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NEWS

Take a break from holidays with Afternoon Tea

BY LIBBY ELLIOTT DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM

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n June 26, 1959, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh made their first and only official visit to Chicago - a 14hour, whirlwind trip culminating in a formal banquet hosted

by Mayor Richard Daley at The Drake Hotel.

Nearly six decades since the Queen touched down in the Windy City, The Drake is still earning mileage from her historic visit. “Come sip tea where the Queen dined in 1959,” beckons the hotel’s website. At both The Drake and Chicago’s Peninsula Hotel, traditional afternoon tea service remains a popular ritual with tourists, holiday shoppers, and area residents, who often book weeks in advance to dine in splendor on finger sandwiches, pastries and scones, accompa-

Twinkle, Twinkle Market Square Lake Forest ushers in holidays with 34th annual tree lighting event

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s an overflow crowd counted down from 10, Maryilene Blondell and her three daughters flipped the switch on Lake Forest’s Christmas tree lights, capping the city’s 34th annual holiday festival November 24 in Market Square.

Blondell stood on the platform in front of the large red switchbox with her daughters Estee Curry, a University of Colorado sophomore, Anafran Curry, a Lake Forest High School senior, and Lieselle Curry, a Deer Path Middle School fifth grader.

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The Lake Forest High School Choristers perform at the city’s 34th annual Christmas Tree Lighting event at Market Square.

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INDEX

IN THIS ISSUE SOME GIFTS ARE MEANT TO BE PLAYED WITH

[ NEWS ] 10

shop local for lingerie Chantilly Lace, considered the Cheers of the undergarment world, moves to a new location.

12 something fishy The team that brought Napolita Pizzeria to Wilmette is working on an addition to its restaurant portfolio. [ LIFESTYLE & ARTS ] 14 north shore foodie

Northbrook’s Jar Bar looks to shake up the local dining scene.

15 social scene Neighbors of Kenilworth got together to enjoy a fashion show and support the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore’s Fitting Futures outreach program. [ REAL ESTATE ] 18 open houses

Find out — complete with map — which houses you can walk through for possible purchase on the North Shore this weekend.

19 houses of the week We profile intriguing houses for sale on the North Shore.

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NEWS

Chantilly Lace, the ‘Cheers’ of lingerie, opens new store in Plaza del Lago

BY EMILY SPECTRE DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM

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ince Chantilly Lace moved from downtown Wilmette to Plaza del Lago, customers seem to be gravitating toward prettier lingerie.

“I think it is the psychology of the environment. It is just a little more fanciful,” said owner Larisa Olson.

The new space combines two storefronts to create a shop that is nearly twice as big as the previous location in downtown Wilmette. Soft pink walls, ornate chandeliers, gilded mirrors and leopard print carpeting all contribute to that fanciful ambiance.

Lyn Kaufman of Wilmette, who stopped by the store recently to pick up a gift for her mother, remarked on the spacious new layout that makes the merchandise pop. “This store is the best place in the whole town.

Besides having the best stuff, she literally changed my entire outlook,” Kaufman said.

Customer enthusiasm for Chantilly Lace is not uncommon.

It’s a store that thrives on regulars Olson calls “Chantilly Angels” in her newsletters, and on personal connections with anyone who stops in. “We are TWINKLE Continued from PG 1 Blondell and her family moved away for a while, but they returned five years ago. The opportunity to take a key role in the city’s annual celebration starting the holiday season was special.

“I feel very humbled right now,” said Blondell as she was about to light the tree. “Christmas is a beautiful time of year and we are proud to help start off the holiday season.”

Blondell and her children were handpicked for the task by Lake Forest Mayor Rob Lansing.

He said he was looking for a nice Lake Forest family and they were a good choice.

Lansing has attended nearly every tree lighting since the event began, but this was the first time he greeted the city from the podium as its mayor.

He was there with four generations of his family -- from Margaret Hart, his 95-year-old mother-in-law, to his four grandchildren.

Before the lights went on, the LFHS Choristers led the crowd

From left, Chantilly Lace owner Larisa Olson, Bella Boguslavsky, and Erika Mathews at the retailer’s new location in Plaza del Lago in Wilmette.PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

the Cheers of lingerie. I’ve had That Olson values personal people come in here because connections is clear in how she they’ve suffered a loss, and need chose to decorate the new shop’s someone to give them a hug,” four spacious dressing rooms. “I Olson said. wanted each dressing room to be in a medley of holiday music starting with “Jingle Bells” and continuing with songs like “Silent Night,” White Christmas” and more. When the choir director asked the crowd to sing along, they heeded. Standing in the crowd, it sounded like surround sound.

“He’s living the dream,” said Suzy Peterson of Lake Bluff of her son, Jesse Peterson, who was smiling and singing “Jingle Bells” along with the crowd.

“It reminds me of Whoville,” said Julia Saran of Lake Forest, referring to the fictional town from the holiday classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas” by Dr. Seuss.

Saran was there with cousins from Winnetka and Northfield, as well as with Martha Stride, a cousin and Lake Forest resident, and longtime Lake Forest friend Emma Faucher. Attending the tree lighting is an annual event for them.

“It’s great to keep up a smalltown tradition,” said Faucher.

Another institution that has been part of the tree lighting festivities for the last 27 years

are chestnuts roasted over an open fire by Ermanno Amidei, who operates Amidei Mercatio on Market Square. Three generations of the Amidei family were there too. Taking part were his son Moses Amidei and his grandson Giancarlo Amidei.

“This is a great tradition,” said Moses Amidei. “I look forward to it every year. I bring my son so he has these memories to remember and pass on.”

Activities started at 3 p.m. with crafts for children. Santa Claus arrived at 3:30 p.m., and a long line formed so youngsters could tell Santa what they wanted for Christmas. Two of the youngsters were Zoe Floriani and Ziggy Floriani, both of Lake Forest.

A Sheridan Elementary School third grader, Zoe Floriani told Santa she wanted to be surprised for Christmas.

“This is Americana, to see the tree lighting and Santa Claus in the square,” said Brian Floriani, the children’s father. “All this goes into what makes this city special. It’s important to teach the children that.”

its own little universe. I painted them different colors and named them after customers,” Olson said.

The “Sarah” is painted mint

green and very cheerful, decorated with a picture of a little girl in braids doing a handstand. The “Meghan” dressing room, painted blue, is named after a high school friend of Olson’s who helped her when she first purchased Chantilly Lace. The “Susan” is painted aqua blue after a customer who loves to sail, and who went to a New York lingerie show with Olson. “She is a tough hard worker and has so much energy,” Olson said. And finally the “Rachel” is named after a customer who is a lingerie enthusiast.

In addition to creating a warm environment, Olson laid out the shop with her customers in mind.

All of the merchandise is organized by size, which is unheard of for most boutique lingerie shops, according to Olson. “I did it because so many of our customers are in a rush,” Olson explained. “They want what they want quickly. I think that is the whole trend of retail psychology right now.”

But Olson continues to provide top-notch personal service, while giving customers the opportunity to browse the racks of bras that line the walls.

“You can shop the bras but we

know the bras. We are the magicians. We know how to make you look great,” she said.

The new storefront solves some logistical frustrations with ample parking, and it has plenty of space to show off the unique lingerie and sleepwear sourced from around the world. “I want things that no other store in the United States has,” Olson said.

More room also means Olson will be able to host trunk shows and parties. She is offering a $100 store credit to anyone who hosts a party at Chantilly Lace.

Olson continues to see the potential in everything she does, especially as an owner of a small boutique.

“We can do stuff that corporate can’t do. We can infuse a business with a sense of personality, personal experience, customer recognition. We can change the rules on a dime to match any circumstance,” Olson said.

Chantilly Lace is located in Wilmette at Plaza del Lago, 1515 Sheridan Road, shop #8 and is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and by appointment on Sunday. For more information visit www.c-lace.com.

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NEWS TEA Continued from PG 1 nied by a pot of hot, steeped tea.

Now, with a handful of North Shore establishments getting in on the act, local anglophiles can partake in the great British tradition of afternoon tea without ever trekking downtown.

At Lake Forest’s newly renovated Deer Path Inn - built in 1929 to resemble an English manor estate - formal afternoon tea, priced at $45 for adults and $27 for children, is served on fine Wedgewood china in the hotel’s elegant English Room, Tuesday through Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. Taking great care to create an authentic afternoon tea experience for guests, Deer Path Inn General Manager Matthew Barba consulted with British Master of Tea Malcolm Ferris-Lay. As per tradition, scones should be served warm, and only after tea and sandwiches are brought to the table.

Adding lemon and honey to tea – a custom often favored by Americans – is anathema to most Brits.

“According to Malcolm, one should never ruin the flavor profile of tea with something acidic, like lemon,” said Barba.

The Deer Path Inn has also added unique touches to its

afternoon tea service, including a complimentary glass of prosecco, a menu of the hotel’s own in-house blended teas and fruit infusions, as well as seasonally inspired petit fours, homemade jam, lemon curd, and sweet cream served with scones from Bamford Bakery in Highwood.

Artfully cut cucumber, ham and lobster-filled finger sandwiches are served on an elegant, three-tiered serving tray.

“Afternoon tea is more about the theater of it all,” said Barba.

“We want to keep those traditions alive.”

But traditional afternoon tea doesn’t have to be posh; many country pubs in the UK and Ireland serve tea, sandwiches, and scones in more casual surroundings. At the Celtic Knot, a homey Irish pub on Church Street in Evanston, “Moira’s Afternoon Tea,” has been served every Wednesday and Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. since April 16, 2005.

“We named it after my beautiful mother-in-law, Moira, after she passed away in 1988 at age 80,” said owner Liz Breslin. “Our first tea service was on her birthday.”

Along with fresh, homemade scones, The Celtic Knot serves A variety of tasty options await patrons of the Afternoon Tea traditional finger sandwiches, service at the Deer Path Inn. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER mini-tarts and desserts with a

pot of fresh tea for $19, or $12 for children. The Celtic Knot experience, said Breslin, is not meant to be fancy.

“When people think of afternoon tea, they think of a place like The Drake,” said Breslin. “We like to remind our customers that they’re still in a pub. Wear your jeans. Bring your kids.”

For do-it yourselfers, The Irish Connoisseur gift shop on Waukegan Road in Glenview stocks all the essentials for a traditional Irish tea. According to the shop’s longtime owner, Megan Van Treeck, Irish “teatime” is traditionally an early meal served to young children at around 4 or 5 p.m., typically comprising eggs, sausages, bread and strong Irish tea served black – never with milk.

Van Treeck stocks traditional Irish pork sausages, black pudding, white pudding and bacon – all sold for $6.99/lb and sourced from Winston’s Sausages in Chicago.

“I probably sell about 50 pounds of sausages every two weeks,” said Van Treek. “Over the years, a lot of Irish stores have closed, but people still want their favorite foods.”

Van Treek also stocks popular Irish dry goods, such as McVities Digestive Biscuits, a selec-

tion of imported, “authentic” Cadbury chocolates, Barry’s and Lyons Irish tea, and, at the end of November, tins of Irish Afternoon Tea biscuits that quickly sell out before Christmas.

“There are Irish residents living in Chicago who come out and buy 10-12 tins at a time,” said Breslin. “It’s a tradition.”

WHERE TO FIND AF TERNOON TEA NEAR THE NORTH SHORE:

• The Deer Path Inn, 255 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest, (847) 234-2280; Tuesday-Saturday, 2-4 p.m. by reservation

• The Celtic Knot, 626 Church St, Evanston, (847) 864-1679; Wednesday and Saturday, 2-4 p.m. by reservation

• The Irish Connoisseur, 1232 Waukegan Road, Glenview, (847) 998-1988; Monday-Friday, 10:00-5:30/Saturday, 4 p.m.

• High Tea with Gerri, 144 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove, (847) 948-1724; MondaySunday, 12-4 p.m. by reservation

• Pine Cone Cottage, 1029 Burlington Ave, Downers Grove (630) 963-9130; Wednesday– Sunday, 12-4 p.m. by reservation

Something ‘fishy’ going on with Napolita team

BY EMILY SPECTRE DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM

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ondering what is going into the former Persimmon storefront in downtown Wilmette? Plans are in the works for a new restaurant in that location by the same team behind Napolita Pizzeria & Wine Bar. But this time the restaurant will be a seafood oyster bar. “The idea of an oyster bar seemed like it would work here,” said Josh Schonfeld, one of the partners.

Currently the storefront, located at 1167 Wilmette Avenue, is being gut-renovated.

When complete, the space will include an open kitchen concept in the back of the restaurant — similar to the arrangement at Napolita — as well as a bar area with seating and a dining room. The basement will include a prep kitchen area.

While the team has yet to

pick out a name for the restaurant or finishes, they plan to create an urban vibe that is both casual and family friendly. All of the seafood will be of the freshest quality and imported from around the globe. Since nothing will be frozen, all of the dishes will be listed daily on a large chalkboard and crossed off as they sell out.

The team decided to focus on seafood because there aren’t many seafood restaurants on the North Shore. Their goal is to complement the other restaurants that have sprung up in Wilmette over the past few years.

“We hope to deliver something as good as Napolita. We set a high bar for ourselves,” Mike Chookaszian, co-owner said.

The team expects to have the restaurant up and running by late spring.

From left, Mike Chookaszian, Josh Schonfeld, Nick Hynes, Luke Cholodecki in front of the location of their new seafood restaurant at the corner of Central and Wilmette Avenues in Wilmette. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

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Spahr for the course: stellar storytelling

BY BILL MCLEAN

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lank journal pages.

A writing utensil.

Those were go-to items for a young, creative storyteller named Lucy Spahr, who didn’t have to rely on technology to temporarily escape her life in Winnetka.

“I liked to create my own worlds when I was little,” recalls Spahr, now a senior at New Trier High School. “My parents [Chris and Alice] would buy me the journals, and I’d write stories about all kinds of things and people, including princesses.”

While putting together a documentary about global warming earlier this year, the storyteller in Spahr went to work.

She needed a youngster to portray a boy in love with the beach and beach activities. She needed another person to portray the boy as an older

man.

Spencer Spahr, Lucy ’s younger brother, and Donald, Lucy’s grandfather, filled those casting needs.

“I made sure it had a narrative,” Lucy says of the project.

“I opened the documentary with the boy skipping rocks, and I ended it with a scene where the man was devastated; the beach, one of his favorite places in the world for years and years, had become toxic because of global warming.”

In between the two scenes in Global Warming: The Dead Zone, Spahr presented salient facts and moving footage. She then submitted the documentar y to C-SPAN, which honored her with Honorable Mention recognition and $250.

Spahr donated all $250 to Greenpeace.

“I like the editing part more than any of the other aspects of filmmaking,” says Spahr, who studied film techniques

Lucy Spahr

and attended a tennis camp at UCLA two summers ago.

“There’s control with that, along with the opportunity to see it all come together.

“I enjoy directing, too. I watched a documentary about the genocide in Cambodia [Angkor Awakens] at the Wilmette Theatre. What fascinated me about that was how well the director connected with the people he interviewed; the people opened up, cried while answering his questions.

It was powerful.”

The Santa Monica International Teen Film Festival and All American Film Festival chose the music video, “If We Were Rain”, as an Official Selection this year. Its producer?

The documentarian with the sound tennis game.

Spahr, a honors student with an AP-packed course load, also received The University of the South Book Award for Excellence in Writing this year and serves as executive editor of Evanston-based Polyphony H.S., an international studentrun literary magazine for high school writers.

Last summer she completed a promotional video for Chicago Kalbi, a restaurant specializing in Japanese-style barbeque fare. Spahr and her family members have f requented the eatery on Lawrence Avenue since she was eight years old. The video, which took nearly four months to make, was featured online, with links to it appearing in two newspapers serving Japanese-American communities in the Midwest.

Spahr charged Chicago Kalbi’s owners — a married couple — nothing for her work.

“I’m adventurous,” Spahr says. “I’m the one who likes to drive friends to ethnic restaurants in the city or near the city. Have you ever been to Taste of Peru? I love that place.”

The story the storyteller loves to tell hasn’t been featured in a film. Yet. Or a book.

Yet. It’s the one about a boy and a girl who met while working as young ushers at Ravinia Festival. The boy attended Lake Forest High School; the girl took classes at Highland Park High School.

Their boss was Maria Gac. The boy and girl, years later, ended up as husband and wife.

They had a daughter.

Their daughter welcomed summer concertgoers at Ravinia Festival’s Gate 5 and guided them to their seats in 2016. That usher’s boss? None other than Gac. Gac must have been pleased with the daughter’s job performance.

Lucy Spahr was a fixture, once again, at Gate 5 in 2017.

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Jar Bar shakes up North Shore food scene “J Northbrook to launch her healthy, urban-style eatery, Jar Bar. “When I get an idea in my head, ar Bar Babe” Karen Firsel there’s really no stopping me,” said enjoys being disruptive.

When the TV spokes- Firsel.

Open for breakfast and lunch person and former MSNBC, NBC News and Oprah producer moved seven days a week, the 30-seat Jar from Chicago to Northbrook 10 Bar uses clear, recyclable plastic jars years ago with her husband, Adam, to serve its menu of salads, oatmeal, she quickly settled into a new sub- and acai bowls, providing a convenient container for transporting and urban routine.

Her kids, Emma, 10, and Eli, 7, displaying fresh, “clean,” colorful loved their weekend meals at local ingredients.

“Portability is important to me,” haunts like Portillos, Little Louie’s and Lou Malnati’s, but Firsel missed said Firsel. “As a working mom, I’m the healthy dining options she always on the go…eating in the car enjoyed while living downtown and or standing up.”

The café’s four signature salads traveling to New York and Los are served in 24-ounce jars and Angeles for work.

“I was struck by the void of priced at $10, including the “Origforward-thinking food and progres- inal 5,” a blend of mixed greens, sive décor,” said Firsel, a self-pro- roasted vegetables, asparagus, sun fessed devotee of nutrition and dried tomato pesto and dressed with wellness. “As a consumer, I felt we balsamic vinaigrette. Jar Bar’s “Lights Out,” salad layers mixed should demand better.”

Determined to shake things up greens with black rice, roasted and disrupt what she calls suburban mushrooms, cranberries, edamame, “food complacency,” Firsel took a and sweet potatoes, topped with brave, bold leap last May - snagging vinaigrette made from coconut a high visibility corner location on aminos.

Jar Bar’s popular breakfast menu Shermer Street in downtown

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design, Firsel’s aim was to create a community-style restaurant while simultaneously breaking away from classic American diner fare.

“We don’t have a fryer,” said Firsel. “There are no hotdogs or hamburgers on the menu, and yet we play to every age group. We have students from Glenbrook North coming in regularly for lunch.”

The café caters to young children with its bento boxes filled with vegetables and hummus and granola and yogurt, and a cleverly deconstructed version of a PB&J sandwich: whole -wheat crackers, sliced apples, granola and fruit Jar Bar’s Poke Bowl with three of the favorite Jar Salads: Original compote.

Five, Deconstructed Burrito, and The Lights Out. PHOTOGRAPHY “The vast majority of our menu

BY JOEL LERNER is gluten-free, even thought we’re features four Egg Bowls, each priced steeps for 24-hours. “The Skinny not specifically catering to that at $6, consisting of a poached egg Elvis,” is a blend of bananas, peanut market,” said Firsel. “99% of our layered on potato mash topped with butter; “Cake for Breakfast,” mixes offerings are dairy free, since we use a range of ingredients including oatmeal with cashew ricotta, primarily nut milks and cashews in avocado, tomatillos, and corn salsa. coconut sugar crunch and Jar Bar’s our ingredients.”

And while Jar Bar offers its cusCustomers looking for a quick signature granola. The café regrab and go can choose one of Jar cently introduced a new menu of tomers an abundance of healthy Bar’s pre-made 16 ounce Overnight seasonal hot foods, including poke options, not everything served in Oats for $5, a concoction of oatmeal bowls and loaded baked potatoes. their jars is 100% guilt free. Jar Bar’s In choosing Jar Bar’s menu and signature 8-ounce chocolate and topped with fresh flavorings that

rainbow layered Cake Jars have been a runaway hit with customers of all ages. The café routinely caters corporate lunches, Bar Mitzvahs, weddings and birthday parties.

With years of experience in television, media savvy Firsel knows how to create a social experience around food. The restaurant’s blue banquettes and white high-top tables surround a long, open kitchen where dishes are freshly prepared by staff. A bright white wall adorned with the Jar Bar brand, logo and tag line provides the perfect backdrop for an Instagramposted selfie. The café sells a selection of t-shirts emblazoned with witty phrases like, “This t-shirt is gluten free,” ‘Cake for Breakfast,” and “Jar-Bar Babe,” alongside bags of kale chips and Voss water.

Firsel says she grew up in a closeknit Jewish home where her mother prepared delicious family meals from the family’s small kitchen in Buffalo Grove.

“Food always equaled thoughtfulness and love for me,” said Firsel.

“It’s a feeling I hope we’ve recreated here.”

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SOCIALS Fabulous Fall Fashion Show Photography by Robin Subar

Members of the Neighbors of Kenilworth gathered for the organization’s annual kick-off fashion show and luncheon this fall. Fashion icon Nina Ivon, shared her extensive knowledge on the latest trends as models showcased key pieces from local shops Frances Heffernan and Frannie of Winnetka. The ladies also enjoyed cocktails with friends, a delicious lunch, and clothing donations were accepted to support the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore’s Fitting Futures outreach program, providing low-income women in job training programs an opportunity to dress for success for their job interviews. neighborsofkenilworth.com

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7. 1780 Shore Acres Dr LAKE BLUFF Sunday 1-3 $3,395,000 Marina Carney & Andrew Mrowiec, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485

2. 2250 Telegraph Rd BANNOCKBURN Sunday 12-2 $2,099,000 Elizabeth Wieneke, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485 3. 350 Signe Court LAKE BLUFF Sunday 1-3 $800,000 Martha Pedersen, @properties 847.295.0700

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4. 15 Warrington Drive LAKE BLUFF Sunday 1-3 $500,000 Dede Banks, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.542.0700

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5. 322 Park Lane LAKE BLUFF Sunday 1-3 $495,000 Deb Fischer, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.309.0110

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1. 1900 Wilmot Road BANNOCKBURN Sunday 1-4 $2,695,000 Jean Anderson & Donna Mancuso, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.460.5412

6. 13 Warrington Drive LAKE BLUFF Sunday 1-3 $485,000 Dede Banks, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.542.0700

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8. 644 Northmoor Rd LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $649,000 Leslie Dhamer & Heidi Ogden, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485

17. 1910 W. Southmeadow Lane LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4 $1,149,000 Rina Du Toit, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.814.8648

29. 522 Burton Avenue HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-3 $529,000 Karen Skurie, Baird and Warner 847-361-4687

9. 1001 E Westleigh Rd LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4 $1,149,000 Elizabeth Wieneke & Diane McGuire, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485

18. 1521 Heritage Court LAKE FOREST Sunday 11:30-1:30 $959,500 Rina Du Toit, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.814.8648

10. 1177 Edgewood Rd LAKE FOREST Sunday 2:15-4 $1,999,999 Lisa Trace, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485

19. 845 Forest Hill Road LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $599,900 Joe Pasquesi, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.615.5023

11. 1756 Surrey Ln LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4 $1,495,000 Elizabeth Wieneke, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485 12. 1826 Knollwood Road LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $949,900 Jean Anderson & Donna Mancuso, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.460.5412

14. 1088 Breckenridge LAKE FOREST $789,000 Sunday 1-3pm Leslie Gleason, Coldwell Banker 847-234-6320

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28. 940 Augusta Way #113 HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-3 $379,000 LInda Schwartz, Baird & Warner 847-702-7077

13. 85 Barnswallow LAKE FOREST $679,000 Sunday 1-3pm MercFoss Real Estate, Coldwell Banker 847-234-6320

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21. 1550 W. Everett Road LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $1,799,000 Mona Hellinga, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.814.1855 22. 439 Orchard HIGHLAND PARK $825,000 Sunday 12-2 Janet Borden, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 847-833-3171 23. 753 Lake Cook Rd HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 12-2 $1,149,000 Lisa Trace & Karli Mayher, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485

31. 2000 Green Bay #106 HIGHLAND PARK $615,000 Sunday 1-4 Linda Barbera-Stein, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 847-372-9850 32. 468 Woodland Rd HIGHLAND PARK $649,000 Sunday 1-3 Nancy London, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 847-997-9917 33. 1258 Mc Daniels HIGHLAND PARK $469,900 Sunday 12-2 Janet Borden, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 847-833-3171 34. 3535 Patten Road, 1F HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-4 $449,900 Rina Du Toit, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.814.8648 35. 1034 Old Elm Road HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-4 $735,000 Rina Du Toit, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.814.8648 36. 1240 Eaton Court HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-3 $589,000 Debbie Hymen, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.609.5339

24. 332 Walker Ave HIGHLAND PARK Tuesday 1-3 $259,000 Flor Hasselbring, Griffith, Grant 37. 1157 Linden Avenue & Lackie Realtors® DEERFIELD 847.234.0485 Sunday 1-3 $939,000 25. 256 SUMAC Road Karen Skurie, Baird and HIGHLAND PARK Warner Sunday 2-4 847-361-4687 $749,000 Lauren Absler, @properties 38. 832 Chestnut Street 847.432.0700 DEERFIELD Sunday 1-3 26. 2660 Saint Johns Avenue $549,000 HIGHLAND PARK Karen Skurie, Baird and Sunday 12-2 Warner $399,000 847-361-4687 Albiani/Ackerman, @ properties 39. 844 Chestnut Street 847.432.0700 DEERFIELD Sunday 1-3 27. 442 Burton Avenue $615,000 HIGHLAND PARK Karen Skurie, Baird and Sunday 2:30-4:30 Warner $599,000 847-361-4687 Albiani/Ackerman, @ properties 40. 834 Chestnut Street 847.432.0700 DEERFIELD Sunday 1-3 $653,000 Karen Skurie, Baird and Warner 847-361-4687

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42. 826 Chestnut Street DEERFIELD Sunday 1-3 $599,000 Karen Skurie, Baird and Warner 847-361-4687

57. 792 Foxdale Avenue WINNETKA Sunday 2-3:30 $539,000 Barbara Shields, @properties 847.881.0200

43. 411 Kelburn Road unit 225 DEERFIELD Sunday 1-3 $315,000 Karen Skurie, Baird and Warner 847-361-4687

58. 2826 Wilson Lane GLENVIEW Sunday 11-1 $865,000 Connie Dornan, @properties 847.998.0200

44. 839 Keystone Avenue NORTHBROOK Sunday 11-1 $999,000 Connie Dornan, @properties 847.998.0200 45. 4369 Exeter Lane NORTHBROOK $495,000 Sunday 1-3 Nancy London, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 847-997-9917 46. 330 Basswood Drive NORTHBROOK Sunday 11-1 $464,900 Connie Dornan, @properties 847.998.0200 47. 1017 Forest Avenue GLENCOE Sunday 1-3 $4,175,000 Aisen/Birov, @properties 847.881.0200

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48. 509 Hazel Avenue GLENCOE Sunday 1-3 $850,000 Debi Weinberg, @properties 312.254.0200

63. 929 Westerfield WILMETTE $450,000 Sunday 12-2 Carrie Healy, The Hudson Company 847-507-7666

49. 1178 Carol Lane GLENCOE $1,369,000 Sunday 12 - 2 Howard & Susan Meyers, The Hudson Company 847-778-1394/847-778-1395

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50. 330 Brookside GLENCOE $1,599,000 Sunday 1-3 Howard & Susan Meyers, The Hudson Company 847-778-1394/847-778-1395

65. 535.5 RIDGE Road WILMETTE Sunday 2-4 $298,000 Lori Neuschel, @properties 847.881.0200

51. 925 Sheridan GLENCOE $1,169,000 Sunday 2:30 - 4:30 Howard & Susan Meyers, The Hudson Company 847-778-1394/847-778-1395 52. 248 South GLENCOE $989,000 Sunday 2:30-4 Jamie Roth, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 847-219-6400 53. 6020 Arbor Lane #203 NORTHFIELD Sunday 1-3 $212,000 Beverly Smith, @properties 847.881.0200 54. 731 Prospect Avenue WINNETKA Sunday 1-3 $3,950,000 Margaret Spaan, @properties 847.881.0200 55. 910 PINE TREE Lane WINNETKA Sunday 12-1:30 $2,545,000 Kurtzhalts/Shields, @ properties 847.998.0200 56. 5 Indian Hill WINNETKA $4,995,000 Sunday 1-3 Joanne Hudson, The Hudson Company 847-971-5024

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THE ART OF SKINCARE WITH MEDICAL EXPERTISE.

A Spahr delivered a jab at a pressing issue — and connected brilliantly.

New Trier senior Lucy Spahr was recognized by C-SPAN for her documentary, Global Warming: The Dead Zone, earlier this year and received $250 to go along with an Honorable Mention designation.

Also honorable: Spahr’s decision to donate all of the money to Greenpeace.

The industrious and enterprising student-athlete also produced a music video, “If We Were Rain” (2017), which earned Official Selection status at the Santa Monica International Teen Film Festival and at the All American High School Film Festival.

Among the honors student’s other interests are writing, playing and teaching tennis and introducing her friends to ethnic restaurants in and near Chicago.

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Wideout Jones (8 catches, 126 yards), Loyola Academy fall to speedy Lincoln-Way East in 8A championship

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or the first seven weeks of Loyola Academy’s football season, junior wide receiver Noah Jones had zero catches and one ailing, stubborn left hamstring.

The Ramblers played Providence Catholic on Oct. 13, or Week 8.

Jones was healthy enough to suit up and play.

Finally.

“Felt great,” the 6-foot-2, 195pounder said of coming down with

I’m confident we’ll be able to make another run to the state title game next year.”

— Loyola Academy junior wideout Noah Jones his first reception of the season in a 28-3 victory.

The South Loop resident would catch 10 more passes in the ensuing weeks, helping the Ramblers reach the Class 8A state championship for the third year in a row and fifth time in seven years.

Four of the grabs resulted in touchdowns.

Rainy, miserable conditions in a 17-10 state semifinal defeat of host Edwardsville kept him on a sideline on Nov. 18.

Jones returned to action on the biggest stage — Huskie Stadium, on Northern Illinois University’s campus in DeKalb — for the 8A title tilt against Lincoln-Way East on Nov. 25. The night was dry and chilly early and crisp late, with an 8 mph wind.

Jones, undaunted and determined, had a monster night nearly a month after Halloween, hauling in eight passes for 126 yards (15.8 yards per catch) on Brigham Field.

He caught a 37-yard toss from senior quarterback Quinn Boyle

plodes. We were in the right place.

“The majority of running backs against us don’t make that run.”

Boyle connected with Boos (8 catches, 84 yards) for a 15-yard TD on LA’s first possession of the second half. The QB had shimmied his shoulders before releasing the pigskin toward a corner in the end zone. Boyle rushed for a two-yard TD — on a fourth-and-goal — to tie it at 13-13 early in the fourth quarter.

Junior kicker Edward Auer made the extra point to give LA its only lead of the game.

Ramblers senior linebacker Anthony Rodriguez stood out defensively with a team-high eight tackles (1 sack, 2 tackles for loss).

Dixon dropped ball carriers seven times, including 4.5 for loss, while Pat Daniels, Christopher Scott and Jake Gonzalez had five stops each.

“Our team,” Jones said, “played with so much heart all season. I’ll never forget the atmosphere at this game, with all of the fans, with all of the cheering. The brotherhood we had was special.

“I’m confident we’ll be able to make another run to the state title game next year.”

Notable: As Lincoln-Way East football coach Rob Zvonar dismissed some of his players to answer one-on-one questions with the media following East’s 23-14 Loyola Academy wide receiver Noah Jones hauls in pass during the state final. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER defeat of Loyola Academy in the in the first quarter and snared a quarter.

Minutes earlier, flanked by five I think, played the season without 8A state title game last weekend “It was great having Noah out of his Ramblers at the post-game an injury.

36-yarder on the first drive of the in DeKalb, he told them, “Stay fourth quarter.

“We had great kids from great humble and speak in complete there,” Boyle said after completing presser, LA coach John Holecek Loyola Academy, alas, fell 23-14 27-of-44 passes for 305 yards (TD, had lauded his entire squad for families,” the coach added. “It was sentences.” … LA senior wideout and finished with a 12-2 record.

2 interceptions) and rushing for a refusing to wilt throughout a trying, a pleasure to coach them.”

James Joyce had six receptions for LA’s only other loss in 2017? two-yard TD in the fourth quarter. injury- and illness-racked season.

Any coach out there want to 59 yards against East’s Griffins, To another state champion, What would have been greater “I’m so proud of these guys,” said coach against Henning in the next giving him a team-high 56 grabs Phillips. The eventual 5A champi- in Jones’ mind: watching Boyle Holecek, 1-4 in state-champion- two seasons? The electric 5-10, 170 in 2017. He finished the season ons defeated visiting Loyola — one of two Ramblers (with ship games and 135-28 (.828) pounder stunned Loyola Academy with 677 receiving yards, second Academy 20-14 in the season senior defensive lineman Marty overall after 12 seasons with the with his 63-yard TD run late in to Rory Boos’ 827 among Ramopener on Aug. 26.

Geary) on the 2017 Illinois Foot- program. “Kids filled in … had to the third quarter. Henning — who blers. … LA tight end Charles Lincoln-Way East (14-0), which ball Coaches Association Class 8A fill in, seemingly every week. We had rushed only 29 times for 231 Gilroy, a 6-foot-5, 225-pounder, led 7-0 at the half, erased a 14-13, all-state first team — end his prep had guys who are as tough as can yards before the championship caught four balls for 26 yards in his fourth-quarter deficit in a hurry career with a victory in the state be. Our running back [senior game — took a handoff and bolted final prep game last weekend. … last weekend, tallying the game’s championship game.

Hamid Bullie] underwent surgery to his right, with a couple of Ram- LA topped Lincoln-Way East final nine points in a 1:27 span.

“I feel terrible we weren’t able to to reconstruct his knee in the off- blers in pursuit near the Ramblers’ 354-253 in total yardage, but East Griffins sophomore running back/ win tonight for Quinn and the rest season and then had to deal with sideline. He then took a sharp left limited to LA to 39 yards rushing wideout A.J. Henning (17 rushes, of the seniors,” said Jones, who a meniscus tear; one of our [defen- and blazed for a quick six, giving on 28 carries. … LA turned the 154 yards, 2 touchdowns), blessed received a scholarship offer from sive backs, Charles] Largay had the Griffins a 13-7 lead with 22 ball over three times to East’s zero. with breakneck, 100-yard-dash Central Michigan University in mono this week … I could go on seconds left in the frame. … The Ramblers converted speed, followed up Dominic July. “Quinn is an amazing football and on. Of the guys with me [at “He’s a heck of a running back, 7-of-15 third downs; the Griffin Dzioban’s 32-yard field goal with player and a great friend. I can’t say the press conference], only two with great speed,” Holecek said. were successful only once in 10 a 42-yard TD sprint up the middle enough good things about that [junior wideout Rory Boos and “He hesitates and waits for some- third-down snaps. at the 3:44 mark of the fourth kid.” junior linebacker Armoni Dixon], thing to develop — and then ex-

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A NO-NAME NO LONGER Lake Forest High School’s Gibson proves that he’s the real deal in Thanksgiving tourney

BY KEVIN REITERMAN, SPORTS@NORTHSHOREWEEKEND.COM

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t’s hard to keep anything secret these days.

Thus, Ben Gibson’s play in last week’s seasown-opening Thanksgiving Tournament was hardly a surprise.

There had been some preseason rumblings about him on Twitter.

It was out there in 140 characters. The kid can play. The kid can fill it up.

That little Blue Dove … didn’t lie.

Gibson, a virtual unknown during his first three years at Lake Forest High School, created a buzz, when he started tearing it up in a local Fall League.

Not bad for a former sophomore “B” player.

Not bad for a no-name player who rarely found the floor during his junior season. Gibson appeared in just nine games and tallied an unspectacular 11 points for the 2016-17 Scouts.

Growing nearly three inches in the offseason — he has shot up to 6 feet, 5 inches — can do wonders for a basketball player.

It did for Gibson.

He’s now a know-name.

“His body is completely different,” said Lake Forest head coach Phil LaScala. “But his [transformation] started at the end of last season.

“That’s when he stepped out of his box,” the coach added.

Having a deep love for basketball also has worked in his favor.

Gibson is utterly smitten by the game’s charms.

No. 23 can’t get enough of the game. He’s basketball 24-7.

“He’s thirsty for basketball knowledge,” noted Lake Forest High School assistant coach Austin Scott.

Parched, in fact.

“He always wants to learn more,” Scott added.

He’s become a basketball opportunist. Always looking to add to his suddenly extensive repertoire.

Gibson increased his basketball IQ by — get this — flooding his brain with NBA and college basketball.

tius, he opened the fourth quarter with a personal 8-0 run.

And he loaded up the net in a variety of ways: one baseline drive, two drives down the lane and one fast-break layup.

Gibson also was the author of all eight of his team’s points during an 8-0 run in the fourth quarter in the win over U-High.

Stretches like that don’t go unnoticed. Most likely, the advantage of anonymity no longer exists for Gibson. He won’t be able to sneak up on opposing teams.

Which is just fine with him.

“I went into the season just wanting to get on the floor and help the team win,” said Gibson.

Who knows where the game will take him.

The game of tennis took his mother, Susie, pretty far. She played Big Ten tennis at the University of Michigan.

“I plan to keep my options open,” said Gibson. “I’ll see how the season goes.”

Lake Forest High School’s Ben Gibson drives and dishes during tourney action against St. Ignatius. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

“Whenever I’m home, I’m watching high-level basketball,” he said.

Just watch Gibson in the paint. It’s hard to detect his dominant hand.

Which is a good thing for a basketball player at any level.

Is he a lefty? Is he a righty?

“Yeah, he’s ambidextrous, but don’t mention that in print,” said LaScala, with a smile. “That makes him real hard to defend inside.”

“I like that they can’t force me to go one way,” said Gibson, who spent a big chunk of the offseason working on post moves. “[Being ambidextrous] allows me to use both sides of the court.

It gives me a chance to be a little more creative with the ball.”

In the four-game set at the New Trier-Loyola Thanksgiving Tournament last week, Gibson cashed in on his opportunities to average a little more than 15 points per game.

“He’s come a long way in a short time,” said Scott. “And I believe his best basketball is ahead of him.

“He’s a very skilled inside and outside player. Very versatile,” Scott added. “And being ambidextrous, he’s hard to scheme against.”

Gibson finished with 19 points, six assists and three rebounds in a 65-53 loss to

Lincoln Park on Nov. 21. Then, a night later, in 51-40 setback to St. Ignatius, he popped in a team-high 16 points with four rebounds.

And, in the tourney finale — a 41-32 victory over U-High in the fifth-game at Loyola Academy on Nov. 25 — he proved his authenticity by coming up with a team-high 15 points to go along with three rebounds and two assists.

“He’s more aggressive. More confident. More physical,” said LaScala. “Every time he touches the ball, he’s a threat.

“He couldn’t post up on people last year,” the coach added. “But he can now. He lived

in the weight room [in the offseason].”

Jed Thomas, a returning starter for the Scouts, loves Gibson’s turnaround.

“He’s not only 6-5 and ambidextrous, but he also has a great IQ for the game,” said the LF senior point guard. “It’s been incredible to watch him. All of sudden, he developed into a great shooter, who also can drive to the basket.

“And I love knowing that he can catch every pass that I throw to him,” Thomas added.

It’s early, but Gibson also has shown the ability — and mentality — to carry a team.

In the game against St. Igna-

Notable: Lake Forest’s Mead Payne had a great start to the season. He opened the tourney with 20 points, five rebounds and four assists in LF’s 65-43 win over Butler Prep on Nov. 20.

Then, against Lincoln Park, Payne tallied a career-high 26 points to go along with nine boards. In the tourney finale against U-High, he finished with eight points and 11 rebounds.

He capped the four-game set by earning all-tourney honors. …

The Scouts also received solid contributions from Jed Thomas, Sean Trkla and Jack Van Hyfte. … Thomas had six points and four assists in the fifth-place game. He contributed five points and six rebounds against St. Ignatius, while he put seven points and four rebounds on the stat sheet against Butler. …

Trkla’s best effort came against St. Ignatius: 11 points, three rebounds and two steals. He had six assists and eight rebounds against Butler. … Van Hyfte turned in a solid work against U-High: seven points, two steals.

He had eight points in the win over Butler.

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MR. TENACIOUS New Trier’s tough-minded Conaghan plays the game in all-out fashion

BY KEVIN REITERMAN, SPORTS@NORTHSHOREWEEKEND.COM

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few feet in front of the boisterous New Trier student section, Brian Conaghan raised the stakes and went all demolition derby with his body.

In an effort to keep a loose ball from going out of bounds, the New Trier senior guard fully extended himself with a violent headfirst dive.

He hit the hardwood floor … hard.

A grimacing Conaghan quickly picked himself up, rushed back on defense and eventually shook off the pain.

But the impression No. 3 made on his coach — Scott Fricke — probably will last for days, if not forever.

“How about that dive on the floor?” said Fricke, praising his

tossing in 18 points in New Trier’s 63-51 victory over St. Ignatius in the championship game at Loyola on Nov. 25.

NT’s other stat leaders in the tourney final included Ryan (9 points), Brayboy (8 points), Noah Osher (13 points) and Spencer Boehm (8 points).

In the win over LA, Ryan hit four free throws in the final 11.9 seconds of the game to lead NT with 12 points. Boehm had nine points, six rebounds and two assists in the contest.

NT’s other tourney wins came over U-High 71-43 on Nov. 20 and Von Steuben 54-40 on Nov. 21.

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Solid start.

Led by all-tournament picks Kevin Cunningham and Connor Barrett, the Ramblers topped Lincoln Park 58-37 in the thirdplace game on Nov. 25 to finish the tourney with a 3-1 record.

Cunningham (12 points, 7 assists), Barrett (12 points), Pete Mangan (13 points) and Jordan Kwiecinski (7 rebounds) paced the Ramblers.

The team opened the tourney with 44-32 win over Von Steuben on Nov. 20. Cunningham (9 points), Mangan (8 points, 5 assists) and Bennett Kwiecinski (9 points) were the stat leaders.

— New Trier A night later, in a 50-47 senior guard victory over U-High, LA received solid work from Barrett Brian Conaghan (23 points), Mangan (10 points) senior guard following NT’s and Cunningham (7 points, 7 dramatic 46-41 victory over assists, 4 rebounds) And, in the loss to New Trier Loyola Academy in Day Three on Nov. 22, the Ramblers were of the NT-LA Thanksgiving Tournament on Nov. 22. “Unbeled by Barrett (25 points, 2 lievable. assists), Cunningham (9 points), New Trier senior guard Brian Conaghan releases a pass just before colliding with Loyola Academy’s Kevin Cunningham during the “But that’s Brian,” the coach Thanksgiving tourney. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Mangan (7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 added. “He plays with a lot of assists) and Jordan Kwiecinski (7 senior Andrew Kirkpatrick, New points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists). toughness. He’s got a great started,” said Conaghan, a foot- center said. “He does whatever against LA. For the game, he had eight Trier appears to be in very good motor. He’s the lead on our ball player for the Trevians in the he can to help us win. He had it After the game, LA head defense. He never takes a break. fall. “To be tougher than any last year. He just didn’t have the points, six rebounds and two shape at the guard position. coach Tom Livatino tipped his confidence. But he has it now. assists.

They’re a solid 1-2 punch — on hat to the Trevians — and to the He pressures guys all game. He team that we play.

“He’s our best ball defender,” “I thought we came out a little “He’s become very efficient on both ends of the court. wears them down.” fans of both teams.

“It’s great to have Brian “This was a great high school Conaghan, fortunately still in shaky, a little nervous tonight,” added Brayboy. “He’s always in offense,” said Brayboy, who tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds matched up with Andrew,” said game with a fantastic environone piece after the game, admit- he added. “But we came out ready the right position.”

The 6-1, 170-pound against the Ramblers. “He’s our Fricke. “Those two have started ment,” Livatino said. ted that he was pretty pumped to go in the second half. And that up to play LA — especially in crowd we had tonight really Conaghan, who played his club facilitator. He makes the extra the season well.”

And when the NT faithful basketball with Hoops4Health, pass, and he’s good at getting the Conaghan, Kirkpatrick and stormed the floor, Livatino front of an electric crowd. Going helped us.”

New Trier junior Ciaran also has raised his level of play ball inside. senior forward Griffin Ryan were totally understood. all out is the only way to match on the offensive end.

He tallied “And he’ll be hitting a lot of Brayboy loves what he’s seeing named to the all-tournament the intensity of the ever-hustling “The team that wins this game seven points, including a clutch three-pointers for us,” he added. team. from Conaghan.

Ramblers. deserves to celebrate like that,” “I believe he’s the heart and three-pointer from the left “You’ll see.”

Kirkpatrick, in fact, was he said.

“We set a goal before the year soul of our team,” the 6-foot-9 corner, in the third quarter With Conaghan and fellow named the tourney MVP after

We set a goal before the year started. To be tougher than any team that we play.”

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ore than two decades ago, Arvada West (Colorado) High School drama teacher Rosanna Wilkie urged cop-orDEA-agent-wannabe Kevin Lucero Less to show up for the first day of the school’s South Pacific auditions.

Less’ initial reaction: No way.

Why in the world would a future law enforcement officer perform in a musical?

Wilkie assured Less that he wouldn’t have to do much at the audition. All he would have to do is sit and watch.

Less agreed to attend.

About 70 other students joined him.

Wilkie welcomed the hopefuls.

When she announced the name of the student she had chosen to do the first reading, Less … heard his name.

“She had conned me,” Lucero, sitting across from me at Once Upon a Bagel in Winnetka, recalls with a stage-wide smile. “You know what else she did? She changed my life.”

Less earned the role of Commander William Harbison and discovered the joys that come with entertaining a rapt, appreciative audience.

Buh-bye, billy club; Hello, Dolly! (or something like that).

“Without Rosanna Wilkie’s encouragement,” Less adds, “I would’ve been a miserable cop or a miserable detective. Or I might have died on the job.”

Less, 40, grew up in the Denver area and in Los Angeles and graduated from the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in Los Angeles in 1999. Among the other AADA products: Robert Redford, Grace Kelly, Spencer Tracy, Lauren Bacall, Adrien Brody, Gena Rowlands and Edward G. Robinson.

“Boot camp for actors,” Less, a Winnetka resident since 2007, says of AADA. “Brutal, the teaching methods. But I wanted to be challenged; I wanted my teachers to be stern, tough. I’ve always appreciated teachers like that.”

Less — a stage/film/television actor, producer and director, as well

as a photographer, teacher, painter and lover of industry-changing, enigmatic films from the 1970s — teaches budding filmmakers and actors at DePaul Prep-based Infinity Arts Academy (IAA) in Chicago. He also launched Halo One Productions in 2005 and serves as its artistic director.

“With Halo One, I help fellow artists get on the right path,” Less says above his breakfast order: cranberry juice, ham and cheese omelet and a jamsmeared plain bagel. “I’ve never considered myself an actor; I’m an artist.

“We’re all, in a way, actors, aren’t we?”

Earlier this year, in a play, Surrounded by Leaves, Less staged at IAA to raise money for new equipment, he portrayed a madman. Less’ performance stunned one of his students in the audience. Frightened her. Less, from a spot on stage, noticed the student had gripped the sides of her face and had no intention of letting go.

Kevin Lucero Less

“She was terrified,” Less, sporting a diabolical look, says. “That’s one of the rewards of what I do — getting that kind of reaction.

You want your audience members to laugh when you hope they’ll laugh, sigh when you hope they’ll sigh.”

The pinnacle of Less’ career thus far occurred in 2007, when Sundance Festival named his 30minute movie, Move Me, an Official Selection. It’s about a father and son, together for the holidays, before the son moves on for the rest of his life. Tension exists when the two interact.

“There’s also a tenderness between the two,” says Less, whose professional heroes, among others, are film director/screenwriter and television producer Michael Mann and playwright/screenwriter/film director David Mamet.

“The father and son,” he adds, “bond as they work on projects together. A toolbox … it’s a character in the film, too. The last scene [spoiler alert] shows the son in the car, driving away. Underneath his coat, in the passenger seat next to him, is the toolbox. The father had placed it there; the message from the father to the son was, ‘I’ll still be with you.’ ” Bring up the 1974 movie, The Conversation, starring Gene Hackman and a 32-year-old Harrison Ford, and Less will utter one word: “Masterpiece.”

I ask Less for more of his thoughts about movies from that era.

“I watched movies like that with my dad [Phil, an attorney],” recalls Less, who finds time to teach a Cinema Appreciation class at Evanston Art Center. “The VCR years. Remember those? Movies in the 1970s were dangerous and anti-Hollywood, with characters that weren’t

Movies in the 1970s were dangerous and anti-Hollywood, with characters that weren’t so pretty, with endings that made you think.

— Kevin Lucero Less so pretty, with endings that made you think. Stanley Kubrick movies — A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, to name a couple … I loved them, loved all of them. I ask my students all the time, ‘What would Stanley Kubrick do?’

“I remind my film students, ‘It’s OK to be exceptional.’ There’s no need to produce or direct another comic-book movie. Do you want to see Batman 500 one day? I know I don’t. I’m all about unique, provocative movies, movies that have something to say.”

Alfred Hitchcock’s movies have spoken to Less. One of Less’ favorite Hitchcock flicks is Rear Window.

Another, Dial M for Murder, hit the theaters in 1954. Less portrayed a character in a play adaptation of the movie more than 10 years ago.

Dana Armstrong portrayed the love interest of Less’ character.

Less’ girlfriend of 12 years?

Armstrong.

Yet another reason for Less to be thankful for a certain drama teacher’s con.

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