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MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS THE ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER HOSTS MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS THROUGH VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE EDITED BY KEMMIE RYAN THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
Although the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (ILHMEC) in Skokie remains closed, its mission to “Remember the Past, Transform the Future,” is still being carried out daily through virtual programming. Here is a preview of the upcoming programming to be held during the month of June: 155TH ANNIVERSARY OF JUNETEENTH WITH SHERRILYN IFILL Journalist, filmmaker, and writer Alex Kotiowitz, who is in residence at Northwestern University, will lead a conversation with distinguished civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill. Ifill is the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund—the same organization with which she started her career. The timely conversation will include Ifill’s reflection on her own journey, which includes arguing in front of the Supreme Court at age 28, and a commemoration Continued on PG 12
HAUTE PROPERTIES SUMMER IS AROUND THE CORNER AND THESE NORTH SHORE LUXURY HOMES ARE PRICED TO SELL BY MITCH HURST THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
The arrival of warm weather—along with most of Illinois being at least marginally open under Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan—means people are ready to get out of the house. Some might be ready to get into a new one. While parts of the economy slowed to a snail's pace this spring, the real estate market kept humming along. Virtual showings and virtual closings took place, and plenty of new properties came on the market, some at desirable prices, some under the million dollar mark. A survey of local realtors and brokers yielded an impressive list of properties currently for sale. We kick off June with a real estate market report that spotlights the best deals on the market right now. With summer right around the corner, we take a peek inside some amazing North Shore homes that are priced to sell: Jamie Roth, a broker with Engel & Völkers in Winnetka has listed 1041 Brittany Road in Highland Park. Built in 1930, the house was designed by Ames Ross, who also designed the Bob O Link Golf Club. Ross’s wife was originally f rom Brittany, France and the home includes many items imported f rom France that cannot be replicated. The home has been extensively renovated since the last purchase. Vintage
1041 Brittany Road, Highland Park character and irreplaceable architectural details unite with a new kitchen, bathrooms, and floor plan on a gorgeous .48acre lot in a premier East Highland Park location. A magnificent kitchen—with huge island, walk-in pantry, two dishwashers,
high-end appliances, quartz counters, and breakfast room—opens to an outstanding great room overlooking the brick patio and yard. The home features a fabulous master suite with huge walk-in closet, updated
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2511 HYBERNIA DR, highland park 4 BED, 4.2 BATH • $1,175,000
339 N DEERE PARK DR, highland park 5 BED, 5.1 BATH • $1,200,000
123 ASPEN WAY, deerfield 5 BED, 4.2 BATH • $1,275,000
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1730 RIDGE RD, highland park 5 BED, 4.1 BATH • $1,500,000
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Convenient first-floor master bedroom suite with spa-like bathroom and large walk-in closet. Sweeping views of the gorgeous acre property from all rooms with large expanses of glass on all exterior walls. Remodeled kitchen with high-end, stainless steel appliances and banquette seating in the breakfast area. *Source: MLS date: 1/2005-present, includes all brokerages.
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luxury bath with radiant heat, and marble steam shower. A gorgeous dining room with French walnut paneling and fireplace is surrounded with slate, and a first-floor guest suite has an updated bathroom and separate entry. The first floor also includes a beautiful office and three additional, large bedrooms, two with en suite, updated baths. The home is within walking distance of downtown Highland Park, the Metra, beaches, and parks. For more information, contact Jamie Roth at 847-219-6400, premierlistingshowcase.com/ agentSites/website1452/.
404 Woodley Woods Road, Winnetka Compass agent Howard Meyers is currently listing 404 Woodley Woods Road in Winnetka. The exceptional renovation of this custom Hemphill home creates the ideal expansive floor plan for daily living on an acre lot situated in a private cul-de-sac. The kitchen/family room has been completely gutted to create a flowing open space. The chef 's kitchen features custom "Plain and Fancy" cabinets, quartz countertops, a huge 62" x 101" island and Subzero and Wolf appliances; and it opens to a jaw-dropping family room featuring a coffered ceiling and gas fireplace with marble surround. A substantial first floor includes a gracious dining room, grand living room with gas fireplace; large, private, and sophisticated paneled library/office with gas fireplace and additional loft; guest powder room; a very large mudroom with cubbies; closet and walk-in pantry; first floor laundry; and a second powder room. A private master suite with elegant master bath and two walk-in closets plus four additional large second floor bedrooms and two more baths complete the second floor. All bedrooms have new bamboo hardwood flooring. Together, the first and second floor offer more than 5,000-square-feet of living space. Additional finished space on the lower level includes a great playroom, a sixth bedroom with full bathroom and a sauna, fabulous workshop, and substantial storage. An attached 3-car garage provides plenty of parking and storage space. The home has many inf rastructure improvements/upgrades including new hardwood flooring, custom millwork, wainscoting, custom lighting, landscaping in f ront and back yards, HVAC, drain tile, new window wells, and new oversized gutters and downspouts. The convenient location is close to shopping and offers easy highway access. For more information, contact Howard Meyers at 847-778-1394, compass.com/agents/ howard-meyers/.
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Eichelberger says. The home is close to the beach, schools, village, and train. For more information, contact Louise Eichelberger at 847-612-3347, atproperties.com/ agents/4332/louise-eichelberger.
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1981 Partridge Lane, Highland Park Head over to Highland Park and check out 1981 Partridge Lane. Ted Pickus of @properties has listed a home that feels like a modern piece of art. The highly acclaimed architect and Interior Design Hall of Fame Inductee, Neil Frankel, designed the interior renovation of roughly 5,500-square-feet to create open, airy rooms with abundant natural light and beautiful views of nature. The floor plans are efficient and functional with generous amounts of entertainment space and fantastic aesthetic details, both inside and out. The first floor features beautiful granite on the floors, walls, and countertops. A private first floor master suite includes a sitting area, multiple showers, water closets, sinks, and clothes closets. The second floor includes three additional bedrooms and three full baths. The third floor features an office/den. The exterior includes a gorgeous backyard that backs up to a park with a gazebo and in-ground pool. For more information, contact Ted Pickus at 847-417-0520, atproperties.com/agents/tedpickus.
835 Lake Avenue, Winnetka Louise Eichelberger, @properties broker, has just listed 835 Lake Avenue in Winnetka. The handsome home has been owned by a prominent, large family for more than 60 years, and the adult children who grew up there (whose own children are now adults), are now selling it as their parents' estate. Located on a prime 1/3-acre in soughtafter East Wilmette, this solidly built red brick home features large rooms, high ceilings, exceptional millwork, and a grand foyer with impressive staircase and beautiful hardwood flooring. The huge living room has a lovely fireplace, and opens to a welcoming porch. A stunning large dining room, family room, and the large, bright kitchen complete the first floor. There are six bedrooms on two floors. "It was a treat to hear the family talk about which bedroom was whose and to hear about some of the adventures and shenanigans in this much-loved, well-cared for home,"
241 Sunset Ridge, Northfield In Northfield, @properties broker Lori Neuschel has listed a wonderful home on more than an acre of professionally landscaped grounds. The smart layout offers ranch-style living space with a master suite, additional bedroom, and office, all on the first floor. The home, at 241 Sunset Ridge Road, beautifully extends into a second floor that features two additional large bedrooms, guest bathroom, bonus room, and an oversized hall and landing, which is perfect for kids or guests. This home has been extensively updated including new elegant hardwood flooring on the main level, new master bath, new hall bath, and new marble foyer flooring. The interior and exterior are both f reshly painted. The foyer features marble floors and leads to a gracious sun-filled living room with wood burning fireplace, and a formal dining room with wainscoting. The recently renovated kitchen opens into a huge family room with a vaulted ceiling, second fireplace, and floorto-ceiling windows overlooking an in-ground pool, cabana, and expansive backyard. The first floor includes a master suite with a brand new master bath, a second bedroom and office (which can also be a third bedroom), a renovated full bath, laundry/ mudroom and attached 2-car garage. A finished attic offers great storage. The home is a short distance to exceptionally ranked Northfield School District 29 schools, feeding into New Trier High School. For more information, contact Lori Neuschel, 847-226-5794, atproperties.com/agents/2597/ lori-neuschel.
1730 Ridge Road, Highland Park Two listings in HIghland Park f rom The WexlerGault Group feature plenty of outdoor
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space that can be built out and customized to owners' preferences. 1730 Ridge Road is a classic English Tudor located on two acres in Highland Park. The five bedroom, fourand-a-half bath home has been completely updated and fuses historic architecture with modern luxury. A stunning, high-end kitchen includes custom cabinetry, professional stainless steel appliances, marble counters, a huge island, and eat-in area with banquette. The first floor showcases the original wood-paneled family room, formal dining room, and a private office with fireplace and powder room. The sunroom overlooks landscaped grounds and a pool and patio. A second floor private master suite features a vaulted ceiling, walk-in closet, and luxurious marble bath with large shower, soaking tub, and double sinks; plus four additional bedrooms that share two Jack-and-Jill baths. The house has an upstairs laundry room, and a lower level includes recreation/game room and full bath. A mudroom is accessible f rom a two-car heated garage and the property includes a two-car detached garage for additional parking and storage. The house is an entertainer's dream with professionally landscaped grounds, pool, pool house, and tennis court.
1830 Spruce Street, Highland Park 1830 Spruce Street in Highland Park is a custom-built contemporary home on almost an acre of land backing up to Olson Park in desirable Sherwood Forest. It features an open floor plan with high ceilings, natural light, hardwood floors, and streamlined millwork. A brand new cook's kitchen features white cabinetry, quartz counters, an island, stainless appliances, and eat-in area. A large, heated three-season porch is located just off the kitchen. The first floor features a formal entry with skylight, living room with fireplace, formal dining room with butler's pantry, private office and family room with fireplace, built-ins, and floor to ceilings windows overlooking the yard. The house includes a mudroom with laundry and a half bath, both located directly off of a three-and-a-half car garage. The master suite includes a private balcony, fireplace, walk-in closet, a limestone bath with double sinks, whirlpool tub, and separate shower and commode closet. The house has four additional large bedrooms, both with Jack-and-Jill baths. The lower level includes a recreation room with wet bar, exercise room, two guest bedrooms, full bath, and ample storage. The property sits on a park-like setting with professionally landscaped yard, bluestone patio, and a screened-in porch. For more information contact The WexlerGault Group at 312-446-6666, thewexlergaultgroup.com. THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
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of the last remaining enslaved African Americans in the Confederate States of America, known as Juneteeth. The virtual program begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10 and is free to the public. Reservations are required. BOOK CLUB – ONE MUSEUM, ONE BOOK: THE CHOICE ILHMEC’s recently launched program—One Museum, One Book—presents its first book. The Choice: Embrace the Possible is a memoir by Holocaust survivor and internationally acclaimed psychologist Dr. Edith Eva Eger. Participants of the virtual program at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, are invited to read the book before a moderated group discussion. Dr. Eger is also participating in conversation with Joy Erlichman Miller, Ph.D. at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16 as part of the museum’s Book and Author program. Dr. Eger will share her memoir’s profound message of freedom from self-imposed limitations, and how we can make the choice to move from recovery to discovery and beyond. This program is free to the public. Registration is required. LUNCH & LEARN: WINSTON CHURCHILL AND THE JEWS Winston Churchill—an icon of the 20th century, from his first election to Parliament in 1900 to his retirement as Prime Minister in 1955—towered over the world stage. The remarkable arc of Churchill’s career also intersects with key events in Jewish history, including the rise of Hitler and the devastation of the Holocaust, followed by the creation of the State of Israel and the lasting division that continues in the Middle East today. Join acclaimed writer, speaker, and noted Winston Churchill expert Lee Pollock for a discussion on Churchill’s relationship with the Jewish people throughout his life and career, and how his decisions impacted their fate. This program will take place at noon on Friday, June 12 and is free to the public. Registration is required. LGBTQ+ JEWISH UPSTANDERS WITH ERIC
Jesse Eisenberg portrays famed mime, Marcel Marceau, in Resistance. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF ILHMEC MARCUS Explore the world of Jewish LGBTQ+ historical figures with Eric Marcus, founder and host of awardwinning podcast “Making Gay History.” The discussion will be moderated by Illinois Holocaust Museum Associate Manager of Education, Matthew Sackel. Marcus will share stories through excerpts from his audio archive of LGBTQ+ civil rights movement interviews conducted for his oral history book, Making Gay History: The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights. The virtual program will be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23 and is free to the public. Registration is required.
FILM DISCUSSION: RESISTANCE WITH JESSE of Illinois Holocaust Museum Board of Directors, EISENBERG with a special introduction from David Estrin, CEO Long before he rose to international fame as a of #TogetherWeRemember and closing words mime, Marcel Marceau put his fledgling career as by Susan Abrams, CEO of Illinois Holocaust an artist on hold to spirit Jewish refugee children Museum. A trailer of the film and an opportunity out of Nazi-occupied France, even as his own father to rent the film in advance can be found on the was murdered at Auschwitz. Watch the extraordi- ILHMEC’s website. The discussion at 5 p.m. on nary new film Resistance, about the little-known Thursday, June 25 is free to the public, but registrachapter of Marceau’s life, and then join a discussion tion is required. with the film’s star, Jesse Eisenberg; director and screenwriter Jonathan Jakubowicz Dr. Barry EisenFor more information or to register for ILHMEC’s berg, and Dr. Eileen M. Angelini. The program will upcoming virtual programs, visit ilholocaustmuseum. be moderated by Richard Salomon, Vice President org/pages/programs/events.
TWICE AS NICE WAUKEGAN-BASED NONPROFIT FILLS THE GAP IN LAKE COUNTY BY OFFERING EXPANDED SUPPLIES. EDITED BY KEMMIE RYAN THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
Imagine facing this month’s period without adequate funds to buy the necessary personal hygiene supplies. For one in four menstruating women, this is reality. But a Lake County-based nonprofit already well-known for fighting “diaper need” now is prepared to help on this front as well. Ann Marie Mathis, founder and executive director of Twice As Nice Mother & Child, said she knew that the National Diaper Bank Network had forged a partnership with the Alliance for Period Supplies in 2018. “We applied for membership to the Alliance in March to distribute period supplies, and we were accepted,” says Mathis. “We received a huge donation from U by Kotex in mid-April, including 48,000 pads and 55,000 liners, which helped us launch our program.” TANMC will supply up to 50 kits per month to its 30 local partnering agencies. Volunteers are
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already distributing kits to those who receive ser vices t h ro u g h TANMC’s mobile diaper pantry program, which has grown to serve nearly 1,500 children and 1,100 families each month. “Most people don’t realize that period poverty is an issue for many women and girls,” explains Mathias. “The average woman spends 2,535 days on her period throughout her lifetime. For the one in four who struggles with period poverty, that’s a big source of stress. It can also be unsanitary and can prevent some women from attending classes or
Twice As Nice Mother & Child founder and Executive Director Ann Marie Mathis hands out a period kit during a recent TANMC mobile diaper pantry distribution at the Highwood Recreation Center. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACKIE LEVENWORTH
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going to work.” Mathis explained that there has been an uptick in general need because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its diaper program alone, TANMC has seen skyrocketing demand since March as unemployment numbers spiked upward. Current distribution is nearly 90,000 diapers per month. “That pushed me to take a step back and think about this. Nobody around here is doing anything like this, so I saw this as an opportunity to fill a gap,” she says. Mathis also notes that recipients were very grateful when volunteers began distributing the period supply kits at mobile diaper pantry sites this month. “This is another way for us to support our clients by meeting a basic need,” she exclaims. “We are excited about our partnership with the Alliance for Period Supplies and look forward to their continued support of our period supply program. Clearly, there is a need here in Lake County.” For more information on Twice As Nice Mother & Child or to make a donation, visit twiceasnicemc.org. THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
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NORTH BY SOUTH ENZO & LUCIA IN LONG GROVE PROVES THAT NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ITALIAN CAN COEXIST IN PERFECT HARMONY BY PETER AND KATE MICHAEL THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
I think it was the cappellacci that ultimately did it. I don’t often reverse long-held dining commandments midway through a meal, but during a recent visit to the revamped Enzo & Lucia in Long Grove, I admit to experiencing a reawakening of sorts. Where I come from—i.e., a family that bleeds Neapolitan red sauce—one is taught to be on guard against any restaurant willing to serve you a Southern Italian app followed by a Northern Italian entrée. Pick your analogy of choice. Capulets and Montagues. Bears and Packers. Artichokes and cheap bottles of Merlot. Some things, I was taught, simply don’t mix. That all changed—in a flurry of yummy murmurs and fork scraping—when we put ourselves in the skilled hands of chef Heraldo Martinez, the new top toque at the longstanding Italian dining landmark in Long Grove. We knew were in able hands when our tutto pesce alla griglia app arrived, a bountiful mix of calamari, octopus, and shrimp coated in a light garlic-balsamic glaze and grilled to a delightfully smoke-kissed finish. “It looks like something Godzilla would eat,” said our awe-inspired 10-year-old, as he surveyed the giant platter overflowing with octopus tentacles and manicottishaped tubes of calamari. It was, for us adults at the table, memories on a plate, the kind of homespun grilled seafood offering my family used to serve during feast days and holiday dinners. Crisp, fresh, and undoubtedly Southern Italian in spirit, it’s exactly the kind of dish you want to kick off a family-style feast. If you know the history of Enzo and Lucia, you’re also likely aware that the original owners of the place, Enzo and Lucia Cavallino, were
Neapolitan. The restaurant’s early menu was Southern Italian through and through, but when they sold their restaurant to Glenn and Renata Cardelli in 2007, a couple with Northern Italian roots were given the keys to the kingdom. For more than 10 years, the two families worked together under one roof, even though the Cardellis were the actual owners. Things changed a few years back when the Cavallinos left the restaurant, allowing the Cardellis to infuse more Northerninspired recipes into its expansive menu. These days, the house meatballs are made from a recipe perfected by Renata’s mother, who lived for many years in the town of Bassano Del Grappa in the Veneto region of Italy. The results are richer and more airy. (“Less breadcrumbs and more cheese is all I can say,” says Renata.) And the menu has unveiled what is quickly becoming its house specialty: a short rib-stuffed cappellacci glazed in a creamy Marsala sauce. Only these cappellacci—stuffed pasta packets whose borders are usually folded to look like tiny tri-corned hats—are stuffed with so much short rib, they wind up looking like White Castle sliders. Truth is, they’re delicious: perfectly al dente bundles of Italian short rib that come bathed in a cream sauce that never veers too sweet or too creamy. Given its depth and breadth, it’s impossible to survey all of Enzo & Lucia’s menu, other than to say all of the apps and entrees we tried were stunning in terms of their size and value. As the old-school Italian joints on Taylor Street recede, Enzo and Lucia’s kitchen still prepare classic staples the right way. There’s a half of a chicken on every Vesuvio plate along with perfectly golden-browned potato quarters. Veal options include piccata, fontina, and parmigiano offering, but the veal saltimbocca topped with thin slices of prosciutto and mozzarella delivered best of all,
Tutto pesce alla griglia PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR thanks to citrus-forward white wine sauce that cuts through its iconic richness. Nothing can compare, however, to ordering one of the house’s whole branzino, which is deboned tableside, and served with a garlic-caper sauce that’s light enough to add a little moisture without masking the delicate flavor of the fish. Just make sure to leave enough room for a slice of imported limoncello-ricotta cake, which is to the Amalfi Coast what a Key lime pie is to the
Florida Keys. In other words go south, then head north, before turning south again, and you’ll find, if you’re like us, that you’ve arrived exactly where you want to be: back home again with a full stomach and delicious memories. Enzo & Lucia is located at 343 Old McHenry Road in Long Grove, 847-478-8825, enzoandlucia. com.
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C’mon, a common cardinal is a knockout. It’s not officially called a common cardinal. Bird experts call it a “northern cardinal.” Just the same, it’s pretty common. And that’s the problem. As you spend time quarantining at home, or taking solo walks on North Shore nature trails, you’re seeing cardinals. A lot. You don’t give them a second thought. But wait! Give them a second thought. If this exact bird were hardly ever seen, like some rain forest rarity that got lost and showed up around here by accident, you’d notice. You’d tell people. Not just because a cardinal’s got a prehistoric-
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looking pointy crest, or because of its musical chirps, but because it’s completely bright red! This bird is a living stop sign. Why the ho-hum attitude when we see it outside our kitchen window? Simple: because it’s a “common” cardinal. A regular resident around here. We’ve all become kinda “cardinal desensitized.” Maybe we could find a cure for this condition. (First, we need a cure for something else that’s going around, but let’s not get into that subject!). Meanwhile, enjoy bird watching these days, and those knockout cardinals on the North Shore. This column was adapted by Mike Lubow from his book: Wild Notes: Observations over time about birds and other fleeting things. Available on amazon. com. THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
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tasks for me, which at times is humiliating.” Because of the blistering and, for some with EB, permanent scarring, EB can be a socially isolating condition. Even up through her first college years at Rensselaer Polytechnic University in upstate New York Gosselin hid her condition from others. “Even through college I tried to hide it. I would wear certain clothes or not participate in certain activities,” Gosselin says. “I was worried that people thought it was gross or that I was contagious.”
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In her early 20s, Gosselin began being more open about having EB. After she had her first daughter, she started having long online discussions with other women suffering from EB who were worried about passing the disease on to their children. She began to feel a sense of community, and that led her to become more involved in efforts to educate the public and advocate for a cure. Six years ago Gosselin, an athlete despite
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Imagine you couldn’t pick up your newborn child without harming yourself. Or you developed swelling on your hands simply by pushing your child around Disneyworld in a stroller. Or that simple, everyday activities caused blistering on your feet so bad you couldn’t walk. Imagine you’re Megan Gosselin. Gosselin suffers from a mild, but still painful, form of epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a group of rare conditions that result in easy blistering of the skin or mucous membranes. As Gosselin explains, human skin has two layers and most people have a layer of “velcro” between them that both separates them and holds them together. Those with EB are missing that middle layer, which makes it much easier to damage the skin. For some, the disease is life threatening. “You have to watch the clothes you wear, the shoes you wear, and be really in touch with your body,” Gosselin says. “It looks like lots and lots of blisters and those blisters can cluster and last for months. Eighty percent of days I have a blister.” Gosselin was the first member of her family to be diagnosed with EB and, pre-Internet, her parents had to scramble to get information and figure out how to respond. Since then, research has advanced to develop treatments for the one in 20,000 Americans that suffer from the condition. Two years ago, when she was just 29, Gosselin testified before the FDA. “I’m a manufacturing engineer for GE so thankfully most of my day is spent analyzing data on a computer and not having to use my hands or feet to earn a living,” she told the committee. “There are days when I cannot hold a pen to write or dread a new introduction where a handshake can bring tears to my eyes. On days like this I rely heavily on my husband, family, and co-workers to do simple
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STEADFAST ED MANAGER ED KUGLER POISED TO STEER RAVINIA FARMERS MARKET TO REAP-ROARING SUCCESS BY BILL MCLEAN ILLUSTRATION BY BARRY BLITT
Ed Kugler quit meat cold turkey nearly 50 years ago. The Highland Park teen who’d regularly eat bacon for breakfast, cold cuts for lunch, and some kind of meat for dinner returned home from Michigan State University one summer day in the early 1970s and made a startling announcement to his parents, Fred and Honey: “I’m a vegetarian.” Their immediate reaction? “They freaked,” recalls the gregarious Kugler, now 67, a gifted storyteller, and the manager of Ravinia Farmers Market. The beloved market opened at Jens Jensen Park in Highland Park for the 42nd year on June 3 and runs every Wednesday through October 28 (priority hours for high-risk shoppers: 7-8 a.m.; general public hours: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.). Kugler was in an intro to restaurant management class at MSU when his brow furrowed hard and morphed quickly into rows of tilled flesh. A professor had informed the class that the way food looked and tasted was more important than its ingredients or how it was grown. The assertion made zero sense to the boy known as “the nice guy” during his days at Highland Park High School. Kugler then devoured books for health nuts before a “health nut” was a designation and pored over more ingredients on food labels than young, rabid baseball fans read statistics on the back of baseball cards. He did not complete his studies at the Big Ten-school in East Lansing, Michigan, but he earned a “Ph.D.” in Organic Food in one month in 1976, via traveling some 5,000 miles, coast-to-coast, to visit 52 natural food stores, 37 natural food restaurants, 19 distributors, and 14 organic food farms. That World Vegetarian Conference, held in Bangor, Maine? Curious Kugler was there. Another conference, staged in Fairfield, Connecticut, the one with natural hygiene diet expert Dr. Herbert Shelton topping the bill? The guess here is that attendee Kugler left the gathering with at least one
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sore arm, the by-product of having asked so many questions. Two years later, a vendor known as “Sprout Man” set up shop at the inaugural Ravinia Farmers Market (RFM). He did not wear a c ape
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adorned with an “S” in 1978. Nor did he shoehorn himself into a phone booth to slip into a pair of red muck boots. Ed Kugler was, however, able to leap a crowded platter of whole cucumbers and tomatoes in a single bound. Look for the 42nd RFM—backed by the Ravinia Neighbors Association and Taste Marketing—to feature a bunch of firsts because of the pandemic, including one-way foot traffic to ensure safety and social distancing, an online preview of purveyors and their wares, and the option to pre-order and pick up goods (offered by on- and offsite vendors). “It’ll be safer than going to a grocery store, because it’s outside and less congested,” Kugler says. “Locally produced foods available at a farmers market also means less handling. “Our farmers market, what makes it special, is its historical setting, its proximity to Ravinia Festival,” he adds. “It sits in a neat, little district.” A Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie-style house rested across the street from the Kugler house when Ed was young and his mother could count on the future natural and organic food guru to bake cookies and coffee cake. The view of the Wright house, a historical landmark, was impossible to miss at dinnertime. “We’d talk a lot during dinner, mostly about the family business [Chicago Window Cleaning, now part of The Millard Group],” Kugler says. “But that talk never left that room. Families having meals together, at home—think about how common that is now, because of the pandemic. Kids are no longer in programs after school, are no longer able to spend so much time in sports or other activities. There’s more family togetherness than ever.” Kugler has been married to his second wife, Randi, for seven years. A former administrative assistant, she is a computer whiz and an eagleeyed proofreader. “My backbone,” insists Ed, who has two children from his previous marriage, the eldest named A Owen Kugler, or A-OK for short. He’s 30; his sister, Lillie, is 28. In 2001 Kugler introduced the TasteA-Thon concept, providing organic and natural food samples to students at local elementary schools. It’s never too early to consume healthy fare and fall in love with the edible choices, right? Eleven years ago, Kugler started to welcome Highland Park High School AP Environmental Science students to his back yard, home to 90 raised beds. It’s known as the Organic Teaching Garden, a fertile, wall-less, chalkboard-less space for learning. Kugler and Robert C. Boyce, a landscape contractor and architect, serve as Organic Food Club partners. Customers
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It’ll be safer than going to a grocery store, because it’s outside and less congested. Locally produced foods available at a farmers market also means less handling.
choose vegetables and herbs and their growing and harvesting schedules. The club’s growing areas are located in Highland Park and Lake Zurich. Tinley Park is home to the venue formerly named New World Music Theatre. Kugler knows it well. Farm Aid, a fundraising concert founded by Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp and Neil Young, was staged there in 1997, in 1998, and for its 20th anniversary, in 2005. Organizers in ’97 were forced to shift the concert from Texas to Illinois—a mere three weeks before the Farm Aid date. New World Music Theatre employees scrambled. So did Kugler. Wholesaler Goodness Greeness contacted Kugler and asked him to round up crew members to procure donations. With help from Choice Sales & Marketing West President Reed Glidden, Kugler’s team collected more than $10,000 worth of organic produce that sated more than 1,000 musicians, staff, volunteers, VIPs, and guests. Young even sang the foods’ praises on stage, probably between performing “Heart of Gold” and “Harvest.” Fast forward to today, 23 years later, the year Kugler and his HPHS classmates are all agog about reconnecting in person and listening to past charttopping hits at their 50th reunion. But the pandemic will likely rearrange that event, too. Zoom conferencing, with its “Hollywood Squares” gameshow look, is clearly the best candidate to salvage portions of it. Kugler still keeps in touch with many of his friends from grammar school. Some will certainly stop by his Organic Food Club tent (No. 2) at the Ravinia Farmers Market to chat and laugh and reminisce on a Wednesday or two. “My good friends have told me, ‘You promoted organic foods all those years ago and stuck to your guns,’” Kugler says. “They’ve also said, ‘Kudos for being ahead of your time.’” Way ahead. For more information about the 42nd Ravinia Farmers Market and for the lists of the market’s on- and off-site vendors, visit raviniafarmersmarket.com. For more information about the Organic Food Club, visit organicfoodclub.com. THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
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