Former Deerfield Library Head Jack Hicks Dies

Hicks, 72, led Deerfield Public Library through major growth.

Long Time Community Leader, Dr. Jim Warren, Dies

Police Commissioner and former District 113 Superintendent never stopped serving Deerfield.

Selflessness and community commitment were traits local residents attributed to Deerfield Police Commissioner and former Township High School District 113 Superintendent Dr. Jim Warren. Warren died Nov. 3. He was 70. The cause was cancer.  While superintendent of District 113 and as a consultant after his retirement in 1994, Warren devoted his life to helping others achieve their goals and success. “His mantra was always ‘what is in the best interest of the kids,’” Warren’s wife Linda Warren said.  Whether he was serving the schools or the Village of Deerfield, he was always trying to further the efforts of others.  “Of the 38 sworn officers on our police force Jim Warren was responsible for the hiring or promotion of 25 of them,” Mayor …

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Plane Crash Victim Was Executive of Trailer Company

Highland Park resident Phillip Pines, 76, died in a plane crash on Sept. 5.

The Highland Park pilot and lone victim of the Sept. 5 plane crash in a Mount Pleasant field was an entrepreneur and former company president of Great Dane Trailers. Phillip Pines, 76, died when the Socata TBM 700 single-engine aircraft he was flying from Wausau to Waukegan landed in the field just west of Roma Lodge. He was about 34 minutes into his 45-minute flight when he radioed about having trouble maintaining altitude. Pines was turning back toward Batten Airport when he suddenly came down just away from the shoulder of Spring Street and skidded to a halt in the field. Impact caused the fuselage to split and the tail boom to fall. Pines is suspected to have suffered severe crush injuries from the impact. His autopsy was conducted on …

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Funeral Arrangements Set for Shepard Employee

Services to be held for Steven Tobin Monday in Buffalo Grove.

The community is mourning the loss of a teacher at Shepard Middle School who passed away on Saturday. According to Principal Michael Shapiro, teacher Steven Tobin had been ill for some time but his death this weekend came as a “shock.” The Buffalo Grove resident was 48-years-old.  Tobin had worked at Shepard for the past four years as an instructional assistant but also sponsored the ping pong club and was the assistant director of this year’s musical. Services will be held at Chicago Jewish Funerals at 2 p.m. on Monday in Buffalo Grove. School officials say extra social workers and counselors from other District 109 schools will also be on hand at Shepard to assist students with the grieving process.  

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