Survival of the Grittiest
Rachel Zun hunched over slowly and grabbed both of her knees. The New Trier senior gymnast then held that pose for a good 10 seconds. Zun—having fallen on her first…
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Northfield
Fund And Game Students
Bob Murphy’s face softens. Cracking a warm smile will do that to a visage. A co-founder of the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund (DMSF) with his brother Jim, Bob Murphy— senior…
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Handled With Care
It’s Sunday morning in January and despite the brutal winter weather, Temple Jeremiah in Northfield is bustling with activity. Young children are lined up outside of the sanctuary for a…
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From Story Time To Prime Time
Clue: This bright, gregarious 27-year-old North Shore librarian has prepared her whole life for her network television game show debut, which airs on January 17. Answer: Who is Lindsay Goldstein?…
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Sunday Breakfast: Susan Resko
Toting a cake she had baked at home for a despondent youngster, Linda Burner enters the juvenile detention center in St. Charles. The volunteer from Naperville clears her throat. Soon…
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Fun & Names
A man named Lake Speed raced stock cars for a living. Gene Tenace (rhymes with “tennis”) played baseball for four Major League Baseball teams from 1969-1983, and Pete Rose (not…
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Revival Revealed
With its quaint shopping district, elegant lakefront homes, and small-town traditions, Winnetka is often described by residents as a real-life Mayberry—an idyllic, 150-year-old village seemingly frozen in time and impervious…
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Ageless camp counselor
He runs around and around at one end of a soccer pitch before every New Trier High School varsity girls soccer match in the springtime, camping under corner kicks, jumping…
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