Niles North’s Chess Team’s Day Culminates in Village of Skokie Proclamation
By Karyn Malench
After being feted by their school at a pep assembly, and honored with a recognition banner on the side of the school building that faces the Edens Expressway, the Illinois state champion Niles North Chess Team probably thought that they had reached the pinnacle of success. After gathering on May 7 to witness the chess banner unveiling, they were presented with congratulatory letters/communications from the following: Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky; State Senator Ira Silverstein; State Senator Jeffrey Schoenberg; State Representative Daniel Biss; State Representative Lou Lang; Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez; Executive Director of United States Chess Federation Bill Hall; President of FIDE (World Chess Federation) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov; President of Illinois Chess Association Tom Sprandel; Grand Master Susan Polgar; Skokie Public Library Director Carolyn Anthony; Chairman of Jewish B2B Networking Shalom Klein; Skokie Chamber of Commerce President Erica Crohn Minchella and Skokie Voice Chair Lisa Lipin.
Later that evening, the Niles North Chess Team was presented with a proclamation by the Village of Skokie and May 7, 2012 was declared Niles North Chess Team Day.
State Representative Lang sponsored HR1027, a resolution that congratulated the Niles North Chess Team on winning the state championship; the resolution was adopted by the House on May 8.
Source: http://triblocal.com
They deserve it.