Family and friends remember former Glenbrook North football player killed in Chicago while visiting his dad. ‘He was everything anyone would want in a kid.’

Miles Thompson’s family and friends gathered at his home in Northbrook on July 12, 2021. Seated are Thompson’s father Marc Thompson, from left, his stepmother Sonya Anderson, his mother Laurie Cooper, his stepfather Michael Cooper and family friend, Vickey Jefferson. Standing are Thompson’s friend Brandon Jefferson, from left, his brothers Jonah Thompson and Andrew Cooper and sister Jaida Cooper. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)