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Highland Park High School’s Jacob Edelchik lives up to his No. 1 seed, wins Class 2A state singles title. P25
North Shore guests spent an evening in “The French Quarter” at local nonprofit LEAD’s annual gala. P18
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New café brewing in Highwood Fire Station BY JULIE KEMP PICK DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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hen the Highwood City Council voted 4 -1 in favor of a coffee shop over a winery to go into the former Highwood Fire Station, it meant more than a business win. “I’m into preservation and maintaining the integrity of the fire station,” said Michael KoenitzHudac, owner of Preservation Properties Group. “I want to make sure that people who come to the building understand that at one point it was an all-volunteer fire department. It’s about taking a building that was once a focal point for the community and finding uses that would bring a lot of pride and value to the community.” Koenitz-Hudac added that he reached out to more than 20 Highwood residents and asked them what they would like to go in that space. The No. 1 response was a coffee shop. Additionally, the City Continued on PG 16
NEW DIRECTION
Winnetka family revives Native American tree tradition BY JOANNA BROWN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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n the occasion of his eighth birthday in 2016, Winnetka’s Billy Cadigan received an 8-foot white oak tree to plant on the north side of his family’s driveway. It was the culmination of a family project to investigate the history of their home and replace a historically significant tree that had grown for 200 years in the same spot. The infamous Fuller Lane tree was a Native American trail marker tree, a part of the Native Americans’ navigation system that since the 1700s would have pointed travelers toward the resources they needed. Trees of certain species, bent in certain ways, showed travelers where to find water, shelter, medicinal plants, copper or stone deposits. Such trees inspired the Village of Winnetka’s logo and a retired logo of the Winnetka Historical Continued on PG 16
Dennis Downes bends an oak tree in the tradition of Native American trail markers as Billy Cadigan takes a photo. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
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