Community Photos

•   Guest speaker J.J. O'Connor, center, chats with PAL/Clearbrook supporters at the 16th annual PAL fundraiser. Clearbrook
•   Just washed apples picked from the trees at Heintz Orchard in Green Oaks, Illinois. Claire Costakis, Libertyville, Illinois
•   The Choral-aires Chorus placed second in the Community Teams category raising funds for breast cancer research last month, missing first place by only $25. The chorus raised $3,985 by the time the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure rolled around, with more donations still coming, surpassing their original goal of $3,000. The Choral-Aires has five current chorus members that either have, or have had, breast cancer. And this year, 2 of the team members discovered that their mothers have breast cancer, so they were walking on race day for their moms. One member of our team, Kara Gray, celebrated her 10 years without breast cancer this year. While not a Chorus member, she is the daughter of long-time member Martha Anderson, who also walked with the team on race day. Lindsey Herza
•   On Jan. 21, Elmhurst City Clerk Patty Spencer presented the Choral-Aires Chorus with a proclamation declaring January "Sweet Adelines Month." The Choral-Aires, an Elmhurst-based Sweet Adelines International chapter, is hosting Guest Nights each Monday in January from 6:45-9:45 pm at the Redeemer Lutheran Church Recreation Center as part of the SAI Global Open House event. Pictured, from left, are: Co-Director Bonnie Fedyski, Patty Spencer, Co-Director Amy Brinkman, and Chorus President Nancy Smith. Valerie Baxter
•   "Delightful and Delicious!"
  George and Sarah Naxera of Kildeer sample mouth-watering morsels from 20 local restaurants at Clearbrook's fourth annual "Around the World Food Tasting" on Oct. 16 at Arlington Toyota-Scion in Palatine. Proceeds from the event went to the 3,400 children and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other developmental/intellectual disabilities that Clearbrook serves. Colleen Gallagher
•   Connie Kowal, Libertyville Sports Complex, samples Fine's Famous Hot Dog at the new eatery, 147 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Come enjoy oh-so Fine food and events at Fine's Grand Opening weekend, May 10-12. Carol Levin, GLMV Chamber of Commerce
•   Emery Moorhead from the ’85 Chicago Bears (second from right) spins the roulette wheel for Clearbrook at their Spring Casino Night held on March 2 in Palatine. Moorehead was one of five former NFL players who volunteered at Clearbrook’s Spring Casino Night. Clearbrook
•   Gather Your Girlfriends for Martinis, Massages, and More: No kids. No men. Just women, wine, and golf.
  From left, Bonnie Newman, Carolyn Szaflik, Lori Runquist, and Tracy Baron show off their creative ensembles that won them "Best Dressed Foursome" at last year's Clearbrook Women's Classic Golf Outing. Colleen Gallagher
•   "GLMV celebrates Real Urban BBQ now open in Vernon Hills"
  Real Urban BBQ owner Jeff Shapiro cuts the ribbon to celebrate the new restaurant's grand opening in Vernon Hills, along with Mike Allison, Village of Vernon Hills; Alese Campbell, GLMV Chamber of Commerce, and other chamber and business leaders. Carol Levin
•   Clearbrook president Carl M. La Mell (center) chats with Newsapalooza creators, Grammy award winner, Richard Marx (left) and radio personality, Roe Conn. Newsapalooza is a rock & roll stage show, featuring Chicago media talents singing and/or playing instruments. This year's show benefitted Clearbrook. M. Samskhina
•   "Local Girl Needs Help"
  A little girl in our community needs help with medical expenses. Her name is Isabella Oliver. Please see her story at: www.gofundme.com/Isabellasjourney. "Give, and you will receive...The amount you give will determine the amount you get back." Luke 6:38. Friends of Isabella Oliver
•   A handful of local private ambulances have given resources to the East Coast to help out the preparation of Hurricane Sandy and Noreaster Storm Athena. Bless their hearts A-TEC Ambulance, Inc.
•   Students at Matigian Preschool in Libertyville were excited to welcome spring. The children colored eggs, made bunny projects and received a special visit from a mysterious bunny who left behind treats for the kids. A Sekili
•   Picture of newly crowned Ms. Wheelchair, Illinois
  Danielle Austin. She will be making her inaugural appearance at the EHLS Open House April 24 at 210 W Campus Drive, Suite B, Arlington Heights, and will be signing autographs and answering questions. Danielle Austin
•   Dr. Ulwyn Pierre, the global radio talk show host of “Leadership – Success – and You” to speak at June 7 Small Business Success in Lake County event. Register at www.SmallBusinessSuccessinLakeCounty.com SBDC
•   Libertyville Mayor Terry Weppler drops by the Com Ed booth at the recent GLMV Chamber of Commerce Spring Block Party Consumer EXPO at the Libertyville Sports Complex. Carol Levin, GLMV Chamber of Commerce
•   A visitor at the recent GLMV Spring Extreme Block Party at the Libertyville Sports Complex, checks out the Steinhafels Furniture display. Steinhafels, an event sponsor, also provided the Grand Prize Raffle, a $500 Gift Certificate to the Vernon-Hills based furniture retailer. Carol Levin, GLMV Chamber of Commerce
•   The Icedogs Pee Wee Team from the Glacier in Vernon Hills won the Chi-Town Cup Hockey Tournament this weekend at the Leafs Center Ice Arena in West Dundee. They beat the Chargers from Rolling Meadows in the finals 3-1. Front: John McLaughlin, Chris Strauss, Amanda Peter, Michael Pelfresne, Aiden Devlin, Sam Frishman; second row: Joey Massarelli, David Brostoff, Kevin Kaya, Joe Felicicchia, Danny Hynes, Kyle Maciejewski, Jack Iannuzzi, Jeffrey Paczynski, Joey Greenlee; and back row: coaches - Scott Kaya, Joe Massarelli, Brian Peter. Missing from Picture: Jess Palizzi. Charlie McLaughlin
•   Donated to the community by West Chicago resident Maria Villela, the City's official Christmas tree is installed at 306 Main Street in downtown West Chicago, where it will be lit at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at West Chicago's Frosty Fest. Krista Coltrin
•   William Schart of the Libertyville Little League 8A Cubs, sponsored by Wepler Law Offices, struck out three in two scoreless innings against the 8A Giants at Butler Park on Monday, 5/15/13. (Other players present are not distinguishable.) Lance A Schart
•   Vernon Hills High School students' shoe designs for the Custom Culture competition. Design by (left to right): Ann Ho, Kathleen McLoughlin, Tiffany Do, and Olivia Weaver. Vote for their designs at http://www.vans.com/customculture/vote/top50/ Allison Molloy
•   Spring has sprung at the Prairie Crossing Learning Farm in Grayslake. Seedlings are growing in the greenhouse in preparation for the May 18 Farm Connections Plant Sale. Erin Cummisford
•   Members of the Friends of Clearbrook Committee take a break between flights of wine to pose at Clearbrook’s 49th Annual “A Grapevine of Friends” Wine Tasting that took place on February 23, 2013 at the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg. The event drew nearly 400 people. Chicago Corporate Photography

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