When William Yates’ grades slipped his freshman year at Kenwood Academy in Chicago, his parents made him quit basketball. He’d have to settle for elevating his 6-foot-something frame and taking…
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The Licorice Project
Boy Scout Will Gutrich could have proposed to build a footbridge at a park for his Eagle Scout Service Project last October. Or a shaded pavilion for a school playground….
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Pursuit Of Purpose
The world was crying in the wake of George Floyd’s death earlier this month. So the Rev. Wayne A. Gary came up with a plan to stem the sorrow at…
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A Negotiator And A Navigator
Former FBI Special Agent Phil Andrew should be investigated for cornering the market on the Sunday morning smile. You know the look. It’s quick and easy and utterly genuine. It’s…
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Cause And Effective
Sarah Matthews’ heart got super warm near an ice rink several years ago. The Highland Park resident was on a break with other young campers at her first hockey goaltenders…
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Steadfast Ed
Ed Kugler quit meat cold turkey nearly 50 years ago. The Highland Park teen who’d regularly eat bacon for breakfast, cold cuts for lunch, and some kind of meat for…
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You Can’t Beat Drum’s Timely Messages
Forty-six-year-old Steve Drum stands 6 feet and weighs 220 pounds and could easily pass for either an All-Pro NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles or the Brawny Paper Towels Man….
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August Augie
Augie Fontanetta’s green thumb endured quite a workout last month. New Trier High School’s athletic director flitted from front yard to front yard along the North Shore, planting a lawn…
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Chalet’s Cachet Continues To Grow
Lawson Thalmann’s dream to play in the NBA dribbled out of bounds halfway through his basketball career at Loyola Academy. But not because he had lost the drive to shoot…
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Resiliency On Rolek’s Watch
Joanna Rolek’s dining room table at her home in Fort Sheridan has doubled as her work desk for … too many weeks. The pandemic has reduced the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff…
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