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BY STEVE SADIN
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Mystery of Large Cat Creature Solved BY JULIE KEMP PICK
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IGHLAND PARK — A mystery surrounding a large feline that a local family caught on video walking by the ravine near Beech Street on April 17 might be solved. And it’s probably not a mountain lion. “We are working with a resident that lives near the 1100 block of Beech Lane to determine if the cat captured on the video is his cat,” said Deputy Chief Timothy Wilinski. “The owner is 99 percent sure it is his Savannah cat.” Last week the Highland Park police department put out an alert to residents based on the sighting of the animal. Residents were warned to “exercise caution when outdoors with their chilContinued on PG 12
Cub Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is swarmed for autographs at opening day of the Lake Bluff Baseball Association. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
Sandberg Delivers Big Thrill To Little Leaguers
AKE BLUFF — The first pitch of the Lake Bluff Youth Baseball Association season from Hall of Fame second baseman and former Chicago Cub Ryne Sandberg was a ball. Just ask Miles Specketer, the 9-year-old Mustang League player who caught it. “It came in high,” Specketer said. “It was not a strike.” Sandberg, who recently purchased a home in Lake Bluff to be near his children and grandchildren, threw out the first pitch during opening ceremonies of the Lake Bluff baseball season April 16 at Weshinskey Field in Artesian Park. “He wasn’t going to beam it in,” said James Specketer, 11, Miles’ older brother, who plays in the Bronco League and caught the next pitch. “It was pretty awesome.” Securing Sandberg to throw out the first pitch came shortly after BR Koehnemann, an association board member and the oldest son of Ryne Sandberg and Margaret Sandberg, said his father would be happy to do it, according to league president Doug Cassidy. Finding a catcher for Sandberg was a more competitive process. The honor is auctioned off at a dinner the night before opening day to raise money for Continued on PG 12
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