and Grant 

Huebner are the top returning 

sprinters for Lake 

Scouts sophomore Jahari Scott (left) is the lone returner from Lake Forest’s 2019 state-qualifying relay. 22nd Century Media file photo 

Forest. Scott, a stud sophomore 

running back for 

the football team, just rejoined 

the track program 

after finishing up junior 

varsity basketball. He was 

part of the 800-meter relay 

that competed at state 

a season ago. 

Huebner was the top 

alternate for that relay, 

and newcomer Sebastian 

Obrzut has made some 

great impressions through 

the first few weeks of the 

“Based on practices, it looks like we could be pretty darn good.” 

-LFHS boys track coach John Brummund-Smith, on team’s potential 

season. 

“He in practice looks 

great, in the meets he 

looks great, he’s already 

one of our two or three 

fastest kids, maybe our 

fastest kid,” Brummund- 

Smith said. 

All-Conference jumpers 

Wyatt Horvat and 

Ethan Canastra both return 

to lead Lake Forest in 

the long and triple jump, 

respectively. For shot put, 

football star Charlie Aberle 

has already thrown for a 

new personal-best for the 

Scouts. 

There’s talent all over 

the roster, though replacing 

nine All-NSC athletes 

who have since graduated 

will be a challenge. That’s 

business as usual for the 

Scouts, who will be ready 

to go whenever the spring 

season resumes. 

“We got guys coming 

in to replace them, and we 

still don’t know how good 

we’re going to be because 

we’ve only had one meet 

so far,” Brummund-Smith 

said. “Based on practices, 

it looks like we could be 

pretty darn good.”




Scouts athletics put on hold due to COVID-19 outbreak 


Not long after its season 

was postponed effective 

immediately on Thursday, 

March 12, the Lake 

Forest boys lacrosse team 

got together at a park after 

school. It wasn’t a typical 

practice by any means. 

“We kind of just wanted 

to all be around each other 

since we were all pretty 

upset,” Scouts lacrosse 

senior Matt Garrigan said. 

“We were working really 

hard for a long period of 

time and we were really 

optimistic about our first 

few games.” 

As a result of the 

school’s decision to implement 

e-Learning in a 

continuing effort to slow 

the spread of coronavirus, 

all Scouts athletics were 

canceled immediately until 

April 3. 

The announcement 

comes after all professional 

and collegiate 

sports have been either 

delayed or canceled due to 

the spread of COVID-19. 

The Illinois High School 

Association cancelled all 

winter sports, including 

the boys basketball state 

tournament. As of Friday, 

March 13, the IHSA has 

not shut down or postponed 

the spring sport 

season, leaving that up 

to each individual high 

school. 

There’s a lot that’s currently 

unknown regarding 

the spring high school 

season, and Scouts players 

and coaches are searching 

for answers. LFHS baseball 

player Robby Gray 

said the school’s decision 

was “devastating.” 

“I’ve been playing ball 

with most of these guys 

for over a decade and this 

was our last season that is 

Lake Forest High School’s fields and gymnasiums will be empty until at least April 3. 22nd Century Media file photo 

kind of snatched away,” 

Gray said. “All the hours 

and days in the offseason 

are now worth almost 

nothing if we can’t compete 

as a team and have 

fun.” 

Lake Forest girls lacrosse 

coach Cat Catanzaro 

said she was in disbelief 

when she first learned 

about the delay. 

“You heard of other 

people doing this, but you 

never thought it would 

make it this far,” Catanzaro 

said. “I feel absolutely 

horrible for my seniors.” 

Catanzaro said her 

players met on Thursday, 

March 12 to discuss how 

to move forward after 

learning about the cancellation 

of athletics. According 

to the head coach, 

the hardest part for the 

athletes is how much is 

still unknown. 

“They were very upset,” 

Catanzaro said. “Does 

this mean our season is 

canceled for good? Will 

we pick up where we left 

off? How long are we going 

to be out? In addition 

to the lacrosse concerns, 

now you’re talking about 

prom, you’re talking 

about graduation, you’re 

talking about AP testing. 

There’s just so much uncertainty 

right now, and 

as a 15-, 16-, 17-year-old 

kid, that uncertainty is 

probably the worst part of 

this whole situation.” 

Lake Forest girls water 

polo was slated to play its 

season opener on Thursday, 

March 12 against 

Highland Park. Eventually, 

Highland Park High 

School postponed athletics, 

and Lake Forest followed 

shortly after. 

Scouts water polo coach 

Anna Colletti said her athletes 

had been asking her 

about the possibility of a 

suspended spring season 

earlier in the week. Now 

the team will have to wait 

for updates. 

“A lot of people are saying 

‘It’s just sports, you’ll 

be back,’ but it’s not just 

sports to these girls,” Colletti 

said. “For it to now 

be here, but now also be 

taken away, it’s really sad. 

A lot of these girls were 

hoping to play polo in college 

and really looking 

forward to getting some 

film and reaching out to 

coaches, now it’s like 

that’s all halted. 

“It’s horrible, but what 

can you do in a pandemic 

that we never expected to 

happen?” 

All that Scouts coaches 

and players can do is 

prepare for the possibility 

of competing in spring 

athletics. Catanzaro and 

Colletti said they will 

be sending their athletes 

workouts they can do 

safely at home. 

“My goal is to just help 

them stay connected electronically 

with each other, 

maybe send them some 

films to watch, some 

workouts,” Catanzaro 

said. “Our main priority 

“There’s just so much uncertainty 

right now.” 

-LFHS girls lacrosse coach Cat Catanzaro 

right now is keeping them 

safe and healthy.” 

Meanwhile, spring team 

captains are actively trying 

to set up player-run 

scrimmages with other 

schools. Garrigan said 

Lake Forest boys lacrosse 

has a scrimmage set up 

with Glenbrook North on 

March 16. 

Even so, the athletics 

postponement hits hardest 

for Scouts seniors who 

will lose playing time that 

they may never get back. 

“The only thing I can 

do is just email them, 

keep them motivated and 

positive, and say hey, 

let’s work on this for 

this week,” Colletti said. 

“That’s what I’ll be doing 

as much as I can.”

LakeForestLeaderDaily.com sports 


Girls Track & Field 


Clegg returns to coach promising Scouts program 


22nd century media file 

photo 

1st-and-3 

Stars of the wINTER 

1. Halle Douglass 

(above). In her 

final season 

with the Scouts, 

Douglass earned 

22CM’s Player of 

the Year honors, 

made the IBCA 

All-State team 

and led LFHS to 

a sectional final 

appearance. 

2. Kennedy Stein. 

The senior skater 

was named 

AHAI’s girls 

hockey Player of 

the Year. 

3. Kristin Fisch. The 

gymnastics junior 

earned a fifthplace 

medal at 

state in the vault. 

The timing was right for 

Steve Clegg to return to 

the Lake Forest girls track 

program. 

After coaching the 

Scouts to nine sectional 

titles and nine conference 

championships from 1995 

to 2011, Clegg stepped 

away from the program to 

spend more time with his 

family. Clegg’s children 

are older now, and when 

the high school needed a 

new girls track head coach 

for this season, the choice 

was obvious. 

“I have a little more time 

on my schedule,” Clegg 

said. “They needed someone 

who knew their way 

around the track a little bit.” 

Clegg is excited for his 

second stint with a promising 

Lake Forest track team. 

The Scouts’ girls crosscountry 

coach since 1994, 

Clegg knows a lot of the 

girls on the team. At the 

same time, he’s enjoying 

meeting new kids he hasn’t 

coached yet and is having 

fun getting back into the 

swing of things. 

“Early in the season 

you’re always trying to find 

what are the best events for 

the kids and where they 

would fit best,” Clegg said. 

“It’s fun to be back out 

here.” 

Lake Forest competed 

in its third indoor meet of 

the year on March 11, battling 

with conference foes 

From left: Sydney Leonardi, Chloe Tzau and Lauren Zarek compete in the 800-meter race on March 11 at Stevenson 

High School. Nick Frazier/22nd Century Media 

Mundelein and Stevenson 

at Stevenson High School. 

The Scouts return eight 

All-NSC athletes from last 

year, including senior Sydney 

Leonardi, who qualified 

for state in the 300-meter 

hurdles in 2019 and is a 

versatile athlete. 

According to Clegg, 

Lake Forest will be strongest 

in field events and 

distance races this upcoming 

season. Skyler Kreunen 

is a cross-country runner 

with state experience who 

will be the Scouts’ top runner 

in the mile and two 

mile. Meanwhile, senior 

Megan Wong has already 

impressed in the long and 

triple jump, though those 

events weren’t held at the 

indoor meet on Wednesday. 

“She’s someone that just 

works super hard,” Clegg 

said. “We’ve been really 

happy with her.” 

There is also a good 

group of throwers for Lake 

Forest, including senior 

Alma Mackic and junior 

Ainslie Homan. Mackic led 

the Scouts with a throw of 

30 feet, 9.5 inches at the trimeet. 

Track teams are still getting 

up to speed during the 

indoor season, but with 

eight team captains and lots 

of talent all around, Clegg 

expects Lake Forest to be 

competitive in the NSC. 

“If we’re in the top half 

of the conference, I think 

we’ve done a pretty good 

job,” Clegg said. “We have 

some really good kids coming 

up next year, so we 

know we’re going to get 

some reinforcements when 

they come here. Hopefully 

we figure out where to put 

everybody by the time we 

get to the outdoor season, 

that’s our goal.” 

Listen Up 

“This was our last season that is kind of snatched 

away.” 

Robert Gray — LFHS baseball senior, on athletics being postponed due 

to fear of COVID-19 outbreak 

tune in 

What to watch this week 

Unfortunately, there are no live sports to watch this 

week. Try watching old highlights of your favorite 

sporting events as you practice social distancing. 

Index 

37 - Boys Track & Field 

34 - Athlete of The Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Nick 

Frazier. Send any questions or comments to 

n.frazier@22ndcenturymedia.com.

Lake Forest Leader | March 19, 2020 | LakeForestLeaderdaily.com 

Familiar Faces 

Former LFHS coach returns to guide Scouts, Page 39 

Reloaded 

Scouts girls soccer returns 

12 starters, Page 35 

LFHS spring sports come to a halt due to COVID-19 outbreak, Page 38 

Lake Forest High School’s Varsity Stadium will be vacant until at least April 3. 22nd Century Media file photo 

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