Monday, May 21, 2012
More than 400 family, friends, current and former colleagues mourn popular special education teacher Jodi Polikov, 41, who died last week.
Jodi Polikov connected with a huge network of people throughout her 41 years of life. About 400 of them gathered at Shalom Memorial Park in Arlington Heights Monday morning to remember the life and mourn the loss of the popular Glenbrook North special education teacher. Family and friends greeted and hugged each other; tears flowed before and during the service. Several youngsters huddled under blankets to keep warm. Get Northbrook's top headlines daily by signing up for our newsletter. The community attending the one-hour service was broad, said Carl Wolkin, the rabbi at Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook, who participated in the service. "These words are for Jodi's family, which must be broadly, deeply defined to include family by …
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Jodi Polikov will be remembered at 11 a.m. Monday. An outpouring of love and grief has already been seen online as news of the 41-year-old special education teacher's death spread through the community last week.
Glenbrook North special education teacher Jodi Polikov will be remembered this morning at a memorial service at 11 a.m. at Shalom Memorial Park in Arlington Heights. Polikov, 41, died Thursday after contracting meningococcal disease. The mother of two was a 1989 graduate of GBN and returned in 1997 to start teaching special education. (Read an online obituary on Legacy.com.) The community has been sharing warm memories of Polikov online since the school released word of her death last week. Patch reader Heidi wrote: “Jodi was the best! Her impact on students and parents is evidenced by all the broken hearts at GBN and Northbrook. Deepest sympathies to her family.” Sabrina Smiley Glidden wrote of her daughter’s wonderful experiences. “Thank…
Friday, May 18, 2012
Public health, school officials note there is no reason for concern.
Glenbrook North High School is mourning Thursday's death of a 41-year-old special education teacher. A notice posted Thursday on the GBN website said a teacher had recently been diagnosed with Neisseria meningitidis, also known as meningococcal disease, and was receiving the appropriate treatment at a local hospital. (Click on the PDF at the right to read the notice.) An e-mail sent later from the school district said that GBN special education teacher Jodi Polikov passed away on Thursday. Officials stated that medical privacy laws precluded them from saying what she died of. Keep updated on all Northbrook news by signing up for our morning newsletter. Public health authorities stated there is no cause for concerns and were not …
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Jodi Polikov died Thursday evening at Glenbrook Hospital. Counselors and social workers will be on hand at school Friday.
Update 11 a.m. As Glenbrook North High School mourns the death of a 41-year-old special education teacher, school officials confirmed that Jodi Polikov died Thursday of meningococcal disease. Public health authorities stated there is no cause for concerns and were not recommending any additional prevenative actions for the school, students or staff at GBN. To read the full updated story, click here. Original article from 5:50 a.m. Glenbrook North Special Education Teacher Jodi Polikov died Thursday evening, school officials announced. In a press release sent at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Pricipal Paul Pryma said: "Jodi was a loving, resourceful, and most of all responsible and dependable person. Our entire Northbrook community holds her dear in …
Nicole Gold
10:08 am on Sunday, May 20, 2012
My deepest sympathy to the Walowitz and Polikov family. I always remember Jodi as being a very loving, fun person with a truly wonderful spirit. My prayers go out to her and the family. more ›