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‘Serpent Language’ nets win in Quiz Bowl BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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llie White had seconds to determine if Northbrook Junior High would win another Quiz Bowl. White pressed her buzzer, answered the question correctly and gave the school a 16-15 victory over Wood Oaks Junior High in the 20th annual Quiz Bowl Feb. 23 at the Northbrook Public Library. The annual event pits teams of three or four eighth graders from all junior high and middle schools in Northbrook, public or private, who wish to participate, according to Summer Kosuge, the library’s assistant manager for youth services. With questions coming from an adult moderator with a panel of judges assuring accuracy, Kosuge said, the students answered questions about history, science, current events and popular Continued on PG 8
THE ART OF BOOKS
Northbrook exhibit pairs literature with work of local painters BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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arina Llergo was once a graphic artist who helped design advertisements for Coca Cola and Revlon. A Northbrook resident, Llergo gave that up 10 years ago to become an independent artist. Since then she has displayed her work across the country and is a familiar participant in art fairs throughout the Chicago area including in Lake Forest, Highland Park, Northbrook and Glenview. Llergo was one of six artists whose work was featured for the past two months in the Northbrook Public Library’s Artists in Residence program, which is done in conjunction with the Northbrook Arts Commission. The commission helps select the artists, according to Celeste Hanson, the library’s art coordinator. She said it changes every few months to “give a voice” to local professional artists. There will be five or six artists displaying approximately seven pieces each. A theme running through Llergo’s work is a combination of dancers, water and air. She said all three fit in with important aspects of her life. One of her paintings in the exhibit at the library shows a dancer bent over in a bow with her dress blowing
Artist Karina Llergo works out of her Northbrook dining room. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
in the breeze. “I was a dancer and a competitive swimmer,” said Llergo. “This takes me back to that. The dress shows ripples like water.” Born and educated in Mexico City, Llergo said she and her husband wanted to raise their children in the United States. He landed a job in the Chicago area with a major corporation and
they moved to the North Shore. After three years in Highland Park, they settled in Northbrook. “It’s a great place for kids to grow up here,” said Llergo. Art and her four children— ranging from a third grader to a high school junior—now surround much of what Llergo does. She first set up her studio in the basement but she soon moved it
to the first floor. “It was so dark down there,” said Llergo. “I moved it to my dining room. Now I am surrounded by light and I don’t miss anything my kids do. It’s very cool.” Llergo also gets plenty of models for her work from her twin daughters and their friends who are freshmen at Glenbrook
North High School. They are involved in competitive dance. With the library exhibit, a unique feature is to pair the works of art with a book, according to Bonnie Siegel, a Northbrook oil painter who had seven pieces in the show. Since several of her paintings were of horses, Continued on PG 8
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