Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The Northbrook teen killed herself in 2010 shortly after accusing a Notre Dame football player of sexual assault. Her parents confronted the school over the way it handled the accusation.
Tom and Mary Seeberg will receive the Visionary Award from Rape Victim Advocates tonight in recognition of the work they’ve done on behalf of their deceased daughter, according to WBEZ. Elizabeth, “Lizzy,” Seeberg, a Glenbrook North graduate, committed suicide in September 2010 shortly after accusing a Notre Dame football player of sexual assault. Her parents publically complained about what they considered an inadequate investigation into the assault. Lizzy Seeberg was 19 at the time and a freshman at St. Mary’s College in Indiana. No criminal charges were ever filed. In an extensive interview with WBEZ Tuesday, Tom Seeberg talks about the betrayal he felt by the school that many of his family members had attended and his and his wife’s …
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The accident near Chestnut Avenue happened May 18 around 5:45 p.m.
Update May 19 at 4:54 p.m. The Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed yesterday's incident as a suicide, Triblocal reported this afternoon. The victim's name has not been released publically. He was in his 20s, officals said. Stay tuned for more updates from Patch. For earlier updates and the original story, please see below. Update May 19 at 12:45 p.m. Almost 24 hours after yesterday's fatal Metra-pedestrian crash near the intersection of Lehigh Avenue and Thistle Road, Metra spokesperson Michael Gillis told Patch there still has been no identification of the male victim. "It's in the hands of the [Cook County] coroner now," he said. Gillis was able to share information from the train's engineer, recounting the moments before the train …
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Northfield Township school district parents, teachers and administrators gathered to discuss the documentary about the pressures to succeed.
On Monday, District 225 released the results of a survey of Glenbrook North and South students that showed that 99 percent graduate from high school and 98 percent go on to college. The statistics sound like great news for district parents, staff and students. But according to the documentary film Race to Nowhere, which was screened the following Tuesday before hundreds of parents at Glenbrook North, there might be a hidden danger to high achievement. In the film that has been making waves with screenings in school districts around the country, director Vicki Abeles argues that kids are under too much pressure to keep up their grades, participate in extracurricular activities and get into a good college. Through interviews with students, …
Steve Hammer
3:54 pm on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
My heart goes out to Lizzy's family. I concur with their hope that publicity of this case might help prevent such a tragedy from ever befalling another young woman and can only hope that the University police departments and administrators can learn to improve their service and protection for all their students. more ›