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SUNDAY BREAKFAST

Bill Kurtis and Donna La Pietra talk about their illustrious careers in television.

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SOCIAL SCENE

Check out the goings on at a top North shore benefit.

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SPORTS

Glenbrook North’s Nate Whitfield turns in stellar effort at league meet.

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FEATURING THE LOCAL NEWS AND PERSONALITIES OF GLENVIEW, NORTHBROOK AND DEERFIELD

The whole picture Life at North Shore steel magnate Edward Ryerson’s estate could be wild inside and out. P8

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North Shore Weekend NEWS 08 S HOT IN THE WOODS

An exhibit at Ryerson Woods features the photography of Edward Ranney — who spent a great deal of time there as a boy with his grandfather, steel magnate Edward Ryerson.

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N EWS DIGEST

A summary of news that’s happened around the North Shore and a preview of upcoming events.

K EEPING CURRENT

Joyce Schrager keeps the brains of adults active on the North Shore with her current events classes.

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S OCIAL WHIRL

Take a look at some of the top parties attended by North Shore residents recently.

OUT AND ABOUT

Discover the answers our roving photographer received to our weekly question to North Shore residents.

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HOME & DESIGN

26 T OP ESTATE FOR SALE

The Morton Salt Estate designed by David Adler is on the market. A look at the historic residence, which sits on two acres.

REAL ESTATE 28 NORTH SHORE OFFERINGS

Intriguing houses for sale in our towns are profiled.

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OPEN HOUSES

Take a look — complete with map — of houses in the area that can be walked through this weekend.

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SPORTS 30 PDQ QB

Deerfield’s Brian Ranallo brings speed and savvy to the football field.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST… 38 SUNDAY BREAKFAST

Bill Kurtis and Donna LaPietra are ready for their close-up at the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society’s Local Legend event on Nov. 8.

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2) Who decided television — already ubiquitous in homes, restaurants and elsewhere — needed to muscle its way into gas stations as well? Is there any way to turn Gas Station TV off when I’m at the pump? Where’s the remote control?

3) With jumbo scoreboards in stadiums, why do National Football League public-address announcers continue to loudly inform fans of the down and distance to go — along with what yard line the ball is on — after each play? Even denizens in the cheap seats can see where the football rests along with the first-down chain.

4) A sticker on the back of a Comcast truck: “Driver carries no cash.” Are cable repairmen often targets of robbers? And has that sticker thwarted a would-be thief driving behind the truck?

5) For those who belittle the importance of hyphens and other small bits of grammar, consider this recent headline: “DirecTV resigns with NFL.” They did not opt out of their billion-dollar contract with the league; they decided to re-sign it. That hyphen turns the whole meaning

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of the headline on its head. for beautiful beds, inside 6) Please explain to me why “It is what it is” swept the country as a meaningful phrase.

7) Since time immemorial, baseball has featured foul lines and foul poles. Yet if the ball hits either, it’s just the opposite — fair and in play. Might as well call the batter’s box the pitching mound. chicago hinsdale lake forest 8) A person sent me, with no name and no return 773 404 2020 630 655 0497 847 295 8370 address, a recent cover headline from this paper that read shopbedside.com “To The Manor Born.” It was believed to be a gotcha moment for the sender, who scribbled the phrase “tut tut” and admonished me to read Shakespeare.

Why was the mailing anonymous? I have no idea. But11.14 BSM NSW Sferra co-op.indd 1 what I could have written in return is that one of my favorite activities — especially after a glass of Pinot Noir — is to tell anyone within earshot that the correct phrase is “to the manner born,” uttered by one Prince of Denmark.

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Photography reveals the lifestyle at former Ryerson home A boy looks at people canoeing on the Des Plaines River at the Ryerson estate. photography

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A photograph of trees on the property taken in 1972.

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The path to Brushwood, off of Riverwoods Road, winds its way through a chute of tall trees, with sinuous limbs that appear to reach out for each other to form a hooded canopy.

Beyond lays the house: a country-style, red-brick affair, large but not ostentatiously so, choosing instead, it seems, to bow to the picturesque woods that serve as its backdrop.

Decades earlier, this home belonged to Edward L. Ryerson, a Chicago businessman and civic leader who, between 1942 and 1972, used the property as his family’s summer home before donating the house, and the 279 acres of eponymous woodland that came with it, to the Lake County Forest Preserve. Today, it is the welcome center for those interested in exploring Ryerson Woods, as well as a locus for discourse on nature and culture; until Thursday, Oct. 30, it will also host a new photography exhibit from Ryerson’s grandson, Edward Ranney.

“It’s really a show to open up how one family used a specific special place,” Ranney says, “and to give people who don’t know any of us the human context that the place was built on.”

For the exhibit, Ranney, a well-known photographer, juxtaposed a select group of photos he took of Brushwood in 1972 with 30 or so photos his grandfather took in the three decades previous.

“The intent,” Ranney notes, “is not only to show the feeling and style of the place but also the enjoyment and fun of the people who used those rooms and were a family there.”

At one end of the home, Ryerson’s photos portray various members of the family, at rest but just as often at play. When a subject of the photos himself, Ryerson is often pictured in mirth, entertaining his grandkids as a magician with a top hat and what is obviously a fake mustache.

His grandson’s photos, taken a year after his grandparents’

deaths, are much more subdued. In one, a bold, curvilinear tree stands in the foreground before a dwindling army of its stark companions, stripped bare by a change of seasons. In others, ornately furnished rooms are vividly captured, yet it’s this same quality that works to pronounce their hollow, polished emptiness. A particularly striking photograph shows a chair slightly misaligned with its desk, left ajar like a door, as if someone had only just evacuated the room.

“The intent is not only to show the feeling and style of the place but also the enjoyment and fun of the people who used those rooms and were a family there.” | Edward Ranney It is an altogether strange sensation to experience photos of a place while you are standing inside the same such place, years later, though perhaps this is the point: to bridge the Brushwood of the past with the Brushwood that stands before us today.

“It really was a family place and, of course, it’s outstanding for its beauty and seclusion and privacy,” Ranney says.

“But my grandparents made it a point of opening it up to people. So you have this interesting combination of it being a family house and now, with their dedication, it being totally a public house.”

When the exhibit ends, Ranney says the photographs will remain at Brushwood, where they will become a permanent collection of images for generations to come. ■

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NEWS DIGEST REVIEW DEERFIELD

Applications are open for Deerfield’s Government Service Internship, which provides an opportunity for two residents of high school age to participate in the village governing process.

These individuals will be active members of the Deerfield Community Relations Commission representing the views of Deerfield youth. They will be exposed to many levels of village management through involvement with elected and appointed village officials.

For more information and to apply, please visit www.deerfield.il.us.

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On Oct. 15, members of the Glenview Chamber of Commerce welcomed Zounds Hearing with a ribbon cutting and grand opening.

Located at 1819 Waukegan Road, Zounds Hearing is owned by Jill Arwine and provides high-end hearing aids and wireless devices. Some of the brands that they carry include Imprezo, Clareza, Potenz, and Riazo.

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North Shore Place, a senior lifestyle community, celebrated its grand opening with an official ribbon cutting ceremony.

More than 250 people attended, including Northbrook’s Village President Sandra Frum and officials and community leaders from Northbrook’s Chamber of Commerce.

The seven-acre development has 156 apartments.

GLENVIEW

Early voting has begun at Glenview Village Hall. It will take place until Saturday, Nov. 1.

Citizens can also register to vote during the early voting period.

Precincts 13 and 14, which in the past have been located at the Cunliff Park field house, have been moved because of construction. Voters in those precincts can cast ballots on Nov. 4 at Congregation Beth Hillel B'nai Emunah, 3220 Big Tree Lane,

Wilmette.teens must be at least 16.

DEERFIELD

The Village of Glenview has hired Ehlers and Associates, Inc. to conduct an annual census of residents living within the boundaries of the tax increment finance district of The Glen (the former Glenview Naval Air Station). The purpose is to enable the village to use the data to calculate annual payments to certain core jurisdictions providing services to these residents.

As of June 30, the census counted 2,221 homes of which 2,047 were occupied. In the occupied homes there are 4,960 residents, of which 1,367 were children.

This year 1,106 children from The Glen are enrolled in schools, which is down from last year’s 1,175. Of the 1,106, there are 197 that are enrolled in non-public schools, or about 17.81% of the total. This percentage is generally between 4-8 percent for most suburban communities.

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Levitt become involved in LUNGevity when she learned of a neighbor’s plight fighting lung cancer.

restaurant certificates, hotel packages, household items, concert tickets, and sports and fitness club memberships, in addition for a raffle with a chance to win $1,000.

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For the third straight year, the Community Gallery at the North Suburban YMCA will showcase the creativity of local junior high students with its Junior High Art Show, presented by the Y’s Visual Arts Department.

A non-competitive exhibit open to all students from sixth to eighth grade, participants and their families are invited to a free reception on Nov. 9 from 4-4:45 p.m., which will include refreshments and raffle prizes.

“We are looking forward to seeing all the exciting projects that young artists share with us,” commented Cathie Winnie, NSYMCA Visual Arts Director. “We opted to keep the show non-competitive this year because we want to encourage everyone to participate.”

For more information, visit www.nsymca.org or contact Cathie Winnie at cwinnie@nsymca.org.

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The Village’s annual leaf collection program provides residents with an alternate way to dispose of their leaves. Residents who do not mulch or bag their leaves may simply rake leaves to the curb or carriage walk line the night before their scheduled pickup.

Beginning the week of Oct. 27 and continuing through Nov. 21, Public Works crews will make one pass by each house in the Village each week during the program.

Vacuum hose machines are used to pick up leaves.

Deputy Fire Chief Ralph Ensign will succeed Chief Wayne Globerger, who will be retiring on Dec. 19 after 27 years with the department, the last eight as chief.

“This was an easy decision. Ralph Ensign was the obvious choice to lead the department,” Village Manager Todd Hileman said.

“He has a strong work ethic, impeccable integrity, and a solid relationship with the Fire Department employees.”

A native of Northfield and graduate of New Trier High School, Ensign joined the Glenview Fire Department in 2008 as deputy fire chief.

Ensign started his fire service career as a firefighter/paramedic with the Winnetka Fire Department in 1976, after earning a bachelor’s degree in fire service management from Southern Illinois University. ■

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On Monday, Oct. 27 from 5-7:30 p.m., the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce will host its 21st annual Auction and Taste at the Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel at 933 Skokie Boulevard.

Attendees will be able to bid on items donated by area businesses in silent and live auctions, along with sampling tastes at a buffet. The event is expected to attract 400 area businesses and civic leaders.

The auction will feature gift baskets,

GLENVIEW

Cathie Levitt, vice president of risk management and chief litigation counsel at Astellas Pharma US, will be honored on Saturday, Nov. 8 in Glenview for her work with the LUNGevity Foundation, the nation’s largest lung-cancer focused nonprofit.

Levitt will be presented with the “volunteer extraordinaire” title for her efforts in raising funds for LUNGevity’s annual fall benefit; providing awareness by getting 200 Astellas employees to participate in

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Over chai tea lattes at Leonida’s in Evanston one sunny morning, Joyce Schrager discussed her path.

She was recruited into adult education by one of her former college students to teach at Open University at Temple Sholom in Chicago. Knowing even then that “lifelong learning is a growth enterprise,” Schrager taught courses in the late 1970s housed at a Jewish Community Center under the auspices of Truman College. Running for alderman in Evanston cemented her love of politics and campaigning — although she was relieved to lose that election since it allowed her to teach, her real love.

“Joyce knows the name and history of every country and the leader of every country and how to pronounce all those unpronounceable names.” | Angela Stewart Attendance and the number of classes she offers each week grew. Word of mouth and praise has expanded her combination of fun and learning in more than 20 groups she facilitates.

“Just Monday,” Schrager notes, “I saw more than 200 people in several groups.”

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To keep up with the world around her, Schrager begins her day early, perusing at least five newspapers on her Kindle.

She reads them cover to cover and recommends that her students should also read The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. Schrager augments newspapers with magazines, PBS news, NPR, several Sunday morning news shows, and The Economist weekly newspaper.

And when she needs more in-depth information, Schrager undertakes research on her own. According to Angela Stewart, a current events participant, “Joyce knows the name and history of every country and the leader of every country and how

to pronounce all those unpronounceable names. And she makes it look so easy – that’s why we applaud her every time she says ‘Ahmadinijad.’ ” Mardi Hackett, a long-time participant in one of Schrager’s groups in Winnetka, adds, “We feel so lucky to have someone like Joyce to lead our group in interesting, stimulating, and lively discussions.”

The groups are rarely uniform in age, political inclination, gender, or background — and Schrager prefers it that way.

“I learn from the variety of points of view in my groups. And I, as well as members of the groups, should be willing to listen to others with different perspectives,” she says. “Everyone has something to offer. I will cut off someone who has gone on too

long, but normally, I am fascinated by what the class has to add and enjoy the contributions everyone makes.”

Especially fascinating to Schrager are groups that include a variety of ages, both men and women, retired and working. She enjoys watching young people in their 30s learn to appreciate the wealth and depth of knowledge the older generation possesses.

“We need more opportunities to learn to appreciate each other,” Schrager believes.

She prides herself on being even-handed, respectful, and balanced.

“Joyce is never threatening. She never makes anyone think the question the person asks is dumb,” says Geena Cohen Zaslavsky of Glencoe, who has attended a variety of Schrager seminars on the North Shore over the years.

Schrager is not preachy, nor does she have an agenda or axe to grind. Rather, she frames the issues of the day for her classes — held in homes and public spaces — with a brilliance at which her students marvel.

She prefers to begin the class with this type of introduction (sometimes combining local, state, country, and world events) and then encourages discussion and comments from the audience.

Says Schrager, “Currently, we are a divided nation represented by a divided government. But the terrible point comes when people are so hardened, they cannot even listen to one another. My role as a teacher and facilitator is to be able to present at least two, and sometimes more, sides to every issue. And then encourage discussion from every angle.”

Schrager will hold a current events class as a benefit on Friday, Oct. 17 at 9:30 a.m. at Misericordia, 6300 North Ridge Avenue, Chicago. She has a class open to all at Congregation Solel at 1301 Clavey Road in Highland Park. There are two sessions on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.; $15 at the door. ■

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Local doctor prescribes own creative outlet by jake jarvi

Dr. Allan Zelinger Photography by George Pfoertner

With the release of his third novel “Love Potion,” Dr. Allan Zelinger of Deerfield completes his first trilogy of medical thrillers that revolve around the fictional hospital Boston General.

While all of the action, intrigue, and romance that fill the pages spring from his imagination, the medicine in the books is grounded in his more than 30-year career as a practicing cardiologist and expert in the field of organ transplants.

NSW — Tell us about your new book.

Dr. Zelinger — It’s about a drug that’s developed by a psychiatrist at Boston General who’s an expert on violence.

It’s supposed to induce violence in animals. Instead, it does just the opposite. In normal people it can produce intense feelings of love.

You’ve heard of people who have a short fuse. It’s a real biological disorder called intermittent explosive disorder.

If they lack enough control, they can go ballistic with little provocation. That’s responsible for a lot of crime, especially in families or workspaces. Using this drug gets rid of that completely.

But the research was funded by the Defense Department, and they’re more interested in aggression. When they find out about the inverse reaction, they want to kill the project.

The CIA gets involved, and they offer to help out if they can

get control of the drug. Meanwhile the drug company wants to get the drug as a love potion and market it commercially.

NSW — With a successful medical career, what made you get into writing fiction?

Dr. Zelinger — I’ve always enjoyed writing, and I’ve written many scientific articles. If you look me up in the National Library of Medical Science, I’ve published a number of articles in almost every cardiac journal there is.

Then I helped my father write a memoir of his World War II experiences. He was a Holocaust camp survivor, and he had a very interesting story to tell. It was called “Into Harm’s Way”. I spent many months working from 10 at night, when I would get home, until early morning hours on that book. When I finished it, I thought: If I can spend all this time doing something for my dad, I can use that time to write the fiction that I always wanted to write.

I read a lot of medical fiction by Michael Crichton or Robin Cooke, and they’re very good action writers — but they never practiced medicine. I have literally 30 years of medicine under my belt. I wanted to do this thing not as a lark, but as a release for the creative aspects I have.

NSW — Why donate all of the proceeds from your book sales to charity?

Dr. Zelinger — That all serves as my inspiration. The fact that people are enjoying [the books] and the fact that the proceeds are going to help support children with developmental disorders inspire me. ■

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Doctor makes no bones about affection for orthopaedic institute by katie rose mceneely Winnetka resident Dr. Jason Koh is director of the NorthShore Orthopaedic Institute. He is also chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem.

Reading: Recently I’ve been reading a book called “The Conquest of the Incas.” Earlier I had the opportunity to give some talks in Peru, and I try to get a little of the history of a place before I visit. It talks about how a small group of conquistadors from Spain interacted with the massive Inca empire. It’s a fascinating book, a lot of interesting information about sociology, how the two different cultures clash.

Listening: In my car I’ve been listening to streaming radio, and I’ve been listening to the English Beat, a band from when I was growing up in the ‘80s — it has some reggae and ska influences.

“I’ve very excited for what we’re doing with the institute, because we can bring world-class quality to our own community.” | Dr. Jason Koh Watching: My wife and I have been watching “House of Cards,” which is fun since I worked in the D.C. area at the National Institutes of Health for a while.

Following: One of the things I followed over the summer

is the World Cup — that was a huge story, particularly because I was in Latin America. I’ve been taking care of the Chicago Fire for seven or eight years now as the orthopaedic surgeon and team physician, so I’ve gotten to know some players both for the national team and for the other countries.

Activity: I’m a clinician, so I see a lot of patients myself, sports injuries and complex shoulder problems. But part of my role has been to take a dedicated group of nurses, physicians, and staff and bring them together to get the best quality musculoskeletal care for the community. There’s about 90 surgeons involved with the institute, and we can offer a full spectrum of treatment to our patients. We’ve also done award-winning research.

The North Shore is a great place to live and work and raise a family — for me it’s been very personally and professionally rewarding to work at NorthShore. I’ve very excited for what we’re doing with the institute, because we can bring world-class quality to our own community.

Eating: We like to grill, and actually one of the things I really enjoy is Korean barbeque short ribs, galbi. They have a lot of flavor, and it’s something I grew up with as a kid. It reminds me of good times and picnics in the summer.

What is your favorite mistake?

It’s a little bit embarrassing — it’s something that happened to me right after I graduated medical school. I was newly minted, an intern at MassGeneral, one of Harvard’s teaching hospitals. It was a busy day, and I turned to one of the nurses and started barking orders. She turned to

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me and said, “Good morning, Dr. Koh.” That made me stop in my tracks and realize that so much of how we work on a team is making sure you express the respect you have for others, and taking a couple of seconds to say good morning can have a huge difference in how you work with other people. ■

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re-DefIne, nOt re-DesIGn! Staged Homes Professionals® provide both buyers and sellers a variety of “concierge services”—though it’s statistically proven that Staged Homes® sell faster and for more money than unstaged homes, did you know that as a home buyer, the services of an ASP® are also helpful in making the most of your new home? Here are just a few of the reasons to consider professionally staging your home when it’s time to list it on the market.

You never get a second chance to make a first impression!

Home staging professionals help you ensure that your home’s first impression on potential buyers will be the very best. By creating a room design that is neutral and open to interpretation, buyers are better able to view your home and “mentally move in”, creating an emotional connection that will help your house move quickly and at its highest possible value.

An objective eye lends to a competitive sale!

How you live in a home is completely different from how you sell a home. The professional home stager is able to look at your home objectively in a way that you, your friends and your family cannot—after all, you’ve lived there for years and have many happy memories associated with the rooms. Your buyers, however, don’t have that history—that’ll be theirs to make, when they make an offer. When your house is on the market, it’s absolutely critical to create rooms with aesthetically pleasing focal points, direct the flow of traffic between rooms and generate an overall ambience that promotes each room as an oasis of calm, inviting buyers to not think of the property as “your house”, but instead, to see it as “their home”.

Color, art and room themes—what’s really important?

There’s a reason we trust the services of trained professionals—when you cut corners, you always take a risk. Just as you wouldn’t trust a janitor to perform surgery, you should remember that home sales and Home Staging® are professions like any other, and that by enlisting the services of a trained professional, you’ve shown prospective home buyers how serious you are about the piece of real estate you’re listing. While your friend or family member may indeed have a good “eye”

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Why every anniversary is worth celebrating ■

by joanna brown

When it comes to anniversaries, my mind is a sieve. I can remember where all my friends were married but not so much the date of these fine affairs.

I say this because I’m consistently blindsided by their announcements that they’re vacationing somewhere glamorous to celebrate their 10th, 15th and 20th anniversaries — you know, the big ones. The 11th, 16th and 21st anniversaries often pass without so much as a text-message acknowledgement. I’m as guilty of that as anyone.

And so this week I polled my friends: Why is every anniversary worth celebrating? Their advice, combined with some research of my own, produced a pretty awesome list.

— It has historical significance. While anniversary gift exchanges go back to Europe in the Middle Ages, the list of traditional anniversary gifts possesses Victorian roots; many of the gifts on the list have similar historical value.

Consider the paper that symbolizes the first anniversary: the papyrus of ancient Egypt represented knowledge and the unfolding of life. And the papyrus plant was a symbol of joy and youth, freshness and love, as it flourished on the fertile riverbanks. Copper, associated with the 22nd anniversary, is linked to Venus, the goddess of love. She was worshipped by the people of Cyprus, where copper mining flourished during Hellenistic and Roman

times.

— “Sustaining a successful marriage/commitment is reason to celebrate,” said my friend Sarah, married 13 years ago on a humid day in Nashville as we bridesmaids perspired in our floor-length royal-blue gowns. How true: In a recyclable world, commitment is rare. You can lease a car, rent a home, and keep your cell phone on a monthto-month basis. Sustaining a marriage any longer than those necessities is worth celebrating.

— It’s a show of strength. In Germany, the list of traditional anniversary gifts mimics the progressive strengthening of the marriage. Today, we honor athletes and other muscled competitors — and who can forget the Feats of Strength portion of the Seinfeld family’s Festivus celebration? Why not mark an 11-year marriage, too, for its strength?

— “They always say that marriage is hard work, so at least once a year you celebrate your hard work,” my newlywed friend Catherine told me. She has a point: you’d raise a glass and toast a promotion at work or the completion of an especially stressful kitchen renovation, so why not salute another successful year of marriage?

— It’s a celebration of the life you have together. Yes, anniversaries mark the day you began your marriage, but they also acknowledge all that you have accomplished as a pair, including the birth of your children and the blending of step- and half-siblings and in-laws. My friend

Tom recently celebrated his son’s wedding and told me, “Look at that beautiful child and think about how much your partner loves you both. Don’t wait for an anniversary. Celebrate every day!”

Do you have a favorite spot on the North Shore to celebrate your anniversary? Tell me about at at Joanna@ northshoreweekend.com. ■

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WINES OF THE WEEK ■ by johnson ho For the past three decades, the American wine critics have preferred power over harmonious elegance in their red-wine ratings.

This trend arose much to the dismay of classically educated European wine professionals. Frequently compared with American football power plays vs. skillful European soccer tactics, a new genre of winemakers decided to pioneer a compromise style that appealed to the New World palate while retaining much of the Old World identity.

Here are some of the most distinguished success stories..

SATURDAY DINNER 2004 Elderton Command Vineyard Shiraz, Barossa, South Australia; $93 An early attention-grabber from Down Under, its creator aimed for an Uebertackler red that could overpower even the most decadent BBQ and intensely gamey dishes. A virtual tidal wave of assorted black fruit, black pepper, dark chocolate, vanilla and pie crust aromas leaps from the glass into the nose and palate like a farmer’s pie in your face.

Originally paired with rustic lamb dishes in the outback, the Australian Shiraz has found a fan base of fusion, Southeastern Asian, North African and Caribbean cuisines. Best 8-15 years from vintage and after two hours of decanting.

MIDWEEK MEAL 2007 Domenico Clerico Arte, Piedmonte, Italy; $45 The foothills region of the Italian Alps is best known for its long-lived reds from the villages of Barolo and Barbaresco.

They are made from the fickle and lean Nebbiolo (as in nebulous or foggy) grape.

Mr. Clerico did not feel that the stringent restrictions of the local wine laws permitted a more sumptuous style that would appeal to a more cosmopolitan gourmet base. After traveling to France to learn about their best practices in winemaking, he decided to import their oak barrels and adopt many of their superb techniques in order to widen the appeal of the proud, but primitive, local wines.

His Artist series selection quickly gained international acclaim. The typically austere cherry aromas of the traditional Piedmontese wines have gained a plethora of ripe berries nuances and a velvety texture here. Fabulous with meaty pasta, steaks or hearty cheeses. Best 8-20 years from vintage and after three hours of decanting.

BEST VALUE

2010 Can Blau, Montsant, Spain; $19

The Montsant wine region distinction is relatively new in Spain, although its wine-producing history dates back centuries.

Notorious for its rough-and-tumble character that only poor local people drank, the European Common Market recently funded an initiative to introduce modern vinification techniques to the region. The results have been stunning. Gone are the clumps of dirt in the smell or the whiff of barnyard and old saddle leather in the aftertaste.

Due to its only recent emergence into respectability, the wines represent stunning bargains for oenophiles of traditional Mediterranean cuisines, especially with cured meats, spicy stews, tacos, burritos and enchiladas. Best 4-10 years from vintage and one hour of decanting.

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Feed the Dream 10th Annual Golf Outing photography by larry miller

After a day on the course, supporters of Feed the Dream, an organization dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for women and children in remote areas of Guatemala, enjoyed a festive luncheon at Highland Park Country Club. More than $145,000 was raised by the nearly 185 in attendance. Sandy Haggart is Feed the Dream’s founder and executive director. feedthedream.org

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This is a classic accompaniment to a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner and can be made using store-bought or homemade cornbread; we love Jiffy mix (you'll need two boxes).

MAKES 8 to 10 SERVINGS

2 1/2 cups chopped yellow onions

1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter plus more for baking dish

1 1/2 cups 1/4" slices celery

2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon each of chopped fresh rosemary and thyme

1 pound day-old cornbread, broken into 1 1/2"-2" pieces (9 cups) 1 pound breakfast sausage links, casings removed

3 cups low-sodium chicken broth, divided 1 1/4 cups chopped toasted pecans (optional)

1. Arrange racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 250°F. Butter a 13x9x2" baking dish; set aside. Scatter cornbread in a single layer on 2 rimmed baking sheets. Bake, stirring often and rotating sheets halfway through, until dried out, about 1 hour. Let cool.

Transfer to a very large mixing bowl. 2. Meanwhile, cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking up into 1/2"-1" pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to bowl with cornbread but do not stir. 3. Heat 3/4 cup butter in same skillet; add onions and celery and cook, stirring often, until softened and just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add to cornbread in bowl. 4.

Return skillet to heat. Add vinegar; cook, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan, for 1 minute. Pour into bowl with cornbread.

Gently fold in 1 1/2 cups broth, pecans, if using, parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. Add salt and pepper. Let cool. 5. Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk 1 1/2 cups broth and eggs in a small bowl. Fold gently into cornbread until thoroughly combined, taking care not to mash cornbread (mixture will look wet). Transfer to prepared dish, cover with foil, and bake until an instantread thermometer inserted into the center of dressing registers 160°F, about 40 minutes. DO AHEAD: Dressing can be made 1 day ahead. Uncover; let cool. Cover and chill.

6. Bake dressing, uncovered, until set and top is browned and crisp, 40-45 minutes longer (if chilled, add 10-15 minutes).

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Greenleaf ave • $899,500 • 1-3 • linda JaCoBson • valley rd • $1,050,000 • 1-3 • laurie Gross • CresCent dr • $1,089,000 • 1-3 • deBorah Bartelstein • eastwood rd • $1,395,000 • 12-2 • Karin zawasKi • Bluff st • $1,525,000 • 1-3 • Mary rosinsKi • CresCent dr • $1,689,000 • 1-3 • Jann tyler • Greenleaf ave • $2,150,000 • 11-1 • Jody diCKstein • sunrise Cir • $2,490,000 • 3-5 • Jennifer waldMan • lonGwood ave • $2,995,000 • 1-3 • Maureen MohlinG • franKlin rd • $3,299,000 • 1-4 • david KiPnis •

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217-6629 337-2217 624-5826 867-0591 293-6167 373-0505 835-6014 375-9706 363-3018 441-1061

1777 dewes st • $209,000 • 2:15-4 • anne duBray • (847) 620 arBor ln • $350,000 • 11:30-1:30 • JaCKie thoM • (847) 2113 Glenview rd • $399,900 • 10-12 • vienna JaCoB • (847) 1821 wildBerry dr • $405,900 • 12-2 • BridGet fritz • (847) 1334 Pendleton ln • $429,900 • 2:15-4:15 • anya wilKoMer • (847) 2719 Brassie dr • $449,000 • 1-3 • BarBara PePoon • (847) 222 linColn st • $449,900 • 12-2 • anne duBray • (847) 6 elM st • $459,900 • 12-2 • anne duBray • (847) 3010 aPPleGate ln • $485,000 • 12-2 • MarGaret ludeMann • (847) 118 MontGoMery ln • $499,000 • 12-2 • anne duBray • (847) 1200 vernon dr • $499,900 • 12-2 • Cheryl o’rourKe • (847) 931 BurnhaM Ct • $549,000 • 11:30-1:30 • Judy husKe • (847) 1600 Central PKwy • $699,000 • 11-1 • eMilia saloniKas • (847) 1023 terraCe ln • $719,000 • 2:30-4:15 • Cheryl o’rourKe • (847) 938 wedGewood dr • $729,000 • 2-4 • anne duBray • (847) 1924 wyndhaM Cir • $769,000 • 2-4 • anne duBray • (847) 1840 adMiral Ct • $769,000 • 2:30-4:30 • MarGaret ludeMann • (847) 608 Meadow dr • $769,900 • 2:15-4 • anne duBray • (847) 1605 elMdale rd • $789,000 • 2-4 • Judy husKe • (847) 605 Glenshire rd • $849,000 • 12-2 • anne duBray • (847) 815 indian rd • $875,000 • 3-5 • deBra BuCKner • (847) 1804 aBerdeen dr • $899,000 • 2-4 • anne duBray • (847) 1430 Midway ln • $1,299,000 • 1-3 • anne duBray • (847) 839 eastwood ln • $1,569,000 • 12-2 • anne duBray • (847)

657-3747 853-6455 657-3735 331-0456 309-8955 962-5537 657-3747 657-3747 401-1802 657-3747 657-3731 989-5582 269-4616 657-3731 657-3747 657-3747 401-1802 657-3747 989-5582 657-3747 644-5489 657-3747 657-3747 657-3747

Gurnee 4081 old Grand ave • $224,900 • 1-3 • Marsha nussloCK • (847) 735-7615

hiGhland ParK 2746 Port Clinton rd • $299,000 • 1:30-3:30 • Julie deutsCh • (847) 1737 heather ln • $429,000 • 1-3 • arnold Cohen • (847) 2881 suMMit ave • $449,000 • 12-2 • MiChael hoPe • (847) 2000 Green Bay rd • $495,000 • 1-4 • linda BarBera-stein • (847) 2660 Greenwood ave • $510,000 • 1-3 • leslie GoodMan • (847) 381 woodland rd • $575,000 • 1-3 • allison silver • (847) 588 onwentsia ave • $575,000 • 11-1 • Julie deutsCh • (847) 506 CheroKee rd • $575,000 • 1-3 • MarCia lyMan • (847) 882 tiMBer hill rd • $579,000 • 1-3 • Janie Bress • (847) 930 Pleasant ave • $589,000 • 1-3 • iris GarMisa • (847) 1408 sheridan rd • $595,000 • 1-3 • Julie deutsCh • (847) 233 Cedar ave • $675,000 • 1-3 • Julie deutsCh • (847) 2531 auGusta way • $789,000 • 1-3 • Cheryl waldstein • (847) 965 Brittany rd • $799,000 • 1-4 • JaMie roth • (847) 2090 Painters laKe rd • $850,000 • 1-3 • lida zreCny • (847) 2383 shady ln • $879,000 • 11-1 • Julie deutsCh • (847) 2095 hidden ridGe ln • $1,000,000 • 12-2 • PeGGy GliCKMan • (847) 441 laKeside Manor rd • $1,299,000 • 10-12:30 • MiChael MitChell • (847) 1345 MCdaniels ave • $1,695,000 • 11-1 • Jody diCKstein • (847)

DEERFIELD 847.945.7100

EVANSTON CENTRAL 847.866.8200

EVANSTON DOWNTOWN 847.864.2600

GLENCOE 847.835.0236

835-6086 948-6164 323-9517 926-1727 269-0646 877-9677 835-6086 926-1747 217-7144 287-0405 835-6086 835-6086 975-4756 219-6400 772-8430 835-6086 212-4610 910-0146 835-6014

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Extravaganza Visit the following Open Houses this Sunday, October 26, 2014 Kenilworth 647 711 511 640 314

Kenilworth Brier st Greenwood aBBotsford aBBotsford

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ter • $749,000 • 2:30-4:30 • BarBara MawiCKe • (847) • $949,000 • 12-2 • sharon friedMan • (847) ave • $1,195,000 • 2:30-4:30 • BarBara MawiCKe • (847) rd • $1,350,000 • 12-2 • PatriCia denoyer • (224) rd • $1,589,000 • 2:30-4:30 • BarBara MawiCKe • (847)

917-7345 441-1036 917-7345 343-6435 917-7345

laKe Bluff 610 e. Center ave • $1,099,000 • 1-3 • sarah rowland • (847) 735-7666

laKe forest 1301 n. western ave • $189,000 • 1-3 • Keri CooK falls • 737 woodlawn ave • $499,000 • 1-3 • aMy CoChran • 1460 edGewood rd • $665,000 • 1-3 • diane helt • 1271 wild rose ln • $765,000 • 1-3 • susan lindeMan • 681 GreenBriar ln • $769,000 • 1-3 • Jeannie eMMert • 301 rose ter • $1,035,000 • 2-4 • anne MitChell • 1095 lawrenCe ave • $1,199,000 • 11-1 • vera PurCell • 350 Bridle ln • $1,249,000 • 1-3 • lori BaKer • 575 hathaway Cir • $1,350,000 • 1-4 • leslie dhaMer • 720 roCKefeller rd • $1,649,000 • 1-3 • vera PurCell • 20 w. old Mill rd • $2,499,000 • 2-4 • vera PurCell •

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MaJor ave • $300,000 • 1-3 • nanCy aBzuG • (847) Madison st • $349,000 • 2:30-4 • Joanne toyaMa • (847)

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9538 Crawford ave • $259,000 • 1-3 • Mary lou allen • 9150 Kildare ave • $299,000 • 1-3 • Barry Mann • 5039 fairview ln • $304,999 • 11-2 • eriK GiMBel • 4334 Madison st • $315,000 • 12:30-2 • dee dee Maloney • 7836 Kostner ave • $339,000 • 1-3 • Marlene werMan • 8603 sPrinGfield ave • $349,000 • 12-2 • reina diaMond • 8508 Christiana ave • $369,000 • 1-3 • soPhie hoeGen • 8252 Karlov ave • $399,000 • 2-4 • Julie MalMed •

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wheelinG 115 Prairie ParK dr • $317,900 • 11-2 • Courtney BloCK • (773) 339-0544

wilMette 628 607 1630 537 339 3515 3030 3584 3125 2120 823 2121 2240 500 400 132 1311

hiBBard rd • $289,000 • 12-2 • donna Gritton • (847) laverGne ave • $350,000 • 2-4 • JaCKie thoM • (847) sheridan rd • $399,900 • 12-2 • sally o’donnell • (314) roMona rd • $450,000 • 12-2 • JaCKie thoM • (847) laMon ave • $459,000 • 2-4 • anne west • (847) walnut ave • $469,000 • 1-3 • anne duBray • (847) hill st • $549,000 • 1:30-3 • CaMille Bass • (847) illinois rd • $625,000 • 12-2 • Beverly fleisChMan • (847) Cranston Ct • $700,000 • 2-4 • florrie hershKowitz • (847) wilMette ave • $795,000 • 12-2 • Beverly fleisChMan • (847) 15th st • $925,000 • 12-4 • didier lePauw • (847) BeeChwood ave • $950,000 • 1-3 • anne west • (847) BeeChwood ave • $1,025,000 • 3-4:30 • Glo Matlin • (847) Greenleaf ave • $1,060,000 • 2-4 • CarMen CorBett • (847) sheridan rd • $1,125,000 • 2-4 • heidi laros • (847) ParK ave • $1,135,000 • 12-2 • sharon friedMan • (847) Greenwood ave • $1,699,000 • 12-2 • sharon friedMan • (847)

Mundelein

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503 Killarney Pass Cir • $459,000 • 1 3 • Janet KaraBas • (847) 331-2051

345 Glendale ave • $819,000 • 1-3 • susan BaBy • (847) 91 hiGh st • $829,000 • 12-2 • BarBara MawiCKe • (847) 605 linColn ave • $998,000 • 1-3 • PatriCia sKirvinG • (847) 804 Boal PKwy • $1,000,000 • 1-4 • helen Madden • (847) 436 Glendale ave • $1,074,000 • 2-4 • Gilda edelstein • (847) 579 arBor vitae rd • $1,195,000 • 1-3 • Mary ellen stalzer • (847) 932 sheridan rd • $1,745,000 • 1-3 • BlanChe roMey • (847) 670 sheridan rd • $2,299,000 • 2-4 • Mary BurKe • (847) 717 ProsPeCt ave • $2,400,000 • 1-4 • PatriCia sKirvinG • (847) 1016 westMoor rd • $2,650,000 • 1-3 • annie flanaGan • (847) 1207 whiteBridGe hill rd • $3,500,000 • 12:30-2:30 • MeGan Beidler • (847)

northBrooK 1033 whitfield rd • $314,411 • 1-3 • PatriCia stronG • (847) 1870 Mission hills ln • $365,000 • 1-3 • Katie Marx • (847) 6 the Court of hidden wells • $429,000 • 12-2 • Maria Karis • (847) 1741 Mission hills rd • $474,500 • 1-3 • Katie Marx • (847) 1233 adirondaCK dr • $500,000 • 1-3 • anne MarGolis • (847) 2569 windrush ln • $519,000 • 12-2 • deBBie GliCKMan • (847) 1415 lorete ln • $539,000 • 2-4 • BarBara PePoon • (847) 3675 walters ave • $539,900 • 10-2 • MarK sChriMMer • (847) 3025 oxford ln • $558,000 • 12-2 • C BryCe fuller • (847) 2268 washinGton dr • $577,000 • 12-2 • linda Martin • (847) 530 CharleMaGne dr • $579,000 • 11:30-1:30 • BarBara PePoon • (847) 2441 Cherry ln • $599,000 • 12-2 • C BryCe fuller • (847) 1955 Clover rd • $599,000 • 12:30-2 • Joanne toyaMa • (847) 2601 MulBerry ln • $715,000 • 2:30-4:30 • Marla sChneider • (847) 2285 landwehr rd • $729,000 • 2:30-4:30 • linda Martin • (847) 2530 shannon rd • $909,900 • 1-3 • MeG thoMPson • (847) 1832 oaK ave • $1,094,411 • 1:30-3:30 • PatriCia stronG • (847)

814-4486 525-6254 912-8634 525-6254 226-5028 217-1577 962-5537 764-5532 208-7888 784-7315 962-5537 208-7888 425-3713 657-3790 784-7315 217-5704 814-4486

riverwoods 2920 1641 2639 2560

oranGe BraCe rd • $899,000 • 11-4 • riCK JolCover east Course dr • $990,000 • 10-12 • Marla Pierson forest Glen trl • $1,299,000 • 11-1:30 • diane reidy forest Glen trl • $1,799,000 • 11-2 • Patty Kozer

HIGHLAND PARK 847.433.5400

LAKE FOREST 847.234.8000

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#HomeRocks New Listing

Open Sun 3-5

Deerfield 1340Wilmot.info $1,239,000 C Beauvais/M Woldorf 847-945-7100

Glenview 815 Indian Rd $875,000 Debbie Buckner 847-256-7400

Open Sun 1-3

Open Sun 2:30-4:30

New Listing

Deerfield 1105Springfield.info $739,000 Susie Raffel & Israel Friedman 847-945-7100

Northbrook 2285Landwehr.info $729,000 Linda Martin 847-446-4000

Northbrook Nancy Gibson

945Shermer.info $1,249,900 847-272-9880

Lincolnshire Anne Kaplan

207 Northampton Ln

$1,100,000 847-541-5000

Northbrook Nancy Gibson

4348Phyllis.info

Open Sun 2:15-4

$724,900 847-272-9880

Glenview Anne DuBray

608Meadow.info $769,900 847-724-5800

Northbrook Barb Pepoon

3765Techny.info

$699,000 847-272-9880

New Listing

New Listing

Riverwoods 1900 Robinwood Ln $675,000 Ann Lyon 847-234-8000

Glenview 3825Keiss.info $659,000 Marla Schneider 847-724-5800

Northbrook 2785Appletree.info $539,000 Nancy Gibson 847-272-9880

Open Sun 12-2

Bannockburn Michele Vold

1900Wilmot.info

$2,490,000 847-945-7100

New Listing

Deerfield Alan Berlow

160Crestview.info $645,000 847-945-7100

Deerfield Alan Berlow

495Standish.info $569,000 847-945-7100

New Listing

Under Contract

Open Sun 1-3

Deerfield 1410Central.info $499,900 E Davis/N Shaevitz 847-945-7100

Glenview 3010Applegate.info $485,000 Margaret Ludemann 847-724-5800

Northbrook 1741MissionHills.info $474,500 Katie Marx 847-272-9880

New Listing

Glenview 1821Wildberry.info $405,900 Bridget Fritz & Meg Thompson 847-272-9800

Northbrook 1931Butternut.info $399,900 Nancy Gibson 847-272-9880

Lincolnshire 29 Cambridge Ln $395,000 Teresa Hanrahan GRI 847-222-5000

New Listing

New Listing

Deerfield 391Kelburn313.info $274,900 Linda Antokai 847-945-7100

Deerfield 411Kelburn222.info $225,000 Alan Berlow 847-945-7100

Glenview 2227Harrison.info $299,900 Shaun Raugstad ABR 847-724-5800

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847-945-7100

Glenview 3700 Capri Ct 406 $83,200 Patricia Furman 847-724-5800

Northbrook Ricky Jolcover

2720Canterbury.info

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$1,099,000 847-945-7100

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OUT & ABOUT

“Have you ever experienced a miracle?” photography by robin subar

Crissa Phoraris, Evanston Alysa Parks, Evanston Crissa: When my grandmother passed away, she decided to die by stopping her medication. Her amazing sense of peace and connection to her friends and family transferred directly to us in her dying days.

Alysa: That’s such a great question! Life is full of them every day.

Sandra Simovic and Andrew Matienzo, Evanston Sandra: Yes — I was in Serbia when I was 6 years old at a manmade lake. I didn’t know how to swim, and my brother did — we were both drowning and a fisherman 1/2 mile away got to us in time. I don’t know how he managed that. I remember seeing flashes of a funeral and a willow tree over my grave.

Andrew: When I was 7, my family was in the car, and we were hit by a drunk driver. I wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was knocked unconscious. My parents were too. My 6-year-old sister managed to crawl out of the car and flagged someone down on the highway. If she hadn’t done that, we wouldn’t have survived.

Jeanine Stathopoulos, Evanston I think Boston College beat Notre Dame one year!

Anna Goldman and Michael Riendeau, Evanston Anna: I experience miraculous sensations — such as sitting on a mountain with my eyes closed and feeling as if the sun was very close to me.

Michael: I was in West Africa studying music through an interpreter with a guy from Mali — I randomly brought along a book with pictures from Senegal, and one of the pictures in the book happened to be this guy, performing at a wedding with his best friend.

Maggie Lupton, Evanston Today I thought about my friend Nance — and then I ran into her.

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Thinking abouT moving in 2015?

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1646Braeside.info Northbrook :: $2,595,000

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1521Voltz.info Northbrook :: $999,000

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1815Kiest.info Northbrook :: $499,000

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4268 Terri Lyn, Northbrook $575,000

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1630Braeside.info Northbrook :: $2,495,000

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1173Greenbriar.info Northbrook :: $699,000

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655Anthony.info Northbrook :: $489,000

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1045 Antique, Northbrook $602,500

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2420Landwehr.info Northbrook :: $2,100,000

42Bridlewood.info Northbrook :: $1,750,000

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1231Country.info Northbrook :: $649,000

4031Sunsetlane.info Northbrook :: $699,000

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2058 Butternut, Northbrook $575,000

1842 Trails Edge, Northbrook $849,000

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It’s never too early to talk to katI! LD O S

1770 Brush Hill, Glenview $585,000

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3028 Rennes Ct, Northbrook $490,000

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1560 Elm Ave, Northbrook $519,000

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2770 Crabtree, Northbrook $545,000

2032 Brentwood, Northbrook $719,000

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1052 Butternut Ln, Northbrook 1225 Western Ave, Northbrook $1,325,000 $555,000

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2512 St Stephens Green, Northbrook

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3460 Sorrel Dr, Northbrook $325,000

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195 E Frontage Rd, Northfield $317,000

1955 Pine St, Northfield $295,000

Kati is simply the best real estate broker in the country. Her knowledge of the market is unmatched and her ability to negotiate and close a deal are absolutely superior. Kati will always maximize the value of a real estate transaction. Using any broker other than Kati is a complete waste of time and money.

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We were thrilled to have Kati as our broker. She was very attentive to all our needs. She never seemed bothered by all of our thousands of questions and comments. She tried to make the process as painless as possible, which we thoroughly appreciated. Best of all, Kati was able to sell our house quickly for a price we were very happy with. We would definitely recommend her to a friend!

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Mansion is worth its salt The Morton Salt estate was designed by David Adler.

■ by simon murray While studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, American architect David Adler bought a bicycle. He used it during his travels across the European countryside, studying the bucolic expanses of France, England, and Italy.

Along the way, Adler took note of the differences in the grand country manors that seemed as much a part of the landscapes as the rolling verdant hills.

One hundred years ago (or approximately seven iterations of the Morton Salt girl ago), Adler was commissioned to re-create a French provincial style manor by Jean Morton Cudahy, scion to the Morton Salt Company and her husband, Joseph, in Lake Forest.

“This French country estate is steeped in history.” | Akos Straub Joseph Cudahy — owner of a Chicago meat packing company, and a successful businessman in his own right — asked Adler to travel across Europe once again: this time to collect furnishings that conformed to the neo-classicism of the Louis XVI style design of their home (think the Palace of Versailles). Adler returned with decorative arts and paintings that complemented the magnificent chandeliers, gilt moldings, 24-karat-gold Sherle Wagner bathroom fixtures, herringbone parquet flooring, and custom marble throughout.

The Cudahys named it Innisfail, a nod to their Irish roots (Inis Fáil is the ancient name of Ireland)

according to the book “Classic Country Estates of Lake Forest”, by Kim Coventry, Daniel Meyer, and Arthur Miller. And though they would later move into another mansion designed by Adler in favor of a more secluded area, Innisfail still stands as regal and majestic as it did a century ago.

The 11,000-square-foot estate is located on two acres on Sussex Lane in Lake Forest and includes a swimming pool, tennis court, outdoor terrace, and botanical gardens — the last one influenced no doubt by Jean Cudahy’s father, Joy Morton, a naturalist, founder of the Morton Arboretum and creator of Arbor Day. Today, Countess Barbara Pagowska-Cooper, president of the American Institute of Polish Culture, owns the property. When the home first hit the market in June 2010, it was listed with an asking price of $7.9 million. The Coopers have since updated the electrical, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning — while staying conscious of maintaining the original enduring qualities of Adler’s work.

The price is now listed as $8.9 million, which, according to Coldwell Banker luxury real estate broker Evan Smith, is due to “the appreciation of the market [that] has increased the value of the home along with the complete renovations done throughout the home” over time.

Adds Smith’s co-broker Akos Straub, “This French country estate is steeped in history.”

With 17 formal rooms, eight bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, a library, and staff quarters, Innisfail has been compared to the much larger Fleur De Lys mansion in Los Angeles, which sold this year for $102 million. ■

The interior touches are elegantly done.

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Pink. the new OrAnge. check out these homes during our open house extravaganza. they are a treat to see!

From 12-2

118 Montgomery Ln • Glenview $499,000

839 Eastwood Ln • Glenview $1,569,000

From 1-3

605 Glenshire Rd • Glenview $849,000

222 Lincoln St • Glenview $449,900

6 Elm St • Glenview $459,900

938 Wedgewood Dr • Glenview $729,000

1924 Wyndham Cir • Glenview $769,000

From 2-4

1430 Midway Ln • Glenview $1,299,000

3515 Walnut Ave • Wilmette $469,000

1804 Aberdeen Dr • Glenview $899,000

From 2:15-4

608 Meadow Dr • Glenview $769,900

1777 Dewes St #D • Glenview $209,000

For each group that registers, anne will donate $10 to Breast cancer research `

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‘Flex’-ing his versatility Ranallo does a little of everything for Warriors — including scout team duties Well-read Warrior: Deerfield quarterback Brian Ranallo makes a read during earlier action this fall. photography

■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com Backup quarterbacks usually serve as scout team QBs at practice.

But not at Deerfield High School.

Starting junior QB Brian Ranallo doubles as the Warrior in charge of mimicking the upcoming opponent’s signal caller each week.

“I enjoy doing that,” the 6-foot-2, 195-pounder says. “I have fun making plays, after watching film, that will help our No. 1 defense prepare for the next game.

“I also like going up against our No. 1 defense.”

A season after missing eight of Deerfield’s nine football games as a freshman on the sophomore team because of a severe ankle injury, Ranallo played three-plus games as the varsity’s No. 1 quarterback in relief of injured quarterback Benjamin Ethridge in 2013.

He performed quite well, rushing 36 times for 267 yards (7.4 yard per carry) and three touchdowns. Ranallo completed only three of nine passes — but the receptions netted 96 yards (a dandy 32 yards per connection).

Ranallo has started every game this fall for Deerfield’s 4-4 club, which routed host Maine East 56-0 for its third straight victory Oct. 17.

“That helped a lot, getting used to the speed of varsity games my sophomore year,” says Ranallo, who runs Deerfield’s complex, ad-lib-heavy offense (flexbone triple option) with plenty of aplomb. “Most juniors start their first year on varsity a little jittery. I didn’t; I was confident, with a good understanding of what my coaches expected from me.

“Seniors on my team sometimes forget I’m a junior.”

Ranallo’s primary backfield partner in deception — a key attribute of the flexbone scheme — is another Warrior who runs well and could pass for a senior: junior running back Johnny Fisher.

Fisher (1,018 rushing yards) and Ranallo (592) accounted for 74 percent of Deerfield’s ground attack through eight games.

Ranallo’s 348 yards through the air (21-for-40) represented

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100 percent of Deerfield’s passing attack.

“A real good athlete … big, strong, fast, can run well, throw well,” Fisher says of Ranallo, who ran for a one-yard TD in last weekend’s win at Maine East. “We grew up together, went to Wilmot [Junior High]. I remember running around and playing recess football with him. Brian wasn’t an established quarterback then.”

He’s now two heady QBs in one — a luxury for Deerfield coach Steve Winiecki and his staff.

“What he does for our prep team each week, how hard he works to make sure our defense is ready for every game … that shows how unselfish he is,” Winiecki says. “He’s a great kid, great player. Brian understands what we’re doing, and he’s a really good decision-maker.

“But what makes him special is the day-in-day-out stuff,” he adds. “Brian is very consistent, always coming early to practice, always spending time with coaches.”

Ranallo also gets together on a regular basis with a former Chicago Bears backup running back. His grandfather, Ralph Kurek, played for the Bears from 1965-70 and now lives in Vermont. Among his teammates were running backs Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo.

“Ralph Kurek was truly Brian’s best friend,” Piccolo’s widow, Joy, told former Chicago Tribune pro football reporter Don Pierson in a 2001 article about the television remake of “Brian’s Song,” the classic sports movie that recounted Brian Piccolo’s battle with cancer and friendship with Sayers.

“My grandfather was pretty tough, a player who’d fly down the field [as a kickoff special teamer],” says Ranallo, who also sprints for Deerfield’s track and field team. “It was smashmouth football back then.”

Back on Sept. 26, on Deerfield’s home turf, Deerfield secured a late lead against Highland Park (now 8-0) before falling 17-14. Ranallo almost engineered an upset, rushing 25 times for 128 yards and completing five passes for 68 more.

His 33-yard TD run cut HP’s advantage to 10-7 in the final minute of the first half.

In another game this fall, following a decent run by Ranallo to the opponent’s one-yard line, Fisher took a handoff from Ranallo and ran it in for six points.

That didn’t sit well — with Fisher.

“I told Brian afterward, ‘I kind of stole that TD from you,’ ” Fisher recalls. “Brian deserved that TD.” But Ranallo disagreed with his backfield mate and told Fisher that the right Warrior entered the end zone.

“That was an easy decision for me, giving Johnny the ball after reading what I saw from the defense,” Ranallo says.

Ranallo chose to play organized tackle football on a day he tossed around a football in the backyard with his father, also named Brian. The son figures he was a second-grader at the time.

The son remembers his mother, Kara, having reservations about the decision.

“She was skeptical, but I convinced her it would be OK,” says Ranallo, who insists academics “is a priority” and cherishes the time he spends with his church youth group. “I wanted to play; football kind of runs in my family.

“My parents … they’ve been great. They’ve raised me well. And they’ve stressed to me the importance of having quiet confidence.”

Notable: Deerfield improved to 4-4, 3-1 in the Central Suburban League North when it beat Maine East 56-0.

Deerfield needs to defeat host Niles North (4-4, 2-2) Oct. 24 (7 p.m.) to qualify for the playoffs. … Fisher needed only six carries to rush for 105 yards (17.5 yards per carry) and three touchdowns in the win at Maine East Oct. 17. His TD runs covered 64, 18 and two yards. Warriors senior slot back Alex Williams (four rushes, 45 yards) scored twice (22- and 19-yard runs), and classmate Mike Puccio (three rushes, 39 yards) added a seven-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. … Senior wideout Eric Schmidt caught a 40-yard pass from Ranallo. … Deerfield senior linebacker Michael Kuras finished with six tackles (two for losses totaling 13 yards) and a blocked punt before suffering a leg injury in the second quarter. His punt block set the stage for Fisher’s two-yard TD run 42 seconds later. … Deerfield junior defensive back Jake Williams paced his team with seven tackles (four solos) and recorded a sack. Another junior DB, Lukas Kerstein, had six stops (five solos). ■

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10/25– 10/26/14 | GLENVIEW, NORTHBROOK, DEERFIELD | THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

Round Two is moving day for Loyola Academy girls 13th place.

“I was hoping she’d break into the top 10,” said the Loyola coach.

The ‘Fr.’ (freshman) next to her name doesn’t mean much. Rutkowski played like a seasoned veteran.

“She reminds me a lot of Isabelle Kane (Dartmouth recruit who finished in a tie for second at last year’s state meet) — when Isabelle was a freshman,” Jackimiec said.

“She’s got a super swing. Outstanding mechanics.”

Loyola also received solid performances from sophomore Margaret Hickey (165) and junior Nicole Wetoska (175).

So far, a state title has eluded the LA girls program.

“But it will come,” said Jackimiec, who guided the LA boys to a state title in 1986.

“The real fun is getting there.”

Loyola Academy Boys As expected, Bennett Cotten didn’t look anything like a first-year player at the Class 3A state meet in Bloomington. The Den at

Fox Creek Golf Course proved to be friendly as the LA freshman shot a two-round score of 149 to earn all-state honors (fifth place).

Cotten went to Bloomington after earning medalist honors at the New Trier Sectional on Oct. 13.

Glenbrook South Boys Grant Reese turned in a very competitive effort at the Class 3A state meet. The Glenbrook South junior shot a 154 to place in a tie for 26th. He made up ground on Day Two, when he delivered a 75.

Teammate Charlie Nititas shot a 163.

Glenbrook North Boys Seniors Matt Kull completed the two-day event with a 160 to lead the Spartans at the state meet.

GBN shared ninth place with Loyola Academy (637). The team’s other competitors included Tyler Mulier (161), Daniel Cole (162), Charlie Van Cleave (163), Quinn McCarthy (168) and Luke Oberholtzer (170).

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sports@northshoreweekend.com Everything looked a little out of focus for the Loyola Academy girls golf team.

And then, Day Two arrived at Hickory Point Golf Club in Decatur.

Click.

The Ramblers, who were sitting in fourth place after Day One (330) on Oct. 17, got locked in. Led by junior Blake Yaccino, who earned all-state honors, and freshman Nina Rutkowski, who just missed all-state recognition, they rallied past two foes and wound up claiming runner-up honors in Class 2A for the second year in a row.

After shooting a 319 on Oct. 18, Loyola ended up 15 strokes in back of first-place Hinsdale Central.

“The difference?” said LA coach Jim Jackimiec, of his team’s comeback. “Only

two schools (LA and Hinsdale Central) moved in the right direction on the second day. Everyone else moved the other way.”

Jackimiec loved his team’s focus on Day Two. “The girls played like they were on a mission,” Jackimiec said. “They got focused. It’s hard to keep your focus in a two-day tournament like this. But they did it.”

The other key?

“They figured out the golf course,” said Jackimiec. “The 15th hole always is a problem. You see a lot of 7s, 8s and 9s being put up. The 13th is another tough hole.”

Yaccino solved those two trouble holes, shooting par on both in Saturday’s action to finish with a 75. Her final tally was a 155.

“She’s come a long way,” Jackimiec said.

“And she put it all together (at state).”

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She also played well on the 13th and 15th holes and came away with a 157 total for

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THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND | GLENVIEW, NORTHBROOK, DEERFIELD | 10/25– 10/26/14

Chatas, Spartans are ‘reel’ deal at sectional ■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com One of C.C. Chatas’ favorite movie characters is Holly Golightly, portrayed by Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”

The flick hit theater screens in 1961.

Chatas, a Glenbrook North sophomore, hits winners for the Spartans’ girls tennis team.

“Great movie,” Chatas said during a rain delay at the Glenbrook North Sectional on Oct. 18. “My grandmother [Carol, of Green Oaks] suggested I see it. I really liked Hepburn in it … liked the way she played a sophisticated woman in New York.”

Glenbrook North’s collective performances at last weekend’s sectional in Northbrook — runner-up team finish, three state-qualifying entrants — certainly pleased Spartans coach Peg Holecek.

“What a great team, with great kids, allstar players,” Holecek said of the reigning Central Suburban League North champions.

“This team has been a dream.”

Chatas and sophomore Hailey Koretz qualified for state when they defeated Prospect’s top doubles team 6-1, 6-0 in a quarterfinal Oct. 18 — exactly a week after besting top-seeded Lizzie Raab/Casey Frommer of Highland Park 6-3, 6-3 for the No. 1 doubles championship at the CSL North Meet at Niles North.

The win avenged a loss this fall.

“We were both on … totally on,” recalled Chatas, a No. 4 doubles player in 2013. “We set each other up well. We felt no pressure in that match. We weren’t expected to win,

so we went out there and had fun.”

Koretz noted the duo’s aggressiveness also played a significant role in the victory. But she quickly touted the importance of what the pair did in between points.

“We communicated well,” said Koretz, half (with current sophomore Colette O’Regan) of North’s lone state-qualifying doubles team in 2013.

At last weekend’s sectional on the home courts, Chatas/Koretz finished fourth. The Spartans’ other doubles entrant — O’Regan and her younger sister, freshman Catherine O’Regan — lost a 6-2, 7-5 doubles final to seniors and three-time state qualifiers Martina Dragoytchev/Jessica Chepurda of Glenbrook South 6-2, 7-5.

Glenbrook North junior Danielle Sokol also advanced to state, taking third place in singles after winning each of her first two matches in straight sets.

Holecek’s crew finished second (25 points) to Glenbrook South (30).

“Our team … all of us get along,” Koretz said. “There’s no tension.”

Added Chatas: “We all click. All of us can warm up with anybody.”

Chatas/Koretz headed north — to Racine, Wis. — in April for a United States Tennis C.C. Chatas of the Spartans punches a backAssociation 16-and-under doubles tourna- hand volley at the CSL North Meet. photogment. They returned home as the tourney’s raphy by joel lerner runner-up.

“This year we’re realizing the importance of playing aggressive tennis, of winning She was asked to look back at a sunnier day, points at the net,” Chatas said. when her squad captured the program’s secHolecek stood inside an office on Oct. 18, as ond CSL North title in three years. steady rain continued to soak North’s courts.

The Chatas/Koretz effort at No. 1 doubles

still thrilled Holecek.

“They were totally in sync,” the coach recalled. “They moved well, stayed aggressive, controlled the tempo.

“Such hard workers, so coachable,” Holecek recalled. “They constantly try to improve.

After they get suggestions, they try them.”

The state meet was scheduled to start Oct. 23 at Buffalo Grove High School and many other sites.

Notable: Koretz/Colette O’Regan went 3-2 in doubles at state last fall. Glenbrook North’s other state qualifier, then-sophomore Madeline Kahn, finished with the same mark in singles.

Glenbrook South: In addition to Chepurda/ Dragoytchev for sectional champion GBS, senior singles players and co-captains Annie Emme and Breck Murphy qualified for state.

Emme, sixth at state in singles last fall, dismissed each of her first three opponents 6-0, 6-0 before downing Maine South junior Leigh Friedman 6-3, 6-2 in the title match. Emme became a four-time state qualifier when she won a quarterfinal match Oct. 18. Murphy netted her first state berth with a fourthplace effort in singles.

Dragoytchev/Chepurda won four of six doubles matches at state in 2013 — their second state appearance together in as many years.

Dragoytchev had also advanced to state as a freshman in 2011. She and Allie Sonneborn (Class of ’13) played only one match at the double-elimination tournament because of inclement weather. ■

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Splashing success Deerfield’s Osborn earns all-CSL North honors for third straight year ■ by kevin reiterman

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Deerfield’s Abbey Osborn (No. 1) battles Highland Park’s Marni Pine during the CSL Championships. Osborn claimed all-CSL North honors for the third year in a row.

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Puddles — or any other small pools of water — were to be embraced.

At least, that was Abbey Osborn’s take.

As she trekked through the three-mile layout at Maine East High School on Oct. 18, the Deerfield senior was pretty sure of one thing.

“I went through every puddle,” recalled Osborn, who sported bib No. 1 at the Central Suburban League Championships. “During the race, I couldn’t feel my toes.

“But,’’ she added, “I didn’t care. It was muddy and wet, and I was just going to go for it.”

Osborn, who finished the race in 18:34.09, came away with the results she wanted. She ended up 10th overall and wound up second in the CSL North.

It was another red-letter league meet for this red-headed distance ace.

Osborn earned all-conference honors for the third year in a row.

“This was my last conference meet,” Osborn said. “I wanted to go out with a bang.”

“I think this was my best race ever,” she added.

The only runner from the North Division that she couldn’t overtake was Highland Park’s Charlotte Nawor (18:13.74).

Prior to this meet, Osborn’s best showing during the 2014 cross country season was a 13th-place finish in the Lake County Art Campbell Invite.

“I’m not sure what makes her click,” said Deerfield head coach Jeff Beaumont. “But today, you could see at the quarter-mile mark that she was totally into this race.

“At times, she can do some really great things,” the coach added. “Today was one of those times. She put it all together. She was fun to watch.”

“I’m just looking to improve on this,” Osborn added.

Highlighted by Osborn’s showing, the Warriors finished second in the CSL North team standings with 47 points. Freshman Kelley Osborn was the team’s No. 2 runner (7th, 20:10.47), while junior Jordyn Jensen also finished in the top 10 (9th, 20:17.69). Junior Erin Phillips also earned all-league honors (11th, 20:18.50). The team’s other scorer was junior Claudia Giacone (18th, 21:05).

The Warriors will host their own Class 2A regional on Oct. 25 (1:30 p.m.).

Glenbrook North The Spartans finished third in the CSL North Meet with 57 points. They put three runners on the all-CSL North team: junior Josey Hill (5th, 20:07.26), senior Dana Lee (8th, 20:12.46) and freshman Emma Cintado (13th, 20:26.36).

Seniors Kiera Abramson (15th, 20:50) and Jordan Crane (16th, 21:00) just missed CSL North recognition.

The team will head to the Class 3A Loyola Academy Regional at Harms Woods on Oct. 25 (2 p.m.).

Glenbrook South Highlighted by freshmen Lizzy Shaw and Emily Noone, the Titans earned runner-up honors in the CSL South Meet with 74 points.

New Trier ran away with the meet, finishing with 23 points.

Shaw placed ninth in a time of 18:35.06.

Noone came in 12th (19:09.70).

GBS’s top five also included junior Rose O’Grady (16th, 19:23.62), freshman Kayleigh Pitterman (18th, 19:34.50) and sophomore Katie Woodrick (19th, 19:38.90). Fellow sophomore Amelia Papajohn was 20th in 19:41.26.

The Titans will run in the Loyola Academy Regional at Harms Woods on Oct. 25 at 2 p.m.■

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Having a field day

Whitfield clearly at his best in muddy CSL Meet ■ by kevin reiterman

sports@northshoreweekend.com By the time he reached the chute, Nate Whitfield — like most of his fellow competitors — had specks of mud all over him, sticking to him like grass clippings.

But his face?

All clean.

And his smile?

Beaming.

The Glenbrook North cross country runner couldn’t hide his happiness at Maine East High School on Oct. 18.

Whitfield used his great closing speed down the stretch to place sixth overall (15:34.47) in the rain-drenched Central Suburban League Championships. Better yet, he finished with runner-up honors in the CSL North behind Niles North’s Dhruvil Patel (15:22.24).

“I’m happy that my best race of the year came at conference,” said Whitfield, who sported a black headband and white knee socks.

He especially was pleased with the way he battled down the stretch. His gutsiness came out, when he passed two standout runners — Highland Park’s Ben Casey and New Trier’s Jack Litowitz — just outside the chute.

“I didn’t know how much I had left in me,” said Whitfield.

Just enough.

Litowitz was clocked in 15:35.17. Casey’s time was 15:35.31.

“Nate ran without fear,” said GBN coach Bill Race. “He ran very aggressively.

“And this race should build his confidence for the upcoming (postseason) races,” the coach added.

Race loves Whitfield’s demeanor.

“He does everything with so much joy and energy. He’s like that in meets and in practice,” said Race. “(His enthusiasm) is infectious.”

It’s been a good fall season for the bright-eyed Whitfield.

He has developed into GBN’s No. 1 runner. He was a top25 finisher at the Peoria Central Invite on Oct. 4 and Lake Park Harvey Braus Invite on Sept. 13. He took 16th at the Warren Blue Devil Invite on Sept. 20.

“He’s been running well for us all year,” Race said. “He’s a true No. 1.”

But Whitfield is not the only GBN runner putting it together. Fellow juniors Scott Thomas and Jason Golden also earned all-CSL North recognition. Thomas raced to an eight-place finish (16:02.79), while his sidekick was right behind him (9th, 16:03.30).

The Spartans claimed runner-up honors (65 points) to

Glenbrook North junior Nate Whitfield gives his all to take sixth overall in the Central Suburban League Championships.

photography by joel lerner

Niles North, which won the CSL North crown with 41 points.

GBN’s other scorers were senior Jay Silver (18th, 16:33) and freshman Mike Lee (28th, 17:15).

was not far behind (20th, 16:39.62).

The Warriors scored 66 points and wound up tied for third with Highland Park.

Deerfield Boys Talk about a tight group.

Deerfield seniors Charles Nash, Ben Chambers, Alex Wolfe and Billy Anderson ended up in the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th spots respectively to earn all-CSL North honors on Oct. 18 at Maine East.

A 14-second gap separated Nash (16:05.10) and Anderson (16:19.58). Chambers was timed in the 16:08.55. Wolfe was clocked in 16:13.75.

Deerfield’s fifth runner was sophomore Michael Hincker

Glenbrook South Boys The Titans, who were led by senior Henry Dickson (15th, 16:22.12), scored 99 points to take third in the CSL South behind New Trier (23 points) and Maine South (38) on Oct. 18.

Two young runners — freshman Jordan Theriault and sophomore Jack Whetstone — finished in the top 20.

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■ by bill mclean

sports@northshoreweekend.com During a game against DePaul College Prep earlier this month, Loyola Academy football coach John Holecek managed to upbraid, praise and joke with Ramblers senior inside linebacker Brian O’Brien — all at the same time.

O’Brien had “messed up on a play,” Holecek recalled after LA’s 38-14 defeat of visiting St. Rita on Oct. 18. “I yelled at him and told him, ‘Now you’re only No. 3 on my list of all-time great [inside linebackers],’ ” added Holecek, in his ninth season at LA. “I was kidding around with him. I’m 42 years old going on 18, and Brian is 18 going on 42. He’s mature, a true leader. I’ve coached some great linebackers here. Brian … he’s way up there, an exceptional linebacker, a throwback linebacker.”

And one who has what it takes to be a must-have cast member in a prep football movie like “Varsity Blues” or “All the Right Moves.” The 6-foot, 215pound captain would look perfecting normal getting to the quarterback in the fourth quarter — and wearing the homecoming king crown afterward.

“We like to mess with Brian,” Ramblers senior defensive back Mark Dowdle said after picking off two passes and recovering a fumble against St. Rita. “Especially when it comes to his hair … he’s got those great locks going for him.”

But when O’Brien covers that mane with a helmet and hits a football field, he’s all business and all about locking horns with overmatched ball carriers.

“He’s an intense kid, a great leader,” Dowdle added. “Brian gets us all going on the field.”

O’Brien started to establish himself as a sturdy varsity linebacker at the end of his sophomore year. In LA’s 27-24 Class 8A state semifinal loss to Glenbard North in 2012, O’Brien had 10 tackles. Current Northwestern standout freshman running back Justin Jackson starred for the Panthers back then.

O’Brien then ranked second among teammates in total tackles (117) for last year’s 8A state runner-up. He also forced three fumbles and finished with seven hurries. Eight of his 70 tackles (through seven games) for this year’s club (7-1, 2-1 in the Chicago Catholic League Blue) came in LA’s 10-7 defeat of Providence on Oct. 4.

“He’s the heart and soul of our team,” said Ramblers senior outside linebacker/running back Mark Nichol, who rocked and doled out punishment (64 rushing yards, three touchdown runs, 29 receiving yards, three tackles for loss) against St. Rita (6-2, 1-1).

“He fills the gaps, does his job, and it seems like he’s always in the right spot to make a play.

“We all look up to him.”

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 Loyola Academy’s Brian O’Brien comes up with a textbook tackle against a Providence wide receiver in earlier action this fall. photography by joel lerner

O’Brien deflected attention from himself and pointed to others as the ones responsible for the bulk of his success.

“Our coaches … they do a lot,” said O’Brien, who attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Glenview and has been a linebacker since the fifth grade.

“As a captain, I do a lot of leading on the field, and I do everything I can to help us win. But the coaches — they’re the ones who make sure we’re all in the right spots.”

LA’s showdown with St. Rita last weekend in Wilmette had all of the elements of a classic clash. Both teams boasted 6-1 records on a crisp, nowthis-is-a-prep-football-weather day.

The game-time temperature was 45 degrees.

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“I wanted to be a quarterback when I started playing football in back yards,” O’Brien said. “Everybody wanted to be a quarterback at some point, right?”

He was the son of proud parents Brian and Michelle O’Brien, as the three were introduced to Loyola Academy’s senior day crowd before the start of the St. Rita game.

“That was surreal, walking out with them on our home football field,” the linebacker recalled after the convincing victory. “It’s hard for me — so hard for me — to believe I’m a senior.”

Off the field, he dubs himself “a math guy.” O’Brien looks at numbers and relishes the task of tackling them.

Which should come as no surprise to sore running backs and quarterbacks.

“I like solving problems, figuring things out, finding answers,” O’Brien said.

Ramblers senior wideout Spencer Cecola, meanwhile, enjoys knowing there’s a Brian O’Brien on his side during football games.

“He’s an awesome leader and role model, a player who always knows what’s going on in games,” said Cecola, who caught three passes for 23 yards from third-string senior quarterback Aidan Walsh in the win against St. Rita. “You’d expect a linebacker like Brian to be loud and aggressive off the field. But he’s not; he’s calm.

“We respect him, and he respects all of his teammates.”

Notable: Walsh finished with 113 yards passing (11-for-19) and 94 yards rushing (on 10 carries) in the St. Rita game — his first varsity start. …

Nichol rushed for a six-yard TD and a pair of one-yard scores. … Ramblers senior defensive back Ryan Zinkula returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, upping LA’s lead to 13-0. LA’s other scores: senior Mike Kurzydlowski’s 24-yard field goal and senior running back John Saliba’s 11-yard TD run. … Ramblers junior Dara Laja rushed 22 times for a team-high 98 yards; senior wideout Owen Buscaglia (two receptions) led the team in receiving yards (41). …

Senior DB Nick Mandera also came down with an interception against St. Rita’s Mustangs. … Loyola visits Mount Carmel (4-4, 0-3) Oct. 24 at 7:15 p.m. at Gately Stadium for its regular season finale. ■

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Bill Kurtis and Donna La Pietra illustration by barry blitt

THE PRODUCERS

Bill Kurtis and Donna La Pietra enjoy news, philanthropy, each other — and the occasional Swedish pancake ■ by ann marie scheidler When the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society launched the Local Legends series as its signature fundraising event a few years ago, the group turned to news veterans Bill Kurtis and Donna La Pietra to help produce it.

“We went right to work as we always do,” explains La Pietra. “Bill was the emcee, and I put my production hat on.”

“Our goal was to break news.

How could we advance the story?

We wanted to establish a new tradition.”

But for this year’s celebration on Saturday, Nov. 8 at Lake Forest High School (tickets are available at www.lflbhistory. org), the tables have turned. Kurtis, who questioned Jim Lovell, John Bryan and Adrian Smith at previous events, is being honored as the Local Legend — and his beloved La Pietra will be asking the questions.

“Are you nervous about what I might ask?” she muses over breakfast at Egg Harbor.

“Is there anything you don’t know about me?” retorts Kurtis, who always enjoys the Swedish pancake with lingonberries along with eggs at the busy Lake Forest spot.

This formidable duo — who lives in Mettawa — has been nearly inseparable since they first met in the CBS newsroom in 1974.

“My first read of Bill was completely off,” remembers La Pietra. “In the beginning, I thought he was just an anchor — a guy that read the news.”

It wasn’t long before she realized that Kurtis was leading a shift in the television news paradigm.

“It used to be that TV news was what was written in the newspaper the day before,” Kurtis says. “Our goal was to break news. How could we advance the story? This was a newspaper approach — TV had never been thought of this way before. We wanted to establish a new tradition.”

Kurtis calls his first years in the newsroom with La Pietra — a young transplant from Pittsburgh — the barn-storming days.

“If you’re in before there are rules, you are left to your own motivation, and incentive, and devices — your passion and your love for what you’re doing carries you. We had the magic touch then,” he says.

Adds La Pietra, “I never left the newsroom. I was 24 years old and running one of the biggest newsrooms in the country.

It’s crazy to think about. We would run reports that would last 15 minutes. No one was doing that.

“And Bill was absolutely fearless. He was in Saigon. Africa.

Iran. He would climb trees and talk to prisoners and fly in planes that should never have left the ground. He knew what it took to tell the story. And he can still retell many

of them as if they happened yesterday.”

With Kurtis’ skills as a storyteller, La Pietra’s keen and instinctual understanding of ratings, and a collection of some of the best reporters in Chicago news history — Walter Jacobsen, Johnny Morris, and Gene Siskel, to name a few — CBS News was at the top of the heap.

“It wasn’t uncommon to see Muhammad Ali or John Travolta walking through our studio,” Kurtis says. “They thought nothing of being in an affiliate market. There was no CNN back then — we were reporting national stories, global stories from Chicago.”

Their work during those years at CBS formed an incredible bond between Kurtis and La Pietra that was both professional and personal.

“We can’t imagine not working together,” says La Pietra, who is now the CEO of Kurtis Productions, a venture that evolved into a second vibrant career for the pair.

Their years in the newsroom also prepared them well for the philanthropic lives they’re leading today.

“There was this sense that if you were on the airwaves, you had a responsibility to the communities you served. Bill led the way in getting himself involved in organizations —30-fold — to help them raise money and build awareness,” she says.

Today, when they’re not opening their beautiful Mettawa weekend home and gardens to local organizations, they’re enjoying the serenity of the surroundings that brought them to the northern suburbs 24 years ago.

“This is where we want to be,” Kurtis says. ■

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