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2 | August 22, 2019 | The wilmette beacon calendar 

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Police Reports............... 6 

Pet of the Week8 

Editorial21 

Puzzles24 

Faith Briefs26 

Dining Out30 

Home of the Week31 

Athlete of the Week34 

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THURSDAY 

Tie-Dye Extravaganza 

6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 22, 

Wilmette Public Library. 

1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette. 

Adults, kids, and 

families, do it yourself at 

our all-ages Maker programs! 

Everyone is invited 

to create arts, crafts, technology 

projects, and more. 

FRIDAY 

Night Golf 

7:30 p.m. Aug. 23, Wilmette 

Golf Club, 3900 

Fairway Drive, Wilmette. 

Go with the GLOW! Enjoy 

appetizers and a brew 

compliments of Temperance 

Beer Co. (cash bar 

also available) in the Wilmette 

Golf Club, then blast 

out to play six holes in the 

dark. The club will supply 

all the glow-in-the-dark 

equipment. $40 per person 

includes: appetizers, 

a ticket for one Temperance 

beer, all glow-in-the 

dark equipment and sixhole 

shotgun golf. This is a 

walking-only event, so no 

golf carts. Sign up at wilmettepark.org. 

SATURDAY 

Happy Moving 

2 p.m. Aug. 24, Wilmette 

Public Library. 

1242 Wilmette Ave. 

Grades K-4. New to the 

area? Getting ready to 

start a new school? Learn 

about settling into a new 

place and making friends 

with Ali Wenzke, author of 

“The Art of Happy Moving.” 

Parents and siblings 

welcome. 

SUNDAY 

Imagination Playground 

1-5 p.m. Aug. 25, Wilmette 

Public Library. 1242 

Wilmette Ave., Wilmette. 

For the whole family. 

Come build and play with 

our big blue blocks! 

Block play is great for 

developing STEM skills 

and creativity, but most of 

all, it’s fun! 

MONDAY 

Kids’ Library Council 

7-8 p.m. Aug. 26, Wilmette 

Library. 1242 Wilmette 

Ave. Outdoor Games 

(Grades 5-8). Say goodbye 

to summer as you play active 

outdoor games on the 

newly landscaped lawn. 

TUESDAY 

Wilmette Writers Group 

7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 27, 



This group meets 

weekly and offers peer reviews 

of submitted works 

within a supportive environment. 

Facilitator Julie 

Johnson coordinates the 

group. Newcomers welcome. 

WEDNESDAY 

Career Counseling 

Appointments 

3:30-5 p.m. Aug. 28, 



Job search stalled? 

Need help with your resume? 

UPCOMING 

‘Hamilton’ exhibition trip 

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 29, 

Mallinckrodt Center, 1041 

Ridge Road, Wilmette. 

Cost: $60/$75. Travel to 

Northerly Island in Chicago 

for this 360-degree 

immersive museum exhibition 

from the creators 

of the revolutionary musical. 

Featuring interactive 

games and displays, lifelike 

projections, full-scale 

statues, and more! Lunch 

is not included, but you 

can bring your lunch or 

purchase food at Corner 

Bakery after the tour. Sign 

up at wilmettepark.org. 

Community Garage Sale 

9 a.m. Sept. 7, Centennial 

parking lot, 3000 

Glenview Road, Wilmette. 

Vendors: Age 18 & up. 

Resident cost is $31/$36 

non-resident. Shopping is 

free! Vendors must register 

by Sept. 5. Registration 

includes two 9’x18’ parking 

spaces with the option 

to rent a table for an additional 

$10. Contact Kimberly 

Barton: kbarton@ 

wilpark.org 

Rummage sale 

8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 13; 8 

a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 14, 1133 

Hunter Road, Wilmette. 

75th anniversary rummage 

sale of P.E.O. Chapter GC. 

Items available for sale 

include: kitchen items, 

linens, jewelry, designer 

clothing and formal wear, 

artwork, decorative items, 

holiday décor, Halloween 

costumes, tools, dishes 

and serving ware. Proceeds 

will support scholarships, 

grants and loans for 

women’s higher education. 

Cash-only purchases will 

benefit women’s higher 

education and P.E.O. 

Foundation. 

Mutt Strut returns 

11 a.m.- 1 p.m. Oct. 19, 

Kenilworth business district. 

Families are invited to 

“TRECK or treat” with the 

whole family — including 

the pooch. The festivities 

will take place on Park 

Drive and along Green 

Bay Road in Kenilworth. 

Families will “strut” up 

and down the Kenilworth 

business district collecting 

treats and give-aways 

for the entire family…including 

their dogs! Many 

businesses will also offer 

activities like face-painting 

and balloon animals. 

For more information, call 

the Wilmette/Kenilworth 

Chamber of Commerce at 

(847) 251-3800 or www. 

wilmettekenilworth.com. 

ONGOING 

French Market 

Wilmette’s French Market 

on Saturdays features 

fresh produce, breads, 

flowers and other artisanal 

goods in the commuter lot 

just north of the Wilmette 

Village Hall, 1200 Wilmette 

Ave. Check it out 

from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. weekly. 

Type 1 Diabetes Lounge 

7 p.m., second Wednesday, 

Wilmette Library, 

1242 Wilmette Ave. The 

Type 1 Diabetes Lounge 

provides a supportive social 

network with monthly 

programs provided by 

medical and technical 

professionals with topics 

such as research updates, 

cutting-edge technologies, 

management techniques 

and lifestyle issues. Connect 

with peers to exchange 

information, feelings 

and ideas for creative 

problem solving. Find out 

more at type1diabeteslounge.org. 

WW2 Vet Roundtable 

10-11:30 a.m., third 

LIST IT YOURSELF 

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Wednesday of every 

month, Wilmette Public 

Library, 1242 Wilmette 

Ave., Wilmette. World War 

II veterans gather for lively 

conversation and plentiful 

coffee. Participants rarely 

miss a meeting. Newcomers 

are welcome. 

Observation Days 

By appointment, weekdays, 

Rose Hall Montessori 

School, 1140 Wilmette 

Ave., Wilmette. 

Observation days are held 

every day at Rose Hall, so 

call the school to schedule 

an appointment. Observe a 

classroom, meet with the 

director and learn about 

how a Montessori school 

can benefit your child. 

Schedule an appointment 

by emailing admin@rosehallmontessori.org 

or by 

calling (847) 256-2002. 

Ronald Knox Montessori 

visits 

By appointment, Ronald 

Knox Montessori School, 

2031 Elmwood Ave., Wilmette. 

Offers programs for 

children ages 6 mos. - 6 

years. Visit the school to 

see authentic Montessori 

in action and learn how an 

experience at an accredited 

Montessori school 

could benefit your child. 

To schedule a tour or for 

more information, contact 

Anita McGing, Director of 

Admissions & Enrollment, 

at anita_mcging@ronaldknox.org, 

or call (847) 

256-2922, x19.

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Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 8 days ago 

Car stolen from Wilmette involved in fatal Lake County shooting, police chase 

5 teens involved 

charged with firstdegree 

murder 

Eric DeGrechie, Editor 

A car stolen 

from the 

driveway of 

a residence in 

Wilmette during 

the overnight 

hours Davis 

of Sunday, 

Aug. 11, was involved in 

a high-speed chase from 

Lake County to Chicago 

two nights later according 

to the Wilmette Police Department 

and Lake County 

Sheriff’s Office. The chase 

was preceded by a homicide 

at a residence in 

Gurnee involving the occupants 

of the stolen car. 

A resident in the 3100 

block of Old Glenview 

Road in Wilmette had 

reported the vehicle stolen 

on Aug. 11. The car, 

a 2015 Lexus SUV, had 

been left in the driveway 

unlocked with the key in 

the cup holder according 

to the Wilmette Police Department. 

Two nights later on Tuesday, 

Aug. 13, a 14-year-old 

Chicago boy was killed 

after being shot outside a 

Gurnee residence. According 

to a press release from 

the Lake County Sheriff’s 

Office, six teenagers 

traveled to the home in 

the stolen Lexus to commit 

a burglary. During the 

course of the burglary, at 

approximately 1:15 a.m., 

they allegedly confronted 

the 75-year-old homeowner, 

who went outside to 

investigate why there were 

people near his 2011 Audi, 

parked in the driveway. 

The homeowner later told 

detectives he yelled at the 

individuals to leave, but at 

least one male subject allegedly 

advanced toward 

him with an unknown object 

in his hand. According 

to the press release, the 

man “feared for his life” 

and discharged a firearm. 

At least one of the rounds 

struck the 14-year-old 

male, who was on foot outside 

of the Lexus. A knife 

was recovered at the scene 

in the vicinity of where the 

14-year-old was shot. 

Police were dispatched 

to the residence after a 911 

caller, later identified as 

the homeowner, informed 

them that he had shot at the 

individuals involved in the 

attempted theft. 

A short time later while 

investigating a traffic crash 

in the area of Route 132 

and Hunt Road in Gurnee, 

police were approached by 

a group of teens driving 

in the stolen Lexus from 

Wilmette. The occupants 

of the car stopped and allegedly 

told the Gurnee 

officers their passenger 

needed medical assistance 

and removed the injured 

male from the vehicle. 

According to the press 

release, Gurnee officers 

administered first aid to 

the male and he was subsequently 

transported to 

Advocate Condell Medical 

Center in Libertyville with 

critical injuries consistent 

with a gunshot wound. He 

would later succumb to his 

injuries. 

“Anytime there is a loss 

of life, it is a tragedy for 

the family and friends of 

the deceased,” said Lake 

County Sheriff John Idleburg 

during a Aug. 13 

press conference. “Our 

condolences go out to the 

family of a young man 

who lost his life today, despite 

the circumstances.” 

One of the occupants in 

the Lexus who exited the 

car with the injured male 

was taken into custody at 

the scene. 

Four of the occupants 

in the Lexus fled from 

the scene at a high rate of 

speed. Gurnee police initially 

pursued the stolen 

vehicle and were joined 

by Lake County Sheriff’s 

Deputies and Illinois State 

Police. Speeds in the pursuit 

reached more than 100 

miles an hour according to 

the release. 

The Lexus eventually 

stopped in the area of 

North Halsted Street and 

West Randolph Street, 

Chicago. The four remaining 

occupants were 

taken into custody after a 

brief foot pursuit by Illinois 

State Police and Lake 

County Sheriff’s Deputies. 

All five defendants are 

being charged with firstdegree 

murder as adults. 

They are: 

• Diamond C. Davis, 18, 

of Chicago 

• 17-year-old male, of 

Chicago 


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County State Attorney’s 

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Students to be welcomed back to secured New Trier campus 

Megan Bernard 

Contributing Editor 

When freshmen students 

arrive on New Trier 

High School’s Northfield 

campus Monday, Aug. 26, 

it’s going to look slightly 

different from what they 

remember from orientation. 

This summer, the campus 

has undergone more 

than $2 million worth of 

security changes, including 

new secure check-in 

vestibules and the installation 

of fencing close to 

the buildings to establish a 

more definitive perimeter. 

Crews have been working 

on demolition and 

construction throughout 

the summer, but all the improvements 

will be ready 

to implement by the end 

of September, District 203 

Superintendent Paul Sally 

said. 

“We want our students 

to feel safe when they are 

on our campuses and in our 

buildings. We really want 

that because that’s the way 

they’ll learn best,” Sally 

said. “Sense of security is 

important in the day and 

age we live in.” 

Throughout the past two 

years, the district has been 

working closely with two 

school security consultants 

to provide guidance 

on enhancing safety measures 

at both campuses. 

Secure vestibules were 

installed at the Winnetka 

campus last summer as a 

result of this collaboration, 

and the Northfield campus 

improvements represent a 

second phase of security 

planning, according to a 

board brief from June describing 

the project. 

At the July New Trier 

Board of Education meeting, 

the financials regarding 

the second phase at 

Northfield were discussed 

and approved. 

“Based on the results 

of the bids and all other 

costs, the total cost of 

the project is estimated at 

$2,136,718,” said Chris 

Johnson, Assistant Superintendent 

for Finance and 

Operations, at the meeting. 

“The security projects 

are currently $737,528 

under budget. Several factors 

contributed to the significant 

savings, including 

moving the kiosk inside of 

the building and reducing 

the length of the fence by 

pulling it even closer to 

the building.” 

The new vestibules are 

located at the east end of 

the B building and the 

west end of the D building. 

They will be staffed 

with security personnel to 

welcome guests and check 

them into the school as 

visitors. 

“They follow the same 

standard we set at the Winnetka 

campus,” Sally said. 

“(At Northfield), there is 

no obvious point of entry 

for the campus, so we really 

think that not only will 

it help security but it will 

help people work their 

way through the campus 

as well.” 

The second component, 

the fencing, will direct access 

to the campus only 

through the secure vestibules, 

Sally added. 

Specifically, the fence 

is six-feet-tall and will 

be located between the 

buildings where students 

frequently walk outside 

between classes. It will 

prevent unauthorized access 

to walkways and 

courtyards, and it will be 

separated by brick columns 

and landscaping. 

“It’s not as if the entire 

campus is surrounded 

Crews make way for the new security fencing, which will be installed near the outside walkways at New Trier’s 

Northfield campus. Photo Submitted 

“We want our students to feel safe when they are 

on our campuses and in our buildings. We really 

want that because that’s the way they’ll learn 

best,” 

- District 203 Superintendent Paul Sally on the renovations 

by fence; the buildings 

themselves are part of the 

secure perimeter,” Sally 

said. “For example, the 

D building and the Cornog 

Auditorium are separated 

by a sidewalk, so the 

fence will go between the 

D building and the Cornog 

Auditorium. It won’t be 

way out by the street. 

“The fencing is where 

we need it to make the 

campus’ perimeter secure. 

The outside walkways at 

the Northfield campus are 

really hallways for kids. 

They are outside a lot. We 

want to make sure those 

hallways are secure.” 

The improvements and 

their photos were discussed 

with parents, who 

Sally said were supportive. 

“The sense of physical 

security is important,” he 

said. “Everybody understands 

that the connections 

that we develop between 

adults and kids are actually 

the most important part of 

security in a high school. 

We work hard to have 

strong relationships with 

kids.” 

Aside from the main 

security project at Northfield, 

there were other 

standard infrastructure 

and maintenance projects 

at both campuses this 

summer. 

Sally said next up is the 

15-year facilities plan, 

which will be presented at 

the August Board of Education 

meeting. 

“We have been working 

on it for a couple of years 

actually,” Sally said, adding 

that it will not need a 

referendum in the future. 

“First [we did] an assessment 

of all our facilities 

and now we put it into a 

plan which the idea is to 

improve the academic and 

athletic spaces, as well as 

take care of our continuing 

infrastructure, security 

and environmental 

needs.”

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Police Reports 


Thief steals bike, leaves behind 

other bike at Wilmette residence 

A resident in the 200 

block of Greenleaf Avenue 

reported that between 

3 p.m. Aug. 11 and 6:45 

a.m. Aug. 12 an unknown 

offender(s) entered his detached 

garage through an 

unlocked service door and 

stole a black Raleigh bicycle. 

The thief left behind 

a black/grey Trek 7000 bicycle. 

WILMETTE 

Aug. 12 

• A resident in the 3100 

block of Old Glenview 

Road reported that during 

the overnight hours 

of Aug. 11 an unknown 

offender(s) stole her black 

2015 Lexus LX350 from 

her driveway. The vehicle 

had been left in the driveway, 

unlocked with the 

key in the cup holder. 

• A resident in the 200 

block of Westmoreland 

Drive told police that at 

approximately 2:14 a.m. 

Aug. 11 an unknown black 

male and female entered 

two of his unlocked vehicles 

parked in his driveway. 

Phone chargers and 

loose change were taken. 

Shooting 

From Page 3 

Office, the teens were 

charged due to them being 

in commission of a 

forcible felony when the 

14-year-old victim was 

Aug. 11 

• Samuel S. Coburn, 35, of 

Chicago, was arrested following 

a traffic stop at 2:20 

a.m. Aug. 11 in the 3200 

block of Lake Avenue. He 

was allegedly found to be 

intoxicated and in possession 

of a controlled substance. 

Coburn was taken 

into custody for driving 

under the influence and 

possession of a controlled 

substance. 

• A victim reported to police 

that her blue and white 

Schwinn Signature Fremont 

Hybrid Bicycle was 

stolen between Aug. 8 and 

Aug. 10 in the 1100 block 

of Wilmette Avenue. The 

bicycle had been locked to 

a tree. 

Aug. 10 

• Daniel P. Burns, 51, of 

Cary, was arrested and 

charged with driving under 

the influence after being 

stopped for a minor traffic 

violation at 8:32 p.m. Aug. 

9 in the 3100 block of Big 

Tree Lane. Burns allegedly 

had a strong odor of an alcoholic 

beverage, admitted 

to drinking, and failed 

shot and subsequently died 

as a result of being shot 

during the commission of 

a burglary. 

All of the individuals 

appeared in bond court 

Aug. 13 and bail was set at 

$1 million for each of the 

defendants. They are all 

field sobriety tests. He was 

arrested for DUI and released 

with an I-bond. 

• An employee at Jewel, 

411 Green Bay Road, observed 

a white male subject 

wearing black pants, a 

peach shirt and carrying a 

black reusable bag remove 

merchandise from the 

shelf at 6:04 p.m. Aug. 9. 

He then allegedly placed 

them into the bag, and exit 

the store without paying 

for them. He was last seen 

going east on Linden Avenue. 

KENILWORTH 

• There were no reports for 

the week of Aug. 9-16. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Wilmette 

Beacon Police Reports 

are compiled from official 

reports found on file at the 

Wilmette and Kenilworth police 

headquarters. They are 

ordered by the date the incident 

was reported. Individuals 

named in these reports 

are considered innocent of all 

charges until proven guilty in 

a court of law. 

due back in court Sept. 5. 

Diamond Davis is being 

held in Lake County Jail 

while the four juveniles 

are being housed at the 

Hulse Juvenile Detention 

Facility in Vernon Township. 

visit us online at 

WWW.wilmettebeacondaily.com 


Wilmette woman who stabbed mother in 

bed found not guilty by reason of insanity 

Eric DeGrechie, Editor 

A Wilmette 

woman 

who 

stabbed her 

mother multiple 

times 

while she 

slept in bed Larson 

in 2018 was 

found not guilty by reason 

of insanity last month. 

As reported by The Beacon, 

Dinah Larson, who 

was 27 at the time of the incident, 

used a knife to stab 

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Agency: Risk of human infection 

from West Nile Virus increasing 

Staff Report 

The North Shore Mosquito 

Abatement District 

is warning area residents 

to take precautions against 

the West Nile Virus with a 

recent uptick in infection 

cases being reported. 

From 132 batches tested 

during the week of 

Aug. 3-9, 41 came back as 

positive for the virus. In 

Wilmette, 5 of 11 batches 

tested positive. At the 

same time in Kenilworth, 

all 6 tested batches came 

back negative. 

For the season, dating 

back to May, 11 of 104 

batches have tested positive 

in Wilmette. In Kenilworth, 

5 of 63 batches 

have tested positive. 

According to the Illinois 

Department of Public 

Health, one resident in 

Cook County had tested 

her 60-year-old mother on 

Jan. 18, 2018, in the 1900 

block of Highland Avenue. 

Both women lived at the 

residence at the time. She 

was charged with attempted 

murder, aggravated battery 

on a person over the 

age of 60 and aggravated 

domestic battery. 

The mother was taken to 

the hospital with non-lifethreatening 

injuries. 

According to court documents 

from July 24, Larson, 

now 29, has been committed 

into the custody of 

the Department of Human 

Services “for an evaluation 

as to whether she is in need 

of mental health services.” 

It later states that DHS will 

provide to the court a written 

evaluation as to whether 

Larson is in need of mental 

health services no later than 

Sept. 4. 

Larson, who graduated 

from New Trier High 

School, has been held in 

Cook County Jail since the 

incident. 

positive for the West Nile 

Virus at the time of the 

most recent NSMAD report. 

The NSMAD is advising 

residents to take personal 

protection measures 

including using repellent, 

proper attire and eliminating 

standing water sources 

where possible. 

For more information, 

visit www.nsmad.com.



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Bailey 

The Dischner family, of Wilmette 

Bailey is a 3-year-old golden 

retriever. He enjoys playing 

tug of war with his brother 

Charlie and sister Kate. 

Bailey loves eating toilet 

paper, begging for food, stealing stuffed animals, 

and chewing on your socks. He has an Instagram 

account as well. He will be modeling in Hollywood 

Hounds at Kenilworth Club on June 7 to help raise 

money for charity. He loves listening to Billie Eilish 

and Morrissey and watching The Office with his 

13-year-old sister, Kate. His favorite character is 

Phyllis. Bailey is a friendly dog who loves hugs, 

cuddles, and food. Bailey is a very photogenic and 

aesthetically pleasing dog. 

To see your pet as Pet of the Week, send information to 

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Wilmette police officer, ministry dog 

provide support for those in need 

Alan P. Henry 

Freelance Reporter 

Wilmette Police Department 

patrol officer John 

Falk has joined the growing 

ranks of roughly 30 current 

or retired law enforcement 

officers around the country 

who have become certified 

as a Lutheran Church 

Charities K-9 Police Ministry 

handler. 

Falk, a 17-year veteran 

of the department, and his 

ministry dog, 5-year-old 

Nigel, are now available 

upon request to provide 

support for law enforcement 

and family members 

both in Wilmette and 

throughout the area in their 

time of need by providing 

comfort following injuries, 

death or major traumatic 

incidents. 

K-9 visits are also available 

upon request to provide 

support at police 

facilities and assistance 

with department missions 

such as Christmas shopping 

with children, summer 

camps and public events. 

Falk and Nigel can also 

be called upon to comfort 

crime victims, such as prior 

to interviews, counseling or 

courtroom testimony. 

Members of the Police 

Ministry, including Falk, 

provide their services on 

a volunteer basis, and represent 

themselves not as 

police officers but as members 

of the Ministry. There 

is no cost to Wilmette taxpayers. 

“This is an opportunity 

for me to serve and mentor 

with my fellow police 

officers,” Falk said. “It is a 

great outreach, and a great 

way to share what we call 

compassion.” 

Nigel, like all LCC K-9 

Comfort Dogs, is trained 

to interact with and bring 

comfort to people of all 

ages and circumstances, 

and to provide a calming 

atmosphere. The dogs are 

carefully selected purebred 

golden retrievers trained by 

professionals at LCC training 

facilities. 

Falk’s first exposure to 

K-9 Ministries occurred 

early this year when he, as 

a drummer with Bagpipes 

& Drums of the Emerald 

Society, played at a police 

officer’s funeral. He inquired 

about it, completed 

training to be a handler in 

March, then discussed the 

ministry with Wilmette Police 

Chief Kyle Murphy. 

“He thought it was a 

great program” and a worthy 

addition to the department’s 

officer wellness 

program,” Falk said. “If we 

were to have a traumatic 

incident I could bring Nigel 

in to the department and he 

could be at the station for 

any officer who just kind of 

needs a little down time.” 

What a Ministry K-9 

comfort dog offers to everyone 

is “the quiet act of 

listening” and a “bridge” 

across which compassion 

can flow. “We don’t give 

advice. We are not professional 

counselors. We just 

want to be there,” said 

Falk. “The dog is really our 

bridge. We want the human 

connection to be there.” 

Falk has introduced Nigel 

at various meetings, departments 

and events at the 

station. “The department 

has been very accepting of 

the program,” he said. 

Falk and Nigel have attended 

an average of two 

John Falk, patrol officer for the Wilmette Police 

Department, and Nigel, a 5-year-old ministry dog, are 

available upon request for resident of Wilmette. Alan P. 

Henry/22nd Century Media 

to three events a month 

since March. In Wilmette, 

they appeared at a department 

fundraising event for 

the Special Olympics at 

Dunkin’ Donuts in West 

Lake Plaza, and attended 

events related to children’s 

safety at the Glenview and 

Wauconda police departments. 

On a more somber note, 

they were on hand following 

the sudden death from 

cancer of a Skokie police 

officer “for officers who 

were still maybe dealing 

with that.” They also spent 

time at Mount Sinai Hospital’s 

Level One trauma 

center, which takes in a lot 

of shootings. “It was an 

opportunity for me to say, 

‘hey, this is Nigel, we are 

here to provide whatever 

we can.’” said Falk, who 

is also a member of the Police 

Honor Guard, which 

represents the department 

in official ceremonies and 

parades. 

LCC’s K-9 Ministries 

never charge those they 

serve and are donor funded. 

To learn more about 

the K-9 Police Ministry, if 

you are a current or retired 

law enforcement officer or 

family member who might 

benefit from a Police Ministry 

team visit, or to donate, 

contact them at 866- 

455-6466 or visit www. 

K9Blue.org.



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Mahoney remembered fondly by many, Wilmette Fire Dept. 

Alan P. Henry 


F r o m 

1981 to 

2006, Sharon 

Mahoney 

lovingly 

looked 

after her 

“boys” as Mahoney 

secretary for 

the Wilmette Fire Department. 

“They really were like 

her second family,” said 

Patrick Mahoney, her husband 

of 50 years. “They 

treated her with respect 

and she respected them. 

She loved them. She called 

them ‘my boys,’ and they 

returned the love.” 

Sharon Mahoney, who 

was born and lived most or 

her life in Wilmette, died 

Aug. 12, at age 80. 

Retired ladder truck driver 

Dick May was among 

the dozens of present and 

former local firefighters 

who paid their last respects 

during funeral proceedings. 

“Everybody in the department 

loved her,” May 

said. “The retired guys 

would get together and 

she’d come to our luncheons. 

‘Ma Mahoney.’ 

That’s what we called her. 

She was an awesome lady.” 

Mahoney graduated from 

New Trier High School and 

attended William Woods 

University. She met her 

husband, Patrick, at the 

Candlelite tavern on Western 

Avenue in Chicago, 

where they enjoyed hanging 

out together. 

“She was just a special 

person,” he said. 

Raising three children, 

creating a loving family 

environment, throwing a 

good party, and generating 

joy all around came naturally 

to Mahoney. 

“She always had a smile 

and made everyone feel at 

home and welcome,” said 

her daughter, Kathleen 

Pancini. “She was just fun, 

she got along with everyone 

and she had a special 

gift of being able to make 

people smile.” 

“Whenever I saw my 

grandma she always had a 

huge smile on her face and 

she always knew how to 

make anyone in the room 

smile back at her. She was 

the best grandma anyone 

could ever have,” said 

granddaughter, Kaitlyn 

Pancini. 

Rev. Patrick Render, pastor 

of St. Viator and a friend 

$ 

14 00 

$ 

5 29 

lb. 

each 

for 50 years, also recalled 

Sharon’s “wonderful, gracious, 

loving smile and all 

that represented about her 

person.” Her faith, he said, 

was “manifested in genuinely 

loving, kind, compassionate 

caring ways with 

her family and friends.” 

Holiday celebrations, 

family dinners, and “making 

everything perfect” 

were of great importance to 

Sharon, said Patrick. 

“She wanted people to 

be happy and comfortable 

and she did everything she 

could to make that happen,” 

Patrick Mahoney said. 

Sharon Mahoney, a parishioner 

at St. Joseph, 

loved to cook. Her chop 

suey, pepper steak, and 

tuna fish were family favorites. 

So were her mac 

and cheese and cheesy potatoes. 

“Anything that involved 

cheese really,” said granddaughter, 

Mollie Mahoney. 

“She also liked to go 

into the firehouse and mess 

with their cooking,” added 

Patrick. 

Respect for tradition and 

doing the right thing were 

moorings in her life, and 

informed lessons she imparted 

to her children, said 

Patrick. 

“She was big on the importance 

of being fair, the 

importance of family and 

of being nice to others,” 

Patrick Mahoney said. 

“She would say, ‘you’re 

going to get back what you 

put out.’” 

Sharon Mahoney is 

survived by her husband, 

Patrick Mahoney; children 

Michael (Clare) Mahoney, 

Kathleen (Mark) Pancini 

and Patrick (Joan) Mahoney; 

and grandchildren 

Carley, Molly and Kevin 

Mahoney, Maggie, Kaitlyn 

and John Pancini, and Patrick 

and Natalie Mahoney. 

Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 3 day ago 

Address canvassing for 

2020 Census underway 

throughout North Shore 

Hilary Anderson 


The U.S. Census Bureau 

recently began address 

canvassing for the 2020 

Census. 

Address canvassing is 

the verification of addresses 

generally due to new 

construction or the demolition 

of buildings. 

It will not happen on 

every block in the United 

States. 

“The only time address 

canvassers will knock on 

a door is to confirm an address 

has either been created 

or changed since the 

last census in 2010,” said 

Bryan Carpenter, Chicago 

Regional Census Center, 

U.S. Census Bureau. 

“Most of the address canvassing 

will be done from 

the curb. There also will 

be no phone calls made to 

residents during address 

canvassing.” 

Older houses that have 

been torn down and replaced 

with new ones usually 

maintain the address 

of the former house on that 

property. 

New addresses that 

likely will be verified by a 

census address canvasser 

include the following: 

• A new house or building 

that now stands on a 

piece of once vacant land. 

• Townhouses or two or 

more single family houses 

constructed on a single 

piece of vacant land, or 

those built on a larger lot 

where at one time there 

stood only a single house 

or building. They usually 

will have new addresses 

and/or a split pin number. 

• An address on a building 

that changed from 

one to two separate living 

quarters since the 2010 

Census would be another 

address the canvasser likely 

would verify. 

• Multi-family addresses 

such as college dorms or 

group homes are identified 

through third-party data. 

There are several ways 

to verify the individual is a 

Census Bureau employee 

Carpenter said. 

• The field representative 

must present an identification 

badge, which contains 

their name, photograph, a 

Department of Commerce 

watermark and an expiration 

date. 

• A field representative 

will be carrying an official 

bag with the Census Bureau 

logo or a laptop for 

conduct the survey. 

• The field representative 

will provide a letter 

from the Census Bureau 

on official letterhead stating 

why they are visiting 

your residence. 

• Upon request, the field 

representative will provide 

their supervisor’s contact 

information and/or the 

phone number for the local 

Census Bureau Regional 

Office, which supervises 

the activities of all field 

representatives in the local 

area. 

“A Census Bureau employee 

during the address 

canvassing will never 

Please see Census, 16

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New Trier Township collects 

over 9,000 books during drive 

Alexa Burnell 


New Trier Township 

reported that a recordbreaking 

9,000 books were 

collected during its fourth 

annual Bernie’s Book Bank 

Drive, which ran from July 

9 through Aug. 9. 

Jack Macholl, Township 

communications director 

and brainchild behind the 

initiative, said the 2019 

drive was the most successful 

ever, crediting the community 

for their generosity. 

“This year we saw an 

enormous ramp up in donations. 

Along with the Village 

of Glencoe and Winnetka 

Presbyterian Church, 

we added another collection 

partner — Valerie Wilson 

Travel of Winnetka. 

“Overall, there was 

something different this 

year; the community really 

rallied behind this cause. I 

fielded phone calls, emails 

and social media messages 

from residents throughout 

the Township eager to help. 

This was a tremendous 

bonding experience for our 

communities.” 

Along with the addition 

of new donation centers, 

Macholl credits local youth 

for their altruistic actions 

too. For example, Winnetka’s 

Jack Rosenthal, of Boy 

Scout Troop 20, hosted a 

pop-up drive at Dwyer Park, 

collecting 610 books. The 

Happy Helpers — a Wilmette-based 

youth service 

group — also hosted a popup 

collection at Vattmann 

Park, handing out lemonade 

and lollipops in exchange for 

the 716 books they collected. 

Charlotte Yager-Madden, 

a 10-year-old member 

of the Happy Helpers, has 

participated in the drive for 

Wilmette’s Happy Helpers (left to right, back row) Sam 

Swain, Will Swain, Jasmine Kelso, Sophia Burnell, Lilly 

Lipford; (front row) Jackson Burnell, Spencer Burnell, 

Katie Kelly, Kate Swain, Teagan Carleton, Natalie 

Burnell, Charlotte Yager-Madden, meet up at Vattmann 

Park. Alexa Burnell/22nd Century Media 

two years now, explaining 

how the initiative has positively 

impacted her. 

“I chose to be part of the 

Happy Helpers drive because 

collecting all these 

books helps families who 

may not be able to buy 

their own,” Yager-Madden 

said.”We also had a lot 

of fun telling people who 

stopped buy about what 

we were doing. It’s very rewarding 

to help others.” 

Trustee Gail Eisenberg 

used the book drive as yet 

another way to teach her 

young children, Julia, 6, 

and Hunter, 3, about the 

value of giving to others. 

“I saw the book drive 

as a perfect way to get my 

children involved in the 

service work we do at the 

Township,” Eisenberg said. 

“I hope my kids learned 

that even at a young age, 

they play an important 

role in making the world 

a better place. After our 

pop-up book drive, we enlisted 

the help of several 

of my daughter’s Daisy 

Scout friends from Central, 

McKenzie and Romona 

elementary schools. These 

young ladies helped unload 

our car full of books to the 

Township offices.” 

Along with the pride of 

hosting a successful drive, 

he said the joy of watching 

residents unite over the act 

of giving children the gift 

of literacy, was priceless. 

“When I learned of Bernie’s 

Book Bank in 2016, I 

was drawn to their mission of 

reading readiness for at-risk 

children,” Macholl said. “As 

a parent, is was unconscionable 

that a child would not 

own any books. Signing the 

Township on as a collection 

point was not a tough sell; 

the board was all-in. Since 

our first summer collection 

four years ago, the residents 

and business owners have 

been amazingly generous 

with contributions.” 

He adds that due to the 

popularity of the event, the 

offices are now a year-round 

collection point, so pop in 

to 739 Elm during regular 

business office hours 

to drop-off new and gently 

used books for children 

ages birth to sixth-grade. 

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At their 59th Biennial 

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credit card numbers 

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Carpenter said. “Additionally, 

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for money or donations, 

anything on behalf of a 

political party or your 

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It cannot be emphasized 

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address canvassing will be 

done from the curb Carpenter 

said. 

“Census workers additionally 

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This summer, four talented 

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School spent the past two 

weeks in Door County, 

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Braidon Fitzpatrick, 

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New Trier students Braidon Fitzpatrick, Alex Gordon, Stephen Gloyd, and Ethan 

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THE HIGHLAND PARK LANDMARK 

City Council considers 

changes to proposed 

Karger Center 

Residents who enjoy 

their summers at Sunset 

Wood Park may soon have 

a five-story apartment 

building on Green Bay 

Road in their views. 

Final decisions on multiple 

ordinances and resolutions 

approving the sale, 

purchase and permit for 

constructing an apartment 

building at the Karger 

Property on Green Bay 

Letters to the Editor 

Canal Shores was 

‘spineless’ with flag call 

Shame on the spineless 

decision-makers at the Canal 

Shores Golf Club for 

caving in to political correctness 

run amok and removing 

a flag that honors 

first responders and their 

families (“Canal Shores 

Golf Club removes police 

flag after resident calls it 

racist,” — Aug. 15 edition). 

And shame on their 

hired flack for her weak 

quote, ”We did not want to 

inadvertently offend anyone.” 

No, god forbid we 

offend anyone. Hope you 

don’t need first responder’s 

services anytime soon. 

Bernie DiMeo 

Wilmette resident 

Coverage highlighted value 

of Green Bay Trail 

Thank you for affirming 

the Green Bay Trail’s 

tremendous personal and 

community value to North 

Shore residents (“Green 

Bay Trail Day a true collaboration,” 

— Aug. 8 edition). 

Alexa [Burnell] and 

Rhonda [Holcomb] accurately 

reported and photographed 

the energy and 

positive responses from 

Road was moved to City 

Council’s next meeting 

Monday, Aug. 26, during 

its Aug. 12 meeting. 

Reporting by Eric Bradach, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story at HPLandmark.com. 

THE LAKE FOREST LEADER 

Deer Path Middle School 

student goes to Space 

Academy 

This summer was a particularly 

special time to 

be at the U.S. Space and 

the more than 500 attendees 

and participating businesses. 

We continue to 

receive compliments and 

support for the FGBT’s 

ongoing trail restoration 

efforts. We are confident 

more residents will actively 

use the trail and enjoy 

its many benefits after 

their experiences last Saturday 

[Aug. 3}. 

We have a busy summer 

and fall schedule ahead. 

Please take a look at our 

new website that was just 

launched (and is still being 

edited). We are now able 

to promptly share our program 

schedule and events, 

feature important restoration 

information,fun facts 

and our photo gallery. Our 

ninth annual Buckthorn 

Barbecue is Thursday, Oct. 

3. Details and tickets are 

available on the website. 

Please plan to join us and 

look for more updates on 

the website. 

Thank you again for 

your support of the Friends 

and the Green Bay Trail. 

As we often say: run, walk 

and stroll the trail. It is 

close to home and open all 

year round. 

Meridith Clement 

Green Bay Trail Trustee 

Rocket Center in Huntsville, 

Ala., because of the 

50th anniversary of the 

first moon landing. 

Deer Path Middle 

School student Jonathan 

Hough, a rising seventhgrader, 

was lucky to be 

there for the celebration of 

the successful Apollo 11 

mission. In the week leading 

up to July 20, he attended 

Space Academy, an 

educational camp for kids 

ages 12-14. 

According to Hough, 

Please see NFYN, 21 

Mother of police officer 

questions flag claim 

The Thin Blue Line Flag 

was around long before 

Charlottesville as a symbol 

of police protection in 

our society. If one is going 

to follow the “logic” that, 

having seen it at Charlottesville 

makes it racist, 

then no one should drive 

the model of car used at 

that rally to murder the innocent 

young woman. The 

supremacists also waved 

the American flag. Should 

we remove those, too? 

If those complaining 

had a son or daughter who 

is a police officer, as I do, 

they would be as irate as I 

am that this flag’s reverence 

is being questioned. 

Our police officers deserve 

more respect than this. It is 

unfortunate that more research 

was not done before 

the uninformed lodged 

their complaints and before 

the flag was removed. 

Our police put their 

lives on the line everyday 

to protect all of us. When 

your life or property is 

threatened, who do you 

call for help? 

Mary Plante 

Wilmette resident 

A Word From The (Former) President 

Dispensing justice — and mercy 

John Jacoby 

Contributing Columnist 

Is justice denied to a 

victim when mercy is 

shown to the offender? 

Take, for example, the 

case of Thomas Hagan, 

who was shot and killed by 

one-time Wilmette resident 

David Farnsworth. 

David, the shooter, was 

born in 1860 and raised 

in Sycamore, Illinois, 

but he had deep roots in 

Massachusetts where his 

great-grandfather served in 

the Continental Army during 

the Revolution. As a 

child, David lost a leg, but 

he learned to get around 

on crutches and, despite 

his disability, he had a long 

career at the Chicago & 

North Western railroad as a 

telegraph operator, inspector, 

and manager. He also 

contributed articles to farm 

journals about his favorite 

pastime, poultry-raising. 

From 1909 to 1911, David 

and his wife Margaret 

lived at 914 Oakwood 

Avenue. Then, poultryraising 

became more than 

a pastime. David jumped 

at an opportunity to edit a 

farm journal out East. He 

took a leave of absence and 

purchased a farm in Bridgewater, 

Massachusetts, home 

to his Farnsworth ancestry. 

Thomas Hagan, the 

victim, was the son of Irish 

potato famine refugees, 

drawn to Bridgewater by 

its Iron Works. In 1912, 

Thomas was 51-years-old, 

unmarried, living with 

his brother Joseph, and 

working “odd jobs”, one of 

which (allegedly) was stealing 

chickens, a lucrative 

pursuit that vexed poultry 

farmers nationwide. 

David’s poultry-raising 

and Thomas’s chickenstealing 

led to a fatal 

encounter on August 16, 

1912. Days earlier, David 

had ignored the nighttime 

barking of his dog, 

and thieves had stolen 52 

chickens from one of his 

henhouses. On the night of 

August 16, the dog again 

made “an awful noise.” 

This time, David “jumped 

out of bed, grabbed my 

crutches and a revolver, 

and ran to a back window 

and fired a couple of 

shots, thinking to scare the 

thieves away.” Then he 

and Margaret went outside 

with lanterns to investigate. 

David carried his 

rifle and fired several more 

shots, still hoping to frighten 

the thieves. They found 

the door of one henhouse 

propped open. In the darkness, 

they heard muffled 

voices and encountered a 

man. Margaret shouted, 

“Give me my chickens!,” 

but the man denied having 

any chickens and escaped 

into the darkness. David 

fired one last warning shot. 

Thomas’s body was 

found the next morning a 

mile away, propped against 

a tree. He had bled to death 

from a bullet wound in 

the arm. The prosecutor 

contended that Thomas 

was the man whom David 

and Margaret encountered, 

and that David’s 

final shot killed him. The 

Farnsworths insisted that 

the man they encountered 

didn’t fit Thomas’s 

description. Nevertheless, 

David was charged with 

manslaughter, convicted, 

and sentenced to six 

months in jail — meaning 

he’d forfeit his employment 

and pension at 

C&NW, and his poultry 

business would fail. 

The public was aroused. 

One editor opined that “the 

poultryman had been too 

hasty in using his gun”, 

and added, “He was in 

no danger himself, and it 

could not be shown that 

his victim was molesting 

the poultry. No one should 

keep a gun for protection 

unless he can judge 

calmly when to shoot.” 

But poultry-men defended 

David for protecting 

his property when law 

enforcement was utterly 

failing to stop the thievery. 

His Illinois friends attested 

to his good character. Even 

Thomas’s brother sympathized, 

“I would have done 

the same thing.” Only 23 

days after being jailed, 

David was pardoned by 

Massachusetts Governor 

Eugene Foss. He and Margaret 

returned to Illinois 

where he died in 1923, still 

employed at C&NW. 

Was the outcome of this 

case “just”? Most folks 

would probably answer 

“yes”. But who’s to say 

that one offender deserves 

mercy while another 

doesn’t — that one victim 

receives strict justice 

while another doesn’t? We 

depend on police, prosecutors, 

judges, juries, parole 

boards, governors, and 

Presidents to dispense mercy 

fairly. So many players 

with so much discretion.

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From WilmetteBeacon.com as of Aug. 19 

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3. Announcements: Happy Birthday and 

Happy Anniversary to Wilmette residents 

4. Wilmette woman who stabbed mother in 

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From the editorial intern 

Growing appreciation for our community 

Anna Schultz 

Editorial Intern 

After living in the 

North Shore for 

my entire life, it’s 

easy to lose appreciation 

for our beautiful surroundings. 

We can catch a glimpse 

of Lake Michigan just 

driving down Sheridan 

Road. We have parks and 

perfectly kempt gardens 

everywhere. When visitors 

come, the first thing 

they notice is the stunning 

homes that grace our 

streets. 

My grandparents moved 

to a cozy tudor style house 

on Elm Street in August 

of 1966 where they raised 

my dad and his five siblings. 

The Schultz’s have 

resided in Winnetka for 

over 50 years. 

Three generations of 

Schultz’s have eaten the 

famous Hackney’s burger 

on Friday nights, bought 

countless gifts from the 

beloved Ellen’s on Elm 

and watched the Fourth of 

July Parade from the same 

spot every year. 

These traditions and the 

beauty are what we love 

so much about living on 

the North Shore, but after 

a while we start to take our 

unique local experience 

for granted. 

As a lot of other North 

Shore families have done, 

we’ve become comfortable 

with our favorite spots and 

people, and now we live in 

this beautiful area without 

paying any attention. 

I never appreciated it as 

much as I did these past 12 

weeks. 

After interning at 22nd 

Century Media this summer, 

my eyes have been 

reopened to all the wonderful 

people, organizations, 

small businesses and 

activities available to us. 

My experience writing 

for the Wilmette, Winnetka 

and Glencoe papers 

has encouraged me to dive 

into the hidden treasures, 

both old and new, that the 

North Shore has to offer. 

I’ve met kind and 

inspirational people and 

discovered new local 

spots, events and activities 

I otherwise might not have 

noticed. 

From munching on 

sushi at 5B2F Akira to 

meeting an artistic group 

of Skokie fifth-graders to 

touring the Chicago Botanic 

Garden’s multitude 

of exhibits, I have enjoyed 

every aspect of my internship 

with 22nd Century 

Media. 

What I expected from 

this experience was to play 

around with a camera and 

do some editing, which the 

internship included and 

both of which I enjoyed. 

I was excited to just be in 

a newsroom and watch all 

the professionals work. 

What I got from this 

experience was so much 

more than I expected: a 

new appreciation for the 

wonderful community that 

surrounds us. 

Wilmette Public Library posted this photo on 

Aug. 11 with the caption: 

“The new landscaping from our outdoor 

renovation is still filling in, but the plants are 

already buzzing with bees, butterflies, and all 

kinds of bugs. Can you spot the monarch in 

this shot?” 

Like The Wilmette Beacon: facebook.com/wilmettebeacon 

“ICYMI: #LAalum Michael Wojtychiw ‘03, 

sports editor for The @WilmetteBeacon, 

shared his first impressions of @ 

LoyolaAcademy‘s new John D. Norcross ‘54 

Aquatic Center and new Piazza” 

@LAAlumniNetwork Loyola Academy 

Alumni Network posted on Aug. 16 

Follow The Wilmette Beacon: @wilmettebeacon 

go figure 

$2M 

Amount 

An intriguing number from this week’s edition 

of money spent on 

security changes at New 

Trier this summer, Page 4 

NFYN 

From Page 20 

there were a number of 

celebrations at the center 

while he was there, and the 

campers participated in a 

couple of them. 

Reporting by Katie Copenhaver, 

Freelance Reporter. 

Full story at LakeForestLeader.com 

THE NORTHBROOK TOWER 

Proposal for new 7-Eleven 

re-emerges in Northbrook 

Northbrook could soon 

gain a new 7-Eleven, if 

the applicant clears a few 

lingering hurdles. Back in 

October 2018, the Northbrook 

Village Board considered 

a preliminary application 

for construction 

of the new gas station, 

convenience store and 

car wash at the southeast 

corner of Waukegan and 

Shermer roads. 

The applicant, GW 

Northbrook 2, intended 

to purchase the 

38,176-square-foot property 

and then demolish the 

existing Mobil service station 

and gasoline pumps 

to build anew. The store 

would operate 24/7, 365 

days a year and would be 

staffed with no more than 

two employees at any 

time. The new building 

would be 3,062 square feet 

in area, plus 990 square 

feet for the car wash. The 

7-Eleven would also have 

five gasoline pumps to 

service 10 vehicles on the 

west end of the property, 

which would be beneath a 

canopy, as well as 16 parking 

stalls. 

Reporting by Chris Pullam, 

Freelance Reporter. Full 

story NorthbrookTower.com. 

THE GLENVIEW LANTERN 

Lawsuit alleges nursing 

home employees abused 

91-year-old resident 

A Glenview nursing 

home and two of its former 

employees are facing 

a $1 million lawsuit over 

alleged abuse and harassment 

at the facility — including 

an incident posted 

on Snapchat by the former 

employees. The Abington 

of Glenview nursing home 

and its owner/operator Innovative 

Management, as 

well as former employees 

Brayan Cortez, of Glenview, 

and Jamie Montesa, 

were sued Aug. 7 in circuit 

court. 

Reporting by Jason Addy, 

Contributing Editor. Full 

story at GlenviewLantern. 

com. 

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• Elvis-Mania for the entire family with 

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

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• Southern inspired food & drink specials 

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10th YEAR! 

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hot spot for korean food Glenview’s Gangnam Ramen 

quickly becoming local favorite after 2019 opening, Page 30 

New Trier graduate creates company to form playlists for your business, Page 25 

Charlie Malkin created Remedy, a company that curates 

playlists to purchase. Photos Submitted

24 | August 22, 2019 | The wilmette beacon PUZZLES 


north shore puzzler CROSSWORD & Sudoku 

Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Northbrook, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Northfield, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff 

Across 

Down 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 

1. Add to a message 

board 

5. It’s frequently 

stolen on a diamond 

9. The BeeGees boys 

14. Legendary archer 

15. Middle-eastern 

kingdom 

16. Hasta la vista 

17. Ice cream 

measure 

18. Small gull 

19. Repeated 

20. “Bon ___” 

21. More plentiful 

23. Blood-red 

25. “And I Love 

___” 

28. ___ Beta Kappa 

29. “One more 

time!” 

31. Nonsense! 

34. Showy display 

38. Took to court 

39. Kind of acid 

41. Apple cider girl 

of song 

42. Dance style 

43. Lamenting 

sound 

44. Brazilian dance 

46. Space invaders, 

for short 

47. Lug 

50. Camcorder 

brand 

52. Klutz 

53. Garden scientist 

who works with 5 

down 

60. Uttered again 

62. Woman 

63. Chaos 

65. Did like Beyonce 

66. Feminine suffixes 

67. Tennis great, 

Chris 

68. It’s crimson in 

the movie 

69. Where to see a 

camel 

70. Stuns, in a way 

71. CEO’s aide 

72. Confusion 

1. Pop purchase 

2. Constellation with a 

belt 

3. Relating to audible 

sound 

4. Woman’s shoe 

5. Glencoe based 

“living museum and 

conservation science 

center” goes w/9 down 

6. Amorphous creature 

7. Indian lute played 

with a bow 

8. Depression 

9. See 5 down 

10. ___ fixe 

11. Avian home in the 

yard 

12. Wrap 

13. Application datum: 

Abbr. 

22. Vane direction 

24. Prefix with -stat 

26. Construct 

27. Fixes 

30. Evidence collectors 

31. Low man in the 

choir 

32. Insurance company 

headquartered in Rhode 

Island 

33. Celebratory slaps 

35. Fleur-de-___ (emblem 

of France) 

36. DDS’s group 

37. Dundee headgear 

40. Ice hockey org. 

42. Minnow’s kin 

45. One of the Fondas 

48. Kicks out 

49. To each 

51. Ratify 

54. Member of a Jamaican 

religion 

55. Cases for small 

articles 

56. Patches up 

57. Links legend, informally 

58. Tandoor baked 

breads 

59. Mammoth growths 

61. Split 

63. Excited, with “up” 

64. “On the Beach” 

actress, Gardner 

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Thursday, Aug. 22 

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4 p.m. Library Board 

Meeting 

6 p.m. Special Park 

Board Meeting 


Appeals 

Friday, Aug. 23-Sunday, 

Aug. 25 

3 p.m. Library Board 

Meeting 

5 p.m. Coach’s Corner 

6 p.m. Special Park 

Board Meeting 


Appeals 

Monday, Aug. 26 

4 p.m. Illinois Channel 

Programming 


7 p.m. School Board 

Meeting (Live) 

Tuesday, Aug. 27 

1 p.m. School Board 

Meeting 


Programming 


7 p.m. Village Board 

Meeting (Live) 

Wednesday, Aug. 28 


Meeting 


6 p.m. NSSC Men’s Club 

Program 


Meeting 


Programming 

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answers 

How to play Sudoku 

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that 

has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 

3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column 

and box must contain each of the numbers 

1 to 9. 

LEVEL: Medium 

Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

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New Trier graduate breaks into music industry 

Sam Rakestraw 


At the time of the 2016 

Election, Charlie Malkin 

was abroad in Sydney. 

Some of his buddies from 

the University of Texas 

in Austin were with him. 

That night out on the harbor, 

they were talking 

about music. Despite not 

being in America, they 

could almost hear the 

sounds of unrest and hesitation. 

From an international 

view, America was 

full of noise. 

Malkin, a 2014 New 

Trier graduate, and his 

friends were on a musical 

bender, curating a playlist 

to their friends and family 

time zones away in the 

states. It wasn’t genre or 

artists specific, just music 

with that relaxing beachy, 

umbrella vibe. Music 

that allows one to forget 

what’s been so stressful 

during their day. 

“We wanted to remedy 

the noise with music,” 

says Malkin, “So we 

called the playlist ‘Remedy’”. 

After graduating in December, 

Malkin knew that 

he didn’t want a desk job. 

He had always been a creative 

thinker and learner 

whom classroom structure 

has always been suppression. 

He returned to 

Glencoe from Austin and 

began applying his creative 

skills to his business 

degree to bring establishments 

playlists. The first 

customer of his new music 

brand, Remedy Music, 

LLC was Hometown 

Cafe. 

Still in its start-up phase 

after six months since 

opening, Remedy has 

also provided playlists 

for Minos, Greenwood, 

Charlie Malkin, a New 

Trier grad, is the owner 

and operator of Remedy 

Music. Photo Submitted 

Guild Hall, Lyfe Kitchen 

and other location over 

the North Shore. He also 

has some clients in Palm 

Springs, California. Each 

playlist is uniquely curated 

by Malkin based on 

how he perceives the identity 

of the business’ brand. 

He is usually spot on with 

these perceptions. But for 

him, it’s a whole lot more 

than creative thinking. 

“I have synesthesia,” 

Makin said, “It’s a neurological 

cross wiring 

between two different 

senses, and for me, it’s 

sound and vision. When I 

hear music, I see and associate 

it with color. Until 

my junior year in college, 

I thought that everyone 

had it.” 

1 in 2000 people experience 

the neurological sensation 

known as synesthesia. 

A couple well known 

musicians like Questlove 

and Pharrell Williams 

have it. Though their cases 

are far more intense. 

It depends on the person, 

but an example of 

what might be seen is the 

old multicolor screensavers 

on Macs. iTunes also 

has a synesthesia setting 

available whenever a song 

is playing. Malkin has met 

someone with synesthesia 

with numbers where, for 

example, the number five 

still appears as a five to 

her, but it is the color blue. 

For Malkin, music 

can be matched to brand 

identities the same way 

clothes are matched. 

“If you match music 

based on color, it creates 

a fluent sounding playlist 

that transitions from song 

to song really well. I harness 

this rarity in curating 

music and in harnessing 

it, I’ve studied and observed 

how music dictates 

behavior and color 

dictates emotion and feeling,” 

says Malkin. 

Today, Remedy Music 

LLC’s website (remedymusic.co) 

is still in 

the works. Malkin gets his 

business done by acting as 

a music consultant. When 

a business hires him, he 

evaluates their service and 

brand identity. Every song 

he “sees” has hundreds of 

colors within, but there’s 

usually a dominate one 

in each song. Think back 

to the Mac screensavers, 

the numerous colors are 

following one dominate 

sphere of color that varies. 

“My favorite type of 

music is on the lower half 

of the spectrum, like blue, 

violet or purple sounding 

music,” says Malkin, “A 

specific color would stand 

out when a certain note is 

played. Keep in mind, every 

song doesn’t just have 

one color.” 

The road ahead for Malkin 

and Remedy Music is 

to grow organically. The 

quality of the content he 

puts out will drive the 

business. That is the authentic 

factor. 

“I’m always trying to 

make sales,” Malkin said, 

“And my end goal, five 

years from now, is to own 

a lifestyle brand that is 

predominately music and 

is called, ‘Remedy’.” 

There would be a focus 

on other parts of the business-like 

merchandizing. 

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continue vending playlists. 

Malkin recently moved 

to London with his brother. 

With any luck, he just 

might pick up some international 

clients. 

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Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah names new executive director 

Kahn 

Submitted by Beth Hillel 

Bnah Emunah 

Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah 

Congregation Wilmette recently 

welcomed Michael 

Kahn as its new executive director. 

Kahn was formerly director of operations 

at Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day 

School. Prior to that, principal in the Glenview 

school system and assistant principal 

at Solomon Schechter Day School. 

Kahn, who resides in Glenview with 

his wife, Cheryl, and their three children 

is honored and humbled to be 

part of the BHBE community again, as 

both he and his wife have a strong history 

with the congregation. Cheryl Kahn 

grew up as a member of Beth Hillel. 

Michael has participated in the synagogue’s 

USY group. In addition, Beth 

Hillel’s cantor at the time officiated at 

their wedding. 

Faith Briefs 

First Congregational Church of Wilmette 

(1125 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette) 

Weekly Youth Activities 

Open to the Community 

Every Wednesday, the 

church’s children and 

youth ministry offers opportunities 

for fun, friendship, 

spirituality, and service. 

Kids Club (K–grade 

6) meets at 4:30 p.m. In the 

evening, the Confirmation 

Class (grades 7 & 8) meets 

at 6 p.m. And the Senior 

High Youth Group gathers 

at 7:15 p.m. The two 

evening youth groups have 

a tasty dinner together at 

6:45 p.m. — sometimes 

chicken, sometimes pasta. 

Learn about the church 

community at www.fccw. 

org or contact for more 

details: (847) 251-6660 or 

1stchurch@fccw.org. 

First Presbyterian Church of Wilmette 

(600 9th Street, Wilmette) 

First Festival 

Join the First Presbyterian 

Church of Wilmette 

at 10 a.m. August 25 for 

First Festival. The program 

is under the tent in 

the church parking lot followed 

by a luncheon, fun 

and games for all to enjoy. 

All are invited to attend. 

Call 847-256-3010 for 

more information. 

Winnetka Covenant Church (1200 

Hibbard Road, Wilmette) 

Community Kitchen 

On the first and third 

Thursday of each month a 

group meets in the church 

kitchen to prepare food for 

the Community Kitchen of 

A Just Harvest. They start 

working at about 1 p.m. 

and continue until the food 

is prepared, about 3:30. 

All are invited to come and 

participate in as much of 

that time as you are available. 

Serve at a Just Harvest 

On the third Thursday 

of each month the church 

has an opportunity to serve 

the food that was prepared 

in our kitchen for the 

Just Harvest Community 

Kitchen from 4:30-7:30 

p.m. 

Trinity United Methodist Church (1024 

Lake Ave., Wilmette) 

Food Pantry 

If you are in need of 

help, and are short on food, 

do not hesitate to come to 

the Wilmette Food Pantry. 

The church is here to serve 

the community. No matter 

who you are or where you 

are on life’s journey, you 

are welcome at the Wilmette 

Food Pantry. 

The food pantry is open 

from 10:30-11:30 a.m. every 

Tuesday and provides 

grocery items and seasonal 

produce. All Wilmette residents 

are welcome and no 

appointment is necessary. 

Kenilworth Union Church (211 

Kenilworth Ave., Kenilworth) 

Homecoming 

Kenilworth Union 

Church is hosting its annual 

Homecoming Sunday 

on Sept. 8, inviting both 

longtime and first-time 

churchgoers to a new season 

of worship and fellowship. 

Worship will take place 

at 8, 9, and 10:30 a.m., and 

the Sunday school program 

will also restart that 

morning. After the 10:30 

worship, everyone is invited 

to stay for a food truck, 

bounce house, coffee and 

cookies. With attendees 

ranging from neighbors 

curious to get a peek at 

the church to families who 

have been members for 

generations, all are welcome 

and encouraged to 

join. 

Attendees will also 

be able to finally see the 

church after extensive 

summer renovations. 

While trucks, heavy duty 

machinery, and scaffolding 

have been hiding the 

church façade since June, 

churchgoers will at last be 

up close with the 127-yearold 

structure that has been 

freshly strengthened and 

fortified for generations to 

come. 

To learn more or to 

watch a livestream of the 

10:30 worship service, 

please visit kuc.org. 

Worship 

Come worship with the 

church at 8 and 10 a.m. 

every Sunday. Childcare is 

provided at 10 a.m. 

Wondertime Summer 

Sunday School 

Children three years old 

through first grade are welcome 

to join the church for 

picture books and outdoor 

play in the Robinson Garden. 

Children should begin 

worship in the sanctuary 

with their families and are 

invited to process to the 

garden. 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 

Saints (2727 Lake Ave., Wilmette) 

Sunday Worship 

Visitors are always welcome 

to join members of 

The Church of Jesus Christ 

of Latter-day Saints for its 

weekly worship services 

on Sunday. As a membership, 

the church is a community 

where we’re all 

trying to be a little bit better, 

a little bit kinder, a little 

more helpful - because 

that’s what Jesus taught. 

Come worship with the 

church. Come serve with 

the church. Come learn 

who the church is, what 

it believes and how the 

teachings of Jesus can 

help you find joy and 

happiness. There are two 

congregations that meet 

on Sundays in the Meetinghouse 

located at 2727 

Lake Ave., Wilmette. Sunday 

worship services start 

at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. A full 

meeting schedule is listed 

below. 

North Shore 1st Ward 

Sacrament Meeting: 

10:30 a.m. 

Sunday School/ Priesthood 

and Relief Society: 

11:40 a.m. 

North Shore 2nd Ward 

Sacrament Meeting: 9 

a.m. 

Sunday School/Priesthood 

and Relief Society: 

10:10 a.m. 

Baha’i House of Worship (100 Linden 

Ave., Wilmette) 

Devotional Gatherings 

The Baha’i Temple is 

open to all for personal 

prayer and meditation 

every day from 6 a.m.- 

10 p.m. Prayers are read 

aloud daily in the Auditorium 

at 9:15 a.m. and 12:30 

p.m., including a cappella 

singing by choir or soloists 

on Sundays at 12:30 

p.m. The House of Worship 

activities staff can be 

reached at (847) 853-2300 

or how@usbnc.org. Visit 

www.bahaitemple.org. Informal, 

interactive devotional 

gatherings are held 

regularly at the homes of 

Baha’is in Wilmette. Bring 

prayers, readings, poetry, 

or music to share if you’d 

like. 

People of all backgrounds 

are welcome. 

Contact the Wilmette 

Baha’i community for locations 

and schedule: 847- 

906-3409 or wilmettebahais@gmail.com. 

Friday Night Fireside 

Conversations 

Join the House of Worship 

in the fireside room 

at the Baha’i House of 

Worship Welcome Center 

(112 Linden Ave.) for 

meaningful conversations 

about what Baha’i Faith 

offers for people who want 

to contribute to the betterment 

of the world. 

Light refreshments will 

be served. 

Children’s Classes 

Children ages 7 to 10 

are invited learn about 

Manifestations of God 

including, Krishna, Abraham, 

Buddha, Christ, 

Bahá’u’lláh (Founder of 

the Bahá’í Faith), and 

other Divine Teachers. 

Sunday mornings from 10- 

11 a.m. Ellen Price (847) 

812-1084 for more information. 

Come and Sing 

All singers welcome to 

audition for the House of 

Worship A Capella Choir. 

Weekly rehearsals are on 

Thursday evenings and 

singing from 11 a.m.-1 

p.m. on Sundays, plus 

special events. Call Music 

Director, Van Gilmer for 

more info (847) 853-2330. 

St. Joseph Catholic Church (1747 Lake 

Ave., Wilmette) 

Sunday Mass 

Sunday Masses are held 

at 7:30, 9, 10:15 and 11:30 

a.m. 

Saint Francis Xavier Church (corner of 

9th and Linden, Wilmette) 

Holy Listening 

Individuals gathers each 

week from 10-10:45 a.m. 

Saturdays in the upper 

room at 524 9th St. to relax, 

listen to a short passage 

from scripture, reflect 

and respond in prayer. 

Submit information for 

The Beacon’s Faith page 

to Michael Wojtychiw at 

m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury 

media.com



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28 | August 22, 2019 | The wilmette beacon LIFE & ARTS 


WILMETTE 

Wilmette Bowling Center 

(1901 Schiller Ave.,(847) 

251-0705) 

■11 ■ a.m.-9 p.m. (10 

p.m. on Friday, Saturday): 

Glow bowling and 

pizza all week long 

Wilmette Golf Club 

■7:30 ■ p.m. Friday, Aug. 

23: Starlight Golf Night 

Music Theater Works 

(516 4th St.) 

■8 ■ p.m. Saturday, Aug. 

24: “The Hunchback of 

Notre Dame” 

Centennial Parking Lot 

■9 ■ a.m. Saturday, Sept. 

7: Community Garage 

Sale 

NORTHBROOK 

Pinstripes 

(1150 Willow Road, 

(847) 480-2323) 

■From ■ open until close 

all week: bowling and 

bocce 

Josh’s Hot Dogs 

(873 Sanders Road) 

■1-4 ■ p.m. Sunday, Aug. 

25: Pediatric Cancer 

Foundation fundraiser 

GLENVIEW 

Johnny’s Kitchen 

(1740 Milwaukee Ave. 

(847) 699-9999) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. every Friday 

and Saturday: Live 

Music 

Oil Lamp Theater 

(1723 Glenview Road) 

■Performance ■ 

times 

through Aug. 24: “A 

Kind of Love Story” 

Ten Ninety Brewing Co. 

(1025 N. Waukegan 

Road, (224) 432-5472) 

■7-9 ■ p.m. every Thursday: 

Trivia Night 

Potato Creek Johnny’s 

(1850 Waukegan Road) 

■8 ■ p.m. Friday, Aug. 23: 

John McHugh 

Park Center Health and 

Fitness 

(2400 Chestnut Ave.) 

■4 ■ p.m. Saturday, 

Aug. 24: North Shore 

Shakespeare Festival 

The Curragh Glenview 

(1800 Tower Drive) 


25: ’90s Music Trivia 

LAKE FOREST 

Little Tails Bar and Grill 

(840 S. Waukegan Road) 

■Live ■ music every Friday 

night 

West Lake Forest Train 

Station 

(911 Telegraph Road) 


25: Back-to-school 

bash 

WINNETKA 

Fred’s Garage 

(574 Green Bay Road) 

■Every ■ Friday: Fred’s 

Garage Fish Fry Fridays 

Winnetka Village Hall 


■7:30 ■ a.m. on Saturdays: 

Winnetka Farmers 

Market 

Tower Road Beach 

(899 Sheridan Road) 

■7:30 ■ p.m. Thursday, 

Aug. 22: Movie in the 

Park: “Monster’s University” 

Hubbard Woods Park 


■6 ■ p.m. Wednesday, 

Aug. 28: Wednesdays 

in the Woods Evening 

Concert: Twinray 

NORTHFIELD 

Stormy’s Tavern and Grille 

(1735 Orchard Lane) 

■Barbecue ■ every Sunday 

Tapas Gitana 

(310 N. Happ Road) 

■6 ■ p.m. every other 

Sunday: Live music 

GLENCOE 

Writers Theatre 

(325 Tudor Court) 

■Ongoing: ■ Performances 

of “Into the Woods” 

Glencoe Park District 


■10 ■ a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 

27: Tots-n-Tunes: Mr. 

Singer and The Sharp 

Cookies 

Glencoe Beach 

■6 ■ a.m. Friday, July 30: 

Sunrise Yoga 

HIGHWOOD 

The Humble Pub 

(336 Green Bay Road, 

(847) 433-6360) 

■9 ■ p.m. every Wednesday 

night: Open Jam 

■9 ■ p.m. every Friday: 

Kara-Moe-ke 

Buffo’s 

(431 Sheridan Road, 

(847) 432-0301) 

■7 ■ p.m. every Monday: 

Trivia 

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Wilmette’s Actors Training Center 

selected for prestigious theater award 

Submitted by Actors 

Training Center 

The Board of Directors 

of the Illinois Theatre Association 

has announced 

the recipients of the esteemed 

2019 Awards of 

Excellence and Honor 

with the Actors Training 

Center in Wilmette taking 

home the highest honor 

for its educational contribution 

to the Chicago 

Theatre Community. 

Annually since 1986, 

the Illinois Theatre Association 

recognizes individuals 

and organizations 

that have made significant 

contributions to promoting 

quality theatre 

throughout the state. Candidates 

are nominated by 

representatives from Illinois’ 

vast theatre community, 

approved by ITA’s 

divisional representatives 

and accepted by ITA’s 

Board of Directors. 

“We are thrilled to provide 

this much-deserved 

recognition to prime movers 

in academic, community 

and professional theatre 

and to celebrate their 

noteworthy accomplishments,” 

said Aimee-Lynn 

Newlan, ITA executive 

director. 

“I am thrilled that ATC 

is being recognized for its 

contribution to Chicago 

theatre,” said Carole Dibo, 

ATC founder. “When we 

opened our doors in 2006 

it was to fill a very specific 

need - to bridge the gap 

between those interested 

in acting and the expectations 

of that industry. 

“Since then, we have 

been working tirelessly to 

provide all students with a 

creative outlet, a welcoming 

professional space, 

and industry-grade training 

with top Chicago actors 

and directors, acting 

as mentors and teachers.” 

ATC has helped hundreds 

of students to feel 

comfortable in their own 

skin, learn and work collaboratively 

with peers 

and mentors, form lasting 

bonds with new friends, 

and even land roles on 

Broadway, in touring 

companies, on television, 

and in feature films. As 

its motto states, ATC students 

“Train to Work” and 

“Learn for Life”. 

“Carole runs a program 

that is equally focused on 

understanding and fulfilling 

your passion as an actor 

and also understanding 

and fulfilling the needs 

of the business. That’s a 

great thing to be able to 

teach young actors,” said 

Rachel Brosnahan, ATC 

alum and recent Golden 

Globe winner for Best 

Performance by An Actress 

in a Television Series 

for the Amazon series, 

“The Marvelous Mrs. 

Maisel.” 

Honorees and guests 

will join together at an 

awards presentation during 

the Illinois Theatre 

Association’s Annual Red 

Carpet Gala, Drury Lane 

Theatre, Oakbrook, on 

Saturday, Aug. 24. 

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30 | August 22, 2019 | The wilmette beacon dining out 



Gangnam Ramen takes diners on tour of Korean cuisine 

Jason Addy 

Contributing Editor 

Gangnam Ramen 

952 Harlem Ave., 

Glenview 

(847) 724-1111 

www.gangnamramen.co 

11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5-9 

p.m. Monday-Saturday 

Closed Sundays 

After decades of wowing 

her family and friends 

at get-togethers and church 

events, Keum Ahn — with 

support from her husband 

and children — decided 

it was time to show off 

her culinary skills to the 

world. 

The Ahn family opened 

the doors to Gangnam Ramen 

in February at 952 

Harlem Ave. in Glenview, 

and local residents and 

Korean cuisine lovers 

quickly took notice, said 

Keum’s son Daniel, who 

left his job in corporate 

marketing to help ensure 

the success of his family’s 

first restaurant. 

The reception has been 

“surprisingly very positive,” 

he said. “The feedback 

so far is great. We 

love the local community 

here in Glenview. We have 

a lot of regulars who are 

very supportive, so we’re 

grateful for that.” 

“In the beginning, it 

was actually really hard,” 

Keum said through Daniel, 

who translated on her 

behalf. But once Daniel 

and his sister stepped in to 

help out with operations, 

Keum found her rhythm 

and started winning over 

customers. 

In the first six months, 

By Jenelle Riley 

Gangnam Ramen has converted 

many who stopped 

in to try the “half-traditional, 

half-modern” fusion 

of Korean flavors into 

regular diners, he said. 

Most of the dishes on 

the menu started from traditional 

Korean recipes 

that Keum learned while 

July 25 through September 8 

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Or (847) 834-0738 

The dumpling ramen ($10.50) is a large bowl of broth 

filled with dumplings, egg, mushrooms, peppers, 

onions and other vegetables. 

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

order) features deep-fried chicken nuggets glazed in 

a Korean chilli sauce. Photos by Eric DeGrechie/22nd 

Century Media 

growing up in the southernmost 

reaches of South 

Korea with 10 siblings. 

Keum said she has taken 

those recipes and “Americanized” 

them slightly as a 

way to introduce customers 

to Korean cuisine. 

The menu also features 

a few options for those 

looking to sample some of 

the more exotic dishes of 

Korea, such as the seafood 

udon and spicy rice cakes. 

While many of the dishes 

— like bibimbap and 

ramen — have rustic roots, 

some have much more regal 

backgrounds, like the 

Korean BBQ bulgogi, a 

dish once reserved for Korean 

royalty and special 

events. 

“I see ourselves as a tour 

guide for Korean culture,” 

Daniel said, alluding to the 

wide range of dishes featured 

on the menu. 

The interior of Gangnam 

Ramen also offers diners a 

dichotomy between traditional 

and modern, with 

one side of the restaurant 

featuring muted tones and 

marble tables and the other 

side bursting with colors 

and more modern wooden 

tabletops. 

Keum and Daniel recently 

took a group of 

22nd Century Media editors 

on their tour of Korean 

cuisine via some of the 

most popular dishes. 

The experience started 

with an order of Gangnam 

Ramen’s Korean fried 

chicken ($10 for a large order), 

which features deepfried 

chicken nuggets 

glazed in a Korean chilli 

sauce, and an order of the 

Korean BBQ fries ($8.50), 

a serving of French fries 

topped with marinated ribeye 

beef, sour cream sauce, 

scallions and housemade 

Korean barbecue sauce. 

We also sampled the 

fried dumplings ($8 for 

eight dumplings), a staple 

of many Asian restaurants. 

Next, the Ahn family 

served us dumpling ramen 

($10.50), a large bowl of 

broth filled with dumplings, 

egg, mushrooms, 

peppers, onions and other 

vegetables. Keum simmers 

chicken bones for 48 hours 

to give the broth its depth 

of flavor, though the restaurant 

also offers a vegetarian 

ramen option. 

Gangnam Ramen’s beef 

bibimbap ($12 with hot 

stone bowl) is a gourmet 

take on a dish that was 

born out of necessity. Historically, 

bibimbap was 

a way for families to use 

up leftover vegetables and 

meats, but Gangnam Ramen’s 

dish uses only the 

finest ingredients, he said. 

The beef bibimbap is 

served atop rice in a hot 

stone bowl and topped 

with bean sprouts, squash, 

bok choy, cabbage, carrot 

and mushroom, with 

a fried egg placed in the 

center. The hot stone bowl 

is meant to act like a skillet 

to slightly cook some of 

the vegetables as they’re 

mixed in with the rice, 

Daniel said. 

To finish off our feast, 

we sampled the Korean 

BBQ bulgogi ($16), a dish 

of thinly sliced ribeye beef 

marinated and sauteed 

with mushrooms, carrots, 

onions, scallions and broccoli, 

and served with sides 

of rice and kimchi. 

Gangnam Ramen also 

has some authentic Korean 

snacks to give diners “a 

glimpse of the culture that 

they can’t get anywhere 

else,” Daniel said. 

“Some of the snacks that 

I grew up with, some of 

the popsicles that I grew 

up eating and enjoying, I 

wanted them to experience 

that as well so they get a 

little bit of a fuller experience, 

beyond the Korean 

dishes,” he said.

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Sale 

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK 

COUNTY, ILLINOIS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHAN- 

CERY DIVISION 

JORDAN CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC 

Plaintiff, 

-v.- 

PULSE USA, INC., AN ILLINOIS 

CORPORATION, TERRICO ENTER- 

PRISES INC., ANANDA 

SUMANADASA, SAVITHRI SU- 

MANADASA, PANDAV ENTER- 

PRISES INC., MIDLAND TRUST 

COMPANY AS CUSTODIAN FBO 

JAI HARPALANI #1705252, THE IRA 

CLUB F/B/O KRISTINA 

WALDEN, IRA 2000338, LAURA 

CONSTANS, THE IRA CLUB F/B/O 

CHRIS ACTIS, IRA 2000339, 

THE CITY OF CHICAGO, UN- 

KNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RE- 

CORD CLAIMANTS, RORY FLOT 

Defendants 

2018 CH 11216 

428 BEVERLY DRIVE 

WILMETTE, IL 60091 

NOTICE OF SALE 

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 

that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure 

and Sale entered in the above cause 

on July 31, 2019, an agent for The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 

AM on September 5, 2019, at The Judicial 

Sales Corporation, One South 

Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, 

sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, 

as set forth below, the following described 

real estate: 

Commonly known as 428 BEVERLY 

DRIVE, WILMETTE, IL 60091 

Property Index No. 05-32-312-013-0000 

The real estate is improved with a single 

family residence. 

The judgment amount was $397,584.67. 

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid 

by certified funds at the close of the sale 

payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 

No third party checks will be accepted. 

The balance, including the Judicial 

Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential 

Property Municipality Relief 

Fund, which is calculated on residential 

real estate at the rate of $1 for each 

$1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount 

paid by the purchaser not to exceed 

$300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, 

is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No 

fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring 

the residential real estate pursuant 

to its credit bid at the sale or by any 

mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other 

lienor acquiring the residential real estate 

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34 | August 22, 2019 | The wilmette beacon SPORTS 


Athlete of the Week 

10 Questions 

with Caroline Smith 

The Loyola junior is a 

member of both the girls 

lacrosse and hockey teams 

Do you have any 

superstitions before, 

during or after a 

game? 

I always have to tape my 

stick and put wax on it before 

each game. Also when 

I am getting dressed I tape 

the top of my shin pads before 

taping the bottom. 

What’s one item on 

your bucket list? 

I want to go shark diving 

without cages in Australia. 

What’s one thing 

people don’t know 

about you? 

I don’t have any depth 

perception in my eyes so 

I can’t see how far stuff is 

and I can’t see the 3D in 

3D movies. 

What’s the best part 

about being a Loyola 

athlete? 

The best part about being 

an athlete at Loyola 

is getting to see all of my 

teammates in my classes 

and at school. 

If you could play 

another sport, what 

would you play? 

(other than lacrosse as 

well) 

I would play field hockey 

because when I was 

younger I used to play it. I 

played until I was a freshman 

and stopped so I could 

focus more on lacrosse and 

hockey. I really loved field 

hockey and wish I still 

played it sometimes. 

What’s the hardest 

part about hockey? 

The hardest part about 

hockey is being able to see 

the ice and make decisions 

in a fraction of a second. 

So many things are going 

on around you at once. 

What’s been your 

favorite moment at 

Loyola? 

My favorite moment at 

Loyola was sweeping NT 

in the Quad freshman year. 

What’s the best part 

about hockey? 

The best part about 


hockey is how close all of 

my teammates are to each 

other. Hockey has created 

a second family for me. 

If you could have a 

superpower, what 

would it be? 

I would want to have the 

superpower of teleportation. 

I would be able to go 

anywhere in the world in 

a second and I think that 

would be very cool. 

If you won the lottery, 

what would you do 

with the money? 

I would invest some 

off it and then buy a blue 

McLaren 570s Car. I 

would also donate some of 

the money to a dog shelter 

or animal charity. 

Interview by Sports Editor 

Michael Wojtychiw 

The Varsity: North Shore Podcast 

Guys recap first golf action of the season 

Staff Report 

In this week’s episode 

of The Varsity: North 

Shore, the only podcast 

focused on North Shore 

sports, hosts Michal 

Dwojak, Nick Frazier 

and Michael Wojtychiw 

recap the first fall action 

of the new school year by 

recapping some boys golf 

in the first period, hear 

from Glenbrook North 

boys golf coach Justin 

Gerbich and recap some 

girls golf in the third period. 

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fense, meaning they will 

play two setters on the 

court. Although it’s not 

something the team has 

had to have recently done, 

Hsieh has done it in the 

past. 

Those setters will have 

seasoned hitters around 

them, though. Bodman and 

Flood return at the middle 

and outside hitter positions, 

respectively, while 

some other hitters, like 

middle hitter Jane Dean 

and outside hitter Grace 

Magner will look to make 

an impact. 

Playing with those nowgraduated 

seniors the past 

two seasons helped prepare 

Bodman for her senior 

season. 

“They taught me so 

many lessons, but to be a 

good leader, you need to 

be a good leader on the 

bench, a good leader on 

the court, off the court, in 

school.” she said. “You 

have to be a good role 

model for the younger kids 

and make sure they realize 

you’re not just a leader, 

you’re also their friend. 

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First Period 

The three hosts recap 

their first action of the 

2019-20 school year with 

some boys golf competition. 

Second Period 

Our hosts hear from 

They can be a leader too, 

so it’s more reciprocate so 

that know they’re supported 

in what they do.” 

Hsieh said that one nice 

thing about this year’s 

squad is its versatility. 

Middle hitters are able to 

play on the right side, 

right-side hitters can move 

to the outside hitter position, 

something that will 

allow the team to give 

opponents different looks 

Gerbich about what 

he’s looking forward 

to this season with the 

Spartans. 

Third Period 

The three move on to 

girls golf and talk about 

some things they noticed 

after the first few invites. 

neW TRIER GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SHEDULE 

Date Opponent Time 

Aug. 26 host Libertyville 6 p.m. 

Aug. 30 at Lyons Quad 5 p.m. 

Sept. 6-7 host Invite 5 p.m./9 a.m. 

Sept. 11 host Loyola 6 p.m. 

Sept. 13 at Mundelein 6 p.m. 

Sept. 17 at Niles West 6 p.m. 

Sept. 19 host Glenbrook South 6 p.m. 

Sept. 23 host Lake Forest 6 p.m. 

Sept. 24 host Glenbrook North 6 p.m. 

Sept. 26 at Evanston 6 p.m. 

Oct. 2 host Maine South 6 p.m. 

Oct. 4-5 at ASICS Challenge TBA 

Oct. 7 host Niles West 6 p.m. 

Oct. 11-12 at Discovery Invite TBA 

Oct. 15 at Glenbrook South 6 p.m. 

Oct. 17 at Glenbrook North 6 p.m. 

Oct. 21 host Evanston 6 p.m. 

Oct. 23 at Maine South 6 p.m. 

Oct. 26 at Lyons Invite 9 a.m. 

throughout matches. 

Last year’s ending and 

the graduation on four 

NCAA Division I recruits 

hasn’t changed one thing 

though: its expectations. 

“I think the girls are 

ready to surprise some 

people and prove what they 

can do,” Hsieh said. “We’ll 

be overlooked for a while, 

but they’re hardworking 

and ready to play.”

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From the sports intern 

Looking back on a memorable internship with The Wilmette Beacon 

drew Favakeh 

Sports Intern 

When I first 

started at 22nd 

Century Media, 

I expected to be doing 

typical intern’s grunt 

work. Answer phone 

calls, grab a coffee or 

two, maybe write the occasional 

game recap. 

Sure, I did write some 

game recaps, especially 

in the beginning with 

lacrosse season coming to 

an end. But by the end of 

my internship, I refined 

my writing skills tremendously. 

I was writing 2-4 

feature stories per week 

and generally learning 

on the fly, just as I had 

wanted to when I applied 

to intern at 22nd Century 

Media. 

But in many ways, it 

was way more than I expected. 

When Lake Forest 

Leader editor Alyssa Groh 

left for another job, Nick 

Frazier worked double 

duty until a new editor 

arrived three weeks later. 

You’d be hard-pressed 

to find Nick without 

bags under his eyes or 

sweat seeping through 

his shirt. Needless to say, 

he worked tremendously 

hard and even still, his 

content was impressive. 

Alyssa’s departure also 

meant I had to cover for 

Nick at times. I had to 

write even more feature 

stories and I’m not 

going to lie, I struggled 

sometimes. I am the first 

to admit that I struggle 

with deadlines. But with 

Nick’s help, I improved 

in that aspect. He would 

constantly remind me 

via text or in person, that 

he needed stories a few 

days early. For that, I am 

grateful. 

I am grateful for all the 

sports editors’ help this 

year; Northbrook Tower 

and Glenview Lantern 

sports editor, Michal 

Dwojak and Wilmette 

Beacon, Glencoe Anchor 

and Winnetka Current 

sports editor, Michael 

Wojtychiw, too. Michael 

Wojtychiw taught me 

to find the focus of the 

“Above all, I couldn’t have done 

it without you, the reader.” 

—Drew Favakeh on his summer internship 

with 22nd Century Media 

story and Michal Dowjak, 

to cut unnecessary 

words. I would also like 

to thank Eric DeGrechie 

and Megan Bernard, both 

of whom helped me land 

this internship in the first 

place. 

With their help, I was 

able to cover sports 

stories across the north 

shore. My goal at the 

beginning was to show 

the human aspect of an 

athletes’ life. Confidently, 

I can say I succeeded in 

doing so. 

I wrote about Princeton 

University and New Trier 

alumnus Steven Cook, 

who quit professional 

basketball to volunteer in 

Uganda, Baylor University 

sophomore and 

Highland Park alumna, 

soccer player Giuliana 

Cunningham, who overcame 

anemia to have a 

great freshman season, 

and Princeton junior and 

Highland Park alumnus 

Levy Nathan, who 

had shingles but ended 

the swimming season 

and school year strong. 

And those are just a few 

people I met. 

In writing and reporting 

for 22nd Century Media, 

I found that I still have a 

passion for doing such. 

Next semester, I begin 

a sports editor internship 

at the IndyStar and 

my second year at the 

Butler Collegian. Before, 

I wasn’t sure I was 

prepared, but with this opportunity, 

I can now say I 

am fully prepared. 

Above all, I couldn’t 

have done it without you, 

the reader. Thank you for 

taking this trip with me, 

through all the ups and 

downs. It will be exciting 

to read all the 22nd Century 

Media crew has to 

offer while I’m in college, 

at Butler University. 

In the meantime, keep 

reading, who knows who 

you might meet. 


Collum chosen to take over Loyola wrestling program 


Sports Editor 

After spending his entire 

wrestling coaching career 

at public schools, Matthew 

Collum thought it was time 

for a change; he decided to 

go into the private school 

ranks at his next coaching 

stop. 

Collum made the change 

after accepting the Loyola 

Academy head coaching 

position last month. 

“It kind of intrigued me 

being a private school, that 

I could grab kids from all 

sorts of different places,” 

Collum said. 

Although he’ll be new 

to the North Shore, Collum 

isn’t new to the Illinois 

wrestling scene. 

The Chicago-area native 

went to Neuqua Valley 

High School in Naperville, 

where he was a three-time 

state placer, including a 

state title in 2004, a season 

in which he went undefeated. 

Collum, who’s wrestled 

for 28 years, was also a 

two-time Fargo All-American 

Fargo finalist, senior 

national champion in high 

school, a National Junior 

College Athletic Association 

national champ and a 

two-time NAIA All-American. 

He also still wrestles 

to this day at the senior 

level. 

Still competing is something 

that he feels he uses 

to his advantage. 

“I think it does (help),” 

he said. “I still get those 

emotions, those nervous 

feelings before matches 

that I know the kids feel. 

And I’ve been doing it for 

my whole life. So, I think 

that that’s kind of important 

to know how they feel 

out there. 

“And to keep up with 

kind of the current techniques 

in wrestling, you 

know, the basics always 

stay the same. But there’s 

a few different things that 

are always evolving year 

to year. So I think that 

helps me. And I could figure 

out what skills work, 

what skills may not work 

so much. Actually being 

able to do them and show 

them that things work.” 

Prior to coming to be an 

assistant coach at Neuqua 

Valley last season, Collum 

spent eight years in Missouri 

at Timberland High 

School, four years as an 

assistant coach as well as 

four years as a head coach. 

Even though it’s still 

the sport of wrestling, he’s 

seen some differences between 

Illinois and Missouri 

wrestling. 

“As far as like stylistically, 

Illinois is typically 

more of a physical style 

of wrestling and Missouri 

is kind of a more of 

a skills and scrambles,” 

Collum said. “Whereas 

Illinois is more physical 

and more basic, so that 

would probably be the 

biggest difference. Then 

obviously Illinois has a 

lot more wrestlers than 

Missouri does. Missouri 

is a great wrestling state. 

And they’re getting better. 

Right now Illinois is the 

top.” 

Loyola’s wrestling program 

has had a bit of an 

issue getting athletes to 

come out for the sport as 

of late. That’s something 

Collum wants to make 

sure improves this season 

and next. If the Ramblers 

can do that, he feels like 

they can make a quick rise. 

“We need to get more 

kids and we need to work 

hard and we need to win, 

Loyola coach Matt 

Collum. Photo submitted 

basically,” he said. “We 

need to win. And that’s going 

to take work. But its 

going to happen if the kids 

put forth the effort, and we 

can more kids in, it’ll happen.”



Girls volleyball 


New-look Trevians look to use depth as recipe for success 


Sports Editor 

The 2018 season didn’t 

exactly end the way the 

New Trier girls volleyball 

program had hoped it 

would. 

Returning six starters, 

including five seniors and 

three-year varsity players, 

the Trevians were hoping 

to replicate 2017’s success 

that saw them win a 

sectional title and go one 

step further by winning the 

supersectional and making 

a trip downstate. 

That, however, wasn’t in 

the cards, as Fremd upset 

New Trier in the sectional 

semifinal, ending the 

team’s season earlier that 

it had hoped. 

“After you lose a game 

like that, you feel like you 

have regrets right away,” 

middle hitter Maggie Bodman 

said. “But we took 

that into the offseason and 

I know everyone worked 

so hard to prepare for this 

season. It was hard to let 

go of the seniors like that, 

but you have to learn how 

to lose and that’s sometimes 

how it works.” 

That loss made the team 

hungrier. 

Losing that type of experience 

would make one 

think that this might be a 

reloading year for the Trevians. 

That thought would 

be wrong because even 

though that experience is 

back, the 2019 Trevians 

feature 10 returnees from 

last year’s squad, led by 

Bodman and Cat Flood. 

“To have this many returners 

is great,” outside 

hitter Katie Merk, a team 

captain, said. “Having 

this many returners really 

helps with the competitveness 

on the floor. I’m really 

excited to see what the 

season has to bring.” 

Each year, the New Trier 

coaching staff meets and 

picks a team slogan, one 

which has a special meaning 

to that year’s squad. 

This year’s slogan? 212 

degrees. 

Water is hot at 211 degrees, 

but boils at 212. 

The extra degree is a reminder 

for the team to go 

that extra degree, that extra 

mile and strive for all their 

goals because the margin 

of victory can be so small. 

“We picked the slogan 

because I think the girls 

have already embodied 

that,” the coach said. 

Maggie Bodman will be a key member of the 2019 New 

trier volleyball team. 22nd Century Media File Photo 

“They’ve pushed themselves 

individually as 

much as they can to get 

where they are and I think 

we’re going to be able to 

do that as a team.” 

Last year’s Trevians 

featured a team with considerable 

size, including a 

setter, Payton Hielscher, 

who stood 6-foot-1-inches 

tall. While the team won’t 

have as much size, it will 

be one of the scrappier 

ones that Hsieh has had. 

“I’m really excited 

about this group,” she 

said. “They’re willing and 

eager to learn. We had a 

great first practice, one of 

the greatest first practices 

based on the level of in- 

2019 New Trier Girls 

Volleyball Roster 

Sadie Bard 

Maggie Bodman 

Cece Burns 

Emma Cortina 

Jane Dean 

Cat Flood 

Ava Kutilek 

Grace Magner 

Stephanie Mayer 

Rose McDermott 

LuLu McShane 

Katie Merk 

Nicole Schmidt 

Britt Soudan 

Tierney Tatosian 

tensity and how hard they 

push themselves.” 

After primarily playing 

a 5-1 offense, the Trevians 

will transition to a 6-2 of- 

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is what you want, then go 

do it.” 

Origin Story: Friendships 

and Basketball 

In the first basketball 

game he played with his 

dad, Sam sat in the corner 

of the gym with the ball, refusing 

to move, much less 

dribble, shoot or pass. 

Rich Silverstein, who 

has two other sons, rushed 

home and told his wife: 

“This one is not going to be 

the athlete.” 

By the third or fourth 

grade, when he played with 

friends, Silverstein started 

to love basketball. 

Through playing basketball, 

he made countless 

friendships, but once the 

wrist injuries befell Silverstein, 

he needed friendship 

more than ever. 

Rising senior John Carragher, 

who has suffered 

multiple hand injuries 

throughout his high school 

career, helped Silverstein 

with his mental recovery. 

Carragher fed him advice 

of the sort: “Just be patient. 

Look, it’s going to take 

time. You don’t want to 

rush back. It’s going to take 

some time to regain confidence. 

Work hard at your 

rehab and everything’s going 

to work out.” 

Silverstein received support 

from not only those 

close to him but also from 

strangers. 

He heard from Evanston 

basketball coach Mike Ellis, 

Loyola coach Tom Livatino, 

former New Trier 

coach Rick Malnati. Even 

those who had been, to Silverstein’s 

surprise, following 

his career such as former 

Michigan and Purdue 

point guard Spike Albrecht 

and Chicago Bulls Tribune 

reporter K.C. Johnson. 

“He had heard from 

people he has never met 

before, but who must have 

been following him,” Rich 

Silverstein said. “That level 

of support was absolutely 

amazing. From New Trier, 

from the basketball community, 

was so great.” 

Division One 

When Fundamental U 

coach Mike Weinstein 

met Sam Silverstein, he 

was there to watch Silverstein’s 

teammates, Spencer 

Boehm, and Andrew Kirkpatrick. 

Back then, when his 

curly hair dropped down to 

his shoulders, Silverstein 

hadn’t yet filled out his 

6-foot-2 frame. At the time, 

Boehm and Kirkpatrick 

were starters, while Silverstein 

came off the bench. 

But Weinstein saw enough 

to offer Silverstein a spot 

for the upcoming spring. 

“‘I kinda like this kid Silverstein,” 

Weinstein said at 

the time. “He didn’t play a 

ton, but both families, the 

Boehm’s and Kirkpatrick’s, 

spoke so highly of him. I 

liked him, he had high academics, 

he’s my kind of kid, 

he’ll have a chance to be a 

Division Three-player because 

he has good grades.” 

Even Weinstein didn’t 

expect Silverstein to be an 

NCAA Division I player. 

But Silverstein expected 

nothing less: 

“A goal of mine has always 

been to play Division 

One basketball, play at the 

highest level,” Silverstein 

said. 

Late Bloomer 

Every fall since his freshman 

year of high school, 

Sam Silverstein sits down 

with his parents, who tell 

him, in short: “We will hold 

you accountable.” 

“With Sam, we made it 

very clear to Sam that this 

was never about his parents,” 

his dad said. “This is 

not what we’re doing. This 

is up to you, whether or not 

you want to do this. You’re 

not doing it because mom or 

dad are pushing you into it.” 

This is the first fall Silverstein 

won’t have that 

talk. He’s ready to let go of 

it, for he’s improved leaps 

and bounds since the start 

of his basketball career. 

After Brian Conaghan 

and Andrew Kirkpatrick, 

both of whom shared point 

guard duties during Silverstein’s 

junior season, graduated, 

it was Silverstein’s 

turn. Armed with a year of 

point guard experience under 

his belt as a sophomore, 

he was prepared. He averaged 

11 points. 

The summer going into 

his sophomore season, Silverstein 

had his biggest 

breakthrough. It was that 

season Fricke used as evidence 

when speaking to Silverstein 

after his junior season. 

He wanted Silverstein 

to play point guard. Silverstein 

simply wanted to do 

whatever it took to win. 

“He’s always been a 

team guy where he’ll give 

up points for himself to 

make the team better,” 

Fricke said. “Which is a 

perfect formula for someone 

running the point.” 

When Silverstein 

stepped foot onto New Trier’s 

campus, he was 5-foot- 

8-inches tall. Now, he’s 

6-foot-6. This time, helping 

the team means being the 

swiss army knife on both 

sides of the ball. 

If one thing’s for sure, 

Sam Silverstein will dunk 

again. 

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Trevian varsity 

athletics 

Field hockey 

■Aug. ■ 24 - host Glenbrook 

South (Invite), 1:30 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 24 - host Lake 

Forest (Invite), 2:15 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 24 - host Glenbard 

West (Invite), 3 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 27 - host Elgin 

Academy, 6:15 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 29 - at Evanston, 

6:15 p.m. 

Boys golf 

■Aug. ■ 22 - at Woodstock 

Invite (at Bull Valley Golf 

Course), 1 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 24 - at CSL 

Showcase (at Lake Bluff 

Golf Club), TBD 

■Aug. ■ 24 - at Prospect (at 

Mt. Prospect Golf course), 

1 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 26 - at Buffalo Grove 

Invite (at Inverness Golf 

Club), 2 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 26 - at Conway 

Farms Invite (at Conway 

Farms Golf Club), 2 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 29 - host Deerfield, 

Glenbrook North, Niles 

North (at Winnetka Park 

District Golf Course), 4 p.m. 

Girls golf 

■Aug. ■ 23 - at Vernon 

Hills (at Vernon Hills Golf 

Course), 4 p.m. 




■Aug. ■ 27 - at Lake Forest 

(at Deerpath Golf Course), 

4 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 28 - at Evanston (at 

Canal Shores Golf Course), 

4 p.m. 

Boys soccer 

■Aug. ■ 26 - host Fremd, 7 

p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 29 - at York, 7 p.m. 


■Aug. ■ 26 - host Libertyville, 

6 p.m. 

Rambler varsity 

athletics 

Field hockey 

■Aug. ■ 24 - host Play Day, 

10 a.m. 

■Aug. ■ 26 - host Highland 

Park, 6:15 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 28 - at Antioch, 6:15 

p.m. 

Boys golf 

■Aug. ■ 24 - at Warren Invite 

(at Bittersweet Golf Club), 

1 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 24 - at St. Viator 

Invite (at Old Orchard 

Country Club), 1:30 p.m. 




Girls golf 

■Aug. ■ 24 - at York Invite (at 

Sugar Creek Golf course), 

7 a.m. 




■Aug. ■ 28 - host St. ignatius 

(at Glencoe Golf Course), 

4:15 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 29 - host 

Resurrection (at Glencoe 

Golf Course), 4:15 p.m. 

Boys soccer 

■Aug. ■ 26 - host York, 5:30 

p.m. 

Girls tennis 

■Aug. ■ 22 - at Lake Forest, 

4:45 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 26 - host Libertyville, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 28 - host Glenbrook 

North, 4:30 p.m. 


■Aug. ■ 27 - at Lane, 6 p.m. 

Panther varsity 

athletics 

Girls golf 

■Aug. ■ 22 - host Evanston 

(at Glenview Prairie Club), 

4:45 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 29 - at Mother 

McAuley (at Meadows Golf 

Course), 5:15 p.m. 

Girls swimming 

■Aug. ■ 27 - vs. Resurrection 

(at St. Patrick), 6 p.m. 

Girls tennis 

■Aug. ■ 22 - host Maine 

West, 4:30 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 24 - at Niles West 

Quad, 9 a.m. 

■Aug. ■ 27 - at Ridgewood, 

4:30 p.m. 


■Aug. ■ 27 - at Northside, 

6 p.m. 

Raider varsity 

athletics 

Girls field hockey 

■Aug. ■ 26 - host Antioch, 

4:30 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 27 - at Naperville 

North, 4:30 p.m. 

Boys golf 

■Aug. ■ 22 - host U-High (at 

Sportsman’s Country Club), 

10 a.m. 

■Aug. ■ 24 - at St. Viator 

Invite (at Old Orchard 

Country Club), 1:30 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 27 - host Elgin 

Academy (at Merit Club), 4 

p.m. 

Boys soccer 

■Aug. ■ 26 - host Christian 

Liberty, 4:30 p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 28 - host Senn, 4:30 

p.m. 

■Aug. ■ 29 - host Guerin, 

4:30 p.m. 


■Aug. ■ 26 - at Holy Trinity, 

6 p.m. 


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One of the Wilmette 

Park District Co-ed softball 

teams, No Mercy, 

had an exciting Aug. 9. 

Ranked third going into 

the playoffs, anything can 

happen. No Mercy first 

played the Willbillies and 

won 20-0. Then came a 

game against Good Times. 

No Mercy scored a run in 

the top of the first inning 

and Good Times followed 

with four runs in the bottom. 

No Mercy slowly 

caught up and led 5-4 in 

the bottom of the seventh. 

Good Times tied it up and 

the game went into extra 

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innings. Three innings 

later, No Mercy got four 

runs and held onto it to 

win the game 9-5. Game 

three against long-winning 

champions, Charlie’s 

Angels, started with No 

Mercy getting seven runs 

in one inning. and held on 

to that lead to win 10-3. 

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Silverstein’s hard work pays off with Harvard opportunity 

Drew Favakeh, Sports Intern 

Sam Silverstein rolled 

over and saw his mangled 

wrists. He fainted. 

On Feb. 8, in a game 

against Niles North, Silverstein 

tried to dunk over 

a defender. The defender 

had different plans, trying 

for the block and in doing 

so, undercutting Silverstein. 

The ball lodged 

between the rim and the 

backboard as Silverstein 

flipped. Silverstein caught 

his fall with both wrists. 

The next thing Silverstein 

remembers hearing 

came from the doctors 

who surrounded him in 

his hospital bed: “There’s 

no way you’re coming 

back.” 

After breaking both his 

wrists, Silverstein’s season 

ended. And so did New 

Trier’s. Ending the season 

23-7, the Trevians were 

1-4 without Silverstein. 

After losing to Evanston 

in the sectional final last 

season, he told his peers: 

“Next year, we’re gonna 

do this thing.” After losing 

to Schaumburg in the regional 

final, tears streamed 

down Silverstein’s face. 

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Thirteen weeks later, in 

his first game back from the 

wrist injuries, Silverstein 

went up for a dunk. 

Silverstein convinced 

Fundamental U coach, 

Mike Weinstein, that he 

could play in the Under 

Armour circuit in Kansas 

City. Weinstein agreed on 

the condition that he play 

in three-minute intervals. 

With Silverstein struggling 

and the team down 

20, he decided to try a 

dunk. 

“My first game back, I 

was feeling good coming 

in,” Silverstein said. “The 

guy was a little shorter than 

me, but he jumped. So I 

saw the opportunity and I 

was like ‘alright, I’ll go for 

it.’” 

Since getting injured, 

one would think he would 

have been more tentative. 

Silverstein, though, is the 

opposite — he’s been even 

more aggressive. In his 

first two workouts with his 

trainer (and Loyola Academy 

assistant) Aaron Hamilton, 

he steered clear from 

the rim and ball-handling 

drills, but after that, Silverstein 

was back in business. 

New Trier alumnus Sam Silverstein will play at Harvard 

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“After his wrist injuries, 

he was more athletic,” 

Hamilton said. “It had no 

ill-effects. He’s going to 

the basket as hard as he was 

before.” 

Last season, Silverstein 

worked out with Hamilton 

at Highcrest Middle 

School. For 60 seconds 

straight, Hamilton would 

have Silverstein repeat 

standing dunks. 

One morning, Silverstein 

participated in one of those 

training sessions. That 

night, in Loyola’s summer 

league, New Trier played 

on a court next to Loyola. 

Hamilton saw Silverstein 

dunk on a 6-foot-8-inch’ 

Whitney Young player. Silverstein 

nodded his head 

at Hamilton as if to simultaneously 

thank and warn 

him. 

This summer, Hamilton 

has Silverstein training 

outdoors. Where most 

competitors get trained in 

air-conditioned gyms, the 

muggy Chicago summer 

forges Silverstein’s mental 

toughness. In the mornings, 

Silverstein runs hills 

at Mount Trashmore and 

Glencoe Beach. 

“I wanna go out and 

dominate every court that 

I’m on,” he said. “I want 

to be the best player on the 

floor. I want to win games 

however I can help my 

team win is really what’s 

most important to me. 

Running the hill, being in 

the best shape possible at 

the most basic level, that’s 

what it takes.” 

Harvard University it is 

Until December 31, Silverstein 

was committed to 

a Division Three school. 

In the Pontiac Christmas 

Tournament, New Trier 

played Curie on December 

28. That game, the Trevians 

lost 61-40 and while 

they had 22 turnovers, Silverstein 

accounted for zero. 

After the game, he told 

his dad: “I can play against 

these guys.” 

So he re-opened his recruitment. 

That’s when Mike Weinstein 

advised Silverstein to 

go the prep-school route. 

Though Weinstein had 

known the coach at Northfield 

Mount-Hermon for 

over 20 years, he outlined 

multiple options. Silverstein 

had also garnered 

interest from some Ivy and 

Patriot League schools, including 

Bucknell, which 

he had visited in March. 

In June, Harvard’s recruiting 

staff got in contact 

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truth was, Harvard did its 

due diligence on Silverstein 

two months before 

— when they asked New 

Trier coach Scott Fricke, 

assistant coaches, opposing 

coaches, and college 

coaches about Silverstein. 

On an official visit to 

Cambridge, Silverstein received 

an offer from head 

coach Tommy Amaker and 

his staff. In a 45-minute 

conversation, Silverstein 

listened to Amaker talk 

about his fit at Harvard. 

Amaker told him he’d be 

position-less and showed 

a video of last year’s team, 

mainly participating in 

volunteer work. 

“I was really impressed, I 

was blown away that it was 

just more than basketball,” 

Silverstein said. “Coach 

Amaker and the staff teach 

everyone on the team: it’s a 

great opportunity that you 

have at Harvard and you 

have to take advantage of 

everything that’s presented 

to you.” 

Silverstein and his dad 

walked out of the meeting 

to phone Sam’s mother, 

who told him: “Sam, if this 

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GOING PLACES 


Former Loyola student Nolan bringing juniors experience to Merrimack 

22nd Century Media FILE PHOTO 

1st-and-3 

THREE FALL TEAMS TO 

WATCH 

1. Loyola girls 

volleyball (above). 

Loyola won its first 

sectional in three 

years last season. 

They’ll look to 

repeat behind 

a handful of 

returnees, as well 

as players from 

an undefeated JV 

squad last year. 

2. New Trier girls 

golf. The Trevs 

took fourth in 

state behind 

Penelope Tir’s 

fourth-place 

finish. Tir’s sister 

Audrey will lead 

the squad in 

2019. 

3. New Trier boys 

soccer. The 

Trevians will look 

for their fourth 

regional title in a 

row. 

Nick Frazier 

Contributing Sports Editor 

There were points during 

his time at Lake Forest 

Academy that Ryan Nolan 

wasn’t sure he could stick 

it in NCAA Division I 

hockey. 

Nolan scored 19 points 

in his first season with the 

Caxys, then upped that 

number to 22 his senior 

year. The Winnetka native 

transferred to LFA 

after two season at Loyola 

Academy. 

The collegiate potential 

was there, but Nolan still 

had doubts about whether 

he could make it to that 

level. That’s why he ended 

up joining the Victoria 

Grizzlies, a junior team 

in the British Columbia 

Hockey League. 

“I’ve always wanted to 

play DI hockey, but there 

were moments where I 

thought I wasn’t going to 

be able to,” Nolan said. 

“Taking a leap in juniors 

was an important decision 

for me. At that point, I 

could have gone to school, 

but I put in two extra years 

and I went out on my own 

for it and it ended up pretty 

well.” 

His time with the Grizzlies 

went so well, in 

fact, that Nolan earned a 

scholarship to Merrimack 

College, a small school located 

in Masschusetts. The 

Warriors compete in the 

Hockey East, one of the 

most difficult conferences 

in all of hockey. 

Nolan, a 6-foot-1-inch, 

180-pound playmaker, is 

one of 16 freshmen on this 

year’s Merrimack roster. 

With a second-year head 

coach in Scott Borek, the 

Warriors are undergoing 

a full rebuild. Nolan says 

he was eager to be one of 

the guys to help renovate 

the program’s culture and 

identity. 

“They had just cut a 

bunch of guys and brought 

in a new coach, they wanted 

to build up a new program,” 

Nolan said. “I met 

with the coach and he explained 

that he was recruiting 

a bunch of guys all for 

different reasons and he 

was putting a team together. 

He envisioned something 

great and I wanted 

to be a part of that rebuild, 

set a standard for the new 

program.” 

It’s common for hockey 

players to go straight to 

the junior level from high 

school to hone their skills. 

The college game features 

a much quicker pace and a 

higher level of talent that 

takes getting use to. 

Nolan, who played in 

33 games in his two seasons 

at Lake Forest Academy, 

was no different. He 

signed with the Grizzlies 

shortly after graduation, 

despite being pretty unfamiliar 

with his new surroundings. 

“It was really new to me, 

Former Loyola student Ryan Nolan will play at Merrimack. PHOtO SUBMITTED 

I didn’t know much about 

junior hockey and the 

BCHL in general,” Nolan 

said. “It was kind of like 

just shipping off to Canada 

and see what was going to 

happen.” 

Luckily for Nolan, he 

ended up becoming good 

friends with his new teammates. 

Fellow forwards 

like Alex Newhook, a 

Boston College commit 

and NHL Draft Pick, and 

Northeastern commit Riley 

Hughes helped with 

Nolan’s transition to Canada. 

The on-ice production 

took a while to blossom, as 

Nolan accumulated just 17 

points in his first season. 

In his second year, the forward 

earned more playing 

time, and it showed in his 

18 goal, 24 assists season. 

Looking back on his two 

years in Victoria, Nolan is 

thankful for the things he 

learned that he can take 

with him to New England. 

“I learned a lot from 

my coaches, and just guys 

around the league,” Nolan 

said. “It was a whole 

new pace for me, it was 

unbelievable to see players 

from a different part 

of the world and players 

that I had never even heard 

of and teams I had never 

known and just seeing all 

this amazing talent. Being 

able to compete with it 

was pretty special.” 

Being on such a young 

team at Merrimack, Nolan 

has a chance to contribute 

right away to a program 

that hasn’t enjoyed a winning 

campaign since the 

2011-12 season. He’ll use 

what he learned in Canada, 

but the LFA product is 

looking to take it one day 

at a time. 

“Personally, since it’s 

my first year I’m just hoping 

to get my feet wet and 

see how this year goes,” 

Nolan said. “Obviously 

I’m not looking to put up 

league points or be a superstar 

or anything, just 

adapting to the new speed 

and the new level of competition 

and hopefully 

taking that into my next 

year.” 

Listen Up 

“I wanna go out and dominate every court I’m 

on.” 

Sam Silverstein — New Trier graduate on his mentality 

when he steps onto the basketball court. 

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What to watch this week 

FIELD HOCKEY: Loyola and New Trier host an invite to start the 

season. 

• Loyola and New Trier host a play day with multiple 

local teams on Aug. 24. 

Index 

37 - This Week In 

34 - Athlete of the Week 

Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Michael 

Wojtychiw, m.wojtychiw@22ndcenturymedia.com.

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memories of last season, Page 35 

New Trier grad Silverstein overcomes 

injury, commits to Harvard, Page 38 

Recent New Trier alumnus Sam Silverstein dunks in a game earlier this season. He will play at Harvard following a year at prep school. Photo submitted

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