Glenbrook South students mourning Lily Bova after teen killed in unincorporated Glenview shooting
COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) — Students at Glenbrook South High School are mourning a classmate as they return to class after spring break Monday.
The high school is making counselors and social workers available to students during this difficult time.
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Lilly Bova is remembered as being quiet and kind.
Glenbrook South High School is grieving one of their own.
Lilly Bova, a 16-year-old sophomore, was shot and killed Saturday.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to an apartment complex on Salem Walk in unincorporated Glenview.
Officers said they found the teen with a gunshot wound. First responders did CPR on Bova and took her to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, where she later died.
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Monday, students from Glenbrook South High School returned to class from spring break.
Following the tragedy, the principal Dr. Barbara Georges wrote in part: “Though Lilly was a quiet spirit, her teachers and those who knew her best said she loved deeply and was bright, positive and mature beyond her years. Her kind-hearted and optimistic nature will be sorely missed.”
The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case.
Detectives are searching for a person of interest. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said they continue to pursue all leads.
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