The North Shore Weekend WEST, Issue 34 by JWC Media

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SOCIALS

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09 NEWS DIGEST

A summary of news that’s happened around the North Shore and a preview of upcoming events.

11 RESTORATION PROJECT The historic Deer Path Inn will shut down

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20 NORTH SHORE OFFERINGS Intriguing houses for sale in our towns

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Soup-to-nuts overhaul for aging gem is a great move

, for one, am glad to know The Deer Path Inn will undergo a massive renovation, as our story inside details. There is a difference between charm and tired, and The Deer Path Inn in Lake Forest needs a facelift. The Bar is lively and thankfully will stay open during the construction (as will The Pub), but the rest of the beloved hotel will benefit from the five-star makeover. My association with The Deer Path Inn is slightly different than most. My grandmother lived there for 25 years. Before you think she was simply a hotel guest who overstayed her welcome, let me explain that she rented an apartment, an option available to a few elderly ladies of the time. I visited often, sometimes for a meal in The English Room. When I ordered French onion soup, she was displeased, thinking the unruly combination of cheese, bread and more made too much of a mess. If I didn’t have a drink, she asked if I had become a teetotaler. When I walked her back to her apartment, she unfailingly reminded me to crook my arm like so, the best to ensure no fall would occur. Her apartment (now named the Frederick Suite for inn guests) was cozy. She read relentlessly, especially anything about the former King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, and watched the Chicago Cubs (she enjoyed Harry Caray’s game calls). All in all, she loved The Deer Path Inn, where she could order a grilled cheese sandwich and a Coke for just about any meal, fight against any rent increase she deemed excessive and celebrate

her 100th birthday in quiet style. For the first time since she died in 1999, just short of living in three different centuries, I walked into the Frederick Suite recently, thanks to Jay Mendiola, the human resources director there who remembered my grandmother. The long-time employee was in his teens during her stay, and she’d talk with him about the stock market, an early education about an unknown entity for him. I had shown up asking if our family could have the Frederick Suite sign, which we thought might be disposed of during the renovation. Jay said they are planning on keeping the same name for the suite when the inn reopens. Aside from a shower replacing the bathtub and the carpet being removed to expose fine-looking wood, the suite looked just about the same. Would my grandmother approve of the overhaul if she were still living there? It’s doubtful, as she was perfectly content with what she had. But I am excited about the new look for this North Shore gem, which was originally constructed in the 1860s a few blocks from its present location. Maybe they’ll even find a way to make the French onion soup easy to place on a spoon.

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North Shore moms work hard to stay organized — and no month is crazier than December Whiteboards on the North Shore help organize the crazed schedules of moms. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

■ by bill mclean From a distance, the whiteboard calendar on a kitchen wall in the Gleasons’ house in Highland Park appears to be a multicolored mess, an art project gone D-minus bad. Practically every square — for each day in December — contains at least one reminder of an activity for the family of six: Robin Taxman-Gleason and her husband, Chris Gleason; Robin’s stepchildren, 14-year-old Connor and 10-year-old Logan; and the couple’s pair of toddlers, four-year-old Nola and two-year-old Talia. The parents’ to-do items were written with a pink dryerase marker. Green words and start times denote activities for the preschoolers. Wondering what Connor has to do on a certain day? Look for the blue scribbles and scratches. Anything jotted in black is a Logan commitment. Packed. The Gleasons’ days are crazy-busy packed. “That whiteboard is my bible,” says Robin, a preschooler teacher who plans to celebrate Hanukkah (Dec. 16-24) and Christmas under the same roof again this month. “December is a tough month, and not just because we’re all doing so many things and driving all over the place. When we’re home we all usually have to stay inside because of the weather. And we’re all usually sick at the same time. “I try as hard as I can to attend a yoga class two times a week. Yoga keeps me sane.” Moms on the North Shore do not get varsity letters for serving as invaluable captains of their households and making sure their children arrive at games on time. And in full uniform. But they should, shouldn’t they? Especially during the merry month of December, when holiday and birthday parties (for kids and adults) seemingly outnumber the number of school days and work days, and when the driver’s seat of the family car becomes way more familiar than the comfy chair in the den. “You have to have a sense of humor during this time of year,” says Lake Forest resident Catherine Yehle, a mother of four (ages 11-16) who works 20-plus hours a week as program director at Gorton Community Center in her hometown and recently joined the Lake Forest Caucus. “You can’t

take everything too seriously. The calendar we put up on a wall in our kitchen is one of those big ones you see in offices. December … it’s not pretty; there’s a lot written all over it. “I remember my mom put a sign up at home with the line, ‘Christmas should be every other year.’ ” Yehle laughs. Many swim practices for one of Yehle’s children start at 5:45 a.m. On those days she wakes up at 5:30 a.m., taxies (fare: free) the athlete to the school, drives back home, gets ready for work. After work, there might be a hockey tournament on the docket, a dance commitment for another child, volunteer duty (with her husband, Jeff) at a school’s concession stand, dinner to prepare, a tennis match with friends. Maybe all of the above. Busy, busy. “Tennis helps my mind,” Yehle says. “I like it because it forces me to be sharp. I have to be sharp when I play against the women in our group.” Jennifer Riccardi Virgili of Wilmette works five days week in Chicago as director of corporate finance and banking for Boeing. The mother of three young passengers at home (ages six, four and one) likes to work out at her work place and run. “Get the endorphins going — that keeps me sane,” says Virgili, who grew up in Northbrook and attended Glenbrook North High School. “But I don’t get overwhelmed in December because I make sure I don’t overcommit, don’t take on more than I can handle. My kids … they’re getting invited to parties now and doing activities on the weekends. My [companyissued] Blackberry holds my work and personal calendars. My calendar used to be in my head before I had children.” Act I in Alex Buck’s typical day: view her work, personal and three kids’ schedules and focus on completing one medium- and one low-priority task — before tackling her high priorities. “I used to deal with only high priorities,” says Buck, a resident of Evanston, mother of three (ages six, five and two), COO of a law firm, practicing attorney and co-founder of Plumwise, a private, selective recommendation site. “It would take me eight months to complete all of my mediums and lows. Now, I’m at least taking care of some of those. “My kids go to three different schools in three different

towns [Wilmette, Winnetka and Evanston], so it can get a little hectic at times. Each day I make sure my husband [Jon], our nanny and I have a laminated version of the schedule detailing all of our commitments. You can put that in the seat next to you in the car or in the center console.” In addition to her highly active professional and family lives, Buck somehow manages to find time for commitments to nonprofit organizations. Her social life? She has one of those, too — without having to apply an oversized shoehorn to squeeze it into her jam-packed days. Alex and Jon attended three parties between Dec. 1-7, including their own.

“My [company-issued] Blackberry holds my work and personal calendars. My calendar used to be in my head before I had children.” | Jennifer Riccardi Virgili “I love hosting parties,” Buck says. “I love parties this time of year. My advice to people hosting parties in December is, ‘Don’t be afraid to cater, don’t hesitate to hire a bartender.’ We have found it’s more sane to have a bartender.” During December — and the other 11 months — Jacque Heydorn of Lake Forest prefers running around. And working out. And leading fitness classes at Shred 415 in Northfield. The mother of three (ages eight, 10 and 12] and wife of Warren raises two boys who wrestle and a daughter who swims. The Heydorns’ activities-laden whiteboard adorns a wall in their laundry room. Wonder what spins more in there, … heads or the washing machine? “A lot of people out there are snapping at others because they’re stressed at this time of year,” Jacque Heydorn says. “They’re also tired or not feeling well. They’re not getting enough sleep. Maybe they’re not exercising. I tell my kids, ‘You’ll treat people as well as you feel about yourself.’ It’s important for all of us to do whatever we need to do to get that feeling.” ■

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NORTHBROOK

The new Northbrook Shopping Elf social media campaign is bringing gift ideas and retail promotions to shoppers from Northbrook-based businesses. Nicki the Shopping Elf is a joint project of the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce and the Village of Northbrook. Facebook users who like the Elf’s page will see local shop owners demonstrating their most popular gift options and will get advance notice of flash sales, trunk sales, and other promotions.

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AmpliVox Sound Systems has been honored by Special Olympics Illinois (SOILL) with the 2014 Maggiano’s Hero Award in recognition of AmpliVox’s donation of portable public-address systems to SOILL’s area and statewide offices. The SOILL Hero Awards are given to individuals, groups or businesses that have shown exemplary commitment to SOILL and have made efforts to strengthen communities and improve the quality of life for Special Olympics athletes.

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Glenbrook South High School’s Key Club recently challenged all students, parents, teachers, and neighbors in the Glenbrook South and Glenview communities to complete random acts of kindness for others. Whether it was holding the door, giving compliments, allowing cuts in line, smiling at strangers or donating extra change, any act of kindness that was witnessed or received can now be tracked on Twitter and Facebook through the hashtag #GBSRAK. “Key Club believes everyone has the power to make a difference in the lives of others every day,” said Key Club sponsor Josh Koo. “No matter the size of the act, what is most important is the heart behind the act.”

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The Glenview Community Church is hosting the North Shore’s Do-ItYourself Messiah and holiday carols on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at 1000 Elm Street on Glenview Road. The free event will feature the Glenview Community Church Chancel Choir and soloists accompanied by the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra with organist Gary Wendt, part of the Simple Gift Concert Series by the Glenview Community Church (GCC). Tom Toro Musical scores will be available to borrow and/or purchase at the nounced the completion of major comdoor. ponents of the Glenview Park Golf Club This holiday special is coordinated by renovation project. The project included Minister of Music Gary Wendt and consignificant storm water management work ducted by Adult Choir Director Stephen in cooperation with the Village of Glenview Blackwelder. and major improvements throughout the Visit www.gccucc.org, email stephen@ golf club. gccucc.org or call 847-724-2210 for further Says Robert Quill, Superintendent of Leidetails. sure Services at the Glenview Park District, “We can’t wait for the Glenview golf comNORTHBROOK munity to experience all the improvements This season, many local seniors who are made to the course.” alone or impoverished will receive holiday For more information, visit golfglenview. cheer thanks to the Be a Santa to a Senior com. program, sponsored by the Home Instead GLENVIEW Senior Care Northbrook office. Owen T. Masterton, 42, passed away sud“It is heartbreaking to think of the senior denly Dec. 6. members of our community spending the A 20-year veteran of the Glenview Police holidays all by themselves, without any gifts Department, Masterton was a loving husor any way to celebrate the season,” says band of Kelly nee O’Rourke; proud father Julie Portugal-Gange, community relations and coach of Michael Francis; beloved manager of the Home Instead Senior Care son of Rita and the late Frank Masterton; office. “But all too often, that’s what hapdearest brother of Loraine (David), Steve pens when seniors live alone. It can be a (Char), Philip (Vicky), Pete (Debbie) and really tough time of the year for them.” Geralyn (Daryl); proud uncle of the late Participating retail locations will display Ryan, Cody, Peter, Hilary, Kelsey and MorBe a Santa to a Senior snowman that gan. feature ornaments with seniors’ first names Services were held at N.H. Scott & and their gift requests. Holiday shoppers Hanekamp Funeral Home, but memorials can take an ornament, buy the items listed may still be made to Michael Masterton, and return them unwrapped (and with Minor, C/O Glenview State Bank, 800 the ornament attached) to the store prior Waukegan Rd, Glenview, IL 60025. Attn: to Dec. 24. Marimel Lim. For more information about the program,

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NORTHBROOK

The Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 Caucus has endorsed a slate of four candidates running for four vacancies on the school board. The caucus voted to endorse Nancy Artz, Chuck Gitles, Ihab Riad, and Elizabeth Shabelman for the April election. If elected, the candidates will serve on the District 30 Board for four-year terms, beginning in the 2015-16 school year.

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Mark your calendars for the Glenview Ice Center Winter Carnival from Dec. 19 to Jan. 4. The 14th annual Winter Carnival features events for the whole family. Some events are free and several require pre-registration. Pick up a complete schedule after Thanksgiving at the Glenview Ice Center or online at glenviewcenter.org.

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Repair work has begun on Kates Road Bridge. The Village has contracted with a professional structural engineering firm for maintenance recommendations, monitoring, and re-design of the bridge structure over the next two years, when reconstruction can begin. Interim improvements will help avoid any damages that inclement weather and heavy traffic may impose upon the structure, keeping it safe for the motoring public. For more information, contact Assistant Director of Public Works and Engineering Bob Phillips at 847-317-7245 or visit deerfield.il.us.

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■ by s.h. sweet Tucked away in a little-noticed nook in Glenview off busy Waukegan Road is a stone building where Be Optimal, a holistic healing center owned by Dr. Cari Jacobson, has made its home for more than four years. Dr. Jacobson was an athlete who sought help from chiropractors in her youth in Deerfield. After trying musical theater and performing, teaching yoga, and planning events, she realized that being a

chiropractor was her calling. Her curiosity drew her to study 20 different modalities and achieve certifications in most, allowing her to “weave a tapestry of techniques” for the good of her patients. For example, her approach might include applied kinesiology, which analyzes the body’s connections focusing on structure, biochemistry, and emotions, or NeuroEmotional Technique — which uses pulse points of the body to reduce the physical effects of stresses and emotions. She says she is not a “rack and crack” kind of doctor. Dr. Jacobson wants to know how to unwind the body with care. “When we are in balance, we thrive,” she says. The doctor has treated newborns and people in their 90s — and every age in between. “Each time a patient comes in, I’ll take a different approach,” says Dr. Jacobson, who earned a bachelor’s of science degree at Indiana University in 2000 and later attended Southern California University of Health Sciences/Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, graduating magna cum laude. “I may focus on diet first to cleanse and restore the body. I might begin by asking ‘what’s been hard’ or ‘what are your intentions’. I will meet the patient and use a variety of techniques to help body, mind, and spirit be the best they can be. “Especially in our stress-filled lives, it is so easy to get out of balance. People may say they slept funny and their neck hurts,

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holistic health and enjoy a nutritious meal at no cost. In her spare time, Dr. Jacobson is a recording artist and sings whenever possible. She loves to swing dance, especially in the summer outside in Grant Park at SummerDance. And though one’s work often causes stress (and prompts many patients to see her for that reason), for Dr. Jacobson, it’s been a tonic for improved health.

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Inn with the new Historic Lake Forest spot poised for makeover

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by bill mclean Warmth is synonymous with the historic Deer Path Inn in Lake Forest. It is what Matt Barba feels each time he enters the stuccoed Tudor-styled hotel on Illinois Avenue. But not because the inn — born in the 1860s before moving to its present location in 1929 and modeled after a mid-15th century Manor House in Chiddingstone, Kent, England — features stone fireplaces. “I get this warm feeling as soon as I get here,” says Barba, interim general manager at the Deer Path Inn. “There’s something about it, something special. It’s positive. It’s cozy. I enjoy seeing the friendly faces everywhere I look, the nooks and crannies, the visuals and the feels of an old Manor House. “There’s an energy about it.” For 15 months, starting in early January, Lake Forest’s quaint, charming inn will undergo a multimillion-dollar renovation that will enhance the experience for its guests. The lead architect is Mark Knauer. The banquet facilities, meeting rooms and all 54 guest rooms (including 27 suites) will be closed for the duration of the substantial refurbishment. The bar and the White Hart Pub will remain open to the public. Each starts daily service at 4 p.m. “Keeping the bar and pub open allows the community to come in and ask questions about the renovation,” Barba says. “We don’t want to lose touch with the community. The

Deer Path Inn serves as the living room and dining room of the community. “I’m looking forward to the renovation. I’m looking forward to seeing and hearing the reactions of the renovation.” Each guest room — individually decorated — will, finally, have state-of-the-art HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) that 5-star hotel rooms have, so travelers can control the temperature. Among the project’s other plans: reconfigure and design guest rooms; refurbish the Hearth Room and English Room; update the Garden Room and banquet facilities, and add a passenger elevator for access to the upper and lower floors. Changes to the hotel’s exterior won’t be recognizable, much to the delight of folks who want the inn to retain the “Old” in “Old English.” One of the folks is Ralph Hansen, a Lake Forest resident and owner of a sports and entertainment marketing company. He has been frequenting the Deer Path Inn for 30 years. He figures the number of times he has visited is in the thousands. He placed his son in a White Hart Pub booth when his son was little. His son now has a daughter. “My granddaughter … guess where she sits when she’s at Deer Path?” Hansen says. “The booth where my son always sat when he was young. I have a long history of going there with my family. My wife [Joyce], it’s her birthday [Dec. 12]. We’re going to celebrate it at Deer Path. “We have a traditional home. We like traditional things. The Deer Path Inn is as traditional as it gets.” Jay Mendiola stands in the lobby area of the inn’s entrance. Lobby areas in hotels are typically bright, shiny, somewhat cold. Not here. The lighting is dim, set permanently at a pleasing den-at-home-at-twilight setting. The floors and walls are dark but not too dark. “The Deer Path Inn’s main competitors?” asks Mendiola, the director of human resources at the Deer Path Inn. “Let’s see. I’d say a house … in Lake Forest. This is a unique place, a special place. It feels like a home. I know it feels like a home to our employees. These next 15 months, they’re all going to feel like it is their house that’s getting renovated.” Six months after ownership changed hands last December — it is now owned by a subsidiary of Abbott — inn’s management and staff teams met for several hours on consecutive days. Plans for the renovation were presented. Another item on the agenda: the inn’s DNA. Management

assured the attendees that what made the Deer Path Inn endearing — and enduring — would not be compromised at any point of the upgrade. “People will notice a more pristine version of this place, but the charm and the essence of it will not be lost at all,” Barba says. “The lead architect [Knauer] is fantastic, up on all of the nuances and all of the aesthetics. It was time. It was time to modernize.” There was a time when Paul Newman visited the Chicago area. To act in movie. Or to do something related to his other passion, racing cars. Or to see friends, business associates. One of the late actor’s favorite destinations on the North Shore was the Deer Path Inn. Hansen’s company represented Newman’s racing interests. “Paul Newman,” Hansen recalls, “went to Deer Path a number of times. He absolutely loved it. He found it a pleasure. He could come and go, eat at the inn, and nobody ever bothered him.”

“People will notice a more pristine version of this place, but the charm and the essence of it will not be lost at all.” | Matt Barba The inn’s staff treated Newman as it treats the understudy of the lead actor in a middle-school play: enthusiastically and attentively. The inn’s staff has always impressed Hansen. “Such high-quality people,” Hansen says. “They treat everybody with respect. They respond to your needs, too. I remember one time, at a birthday party there. Maybe it was on another occasion. Somebody at our table wanted to order sweet potatoes. But that wasn’t on the menu. Well, somebody ran to a grocery store and purchased the ingredients. The kitchen prepared the order. The order of sweet potatoes made it to our table.” Hansen, like others, is looking forward to the day — in early 2016 — when he will get to feast his eyes on the Deer Path Inn 2.0. “They will get it right, no doubt,” he says. Visit the hotel’s website at www.dpihotel.com for periodic updates about the renovation. ■

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LIFESTYLE & ARTS | 13 LOVE & MARRIAGE

Books with marriage as linchpin are often engaging ■ by joanna brown “Where The Sidewalk Ends,” Shel Silverstein’s great collection of poetry and drawings — which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year — begins with an invitation to readers. “If you are a dreamer, come in,” he wrote. “If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer…” It was a call to young readers to see that poetry is not intimidating and for adults to slow down and find through his work the joy that children experience. It seems to me that the same invitation could be made to people entering a marriage. And so these days when the thermometer drops and the grocery store shelves are stocked with fresh apple cider, I’ll reach for a good book (though it will be hard to find one I enjoy as much as Silverstein’s). I asked local experts for their recommendations with a marital spin: something about a great couple, a story of “how-we-gottogether,” a married team of murder investigators, even. They didn’t disappoint. Jon Grand, store manager at Winnetka’s Book Stall at Chestnut Court, had several recommendations collected from his colleagues. Grand admitted that he prefers books from the history and non-fiction shelves, but he usually has three or four books going at any given time. He has since he was a child. For fiction fans, Grand recommended “Us,” by David Nichols. When his wife asks for a divorce after 30 years of marriage, Douglas finds himself on a long-planned family trip to Europe examining parenthood, relationships and his own expecta-

tions as he works to save his marriage. Another fiction recommendation from The Book Stall is “We Are Not Ourselves” by Matthew Thomas. Readers will follow multiple generations of an Irish-American family in pursuit of the American Dream. Their interests in better jobs and bigger homes are not shared, and the effects ripple through every member of the family. For non-fiction fans like Grand, he recommended “Eleanor and Franklin” by Joseph Lash. The Roosevelts create a powerful political partnership in spite of their differences: she was shy and awkward, while he was a charismatic politician, and their marriage was crumbling. Their public persona, however, is a memorable part of American history. And what is marriage if not humorous. “My Planet” by Mary Roach looks as marriage as the subject of a scientific study. The author is a respected science writer who previously examined human sexuality and cadavers in similarly comedic fashion, with great success. This collection of articles published in Reader’s Digest puts life in perspective. Lake Forest Book Store manager Maxwell Gregory recommended two others. “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion tells the story of a socially inept genetics professor who sets out to find a wife scientifically. He is sidelined by a woman who fails his intake survey but intrigues the professor with her quest to find her biological father. Chaos ensures in this romantic comedy. In “The Storied Life” of A. J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin, the title character owns a bookstore on the decline after the death of his wife. A baby left at his store and a new

sales rep inspire him to turn things around, with great humor for the reader. But like Grand recommended, trust your local team of booksellers to speak knowledgeably about great reads for every taste. Pick their brains for books in your preferred

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Since the 1980s, the modern wine elite has blossomed to encompass the New World. A generation of scientifically trained and internationally groomed winemakers has been jet-setting globally to share insights into best practices. The biggest beneficiary of this development has been the California wine country. Here are three stars in different orbits:

SATURDAY DINNER 2011 Opus One, Napa; $228 A chance encounter in the 1970s between Baron Phillippe de Rothschild, owner of Bordeaux’ Chateau Mouton Rothschild, and Robert Mondavi, legendary innovator of superpremium wines in Napa Valley, brought together an Old World and a New World visionary to usher in a new era of progress. The Rothschilds would contribute the expertise gained from centuries of production and half of the capital while Robert would provide the finest grapes, local talent and technological sophistication for the Opus One project. The resulting vintages caught the attention of the gourmet world. Elegant and harmonious in its appeal, Opus One stood far apart from the typical rustic blockbuster fruit bombs of Napa Cabernets. Its food friendliness with Continental/French cuisine has made it a safe and prestigious choice for a luxury meal at top restaurants for the past three decades. Best 8-15 years from vintage and after one hour of decanting. MIDWEEK MEAL 2006 Cain Five, Napa; $90 Founded by an ex-professor at the University of Chicago, Cain Cellar pioneered mountainside vineyards with optimal sun exposure, cooler temperature and great drainage high above Napa Valley. Its model focused on Bordeaux’ traditional blend of five grape varieties (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot), which provides a winemaker with a wider pallet of aroma, flavor and texture options for the wine than with just one grape type. Cain Five has been consistently sought after by value-conscious veteran wine lovers who prefer a more complex and distinctive style of red wine to complement mild meat dishes or just sipping over a great book or symphony. Best 8-16 years from vintage and after one hour of decanting. BEST VALUE

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HOME & DESIGN | 19

Revamped kitchen delights homeowners

The remodeled kitchen offers a sleek look.

■ by simon murray For one couple in Glenview, entering their previous kitchen was no day at the beach. Although relatively new — the home was built in 2001 — the kitchen featured both an island and peninsula in its cramped layout. During get-togethers with friends or family, quarters that should’ve been airy and open were instead causing bottlenecks. It was time to bring down the sledgehammer. “It was very dark, and the space was not well laid out,” recalls Jennifer Rahaley, an interior designer with the DDK Kitchen and Design Group, who was hired by the homeowners after a neighbor recommended the Glenview designer’s services.

“They entertain and cook a lot, so they wanted to be able to really use the kitchen to its fullest capabilities.” | Jennifer Rahaley Adds Rahaley, “They mostly wanted lighter and brighter: top-of-the-line finishes and features, and, most importantly, a better lay out. They entertain and cook a lot, so they wanted to be able to really use the kitchen to its fullest capabilities.” If it were up to the homeowners, everybody would have room to hang out in the kitchen while they were cooking — be it for the holidays, with their large extended family, or just hanging out with friends. “Entertaining is a big part of our lives,” says one of the homeowners (who didn’t want to include a name). “Although the footprint of the kitchen remained relatively the same, we were able to maximize the storage space

while giving the renovated kitchen a more functional and airy effect. “It is much more conducive to prep for cooking while entertaining guests.” Rahaley and DDK contracted E.D. Enterprises to install the custom cabinetry and interior remodeling. They also utilized the work of Tithof to fabricate the countertops and Etched in Stone for the tiles. The three companies are businesses in Arlington Heights, Northbrook, and Glenview respectively. Rahaley, with more than 14 years of interior design experience, oversaw the remodeling project, which included eliminating the peninsula in favor of creating a bigger island, opening up the space to the eating area and family room, and installing new appliances. The cabinetry is now Dutch Made, inset maple and cherry with paint and glaze, injecting lighter tones and colors. Counters are lined with Taj Mahal Quartzite, and the appliances — including the refrigerator and oven — are from Sub-Zero and Wolf. A butler’s pantry is also featured in what Rahaley calls an “appliance garage,” which includes a beverage center (with Sub-zero refrigerator and freezer drawers), pocket doors that fold within themselves, housing a coffee machine, and designated areas such as a cleaning area with a sink and dishwasher; refrigeration area; beverage hub with dual zone wine refrigerators; a separate cooking area; microwave drawer, “which we do very frequently these days”; and a steam oven under the counter. The kitchen was one of a handful of living spaces the homeowners were looking to redesign. Creating a place where they could congregate was an important first step in realizing their perfect home. “It was an amazing learning experience with an end product we love,” says the homeowner. ■

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21 | SPORTS

ZHANG MASTER

Glenbrook North scoring star currently schooling the Scholastic Hockey League

Zing, zing: Glenbrook North’s Chris Zhang has put up electric numbers this season. He has 31 goals and 42 assists in 45 games.

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■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com It might be the smallest trophy. Ever. Glenbrook North senior forward Chris Zhang received it at the Spartans’ hockey banquet two years ago. The hardware is smaller than a jar of peanut butter and slightly taller than a toy soldier. “It’s about this big,” Glenbrook North hockey coach Evan Poulakidas says, extending one index finger over his other, three inches apart. “It was for being named ‘Best Practice Player.’ The seniors gave it to him. It was such a small thing. Everybody cracked up. But it showed how much respect the seniors had for Chris.” Zhang still practices hard. He knows no other way. In games he plays hard, passes precisely, scores often. Four of Glenbrook North’s goals in a 6-1 win at a tournament in Indiana last weekend came off his stick. Zing, zing, zing, zing. Zhang, an alternate captain, assisted on another. “Best player in the state,” Spartans senior forward Alex Merritt says of the player with team highs of 31 goals and 42 assists in 45 games. “Chris is a smart guy, a smart player, with a high hockey IQ. High regular IQ, too. His balance … he has the best balance. He also has the best puck control. I also think he’s underrated on defense; he’s great on our penalty kill.” Zhang and Merritt play on the Spartans’ first line, their third season as line mates. They skated as secondline cohorts for last winter’s state runner-up squad. Each would know where the other is on the ice at all times, even if both were blindfolded and told not to say a word. In North’s 2-0 defeat of visiting Loyola Academy on Dec. 10, Merritt scored the first goal, Zhang the second.

Zhang (and Logan Nein) assisted on the first goal, Merritt on the second. “Chris makes my life easy in games,” adds Merritt, second among Spartans in points (69 — 30 goals, 39 assists), through Dec. 15. “That give-and-go goal [Merritt’s goal vs. LA Gold] on a 3-on-2 was identical to a goal we scored in practice [the day before]. We were laughing on the bench after that goal. We had to laugh; we couldn’t believe it. Identical … those goals were identical.” Zhang speaks softly and wields a potent stick for a 37-8-2 team (8-2 in the Scholastic Hockey League, through Dec. 15). He thinks the world of his parents, Tong and Jenny, and points to them as his top two inspirations. Their love for hockey grew with Chris’ love for the sport. Their son started taking hockey seriously at the age of seven. Their son skates at least five times a week at North Shore Ice Arena in Northbrook — during the summers. “They’ve always been supportive, and I’ve always loved going to a rink,” says Zhang, who, as a sophomore, slid an assist in Glenbrook North’s loss to New Trier Green in the 2013 state championship game at the United Center, the Chicago Blackhawks’ home rink. “If I have a bad game, though, they’ll let me know it at home. My dad has asked me after games, ‘How do you think you played?’ I’ve told him, ‘Not great.’ He would then say, ‘Yep.’ ” Maybe they would then exchange smiles. Maybe Chris Zhang would then appreciate his father’s honesty and start counting the hours — minutes? … seconds? — until the club’s next game, when he’d get the opportunities to slap the “Not” in “Not great.” Zhang wears a jersey top with an “A” on it for a number of reasons. Perhaps 26, for the number of letters in the alphabet. Two of them: speed on the ice, Spartans pride off the ice.

“If you watch Chris on the ice, you sometimes don’t think he’s moving,” Poulakidas says. “Then he’s … by you. Deep, deep strides. He takes deep strides. He’s very quick, very fast.” When he sits still or walks around on surfaces other than icy ones, Zhang is very stable, very committed to his team. With a plus-minus rating of infinity. “Chris is quiet, but he cares about the team,” Merritt says. “I see that care in the locker room. We all see it.” Notable: Glenbrook North lost 5-4 to two-time reigning state champion New Trier Green in the Cornfield Cup final at Henderson Ice Arena at Culver (Ind.) Academy on Dec. 14. Zhang scored twice and assisted on a Chad Yale goal. Merritt struck the Spartans’ other goal. Yale, Nein and Jake Rabin each finished with an assist. … GBN goaltender Brett Zera made 16 saves in a 2-0 defeat of Carmel in a Cornfield Cup contest on Dec. 13, three days after stopping 16 shots in the Spartans’ 2-0 decision over visiting LA Gold. … Other significant efforts from Glenbrook North at Culver, where the Spartans went 3-1: Zera (31 saves in a 6-1 defeat of St. Ignatius on Dec. 12); Merritt (four assists vs. St. Ignatius); Nein (one goal, three assists vs. St. Ignatius); Alex Crane (two goals); Kyle Slovis (one goal, two assists); and Yale (two goals, one assist). Ari Kamensky tallied the Spartans’ second goal in their shutout of Carmel. … Three goaltenders have combined for nine shutouts for GBN: Zera (six), Garrett Cohen (two) and Alex Cacioppo (one). Zera (17-2) has a team-best goals against average of 1.3 and ranks first among teammates in save percentage (.924). Cohen’s GAA is 1.7. … Zhang leads his team in plus-minus rating (64), followed by Slovis (57) and Merritt (55). ■

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SMOKIN’ GOOD

Give him a hand: Deerfield’s Joey Lane lights it up with a 27-point performance against Niles North.

photography by joel lerner

Deerfield’s Lane chars the nets in classic battle against Niles North ■ by t.j. brown

sports@northshoreweekend.com Where there’s “Joey Smoke,” there’s sure to be fire. Deerfield High School guard Joey Lane has embraced the moniker, and he will both light up the scoreboard and light a fire under his team. Lane, a 6-foot-1 senior, was the catalyst Dec. 12 when his Warriors erased a 19-point deficit in a 74-70 loss to Niles North in Deerfield. After a scoreless first quarter, Lane missed his first two shots in the second before going 9-for-13 and scoring 27 points the rest of the way. He also snagged four steals and put the Warriors (4-3, 1-1 CSL North) into a position to win. “When the team plays with energy, I get energy,” Lane said. “Our team has to be the aggressor, and that gets us going on offense and defense.” Deerfield’s PA announcer occasionally referred to Lane as “Joey Smoke,” a nickname reminiscent of boxing great Smokey Joe Frazier. Want to find Lane on Twitter? Search @JoeySmoke11, where he professes his love for all things Ohio State — his college destination. “Joey’s huge, obviously, week in, week out,” senior guard Marc Leonard said. “He’s a vocal leader who really gets after it in practice. He’s so competitive.” Lane also is one of his team’s long-distance shooters. While it took a little more than a quarter for him to get started, the Warriors created shot opportunity after shot opportunity for him. “Our kids feel when they give him an open look, the shot is going to go down,” coach Dan McKendrick. “I know I am going to hit my shots eventually,” Lane said. “My teammates have confidence in me, and I have confidence in myself. So I’m going to keep shooting it.”

His shot came in handy against Niles North. The Warriors trailed by 19 points early in the fourth quarter. That’s when Lane and Deerfield kicked it into gear. The Warriors went 10-for-15 from the field in the fourth, and Lane scored 15, including eight in a 25-second stretch with less than two minutes left. A baseline three-pointer tied the game with 1:12 and the gymnasium was buzzing. “We showed a lot of determination and poise,” McKendrick said. Leonard had a key role in the comeback, too, coming off the bench with five assists, three offensive rebounds and two steals to go along with his five points. His biggest contribution came with less than five minutes remaining in the game, when he hit a three-pointer and then stole the inbounds pass and immediately dished to Jordan Baum (8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists). A 13-point blowout turned into an eight-point game. “Marc is a ball hawk,” Lane said. Leonard, one of the first men off the bench, also was a thorn in the side of Niles North’s guards, and that became a factor as starter Nick Zwart found himself in early foul trouble. “I tried to get into their guards as much as I could, forcing turnovers, and as coach says, create havoc,” Leonard said. “Marc is just going to find a way to make an impact on the game every time he goes in,” McKendrick said Leonard missed a potential game-tying shot in the waning seconds. “Jordan Baum did a great job of reading the double team and finding him at the top of the key,” McKendrick said. “Unfortunately, it didn’t go down, but I can’t fault the shot we got at that moment.”■

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DRAGMAN MAKES FOR A GOOD STORY AT CLASSIC

Park’s Place: Glenbrook South’s Joseph Park swims to a third-place finish in the 200 IM in dual-meet win over Glenbrook North.

■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com A journalist wanted to interview Danny Dragman near the end of a swimming meet. The Glenbrook South senior was sitting a few feet from Glenbrook South senior Jon Salomon, a star, the all-stater, a Wisconsinbound swimmer, the Titan who almost always fields interview questions at meets. “Me?” Dragman, rising from a chair, asked between events at the Glenbrook North Spartan Sprint Classic on Dec. 13. “You must be mistaken.” No. Dragman was the story. Dragman was in demand this time. The 6-foot-2, 175-pounder had finished first in an event — from the slow heat. That was news, big news. And he did it in a breaststroke race. Also newsy, because Dragman is a sprint specialist. “I found out my coach [Keith MacDonald] planned to make me race [the 50-yard breaststroke] earlier in the week,” said Dragman, a former breaststroker who is also a former football player and a former baseball player. (He competed in those sports his freshman and sophomore years). “I asked him, ‘Are you sure?’ ” MacDonald was sure. But the coach did not exactly expect Dragman to clock a victorious 29.68 in the 50 breaststroke. Shortly after Dragman received his firstplace medal atop the first-place podium (also a starting block), he looked down at a smiling MacDonald. MacDonald then blurted, “First place? Really?” Dragman, also smiling, was thinking … the same thing. “Danny, I could tell, was surprised,” the coach said. “But that was neat, seeing him win that, seeing him get that medal. I was happy for him. He’s a really strong kid. He’s got a strong upper body. He bulls his way through the water.” Dragman won another slow heat later in the meet, this time in his specialty. He touched in 10.85 in the 25 freestyle. Only the swimmer who swam in the fast heat swam faster than Dragman did. That swimmer: Salomon. Salomon needed only 9.94 seconds to complete the 25 yards. “I was hoping to win my heat in that race,” Dragman admitted. “No way did I expect to go 1-2 with Jon.” Dragman also produced points as a relay man at the seven-team gathering, joining senior Steven Clare and juniors PJ Thoelecke and Tommy Hagerty for a runnerup time of 1:34.46 in the 200 free. MacDonald’s Titans (158 points) captured the team title behind the strength of 13 first-place efforts. Many of the events were events that won’t be staged at the state meet. Many of the events had odd distances, like 25 yards in individual races, like 300 yards in the final freestyle relay.

But swimmers and coaches enjoy the truncated tests. Swimming can get monotonous at times. The Spartan Sprint Classic is a changeup, a chance perhaps to show off a 25-yard time, a chance perhaps for the coach to look at that time (a split) at normal meets) and widen that coach’s eyes. Many coaches coach because they get to coach pluggers. Dragman is a plugger, a team-first guy who would like nothing more than to be surrounded by teammates at the state meet. On deck. Maybe he’ll get there as a 50 free qualifier. Or as a 100 free qualifier. Maybe he’ll make it to state as a relay member. “Our team this year … it’s amazing how everybody gets along, how everybody jokes around,” Dragman said. “We must be one of the weirdest teams in the state, the way we dance around in locker rooms.” The Titans’ best dancer? “Sam Iida,” Dragman says of the sophomore and sixth-place finisher at state (500 free) last winter. “It has to be Sam Iida.” Iida cut quite a watery rug last weekend at the Sprint Classic in Northbrook, winning the 100 IM (53.62) and 50 backstroke (24.54) races and leading off for the victorious 200 medley relay (1:39.66, with anchor Salomon and juniors Peter Dales and Sam Salganik). Salomon also sped to first place in the 50 free (21.11). Salomon took fourth (20.98) in the event at state a year ago. He placed seventh in the 100 free (45.92) and swam on a pair of top-seven relays (200 free, 400 free) at the same meet. Dragman was asked about Salomon at the Sprint Classic. Dragman immediately grew animated, shook his head in awe, shifted slightly in his interview chair on deck. He could not wait to tout all about the future Badger. “It’s so fun to have him for a teammate,” Dragman said. “He does whatever we need him to do, at any meet. I remember last year, at a meet like this, Jon swam in three races … three straight races. You know what he did? He won them all.” Salganik topped the 100 butterfly (53.9) and 25 fly (11.4) fields and anchored the winning 100 medley relay (47.32, with senior Paul Salay, junior Byron Mandell and sophomore Joseph Park). Glenbrook South’s other victors: junior Aaron Ach (diving, 483.85 points); Hagerty (500 free, 4:47.27); and Mandell (100 breast, 1:04.56; 25 breast, 13.3). The night before, Glenbrook South defeated visiting Glenbrook North 11568. The Titans won 10 of the 12 events on Dec. 12. Glenbrook North Arshad Baxamusa, sporting a first-place medal, jumped off a starting block that had doubled as an award podium. The Glenbrook North junior then

photography by joel lerner

removed the medal (attached to a ribbon) from his neck, hurriedly took off his warmup top and shorts and handed all three items to a teammate. Apparently a phone booth wasn’t available for the quick change at the Spartan Sprint Classic. Super “Bax” had to get ready, pronto, for the next race — the 100 medley relay — after winning the 50 butterfly in 24.66. Baxamusa then helped the quartet place second in 48.42 (with Brendon Johnson, Ethan Schonfeld and Mark Schneider). The back-to-back efforts highlighted North’s runner-up team showing (109 points). Schneider also clocked a runner-up time of 50.1 in the 100 free. Spartans junior Andrew Cooke silvered in diving (407.5 points) in the invite’s morning session. Deerfield ACT testing forced Sean Scarry to miss

the Sprint Classic at Glenbrook North last weekend. The Deerfield senior had an answer for most of his challengers at the state meet a year ago, taking third in diving. Scarry’s teammates — minus pencils — got the lead out on Dec. 12, particularly Scott Stern. Stern pulled his way to the Warriors’ lone title (100 backstroke, 56.43) at the invite. Teammate Andrew Devedjian took second in the 500 free (5:07.97), and Deerfield’s Evan Fischoff silvered in the 25 breaststroke (13.76). Warriors junior Ryan Smith, a state qualifier in two events a year ago, added thirdplace points in the 50 back (26.25) and 25 back (13.35). Deerfield finished fifth (81 points). “It’s something different,” Deerfield coach John Sullivan said of the annual meet, which features races at unconventional distances. “The kids really like the 25-yard races." ■

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SHE’S THE REAL DEAL

We got it: Glenbrook South’s Sydney DeHorn (left) and Carie Weinman track down a loose ball in their game against Evanston. photography

by joel lerner

Stoic Weinman delivers ace performances for Glenbrook South ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com Carie Weinman plays with a poker face. When this Glenbrook South sophomore guard takes the court, there are not a lot changes in her demeanor. Not a lot of tells. In her team’s showdown against visiting Evanston on Dec. 12, Weinman played a game within a game. Midway through the second quarter, she had a stare down — and mini shootout — with Wildkits star Leighah-Amori Wool. On four possessions, the two standouts traded four threepointers like they were playing an unofficial game of H-OR-S-E in front of a captive audience. It ended up in a draw. Six points for Wool. Six for Weinman. Competitiveness, on display “It was fun to compete with her like that,” said Weinman. “We’re friends. We play for the same club (All In Athletics). And she knew what Wool (23 points) was up to. There was no hoodwinking. The Evanston sophomore wasn’t pulling the wool over Weinman’s eyes. “She was looking to run up the score with a bunch of threes,” Weinman said. “I just wanted to respond to that.” Ultimately, on this night, Weinman and her teammates held all the cards. The Titans withstood a late comeback attempt and wound up winning the game 56-45 to improve their overall record to 10-0. “I am very confident in her ability to make a three,” said

Glenbrook South head coach Steve Weissenstein. “You should see her (shooting) range. Last year, she shot 40 percent (from the three-point line).” Shooting the long ball is not the only good part of Weinman’s game. She was a stat stuffer against Evanston: 20 points, six steals, four rebounds and three assists. “She’s good at taking what the defense gives her,” said Weissenstein, noting that Weinman was named team MVP during the 2013-14 season. “She scored 20 points (season high) tonight, but she’s more than willing to give us six points and 10 assists. “She’s so unselfish,” the coach added. “And she sees the floor well. If you’re open, she’s going to get the ball to you.” Here’s a case in (three) points. One of the biggest — if not THE biggest — plays of the game came late in the fourth quarter, when Weinman took an inbounds pass, broke a full-court press by dribbling through a couple of double teams and spotted a wide-open teammate Caitlin Morrison, who was stationed beyond the three-point line in the left corner. The 6-2 Morrison did the rest. Her rainbow three pushed GBS’s lead back to seven points, 49-42, with 2:47 left in regulation. “Caitlin is a good three-point shooter,” said Weinman. “That was a big play. They were coming back on us. We needed to regain the momentum.” The other Titan who didn’t blink in this game was Weissenstein.

The veteran GBS coach could have played it by the book, when Weinman committed her fourth personal foul with 7:50 left in the fourth quarter. Instead Weissenstein said that he didn’t even think about taking his prized guard out of the game. “I don’t do that with my best players,” he said. “She’s smart enough not to pick up that fifth foul.” Weinman proved to be a safe bet. Despite foul trouble, she finished the fourth quarter scoring seven of her team’s 14 points, including three pressure free throws in the final 97 seconds. “She’s a great kid, tough kid,” said Weissenstein. “She’s the kind of kid you want running your team for four years.” Notable: The 10-0 Titans are off to their best start since the 2003-04 season, when they reeled off 31 straight wins before falling to Grayslake Central in a Class AA supersectional. That squad was led by a couple of superstars in Sara Stutz, who went on to play at Northwestern, and Pam Findlay, who played collegiately for the Air Force Academy. … In addition to Weinman, GBS’s other stats leaders against Evanston were Morrison (11 points, 9 rebounds) and Ashley Oldshue (14 points, 7 rebounds). … “This wasn’t the prettiest game you ever saw. It was a little helter-skelter,” said Weissenstein. “But that’s what you can get with two teams who play great defense. And give them credit. They never quit. They kept scrapping. Kept coming back. But we also were mentally tough, when we had to be.” ■

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 Entanglement: Deerfield High School’s Brady Glantz (right) finds himself in a complicated situation against a Grant grappler. Glantz owns a 16-1 record at 170. photography by joel lerner

Deerfield’s Glantz overcomes adversity, focuses on securing success ■ by dan shalin

sports@northshoreweekend.com As far as weaknesses go, being too cerebral falls somewhere in the neighborhood of perfectionist and workaholic on a list of flaws that sound an awful lot like strengths. Yet, on the wrestling mat, thinking too much is not always a positive, and it’s something Deerfield head coach Marc Pechter said talented senior 170-pounder Brady Glantz must remove from his game. “He’s a pretty cerebral kid, a smart kid, and at times you want kids not thinking too much, you want them just reacting,” Pechter said. Glantz is a member Deerfield Honor Society, has a 3.89 GPA (on a 4.0 scale), scored a 32 out of a possible 36 on his ACT and wants to be a doctor, so thinking a lot clearly has served this Warriors quad-captain well in most areas of his life. Possibly over-thinking things haven’t prevented Glantz from becoming a really good wrestler. He was 16-1 heading into the weekend, having captured the 170-pound division at both the Antioch Invite and Hinsdale South Invite earlier this year. But Glantz is hoping to elevate his game. He’s looking to improve upon a 2013-14 campaign in which he bowed out of the Class 3A stat series at the regional stage, and he is trying to get the attention of additional college coaches. So, Glantz is receptive to the approach Pechter and his coaching staff are using to help him get better. “We drill and drill in the room. We do so many reps, that when you step out on the mat (for a match), you don’t have to think about it,” Glantz said. Glantz does a lot of things well. Pechter praised the wrestler’s technical ability and his strength, a real asset this year after adding 25 pounds of muscle, and jumping up from the 145-pound division. Glantz said his quickness also has improved thanks to offseason workouts. This past offseason was more productive than the previous one for Glantz, who was informed of a life-altering discovery near the end of his sophomore year in 2013.

Initially, Glantz didn’t think much of stomach problems he was experiencing after a spring break trip to Mexico. But when the symptoms persisted, he visited the doctor, who diagnosed him with Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract. Glantz now takes medicine for the disease, and he is forced to limit his consumption of foods like whole wheat, nuts, corn and seeds. He said it’s been a lot of trial and error to identify the foods he can eat, which also serve the right purpose for him athletically, whether he’s trying to cut weight or gain energy. If there is a silver lining, it might be that Glantz’s experiences dealing with the disease and the knowledge he’s gained about its causes and treatment, have been responsible for his decision to be a pre-med major in college. During the months leading up to his junior season, Glantz actually found himself in the hospital on multiple occasions because of Crohn’s. Impressively, he bounced back and ended up taking a 27-7 record and No. 4 seed into the 145-pound division of last February’s loaded McHenry Regional. His preparation for the regional was far from ideal, after the team’s long bus journey to McHenry was made even more treacherous by a snowstorm. However, that was of little consolation to Glantz, who admitted he was somewhat disheartened by the early exit. But a few weeks later, Glantz found the inspiration to get off the mat and begin putting in the offseason work necessary to make his senior campaign special. This came in the form of friend and teammate Colton Emmerich capturing the state title at 182-pounds, Deerfield’s first individual state crown since 1964. Emmerich, who graduated last June, had not even qualified for the State Tournament as a junior. “After I lost at regionals last year, I felt like I could have quit and given up on these big dreams,” Glantz said. “But then you think about a guy like Colton, who didn’t go downstate the year before. But then he worked really hard, got his head and body right and came back and won state. I started to think, ‘Why can’t I do that?’ ” ■

A few years ago Sheridan Clayborne — now a senior at Highland Park High School — wondered what happened to the clothes that people put in the donation bins outside of a big department store in Highland Park. “They always have these signs on them like ‘Help Support,’ but they never talk about what you’re actually supporting,” Clayborne says. “I come from a family of six, so I understand the necessity of handing down clothes. I thought it would be a great idea to start District Duds.” District Duds collects cast-off clothing and then filters it to several outlets. Clothes in great condition are sold for $1 per article at a clothing drive.

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26 | SUNDAY BREAKFAST

THIS GORE DIDN’T INVENT THE INTERNET — BUT HE’S MAKING IT ENJOYABLE FOR CHICAGO SPORTS FANS

■ by david sweet

It’s fitting a Chicago Bulls game is brightening two television screens as T.K. Gore describes life at Comcast SportsNet Chicago. The work of the senior director of digital at the regional sports network — whose oncesomnolent Web site, csnchicago.com, has been revitalized by Gore — is intertwined with those broadcasts. “Our audience is high during Bulls broadcasts. People want instant gratification,” says Gore, a Lake Bluff resident. The decade-old network — owned in equal parts by NBC Universal, the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks — transmits hundreds of games a year. During and after those contests, insatiable fans flock to companion site csnchicago.com to check out in-game highlights and more. “If Patrick Kane scores a 360-degree goal, we publish it,” says Gore, who notes the site’s traffic has increased each year since he joined Comcast SportsNet Chicago in 2009. “We have exclusive video with the TV relationship. We have the best offerings around.” The battle to lure Chicago sports fans is endless. The business models of WSCR 670 The Score, WGN Sports, ESPNChicago.com — not to mention a decent part of those for the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago SunTimes — are based on capturing the eyes and ears of these passionate people. “It’s a competitive marketplace, and sports is a commodity business,” Gore says. “You want the news here and now. It’s a tough value proposition.” Aside from exclusive video —a huge growth area in the past decade as consumers have jettisoned dial-up modems —he has also introduced original content to csnchicago.com. He launched a “Hard Knocks”-type series on local high school football teams; Comcast SportsNet Chicago is embedded with a squad each year at practices, games, and in the locker room. He brought

As well, many misinterpret aboard veteran sportswriter John Mullin to cover the the importance of a Web site’s Chicago Bears along home page. Gore — an invetwith hiring up-anderate tweeter — notes much coming journalists. of csnchicago’s traffic comes Producers edit their through social media side copy and package it doors, such as Twitter, with photos, tweets Facebook and Instagram. and saleable merchanGrowing up, Gore was a competitive dise, from jerseys to tennis player in the tickets. “We believe in Philadelphia area and original content was a die-hard fan of all because we can sell of the pro teams there. it,” says Gore, who “I was a geek who couldn’t get enough of adds, “I have a passion for the sports business — sports media,” recalls Gore, creating content, selling it, noting he was a fan of the distributing it.” “George Michael Sports Machine,” which ran on After being recruited five years ago from Universal Sunday nights for years when Sports, where Gore access to sports highlights served as director of was scant. marketing and PR, A few years after g raduati ng f rom he helped build a George Mason 24/7 digital content studio which University armed now features 25 with a bachelor of arts degree employees in English, he at Comcast joined AOL . S p or t s Net Chicago (a Gore eventually division of became senior NBC Sports) manager of AOL and made sure Sports during T.K. Gore illustration by barry blitt the Web site was his eight-year promoted during tenure, back broadcasts. He forged partnerships with the when the Internet giant was so mighty it University of Notre Dame, Chicago Bears, merged with 20th-century media powerand others. house Time Warner — in what proved to be The 42-year-old points out that, in this a disastrous corporate marriage. day and age, storytelling and analysis are But at least one good one came out of AOL. key differentiators in sports media. He met his wife, Shawn, at the Dulles, Va. “Breaking news has lost value — a lot campus. They now have three children: of sites post it and link to it,” he says. “We Campbell (7), Beckett (5) and Sloane (3). want to tell you the news and tell you what it When their dad appeared in a commermeans. Our mission is to inform and entercial with Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose tain Chicago sports fans.” a while back, “the kids thought it was the

coolest thing,” Gore says. But it wasn’t his first brush with publicity. That came when C. Everett Koop, the only surgeon general to ever become a household name, performed a rare operation on him as a boy. A bone in Gore’s chest was in danger of hitting his heart. Photos of Gore and Koop appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer and elsewhere. Twenty years later, AOL cut a deal with Koop.com. Koop came to speak at the media company, and he walked up to Gore, whom he hadn’t seen since the operation. “You’re going to introduce me,” he said, minutes before his talk to thousands of employees. “It was an absolute thrill to introduce him,” Gore recalls. “It was awesome to thank him face-to-face in front of my peers.” One peer at AOL, Jimmy Lynn, had a profound influence on Gore’s career. Lynn — a former AOL executive with whom Gore co-taught a sports marketing class at Georgetown University — instilled in him the principles of treating everyone from the receptionist to the chief executive officer respectfully and fairly, to stay positive and to mentor the next generation, which he now takes to heart at Comcast SportsNet. “What I am today is because of him,” Gore says. For Sunday breakfast, Gore prefers eggs and bacon with a coffee and tomato juice at Egg Harbor Café in Lake Forest. When he finds a spare moment, he enjoys running. In fact, he ran his first marathon because Shawn bet him he couldn’t (he completed it) and in 2008, he finished the Boston Marathon. “That’s one of my Top 10 sports moments,” says the man who also includes being at Camden Yards when Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken both tied and topped Lou Gehrig’s consecutive-game streak in that category. And the sports moments at work aren’t so bad either. Says Gore, “At the end of the day, it’s a dream job. It’s hard work — but it’s entertaining.” ■

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