2015 in Glenview: The Top Stories of The Year

GLENVIEW, IL - We’ve seen a little bit of everything this year in Glenview. Heartwarming tales and weird crime - polar opposites themselves - dominated the interest this year from readers of the Glenview Patch.

As we celebrate the holidays and bring in 2016, let’s take a look back at the most compelling reads of this year.

Woman Trapped in Bathroom for 5 Days Saved by Phone Company Worker: A phone company worker checking on the line at a home in the 700 block of Beaver Road saved the life of a senior citizen who had been trapped inside for five days.

Six Flags Makes Dream Come True for Glenview Boy: 7-year-old Seth Mohr has special needs, and has always dreamed of one day becoming an employee at Six Flags Great America. When the park heard of this, they made sure his 2015 Halloween costume would be one he would never forget.

ArcLight Cinemas Opens in The Glen: The Glen Town Center didn’t go too long without a movie theater. Shortly after The Glen 10 closed, ArcLight swooped in from California with an “exhilarating” movie-going experience that includes pre-arranged seating, no previews, an uninterrupted experience and alcohol. Related: New Sidewalks Coming to The Glen in 2016

Epic Party Totally Trashes Family House: Two 14-year-olds were found during the late night hours in the midst of a mess that included hundreds of empty beer cans, trash, vomit and feces during a June recreation of Project X.

Glenview Titan Swimmer Trying Out for Team USA: Glenbrook South High School student and all-star Titan swimmer Sam Iida was selected in August to be part of a tryout to represent the United States at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Village Hall Moved to Lake Avenue: Key village offices left Waukegan Road in December to be closer to the police station and public works.

Sidewalk Talk Brings Out Passion in Avoca West: An April meeting to discuss the possibility of installing sidewalks in the Avoca West neighborhood in east Glenview drew strong opinions from both those favoring and opposing the idea. The safety of children walking to school in the neighborhood seemed to conflict with longtime residents assurance that the lack of sidewalks has never been a problem in the past.

Man Who Threw First Nationally Televised Touchdown Pass Dies: But longtime Glenview folk remember him as Don Engels, a longtime coach and community staple. Also: Creator of The Pillsbury Doughboy, a Glenview Resident, Has Died

Glenview Business Man Solicited Murder in 2001, Gets Liquor License 14 Years Later: Rick Raschillo avoided jail time in Arizona even though he pleaded guilty to soliciting a murder that was not carried out. Calling him a “reformed” man, the village of Glencoe issued the Glenview man and two business a liquor license in hopes of saving Cibo Trattoria, a popular downtown Glencoe restaurant.

Tim’s Pick: I’ve also been proud of young athletes and their accomplishments. I’ll go with Sam Iida.

I’ve learned quite a bit covering Glenview this year, and experienced part of it myself. Although an under the radar town on the North Shore, Glenview gave me my best movie-going experience of the year when I visited ArcLight, hosted the only 5K race I’ve run north of Chicago and is home to by far the best coffee shop anywhere. I look forward to learning and experiencing even more in 2016.

The most read story from 2015 on Glenview Patch was the trashed house.