The eight floral arrangements on the Ford family’s kitchen island in Lake Forest make Tom Ford stop on an August morning in 2017. The beauty had stunned Katie Ford’s husband.
“Those are awesome!” Tom says to Katie. “Where did you…
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Highland Park City Manager Ghida Neukirch found part of a discarded shopping cart last month — and it wasn’t anywhere near a store.
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Marian Phelps Pawlick, sitting in her magnificent Lake Bluff home near Crab Tree Farm on an August afternoon, glances at a list of past Local Legends honorees. It had been…
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The Village of Lake Bluff event Time Travelers is no longer a thing of the past.
It returned, to the present, on October 11 — with an emphasis on the… -
Karimar “Kari” Brown grew accustomed to seeing the name of her husband, former Chicago Bears defensive end Alex Brown, on signage.
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Gone are the days when a living room would be furnished with floor-to-ceiling antiques, or a dining room outfitted with a matching suite of china cabinet, table and chairs.
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Marcia Cleveland’s parents, Bob and Carolyn, had a watertight reason for teaching a nearly 2-year-old Marcia how to swim.
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It’s transition time at Prairie Grass Café — or that window of change when late summer gives way to early fall and the season’s first bounty of pumpkins begins appearing…
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In Chicago and throughout the country, former Sara Lee Corporation CEO John H. Bryan Jr. is being remembered for an enduring legacy as a philanthropist and patron to the arts….
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The news that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer hit Donna Whitko-Fisk first.
The New Jersey mother of three — ages 5, 3 and 1 — was 35 seven…
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Wednesday is the 4th of July, the day we honor hard-won freedom, sacrifice, and courage by hosting one of the most amazing parades on the North Shore. The Lake Bluff 4th of July Committee is excited to welcome all to…
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As a high school student growing up in Central California, we had a class trip to Disneyland each year. In our freshman year my buddies and I spent hours running around the Magic Kingdom, trying to squeeze in all the…
The North Shore Weekend & More
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Forest & Bluff Magazine, October 2018
Evanston Magazine, October/November 2018
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Sports
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Entering last weekend’s Class 3A boys state golf tournament in Bloomington, Lake Forest High School’s Scouts had won a sectional, a regional, the North Suburban Conference Meet, the New Trier…
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The tucked white towel hangs from the back of Carson Kosanovich’s football pants. The New Trier High School senior cornerback/wideout wears white gloves on Game Days, too.
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Collin Leider was 12 years old when he first attempted to bake at home. He made cheesecake on that day.
It didn’t turn out very well.
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New Trier senior golfer Abbie Kaestle owns furry wolf and ram club head covers. The Winnetkan’s family has three cats and two dogs.
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There’s football player Rylie Mills, and there’s polite teenager Rylie Mills.
Both were on display September 7, when Mills, a junior defensive tackle/defensive end, and his Lake Forest High School… -
Highland Park High School’s new head football coach, David Lindquist, stands 6-foot-3 and weighs a sturdy 250 pounds, or 43 pounds lighter than his playing weight as a starting defensive…
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Jennifer — the fourth Berardi at HPHS — follows in her sisters’ spike steps, aces golf tests
Jennifer Berardi, a sixth-grader at the time, pulls out a five-iron from her…
