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Group forms to Women back Maple entrepreneurs referendum and business BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM

citizens group formed to support a referendum for a new Maple School serving students in Northbrook and Glenview is gearing up its campaign. Voters in Northbrook Glenview School District 30 will decide April 4 whether the district can issue $36.3 million worth of facilities bonds to rebuild Maple and finish lifesafety improvements at Willowbrook and Wescott Elementary Schools. If approved, the district plans to spend $41.5 million to erect the new building, demolish the old structure and make required life-safety improvements to Wescott and Willowbrook, according to Superintendent Brian Wegley. He said the bonds totaling $36.3 million will pay for the bulk of the project. The remaining

leaders network with GBS students BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM

elanie Macwan knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur when she signed up for the business incubator class at Glenbrook South High School. Macwan did not know she would be the only female in the class of 24. “It kind of empowered me in a way,” said Macwan. “I needed to show the boys I am serious about this because I’m the only girl in the class.” Though Macwan will be away at college this fall studying business and entrepreneurship, it appears next year’s business incubator class will be more

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Karoline Eigel, senior VP/chief marketing oﬃcer for MB Real Estate, encourages girls to go into business at Glenbrook South High School’s Women in Business Breakfast. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

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IN THIS ISSUE [ NEWS ] 8

leaning into the business Women entrepreneurs and business leaders network with GBS students.

maple referendum A citizens group formed to support a referendum for a new Maple School.

[LIFESTYLE & ARTS ] 10 north shore foodie

Breakfast pizza is hot at Donati’s.

10 north shorts

Takes by the Lake by Bill McLean.

11 love & marriage

Reality — Reality show The Bachelor bereft of … reality.

[ REAL ESTATE ] 16

open houses Find out — complete with map — what houses you can walk through for possible purchase on the North Shore this weekend.

17 h ouses of the week

Intriguing houses for sale in our towns are profiled.

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vaulting into the spotlight Titans leap for joy after earning trophy at state gymnastics meet.

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Web series ﬁnale sure to ensnare its super fans can come up with an idea you think would be cool if it existed ake Jarvi’s love for movies and then, after hours and hours soared as soon as Marty of work, seeing it.” McFly plummeted off a tall The world premiere of the 10th building in Back to the Future Part and final episode of The Platoon II. of Power Squadron takes place at Jarvi was a grade-schooler from the Music Box Theatre in Chicago Lake Bluff at the time, with his on March 4 at 9:30 p.m. The first eyes morphing into small planets episode ran in 2009. The cast also as McFly — portrayed by Michael includes Jarvi’s wife of seven years, J. Fox — disappeared from the Lake Bluﬃan Eliza Toser. screen to escape a threat from a “Four characters in the series gun-toting Biff Tannen. started as people in their 20s, “And Marty jumped without trying to figure out what they’re any regard for safety,” says Jarvi, supposed to do with their lives,” now 36 years old, an associate Jarvi says. “They all have supereditor for JWC Media in High- powers. My character has unlimwood and the creator, writer, di- ited powers. But I also have a rector, editor, co-producer and superhero’s weakness — I’m too visual effects artist of an award- apathetic to do anything about winning web series, The Platoon my limitless powers. Superheroes of Power Squadron (PoPS). In the can be super complicated, fallible, series he also portrays Jonas, a human. blue-collar 20-something with “The first episode lasted 20 minutes, with the other nine superpowers. McFly survived, thanks to a running about an hour each,” he DeLorean time machine. adds. “The quality of the series “I remember thinking, ‘You goes up as both the people in the only get to do that in movies,’ ” series and the people behind the adds Jarvi, who moved recently camera take life more seriously.” PoPS was recognized in seven to Wilmette. “I love knowing you BY BILL MCLEAN

the Spotless Mind. “A movie,” says a chuckling Jarvi, “about relationships crumbling.” They’ll celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary on Sept. 26. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvi review restaurants together, and their words in “Dinner Date” pieces serve the readers of JWC Media magazines, including Sheridan Road and Evanston. Jake also writes feature articles and profiles and edits video for all JWC Media outlets. “I get to talk to so many different people,” Jarvi says of his busy day job. “I love the variety. These are people who are passionJake Jarvi wraps up his web series, Platoon of Power Squadron. ate about what they’re doing.” categories — including Best Di- money went to our crew, to equipThe forever-boyish Jarvi is pasrecting, Best Ensemble and Best ment, to location fees and permits. sionate about movies … in spades. Producing — at the LA Web Fest It did not start making money Why else would he host movie in 2013, and it won Best Series at until the fifth episode.” marathons at his home? One the 2013 Gen Con Film Festival Jarvi, a 1999 Lake Forest High featured all 12 of the flicks in the in Indianapolis. In 2015, it was School graduate, was working at Friday the 13th franchise. In nominated for a Streamy Award Center Video in Lake Bluff, another, Jake and his guests sat (Best Indie Series). where he first met Eliza. through all eight Nightmare on “PoPs was a hobby for me from Years later, Jake and Eliza went Elm Street movies. the start, something I loved to do on their first date in Los Angeles, “I love horror movies, can’t get after work,” Jarvi says. “I didn’t Jake’s home for five years. They enough of them,” says Jarvi, who make a dime from it. All of the saw a movie, Eternal Sunshine of appeared as an extra in

non-horror movies Old School (2003) and Master and Commander (also 2003). “To me, they’re fun. But there’s footage of us watching all of those Friday the 13th movies, from 8 in the morning one day until 5 in the morning the next day, and on YouTube you can watch me deteriorate on a couch more and more with each movie; they kind of get more and more boring there at the end.” Other people with North Shore ties involved in The Platoon of Power Squadron web series were Carlyn Janus of Glenview, Lake Bluff native and Highland Park resident Derrick “Suede” Stout and Lake Forest natives Scott Hall, Ryan Wolffe, Tim Ferrin, David Wolff and Chris Davis. YouTube vlogger Craig Benzine (WheezyWaiter) also starred in the eight-year project. For ticket information about the finale of The Platoon of Power Squadron on March 4, visit musicboxtheatre.com. The web series will be released on the PineappleBoyFilms YouTube channel on March 12.

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NEWS LEANING IN Cont. from PG 1 evenly divided between the genders, according to Michael Macfadden, who teaches the course. Macfadden organized the first Women in Business Breakfast Feb. 9 at Glenbrook South, introducing between 55 and 60 female students to successful women entrepreneurs for a twohour event. “Business classes in our school are underrepresented by the female population in all our business classes with only one in the incubator class,” said Macfadden. “We did this (breakfast) to show the girls entrepreneurship is a viable option for school as well as a career.” Joining the students were 15 women from the community who are either entrepreneurs themselves or high ranking corporate executives, according to Macfadden. There was a panel discussion with three entrepreneurs moderated by a fourth— Rana Strellis of Glenview. The rest of the guests sat at tables with the students to network and share their stories of successes and failures in the business world. Strellis, a Glenview resident and former Baxalta executive, started her own firm last summer—R Vision Consulting. She said she was thrilled when she learned about the in-

MAPLE Cont. from PG 1

Business classes in our school are under represented by the female population in all our business classes with only one in the incubator class. We did this (breakfast) to show the girls entrepreneurship is a viable option for school as well as a career. —Melanie Macwan

on the District 30 board from 2007 to 2011. $5.2 million will come from “Maple is not conducive to cash reserves. STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education,” Wegley said the bonds would have a 20-year life. Once they said Cavallaro. “The way the are paid off, he said, property building is now it’s functionally owners’ tax payments would be obsolete. Trying to repair it is not reduced by the additional fiscally responsible. This way we amount they spent for the new get a building that will last 30, 40 building. For every $1,000 a or 50 years into the future.” taxpayer spends, their tax bill Though there is a citizens group actively supporting the will go up $47.55 because of the referendum. referendum effort, both Wegley “We are debt free now,” Wegley and Cavallaro said they know of said. “The (additional) taxes will no organized opposition. A not remain once the bonds are records search by DailyNorthShore paid off.” did not find one either. Originally built in 1947, Maple “I would tell you if I knew,” said has had a number of additions Wegley. “What’s important is and renovations over the years but getting the information out has reached a point it is too ex- there.” pensive to continue to maintain, “I’ve not seen one,” Cavallaro according to Wegley. He also said added. “There are always some but it is not conducive to 21st century they haven’t been vocal yet.” education. Cavallaro said the group is butCarlo Cavallaro, a Glenview tressed by 50 to 60 volunteers who resident who is one of three will talk to their neighbors, compeople heading up the campaign municate information about the effort along with Jeff St. John of referendum, help put up yard Northbrook and Northbrook’s Pat signs and more. He said they will Dunbar, agrees with Wegley’s as- seek support from as many of the sessment. Cavallaro served a term district’s approximately 7,300

Glenbrook South senior Melanie Macwan, currently the only female in the high school’s Business Incubator program, participated in the Women in Business Breakfast. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

cubator class. Strellis said she wanted to be involved as a coach or mentor helping the students develop their business plans or assisting with a specific area of business. When Macfadden told her there was only one woman registered, she was happy to try to encourage more in the future. “I wanted to expose them to

voters as they can reach. He said their website and Facebook page are nearly ready for launch. “We’re going to do a community canvass,” said Cavallaro. “You’ll see who our supporters are when our yard signs go up.” Wegley said if the new Maple is built, there will be no need for capital improvements or maintenance for 30 years. Since the bonds will be retired in 20, there will be 10 years after that to build reserves for future work. The new building will be built on the existing athletic field and parking lot, according to Wegley. He said when they are done, the existing building will be demolished with new fields and parking where the school stands now. If the referendum passes, Wegley said detailed plans will be drawn and bids obtained so construction can start next spring. The new building will be ready for the 2019-20 school year. For people who want to see the condition of Maple, Wegley said there will be tours at 1 p.m. Feb. 18, 10 a.m. March 4 and 1 p.m. March 18.

women from our generation who made it so they realize they can do the same thing,” said Strellis. “I wanted (the students) to hear about our career journey.” One sophomore at the event, Eleni Copetus, said she is already sold on the incubator course. She will be taking it next year. She also liked what she heard from the panelists. She said she was

inspired by two of the women who came to the United States as refugees. “It was inspiring to hear their stories and how they struggled to succeed,” said Copetus. “It shows us what we can do.” Rachel Canning, a Glenview resident and founder of RL Canning, Inc., was another panelist. Now in the business of

providing information technology services to companies, she told the students how she got there with little technology background. Canning said she was working for a company dealing with janitorial services in 1998 when an opportunity came along in information technology from a person she knew. She decided to take the leap. “I didn’t own a laptop then or have an email address,” said Canning. Another lesson Canning offered the students from her own experience is there is no such thing as failure, only learning experiences. “If you don’t have failures you’re not trying hard enough,” said Canning. Macwan has already learned that lesson in the incubator class. She said and the rest of her fivemember team are starting a business, which sells T-shirts with designs created by artists. They have changed the name from Shibes to Canvass Clothing. “We didn’t think Shibes gave a message,” said Macwan. “If you’re going to sell apparel the name has to be recognizable.” Macwan has learned another lessen that comes from hard work alongside her peers. “They treat me like one of them,” Macwan said.

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Breakfast pizza is hot at Donati’s traditional pizzas Donati’s makes. Customers select their crust, cheese, sauce and toppings as they go through the ordering line. The pies are ready in eight to 10 minutes. “It’s fast-casual,” said Urso. “The oven blows air at 500 degrees at the pizzas and it allows it to cook in a third of the time (of a traditional oven baked pizza).” After the breakfast pizzas were a hit with his children, Urso started offering them to his corporate catering clients when they asked for breakfast food items. These clients range from Waukegan through Deerfield. “They’ll ask what we can do for them and we always say of course,” said Urso. If a customer wants something other than pizza or a dish to accompany it, Urso said, Donati’s also serves calzones, wings, salads, wraps, sandwiches and a variety of appetizers. Though he does not want to say when he will offer his newest idea, he said the next addition to the menu may be a dessert pizza. “I working with Nutella and fresh fruit,” said Urso. “I’m still playing with it.”

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aking his children to his restaurant in the morning before hockey spawned a new item and extended hours for Jeff Urso, the owner of Donati’s Pizza Company in Lake Bluff. The item is breakfast pizza with hash browns, cheddar cheese and eggs, among other ingredients. It’s served all day starting at 8 a.m. until the eatery closes at 9 p.m. “I always cook for my three boys on the weekends,” said Urso, a Lake Forest native who now lives in Knollwood. “We came to the restaurant because my wife would kill me if I messed up the kitchen at home. I’d make them breakfast pizza and then we’d go off to hockey.” Those pizzas Urso cooked for his children were unlike anything he was serving during regular business hours. The twoinch-deep, large deepdish breakfast pizza is topped with hash brown potatoes, cheddar cheese and seven eggs. The sunny-side-up eggs cook and the cheese melts as the pizza goes through the oven. There is also thin crust. Instead of the tomato sauce used on many of his other pizzas, he offers a choice of hollandaise, country gravy or buffalo sauce for breakfast. Meat and

Owner Jeff Ursa with breakfast pizzas at Donati’s in Lake Bluff. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER

vegetables are available for an additional cost. Donati’s offers a variety of breakfast combinations on pizza. The “Hangover” has Canadian

bacon, bacon, onion and green pepper with the hollandaise sauce. If customers want steak and eggs for breakfast, they can get it on a pizza.

“We have a ‘Denver’ - like the omelet with ham and green peppers,” said Urso. “It’s kind of a combination of a quiche or a skillet,” he added comparing his

breakfast pizza to dishes served in the morning at other eateries. All pizzas are cooked to order whether for breakfast or any time of the day. These include all the

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or let you cut in line at the grocery store because you had fewer items. Simple acts, all of them. Contagious acts. Acts that take seconds to complete but sometimes linger in the memory of the recipient for hours, for days. Businesses act kindly, too. Plaza Cleaners, located in Portland, Oregon, posted this

sign outside its doors: IF YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED AND NEED AN OUTFIT CLEAN FOR AN INTEVIEW, WE WILL CLEAN IT FOR FREE. Feb. 18 is the day after National Random Acts of Kindness Day. But why not consider it another day to make somebody’s day?

North Shorts Takes by the Lake by Bill McLean “Act now”

ne day, out of the blue, the teacher of a seventhgrader with special needs called the student’s mother. What Mr. West told the mother was simple. What the mother heard was stunning in a good way — and heartfelt. How the phone conversation

unfolded: “I just called,” Mr. West began, “to tell you your daughter had a great day at school today.” The teacher heard … silence. Then he heard sobbing. “Thank you, Mr. West,” the mother said. “Not one person has ever called me from school with good news about my daughter.” National Random Acts of

Kindness (RAK) Day is Feb. 17. I read Mr. West’s Story — and those of other RAKtivists — at randomactsofkindness.org. I visited the site after receiving an email from Sew4Good founder Allison Cohen. Her month-old group made fabric tissue holders at a “sew-in” held at a church in Evanston on Feb. 11, and was slated to distribute them six days later to homeless

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LIFESTYLE & ARTS

LOVE & MARRIAGE

Reality — Reality show The Bachelor bereft of … reality 25 seasons on the ABC network, a few dozen women in formal wear move into a luxury estate and travel the world while in competition for a fiancé. As with any group of 30 women, there are some I want to be friends with and others that I am less fond of (more like actively rooting against). The bachelor is goodlooking, chivalrous, charming, and smooooooooooooooth as silk. And at times he is as dumb as a box of hammers. It makes for great television. But it’s not reality. None of these people has career obligations or family responsibilities while each is on the show. They don’t have to pay the bills, do any household chores, or launder the amazing wardrobes they selected for this adventure. It’s a vacuum — and an easy life in which to fall in love. But it doesn’t tell me a whole lot about how these couples will weather the next 40 started watching The Bachelor years. For this reason — and about again this season. I am not proud, 1,000 more — I don’t like what but I also can’t look away. As has happened for the last The Bachelor is showing young

Joanna Brown

fter several years of finding something — anything — else to do on Monday night, I

None of these people has career obligations or family responsibilities while each is on the show. They don’t have to pay the bills, do any household chores, or launder the amazing wardrobes they selected for this adventure.

women about starting genuine romantic relationships. And late one night over a sink of dirty dishes I considered which famous couples I think demonstrate the best of what romantic relationships can be. You might remember that President Obama and his First Lady got a lot of attention for this as they left the White House last month. Photographers caught his small acts of chivalry and the supportive looks they shared as they greeted their successors. Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton, though they are of a different generation and continent, are often captured in similar moments of kindness and romantic love. It’s sweet to watch. Both the Obamas and the Windsors made a recent list of seven Hall of Fame Couples published in “The Science of Marriage” special edition of Time. I found this issue at a book store just days after my crisis of conscience — fueled by The Bachelor — and I read with interest what

the staff at Time found to assuage my guilt. I found it in the introduction: “There’s a reason fairy tales always end in marriage. It’s because no one wants to see what comes after. Meeting the right person, working through comic misunderstandings and overcoming family disapproval to get to the altar — those are the stories worth telling. Plodding on year after year with that same old soul? Yawnsville.” But the five other power couples who rounded out the magazine’s list of Hall of Fame Couples kept whole generations engaged in their happiness. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi and Stephen and Ayesha Curry have for years made “happily every after” seem pretty darn nice. Which Hall of Fame couples would you add to the list? Email me at joanna@northshoreweekend.com.

SOCIALS ROCK FOR PEACE HOUSE OF PEACE SHELTER Photography by Robin Subar

Friends and supporters rocked the Gorton Community Center while raising funds for the House of Peace Shelter. Shelter Director Aida Segura welcomed more than 300 guests to the event, which featured an open bar and dinner followed by a concert with Derrick “Suede” Stout and Louis Zagoras and headliner band BoDeans.

MARINA OHLMULLER, LAURA FELDMAN

JUSTIN & TRACY NOLAN

LORI ROZDOLSK, TIFFANY BRUSKIN

CORINNE TORKELSON, MARY & BILL MOWRY

IZABELA STEPHEN, AIDA SEGURA, SANDI HUGHES

LAURA RUBE, MARY JACOB

houseofpeaceshelter.org

| SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 | SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 2017

THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

THIS IS WHERE AWESOMENESS HAPPENS

903 Golfview Road, Glenview Shaun Raugstad ABR

$1,739,000 847-724-5800

676 Greenwood Road,Northbrook $1,197,000 Anne Margolis 847-272-9880

1028 Kenilworth Lane, Glenview $990,000 Judy Huske 847-724-5800

2532 Indian Ridge Drive, Glenview $879,000 Marla Schneider 847-724-5800

933 Kenton Road, Deerfield Peggy Cobrin

$874,900 847-541-5000

1952 Glenview Road, Glenview $839,000 Shaun Raugstad ABR 847-724-5800

2136 Glendale Avenue, Northbrook $839,000 Barb Pepoon 847-272-9880

1538 Hawthorne Lane, Glenview $825,000 Anne DuBray 847-724-5800

1793 Holly Avenue, Northbrook $799,900 David P Schwabe 847-222-5000

10 Colony Lane, Deerfield Marla Fox

57 Augusta Drive, Deerfield Alan Berlow

$750,000 847-945-7100

1741 Oakwood Road, Northbrook $733,200 Patricia Furman 847-724-5800

$759,900 847-945-7100

NEW LISTING

490 Muirfield Lane, Riverwoods $694,000 Jodi Taub 847-945-7100

67 Elmwood Lane, Lincolnshire $649,000 Barbara Rogalla 847-945-7100

2118 White Oak Drive, Northbrook $589,000 Minyoung Shin 847-272-9880

2809 Farmington Road, Northbrook $580,000 Debbie Glickman 847-272-9880

816 Glenwood Lane, Glenview $569,500 Anne DuBray 847-724-5800

205 Arrowwood Drive, Northbrook $549,000 Marla Schneider 847-724-5800

925 Washington Street, Glenview Margaret Ludemann

1741 Dewes Street, Glenview Marla Schneider

$524,900 847-724-5800

1020 Sunset Court, Deerfield Carol Mayer

1232 Caryn Terrace, Northbrook $469,000 Bridget Fritz 847-272-9880

15 Elm Street, Glenview Marla Schneider

$439,900 847-724-5800

222 Lincoln Street, Glenview Anne DuBray

$439,900 847-724-5800

$399,900 847-724-5800

2700 Summit Drive 212, Glenview $399,900 Frank J De Novi 847-222-5000

105 Yale Court, Glenview Marla Schneider

821 Long Road, Glenview Jin Qi

$360,000 847-256-7400

41 Avon Road, Northbrook Marsha Balsamo

$350,000 847-446-4000

438 Sheryl Lane, Glenview Bridget Fritz

1721 Central Avenue, Northbrook $325,900 Bridget Fritz 847-272-9880

$535,000 847-724-5800

$500,000 847-541-5000

OPEN SUN 12 - 2

1227 Heatherfield Lane, Glenview $419,000 Mary Rosinski 847-835-6000

33 Beverly Lane, Glenview Terry Dunn

909 Greenwood Avenue, Deerfield $350,000 Jeff Page 847-234-8000

2 Court Of Harborside Drive 104,Northbrook $349,000 Allie Harris 847-272-9880

$329,000 847-272-9880

$399,000 847-724-5800

205 Donald Terrace, Glenview $309,900 Patricia Furman 847-724-5800

2100 Valencia Drive 101B, Northbrook $169,00 Mimi Bass 847-945-7100

ColdwellBankerHomes.com ©2017 Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Operated by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 | SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 2017 |

COMING SOON IN EAST GLENVIEW

1420 KAYWOOD

Coming soon in Glen Oak Acres is a meticulously maintained, one owner 4 bedroom colonial on 1/3 acre with lovely fenced yard. Grand 2 story foyer with formal living room, dining room and 1st floor office. Large kitchen has a center island, newer stainless steel appliances and eating area with views of the scenic yard and wood deck. A large family room with fireplace opens to the deck. Stunning master has a large walk-in closet and huge bath with skylight, Whirlpool and separate shower. 3 upstairs bedrooms are good-sized, 1st floor laundry, 2.5 car gar. A full sized lower level has rec, play and wine rooms plus bath rough-in.

Offered at $845,000 Call Gayle at 847-602-6266 for a private showing or more details

Gayle Stellas | The Schneider Group

Chicago Magazine Five Star Professional Award Winner 2013-2016

GayleStellas.com | 847-602-6266 • Over $925 Million in lifetime closed sales* • Over 1800 Homes sold*

• Top 1% of Coldwell Banker Agents Internationally• *Based on MLS data for 35 years of sales through to 12/1/2016 ©2017 Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Operated by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

| SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 | SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 2017

LESLIE GLEASON 312.969.0098 | WWW.LESLIEGLEASON.COM LESLIE.GLEASON@CBEXCHANGE.COM

THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

OPEN Sunday, March 5 2:00 - 4:00 pm

830 Raleigh Road, Glenview | 6 Beds | 5.1 Baths | $1,675,000 One of the premier properties in The Circles, located on a half acre in the heart of Glenview. Major renovations done in 2012/2013. Complete remodel of kitchen includes new cabinets, granite counters, large island with storage and stool space and high-end appliances. Added a half bath in the remodeled laundry/mud room. Installed spectacular wine cellar and built out home office in lower level. This house boasts vaulted ceilings in foyer and great room, circular front staircase, 2 fireplaces, 6 bedrooms, 5½ bathrooms. Layout and flow conducive to entertaining. Extensive landscaping and hard-scaping in front and rear of home. Spacious patio areas with fire pit, allow perfect place to enjoy the lovingly maintained back yard space and tiered gardens. Close to shops, restaurants, and transportation. www.830Raleigh.info

©2017 Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Operated by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker, the Coldwell Banker Logo, Coldwell Banker Previews International and the Coldwell Banker Previews International logo are registered and unregistered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 | SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 2017 |

1450 GRANT & 1442 GRANT | NORTHBROOK 1 INCREDIBLE HOME + 1 LOT WITH INCREDIBLE NEW CONSTRUCTION

Stately 10,000 square-foot custom built mansion in coveted east locale on 0.7 acre lot with 17 spectacularly elegant rooms, all six bedrooms en suite. Impeccable grounds, parking garages for 5 cars. Top tier school system, convenient location on most desirable street. One-of-a-kind home, make it yours. Adjacent lot for sale separately, or as Proposed New Construction as shown below. 1450 Grant Road

OPEN SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 1-3 PM

Offered At: $1,799,000

Proposed new construction on 105’ x 286’ lot in coveted EAST locale on premier street. Plans exist for 7,900 square-feet of luxury, with 7 bedrooms/6.2 baths and finished basement. Opportunity to build with renowned North Shore architect/builder Renken Architects & Builders and customize this home to be your own. 1442 Grant Road

Offered At: $1,899,000

Call Debra For a Private Showing. DEBRA KRUGER | BROKER CRS/GRI 847.302.0550 Debra@DebraKruger.com DebraKrugerHomes.com 2015 Chicago Five Star Professional Award Winning Realtor® Bringing You Home Since 2002 Celebrating 15 years with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

WINNETKA OFFICE | 568 LINCOLN AVENUE | WINNETKA, IL 60093 | COLDWELLBANKERHOMES.COM ©2017 Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Operated by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

| SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 | SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 2017

THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

REAL ESTATE

OPEN HOUSES

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1. 234 W. Washington Ave LAKE BLUFF Sunday 2-4 $767,300 Rina DuToit, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.814.8648 2. 55 Coventry Ct LAKE BLUFF Sunday 1-3 $849,000 Daria Andrews, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.477.3794

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20. 45 S Sheridan Rd LAKE FOREST 1-3pm $2,295,000 Nancy Adelman, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485

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24. 238 Leonard Wood South-Unit 213 HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-3 pm $499,000 Sue Lindeman, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000

19. 1454 Willow St LAKE FOREST 1-3pm $549,000 Linda Smith, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485

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Northfield

15. 1771 Stanford Court LAKE FOREST SUNDAY 1-4 $800,000 Chris Puszynski, @properties 847.295.0700

18. 1227 Cascade Court LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $815,000 Mary Ann Kollar, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.421.1188

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22. 1910 W Southmeadow Ln LAKE FOREST 1-3pm $1,199,000 Lisa Trace, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485 23. 600 Mulberry HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-3 $949,000 Lynn Barras, Baird & Warner 847.446.1855

17. 1844 Knollwood LAKE FOREST Sunday 2:00-4:00 $974,000 Laura Henderson, Baird & Warner 708-997-7778

11. 1091 Lawrence Ave LAKE FOREST Sunday 11:30-1:30 $1,035,000 Tracy Wurster Team, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 312.972.2515

21. 1881 Farm Rd LAKE FOREST 1-3pm $769,000 Leslie Dhamer & Heidi Ogden, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485

14. 1100 Olmsted LAKE FOREST $1,895,000 Sunday 2-4 Patricia Carter, Coldwell Banker 847-234-8000

16. 327 S Basswood LAKE FOREST Sat & Sun 11:00-1:00 $997,500 Laura Henderson, Baird & Warner 708-997-7778

10. 1045 Estes Ave LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $895,000 Susan Lincoln, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.846.8814

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13. 120 Kimberly Lane LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4 $1,649,000 Maureen O’Grady-Tuohy, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 848.845.6444

9. 1530 Bowling Green Dr LAKE FOREST Sunday 2-4 $699,000 Tracy Wurster Team, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.997.0730

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Half Day Rd

6. 147 Pembroke LAKE BLUFF 1-3pm $199,000 Brady Andersen, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485

8. 1051 Cedar Lane LAKE FOREST Sunday 11-1 $669,000 Deb Fischer, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.309.9119

4. 300 E Prospect LAKE BLUFF 2:15-4pm $719,000 Lisa Trace, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485

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12. 865 Ridge Road LAKE FOREST Sunday 1-3 $1,250,000 Jonathan Dick, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.528.8400

7. 1230 N. Western Ave #111 LAKE FOREST Sunday 12-3 $365,000 Jim Warfield, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.961.0134

3. 90 Brierfield Ct LAKE BLUFF 1-3pm $749,000 Jennifer Moreland & Catherine McKechney, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0816

5. 236 Buckminster Ct LAKE BLUFF 12-2pm $775,000 Lisa Trace, Griffith, Grant & Lackie Realtors® 847.234.0485

Wilmette

25. 526 Clavey Court HIGHLAND PARK SUNDAY 1-3 $974,918 Schwartz/Pickus, @properties 847.432.0700 26. 375 Oakland Drive HIGHLAND PARK SUNDAY 1-3 $499,000 Debbie Scully, @properties 847.432.0700 27. 1174 Glencoe Ave HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 1-3 $649,000 Claire Schwab, Baird & Warner 312.576.0048 28. 989 Marvell Lane HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 11:30-1:30 $769,000 Debbie Bliwas Glickman 857-687-4332 29. 960 Princeton Ave HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 12-2pm $529,000 Debbie Bliwas Glickman 857-687-4332 30. 1380 Orleans Circle HIGHLAND PARK Sunday 2:30-4:30 $469,000 Debbie Bliwas Glickman 857-687-4332 31. 629 Byron Court DEERFIELD Sunday 1-3 $899,900 Karen Skurie, Baird & Warner 847.361.4687

32. 3841 Oak Ave NORTHBROOK SUNDAY 1-3 $1,499,000 Len Zlatnikov, @properties 847.432.0700

42. 612 Glendale Drive GLENVIEW SUNDAY 12-2 $1,950,000 Pickus/Tatz, @properties 847.432.0700

33. 1640 Sunset Ridge Rd NORTHBROOK $995,000 Sunday 1-3:00 The Skirving Team Patti 847-924-4119 Greg 847-863-3614 Coldwell Banker

43. 4143 Chester Drive GLENVIEW Sunday 11-1 $459,900 Alli Adelman, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 312-415-3737

34. 505 Drexel Avenue GLENCOE SUNDAY 1-3 $1,150,000 Powers/Eichelberger, @properties 847.881.0200

44. 1849 Admiral Ct. GLENVIEW $750,000 Sunday 1-3 Dale Lubotsky, Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty

35. 678 Sheridan Road WINNETKA 1:00-3:00 $1,199,990 Diana Peterson, AuctionWorks 312.218.6102

45. 3001 Iroquois WILMETTE Sunday 12:30-2:30 $1,075,000 Kevin Rutherford, Baird & Warner 847.446.1855

36. 268 Auburn Avenue WINNETKA SUNDAY 12-3 $1,199,000 Maria & William Kernahan, @properties 847.881.0200

46. 714 Elmwood Ave WILMETTE SUNDAY 12-1:30 $1,495,000 Lori Neuschel, @properties 847.881.0200

37. 1064 Elm Street WINNETKA SUNDAY 12-2 $890,000 Kate Huff, @properties 847.881.0200

47. 832 Sheridan Road WILMETTE SUNDAY 2-3:30 $1,199,000 Lori Neuschel, @properties 847.881.0200

38. 98 Locust Rd WINNETKA Sunday 2-4 $1,699,000 Pamela Raia, Baird & Warner 312-446-3148

48. 2214 Kenilworth Ave WILMETTE SUNDAY 1-3 $899,000 Laurie & Dan Lawlor, @properties 847.881.0200

39. 162 Fuller WINNETKA Sunday 1-4 $1,195,000 Sherry Molitor, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.204.6282

49. 2215 Birchwood WILMETTE Sunday 1-4 $660,000 Mary Ann Kollar, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.421.1188

40. 1225 Hill WINNETKA Sunday 1-3 $849,000 Betsy Burke, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.565.4264

50. 912 Illinois WILMETTE Sunday 1-3 $599,000 Carol Grant and Muggsy Jacoby, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff 847.421.7501 and 847.924.3811

41. 397 Sunset WINNETKA $935,000 Sunday 2/26 1-3 Peg Spengler, Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty (847) 921-1294

51. 1009 Oakwood WILMETTE $1,850,000 Sunday 1- 3 Mary Plante, Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty

THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 | SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 2017 |

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES OF THE WEEK

$1,699,000

$675,000

930 Glenayre Drive Glenview 6 Bedrooms, 6.1 Bathrooms Exclusively Presented by: Connie Dornan @properties 847.998.0200 conniedornan@atproperties.com

1401 Sequoia Trail Glenview 4+1 Bedrooms, 3.1 baths Exclusively Presented by: Cheryl O’Rourke, 847-208-7653 Cheryl.orourke@cbexchange.com

Offering luxurious resort-style living is this stunningly classic home, wonderfully tucked away on cul-de-sac and backing into golf course. Impressive FOY and beautifully appointed interiors feature elegant living room and dining room. Home opens to stone terrace with outdoor fireplace providing excellent layout for outdoor entertaining. Conservatory is perfectly situated off of dining room and beautiful views of the home’s grounds. Blocks to Metra, shops, library, parks & minutes to schools and I-94.

NEW LISTING!

1125 LAKE COOK ROAD UNIT 201 | NORTHBROOK

Walk to town, train, shops, restaurants and parks. Updated and beautiful in sought after tall trees!

SOLD

334 HawtHorn avenue, Glencoe*

$279,000

Beautifully decorated with new look! Ready for immediate purchase, this two bedroom, two bath condo has wonderful built-ins, eat-in kitchen, laundry room in unit, space in heated garage. Building has party and exercise rooms. Complex has pool and tennis courts. Call Marjorie for private showing appointment.

MARJORIE RISSMAN 847-558-4440 Marjorie.Rissman@cbexchange.com ©2017 Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Operated by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

My clients recently bought this lovely Glencoe home. Let me help you with all your real estate needs in 2017. DEBBIE GUILLOD (303) 807-5719 debbie.guillod@cbexchange.com debbieguillod.cbintouch.com *Repreented the buyer. ©2017 Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Operated by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

| SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 | SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26â€‚2017

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NE W !

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GLENVIEW

6bed/6.1ba

NORTHBROOK 5bed/5.1ba

$1,499,000

3841OAK.INFO 847.998.0200 Len Zlatnikov

GLENVIEW 5bed/3.1ba

$1,450,000

GLENVIEW

6bed/4.1ba

$1,395,000

2883INDEPENDENCE.INFO 2803INDEPENDENCE.INFO 847.432.0700 Vittoria Logli 847.998.0200 Pam Gottfred MacPherson

847.998.0200

NE W !

930GLENAYRE.INFO Connie Dornan

$1,699,000

GLENVIEW 4bed/3.1ba

$1,119,000

4bed/4.1ba

GLENVIEW 5bed/5.1ba

2114INVERNESS.INFO Renee Dickman

$1,099,000

$889,000

NORTHBROOK 5bed/5.1ba

GLENVIEW 4bed/3.1ba

$1,049,000

1541LONGVALLEYRD.INFO 773.432.0200 Hepburn/Cascia

847.998.0200

NE W !

613GLENSHIRE.INFO 847.998.0200 Seth Vamos

NE W !

2565INDEPENDENCE.INFO Cathy Cascia

GLENVIEW

$849,900

GLENVIEW

3bed/3.1ba

$800,000

GLENVIEW

4bed/2.1ba

$699,000

NORTHBROOK 4bed/2.1ba

$625,000

3629INDIANWELLS.INFO 1862ADMIRAL.INFO 3928JOANNE.INFO 2040MAPLEWOOD.INFO 847.998.0200 Wexler Gault Group 847.432.0700 Ada Belson 312.506.0200 Connie Dornan 847.998.0200 John Robinson 847.763.0200

NE W !

GLENVIEW 3bed/2.1ba

1719WILDBERRYC.INFO Cathy Cascia

$369,000

GLENVIEW 2bed/2ba

1625GLENVIEWROAD313.INFO 847.998.0200 Thomas Walsh

$349,900

NORTHBROOK

2bed/2ba

1280RUDOLPH1G.INFO 847.763.0200 Joyce Gallo

$299,000

847.432.0700

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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 | SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 2017 |

NE W !

PROUD LUXURY LEADER NORTH SHORE*

DEERFIELD

5bed/5.1ba

$1,299,000

NORTHBROOK 5bed/4.2ba

$1,150,000

NE W !

1513STRATFORD.INFO 1321EDGEWOOD.INFO Wexler Gault Group 847.432.0700 Lori Spencer 847.509.0200

NORTHBROOK 4bed/2.1ba

GLENVIEW 4115LAKE.INFO FELD/LANDSMAN

$989,900

1241THORNAPPLELN.INFO Jena Radnay

NE W !

847.881.0200

$2,250,000 5BED/4.1BA 847.509.0200

GLENVIEW 3bed/2ba

$629,000

2015WAGNER.INFO Karin Zawaski

GENEVA, WI

4bed/2.2ba

NORTHBROOK 3bed/2.1ba

750SARAH.INFO 847.881.0200 Len Zlatnikov

$500,000

OGDEN DUNES, IN 2bed/3ba

$1,100,000

$525,000

GLENVIEW 3bed/2.1ba

3239CORALLN.INFO 847.432.0700 Jessica Fine

LAKESIDE, MI 4bed/2.1ba

$2,375,000

$485,000

4bed/2ba

2743HELENDRIVE.INFO 847.998.0200 Debbie Magnusen

NEW BUFFALO, MI 5bed/3.1ba

GLENVIEW

$429,000

847.763.0200

$735,000

1641PRESTWICK20-35.INFO 16SKYLINE.INFO 15224LAKESHORERD.INFO 18620FORESTBEACH.INFO Margaret Canfield 262.949.9272 Ted Lelek 219.406.5364 Will Schauble 312.860.4192 Liz Roch 312.636.8751

www.heritageluxury.com

*MRED NORTH SHORE CLOSED VOLUME, $1M+: 1/1/16-12/31/16

| SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 | SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26â€‚2017

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American Home Maintenance Service & Repairs, LLC. 847-626-4149 | WWW.AMERICANHOMEMAINTENANCENORTHSHORE.COM

GOT THE HOME IMPROVEMENT BLUES THIS SPRING? WE CAN HELP! BATHROOM Bathtubs Bathrooms Grouting of tile Plumbing Needs Shower Doors Showers Installed Sinks & Faucets Silicon Tile Tile Repairs Toilet Repair Toilet Replacement Towel Racks Install Vanities BEDROOM Closets Ceiling Fans Skylights LIVING ROOM Blinds Put Up

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Titans leap for joy after earning trophy at state gymnastics meet BY BILL MCLEAN , SPORTS@NORTHSHOREWEEKEND.COM

ebe Haramaras almost looked angry when she landed her Yurchenko pike vault in the preliminary session of the state gymnastics meet last weekend. The Glenbrook South junior’s eyes were bulging, and her lips were pursed. Haramaras needed to … celebrate. Her coach, Steve Gale, stood near the vault and held up both of his hands at Palatine High School on Feb. 17. Haramaras slapped them. Hard. Haramaras knew — the rest of the team knew — Glenbrook South had to excel on vault if the team wanted to have any chance at finishing in the top three. Next up on vault for the Titans was freshman Jenna Hartley. As Hartley stood at the other end of the runway to wait for the green light from the judges, Haramaras marched the length of the runway to deliver another emphatic double high five. Hartley threw her vault. Hartley’s older sister, Hannah, was Glenbrook South’s final vaulter. “All you now,” Haramaras said. “All you.” Hannah Hartley nailed a 9.7. Jenna’s score: 9.65. Haramaras’ mark: a seasonhigh 9.475. The team’s first two vaulters were junior Kylie Kruger and sophomore Sarah Healy. “When I landed my second vault, I started to cry right away,” Hannah Hartley recalled. “I knew we had done it — done what we had to do. We had huddled before vault, our last event, and we knew what kind of scores we needed. It’s our strongest event, so we had so much energy going for us at that point in the meet.” Glenbrook South was in third place — trophy territory — after the prelims. The Titans then protected that showing in the event

bus. One message on a window was, “Regional Champs.” Another: “Sectional Champs.” Gale was asked to score his team’s collective ability to adorn a vehicle. “I’d give them a 9.3.” Haramaras thought her coach’s assessment was fair and accurate. “That’s about right,” said Haramaras, who was, without a doubt, Glenbrook South’s best motivator and most vocal leader in 2016-17. “I’d give us a 9.2. Next year maybe we’ll get that up to a 9.7. “Maybe we’ll add sparkles to the bus.” Notable: Glenbrook South state competitor Sarah Healy, a club gymnast before the start of her high school years, chose to do poms as a freshman last winter. “She made a great decision to come out for gymnastics this year,” Titans junior Bebe Haramaras said last weekend. … Laura Koehler, a former girls gymnastics coach at Highland Park High School, served as one of coach Steve Gale’s assistants this winter. … GBS teams coached by Gale have won 55 of HANNAH AND HER TITANS: Glenbrook South’s Hannah Hartley jumps into the arms of teammate Bebe Haramaras after her floor 77 duals since the beginning of exercise routine, while Titans coach Steve Gale readies himself to give a double high five. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER the 2005-06 season. His profinals on Feb. 18 and ended up [University Illinois], who has had to overcome last spring. As things we said to each other, and gram’s combined record in the with a school-record total of insights on stuff, like how impor- a Dreams Gymnastics Club com- what we thought about all season last four seasons: 23-4. … The 146.675. Prairie co-op (148.8) tant the core is for vaulters. I’m petitor at Eastern Nationals, she was, ‘Trust the process.’ ” Titans’ third-place showing last and DeKalb/Sycamore co-op just a conductor in all of us, and sustained a sprained ACL, MCL Jenna Hartley — eighth in the weekend was the program’s fifth (146.95) finished 1-2. my gymnasts and assistants are and PCL in her left knee while all-around (37.1) — advanced to top-eight finish at state since Glenbrook South’s third-place like members of an orchestra.” executing a dismount on the the event finals at state in three Illinois’ first girls state meet in state effort matched the Titans’ Hannah Hartley ended her uneven bars. events: floor exercise, vault and 1977. Glenbrook South was in Hartley wore a knee brace all beam. She tied two others for seventh place (71.85) after two performance in the 1978-79 career on a high note, finishing season as the best in program second (38.025) to Prairie Ridge winter to stabilize the joint. fourth place on floor with a 9.525. rotations at state last weekend. “I took that dismount out of history. co-op’s Nikki Baars (38.075) in Haramaras placed 18th in the … Quote-worthy: Titans junior “I’m a happy man,” Gale said the all-around and taking fourth my routine,” said Hartley, who all-around (36.325) and missed gymnast Bebe Haramaras, after minutes after Hannah Hartley’s on the balance beam (9.325) and intends to study exercise science qualifying for a vault finals berth landing a critical 9.475 vault in vault. “And I’m happy for my fifth on vault (9.65) in the finals at the University of Indiana, by four spots. the state preliminaries at Palatine team. Our ending was strong. session. which doesn’t field an NCAA Titans senior captain Katie High School last weekend: “I did The only Titan to ever finish women’s gymnastics. “The knee Wahl served as the team’s lead-off not do anything for myself today; We’ve been strong on vault for years; two years ago, our last event higher in the state all-around was got sore once in a while.” competitor on beam at state. it was all for the team.” Gale let his gymnasts sleep in at a sectional was vault, and we champion Alyson Cacciatore in “This season,” she added, “was rocked the gym that night. 2000 (38.825). an amazing one. That trophy, on the first day of the state meet. Glenbrook North: “Al Hirsch is one of my asWhat made the elder Hartley’s touching that trophy … we’re not When he arrived at the school Spartans junior Kelly Lazar tied sistants,” the head coach added. accomplishments last weekend going to forget how we felt on on Feb. 17, his wide-awake ath- for 29th place on vault (9.25) at “He’s a former Big Ten gymnast more remarkable was what she that day [Feb. 18]. One of the letes were decorating the team the state meet last weekend.

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TOTALLY ON HIS GAME Hard training pays off as Purdy turns in a sparkling performance at sectional meet BY KEVIN REITERMAN, SPORTS@NORTHSHOREWEEKEND.COM

BLOND AMBITION: Glenbrook North’s Ryan Purdy, seen here in the CSL North Meet on Feb. 11, qualified to state in three events Saturday. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE HANDWERKER

lenbrook North head boys swim coach Keith Ziemke likes the “gamer” in Ryan Purdy. The coach likes where Purdy comes from. “I really like that he’s a swimmer-football player,” said Ziemke. “I know how to talk to him. We speak the same language. We’re both sons of football coaches.” But right now, at this very instant, Purdy is not thinking about blocking and tackling. Right now, it’s the pool over the pigskin. The GBN sophomore was a smashing success at the GBN Sectional on Feb. 18. He didn’t win a title, but he did win plenty of acclaim. In helping the Spartans (214 points) to a runner-up finish behind Glenbrook South (289 points), Purdy qualified to this weekend’s state meet at New Trier in three events: 200-yard freestyle relay, 400 free relay and 500 free. He was more than just “purty” good. He trimmed a sweet 16 seconds off his 500 to place

second behind GBS star Sam Iida. “I just swam my race,” said Purdy, who was clocked in 4:39.46. “Go hard, go fast and get the state cut. I had no clue that I would be able to have a big drop like that. “It’s my training,” he added. “I’ve never trained this hard.” Ziemke wasn’t surprised to see Purdy deep-six his previous best time. “We expect big drops,” said the coach. “And when you train hard, you get big drops. “I want our guys to believe,” Ziemke added. “I want them to go for it. Swim lights out.” Tapered or not, Iida usually finds a way to blow away the competition. But the GBS standout, who won the 20-lap race in 4:36.50, wasn’t able to shake the tenacious Purdy. “Sam is the best in the business. So, whenever he takes off like he does, you can’t feel good about it,” said Ziemke. “But Ryan didn’t let him get away. “Ryan’s a gamer. A real competitor,” the coach added.

In addition to swimming under the IHSA cut of 4:45.48, Purdy broke Stefan Johnson’s record (4:44.30), which was set in 2013. His race against time also caused a likable and fully engaged father, Matt Purdy, to break into a smile. But not before he broke into a sweat. “I was [soaking] in sweat after the race,” said Matt Purdy, current GBN assistant football coach and assistant athletic director and former star left guard at the University of Iowa. “I’ve never been so nervous.” Matt Purdy, a massive man, gave his son a gargantuan hug after the medal presentation. Later on, he heaped praise on Ziemke. “Kirk is the definition of the Pied Piper,” said the elder Purdy. “I know that my son would run through a brick wall for him. And he’d do it five or six times.” Ziemke knows how to prepare a team for battle. He’s the son of Terry Ziemke, a former defensive coordinator at Lockport High School. A three-sport athlete

(football, baseball and swimming) for the Porters, he ended up swimming in the Big Ten for the Michigan State Spartans. Ziemke not only has brought his know-how from one Spartan team to another Spartan team — he’s a whiz with the tapers — but he also has brought kid-like enthusiasm to the deck. “Sometimes, I feel like an idiot because I get so excited,” he said. Don’t stop now. His exuberance for the sport is having an effect. The Spartans advanced swimmers to state in two relays (200 free and 400 free) and four individual events (500 free, 200 free, 100 breaststroke and diving). “What a day?” said Ziemke. Especially, what a day after a tough finish in the meet’s opening event. Despite swimming the second fastest time in school history, the foursome of Purdy, Ethan Schonfeld, Zander Johnson and Daniel Kaufman took third and just missed the state cut in the 200 medley relay. They swam a 1:37.35. They needed a 1:37.33. “We were disappointed that we

missed the cut, but we were not going to let the state [standard] dictate how we felt about ourselves,” Ziemke said. “Every swimmer on that relay had a lifetime best.” Purdy certainly didn’t let the near miss bog him down. He got better and tougher as the meet went along. In fact, here’s how you define toughness. Just minutes, fewer than 10, after completing his 500 free race, he jumped right back into the pool to join Kaufman, Fabian JuJescu and Jake Shapiro for heat two of the 200 free relay. And against tough odds, the GBN quartet met the statequalifying standard with a second-place time of 1:27.65. “I’m in disbelief that I was able to turn it around that fast,” admitted Purdy, who, by the way, played left guard for the GBN sophomore football team in the fall. “But I was swimming with a lot of adrenaline. That kept me going.” Purdy was just impressive, when he swam the second leg of

the 400 free relay with JuJescu, Shapiro and Alec Levin. With the crowd going nuts, the Spartans raced to a second-place finish (3:12.55). GBS was just able to squeeze out a victory (3:12.03). “That last relay was so much fun,” said Purdy. “All of us had competed in three or four races already. We were dead tired.” GBN had two champions: Schonfeld in the 100 breaststroke (59.25) and Ryan Cohn in diving (492.65). Schonfeld’s clocking in the 100 breast broke a school record (59.60), which was set in 1995. The GBN junior is not your average kid. Schonfeld came up with a perfect score on the ACT test. “Imagine a kid who can swim like that, compete like that and think like that,” said Ziemke. “Nothing is standing in the way of this kid.” Shapiro is another swimmer to watch. Besides advancing in the relays, the sophomore secured a state berth in the 200 free with a second-place time of 1:44.33.

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WELLS (FINALLY) ARRIVES Glenbrook South senior comes up with a stellar showing at the GBN Sectional BY KEVIN REITERMAN, SPORTS@NORTHSHOREWEEKEND.COM

TITAN-IC TANKER: Glenbrook South’s Jack Wells, seen here during the CSL South Meet, qualified to state in four events on Feb. 18 at the Glenbrook North Sectional. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TING SHEN

elcome to Somewhereville, Jack Wells. It’s been awaiting your arrival. For the most part, the senior has put together a rather quiet career with the swim program at Glenbrook South. That all changed in a fairly spectacular way at the Glenbrook North Sectional on Feb. 18. “He might not have come out of nowhere,” said GBS head coach Keith MacDonald. “But pretty close to nowhere.” After winning the 50-yard freestyle championship and being a member of three winning relays, Wells no longer lives in Nowhere, USA. Or, in any of its suburbs. “He was not real good as a freshman or sophomore,” MacDonald said. “And he struggled

on varsity last year. Had his ups and downs. “But this year, he’s been really focused. He’s really matured,” the coach added. “I don’t know, maybe he saw the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.” The 6-foot-3 Wells, who helped the Titans to a first-place team finish (289 points), came up with a significant drop in the 50 free. He churned out a 21.69 clocking after entering the race with a fifth-place seed time of 22.40. Prior to the sectional, MacDonald red-circled the 50 free. “Jack is a pure sprinter,” said the GBS coach. “And with the way Jack has looked lately and based on the work that he’s put in all year, the 50 free was a race I was really excited to see today.” Wells was tapered and ready

to do something exciting. He needed a lifetime best time to slip past Deerfield sophomore David Basin (21.71). “There’s always something you can do better [in a race],” said Wells, “But I’m happy with it right now. Later today, I’m sure I’ll think of some things that I could’ve done to swim faster.” Wells, a fifth-place finisher in the 50 (22.65) at the CSL South Meet on Feb. 11, went into the race with an underdog mentality. He showed no hint of overconfidence. “I always like to put some doubt in my mind,” he said. “It’s better to be a little surprised [than disappointed] after a race.” Wells definitely has earned MacDonald’s confidence. Who should swim the anchor leg of the 400 free relay? With a

deep pool of talented swimmers, the GBS head coach had plenty of options, but he gave the nod to Wells. It proved to be a good decision to put him in the anchor slot. In a wildly entertaining finish, Wells — teaming up with freshman Elliot Chen, freshman Mike Hadjiivanov and senior Joseph Park — touched the wall (3:12.03) just ahead of Glenbrook North’s Jake Shapiro (3:12.55). Meanwhile, putting Wells in the other two relays was a nobrainer for MacDonald. Joining forces with senior Sam Iida, sophomore Cameron Schulte and freshman Adam Zuiker, he anchored the 200 medley (1:33.17), which claimed a three-second win over Deerfield. And, in the 200 free relay, he shared exchanges with Iida,

Zuiker and junior Nick Schechtman to record a winning time of 1:25.53. For Wells to finally emerge in the pool shouldn’t be a surprise. Swim talent runs deep in the Wells family. His two sisters, Niki and Katie, had standout careers at GBS. In 2012, they teamed with 2016 Olympian gold medalist Olivia Smoglia and Bailey Moynihan to set the current IHSA state meet record in the 200 free relay (1:32.98). Katie currently swims in the Big Ten for the University of Iowa. “Junior year is when I realized that I might be able to do something in this sport. That’s when I decided to get serious about swimming,” said a smiling Jack Wells. “I am [now] considering swimming in college.”

Notable: Jack Wells wasn’t the only four-event winner for GBS. Senior Sam Iida not only was a part of two winning relays, but the Titans superstar also claimed titles in the 200 IM (1:48.81) and 500 free (4:36.50). The team’s other winner was freshman Mike Hadjiivanoc in the 100 backstroke (52.25). GBS’s other state qualifiers include senior Joseph Park in the 100 butterfly (2nd, 51.56) and 200 IM (3rd, 1:55.78); freshman Adam Zuiker in the 100 butterfly (3rd, 51.84); freshman Elliott Chen in the 500 free (3rd, 4:45.19); sophomore Cameron Schulte in the 100 breaststroke (4th, 59.61); and senior Brendan Fontillas in diving (6th, 383.60). … The IHSA state meet will be held at New Trier High School this weekend. The finals are set for Saturday at noon.

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I was very competitive and tough, 100 percent of the time, no matter what sport I was raig Diamond was en- playing,” says Diamond, whose thralled as he stared at the father, Dave, reached the AAA large photographs of level as a pitcher in the Chicago former Glenbrook North High White Sox organization. “I went School star athletes. to sports camps, played in pick-up The pictures adorned walls at games … just trying to get better. the school in Northbrook. Each I drew a lot of inspiration from image was of an Athlete of the my tight group of friends and Year. from coaches and teachers at Diamond was an incoming Glenbrook North [Mark Reborah freshman at the time, going and Jim Howie, among others] through orientation in the fall of who kept me on the right path. 1993. “My dad, he told me to watch “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool baseball players like Pete Rose to someday see a picture of me and Lenny Dykstra, hustle up there on a wall and maybe players who weren’t afraid show it to my future kids on a to play hard at all times and visit,’ ” says Diamond, now 37, a dive headfirst.” Highland Park resident and the Following his years at father — with his wife, Shani Parkland College in Cham— of three children ages 9 to 12. paign, Diamond returned “Right then, I decided I’d do to Northbrook and sold whatever I could to make that security alarm systems. Before launching happen.” As a senior at Glenbrook Diamond MMA North in 1996-97, Diamond — with help played baseball, football and from a friend hockey and somehow found the from his time to wrestle against kindergar189-pounders. Three-sport ath- ten days, B r i a n letes are rare these days. Four-sport athletes are 70-de- Witlin, and gree-February-days-in-Chicago lead designer Alex Coriano — rare. Diamond was named captain Diamond began work in baseball and football and as a general contracearned all-league and team MVP tor for a business honors in both sports. started by his grandfaThe 1996-97 Glenbrook ther, Lawrence Zimmerman. North Athlete of the Year? “When I was in college, I The kid who made it happen. watched The Ultimate Fighter [TV Diamond continues to show series], and I knew I wanted to similar resolve in the business eventually start a business, maybe arena, having founded North- a side business that had somebrook-based Diamond MMA, a thing to do with mixed martial sporting equipment company arts,” says Diamond, shortly after that designs, manufactures and receiving his order of two eggs distributes sportswear and pro- sunny side up, hash browns, tective gear for boys and men in wheat toast and orange juice at high-impact sports. Country Kitchen in Highland “Growing up in Northbrook, Park. BY BILL MCLEAN ILLUSTRATION BY BARRY BLITT

California and using a shed to house material for his dream business. “We went to gyms and interviewed fighters, asking them what they wanted for gear, what felt most comfortable to them,” Diamond says. “We were cutting up yoga mats to make crude prototypes. One of our objectives was to introduce a line of shorts [and protective gear] that would allow professional fights to take place without interruptions. “It took some time and iterations, but we developed our products and started manufacturing them in 2010.” Diamond’s

initial niche was the field of combat sports (MMA and karate), but that has since expanded to encompass contact Craig Diamond sports like hockey, football, base“I noticed MMA T-shirts with buddy from his sandbox days, ball, lacrosse and even paintball. “It’s also reaching areas other skulls and flames on the front, Witlin, a California-based demany of them cheesy-looking. I signer who has lectured at Stan- than sports,” Diamond says of came up with a design for T- ford University. Witlin intro- the growing market for his busishirts … classic-looking designs. duced Diamond to Coriano, a ness’ products. “Correctional That then led me to design fight San Francisco-based toy de- officers in jails, military people, shorts. What I really wanted to signer who wrestled for Puerto officials involved in Homeland do was to design really cool Rico in the Olympics. It was Security training — there’s a need sportswear for fighters.” 2009, and Diamond was staying for the durable, innovative pieces Diamond contacted his old temporarily in a coach house in of equipment we’re manufactur-

ing.” Diamond, who invested $100,000 in his venture, says his company sales neared $500,000 in 2016. His favorite testimonial involves a mother of a North Shore son who loves to play hockey but abhors wearing necessary protection during games. The 13-yearold son tried a Diamond MMA creation and stopped abhorring. “You should have heard how pleased the mother was,” Diamond says. “She told me her son forgot he was wearing our products after a game one day, while walking around a mall for a couple of hours.” Diamond’s kids occasionally help him box the Diamond MMA products at the company’s headquarters, located on Maria Avenue in Northbrook. “They’re learning what it takes to be an entrepreneur,” says Diamond, who trains as a jujitsu enthusiast two times a week at New Breed Training Center in Niles. He has a blue belt in the discipline. “To inspire my kids, I sometimes do push-ups on the kitchen room floor when they’re around,” says the former Glenbrook North Spartans superstar. “I also like to go on bike rides with the kids, fish, play the drums and walk our dog, Lady.” Diamond takes a bite of his wheat toast. He then becomes reflective. “Do you want to know the moral of this story, of my business?” Diamond says. “Stay loyal to your friends from your hometown. I did, and it helped me build a network of connections … of people I grew up with, of people who share some of the passions I have. “My friend from kindergarten proved to be incredibly helpful to me as an adult.”

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