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HIGHLAND PARK— f you ask members of North Suburban Synagogue (NSS) Beth El about Michael Salberg, they’ll probably remember how he sang and did impressions at the talent show a few years ago. He’s also brought many interesting programs to the NSS Beth El Men’s Club, and had everyone in stitches during his acceptance speech when he was honored as “Man of the Year” in 2011. But when it comes to softball, Salberg takes his job as commissioner very seriously. Salberg along with other members from NSS Beth El started the first synagogue-only league in Highland Park three years ago because “we wanted a league for Jewish men for the purpose of fraternity and brotherhood,” he said. “This year I decided that we should also be about tzedakah, which is the Hebrew word for charity.” The next step was asking the captains from the nine participating synagogues to submit ideas for charities. “We decided on the Friendship Circle of Buddy Baseball in Israel, which allows special needs children to participate in sports with the help of a buddy,” said Salberg. “There is a Buddy Baseball League in Buffalo Grove, which has been a huge success. It’s run by one of my classmates, Dean Klassman and the new Israeli program needed the funds.” To support the Friendship Circle of Buddy Baseball in Israel, each of the 12 teams in the league will donate funds. “My goal is to raise $500 a team, which would be $6,000,” said Salberg. “Certain Men’s Clubs like
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[ NEWS ] 10 h ighlighting the class of 2016 New Trier Grads embrace the unknown.
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[ REAL ESTATE ] 18 open houses
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19 houses of the week
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[ SPORTS ] 30 h itting all the right notes
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[ LAST BUT NOT LEAST ] 38 sunday breakfast
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New Trier Grads Embrace the Unknown over the last four years, even taking a position of leadership as This is the third story in a series team captain his senior year. He’s highlighting exceptional students balanced his responsibilities to from the 2016 graduating class. the team with his schoolwork, qualifying as a national merit ew Trier High School’s semifinalist. But all of those commencement ceremony experiences were completely speaker, Henry Clabby, different from delivering his took his own advice as he ad- commencement address. dressed more than 1,000 of his The tradition of selecting a classmates and their families in commencement speaker at New May. Trier is based upon submissions. “I chose to talk about how high Any senior can write a speech school is really awkward,” Clabby and submit it for consideration. says. “How that’s okay, because it In the second round, several teaches us to be comfortable in speeches are selected and each uncomfortable situations. I author must present them to a thought that would be a way I committee. could make it more personal to After being selected, Clabby me and specific to New Trier. worked on his address with one New Trier especially can make of the head coaches of the New people feel uncomfortable Trier Speech and Debate Team, surrounded by 4,000 other Aaron Vinson, preparing him for students.” the moment he had to stand at a Clabby has seen his fair share podium in the massive Welshof high stakes situations as an Ryan Arena at Northwestern instrumental member of the University and address several Trevian Track and Field Team thousand sets of eyes and ears. BY JAKE JARVI
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“I knew there was no way around being nervous, but I figured if I knew my speech well enough, it wouldn’t matter,” Clabby recalls of the big day. “I figured the hardest part would be walking up to the stage and saying the first line. I actually
don’t remember giving the rest of the speech. I think because I was just so focused on saying everything correctly, I wasn’t paying that much attention to my surroundings.” Yet, photos of him at the podium show a confident young
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man in New Trier’s traditional dress code of a white tuxedo coat and black bow tie, staring unflinchingly out at his assembled peers, showing by example how to step into a nerve-wracking situation and own it. The philosophy he applied to his speech is one he refined over his high school track career, preparing as best he could and focusing in the moment. His sophomore year, running the 1600-meter Fre s h m a n Sophomore Finals at the Highland Park Twilight Invitational, his main goal was to set the pace for teammate Jared Meyer, to help him get his final time down under five minutes. With each successive lap, he focused in on that goal and ramped up the pace a little more. That’s how Clabby came in first, with Meyer right behind him. They both came in under five minutes. Setting the pace is a good way to think of his commencement
address. Setting the pace for his peers to embrace the unknown as they head away from home into their first year of college. Setting the pace for New Trier’s incoming freshman to not simply settle into a comfort zone, to use their high school experience to branch out and try something new. “One thing I addressed to the younger kids is that it’s very normal to be uncomfortable,” Clabby says. “While there’s no way of avoiding it, knowing that everyone is uncomfortable can sometimes ease the tension a little bit. And you’ll eventually be much happier looking back on uncomfortable situations and thinking about how much you’ve grown from them. Try not to avoid, but even seek out those uncomfortable situations.” Next year, Clabby sets off to face his next challenge, studying engineering at the University of Virginia, with his sights set on preparation, focus, and embracing new experiences.
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NEWS SOFTBALL Cont. from PG 1 NSS Beth El, and North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, also known as the ‘Torahnados’ are going to match what their teams donate.” When the league began three years ago, Salberg said there were five synagogues and six teams, (NSS Beth El had two teams). This year the league has grown to nine participating synagogues with a total of 12 teams. The teams on the North Shore include North Shore Congregation Israel, Glencoe; NSS Beth El and Congregation Solel both in Highland Park; Congregation Beth Shalom and Temple Beth-El both in Northbrook; and Beth Hillel Congregation B’nai Emunah Wilmette. The other synagogues are in Buffalo Grove, Long Grove and Vernon Hills. Salberg said over 200 players play on the 12 teams. Each team has between 13 to 20 players who range from 18 to 65 years of age. The average age is about 45. “Despite injuries we keep playing because we love playing 12-inch softball. We do allow pinch runners if players are too sore to run,” he added. Some notable players in the league include State Representative Scott Drury, who plays for Congregation Solel, and former NFL player Brent Novoselsky, who plays for Temple Chai in Long Grove. The games were originally played in Highland Park, but once the league doubled in size they had to move to Northbrook for the extra space. “The Park District of Highland Park didn’t have enough fields to
LEFT: Michael Salberg # 77 looks over the lineup as he and team mates prepare to take on Team Or Shalom in the 1st of a double header for Team Beth El. RIGHT: Team Beth El pitcher # 41 Bob Doppelt serves up a pitch. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER
accommodate our league,” said Salberg. The league now plays at Techny Park in Northbrook on Sundays, and it’s already into the first quarter of the season. “The Northbrook Park District has done a great job on their quality fields.” Prior to this league, the NSS Beth El Men’s Club had been playing in the Park District of Highland Park’s 12-inch softball league for 18 years. Salberg wondered, “Why couldn’t there by a
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synagogue league? I had started a basketball league at the Northbrook Jewish Community Center ( JCC) and thought why couldn’t we do this with softball?” Though players have come and gone throughout the years, about six or seven devoted teammates have remained with Captain Salberg, also known as “The Commish,” for the past 10 years. “As the league commissioner, they call me ‘The Commish’ because I do everything,” said
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Salberg. “Any questions, suggestions or complaints go through me. I rent the field, hire the umpires, buy the insurance, recruit the teams, and work on the scheduling. I have a council of coaches that I run things by, and preparation starts in January.” Over the years, Salberg has enjoyed seeing sons playing with their dads. “It’s nice to get them out there,” he said. “All of the Men’s Clubs are always looking to bring in younger members, and
softball is a way to introduce younger synagogue members. It’s a gateway to other great programs that the clubs put on.” The NSS Beth El Men’s Club has received the highest award from the Federation of Conservative Jewish Men’s Clubs several times. The Torch Award is given based on the quality of the programs that NSS Beth El has put on which include; speakers, sports, charitable programs, and musical programs, according to
past Men’s Club president Salberg. He’s currently a board member. “My favorite thing about the league is still getting out there to play,” he said. “I’ve played since high school, and it’s even more meaningful playing with like minded men with similar interests. We’re very fortunate that we’ll also be able to help The Friendship Circle of Buddy Baseball in Israel. It’s such a worthwhile cause.”
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Four unlocked vehicles and an envelope with $1,000 in cash were stolen from Lake Forest driveways between June 9 and 21, Lepkowski said. They include a Lexus SUV, Audi SUV, Dodge Challenger and Jeep Grand Cherokee. Three of the vehicles were recovered in Lake Forest and Chicago and were returned to their owners; the suspects are still at large. The fourth vehicle was recovered the night of June 28 and is being held by the Chicago Police Department, which suspects it was used as transportation in a homicide, Lepkowski said. In one incident, a Lake Forest resident’s security camera caught someone attempting to enter his vehicle. Commander Lepkowski explained: “At 4:30 a.m. on June 21, 2016, a Lake Forest resident received a call from his alarm company advising him unknown subjects were seen on his security camera attempting to gain entry into his two cars on his driveway. Luckily, both cars were securely locked and the subjects left the area. However, an unlocked white Lexus with the keys inside was stolen from another location in Lake Forest sometime overnight. On June 14 and 15, Lake Forest experienced three stolen cars and three car burglaries. …” Lepkowski has a theory: “They believe our community is safe and feel comfortable enough to leave their house doors unlocked and their cars unlocked because they don’t think anything is going to happen in our town. A lot of people worldwide have the mentality that it is not going to happen to me, until it does. It is a
testament to how safe they feel in our community but we need the public’s assistance in keeping our community safe by locking things up and not being the victim of a crime of opportunity.” Glencoe: On June 29, Glencoe Police Department stated in a news release that the village “has experienced two auto theft cases and two auto burglaries during the overnight hours. Over the same time period, many of our neighboring communities have seen an increase in similar crimes. Both of the Glencoe stolen vehicles were subsequently recovered on the south side of Chicago, along with stolen vehicles from other communities. Several arrests have been made, and other suspects have been identified. This crime pattern is recurring, and the perpetrators continue to target our area because it contains attractive and accessible vehicles. In particular, a majority of the stolen vehicles were left unlocked with the keys inside by the owners.” Lake Bluff: The night of June 16, a 2013 Porsche Cayenne was stolen from a driveway in the 200 block of Norwich Court. The car was believed to have been left unlocked, said Police Chief David Belmonte. The car was recovered later that evening in the 9000 block of South Merrill in Chicago. “It is believed the theft is related to the same rash of auto thefts and auto burglaries which have occurred along the North Shore,” said Belmonte. “Lake Bluff investigators are working with the other agencies to identify suspects, and residents are reminded to keep vehicles locked at all times, keep valuables out of sight, and keep garage doors closed overnight.”
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Wilmette: on June 28 police issued a crime alert regarding vehicle thefts that mirror the car heists in Glencoe and Lake Forest. The crime alert stated that that unlocked vehicles were stolen in Wilmette on the following dates: Motor Vehicle Theft Arrest On Tuesday, June 22, with the assistance of Chicago Police Department, Wilmette detectives arrested a Chicago 17-year-old male juvenile in connection with a stolen unlocked vehicle in the 900 block of Osage Lane that police announced was missing on June 17. The subject was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle and identity theft.
subject in connection with criminal trespass to vehicle after catching him in the above stolen vehicle, which is being processed at the Wilmette Police Station.
block of Lawler Ave – (7) Vehicles • 300 block of Skokie Ct – (2) Vehicles • 700 block of Lavergne Ave – (2) Vehicles • 400 block of Sunset Dr – (2) Vehicles Auto Burglaries Between 11 p.m. on Sunday, • 500 block of Koerper Ct – (1) June 26, and 6:30 a.m. on Monday, Vehicle June 27, unknown offenders com• 300 block of Maple Ave – (2) mitted burglaries to (24) unlocked Vehicles • 200 block of Golf Terrace – autos that were parked in a driveway or on the street. The offenders (1) Vehicle targeted credit cards, driver’s license, gift cards, loose change, Auto Burglaries At 3:13 a.m. on Tuesday, June clothing, and electronics. • 300 block and 400 block of 28, a Wilmette Officer on patrol discovered a burglary to a vehicle Beverly Dr – (7) Vehicles • 500 block, 600 block and 700 in the 400 block of Sunset Drive.
Upon further investigation, it was determined that between 8 p.m. on Monday, June 27, and 3:13 a.m., on Tuesday, June 28, unknown offenders committed burglaries to (7) unlocked autos that were parked in a driveway or on the street in the 400 block of Sunset Drive. The WPD asks anyone who has any information concerning these crimes to please contact the Wilmette Police Department at 847-256-1200. In Lake Forest, police encourage anyone who has any information pertaining to the recent car thefts to contact Detective Wendy Dumont at DumontW@CityofLakeForest.com or 847-810-3819.
Motor Vehicle Theft Between 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 25 and 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 26, unknown offender(s) stole an unlocked vehicle from the driveway of a residence in the 200 block of Maple Avenue. The vehicle’s key and fob were left inside the vehicle. The vehicle has not been recovered at the time of this Crime Alert on June 28 Motor Vehicle Theft & Arrest Between 11 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, and 6:30 a.m. on Monday, June 27, unknown offender(s) stole an unlocked vehicle from the driveway of a residence in the 300 block of Maple Avenue. The vehicle’s key and fob were left inside. Also, a second unlocked vehicle was entered but nothing appeared to have been taken. On Tuesday, June 28, Wilmette Detectives interviewed a Chicago 17-year-old male concerning the above stolen vehicle. Chicago Police Department arrested this
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State-of-the-Art Playgrounds Planned effort is going into the playgrounds. Play areas in the two parks are similar, but there is more room at LAKE BLUFF — tate-of-the-art playground Artesian allowing for bigger eleequipment will be installed ments, said Eric Hornig, an archiin Blair and Artesian Parks tect with Hitchcock Design, which late this summer. Plans for the prepared the plans and drawings new equipment and other im- presented at the meetings. Both parks will have identical provements were shown at public meetings June 29 at both parks to swing sets with four strap swings let people know what to expect and two more with seats for tots, and hear what residents had to say according to Hornig. He said there about the ideas. would also be a smaller play There are two options for each element for children from 2 to 5 park. Ed Heiser, superintendent and a much larger one for youngof facilities services for the Lake sters from 5 through 12. Bluff Park District, said the plans At Artesian Park, the equipare identical except for the color ment for the older children will schemes. People can offer feedback have three towers, two with a pair through an online survey. of levels, where kids can climb. The work is part of a $613,000 They are connected with a series improvement project approved in of ramps and slides where younga $3.1 million referendum in 2014, sters can move around in a variety according to Heiser. He said the of ways using legs, arms or both. Artesian Park tennis courts and Hornig said they are 96 inches at the parking lot there have already their highest point in both parks. been updated but the bulk of the Adrienne Murrill of Lake Bluff BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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said she wanted to know how easy it would be for an adult to ascend the towers in case she had to pluck one of her children off the climbing apparatus for older children. “You can get up there pretty easily but it won’t be comfortable,” said Hornig. “You’ll have your children in your eyesight almost all of the time,” he added answering another question from a parent worried about seeing children on the play elements. Though there are slight differences in the play elements at the two parks for younger children, the purpose is the same, according to Hornig. “Sometimes kids that age want to play alone and other times they want to socialize,” Hornig said. “It is set up for imaginary play. They could pretend they are shopping or working in a store.” The play area for 2 to 5 year olds will have small slides at Blair but not at Artesian. Artesian will have a teeter totter for multiple users.
One parent asked how many it was built to accommodate. “It’s for four people,” Hornig said. “It’s not like the old teeter totters where you can raise your sister.” One person in the crowd asked if younger children are prohibited from using the play elements designed for the older youngsters. Hornig said they were not. “Five is an age for both but they’re built for different body
dimensions,” Hornig said. “There should be pretty close parent supervision if your 5-year-old is on the 5 to 12.” Another question asked by several people in the crowd of more than 15 at the Blair Park meeting was about the surface. People wanted to know why the ground would be covered by wood chips rather than a spongier, softer material used in other communities.
A small portion of the Artesian will have the softer surface and none at Blair, said Hornig, who added the cost is three times as much—approximately $72,000— and was not something that could be done with the budget. “If you spent $72,000 on play equipment you would be blown away,” Hornig said. “It would be the best in the country.” Heiser said there was also open space for future expansion.
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Good Greek! Avli Adds Fast-Casual Option BY EMILY SPECTRE DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
WINNETKA — ast, casual dining is all the rage these days and Winnetka’s popular Greek restaurant Avli Estiatorio is taking note. In May it debuted a sister restaurant, Avli Rotisserie, featuring fast-casual Greek rotisserie. “I’m thrilled to bring a Greek rotisserie to the North Shore,” said owner Louie Alexakis. “The new concept is perfect for fans of Greek and Mediterranean cuisine who want a quick and healthy meal. The delicious rotisserie meats will also be used to provide specialty entrées in the full service restaurant and expand our catering capabilities.” Avli is probably one of the North Shore’s best-known secrets, a full-service restaurant located in the back of the Laundry shopping center that puts a fresh spin on traditional Greek food. It’s ideally situated in a storefront that faces Chestnut Street, and Alexakis expects Avli Rotisserie to likely become the face of the main restaurant. Even before opening Avli seven years ago, Alexakis dreamed about opening a rotisserie restaurant, even going so far as to trademark the name “Skewer.” “I had never forgotten what I wanted to do, serve freshly roasted all-natural foods,” he said. And the focal point Avli Rotisserie is certainly just that. Alexakis
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Berkshire Pork with tamarind bbq sauce, served on a ciabatta roll with an arugula onion marmalade at Avil in Winnetka. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
imported a large Rotisol rotisserie oven from France, the most popular model in Europe that is also used by the famous foodie destination Eatily in Chicago. The rotisserie sits front and center behind the counter in the freshly rehabbed space, where a variety of savory meat is slowly roasted in each of its eight separate oven
compartments. The menu offers a range of options, including an herb-crusted chicken seasoned with Mediterranean herbs and spices, a pork Porchetta and house made Gyros. Diners can choose between sandwiches on ciabatta bread — made specially for Avli by Hewn bakery in Evanston — or a mini sandwich
on a small pita bread. Anyone looking for something a bit lighter can opt for a salad such as a classic Greek, a shaved apple salad (a modern take on the Waldorf ) or a classic wedge. “We are starting with the right ingredients and we’ll find out what our customers want and we will make it for them,” Alexakis said.
Indeed, the restaurant will feature chicken locally sourced from Harrison’s Poultry of Glenview, grassfed beef and lamb, and Berkshire pork. According to Alexakis, rotisserie is popular all over Greece and is commonly served as street food. Avli Rotisserie will offer a traditional “street style” sandwich
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that includes a large pita with meat, veggies and fresh fries all rolled up inside. “The sandwich is your entire meal,” Alexakis said. It’s hard to argue with that. Everything will be made fresh daily and will be available for catered events. While the Avli Rotisserie will boast its own separate kitchen and staff, Alexakis plans to serve some of the rotisserie as specials at the main restaurant. The space itself is clean and modern, with seating for 24 people at quartz-topped tables and counter service. In warmer weather, Alexakis offers outdoor seating. Three large black and white photographs of Iceland are the focal point of one wall, which diners can contemplate as they enjoy their rotisserie. John Vlahakis, owner of neighboring Zia Gallery and a regular customer of Avli Estiatorio, took the pictures. Vlahakis also imports Greek olive oil through his company Earthy Products, which Alexakis will have on offer at the new restaurant. While Alexakis admits that the soul of the restaurant is Greek, he aims to appeal to all people. Diners can choose their own house-made sauce, many of which will not be traditional Greek fare or a salad. “We are trying to appeal to a range of people,” he said. The restaurant is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information go to www.avli.us.
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Let’s Talk Real Estate by Jean Wright, President/Broker Owner CRS, GRI
THE SELLER’S DISCLOSURE With every listing comes a form called “The Seller’s Disclosure.” This is a form that every seller must fill out and should be included with documentation. It’s a form that tells potential buyers exactly what they’re in for with the house they’re buying. While the disclosure is a great tool, it shouldn’t be your only tool. Ask the seller if they’re willing to have a home inspection done and if any defects are disclosed, that they’ll be willing to make necessary repairs. The good news is a seller’s disclosure will let you know
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verheard in a Northbrook computer store: Two guys are browsing laptops. One complains to his friend that he wants to write his life story “on one of these” because the kids might like it some day. But, he says, tapping a keyboard, “I am no writer.” The friend replies, “One piece of advice. Keep it short!” This strikes a chord for an eavesdropper who believes in brevity. Their conversation is getting good...
“Just type out some short memories,” the friend says. “Five or six lines, max. (You wonder: is the guy’s name “Max?” Or...) And he goes on. “Think of a cool event. Grab it and just jot it down.” The first guy chuckles, seeming to like the idea. His friend says, “Do it again whenever the spirit moves you. Get a bunch of nonboring snippets from a hard life and put ‘em on a hard drive. They don’t even have to be in order.” “Hmm,” the first guy muses. “Keeping ‘em short’ll make ‘em easy to write and read.”
His buddy replies, “Today, your average human has the attention span of a hummingbird.” Then he adds, “When you get a hundred or so, you’ve got a modern memoir. Unless you’re a reincarnation of James Joyce, keep these things short.” The first guy was asking something about who James Joyce is, but his friend was no longer listening. A large TV on the wall was showing a news headline in a crawl at the screen’s bottom, or maybe it was a sports score. No matter. It was an irresistible attention-getter, nice and short.
about any defects or potential defects in a house. The bad news is that if, after closing, something happens that wasn’t listed on the form, and the seller says they were unaware of it, there’s nothing that can be done. This is why a home inspection is a great thing to invest in—as well as asking the seller to include a home warranty. If “Contingent upon satisfactory home inspection,” it’s written into the contract offered, the buyer is provided with options. With a home warranty secured and in place at the time of closing, both the buyer and the seller are protected, with just a little extra forethought and planning going into the terms of closing. Talk with your Realtor®, they’ll explain all your options! For professional advice from an experienced Realtor, call Jean Wright at (847) 217-1906 or email at jwright@jeanwright.com
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3. 634 Rockland Avenue LAKE BLUFF Sunday 1-3 $630,000 Dede Banks,BHHS, KoenigRubloff 847.542.0700 4. 195 Norwich Court LAKE BLUFF Sunday 1-3 $995,000 Dede Banks, BHHS, KoenigRubloff 847.542.0700 5. 114 E. Woodland Road LAKE BLUFF Sunday 1-3 $1,187,500 Patricia Carollo, BHHS, KoenigRubloff 847.951.8817 6. 350 Hawthron Place LAKE BLUFF Open Sunday 1:00-3:00 PM $584,900 Brad Andersen, Griffith, Grant, & Lackie Realtors 847-234-0816
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15. 203 Niles LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $589,000 Nirali Dalia, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000 16. 568 Greenway LAKE FOREST Sunday 12-2 $1,099,000 Vera Purcell, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000 17. 2030 Knollwood LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4 $1,475,000 Vera Purcell, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000 18. 555 Beverly LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $578,000 Patricia Carter, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000 19. 1325 Kurtis LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $2,195,000 Houda Chedid, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000 20. 1490 S. Ridge LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $1,095,000 Houda Chedid, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000 21. 635 Illinois LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4 $697,000 Mary Kay BrunnerDasse, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000 22. 820 S. Green Bay LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $1,298,000 Lori Baker, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000 23. 1310 Gavin Ct. LAKE FOREST Open Sunday 2-4PM $1,698,000 Elizabeth Wieneke, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485
7. 404 E. Center Ave. LAKE BLUFF Open Sunday 1-3PM $1,350,000 Marie Colette, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors 847.234.0816 8. 667 Oak LAKE BLUFF Sunday 1:30-3:30 $559,000 Patricia Carter, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000 9. 39 Sunset Place LAKE BLUFF Open Sunday 1-3PM $1,200,000 Marie Colette, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors 847.234.0816
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26. 1030 Oak Grove Lane LAKE FOREST Open Sunday 2-4PM $749,000 Linda Smith, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485
38. 1690 S. Ridge Rd LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $750,000 Jennifer Joyce, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.498.0495
27. 60 W. Honeysuckle LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4 $1,097,000 Stacey Marquis, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000 28. 870 Beverly LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-4 $629,000 Chris Melchior, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000 29. 1077 Coventry LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4 $650,000 Megan Beidler, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000
39. 2250 Telegraph Road BANNOCKBURN Sunday 1-3 $2,595,000 Mona Hellinga, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.814.1855
30. 1132 Pine Oaks Cir. LAKE FOREST Sunday, 12pm-2pm $445,000 Joan Maxwell, Baird & Warner 847-404-7763 31. 60 S. Asbury Ct. LAKE FOREST Sunday, 2pm-4pm $899,000 Joan Maxwell, Baird & Warner 847-404-7763 32. 1516 N Western Ave. LAKE FOREST Sunday, 1pm-3pm $849,500 Nancy Pratt, Baird & Warner 708-228-3149 33. 327 S. Basswood Rd. LAKE FOREST Sunday, 1pm-3pm $1,139,000 Laura Henderson, Baird & Warner 708-997-7778 34. 1451 Harlan Ln. LAKE FOREST Sunday, 1pm-3pm $984,000 Sally Goodman, Baird & Warner 847-219-0786 35. 8 Ahwahnee LAKE FOREST Sunday 11-1 $3,499,000 Lundgren/Wright, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000 36. 1000 E. Illinois Road LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $3,300,000 Chris Downey, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.340.8499 37. 1130 Ashley Road LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-4 $1,695,000 Jill Okun, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.902.2296
40. 2095 Hidden Ridge Ln HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 12-2 $875,000 Maman/Schwab, @properties 847.881.0200 41. 2448 Green Bay Rd. HIGHLAND PARK Sunday, 2:30-4:30 $469,900 Dee Ann Nicholas, Coldwell Banker Winnetka 847-446-4000 42. 753 Green Bay Road HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-4 $479,000 Marissa K Hopkins, @properties 847.432.0700 43. 190 Linden Park Place HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 12-2 $799,000 Alberts + Maletsky, Baird & Warner 847.266.4701 44. 281 cedar Ave HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-3 $999,000 Karen Skurie, Baird & Warner 847-361-4687 45. 611 Ridge Road HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 2:30-4:30 $474,000 Claire Schwab, @properties 847.432.0700 46. 178 Lakewood Pl HIGHLAND PARK Sunday, 1-3 $899,000 Karen Skurie, Baird & Warner 847.361.4687 47. 1310 Charing Cross Road DEERFIELD Sunday 11-1 $399,000 Susan Brown Burklin, @properties 847.432.0700 48. 651 Timber Hill Road DEERFIELD Sunday 1-3 $569,000 Susan Brown Burklin, @properties 847.432.0700 49. 777 Greenleaf Avenue GLENCOE 2:00-4:00 $2,650,000 Diana Peterson, AuctionWorks 312.218.6102
50. 10 Lakewood GLENCOE Sunday 1-3 $3,389,000 Joanne Hudson, The Hudson Company 847.971.5024 51. 3625 Heritage Drive NORTHBROOK Sunday 12:30-3:30 $979,900 Len Zlatnikov, @properties 847.432.0700 52. 1145 Briarwood Lane NORTHBROOK Sunday 1-3 $750,000 Vicki Wheary, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.275.5440 53. 3601 Pebble Beach Rd NORTHBROOK Sunday 1-4 $895,000 Anthony Mehrabian, @properties 847.881.0200 54. 225 Old Farm Rd. NORTHFIELD Sunday, 12-2 $1,850,000 Bonnie Larson, Coldwell Banker Winnetka 847-446-4000 55. 12 Regent Wood Rd. NORTHFIELD Sunday, 12-2 $985,000 Julie Dowdle Rogers, Coldwell Banker Winnetka 847-446-4000 56. 1875 Old Willow Rd. #121 NORTHFIELD Sunday, 12-2 $515,000 Nancy Savard, Coldwell Banker Winnetka 847-446-4000 57. 1060 Arbor Ln. NORTHFIELD Sunday, 1-3 $439,000 Colleen Remsberg, Coldwell Banker Winnetka 847-446-4000 58. 112 Church Road WINNETKA $1,499,000 Sunday 1-3pm Emily Smart LeMire 3124015949 59. 663 Walden WINNETKA Sunday 2-4 $1,595,000 Julie Bradbury Miller, The Hudson Company 847.751.2619 60. 1034 Westmoor WINNETKA Sunday 1-3 $1,597,000 Paige Dooley, The Hudson Company 847.609.0963 61. 1131 Taylor sport WINNETKA Sunday 1-3 $2,199,000 Susan Meyers, The Hudson Company 847.778.1395 62. 1000 Willow WINNETKA $1,440,000 Sunday 12:00-2:00 PM The Skirving Team 847-924-4119
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OPEN HOUSES 63. 1040 Elm St. WINNETKA Sunday, 2-4 $895,000 Betsy Barnes, Coldwell Banker Winnetka 847-446-4000 64. 720 Green Bay Rd. #3C WINNETKA Sunday, 12-2 The Skirving Team, Coldwell Banker Winnetka 847-4446-4000 65. 955 Tower Manor WINNETKA Sunday 1-3 $1,089,000 Joanne Hudson, The Hudson Company 847.971.5024 66. 701 Foxdale WINNETKA Sunday 12-2 $825,000 Rene Nelson, The Hudson Company 847.338.4001 67. 1508 Edgewood Ln. WINNETKA Sunday, 2-4 $689,000 Emily Link, Coldwell Banker Winnetka 847-446-4000 68. 601 Cherry Street WINNETKA Sunday 2:30-4:30 $1,799,000 Veech/Grant, @properties 847.881.0200 69. 1065 Elm Street Winnetka Sunday 2-4 $1,649,000 Beverly Smith, @properties 847.881.0200 70. 850 Lamson WINNETKA Sunday 2-4 $2,195,000 Sherry Molitor, BHHS, KoenigRubloff 847.204.6282 71. 790 Foxdale Ave. WINNETKA Sunday, 12-2 $659,000 Caponi & Karabas, Coldwell Banker Winnetka 847-446-4000 72. 875 Burr Avenue WINNETKA Sunday 12-2 Dene Hillinger, Jean Wright Real Estate 847-275-9143 73. 796 Pine St WINNETKA $1,349,900 Sunday 12- 4:00 PM North Shore Builders- K Varga 312- 401-1934 74. 985 Oak WINNETKA Sunday 1-3 $779,000 Kevin Rutherford, Baird & Warner 847.446.1855 75. 720 Green Bay Unit 2E WINNETKA Sunday 2-4 $435,000 Mary Anne Perrine, Baird & Warner 847.446.1855
76. 128 Robsart Rd. KENILWORTH Sunday, 1-3 $2,795,000 Monica Corbett, Coldwell Banker Winnetka 847-446-4000 77. 549 Earlston Rd. KENILWORTH Sunday, 12-2 $1,399,000 Linda Martin, Coldwell Banker Winter 847-446-4000 78. 337 Montgomery GLENVIEW Sunday 11-1 $419,000 Laura McCain, The Hudson Company 847.347.4630 79. 1534 Sunset Ridge GLENVIEW Sunday 2-4 $1,075,000 Betsy Burke, BHHS, KoenigRubloff 847.565.4264 80. 229 Laurel Ave. WILMETTE Sunday, 1pm-3pm $839,000 Mary Jane Stutz, Baird & Warner 847-650-4750 81. 1401 Maple WILMETTE Sunday 1-3 $799,000 Carol Hunt, Baird & Warner 847.446.1855 82. 1925 Lake Avenue, #204 WILMETTE Sunday 1-3 $275,000 Carol Grant and Muggsy Jacoby, BHHS, KoenigRubloff 847.421.7501 and 847.924.3811 83. 2115 Thornwood Avenue WILMETTE Sunday 2:15-3:30 Dene Hillinger, Jean Wright Real Estate 847-275-9143 84. 1140 Sheridan Wilmette Sunday 1-4 $2,150,000 Bree Misiak, BHHS, KoenigRubloff 847.420.1214 85. 617 Ouilmette Lane WILMETTE Sunday 1-4 $1,349,000 James Luxem, BHHS, KoenigRubloff 847.501.0196 86. 1630 Sheridan Road, Unit 4I WILMETTE Sunday 2-4 $525,000 Carrie Healy, Jean Wright Real Estate 847-507-7666 87. 1630 Sheridan Road, Unit 6I WILMETTE Sunday 2-4 Suzy Thompson, Jean Wright Real Estate 847-542-4132 88. 1630 Sheridan Road, Unit 5G WILMETTE Sunday 2-4 Carrie Healy and Jean Wright, Jean Wright Real Estate 847-446-9166
89. 714 Elmwood WILMETTE Sunday 2-4 $1,545,000 Connie Coll, BHHS, KoenigRubloff 847.707.6143 90. 724 Ashland WILMETTE Sunday 1-3 $1,239,000 Linda Wolff, BHHS, KoenigRubloff 847917.5544 91. 1022 Pawnee WILMETTE Sunday 1-3 $1,699,000 Julie Bradbury Miller, The Hudson Company 847.751.2619 92. 1047 Miami Rd. WILMETTE Sunday, 2-4 $1,247,500 Pam & Jim McClamroch, Coldwell Banker Winnetka 847-446-4000 93. 1055 Pontiac Road WILMETTE Sunday 12-2 $599,000 Chris Veech, @properties 847.881.0200
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865 Kimball Rd, Highland Park, 5 Bedrooms, 6 1/2 Bathss Exclusively Presented by Brenner/Hara Team Jami: 847.338.7555 Laura: 847.338.2661 BrennerHara@bairdwarner.com Spectacular English country home beautifully updated with today’s amenities on original Kimball estate. Chef ’s white eat-in kit feat granite counters, all stainless steel appliances, 2 sub zeros, 3 ovens, island with prep sink, peninsula with stool seating, breakfast room and all open to the Family Room. Dream master bedroom suite feat generous bedroom with sitting area, Juliette balcony with French doors overlooking resort like pool and property. Organized dual walk-ins — “Hers” with island & make-up area. Luxurious spa bath, large “His & Her” vanities, private lav room with bidet, soaking tub & giant steam shower equipped with body sprays and rain head. Spacious and exquisitely appointed formal DR & formal LR and a fabulous floor plan for entertaining groups large & small. Finished 3rd floor with 2nd family room, bedroom, office and full bath and fin basement with rec rooms, full bath with sauna, 2nd laundry room & storage galore. Additional features include 2nd floor launndry, sun deck, heated stone floors, 3 car heated garage, too much to list! Quiet street, walk to town, train, Lake, Ravinia, schools, etc. Truly a gem!
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1420 Sheridan Road, #1C Wilmette, 3 Bedrooms, 3.1 Baths Exclusively Presented by: Kathryn & Kelly Mangel @properties 847.881.0200 k2@teammangel.com A 1,000 square foot outdoor terrace facing east and south makes 1C a “one of a kind” opportunity to live on the lake to enjoy indoor & outdoor condo living. Full length sun filled windows boast magnificent views from the living, dining and wood paneled library. Enjoy sunsets and fresh breezes from the glassed in porch with sliding patio doors that opens to your private patio. Steps to Plaza del Lago in fabulous Wilmette location!
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INSTANT CLASSIC Prassas, Savarie finish 1-2 in 47th Illinois State Junior Amateur Championship BY KEVIN REITERMAN, SPORTS@NORTHSHOREWEEKEND.COM
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itting on the grass with a couple of fellow golfers, a few feet away from the 18th green, Chip Savarie patiently waited as Connor Prassas, Justin Choi and Luke Armbrust wrapped up the third and final round of the 47th Illinois State Junior Amateur Championship at Makray Memorial in Barrington on June 30. Savarie, a good-natured kid with a contagious smile, had himself a front-row seat. He had a birdie-eye view. The Winnetka native, who will be a junior at Loyola Academy, had just birdied the 18th hole to complete his third round with a 70, giving him a 54-hole score of 218. But would it be good enough? As the final group came in, Savarie was sitting pretty — if not comfortably. He knew the score. Everyone who gathered near the 18th green knew the state of this affair. Choi still had a shot — but he needed an eagle. As for Prassas, par would not be enough. The Winnetkan, who teams with Savavie at Loyola, needed at least a birdie to force a playoff. The pressure? It was all on Prassas. Or, was it? “I really don’t know why,” Prassas claimed. “I didn’t feel any pressure on 18. I felt it on the 15, 16 and 17. But not on 18.” But the drama? It was real. Prassas, not one to show his emotions on the course, blocked it all out and calmly sank a downhill seven-foot putt for birdie to force “overtime.” Savarie’s reaction? What else? He smiled. “I just knew he was going to make it,” said Savarie. As he lined up for that crucial putt, Prassas was confident but not cocky. He knew he hit it straight and on line. Still, with that downhill slant, it was tricky. “And, the greens were really fast,” said Prassas, who finished the windy third round with a 76 to tie Savarie’s 218. “If I missed, it [probably] would’ve rolled 15 feet away.” Instead Prassas and Savarie, who
the way the wind was, I knew scores would be higher. But I didn’t think a 76 would even be close to win the tourney.” The 10th and 12th holes especially were trying for the lanky, 6-foot-2 Prassas. “I just had to keep grinding it out,” he said. On 10, Prassas hit his tee shot too far to the right. It landed by some evergreen trees. But instead of taking a penalty — and with Illinois Junior Golf Association (IJGA) director Brett Dreier looking on — Prassas, with half of his body being hugged by tree limbs, managed to hit the ball of the sticky situation. “Just trying to advance it any way I could,” said Prassas, who ended up a bogie on the hole. “I thought [getting a five] was pretty good considering where I was.” On 12, Prassas hit his drive into a hazard under a Weeping Willow tree. “Just a terrible lie,” said Prassas. But once again, Prassas was able to make the best of a tough situation. He punched the ball out of the brush and hit it just in front of an alluring sand trap. He eventually salvaged the hole by going one over. Prassas avoided the rough on 13 and 15. But missing “winnable” shots with his putter was rough on his psyche. “I wanted to snap my putter into [pieces] on 15,” he said. “But I stuck with it.” Speaking of staying with it? Re-enter Savarie. The first two days of this tourney (74-74) was a struggle for him. Heading into Round 3, Savarie was six strokes in back of Prassas. “I went out there today with an open mind,” said Savarie. “I Connor Prassas chips out of a sand trap while playing in the 47th Illinois State Junior Amateur had nothing to lose. Championship at Makray Memorial. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER. “I just tried to keep the ball in have known each other since their I’ve ever won,” said Prassas, Prassas, who took 31st in the play all day,” he added. “Stay out elementary days at Ronald Knox wearing a purple golf shirt with a IHSA state tournament last of trouble.” Montessori School in Wilmette, CP emblem that he got from the October, shot a 73 on the first As it turned out, this wasn’t hopped into carts and headed to famed Calusa Pines Golf Club in round and a 69 on the second the first time Savarie and Prassas the 18th tee. Maples, Florida. round at Makray. He went into met in a playoff with a ton at And after three playoff holes “Connor’s a great player,” Savarie Day Three with a two-stroke lead. stake. In last fall’s IHSA sec— all on 18 — Prassas eventually said. “He deserved it. “Today’s round is not what I had tional at Poplar Creek Country walked away with the Slovitt Cup “Playing against him in the hoped for,” admitted Prassas, who Club in Hoffman Estates, the two championship. playoff [holes] was a blast,” is the oldest grandchild (1 of 14) teammates had to battle it out for “This is the biggest event that Savarie added. of Jerry and Gail Prassas. “With the final individual state berth.
“Connor got me there, too,” said Savarie. “Hopefully, next time … “ Notable: Justin Choi, who will be a senior at New Trier, ended up with a 220 (73-71-76) for fourth place. The highlight of his final round was an eagle on 15. He closed out the hole with a 12-foot putt. “I had a good drive. Everything about that hole went well for me,” said Choi. “I was able to play it perfectly.” Northfield’s Choi, a big-meet competitor, opened Day Three with a tough front nine (41). He rallied on the back nine (35) to give himself a shot for the title. “I started off badly today,” said Choi, who earned all-state honors (tied for ninth) at the IHSA state meet last year after being the medalist at the New Trier Regional. “I missed two shots that I shouldn’t have missed. “But I was able to keep it together and get things right,” he added. Choi was the runner-up at two Mid-American Junior Golf Tour (MAJGT) tournaments earlier this year. He shot a 141 (72-69) at the North Shore Open at Wilmette Golf Course on April 16-17. And he carded a 151 (79-72) at the Shepherd’s Crook Open on May 7-8. Winnetka’s William Nummy (class of 2018) placed 11th at Makray with a 228 (76-75-77). Michael Tanaka (class of 2018) of Wilmette shot a 230 to finish in a tie for 18th, while Winnetka’s Reb Banas (class of 2017) came in tied for 24th (231). Meanwhile, with Connor Prassas and Chip Savarie as a 1-2 punch, Loyola Academy is in good shape heading into in the 2016-17 high school campaign. Other featured players include Jack McGuire (class of 2017) and John Kryscio (class of 2018). According to Prassas, Wilmette’s Bennett Cotten, who played golf for LA as a freshman during the 2014-15 school year (5th in the state meet), is attending the Gilchrist Golf Academy in Florida.
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New Trier’s Brecht named to IHSBCA all-state team; Gould, Hall, Woodrow off to fast starts in pro baseball BY KEVIN REITERMAN, SPORTS@NORTHSHOREWEEKEND.COM
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utting Big Ben on the list had to be a no-brainer. New Trier fireballer Ben Brecht, the Player of the Year in the Central Suburban League, was named to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA) 2016 Class 4A AllState Baseball Team. He was the lone player from The North Shore Weekend area to earn the honor. The 6-foot-7 left-hander, who was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 36th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on June 11, finished the spring campaign with a 10-0 record in 12 starts. His earned run average was a sparling 0.55. He finished with 97 strikeouts in 63 innings. Brecht, ranked as the No. 1 senior pitcher in Illinois by the Prep Baseball Report (PBR), throw his fastball in the low 90s. He will play his college baseball at UC Santa Barbara.
Daria Pyshnenko: The rising senior at Lake Forest High School, turned in solid work at the Trials. She ended up with the 21st fastest time in the 50-yard free prelims (25.60) on July 2. She entered the event ranked 39th (25.68). Ingrid Wall: Like Pyshnenko, Wall, who swims for the New Trier Swim Club, did better than her ranking (111th) in the 50 free. Wall placed 99th in 26.34. Jack Mangan: A two-time All-American and Big Ten champion in the 800 freestyle relay for the University of Michigan, Mangan qualified to the Trials in three events: 100 back, 100 free and 200 back. At the Trials, the New Trier graduate was timed in 56.73 in the 100 back (72nd) and 51.33 in the 100 free (77th). His best effort came on June 30, when he placed 51st in the 200 back (2:03.35). Riley Hayward: The Winnetka native, who swims for USC, made it to the Trials in the 200 breaststroke. The New Trier Swim Club alum finished 81st in 2:36.02.
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Charlie Gould: The Lake Forest High School product is off to a terrific start in pro baseball. The third baseman, selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 26th round of the 2016 MLB June Free Agent draft, is hitting .375 with two doubles and eight RBIs in the rookie Arizona League. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Gould, a celebrated player at William & Mary, already has four multi-hit games. His best outing came on June 23, when he had two hits and four RBIs against the AZL Giants. His on-base percentage is .450. His OPS (onbase plus slugging) is .888.
Loyola Academy grad Danny Woodrow, seen her swinging the bat for Creighton University, is off to fine start in pro baseball. He’s hitting .333 in rookie ball for the Detriot Tigers. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVEN BRANSCOMBE.
save on June 29. Hall, a Winnetka resident, is a converted catcher. He made the transition to the pitcher’s mound during his sophomore season at Elon University in 2015.
Danny Woodrow: The early numbers are very good for the ex-Loyola Academy standout. Known for his speed and Chris Hall: Things are going on-base percentage, Woodrow has quite well for Hall. five hits in his first 15 pro at-bats The former New Trier player for the Detroit Tigers rookie team is sitting with a 1-0 record and in the Gulf Coast League. 2.08 earned average in rookie ball. The 5-foot-10, 155-pound Pitching for the Bluefield Blue 21-year-old outfielder, chosen in Jays in the Appalachian League, the 12th round of the 2016 June Hall (6-foot-2, 212 pounds) re- Free Agent Draft, has a .500 corded his first professional win on-base percentage and .967 on July 3. The reliever, a 14th OPS. He’s picked up where he round draft pick for the Toronto left off during his days at CreighBlue Jays in the 2016 June Free ton University. The left-handed Agent Draft, registered his first hitting Woodrow hit .343 with
32 steals during his junior season at the Omaha, Nebraska school.
competed for Lake Forest Swim Club, claimed two Olympic berths, earning silver medals (3:44.66) in the 400-meter freestyle and 200 free (1:45.67). The POOLSIDE | OLYMPIC TRIALS 27-year-old has been at the elite level for some time. Dwyer, who Olivia Smoliga: The Glen- finished his college career (Iowa brook South graduate, who swims and Florida) with 12 All-Amerfor the University of Georgia, ica honors and three NCAA titles went to the 2016 Olympic Trials (two individual, one relay), earned in Omaha, Nebraska with the No. a gold medal in the 4×200 relay 1 ranking in the 100-meter back- at the 2012 Summer Olympics stroke. And Smoliga lived up to in London. the billing by winning the final Dwyer also placed eighth at in 59.02 on June 28 to earn a the Trials in the 100 free (49.13). berth to the Rio de Janerio Olympics on Aug. 5-21. She also Matt Grevers: The Lake came in fourth in the 50 free Forest High School grad made finals (24.70) on July 3. news at the Trials on June 28. The wrong kind. He didn’t win the Conor Dwyer: The ex-Loyola 100-meter backstroke, finishing Academy standout will be busy third (52.72) behind Ryan in Rio. The Winnetka native, who Murphy (52.26) and David
Plummer (52.28). He also didn’t make it out in three other races. The former Lake Forest Swim Club sensation, who set three state records during his days at Lake Forest High School and earned 27 All-America honors at Northwestern University, is the reigning Olympic champion in the 100 back — earning a gold medal in the 2012 Games in London. The 31-year star is a six-time Olympic medalist (4 golds, 2 silvers) in three events: 100 back, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay. Reed Malone: The New Trier grad, who swims at USC, placed 15th in the 200-meter free semifinals (1:48.85) while just missing the finals in the 400 free (3:50.73).
Reilly Lanigan: The Lake Forest High School grad, who will swim at Notre Dame next season, placed 71st overall in the 400 free (4:20.21) on June 27. Ella Tierney: Tierney, who will be a senior at Loyola Academy this fall, ended up 88th in the 400 free (4:22.54) on June 27. Andrew Jovanovic: A fourtime state champ in high school — 50 free, 100 back and 100 butterfly (twice) — the ex-Loyola Academy standout, who will be a senior at Northwestern, competed in the 100-meter backstroke at the Trials (57.66, 141st place) on June 27. Jamie Kolar: The Loyola Academy grad, who will swim at the University of Illinois, earned a berth to the Trials in the 100meter backstroke. On June 27, she recorded a time of 1:04.47 (132nd place).
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hile performing in musical theater, recent New Trier graduate Flower Edington lived by the mantra “the show must go on,” regardless of missed cues, flubbed lines or off-key notes. On the soccer field, the show also goes on. However, if, like Edington in the last few months, you suffer a broken arm, require staples in your head to close a wound or are experiencing dizziness after colliding with a teammate, you don’t necessarily go on with it. “That’s the stuff [injuries] I have to accept, if I’m trying to put myself out there and win the ball out of the air,” said Edingon, whose given name is Hana, Japanese for Flower, a longtime nickname she fully adopted in middle school. Flower’s mother Tomo is Japanese. Edington’s game, full of athleticism, energy, grit, craftiness and intelligence, was an important component in New Trier’s success this past spring, as the Trevians captured a third straight Class 3A state title with a 4-0 win over Collinsville on June 4. “When I watch [Edington] do her moves up the field … she even fools me,” New Trier junior defender Sam Urban said. “Her hard work is noticed by coaches, players and fans. My younger sister [who is in seventh grade] once told me Flower was her favorite player.” The versatile Edington was usually the first Trevian off the bench, often playing midfield, but also playing up top and occasionally in the back. She finished the season with three goals and one assist, and had six goals and five assists in her two-year varsity career. But New Trier head coach Jim Burnside said Edington’s impact went well beyond stats. “She was a wildcard for us, a difference maker in the playoff run and for the entire [2016] season,” Burnside said. “She’s a jack of all trades, and I would say master of all of those. “She understands the game and is usually in the right place at the right time, getting to spots as the
Flower Edington (right) fights for possession during New Trier’s supersectional win over St. Charles North on May 31. The 2016 New Trier grad will play college soccer at Illinois Wesleyan. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER.
play is developing rather than just reacting.” He continued: “[Edington] is so dependable. Two years ago, I didn’t think I would be saying these things. It’s a true credit to what she’s invested in this program and in her soccer abilities over the last two years.”
Shortly after Edington’s sophomore season, she and Burnside sat down for a discussion about her soccer career and goals. A member of the school’s musical theater department, Edington was performing in musicals and trying to keep up with club and high school soccer commitments.
Burnside said he appreciated and admired Edington’s musical talent, but he did not believe balancing both activities would allow her to maximize her obvious potential on the soccer field. He described the meeting as an adult discussion rather than an ultimatum.
Edington told Burnside she was “fully checked-in” to the team and the sport. She still performed in the school’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof ” as a junior. But prior to her senior year, she joined FC United, one of the area’s top girl’s soccer clubs, though her fall season was cut short by a broken arm. She
also decided to skip this year’s musical. While some local high school soccer programs might bend over backward to allow a player of Edington’s talent to do theater and sports, New Trier isn’t just any program. “If I had to choose between this program and another program where I could do that, I would choose this program, hands down,” Edington said. “I’d rather be on this strong team than be in a mediocre soccer program. I was willing to give up that [musical theater] side to be part of this program.” Edington’s increased commitment to the sport included exploring her collegiate soccer options. Last summer, she caught the eye of Illinois Wesleyan coaches during an ID camp at the Bloomington school. Shortly thereafter she agreed to play for the Division III Titans. On the field, Edington improved several skills, including her ability to head the ball. After the graduation of New Trier’s talented forward Maggie Armstrong in 2015, Burnside was looking for players who could win aerial battles at both ends of the field. So, the 5-foot-5 Edington made herself a threat in the air. Unfortunately, doing so also led to a few collisions, one of which resulted in a lot of blood and an early end to Edington’s Senior Night game on May 9, another to dizziness and a premature end to her state championship game. Also on Senior Night, Edington’s two worlds collided when she surprised her teammates by singing the National Anthem before the game. “It was cool knowing that it wasn’t going to be all the theater and choir kids, that it was my own teammates and lot of them haven’t heard me sing for real. They’ve heard me on the bus, but not in a performance kind of way,” Edington said. “It was amazing to be able to bring out that side of me. I really loved that experience.”
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OPEN HOUSE: SUNDAY, JULY 10 | 12-1:30 ASKING PRICE $950,000
415 WOODLAWN AVE, GLENCOE PERFECTION-UPDATED HOME WITH DESIRABLE OPEN FLOOR PLAN! VOLUME CEILINGS, BEAUTIFUL FINISHES, NATURAL LIGHT COMBINED WITH A GREAT LOCATION-MOVE RIGHT IN. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A STUNNING GREAT ROOM THAT OPENS TO THE YARD AND PATIO, AN UPDATED KITCHEN WITH SEPARATE BREAKFAST ROOM, A LUXURIOUS MASTER SUITE AND FABULOUS FINISHED BASEMENT WITH FULL BATH.
GLORIA MATLIN 847-951-4040 GLORIA.MATLIN@CBEXCHANGE.COM WWW.GLORIAMATLIN.COM
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1630 SHERIDAN ROAD, WILMETTE | 9 UNITS OPEN JULY 10TH 2 PM -4 PM! COME SEE NINE FABULOUS TWO- AND THREE-BEDROOM UNITS RANGING IN PRICE FROM $379,000 TO $2,190,000
Enjoy: Lakefront Walks, Bicycling Along Sheridan Road, Grilling Garden, Excellent City & Suburban Transportation, Shopping at Plaza Del Lago, Friendly Staff, The Wilmette Community & North Shore, Expansive Gillson Beach & Park, Wilmette Harbor!
Building Features: • 24 Hour Doorman • Heated Outdoor Pool • Private Beach • Garage Parking • Exercise Room
• Guest Room • Two Party Rooms • Outdoor Grilling Area • Two Party Rooms
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Ryan Newberry L’Heureux
847.999.8433 | rnewberry@koenigrubloff.com 330 Hazel Avenue HIGHLAND PARK Walk up the pathway to this Hampton’s style home. The foyer leads to the formal living room with fireplace, office with mahogany built-ins, family room with bay window, 4-season room, and dining room with built-in buffet. The country-style kitchen has state of the art appliances. A breakfast room has built-in desk and is adjacent to well-equipped butler’s pantry. The first floor is completed by mudroom, 3.5 car garage, and guest suite. Take the elevator or stairs to second level master suite with statement barrel ceiling, stone fireplace and balcony. An incredible dressing room leads to spa-like bath with jetted tub and steam shower. The second floor also has 4 adjoining bedroom suites, second laundry room and family room. The completed lower level has wine cellar, billiards, exercise, game, and yoga rooms, theater, and final en-suite bedroom. A screened porch has cabana kitchen and access to the patio with built-in grill and serene pool area.
6 Bedrooms | 6.3 Baths | $5,499,000 Under Contract in 4 Days!
315 Sheridan Road HIGHLAND PARK
1348 Yaeger Lane HIGHLAND PARK
Situated on .75-acre, with spectacular views of the ravine. Near Ravinia, Metra, private beaches.
You will be amazed when you walk through the front door of this home. There is so much to be desired with this property that you must see it for yourself. Move in ready!
3 Bedrooms | 3.5 Baths | $848,000
4 Bedrooms | 4 Baths | $399,000
Recent Sales
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2711 Central Street, 3e EVANSTON
110 E Delaware Place, 1102e CHICAGO
1941 W Erie Street, 1e CHICAGO
1717 S Prairie Avenue CHICAGO
2 Bedrooms | 1 Baths | $70,500
1 Bedrooms | 1.1 Baths | $251,000
3 Bedrooms | 2.1 Baths | $419,000
3 Bedrooms | 2 Baths | $510,000
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MAUREEN O’GRADY-TUOHY A multi year recipient of Chicago Magazine’s “Best of the Best” 5 Star Award Winner!
847.845.6444 | mogrady@koenigrubloff.com
CALL MAUREEN FOR A CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION!
120 Kimberly Lane LAKE FOREST 5,400 sf luxury French Provincial on 1.2 acres—Dream walk-out basement
900 Maplewood Road LAKE FOREST One-of-a-kind East Lake Forest estate on nearly 2 acres. Pool.
10 Pembroke Drive LAKE FOREST Spectacular over 5,000 sf with pool. Fabulous Location. Perfection!
1087 Edgewood Road LAKE FOREST “Castle Walk” Vintage Queen Anne over 6,000 sf. 2 one acre lots of record!
5 Bedrooms | 5.1 Baths | $2,399,000
5 Bedrooms | 5.1 Baths | $2,375,000
6 Bedrooms | 3.2 Baths | $2,000,000
5 Bedrooms | 4.1 Baths | $ 1,799,000
1020 Evergreen Road LAKE FOREST Stone mansion with indoor pool, wine cellar, tennis court, banquet hall
899 Lakewood Drive LAKE FOREST Amazing home with bright and spacious open floor plan. 4800 + sf
25800 N St. Mary’s Road METTAWA Gorgeous 5,262 sf, 2-story on 5 wooded acres. Super chef’s kitchen
1750 Half Day Road BANNOCKBURN Over 3 acres. Fabulous house & 3 stall luxury barn. 3 car gar. Amazing lot!
6 Bedrooms | 7.2 Baths | $4,500,000
5 Bedrooms | 5.1 Baths | $1,150,000
4 Bedrooms | 3.1 Baths | $1,275,000
5 Bedrooms | 4.1 Baths | $1,299,000
100 Rivershire Lane LINCOLNSHIRE 3,711 sf on a cul-de-sac in a gated community. Soothing water views
17075 Yearling Lane HUNT CLUB FARMS 4,662 sf of amazing home! Beautiful equestrian property. Barn, 6-car garage.
17393 Yearling Lane HUNT CLUB FARMS Sensational 7,769 sf masterpiece. Just under 5 acres. Amazing views
601 S Crescent Avenue PARK RIDGE Vintage Prairie Style home. Open kitchen to family room. Stained Glass. Near town!
4 Bedrooms | 3.1 Baths | $479,000
4 Bedrooms | 4.1 Baths | $599,000
5 Bedrooms | 4.2 Baths | $1,121,000
5 Bedrooms | 2.1 Baths | $699,000
FURNISHED RENTAL ALSO AVAILABLE
Call Maureen 778 N. WESTERN AVE | LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS 60045 KoenigRubloff.com
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and Start Packing!
4 Bedrooms | 3.1 Baths | $3,700/month
847.845.6444
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3022 PAYNE STREET, EVANSTON 6 BEDS, 4.2 BATHS | $1,499,000 | 3022PAYNESTREET.INFO
847.226.7138 jillb@atproperties.com
Celebrate a little bit of Hollywood history with this beautiful luxury home. The John Hughes film, Sixteen Candles was filmed here. This six bedroom home includes gracious room sizes, elegant decorating new kitchen, finished third floor media room with new bedroom and bath and a veranda with an outdoor fireplace, flat screen television, outdoor kitchen on a lush lot.
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310 MYRTLE STREET, WINNETKA 6 Bed | 5.2 Baths | 7500 sq. ft. Offered at $3,375,000
772 GROVE STREET, GLENCOE 5 Bed | 4.1 Baths | 5800 sq. ft. Offered at $2,375,000
STEVE AISEN & VICTORIA BIROV 773.505.2556
NEWGARDHOMES.COM
1017 FOREST AVENUE, GLENCOE 6 Bed | 6.2 Baths | 9300 sq. ft. Offered at $3,975,000
NEW CONSTRUCTION | RENOVATION
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2708 ARLINGTON AVENUE, HIGHLAND PARK 4 Bedrooms | 2.1 Baths | Offered at $628,000 | 2708Arlington.info Sensational two-story contemporary located on a lushly landscaped wooded lot backing up to sleepy hollow forest preserves. Total privacy. Completely remodeled kitchen/family room combo with flat panel fronts and high end stainless steel appliances. Tons of custom built-ins. Enormous master bedroom boasts walk-in closets and separate master bath. Extraordinary 1st great room/family room addition with fireplace. A must see!! • PENDING 4000 MILLER DRIVE, GLENVIEW • PENDING 7201 LINCOLN, LINCOLNWOOD • SOLD 525 DOUGLAS, LAKE FOREST • SOLD 1636 WELLS, CHICAGO Represented buyer on all properties listed.
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Late Night’s Unsung Hero BY JAKE TAYLOR ILLUSTRATION BY BARRY BLITT
I
n the world of late-night talk show hosts, there are few names bigger than David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, or Jimmy Fallon. For more than three decades, this talkative triumvirate ruled the scene as the successive frontmen for NBC’s supremely popular Late Night franchise. When Fallon eventually departed for the bright lights of The Tonight Show, what remained in his wake were, at least in talk show terms, some monumentally large shoes, just waiting for a suitable sort to fill them. That chosen man was Seth Meyers, one-time head writer of the flagship sketch show Saturday Night Live (SNL) and the heir apparent to a showbiz kingdom that demanded nothing less than success. Meyers took over hosting duties in 2014 and has never looked back. Meyers was born at Evanston Hospital, and even though he spent most of his formative years in New England, before graduating to the world famous hustle and bustle of New York, he’s never forgotten the city of his birth. “Evanston still has a really special place in my life, even where I am now,” he told The Daily Northwestern in 2011. “The people that I met there have really helped me get to this point.” In June, Meyers gave the Northwestern University commencement address and received an honorary degree from his alma mater. And recently, he was quick to bestow the virtues of his home city when asked about how ambitious people are the United States. “You know, ambition exists everywhere, and on every street corner. I think there’s a different way people go about it. Perhaps in the bigger cities it’s more cutthroat, more ruthless. “I think in Evanston there’s a respectful nod to others trying to get on the ladder. I’m not suggesting people are offering others a place in the queue before them, but striving for recognition isn’t quite so driven at the expense of everything else, and that’s really special.” Illinois often goes uncredited as a state where many of America’s great comedic talents began their lives and careers, and has long provided a fertile hunting ground for Lorne Michaels and his team
in the search for the next big thing on Saturday Night Live. Evanston, in particular, can claim SNL alumni Bill Murray, Joan Cusack, and Tim Kazurinsky as its own, and many more of the nation’s most famous comedians are affiliated with the nearby Windy City. “I moved to New York in 2001,” Meyers explained in an interview alongside long-time friend and former SNL collaborator Amy Poelher, “and the crazy thing about that was the people I watched perform in Chicago— you [Poelher], Horatio Sanz, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch—it was weird to move to New York and be most excited about being colleagues with people I knew from Chicago.” For Meyers, the theater bug bit when he returned to his hometown of Evanston when he attended Northwestern University. “When I first came to school, I pretty much had no plans at all,” he says. “I was initially a radio, TV, and film major and thought that I wanted to be behind the camera, but then I ended up falling in love with improv. I would go downtown and take classes at Improv Olympic, and once I got started, I knew it would be silly for me to be behind the camera when I found I loved performing so much.” Fortunately for Meyers, the perfect vehicle for honing his theatrical urges was waiting for him at Northwestern— The Mee-Ow Show, which he told NBC in 2009 was “absolutely the reason I am in comedy today.” The troupe first took to the stage in 1974, and has since become a staple for the university’s theater and comedy scene. In joining Mee-Ow, the young Meyers could count SNL stars such as Ana Gasteyer and Seinfeld’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus amongst his predecessors. “It was so much fun,” reminisces Meyers. “The guys that did it the years before me were sort of my heroes and I didn’t think I would get a chance to be in the
show, but then I joined, and the year I did it was amazing. Being on stage in front of people— well, it was like a drug. That sort of sold it for me, and I knew it was what I wanted to keep doing.” While he would go on to perform in the various skits and sketches that made SNL a household name—most notably as the co-anchor to Poelher in the “Weekend Update” segment in a prophetic pastiche of his future
role as the Late Night host—it was in a supporting role that enabled Meyers to eventually make his mark. While he has been known to tackle impersonations from time to time, Meyers told Vogue that the start of his SNL career was mired by a sense that “a terrible mistake had been made” and he was unfit to call his fellow comedic co-workers equals. Fast forward just four years, and Meyers was being appointed
co-head writer of the show with Anthony Steele and Tina Fey—a position he went on to hold single-handedly after Fey’s departure in 2006, and which set the groundwork for his career as a hugely successful comedy writer. For him, the pen was as mighty as the sketch. “I’m grateful for that. I can be under the bleachers with Lorne [Michaels] while someone else says something I wrote and feel exactly as good as I could have felt if I was out there saying it.” This is the man who was behind the Sarah Palin sketch that marked Fey’s hugely successful return to the show, the writer who would go on to be the second longest serving member of the SNL cast in its history. Despite accepting his acting shortcomings, the ensemble nature of SNL allowed Meyers to excel behind the camera after all. “One of the great things a b o u t working at SNL is that you’re surrounded by people with all these different talents. I did have those dreams and then, you know, people like A n d y [Samberg], Bill [Hader], and Jason [Sudeikis] showed up and they started doing their thing. And I started thinking, ‘Oh, these guys are better actors than I am.’ When this show came up, I said, ‘Okay, this is the kind of job that I think I could do.’” Recently, Meyers has begun to develop a reputation for more indepth political patter, leading to some areas of the media comparing him to the now-retired Jon Stewart of The Daily Show fame. Having said that, the decision to swap the traditional standing monologue that opened the show to a format that saw Meyers seated at a desk in an echo of his former stint with Poelher on SNL, coin-
cided with Stewart’s decision to hand over the reins of The Daily Show in 2015. “The longer we’ve done this show, the more we’ve tried to focus on politics,” Meyers says. “Certainly, as we enter an election year, politics is going to provide more for us to talk about. The timing is more coincidence… but again, I sat for a long time at my last job. It’s not like this is something I’m doing for the first time. It was nice yesterday. When you do something new you feel some nerves, but once I started doing it, it was muscle memory reminding me that it had been my delivery system of choice for a very long time.” The “stuff that does best” on Late Night, Meyers adds, “always has a point of view” – something more commonly associated to the style encapsulated by Cronkite, Letterman, and Stewart. “The audience respects knowing what hosts believe. They’re not looking for someone who’s inscrutable or a puzzle, so we’re happy to let people know when we’re upset or angry about something or feel passionately one way or the other. That always seems to play better, and that is one of the many legacies of The Daily Show. One thing you worry about is if somebody who’s in line with your politics makes you angry, you don’t ignore it because it’s in line with your politics. You also talk about it. You just don’t want to let anybody off scot-free.” Meyer’s turn as the face of Late Night is going steady, with an average audience last year of 1.5 million. Like Meyer’s SNL career, his talk show tenure has blossomed with time, quietly establishing itself in his own image as a man who is undeniably talented and seemingly devoid of ego. Following talk show stalwarts like Letterman, Conan, and Fallon is a daunting enough task and, two years in, Meyers is doing much more than just keeping his head above water—he’s looking forward to many more years to come. Talk show hosting is a career defining profession—as Lorne Michaels once told Meyers, “there’s no job after it” —but to return to the initial point, although Meyers is angling to cement his place in a bona fide American tradition, he’ll still always be an Evanston boy at heart.
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