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SPORTS SUNDAY BREAKFAST Family life suits former caddie to a tee. P14
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago welcomed 230 guests to the 77th Annual KD Dinner. P9 FOLLOW US:
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Glenbrook North grad Brad Margolin completed a masterful baseball career at Washington University. P12
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TOTAL ECLIPSE
Glenview’s Antonucci shares story North Shore families prep of survival BY DONALD LIEBENSON DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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fter surviving a near-death car crash on a desolate highway in Wyoming at age 22, Glenview native Elizabeth Antonucci spent nearly a decade working to heal both the physical and emotional wounds she sustained that fateful night in 2007. Now determined to share her story of recovery and self-awareness, Antonucci, 31, has penned and self-published the memoir, Fractured: My Journey Back from Death and the Lessons I’ve Learned Along the Way, to be celebrated at a book launch and signing on August 17 from 4:30-7 p.m. at Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar at The Glen. “Writing for me has been a form of therapy,” said Antonucci, who studied theater at Loyola Marymount College in Los Angeles and worked as a Chicago-based actress, before relocating to California in 2016. “Shortly after my accident, I Continued on PG 6
for epic solar event BY LIBBY ELLIOTT DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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n August 21, Americans will witness a once-ina-lifetime event, last seen nearly a century ago. A total eclipse of the sun, visible from coast to coast, will cast a path of “totality” across the United States, resulting in complete darkness for more than 2 minutes. From Salem, Oregon, to Charleston, South Carolina, this 70 mile-wide, 2,000 mile-long journey will cross towns and cities, deserts, forests and national parks. Municipalities and organizations near and far are preparing to host large crowds gathered to experience the epic eclipse. Carbondale, Illinois, a city roughly 330 miles f rom Chicago, has the distinction of being the location NASA anticipates the total solar eclipse will last longest. There, the sun will be completely covered for 2 minutes and 38 seconds - a full 1 minute and 3 seconds longer than Leavenworth, Kansas. Carbondale officials are expecting nearly 90,000 visitors on eclipse day. On the main Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale campus, full totality will happen at 1:21 p.m, at which Continued on PG 6
Back row, from left: Northbrook School District 30’s Westcott Elementary School PTO moms Michelle King, Jana McWilliams, Jennifer Klein and their children try on solar eclipse glasses. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER
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