Carey Cooper’s tenure as a lawyer in Chicago lasted a little longer than a typical pretrial conference. “I loved the people and the city,” Cooper, of Highland Park, recalls. “But…
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In Sync(hro)
Elizabeth Flatt has her one-way staredown with synchronized skating judges down pat. But the Winnetka resident and Sacred Heart School seventh grader isn’t a meanie. Far from one. The fun-loving…
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Turning The Page
Nothing warmed Michael Zimmerman’s heart more than the time he spent watching the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field with his father, Norman. His best friend was his dad. His role…
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Auction Rock
A visit to Lucy’s Psychiatric Help booth cost a Peanuts comic strip character five cents. While growing up with three sisters in Kildeer, Alyssa Quinlan—a budding entrepreneur since Minute 1,…
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‘Its Mission Is A Part Of My DNA’
Bernard Cherkasov and his 13-year-old daughter live in Lakeview, a few homes’ distance from Wrigley Field. The newly appointed Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Chief Executive and his all-time…
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On A Role
The first word Maddie McCormick ever uttered at her home in Winnetka wasn’t “Mama” or “Dada.” It was “beast.” “I loved the movie Beauty and the Beast at a young…
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End Zone
John Holecek’s winning percentage in armwrestling bouts against NFL Hall of Fame running backs isn’t anywhere close to the success rate (185-35, .841) he enjoyed in 17 seasons as Loyola…
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Keefer Still A Keeper
Glenn Keefer’s stint as a commercial fisherman on a lobster boat some 52 years ago did not exactly go swimmingly. The vessel, skippered by a rookie captain, caught fire and…
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Hometown Hender
When Tim Hender, 49, was Timmy Hender, Deer Path Middle School 8th grader, he’d join his peers on weekends in the basement of the Gorton Center in Lake Forest to…
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A Spirited Collaboration
Between the ages of 10 and 18, Jenny Solberg often climbed trees in her neighbors’ yards in the fall months and shook, shook, shook the limbs. The now 34-year-old Jenny…
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