At an early age, Tony Karman recognized his life was not the life of an artist—even though he loved to draw and paint and grew up in an artistic household,…
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Art Effect
Thanks to two parents who respect the arts, Ciara Connell considers herself a lifelong creative. She spent her childhood in Lake Forest as a dancer but pivoted to painting after…
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Mind Over Matter
Once upon a time, Chicago-based health coach Linda Arrandt struggled with everything from weight gain and digestive disorders to insomnia and autoimmune disease. Now, at 59, she says she feels…
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Do-Gooder
GoodSport Nutrition founder Michelle McBride happens to have a background in law, not health and fitness as one might expect. She began her career as a trial attorney in Chicago…
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Compliments To The Chef
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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