Local skater Adam Eichorn turned toward two police cars guarding the entrance to the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Evanston’s new skate park, took out his phone and snapped a picture. He laughed to himself, eyes crinkling behind sunglasses and a white trucker hat. “That’s a great picture,” Eichorn said. Many of the older skaters have stories.
As a gym teacher and union representative at Lincoln Elementary School, Parks and Recreation Board member and community “role model,” Patricia Gregory said she’s learned the importance of listening above all else. “Everyone’s life experience is different,” Gregory said. “My plan is to make sure that when I sit there and I listen to what.