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Libertyville Review
September 25, 2008
PHOTOS SHOT
SEPTEMBER 5, 2008
by
Richard Bajjalieh
Tamara Bell
Jason Brown
Rob Dicker
Rob Hart
Ruthie Hauge
Joel Lerner
Michelle Lohmann
Dan Luedert
Brian O’Mahoney
Buzz Orr
Suzanne Tennant
Brian Valentin
Allison Williams
A DAY IN THE LIFE
Lindsey Ray in her Ballet 4 class at Dancenter North in Libertyville.
From midnight to midnight, the award-winning photographers of
Pioneer Press focused their cameras on Libertyville. They shot
pictures of residents waking up, connecting with their families,
dining, working and relaxing. The resulting images can be seen in
this special section and on our Web site.
ONLINE SHOW
For videos and more photos, visit
www.pioneerlocal.com/libertyville.
24 Hours in Libertyville
Ten-year-old Riley Lees practices
with his Libertyville Boys Club
featherweight team at Butler
Lake Park. This year, the youth
football program is celebrating
its 75th season.
BRIAN O'MAHONEY
BRIAN VALENTIN

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LIBERTYVILLE:
A DAY IN
THE LIFE
If you are reading this,
you most likely live in the
unique, vibrant community
of Libertyville. And you
know, as we do, that this is
truly a special place.
Libertyville is also a
place that is home to
’round-the-clock activity, a
24/7 center of homes,
schools, businesses and,
most importantly, people
like you, your children, family
and friends. From revelers
shaking it to the sounds
of the blues to a bride enjoying
a quiet moment before
her wedding, there is something
energetic and energizing
going on at all hours all
around Libertyville.
In an exhaustive effort to
chronicle in image and word
virtually every facet of life
here — from midnight to
midnight, with all stops in
between — a team of Libertyville
Review photographers
roamed the streets of
the village Sept. 5, cameras
at the ready. Their mission:
to capture the essence of
Libertyville. As you view the
pages that follow, and our
related online offerings, I
think you will agree that
they have done just that.
I hope you enjoy this
unique photo presentation,
and will visit www.pioneerlocal.
com to experience additional
images and video
features from this very special
effort dedicated to a
very special place.
The Libertyville Review
has proudly served the
community for more than a
quarter-century, bringing
its unique local focus to
bear on a village that is diverse
and dynamic, exciting
and exceptional.
Jeff Wisser
Editor-in-chief
Pioneer Press Newspapers
ABOVE Bill Fisher of Gurnee, Kayla Rockwell
of Deerfield, Amanda Salzman of Libertyville
and Marc Bonnier of Libertyville dance to the
music of the Vance Kelly Backstreet Blues
Band at Firkin.
RIGHT As the band puts its equipment
away, Tammy VanDixhorn, left, and Mary
Salzwedel joke outside of the Island Tap
in Libertyville.
ABOVE Manager Fernando Montes works
the 24-hour drive-thru window at
McDonald's in Libertyville.
RIGHT As the day begins, traffic streams
down Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville.
OVERNIGHT
RUTHIE HAUGE
DAN LUEDERT
RUTHIE HAUGE
DAN LUEDERT

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OVERNIGHT
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DAN LUEDERT
A commuter sleeps as the first train of the morning passes through Libertyville.
BELOW Jamell Watkins of North Chicago stretches while doing a series of weight-lifting
exercises at 24-hour gym XSport Fitness in Libertyville.
RUTHIE HAUGE
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Annie Rose Kristopher
wakes up in her crib at
her Libertyville home.
ALLISON WILLIAMS
MORNING
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of 545 North, or the latest flick at
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LEFT Morning traffic waits for a Metra train
to pass through downtown Libertyville.
BELOW Victor M. Garcia works behind the
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Lucy retrieves a
ball for owner
Inge Yde at the
Independence
Park Dog Park.

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MORNING
MICHELLE LOHMANN
From left, Kirsten Wills with her daughter Molly, Tricia Johnson of Libertyville with her son Henry and Charissa Blazevich of
Liberyville with her son Tyler start warming up for their Stroller Strides exercise class held in Independence Grove. The group meets
every week at the Grove to participate in the 60-minute class that includes stretching, body toning and cardio work.
JASON BROWN
MICHELLE LOHMANN
ABOVE Heidi Schuerstedt prepares
an order for a customer
at Heidi's Bakery, the business
she owns and operates
with her husband, Michael.
September marks the 15-year
anniversary of the bakery.
LEFT Dr. Walter Dzien (right),
veterinarian at the Libertyville
Animal Hospital, sedates
Pebbles with the help of assistant
Missy Davellis before a
spaying procedure.
MICHELLE LOHMANN
Rich Rivers works on Roger Clifford, his first customer of
the day at the Liberty Barber Shop. Semi-retired, Rivers
has been in the barber shop business for 43 years. The
Liberty Barber Shop was bought by his father-in-law in
1950 and has remained in the family ever since.
ALLISON WILLIAMS
Ella Kristopher, 4, heads out the door to go to
preschool as her sister Annie Rose, 2, and mother
Jodi follow.
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SUZANNE TENNANT
MICHELLE LOHMANN
Brian Grady gives a chihuahua a squeeze before putting
him back in his kennel in the pet store at Lambs Farm.
Lambs Farm is a non-profit that provides vocational and
residential services to adults with developmental disabilities.
RIGHT Carrie Giordano and her daughters Jillian, left, 4,
and Hailee, 2, laugh as they look at a bass they caught in
a pond behind their Libertyville home.
MORNING
JASON BROWN
ABOVE Matthew Kim, 2, of Libertyville, cries while on the swing at Cook Park.
LEFT "Blackie" the cat peers out from a stack of boxes while customers check
out their items at Jamaican Gardens nursery on Rockland Road.
RIGHT Horse trainer Laura Trette of Kenosha jumps Maddie in the Daybreak
Farms Stables indoor jump arena.
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ALLISON WILLIAMS

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TOP First-grader Joseph
Nowak tosses a hula hoop on
the playground of Rockland
Elementary School during
gym class.
RIGHT Jonathan Adjei, 16
months, gazes out the window
of the Metra before getting
off the train in downtown
Libertyville. (He is a
Libertyville resident).
TAMARA BELL
RIGHT Grace Koffel, 94, stands beneath the pine,
blue spruce and maple trees she planted in her
backyard with her husband in the 1950s. Back then,
the trees were below her waist, and now they reach
far above the rooftops of her neighborhood. Grace
has lived in the Libertyville area for her entire life.
AFTERNOON
SUZANNE TENNANT
ROB HART
LEFT Morgan Dempsey-Nicholls relaxes on a bench after taking
photos with her parents before her wedding ceremony at
Independence Grove in Libertyville.
BELOW Leonard Roach holds his new daughter, Emily, for the
first time as Joanne Roach watches. Emily is the family's
second daughter, but this was the first time that Leonard was
able to be there for the delivery, since he had been deployed to
the Persian Gulf when their first child was born.
SUZANNE TENNANT
LEFT Cousins Dylan
Munch, 9, and Abby
Parkerson, 6, devour
their "Blizzards" on
the back of a pickup
truck at Dairy Queen.
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ROB DICKER
SUZANNE TENNANT

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TAMARA BELL
Titan the therapy dog stretches before walking the halls of the Winchester House, a long-term health care facility owned by the
Lake County government. Shown from left to right: Gloria Omahana (resident), Monica Behnke (resident), Mary Purnell (volunteer
coordinator), Nicole and Ed Benyukhis (owners of Titan).
ROB DICKER
ABOVE Disk golfer Matt Kubiak, 19, winds up for a tee shot at
Adler Park.
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TOP Samantha Hinners and Kyle Magnus kiss outside the
Liberty Theater.

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BELOW Libertyville High School seniors Megan White and Erin
Wendy get their game faces on before the Wildcats football
game against Carmel.
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ROB HART
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ABOVE Every day the residents of Lambs Farm do a variety of physical activities. On this day fishing was the choice and volunteer
Dick Meyers helps Kenny Schwarz with his catch.
LEFT Ben Trent helps direct traffic around an immobile vehicle, at right, from a traffic accident on Milwaukee Avenue. Trent, a
fitness counselor, was advertising by the roadside for XSport Fitness when the accident occurred behind him. "I'm wearing my
heart monitor, getting my hour of cardio in," Trent said.
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NIGHT
Wildcat mascot Chris Stegman removes his mask to get some air during the varsity football game against Carmel.
BRIAN O'MAHONEY
Libertyville cheerleader Chelsea Cole, 15, wipes away a tear as the
final seconds tick off against Carmel.
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BRIAN VALENTIN
A worshipper prays in Marytown Church in Libertyville.
ROB HART
BRIAN VALENTIN
ABOVE Nicole Realmuto, 16, of Gurnee adjusts the
marquee at the Liberty Theater in Libertyville.
MIDDLE The Libertyville High School sophomore
team lines up to encourage the varsity team as it
takes the field to face Carmel High School.

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BRIAN VALENTIN
BRIAN VALENTIN
NIGHT
ABOVE C-Note (left) of the hip-hop tribute band Too White Crew
performs at the Fuel Room at Austin's Saloon.
TOP Naval personnel Bryan Aycock, Jimmy Mullin, Bert Ference
and James Cross enjoy their liberty at the Island Tap in Libertyville.
LEFT Krista Meyers of Libertyville works on her laptop at Caribou
Coffee in Libertyville.
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