Soon after being cut from the seventh-grade basketball team, David Friend was pulled aside by the Northwood Junior High principal and the Highland Park school’s basketball coach. “I thought, ‘What…
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Walker Hopes Statehouse Leads to White House
Ensconced in a chair at The Grille on Laurel restaurant, Gov. Scott Walker thinks for a moment about the 17-person strong Republican field for President. Businessman Donald Trump is a…
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When Golfing Legends Roamed the Fairways
It’s been a bonanza of late for professional golf on the North Shore. With the BMW Championship and the Encompass Championship being contested in Lake Forest and Glenview the past…
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Book Gets Unexpected Boost; Next Stop Hollywood?
When John Woodbridge’s father, Charles, escorted the 6-year-old to his office in the 1940s, the youngster expected the worst. “I didn’t know what I had done wrong,” Woodbridge recalls. In…
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A Knack for Capturing Big Moments
Mark McMahon’s workspace is not as subdued as a bank office — even though it includes a vault. Two open briefcases feature a box of Crayola crayons and paper towel…
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Conway Farms Ready for BMW Tour
It’s a quiet Tuesday at Conway Farms Golf Club. A few golfers sit with drinks on the bluestone patio before their rounds. A waiter delivers salads to an elegant room…
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Happy Ending For Candace Bushnell?
During the first “Sex and the City” movie, Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big — after six television seasons of an on-again, off-again relationship — finally marry. After a second movie…
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The Hall’s Home Away from Home
Each week, a number of elderly people walk with canes or are pushed in wheelchairs through the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. For many, it’s the last…
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How Suite It Is …
As Greg Hanrahan, dressed in a dark suit, walks through the luxury suites at the United Center on a recent weekday, he notes the challenge of keeping them filled. “The…
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Architect Gets His Due In Valuable Book
When longtime North Shore resident Stuart Cohen finally visited Lake Forest, the short suburban trip served as an introduction to the work of Howard Van Doren Shaw. It was an…
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