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Veterans, Book Sales, School Meetings and Park District Petitions

This week was a busy one for just about everyone.

 
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Highland Park's cub scouts cover their ears during the rifle volley at Thursday's Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial in Highland Park.
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Some of the hardcover books on sale for the bi-annual Friends of the Highland Park Public Library book sale going on this weekend.
"Every time someone says, 'I can't sing," I say, 'No, no, no.'" said Eickel. "If I can come from where I started, everyone can do it."
Leanne Meyer-Smith of Wight and Company shows District 113 community members results of the Sept. 28 Community Engagement meeting.
"Up until about 11 p.m. Tuesday, I really didn't think Governor Pat Quinn (right) was going to win," wrote columnist Paul Frank in this week's election results analysis.

This week started with another District 113 meeting. Residents heard some specifics about what renovations the school has in mind, but there's still no word on the cost.

Also early in the week, Ravinia threw a Christmas ornament decorating event at the Whole Foods in Deerfield. On Friday, Ravinia hosts a performance by singer Teresa Eickel, who confided in Patch that she had a terrible voice when she first started. We immediately told everyone.

This week, Patch finally got around to figuring out why so much of Highland Park reminds you of the Emerald City

Meanwhile, Paul Frank dissected the midterm election results, and the Highland Park Public Library decided to host a huge book sale.

Thursday was Veterans Day, and Highland Park held a ceremony at Veterans Memorial on Central. Mayor Michael Belsky was there, sitting in front of State Senator Susan Garrett and mayoral candidate Nancy Rotering.

Last, we revealed the mastermind behind the recent petition to unseat park district commissioners Cal Bernstein and Elaine Waxman. Whether the petition is a good idea or not continues to be discussed in the comments section.

See pictures from this week below.

About this column: A weekly roundup of this week's stories. Related Topics: Cal Bernstein, Elaine Waxman, Highland Park Library, Veterans Day, and Wizard of Oz
What's the biggest news we missed from this week? Tell us in the comments.

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