Word: northbrook
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NUMBER 3: JIM McMahon. The Bears' punky QB was no more than an untested rookie when I spotted him in the clubhouse of a golf course in suburban Northbrook, Illinois. All his familiar trademarks were there: the sunglasses, the cocky walk, the letters "McMAHON" printed on his golf bag. I immediately marked McMahon as a man destined for future greatness...
...Barco '87-'88 of Dudley House and Bogota, Colombia; Andrew J. Bates '90 of Pennypacker Hall and Washington, D.C.; Emily M. Bernstein '90 of Matthews Hall and New York, New York; Katherine E. Bliss '90 of Canaday Hall and Dallas, Texas; Gil Citro '90 of Holworthy Hall and Northbrook, Illinois; Jennifer M. Frey '90 of Holworthy Hall and Alleghany, New York; Terri E. Gerstein '90 of Pennypacker Hall and Cromwell, Connecticut; Julie E. Gibbons '90 of Stoughton Hall and London, England; Susan B. Glasser '90 of Matthews Hall and Montclair, New Jersey; Vindu P. Goel '90 of Hollis Hall...
...getting back to basic areas of expertise. The latest to join the trend is Chicago's Quaker Oats, the breakfast giant. It will shed its nonfood division, the Specialty Retailing Group, which accounts for 6% of the company's $3.67 billion in sales. Acting on the same impulse, Northbrook, Ill.-based Dart & Kraft (1985 sales: $9.9 billion) had previously announced that it would split into two companies. The Kraft portion will retain its name and virtually all of the food lines, including processed cheeses and salad dressings. The other, still unnamed firm will make Tupperware and electrical appliances. And Chicago...
...Padres had a right to gulp when they arrived in Chicago and found that the four makeshift umpires breaking the strike (and mangling the strike zone) hailed from the Illinois townships of Deerfield, Des Plaines, Northbrook and Arlington Heights. Anyone who could read the signs at Wrigley Field (MY HUBBY FOR A CUBBY) and the signals everywhere else around the country knew that there were few impartial observers anywhere. When the tournament shifted to San Diego, the amateur umps were brought in from Arizona, and the Padres were revived...
...jacket to flash the label. In fact, the only part of his wardrobe not from Sears is shoes. Reason: his 13 A size is too rare for his stores to keep in stock. Telling's only ostentation is that he often rides to work from his home in Northbrook, Ill., in a company limousine or sometimes drives himself in a sleek black Jaguar. He defensively points out that the Jag belongs to his wife Nancy...