Celebrated chef Elaina Vazquez has trained at a few of the most notable Michelin-starred restaurants in the country, like TRU, Avenues at the Peninsula Hotel Chicago, and the world-renowned Joël…
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Common Ground
Chicago-based Iranian-American artist Azadeh Hussaini first discovered her passion for artistry as a teen. She received what she describes as “informal training” from her father Reza Hossaini, a prolific Tehran-based…
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Women Supporting Women
Wilmette’s Liz Prior spent 25 years in advertising, co-founding a digital agency in 2006. As she approached the 15th anniversary of launching her own business, Prior began thinking about another…
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Fashion Show
Before even visiting New York, fashion entrepreneur Melissa Carter understood she would one day live there. “Growing up I knew I was different and that I’d thrive in the big…
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Dynamic Design
As the daughter of architect Paul Konstant, of Konstant Architecture & Planning, Natalie Konstant grew up immersed in the design world and received an education in the subject at a…
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For The Love Of Bread
At the height of the pandemic last spring, avid bread baker Jim Challenger and his wife, Lisa, decided to bake bread every day for their North Shore community until the…
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People First
Nadia Rawlinson used to be a road warrior. The tech executive regularly commuted between the Chicago area and her office on the West Coast, where she was Chief Human Resources…
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Change Agent
In 2002, Chicago-based fine artist Erin Minckley lived in Morocco, studying abroad for her dual undergraduate degree in Art and Middle Eastern studies. She had dreams of one day working…
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Woman In Science
Earlier this year, American conservationist Kristine (Kris) McDivvit Tompkins helped reintroduced the jaguar to Argentina’s Iberá wetlands—70 years after hunting and habitat loss drove the species to extinction—through Rewilding Argentina,…
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Mighty Mom
Perhaps you saw functional nutritionist Lisa Zaffer Olson’s 12-year-old son Andrew on ABC’s Windy City Live! this month. A producer from the show spotted Andrew on Olson’s social media channels…
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