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Keith Jacobs and his family have been fixtures on the homebuilding scene for decades. P.30 NO. 40 | A JWC MEDIA PUBLICATION
North Suburban YMCA benefit enjoys strong turnout. P.16
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Deerfield High School’s Jack Lieb bounces back from injury P.24
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Summer camps combine learning with fun
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North Shore resident buys share of Cubs
Andrew Berlin ILLUSTRATION BY BARRY BLITT
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BASKETBALL IS ALWAYS A POPULAR SPORT AT SUMMER CAMP. BY BILL MCLEAN
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school year ends. Students pour out of school buildings, feeling free. Summer has not officially started, but in their minds it has. Hibernation begins for most backpacks. The students get to sleep in the next day, their alarm clocks sounding right before lunchtime. They stretch. They seize the start of a half-day. They repeat the routine on Day Two of summertime. The routine usually gets old
by Day Three. Summer camps to the rescue. Though it may seem far off, given spring weather has barely touched the area, summer is closing in, and camp signups have started. For children, attending summer camps can be the highlight of the year. “A summer camp, for many kids, is a chance to reinvent themselves, to enjoy a clean slate after a school year,” says Glencoe resident Dayna Hardin, owner and
director of Lake of the Woods Camp for girls and Greenwoods Camp for boys in Decatur, Mich., a fun-filled, education-packed escape for many children and teens from the North Shore (in fact, about 70 percent of campers come from the area). “Kids who attend summer camps have two sets of best friends,” she adds. “Their best friends at school and their best Continues on page 9
ndrew Berlin of Glencoe is a new limited partner in the Chicago Cubs. The 54-year-old — also a limited partner in the Chicago White Sox — owns the Cubs Class A affiliate in South Bend. He is one of six new limited partners in the franchise, which is in the middle of a $375million renovation of Wrigley Field. Since his purchase of the former Arizona Diamondbacks’ Class A affiliate in South Bend a few years ago, Berlin has introduced changes to lure families to 8,000-seat Four Winds Field. For $15, family members can enjoy Belly Buster Mondays, which includes a game ticket and as much food as one can swallow. Friday nights feature television giveaways. Continues on page 11
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