Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Last week, the Hollywood actress announced she'd had a double mastectomy after finding she had a genetic mutation that put her at risk for breast and ovarian cancer. She's not alone.
Heather Fineman has lost a lot at the hands of a disease that she's never actually been diagnosed with. Her great grandmother died of ovarian cancer when she was 54, and her grandmother died of ovarian cancer when she was 44. When Fineman, a Highland Park resident, lost her 60-year-old mother to advanced ovarian cancer, she worried she might be at risk as well. She sought out genetic testing and learned she had a rare genetic mutation that gave her a 50 percent risk of getting ovarian cancer and an 87 percent risk of getting breast cancer. So, before Fineman turned 37, she did what an increasing number of women are doing: she got a preventative hysterectomy and a double mastectomy. "I am a 'previvor,'" Fineman said. Last week, Hollywood …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Village Board learns of savings at Monday meeting. Temporary sign proposal moves forward.
Deerfield residents and small businesses who are part of the Village’s electrical aggregation program saved approximately $2.2 million in the effort’s first year, according to a report presented at Monday’s Village Board of Trustees meeting. Andrew Lichterman, the assistant to Village Manager Kent Street, gave the Trustees the information of the aggregation’s first-year results as part of his presentation of the annual report on the Administrative department he oversees. Earlier: Electrical Aggregation Announces Second-Year Rates “Customers will save hundreds of dollars annually,” Lichterman said. “This is a 17 percent savings over the ComEd (Commonwealth Edison) rate.” The savings are for the year starting June 1, 2012, through the …
All of Illinois is in the "slight risk" category for severe storms.
Several counties in Illinois are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 3 a.m. The following counties are included in the watch, according to the National Weather Service: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, McHenry, Ogle, Putnam, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will and Winnebago. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center placed all of Illinois in the "slight risk" category for severe weather for Monday. Most of Illinois, with the exception of far western portions of the state, is in the "slight risk" category for Tuesday.
Deerfield High School seniors enjoy prom weekend.
This information is provided by Deerfield High School parent Andi Berkowitz. Photos are courtesy of Patch photographer and Deerfield High School parent Pam Katz. For a sixth year in a row, the Deerfield High School Prom After Party exceeded all expectations, delivering an incredibly entertaining—and safe—evening for nearly 450 local students, a record number of attendees. The teens poured into the Deerfield Park District’s Sachs Center—which generously donated the venue for the event—at midnight Saturday, straight off the buses returning from their formal prom in downtown Chicago. After a quick change out of gowns and tuxes and into t-shirts and shorts, the teens enjoyed a solid three hours of non-stop entertainment and activities, …
Deerfield’s Alex Gold, Highland Park’s Jonah Hanig and Angel Estrada along with New Trier’s Peter Cotsirilos are all in contention.
Deerfield High School distance runner Alex Gold and his Highland Park High School counterpart Jonah Hanig have been friends for a long time and like to help each other out. Though Gold and Hanig will be trying to medal in both the 3,200-meter run and the 1,600 at the State Meet Friday and Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, look for them to assist each other there too. Earlier: Evanston Take Sectional Track Crown In both races at Thursday’s Sectional Meet in Skokie, Gold and Hanig worked together to pace themselves and teammates in a way to qualify as many Warriors and Giants for the State Finals as possible. “Jonah (Hanig) and I have known each other a long time and we were trying to help each other out,” Gold said. “We…
The Lake County Forest Preserve District's overall budget for 2013-14 decreased $12.4 million over the last fiscal year.
To keep more than 30,000 acres of forest preserves in Lake County safe, clean and open for people to enjoy, the Lake County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners adopted a reduced fiscal year 2013-2014 budget of $101.5 million at its May 14 meeting. For the fifth consecutive year, total forest preserve property tax revenues collected are projected to decrease substantially due to declines in Lake County’s equalized assessed value (EAV), and because of the district's conservative budgeting practices and wise use of available fiscal resources. The overall budget decreased $12.4 million (11 percent) from the previous year, primarily due to an $11.4 million (21.5 percent) decrease in the capital budget. Of property taxes collected in…
Not only is Wrigley selling more gum than snack company Mondelez, based in Deerfield, fewer teens and tweens are even chewing, according to a report in Crain's Chicago Business.
Deerfield-based candy and snacks company Mondelez International, Inc. has chocolate covered, but isn't performing so well in the gum market, reports Crain's Chicago Business. Mondelez, a Fortune 500 company whose products include Trident and Stride gum, is losing sales to Wrigley, reports Crain's. Gum sales for Mondelez have dropped 9.7 percent in the United States over the past three years. Read the full story at www.chicagobusiness.com. Read more on Patch: 5 Deerfield Companies Make Fortune 500 Deerfield Company Pledges Improved Conditions for Women Cocoa Farmers
Village Board will consider allowing people to bring their own beer and wine to local eateries. Trustees will also consider improvements to downtown park and cooperative efforts with other towns to enhance revenue.
Brining your own wine or beer into a Deerfield restaurant may become a reality in the near future. A change to the Village code allowing diners at local restaurants to bring their own wine and beer to consume with a meal is one of the things which the Village Board of Trustees will likely consider next month. Earlier: Village Begins Work on Downtown Plaza BYOB (bring your own bottle) legislation was one of the issues along with a charge for commercial leasing and further development of the park at the northeast corner of Deerfield and Waukegan Roads discussed at a Committee of the Whole meeting May 13. Under the recommendations village staff will make to the Board, diners could bring one bottle of beer or wine with them to consume on the …
The following arrest information was supplied by the Deerfield Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Driver’s License Infractions Merbil Mancilla, 39, of Wheeling was arrested May 6 for driving without a valid license, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and driving an uninsured motor vehicle, according to Deerfield Police reports. Mancilla was involved in a collision in the vicinity of Deerfield Road and Jonquil Terrace, according to the report. While investigating the crash, police learned she did not have a license. She was released on bond and will appear in Lake County Court at 1:30 p.m. June 4 in Park City. Criminal Damage to Property Profanity was scratched into a car parked outside a residence in the 1100 block of Elmwood on May 11, according to Deerfield police reports. The owner of the vehicle discovered damage …
Athletes from Deerfield High School, Glenbrook South, New Trier, Highland Park, Niles West, Maine West, Maine South, Notre Dame of Niles, Niles North, Glenbrook North, Maine East and Loyola competed for berths at the State Meet at the Niles West Sectional
Athletes from 17 area schools competed for berths in the State Track Meet during the Niles West Sectional Thursday in Skokie. Take a look for your favorite athlete and see who is going to the State Meet Thursday through Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Patch gave you the story in words Friday and now we have it in pictures. Patch will have coverage of the State Meet and you check the results on the Illinois High Association website in real time starting with the first preliminary race Friday.
Walter White
7:09 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Glad we got that sign ordinance cleared up. Whew. They'll have to find something else to complain about at the Patty Turner Center. more ›