The North Shore Weekend West, Issue 37 by JWC Media

NO. 37 | A JWC MEDIA PUBLICATION

SUNDAY BREAKFAST

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OUT & ABOUT

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SPORTS

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FEATURING THE LOCAL NEWS AND PERSONALITIES OF GLENVIEW, NORTHBROOK AND DEERFIELD

HAVING THEIR DAY

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Wrong they may be, but predictions have a bright future

am going out on the proverbial ledge and making a prediction: I predict that predictions will never go out of style. The year 2015? No doubt you’ve read predictions about the stock market, Oscar nominees, and more. Fortunately for the supposed soothsayers, few are ever called out for being dead wrong. The most recent prediction that grabbed my attention: Big first baseman Anthony Rizzo announced that the Chicago Cubs — they of sub-.500 records as far as the eye can see — will win the NL Central this season. I chuckled before recalling it’s not as outlandish as another local sports prediction. Last summer, Brandon Marshall, the Chicago Bears wide receiver, said with authority that Jay Cutler would be named the National Football League Most Valuable Player during the 2014 season. Cutler not only failed to capture that honor; he wasn’t even the MVP on his own team. To take it a step further, he wasn’t even the MVP in his own backfield (a tip of the cap to Matt Forte). As Lao Tzu — who was not known as a Bears fan — said, “Those who have knowledge don’t predict.” Though pro sports seems to be filled with more absurd chest-thumping predictions than other areas of life, the most famous one actually came true. Before Super Bowl III, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath guaranteed his team would beat the Baltimore Colts, a 17-point favorite. At that time, the American Football League had

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not fully merged with the NFL and was considered substantially inferior. But Namath’s Jets prevailed, 16-7. With Super Bowl 49 (sorry, my familiarity with Roman numerals gets messed up around that number) on tap Sunday, we’ll hear the pre-game announcers predicting the victor with utmost certainty. But one North Shore professor isn’t interested in predictions — in fact, he’s one of the few people in America not interested in the game. Northwestern University’s Tim Calkins and a number of his Kellogg School of Management students will conduct their 11th annual Super Bowl Advertising Review. They will assess which spots during the game, where 30-second commercials will run for a record $4.5 million apiece, are the most effective. “The panel isn’t concerned about humor or emotion or visual impact,” notes the advertising review. “The focus is on a more important question: Did the ad build the brand and build the business?” Read about Tim and his busy Sunday in this week’s Sunday Breakfast. Enjoy the weekend.

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With spacious lawns and even their own aquatic center, canines have the life on North Shore ■ by bill mclean She walks daily on tree-lined sidewalks in her hometown of Wilmette and hears her name everywhere she turns. Her name is Cleopatra, a nine-year-old Boston Terrier and huge baseball fan. She barks, barks, barks for the … Boston Red Sox. She weighs 10 pounds. She is also Wilmette’s “mayor of the little dogs,” claims Kathleen Pope, Cleopatra’s owner. “People say hi to her before they say hi to me,” Pope says, laughing. “She’s a very social dog. She loves to walk around downtown Wilmette, on the beach, at parks. “The North Shore,” she adds, “offers nice places for dogs to walk and run, acres and acres of places.” If it’s too cold or too hot to take your dog for a walk, don’t fret, don’t sweat. Head on over to Carriage Hill Kennels Aquatic Center in Glenview, another nice place. Dogs of all ages can escape the unbearable conditions outside and enjoy the benefits of exercising in and around chemical-free water. The unique facility features an 800 square-foot, year-round pool, specifically designed for pooches. Arthritic dogs doggy paddle there. Old dogs regain their flexibility there. Healthy dogs maintain there health there. A regular at Carriage Hills Kennels is a Labrador Retriever. She soared for a tennis ball tossed above the pool during a recent half-hour session. She landed safely in the water and couldn’t wait to exit the pool

and do it all over again. Her name: Splash. Yes, Splash, whose owner is Chris Cocallas, co-owner of Carriage Hill Kennels. The other co-owner is his sister, Francine Barnes. “It tickles me when I hear a dog, who had taken a session here, walk up and down stairs at home for the first time in a year,” Barnes says. “Our goal is to provide opportunities for dogs to exercise, to help them get better physically and mentally. One of the dogs lost 12 pounds.” Barnes has proof. Barnes shows beforeand-after photos of the dog. “We do health-club stuff here, not therapy,” Cocallas says. Dogs have got it made on the North Shore, from their sidewalk encounters with dogfriendly owners of beautiful homes with spacious lawns, to a tail-wagging destination like Yuppy Puppy (Lake Bluff-based dog care/play care), to the proximity of a slew of top-notch animal hospitals. Metra plans to allow small pets (placed in carriers) to ride on trains with their human commuters. Lise Dominique’s seven-year-old English Labrador Retriever, Harvey, knows exactly what he will get to taste when he sits outside of Bluffington’s Café in Lake Bluff. He will get to slurp vanilla ice cream, but only after a first lick by Dominique, a radio broadcaster and voice over actor who lives in Lake Bluff and was born in Lake Forest. Harvey has Facebook and Twitter accounts. (Paw-friendly keyboards? Who knew?). Harvey is Dominique’s best friend and the subject of her book, The Adventures

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of Harvey the Wonder Dog. “If Harvey could speak, he’d say, ‘The North Shore is a great place to romp in the leaves, play in the snow, run through the grass and swim in Lake Michigan,’ ” Dominique says. Another benefit for a canine of the North Shore is the canine owner’s likelihood to shop at specialty pet shops, a shop like the Wilmette Pet Center on Green Bay Road. It sells high-quality, grain-free, byproductfree food. “Ten years ago, maybe six or seven years ago, a lot of pet owners didn’t know the difference between high- and low-quality food,” says Janice Greenberg, a pet adoption counselor and public relations professional at Heartland Animal Shelter in Northbrook. “They do now, though. So many pet lovers live on the North Shore. So many pet lovers take advantage of what the area has to offer their pets, dogs especially. I remember my sister’s dog, swimming in a forest preserve lake for the first time last fall. The look on that dog’s face … so happy. That dog was so happy.” Lake Forest resident Mark Litzsinger owns three dogs. Two of them — five-yearold Aston and nine-month-old Sanibel — are Samoyeds. Bentley is a five-year-old Golden Retriever. They are show dogs. Aston earned grand champion status; Sanibel got viewed at an all-breed show at

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the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake last weekend. All three like to sleep and people watch in Litzsinger’s front yard. All three tend to halt traffic, both vehicular and foot. “People always want to stop what they’re doing to see my dogs, to pet them, to talk with me about the dogs when I’m out there doing yard work,” Litzsinger says. “What I find so appealing about the North Shore is how dog-friendly the residents are. And the police departments in the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff … I can’t say enough good things about those police officers. They are fantastic. One day I got a call from a police officer, who told me, ‘So and so has your dog. Your dog is safe.’ ” Susie Atkinson lives in Evanston. She grew up in Winnetka. She owns two terriers, Sally and Cricket. One of her favorite activities in the world is walking her dogs in neighborhoods she had traversed as a youngster. Her dogs get exercise. “I get exercise, too,” Atkinson says. “I love walking my dogs and looking up at all the birds. So many great birds exist on the North Shore. My dogs also love going on errands with me, love getting milk bone treats at banks, at hardware stores, at the dry cleaners. CoolSculpting is the non-surgical body contouring treatment “Every day, pets on the North Shore,” she eliminates fat from your body. No needles, no surgery and b adds, “must look around and think they had Developed by Harvard scientists, CoolSculpting is FDA-cleare won the lottery.” ■

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The Village announced that the Briarwood Vista Infrastructure Improvement Project is tentatively scheduled to begin in February. The contractor, ALamp Concrete, was introduced to residents during a public meeting. ALamp Concrete will oversee a project in the subdivision that includes the removal and replacement of concrete and pavement, installation of new lighting systems, and landscape restoration. Work will continue through November. Construction will start on Hyacinth, Greenbriar, and River roads. Residents can contact the Engineering Department with questions by calling 847-317-2490.

est amount of gifts ever during its annual Salvation Army Angel Tree gift drive during the holidays. Part of the 14th Annual Winter Carnival event, the Ice Center received more than 220 holiday gifts for underprivileged children. “The Angel Tree program is truly a special part of the holiday season at the Ice Center,” said Coordinator Kathy Brickman. “It really warms your heart when you see parents and children picking out the tags from the tree. “ The Salvation Army identifies families in

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For the 18th year, the Village is offering a 25 percent discount on building permit fees through March 31 for single-family home improvement projects. The Village encourages residents to apply for building permits during the winter months when activity tends to slow down for projects including: room additions, interior remodeling, detached garages, sheds,

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The North Suburban YMCA enjoys greater energy efficiency, thanks to a major HVAC upgrade project completed in December. The Y replaced a heating and cooling unit that was originally installed in 1968 with new, efficient technology throughout the 80,000-square-foot facility.

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Registration is open for summer day camps at the North Suburban YMCA, with a variety of programs for children in preschool through junior high. The 2015 camp guide, available at nsymca.org, includes traditional camps as well as new specialty programs in art, photography, and even forensic science. All camps are held at the North Suburban Y’s expansive campus, located at 2705 Techny Road in Northbrook. Notes Frank Lenardi, NSYMCA camp director, “our programs are designed to encourage curiosity, self-confidence, and social growth, in a safe, nurturing environment.” For more information about summer camp at the North Suburban Y, contact Frank Lenardi, at flenardi@nsymca.org or 847-272-7250 x1235.

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On Feb. 8 from noon to 4 p.m., the First Annual Glenview Wedding Walk has been designed for newly engaged couples to explore what the Village has to offer to plan the perfect wedding. This self-guided tour will complete a bride’s wedding checklist. For more information and to register, please visit facebook.com/glenviewweddingwalk.

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The Village’s Senior Housing Assistance Program is accepting applications for the 2015 program. Designed to assist older Glenview residents with their property taxes or rent, the Village has approved up to $1,850 per year toward rent or property taxes for qualifying Glenview seniors. Completed applications and documentation will be accepted at Glenview Village Hall Senior Services, 1225 Waukegan Road (lower level), from Feb. 2-6, after which home visits will be scheduled. Applicants will be notified of their status by the end of March. Call 847-9044366 with questions.

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WeddingWire named Schram Memorial Chapel as a winner of the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards 2015 for top wedding venue in Chicagoland. One of 47 Naval Air Station chapels built across the United States, Schram Memorial Chapel is the only one still in operation. Said Timothy Chi, CEO of WeddingWire, “We applaud Schram Memorial Chapel for their impressive achievements within the wedding industry.”

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Broadway’s new musical comedy “First Date” previews at the Royal George Cabaret, 1641 North Halsted, Chicago on Feb. 5 and opens on Feb. 12 for a limited engagement. Starring in the production is Deerfield native Dana Parker. She plays Casey, a serial dater who is set up with Aaron (Charlie Lubeck, The Glee Project, Season Two) at a busy New York restaurant that quickly turns

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The Village will receive sealed bids for replacement of the more than 1,000 meters, encoders, and meter interface units until 11 a.m., Feb. 12 at 850 Waukegan Road — at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The work includes replacement of 1,054 potable water meters 5/8-inch to 1 1/2-inch and installation of automated meter reading equipment for transmitting meter data for a drive-by system. Meters and automated meter reading equipment shall be supplied by the Village of Deerfield. Complete digital project bidding documents are available at strand.com or at questcdn.com.

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More than two thirds of the $8 trillion of goods that were produced in the United States in 2014 were distributed through our domestic supply-chain system of distributors to their ultimate end user. Sometimes called middlemen, resellers, or wholesalers, distributors are a vital intermediate layer in the flow of goods throughout the U.S. economy. What Silicon Valley is to semiconductors, Chicago’s North Shore is to the distribution industry. Distributors grew here because of the fundamental strength of the area’s road, inland waterway, and rail infrastructure, because of the region’s proximity to big communities of customers — and sometimes simply because of an inherent and fertile Midwestern entrepreneurial spirit. A good example: Bill Grainger and his sister started W.W. Grainger in the 1930s to provide electric motors to the new customers

who were adopting electric power sources for their shops and factories. In the decades that followed, Grainger sold everything from electric toy trains to kitchen utensils through their network of branches and catalogs. Today, Grainger — headquartered in Lake Forest — stocks and sells more than 500,000 items for commercial customers. The company’s market capitalization is approaching $18 billion. Technical advances can create distribution opportunities. Baxter, headquartered in Deerfield, boasts a market value beyond $40 billion. The company traces one of its corporate roots back to American Hospital Supply, which came into existence when plasma was developed as a blood-transfusion substance. American Hospital Supply was the plasma distribution expert. Market forces also create opportunities for new distribution businesses. Vernon Hills-based CDW has grown by distributing

an array of information technology products. CDW helps its customers integrate these products into modern informationtechnology systems. With $5 billion in annual revenues, privately owned MedlIne distributes more than 350,000 medical products to hospitals, doctors’ offices, and clinics. This Mundeleinbased company allows healthcare providers to concentrate on their patient services instead of using valuable resources to purchase the supplies needed in the modern healthcare profession. The administrative heavy lifting is left to the experts at Medline. There is much discussion today about how the Internet will destroy the need for distributors and wholesalers. But for agile and entrepreneurial distribution companies, Internet sourcing and purchasing will represent just another market change that can create opportunity for them. A personal experience illustrates this

point. Recently I determined that I needed to buy some corrugated boxes for a special, one-time need in my business. Searching the Internet I came across Uline’s website. Uline distributes a variety of packaging supplies, and I was able identify exactly the box that I needed and these were already available from their inventory. I called the customer service telephone number late Monday evening and was greeted by a delightful young lady who walked me quickly through the purchase process. The next morning I picked up the order at Uline’s Lake County warehouse. The order was exactly as I expected, and the whole transaction was handled with courtesy and accuracy. Distribution companies like Uline and other North Shore enterprises will continue to be the sources for contemporary and much-needed supply chain services. Main Street columnist Bob Gariano can be reached at bob@northshoreweekend.com. ■

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HIS IDEA FOR STUDENTS HAS STAYING POWER their school. I got Home Depot as a sponsor to donate the paint and supplies and the young people did a good job. It gave them a sense of ownership and pride. The process we work with is unique in that it’s a comprehensive, sustainable model, which keeps on growing from within the community. How did you get involved? I graduated from Roosevelt University in ecology and stopped going to school because I didn’t feel like it met my needs. I eventually went back to school to get a master’s degree in organizational development from Loyola University. I had started working with schools and communities in Chicago, and I thought it would help me get more expertise.

■ by katie rose mceneely Northbrook resident Gary Goldman is a student empowerment advocate and the author of “Empowering Students to Transform Schools.” He speaks at Lake Shore Unitarian Society congregation in Winnetka on Sundays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Reading: I read books on personal development, how to be more focused and get leadership skills, stories of people who have succeeded — I like people that inspire me. I read all kinds of things — fiction, nonfiction. I like to broaden my horizons. Listening: I listen to inspirational stories. I listen to some of the stories the kids tell me about how they’re doing in their life, I listen to my fiends in their challenges and successes, I listen to myself so I can find inner peace and direction, so I can make a difference in the world. Watching: I’ve been watching a lot of the Hallmark movies, which are always very positive. I saw the remake of “Miracle on 34th Street,” which was very good. I like old dramatic movies, like ones with Gene Tierney. Following: My education partner in Hollywood, Jim Hullihan, and I are working together on the program Adopting Communities for Excellence (ACE). Its intention is to empower all young people to be leaders in their schools and communities — to create breakthrough projects in their communities. Activity: Jim and I work together, I work locally and he works around the country, and we intend to expand this model program throughout the country. On the Chicago South Side, Englewood, we’re working with Harper High School, and we brought 10 percent of the student body to Lake Geneva, Wis. in June for leadership training. The first thing they did when they got back was paint the inside of

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I had started in the schools originally by working with the board of education in Chicago — I just walked in and [offered to help]. I started going to their different schools, and I’d work with teachers and parents and eventually the kids. Eating: I like good salads. I like to be creative with them. I like fruit. What is your favorite mistake? Yesterday I was driving around and I couldn’t find my cell phone. All day I’m driving around trying to stay neutral and positive. Finally I found it — it was hidden, and the sound was turned off. What I reminded myself was that if I maintained positivity it was an opportunity to be more loving and peaceful with myself. When things happen in life you have an opportunity to go one way or another: peaceful or not peaceful. For more information, visit kidzamerica.net. ■

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Why are fewer people choosing marriage? ■ by joanna brown I sit down every two weeks and pen this column on the lighter side of marriage. But a new report from the Pew Research Center says my efforts may be for naught. The Washington D.C.-based non-partisan group conducts social science research and public opinion polling. Its recent examination of U.S. Census data found a historically high number of adults age 25 and older have never been married: 42 million — about one in five. Within that number, it seems that men are more likely than women to have never been married (23 percent of men, compared to 17 percent of women). Consider the change since 1960, when one in 10 adults had never been married. This figure reflects 10 percent of men and 8 percent of women. But if you’re just making a list of things that have changed since 1960, you’re going to need another pen and maybe an extra ream of paper. We look to places like the Pew Center to explain why these changes happen. So, I read on. The Pew Research Center offers several

reasons for the shift in marital status, including a growing number of adult partners living together (24 percent of nevermarried adults ages 25-34) and raising children together outside of marriage, and a rise in the average age of marriage to 27 for women and 29 for men (it was 20 and 23, respectively, in 1960). In addition, the Pew Research Center determined that opinions on the role marriage plays in our society are just another facet of the generation gap. Younger adults, age 18-49, believe that our society is just as well off if people make things other than marriage their priority, while older adults believe our society is better off when people make it a priority to get married and have children. So marriage isn’t a priority, but it’s still on the bucket list of about half of all nevermarried adults; they say they want to marry eventually. These women are focused on finding someone with a steady job and similar ideas about having and raising children, while men are primarily looking for someone who shares their feelings about children. Less important to both genders are religious and

moral values, level of education, and racial or ethnic backgrounds. Men and women report similar reasons for not being married: 30 percent say they haven’t found the right person. Nearly as many say they are not financially prepared for marriage, and 22 percent feel they are too young or not ready to settle down. So how do I increase the audience of people to read this column? I try in each one to remind people that marriage isn’t easy every day, but it’s a good thing in the long run. Forbes Magazine took up my plight in September, too, with a long list of (far less romantic) benefits that come with a marriage certificate. Among them: Estate tax marital deductions in the "I'm surprised I'm still single- I always thought I'd be divorced by now" event of one partner’s death. This does Barbara Smaller not apply to domestic partners. Gift tax marital deductions, allowing for tax-free gifts of any amount to a spouse Legal rights, such as in the case when who is a U.S. citizen. One financial planner one spouse is in a fatal accident and damtold Forbes that some unmarried couples ages are awarded. are surprised to find they owe taxes for gifts Tell me what about marriage you want or other financial support. to read about in this space. Send an email Survivors benefits from a pension plan. to Joanna@northshoreweekend.com. ■

NORTH SHORE FOODIE Elizabeth Brown and Mia Buhl

Salmon spawns a delicious dish

■ by simon murray Tuna may be the chicken of the sea, but salmon’s versatility in the kitchen is much more akin to poultry. Salmon can be sautéed, pan-seared, poached, broiled, baked or grilled over a cedar plank. Since it’s divine on its own, accouterments tend to be little more than a sprinkling of lemon and the light aroma of olive oil. Due to overfishing, today’s salmon falls into two camps: farm-raised or wild-caught. If given a choice, always go wild, as their farm-bred cousins generally have a fattier build. But either way, salmon has a significant amount of omega-3 fatty acids, which have been known to reduce the risk of heart disease. TOTAL TIME: 40 minutes SERVES: 4 WARM FRENCH LENTILS: 1 small onion 1 bay leaf 1 whole clove 2 cups dried French lentils 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar 1. Prepare the onion pique: attach the bay leaf to the peeled onions using the clove as a tack. 2. Combine the lentils and the onion pique in a saucepan. Add enough water to cover by 4 inches and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the lentils are just cooked through, about 20 minutes. Skim off any foam that rises to the surface.

“For January, people want healthy items,” says chef Mia Buhl. One half of Buhl & Brown Kitchens in Lake Forest, Buhl prepares gourmet family meals — all natural, all delicious — with chef Elizabeth Brown who, together, share 40 years of experience in restaurants and as private chefs. Their wild mushroom seared salmon, along with warm French lentils, is one of Buhl & Brown’s daily specials e-mailed to more than 400 people. Their preparation — baking it over a bed of mushrooms — makes the salmon meatier, but it’s quick, taking only five to seven minutes to cook — perfect for the parent on the go. “The preparation is simple,” says Brown, “but the outcome is greater than the sum of its parts.”

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard ¼ cup vegetable oil 3 tablespoons walnut oil 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves 1 teaspoon salt ¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 small carrot, peeled and finely diced 2 scallions, thinly sliced

3. Meanwhile, whisk together the sherry vinegar and mustard in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in the vegetable and walnut oils to form an emulsion. Stir in the thyme, salt, and pepper. 4. When the lentils are fully cooked, drain them and discard the onion. Place them in a bowl and toss together with the carrot, scallions, and the dressing. Taste for seasoning and serve warm.

The wild mushroom seared salmon, complete with warm French lentils, is one of Buhl & Brown Kitchens’ signature dishes. photography by joel lerner

WILD MUSHROOM SEARED SALMON: 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oi Salt and freshly ground black pepper

16 medium oyster mushrooms, stems removed 4, 6-ounce skinless salmon filets

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 2. Brush a baking sheet liberally with extra virgin olive oil. 3. Arrange the mushrooms cap sides down, edges overlapping slightly, in 4 separate rows on the baking sheet (you are going to lay the pieces of salmon atop the mushrooms so your rows should be about the same size as each piece of fish). 4. Season the salmon on both sides with salt and pepper. Set

each filet round side down (skin side up) atop a row of mushrooms. Roast at 450 degrees for 5-7 minutes or until the fish is just cooked through. 5. After roasting, the mushrooms should adhere to the salmon; carefully slide a metal spatula under them and remove the fish from the baking sheet 6. Serve mushroom-side up atop warm French lentils. ■

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Rachel and Molly Brady, Glencoe (formerly of England) Rachel: More pubs! Glencoe desperately needs more pubs.

Stephanie Chandler, Winnetka More vegetarian restaurants.

Victor Pontis, Winnetka The end of construction on Willow Road.

Sam Rosen and Shannon McNerney, Glencoe Sam: More stuff to do. Shannon: Sam just said what I wanted to say!

Nomi and Michael Abrams and Nash Johnson, Northbrook Nomi: Better communication of outdoor facilities like trails. Michael: More stores. Nash: I think there should be more kidfriendly restaurants.

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06 | 1500 SHERIDAN, TC WILMETTE Sunday 12 – 2 $500,000 Carol Grant and Muggsy Jacoby, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services KoenigRubloff 847.421.7501 11 | 128 E. WOODLAND LAKE BLUFF Saturday 11-1 07 | 21 REGENT WOOD $599,000 NORTHFIELD Laura Henderson, SUNDAY 1 – 3 $899,000 Baird & Warner Carol Grant and Muggsy 708.997.7778 Jacoby, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services 12 | 1166 BUENA KoenigRubloff LAKE FOREST 847.924.3811 Sunday 1-3pm $495,000 Sue Lindeman, 08 | 945 PINECROFT Coldwell Banker LAKE FOREST 847.234.8000 Sunday 12-2 $ 1,275,000 Brunhild Baass 13 | 1511 WILLOW Baird & Warner LAKE FOREST 847.804.0092 Sunday 2-4pm $465,000 Marcia Rowley, Coldwell Banker 847.234.8000

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412 LOCUST ROAD WILMETTE Sunday 12:00-2:00 $645,000 Monica Childs, @properties 847.881.0200 1887 COOPER LANE HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1:00-3:30 $1,495,900 Alla Kimbarovsky, @properties 847.432.0700

16 | 630 ELDER LANE 21 | 1412 TUSCANY WINNETKA COURT Sunday, 12-2 GLENVIEW $945,000 Saturday 1:00-3:00 Ann George, $1,999,500 Coldwell Banker Winnetka Jeannie Kurtzhalts, 847.446.4000 @properties 847.998.0200 17 | 191 LATROBE AVE. NORTHFIELD 22 | 826 FOX TRAIL Sunday, 12-2 COURT $599,000 LAKE FOREST Suzanne Beu, Sunday 1-3 Coldwell Banker Winnetka $949,000 847.446.4000 Elizabeth Wieneke, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 18 | 710 INDIAN ROAD 847.234.0485 GLENVIEW Sunday 9:00-4:00 23 | 1301 N. WESTERN $1,349,000 AVE, UNIT 135 Lyn Flannery, @properties LAKE FOREST 847.881.0200 Sunday 12-2 $102,000 Lisa Trace, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.085

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NOT SO MILD MANNERED … ON THE MAT Heller (36-1) turning in a super(man) season for league-champion Warriors ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Sage Heller lifted his right hand and pounded his chest. It was a move the Deerfield High School wrestler made away from a mat, a gesture he used to punctuate a response to a question. The question: “Who is the best video player among you and your younger brothers, Holden and Reece? “Me,” the junior said, as his hand smacked his sternum at the Central Suburban League Tournament at Glenbrook South on Jan. 23. A confident smile surfaced shortly thereafter. The best video player in the Heller household became the best 160-pounder in the CSL. The Warrior beat three foes at the one-day tourney, the first two via fall. Heller, a firsttime state qualifier at 138 pounds last year, then solved Highland Park junior Spencer Jacobson 8-1 in a final for his 36th win in 37 matches this winter. “Last year was his breakout year,” Deerfield wrestling coach Marc Pechter said of Heller’s 42-10 season as a sophomore. “One of the things I really like about him is his background in judo. Judo helps him with positioning in wrestling. What I also like about him is his likability. I like him; a lot of people like him. He’s coachable. He smiles a lot. He’s mild-mannered, kind of like Clark Kent. He’s the kind of kid I’d root for if he wrestled for another school.” Six other DHS grapplers captured CSL championships last weekend. Only one other school at the 12-team meet earned more than one first-place medal. Two Maine South wrestlers emerged as champions. Deerfield’s champ at 160 pounds last weekend looked nothing like the Sage Heller who arrived in Champaign for the Class 3A state meet last winter and … froze. The daunting atmosphere at the State Farm Center on the University of Illinois campus threw him off, stole most of his aggressiveness. Heller lost a preliminary match. “Sage was tentative at state,” Pechter recalled. “It was all new to him down there. But what excites me is his potential … the potential he has the rest of this year and even next year. He’ll get taller, bigger, better. In junior high he was mostly a thrower. The biggest thing for him last year was getting him to believe in himself. He did that, especially at the sectional meet. You could see his confidence grow at that meet. When he had that going for him, he took off. Great to see. It was great to see.” Heller wrestled at Caruso Middle School when he wasn’t taking judo lessons from Aaron Cohen, a DHS assistant wrestling coach. Heller, as an eighth-grader, took fifth in his weight class at the Illinois Elementary School Association state tournament. Holden Heller, now a freshman wrestler at Montini Catholic in Lombard, was a two-time IESA state champ at Caruso. Reece Heller, a reigning IESA state champion, is an eighth-grade wrestler at Caruso. Singlets must outnumber T-shirts in the Heller house. By a lot, by droves of drawers. “I love the one-on-one in wrestling, the six minutes you get to battle and beat an opponent,” Sage Heller said. “My dad [Mark] motivates me, and he’s good at that. He tells me to be the best I can be, to never underestimate anybody and to treat every match like it’s a match for a state championship. The mental part of wrestling … that’s important.

Heller time:: Deerfield High School’s Sage Heller tries to fight off Maine West’s Jake Ripontella during the CSL Championships.

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That’s another one of my dad’s favorite reminders.” Don’t look for Heller to suffer from any form of wrestling burnout. He knows how intense the sport can get. He knows how critical it is to keep things in perspective. Deerfield’s Clark Kent does not need to search for a phone booth to turn into a normal, fun-loving kid with decades of living in front of him. He can do that all by himself, at the drop of his headgear. “Sage is like a mullet,” Pechter said. “You know, the hairstyle. Party in the back, business in front. With wrestling, if you take it too seriously, you’d go crazy. Sage knows when to be serious and when not to be serious. “Right now,” the coach added, “he’s in the right frame of mind as a wrestler. I also like how he’s leading, how he’s setting a example for his teammates. Nice kid, great kid.”

Notable: Deerfield (243 points) won the CSL Tournament for the third year in a row last weekend. The seven-time reigning CSL North champion also received first-place efforts from sophomore Dylan Utterback (106 pounds), sophomore Kyle Clough (113), junior Nick Kupets (126), junior Andrew Mehrholz (138), senior Brady Glantz (170) and senior Christo Moran (195). CSL coaches named Mehrholz (35-2) the North’s Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tourney. Deerfield freshman Kenny Kerstein (120 pounds) and senior Patrick Sardi (145) each took third, and Warriors senior TJ Thompson finished fourth at 182. Deerfield junior Andrew Grossman contributed fifth-place points at 132. … Deerfield’s wrestlers vie for 3A sectional berths at the Stevenson Regional on Feb. 7. ■

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WORTHY OF APPLAUSE

GBS’s Morrison draws rave reviews as an insideoutside threat ■ by billmclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Immediately after hitting a three-pointer in a home basketball game last weekend, Caitlin Morrison clapped a couple of times as she turned to sprint to the other end of the court. Gentle, inaudible claps, understated claps. The Glenbrook South junior, a humble 6-foot-2 forward, did not want to draw attention to herself. The Glenbrook South junior did not even realize she had applauded the shot. “I did that? Did I really do that?” she asked after the Titans’ 52-33 defeat of Niles West’s Wolves on Jan. 23. She appeared embarrassed, disbelieving. She is a team-first, Caitlin Morrison-last player. That trey stretched South’s lead to 12-5 at the 2:16 mark and upped her point total in the first quarter to 10. She was genuinely thrilled about the team’s 12 points, not her 10 points. It was the best quarter of Morrison’s season. Easily. It ended with GBS up 19-5. She drained two three-pointers, in two attempts, opened her team’s scoring with a put-back bucket and struck for another put-back 34 seconds before her second trey. Inside, outside, inside, outside. Nobody wants to guard such an inside-outside threat. The last thing a normal post player wants to do is leave the familiarity of the paint and battle a versatile post player along the perimeter, a foreign tract for most prep players who stand north of 6-0. The hosts produced a 17-0 quarter-ending run, with Morrison netting eight of the points. She finished with 12 points, a team-high six rebounds and a steal. “She has all the skills,” Titans coach Steve Weissenstein said. “She has a beautiful shot, handles the ball well, rebounds relentlessly. Caitlin wants to get better. She’s in the gym all the time, working on her game, developing all those skills.” The second-year varsity starter is averaging 11 points and seven rebounds for an 18-3 team (6-1 in the Central Suburban League South). Two years ago, as a freshman, Morrison played for a couple of minutes in a playoff game, a reward for showing plenty of promise on an under-level team. “That was cool and exciting,” recalled Morrison, who grew an inch between the end of her sophomore season and the start of the 2014-15 season. Primarily a small forward on a Class 4A regional finalist in her sophomore season, Morrison had the prep game of her life (so far) in an overtime win against Maine South last winter. Her two free throws forced the extra session. After a Maine South player hit a three-pointer in OT, Morrison answered with a three-pointer and got fouled after the shot. She made both freebies. Five points, one play. You can’t get more productive than that on one possession, unless a referee calls a technical foul and the one who scored the five points makes another free throw. The five-point sequence is Weissenstein’s favorite Caitlin Morrison sequence on a basketball court (so far). Morrison loves basketball, loves everything about it. What particularly attracts college coaches to Morrison is her inside-outside game. Who wouldn’t want a 6-2 hoopster who can knock down a three ball on one possession and follow that up with a strong post move for a field goal on the next? Who wouldn’t be impressed by the steely focus she displays, from the moment the balls goes up for the gameopening tip to the sound of the final buzzer? Morrison’s face is final-exam serious whenever she steps on a basketball court. The Midwest Elite AAU player knows no other way to look on a basketball court. Smiles are for later. Smiles are bright byproducts of victories. “I like to stay focused during games, offensively and defensively,” Morrison said of her consistent in-game demeanor. “I’m tough on myself, offensively and defensively.” Weissenstein teaches accounting at the school. Morrison took a class taught by her coach. She was the anti-class clown, the one who paid attention, did the work, aced tests, made her teacher proud. Morrison’s “A game” doesn’t just show up in gyms. “Great student,” Weissenstein said. “A front-row, firstseat student.”

Drawing a crowd: Glenbrook South’s Caitlin Morrison finds herself surrounded by a trio of Wolves in last Friday’s action.

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There is a light side to Morrison, who played volleyball and soccer during her pre-high school years. Glenbrook South senior Ashley Oldshue, another 6-2 forward, has seen that side. Has heard it, too. “It’s sneaky,” Oldshue said of Morrison’s sense of humor. “It’s sarcastic. She has good comebacks.” When Glenbrook South’s girls basketball team needs to engineer a comeback, it’s helpful to have a serious-minded Morrison around. Morrison relishes challenges. Any kind of challenge. “Caitlin is always pushing, always refusing to back down,” Oldshue said. “I love playing when she’s on the court with me. She works hard on her game, and she plays hard.” Morrison cherishes the time she gets to spend on two kinds of skis, water and snow. She negotiates atop the powdery

stuff in Utah. She slaloms on water skis near her family’s lake house in Hayward, Wis. She does not know how to barefoot ski. It’s early, though. Caitlin Morrison is a teen. She will master that skill, no doubt. And it will be applause-worthy. Notable: Titans junior guard Sarah McDonagh scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed four rebounds against Niles West last weekend. Emory University-bound Oldshue tallied 13 points. GBS junior guard Sydney DeHorn and sophomore guard Carie Weinman each collected two steals. … Oldshue intends to major in biomedical engineering at Emory (Ga.). … Glenbrook South won its first 15 games this winter. ■

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Jordan Baum (left), seen here in earlier action this season, and Warriors earned a critical win over Highland Park on Jan. 23.

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The 6-foot-4 guard is putting together an impressive senior season for the Spartans. Through 18 games, he’s averaging 19.9 points per game. He’s a marksman from two-point range (54 percent) and three-point distance (51 percent). And Hamilton is darn near American Sniper accurate from the foul line: 45-for-50 (90 percent).

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Jordan Baum and Co. put the D in “DHS”. The red-hot Deerfield High School boys basketball team, which has won seven of its last eight games, managed to suffocate Highland Park’s offense on Jan. 24, holding the Giants to just eight points in the middle two quarters en route to a 42-28 victory at Deerfield. “All week our scout team worked us so hard to get us prepared for (Luke) Norcia and (David) Sachs,” said Baum, who scored just two points, but tallied nine rebounds, a block and a steal. “Those are two great players. We knew it was going to be a defensive game, and we came out mentally knowing what we had to do. And we executed on offense.” Norcia was held to 10 points. Sachs finished with five points. The win unlocked a three-way logjam atop the Central Suburban League North standings. Deerfield (13-8, 5-1) now holds a one-game lead over Highland Park (13-4, 4-2) and Niles North (15-7, 4-2), which was upset by Maine East on Jan. 24.

The Warriors, who won the North Division last year with a 9-1 mark, will travel to Niles North on Jan. 30 (7:30 p.m.). Joey “Smoke” Lane owned the hot hand against HP. The senior guard led all scorers with 21 points. Nick Zwart of the Warriors tallied seven points, five rebounds and two assists, while Sam Kuznetsky added four points and four assists. “We played good team defense,” Deerfield coach Dan McKendrick said. “Going into the game, we talked about Joey (Lane) and Jordan (Baum) and how they had a really tough task working on and defending (Norcia and Sachs). But, you can’t just defend two guys. We needed five guys defending five players at all times. “When they got creases on us, we got a help defender over there (to help out),” the coach added. “When they got a guy loose on us, we got another guy to guard him. As a unit, we played well.” Highland Park jumped out to a 9-2 lead early, scoring nine unanswered points. Norcia scored twice driving the lane, while Jason Beermann added five points in that run. “I thought we played well in the first

quarter,” Highland Park coach Paul Harris said. “But then the shots didn’t go down. Deerfield did a good job and pressed us on the defensive end.” The Giants shot just 6-for-30 from the field and 3-for-18 beyond the threepoint arc in the last three quarters after shooting 5-for-10 (2-for-4 from beyond the arc) in the first. “They have guys who can score,” McKendrick said. “Our emphasis was on not relaxing. We just had to be into it and make them work for the baskets they got. I think we accomplished that.” Highland Park (13-4, 4-3) followed up the loss with a 52-36 win over Julian on Saturday. Norcia scored 18, while Jordan Krawitz added 14. Sachs had eight assists. “When you’re a perimeter team, you will have nights when you don’t shoot it well,” Harris said. “The beauty of the Saturday game was that we had a chance to get back going. Obviously, they were disappointed Friday, and the game had a lot of meaning, but the challenge was not to let that define us. Saturday was an important step.” The Giants travel to Maine West on Jan. 30. ■

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HE’S THE COMPLETE PACKAGE Glenbrook North’s Yale delivers on both ends of the rink

Schooling the opposition: Chad Yale of Spartans corrals the puck during earlier action this season. The star defenseman has 18 goals and 34 assists.

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sports@northshoreweekend.com Glenbrook North senior defenseman Chad Yale said he won’t forget his first time standing on the United Center blue line as Blackhawks soloist Jim Cornelison belted out the “Star-Spangled Banner”. “That was something else,” he said about the 2013 Blackhawk Cup red varsity state championship game. “Even though the stands weren’t packed, when you were on the ice, it felt like it was a Hawks game. It was really cool.” It’s the stuff of dreams for most high school hockey players in Illinois, and around the country for that matter. Yet, Yale and several of his GBN teammates have experienced it all twice. However, the memories are bittersweet because both times the Spartans lost the state title game to rival New Trier Green, falling 5-3 in 2013 and 2-1 last spring. “It’s been really cool, but we haven’t had the final we wanted.” said Yale, an all-state selection in 2013-14. “Hopefully, we’re going to get back there and have the final that we want.” Many predicted Glenbrook North would take a step backward this season after the graduation of players who accounted for more than 150 goals last winter, but that has not happened. Instead, the Spartans have developed a

balanced scoring attack, and they brought a 53-9-2 record and a 15-game winning streak into action this week. The performance of Yale, especially in recent weeks, has been a major reason the team has exceeded expectations. An offensive-minded defenseman, the 5-foot-10, 165-pounder regularly makes sorties up the ice, and usually with positive results. Yale and his equally dangerous power play partner, junior defenseman Kyle Slovis, have put up some gaudy offensive numbers. Through 64 games, Slovis was fifth on the team in points (22-42-64), and Yale was seventh (18-34-52). Glenbrook North head coach Evan Poulakidas said the pair enjoys a lot of freedom on the ice. “Kyle and Chad are both offensive-minded, and at times you kind of cringe as a coach because we allow them to do things we don’t allow other defensemen to do,” he said. “But they propel our offense, control tempo and dictate the way we play. “Give their defensive partners credit because at times they are stranded alone and have to cover for (Slovis and Yale),” Poulakidas added. “But you can’t restrain these two, and if you did, you’d be taking away a lot of our offense.” Poulakidas actually was the first coach to put Yale back on the blue line, when then-11-year-old Yale was playing for Poulakidas on the Peewee Northbrook Bluehawks. “I had been a forward, but was a little chunky and had

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some trouble getting up and down the ice,” Yale remembered. “But I had a nice shot and he put me on the point. Since then, I’ve been on defense, but had the freedom to put the puck on my stick and try to make passes and create scoring opportunities.” Elevated to the varsity as a sophomore, where Yale played a season with his older brother Jake, Chad said it took him some time to learn when to venture forward and when to hang back. He also needed to mature physically. But Poulakidas said Glenbrook North’s No. 29 has become the full package. “He’s a fluid skater, dynamic and recovers well. He’s got one of the hardest shots, terrific hands, vision and his puck management is good,” Poulakidas said. The coach said Yale has a will-to-win, but also describes the defenseman’s personality as quirky. He said Yale’s sense of humor keeps the team loose, which is mostly a good thing. Yale, a lacrosse goalie who is considering playing club hockey at Illinois State, said the description is accurate. “I’m a goofball at times, maybe most of the time. But when it comes down to crunch time, I’m pretty serious,” he said. With No. 2 seed Glenbrook North scheduled to begin the Scholastic Hockey League playoffs against No. 7 Stevenson next week, and the Blackhawk Cup Tournament and another shot at United Center-glory looming, crunch time has almost arrived. ■

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With Kevin Reiterman & Bill McLean AT THE SHOOT-AROUND BOYS BASKETBALL G le n b roo k N o r th : Pat Ha m i lt on ta l l ied 24 points to lead the Spartans to a 59-51 victory over visiting Maine West on Jan. 23. Jordan Kaplan helped out the GBN cause with 16 points, while James Karis was credited with seven assists. On Jan. 24, the Spartans dropped a 47-43 decision to host Benet Academy (14-6). Hamilton finished the game with 19 points and four rebounds. Jan Siegien had seven points and three rebounds. Jonathan Simon had six points. GBN (10-8, 3-3) will have a road game at Prospect on Jan. 27 before host Maine East on Jan. 30. Loyola: Junior guard Brandon Danowski turned in another impressive outing, but it wasn’t enough. On Jan. 23, the Ramblers (12-7, 6 -2) lost an overtime game to host Fenwick 40 -39. Danowski, who made a career eight threes against Leo on Jan. 16, made 6 of 10 threes against Fenwick and wound up with a team-high 18 points. The other statistical leaders were Peter Poggioli (10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks), Ramar Evans (6 points, 7 rebounds) and Michael Mangan (5 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds).

Conference (GCAC) Red Division all-conference team. Regina (13-8) will play Resurrection in the first round of the GCAC Red Division tournament on Feb. 2 (7 p.m.) at Trinity. On Jan. 22, the Panthers used a balanced attack to defeat host St. Ignatius 47-38. Degnan led the team in scoring with 13 points. Maggie Palmer produced nine points, seven rebounds and five assists. Audrey Jahns came up with 11 points and eight rebounds. And Regina Trejo had her best outing of the season: 8 points, 6 rebounds.

COURTSIDE GIRLS BASKETBALL Loyola: LA came up with win No. 14 on Jan. 24, when it took care of host Niles North 53-45. Liz Satt er ta l l ied a team-h igh 12 points to go along with eight rebounds. Alexa DeLeo connected on three three-pointers to finish with nine points, while Mary Cormier had eight points. Sarah Elston led the team in rebounds (9). The 14-8 Ramblers have won six of their last seven games. They will take on Niles West on Jan. 27 and Maine South on Jan 28. Regina Dominican: Seniors Maeve Degnan and Maggie Palmer have been named to the Girls Catholic Athletic

Glenbrook South’s John Pazmino in his match against Maine East’s Mario Rihani at the CSL wrestling championships at Glenbrook South. photography by joel lerner

PINNACLES WRESTLING Glenbrook South: John Pazmino’s 17th victory of the season came against a grappler who had entered the CSL Tournament with a 25-5 record. The Titans’ entrant at 145 pounds edged Maine East junior Mario Rihani 4-2 in a title bout on Jan. 23, highlighting Glenbrook South’s sixth-place showing (119 points). Pazmino (17-4) reached the final by earning a 9-7

overtime decision in a semifinal. GBS senior Shouki Shunnarah (9-4) finished runner-up at 182 pounds, and teammate Shawki Rayyan (23-7), a junior, took third at 220. Titans senior Matt Meyer (22-9) placed fifth at 138 pounds. Glenbrook North: The Spartans finished 12th (31.5 points) at the CSL Tournament, getting a fourth-place effort from junior Brandon Lopez (21-11) at 113 pounds. Sophomores Gio Kollias (106 pounds) and Jake Fahey (120) each took fifth. Loyola: Senior Ryan Wosick is in position to become the school’s all-time leader in wins. Wosick defeated Mount Carmel’s Leo Ortiz 6-1 in the 182-pound final at the Chicago Catholic League Championships on Jan. 24 at DePaul College Prep. He went 3-0 in the tourney to up his record to 32-6 on the season. For his career, Wosick is sitting on 92 wins. He is in position to break the all-time record of 95 wins, which was set by Matt Paloian in 2012. L A’s Joe Scheidt also performed well at the CCL meet. He placed third at 195 pounds. The Ramblers are scheduled to compete at Thorton Fractional South on Jan. 30. Then, they take part in the Glenbrook South Regional on Feb. 7. ON THE ICE FIGURE SKATING Jason Brown: The 20-year Highland Park resident put together a winning performance at the U.S. National Championships on Jan. 25 in Greensboro, N.C. Brown, who claimed a bronze medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, became the youngest man to earn a national title since Johnny Weir in 2004. His final score was 274.98, which was just enough to edge Adam Rippon (272.48). The bronze medal went to Joshua Farris (267.98). Brown now will compete in the World Championships in March.

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COMMERCIALS ■ by simon murray

Le Peep isn’t bashful. The breakfast chain on the corner of Church and Benson doesn’t claim to have the best breakfast in Evanston, nor in Chicagoland or even the continental United States. No. Le Peep has its sights set on global domination, boasting the Muhammad Ali of taglines — Le Peep Restaurants: “The Best Breakfast Food in the World.”

“Every time there’s an ad, the room will get quiet. Very rarely in the world of marketing do you see companies quite so exposed.” | Tim Calkins Scanning the walls for a Michelin Star or a Guinness World Record certificate, my peepers instead fall on a man seated with a laptop open in front of him. He’s wearing a beige blazer. Bearing the hallmarks of a businessman — inquisitive, focused, caffeinated — Tim Calkins, who stands to introduce himself, is something more. He’s a clinical professor of marketing at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and he is an expert on all things branded. I ask him if he wouldn’t mind sending an email explaining what makes Le Peep, in his mind, a successful brand. His response: “A lot of brands try to be all things to all people and that doesn’t work very well. Le Peep is focused on providing convenient, tasty breakfasts. The restaurant is what it is: a convenient breakfast spot.” Indeed. It’s also something of a tradition for the professor, who pops into Le Peep on his way to the Allen Center where he teaches marketing strategy, branding, and biomedical marketing in the masters of business administration and executive education programs. But on this morning, he’s looking forward to one thing in particular. The Big Game . . . of advertising. “What I like to do is to get people to rethink how they watch the Super Bowl,” explains Calkins, who leads the Kellogg Super Bowl Advertising Review. What he describes as an “experiential learning program,” the advertising review allows his students to analyze the juiciest of spots — Super Bowl commercials — in real time. “At business school, we talk a lot about concepts and theories. This is an example of how we connect them.” In the United States, the TV advertisement is generally considered to be the most effective mass-market advertising format. During popular events like the Olympics or the Academy Awards, networks charge millions of dollars for commercial broadcasting. But all televised events pale in comparison

to the National Football League’s greenback juggernaut, the Super Bowl, which commands well over $4 million for 30-second spots during the game. Why? Because they can — and there’s no competition. Year after year the Super Bowl tacks on another Roman numeral and breaks its own record, becoming the most-watched American television program in history again . . . and again . . . and again. In 1969, around 125 million people watched man take his first steps on the moon; last year, 167 million people tuned into Fox—to watch the Seattle Seahawks run all over the Denver Broncos in the swamps of New Jersey. T h e S u p e r B o w l spells big busi-

Positioning (“it’s got to deliver a benefit”), Linkage (“between the creative execution and the brand”), Amplification (“people have to remember something notable and relatable to the brand”), and Net Equity (“it’s got to be consistent with the brand”). Your typical viewer isn’t doing this. Mostly, we evaluate commercials by entertainment value — if it resonates with us humorously or emotionally. For most of us, it’s no surprise that the Seattle Seahawks are playing the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Ariz on NBC. Yet nobody knows what kind of ad Esurance, Microsoft, or Nissan will be running other than Esurance, Microsoft, and Nissan. In that way, Super Bowl commercials are a little like the Big Game itself, with a lot of planning and preparation going into one comparatively small window of time. “Very rarely in the world of marketing do you see companies quite so exposed,” Calkins notes. “Nobody talks about what did someone run in terms of advertising during ‘Murder She Wrote’ or ‘CSI: Miami.’ ” The pressure to think outside the box accounts for bizarre failures, like Audi’s Frankenstein ca n i ne creat ion , the Doberhuahua, or HomeAway’s launching a baby into a

ness in America. And like a hu ngry remora that h as out grown the underbelly of the great white, Super Bowl advertisements have become Tim Calkins illustration by barry blitt a cultural phenomenon in their own right, with the potential in today’s world to be more watched advertisers.” and shared than the game itself. This rings Calkins acknowledges it’s a strange way especially true for Calkins, who began serito watch the game. “Every time there’s an ously evaluating Super Bowl advertisements ad, the room will get quiet.” The panelists with his team at Kraft Foods and has since sit there, eyes glued to the screen, intently fine-tuned the program, now in its 11th year, grading the advertisements as they debut. at the Allen Center. “One of the things we always have to tell They’re looking for a six-part framework the students when they apply — there’s concocted by Professor Derek Rucker, who oversees the program along with Calkins. no beer served,” says Calkins, who turns down hundreds of applications each year to The acronym, AD-PLAN, is broken up into serve on the panel. “And the reason we don’t gradable factors that determine the strateserve any beer is because we need everygic value of each ad: one to retain their intellectual faculties so Attention (“it’s got to stand out”), we give a fair shake to the fourth quarter Distinction (“it’s got to be different”),

plate glass window. Thirty seconds isn’t a lot of time, but it’s enough to implode the fate of both brand and career. Successful advert isi ng campaigns can go down as legend; clunkers will haunt executives for the rest of their lives. For every “1984” (Apple) introducing the Macintosh computer, there’s a “Tibet” (Groupon) crassly attempting humor that backfires. But for Calkins and his program, that’s the beauty behind it all: knowing a team of people has worked desperately hard to put together a great commercial, and then trying to understand in what direction were they trying to go. He likens it to watching a sporting event when you know the rules, versus watching one where you don’t. “Same thing with a Super Bowl commercial,” says Calkins. “When you really watch it and try to pull it apart, it’s much more interesting.” Welcome advice, especially for those of us feeling deflated from the off (and on) the field issues that have increasingly come to pass this year. Maybe a welcome distraction in the form of a commercial is just what we all really need. ■

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