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Glenview 2017: Trains, referendum, new village manager BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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lenview residents will get a new village manager, vote on a District 30 referendum and possibly receive a decision from the Federal Railroad Administration whether the Amtrak-Hiawatha expansion will bring a two-mile long holding track to town. Owen Seeks Village Manager Job Don Owen, Glenview’s deputy village manager since 2007, is one of the candidates for the job of the man who promoted him into his current position, departing Village Manager Todd Hileman. Hileman said November 22 he was leaving the job he has held since 2004 to become city manager of Denton, Tex., DailyNorthShore.com reported on November 22. He leaves his current position January 31. Owen will serve as interim village manager. Continued on PG 7
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Company strikes gold twice On 50th anniversary, Mullarkey Distributors named ‘Business of the Year’ BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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fter 50 years and three generations of one family selling beverages on the North Shore and Chicago’s North Side, Joseph Mullarkey Distributors is Glenview’s business of the year. Mullarkey Distributors received the honor December 20 by the Glenview Chamber of Commerce after a nomination and selection process, according to Chamber Executive Director Betsy Baer. Kevin Mullarkey, president and one of three sons of founder Joseph Mullarkey active in the business, said the recognition is particularly heartwarming as the company celebrates a major milestone. “We are very proud of this recognition in our 50th anniversary year,” said Mullarkey. “Getting it in our 50th year makes it even more gratifying.” The tools for sustained growth are basic. “We’ve built our reputation on quality of service and relationships with our customers,” said Mullarkey. The initial nomination for the award came from Glenview Chamber of Commerce President Jim Martin. He said the Mullarkey family has been
Kevin Mullarkey among the tools of his trade at Joseph Mullarkey Distributors in Glenview, his family’s business. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER.
involved in both the business and greater community for all of those 50 years. “They have been Chamber members all that time as well as good business citizens as well with family members and staff members serving in leadership positions within the Chamber and other civic organizations,” said Martin. The business is a wholesaler
acquiring beverages—primarily package and draught beers but others too—and selling them to some of the largest and smallest users. He said the company services customers from the North Side of Chicago to the Wisconsin State Line and from Interstate 94 east. “We sell to Jewel Osco and Costco and to the smallest retailer and tavern,” said Mullarkey.
When Joseph Mullarkey started the company in 1966, it had a five percent market share in its early days, according to Kevin Mullarkey. He said that barometer has grown to 60 percent. For the first 25 years, Mullarkey Distributing was run by Joseph Mullarkey. Kevin Mullarkey has been actively working there for 42 years, including his
days as a schoolboy doing basic tasks. “All of us started in entrylevel positions in high school and college,” said Kevin Mullarkey. “It helps you understand what people go through in their dayto-day jobs. It (also) gives us an understanding of the community.” Continued on PG 7
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