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After a rash of suicides in 2012, North Shore residents took action to help teens in crisis. P18
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West Nile Virus on the Rise In Area BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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here has been an increase in mosquitoes testing positive as carriers of West Nile Virus on the North Shore this year, but most people with bites will never experience symptoms of the disease. Testing agencies have reported 12 of nearly 600 batches of mosquitoes tested between May 16 and July 7 from Wilmette and Glenview through Lake Bluff are positive for West Nile Virus, according to the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District (NSMAD) and Lake County Health Department. One positive test was reported in Highland Park on June 23, according to the health department, and the rest are in Cook County, according to Ben Zazra, communications manager for NSMAD. Zazra said there have been four positive tests in Glenview of the Culex pipiens mosquito, a Continued on PG 8
Mom Turns Book Into Local Movie BY JULIE KEMP PICK DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
HIGHLAND PARK— hen Nancy Goodman wanted to direct a scene for a movie about a book she wrote, she did not need to go further than her own bedroom in Highland Park. “These set designers are so creative that they turned my bedroom into Genie’s apartment,” said Goodman. Goodman’s novel Surprise Me! published by Diversion Books in 2012, is a romantic comedy about a surprise party planner who hates surprises. A film based on the book is being shot this summer on the North Shore and in Chicago. Goodman said Genie, the main character in Surprise Me! is a younger version of herself in many ways, and she knew it wasn’t in the budget to find another location that would fit all of the apartment’s specifications. The crew also filmed at Goodman’s ex-husband’s house and her parents’ apartment in the city. Surprise Me! pays homage to the Chicago area, and many of the scenes are being filmed locally at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe and Ravinia
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Nancy Goodman with her children Lani and Sam Goodman at Chicago Botanic Garden. PHOTO SUBMITTED
Festival in Highland Park. Goodman moved with her family to Highland Park in 2001. In the film, Genie visits the Chicago Botanic Garden with her best friend Danny and later attends a concert with her boyfriend Jeff at Ravinia Festival. Genie is portrayed by Fiona
Gubelmann (Wilfred); Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls) plays Danny, and Sean Faris (Pretty Little Liars) plays Jeff. “On the second day, Fiona said I’m moving in with you, and she stayed at my house,” said Goodman. “Jonathan Bennett said he wanted to change his last
name to Goodman. It’s just such a feel-good project.” The scenes filmed so far have featured more than 100 extras, and the actors and crew had to stop filming several times to wait for barking dogs, strange noises and helicopters to pass during the June 29 filming, said Patricia
Dolins, Goodman’s step-sister, whose mother is married to Goodman’s father. Dolins said she is thrilled to be working with the media and extras, and she even has a few lines in the film. Goodman began her writing Continued on PG 8
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